Built by a single engineer using open source components, GenOffice bundles editors like Docs, Sheets, Slides, and PDF. https://itsfoss.com/news/genoffice-overview/

His new policy keeps AI patches out of drivers/staging, the tree meant for newcomers to learn kernel development. https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection/

The release also adds lrclib.net, sidecar .lrc files, and embedded Ogg lyrics as new sources. https://itsfoss.com/news/rhythmbox-3-5-release/

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A full rewrite moves it to GTK4 and Libadwaita, with Windows 11 support being tidied up. https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-boxes-glow-up/

The same low-quality AI patterns kept showing up in submissions even after GNOME updated its review guidelines in December. https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-shell-extension-instructions-for-bots/

Kitty terminal's functionality can be enhanced with kittens. You can create your own or use the default ones. https://itsfoss.com/kittens-kitty/

Built on Zephyr RTOS and licensed under GPL-3.0, the firmware is scheduled to ship first on the Keychron G6 HE next year. https://itsfoss.com/news/keychron-zgm-mouse-firmware/

Ubutnu 26.10 is shaping up nicely. https://itsfoss.com/newsletter/foss-weekly-26-31/

Don't get your hopes high; there are many rough edges and incomplete features. https://itsfoss.com/starling-vibe-coded-desktop/

OrionChat fits a specific group of users who are already running Ollama and mostly interact with local models on a personal machine. https://itsfoss.com/orionchat/

The GCC Steering Committee adopted a new AI policy this week, with a review planned for early 2027. https://itsfoss.com/news/gcc-bans-ai-code/

They have hired someone to bring the GOG GALAXY client to the platform. https://itsfoss.com/news/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/

A new virtualization stack is being introduced that gets updated every six months. https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-rolling-release-virtualization-stack/

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Samuel Tunick faces up to five years in prison after the passcode he gave CBP agents wiped his phone. https://itsfoss.com/news/grapheneos-duress-password-indictment/

It gives an IDE feel with lots of features that fits the workflow of developers working on technical documentation of their projects. https://itsfoss.com/ferrite-editor/

They point to MCP, built by two engineers in London, that ended up under US-based governance. https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/

It's been rewritten from scratch to provide some good gains. https://itsfoss.com/news/firedragon-v13-release/

SunFounder's flagship Pironman case now ships with a 4.3" touchscreen, a camera mount, and room for an AI accelerator, built for Raspberry Pi 5 owners who want to experiment with local AI, not just add cooling and storage. https://itsfoss.com/pironman-5-pro-max-review/

Old school style, old school vibes. SonicTree is for people who like browse music files in folders the way they are stored on the disk. https://itsfoss.com/sonictree-music-player/

As usual, Canonical is using an interim release to test features headed for the next LTS. Her, we keep a track of the features as they are added. https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-10-features/

Luckily, a fix is already out, shipped as a security update. https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-update-notifier-fix/

While many projects are warming up to AI, Codeberg went the other way. https://itsfoss.com/news/codeberg-bans-ai-contributions/

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Its newest version pulls in improvements from CODE 26.04, so there's AI involved. https://itsfoss.com/news/collabora-online-26-04/

The departures come just months after the project flagged burnout as a growing risk. https://itsfoss.com/news/jellyfin-leadership-crisis/

Get a beautiful, unified view of what drives and locations are on your computer in Nautilus file manager with this plugin. https://itsfoss.com/nautilus-my-computer/

It's a pyramid-shaped Orange Pi 4 Pro that ships with OpenClaw or Hermes preloaded and now talks back, though not every part of the "local AI" pitch checks out. https://itsfoss.com/news/autonomous-intern-2/

The final patent, active in Brazil, expired on July 19, 2026. https://itsfoss.com/news/mpeg-4-visual-patent-expiry/