(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
Java 26 has been released with improved G1 garbage collector, HTTP/3 support, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/java-26-has-been-released-with-improved-g1-garbage-collector-http-3-support-and-more/
OpenJDK 26 Released With The Java Applet API Finally Removed:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenJDK-Java-26-Released
Kotlin 2.3.20 brings Gradle 9.3.0 support and name-based destructuring:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/kotlin-2-3-20-brings-gradle-9-3-0-support-and-name-based-destructuring/
Next.js 16.2 launches with faster rendering & startup, a redesigned error page, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/next-js-16-2-launches-with-faster-rendering-and-startup-a-redesigned-error-page-and-more/
Intel Ends Work On Open-Source kAFL-Fuzzer For Fuzzing VMs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Ends-kAFL-Fuzzer
Cambalache 1.0 Released After Five Years For Designing Modern GTK UIs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cambalache-1.0-GTK-UIs
CMake 4.3 Released With Package Import/Export Using The Common Package Specification:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CMake-4.3-Released
FFmpeg 8.1 adds new codec support, Vulkan improvements, EXIF metadata parsing, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/ffmpeg-8-1-hoare-multimedia-framework-brings-d3d12-h-264-av1-encoding
Imagination's Open-Source PowerVR Vulkan Driver Now Plays Nicely With Zink OpenGL::
https://www.phoronix.com/news/PowerVR-Vulkan-Does-Zink
The Linux Foundation secures $12.5 million to boost open source security:
https://betanews.com/article/the-linux-foundation-secures-12-5-million-to-boost-open-source-security/
(They should rather secure money for lobbying against the age verification laws, if they were truely for Linux, but of course they do nothing, because there are a bunch of big tech companies behind it...)
FosseryWeb progress report:
Started the regeneration of HTML cheathseets using page-builders, but didn't get far, because I had some other stuff to do, plus I have to deal with the age verification nonsense, work on a contingency plan in case things get too bad... I mean it's already too bad with Systemd laying the ground work...
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