(Linux news in previous posts)
FOSS NEWS
EU released new age verification app:
Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅 (npub10hd…faqp)/116418696396598239">https://social.linux.pizza/Felicitas Pojtinger 🌅 (npub10hd…faqp)/116418696396598239
(It's ridiculous how easy it is to prove they lie about the first two statements: "Highest privacy standards in the world", yet I can't load the page they linked without manually allowing it in Portmaster, because it's in the Amazon blocklist. "Works on any device", see the post I linked. Seems like they are so confident, they don't even take much effort to hide their original intent...)
Encrypted messaging app Session will shut down in 90 days unless new funding are secured:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/encrypted-messaging-app-session-will-shut-down-in-90-days-unless-new-funding-are-secured/
(It would suck to lose one of the most popular anonym messengers... Let's save Session! Give them a few bucks if you can)
Zotero 9 brings Read Aloud, annotation integrations, recently read, and performance boosts:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/zotero-9-brings-read-aloud-annotation-integrations-recently-read-and-performance-boosts/
Organic Maps adds elevation charts, smarter US address search, and seamless map wrapping:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/organic-maps-adds-elevation-charts-smarter-us-address-search-and-seamless-map-wrapping/
Simplenote announces beta MCP Server for AI-powered natural language search:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/simplenote-announces-beta-mcp-server-for-ai-powered-natural-language-search/
Scribus 1.6.6 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-6-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-with-bug-fixes
Tributary is a GTK4 reimagining of Rhythmbox music player:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/tributary-music-player-gtk4
FreeBSD Foundation expands laptop compatibility list and launches public testing platform:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/freebsd-foundation-expands-laptop-compatibility-list-and-launches-public-testing-platform/
GhostBSD 26.1 Now Based On FreeBSD 15.0, Switches to XLibre X Server:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GhostBSD-26.1-R15.0p2
BeOS-Inspired Haiku OS Gets ARM64 Port Booting:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-OS-ARM64-Booting
Coreboot Comes To AMD Ryzen Powered Star Labs StarBook MK VI After 3+ Year Wait:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-StarBook-MK-VI
(Good to see Coreboot support expanding. Authorities are already after our OSes. Give them some time, and they'll come after our firmware and bootloader too... But we already have some tools like this one to fight back)
(more FOSS news in comments)
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