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QEMU 11.1 Adds RISC-V Big-Endian Support, ARM Nested Virtualization

OnAugust 11, 2026

QEMU 11.1 is out with RISC-V big-endian target support, ARM nested virtualization improvements, new PowerPC defaults, and multiple security fixes.

Flatpak 1.18.1 Fixes Sandbox Escape and Root Privilege Escalation Flaws

OnAugust 11, 2026

Flatpak 1.18.1 is out with security fixes addressing a sandbox escape, local root privilege escalation, path traversal issues, and arbitrary file writes.

OpenSSH 10.5 Fixes Security Flaws as Project Responds to AI-Assisted Bug Discovery

OnAugust 11, 2026

OpenSSH 10.5 ships with several security fixes, as developers say growing AI-assisted vulnerability research is prompting more frequent releases.

Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Gets Second Preview with Better Window and Input Handling

OnAugust 11, 2026

Xfce’s experimental Wayland compositor xfwl4 gets its second preview release, adding new window management features and a large batch of fixes.

BlueFerry Brings iMessage and SMS from iPhone to Linux Over Bluetooth

OnAugust 10, 2026

BlueFerry is a new open-source Linux app that lets users send and receive iMessage and SMS from an iPhone directly over Bluetooth.

Cloudflare Releases Cloudflare OS as Open Source for AI Agents and App Building

OnAugust 10, 2026

Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, its platform for creating AI agents, internal applications, and automated workflows.

Apache NetBeans 31 IDE Adds Java Lambda Breakpoints, Improves Code Completion

OnAugust 10, 2026

Apache NetBeans 31 adds Java lambda breakpoints, improves code completion, updates Maven and Gradle tooling, and fixes numerous IDE issues.

Transmission BitTorrent Client Forked as ReTransmission After Maintainer Disagreement

OnAugust 9, 2026
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Transmission has been forked into ReTransmission following a longstanding disagreement among maintainers over expanding the project’s maintainer team.