Thunderbird’s Devs: Rust Is Coming
Exclusive insights into Thunderbird's 2024 roadmaps - major update on the Global Message Database and Exchange support via Rust.
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Budgie 10.9 Desktop Debuts with Preliminary Wayland Porting
Budgie Desktop evolves with the 10.9 release, boasting an improved Bluetooth applet and groundwork for the Wayland transition.
Niri: A Scrollable-Tiling Wayland Compositor
The first stable Niri v0.1.0 release offers scrollable tiling, independent workspaces, and advanced monitor management for Wayland users.
Budgie Desktop’s 2024 Roadmap Unveiled
Celebrating 2023's successes, Budgie Desktop sets ambitious goals for 2024, focusing on the Wayland transition and Budgie 11.
Cryptsetup 2.7.0 Unveils Advanced OPAL Hardware Encryption Support
Cryptsetup's new update brings hardware encryption, merging software and OPAL layers for more robust protection with trust considerations.
Fish Shell 3.7.0: Staying C++ While Ushering Improvements
Fish Shell 3.7.0 improves history pager, performance, and scripting. Future 4.x releases will transition Fish internals to Rust.
Sovereign Tech Fund’s €203K Infusion in GStreamer
GStreamer's RTP, RTCP, RTSP, and WebRTC components get a Rust makeover, thanks to a €203K investment.
MySQL 8.3 Released: What’s New and Removed
MySQL 8.3 updates: Tagged GTIDs for transaction grouping, enhanced JSON EXPLAIN formats, significant removals, and more.
Flathub’s Strategic Shift to Highlight High-Quality Apps
Flathub's new guidelines elevate app quality, ensuring a seamless experience for users seeking top-notch applications.
Wine 9.0 Is Here after a Year of Development
Wine 9.0 released: Over 7,000 changes, WoW64 architecture, experimental Wayland driver, Vulkan support, and more.