#foss on 2026-10-17

1. 01:05 <Freeman> Phoronix | Wine 11.20 Released With CD-ROM Support Change Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 1 min read Wine 11.20 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release of this software for enjoying Windows games and apps on Linux Read full story
2. 09:46 <Tux> Linuxiac | PeaZip 11.4 File Archiver Released with Security Improvements Bobby Borisov · 25m ago · 1 min read PeaZip 11.4 improves filename validation, removes shell execution from archive operations, updates 7z to 26.04, and fixes Linux-specific behavior. Read full story
3. 10:08 <Freeman> Phoronix | Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.1 Brings New Hardware Support & Important Security Fix Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 2 min read Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.1 was released on Friday as the latest update to this community-maintained tablet/smartphone Ubuntu Linux platform Read full story
4. 10:08 <Freeman> Phoronix | KDE Plasma 6.9 To Debut New Weather Widget & On-Screen Keyboard Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 1 min read With KDE Plasma 6.8 released earlier this week, KDE developers have begun working on more feature activity toward Plasma 6.9. Read full story
5. 11:05 <Freeman> Phoronix | Linux 7.3 Lands Last-Minute Fixes For Samsung 990 PRO & 990 EVO Plus SSDs Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 2 min read Ahead of the Linux 7.3 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow, last minute workarounds were merged for the Samsung 990 PRO and Samsung 990 EVO Plus NVMe solid state drives. Read full story
6. 11:05 <Freeman> Phoronix | GNOME's New Local/Cloud AI Chat App Gains More Features Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 2 min read Coming about the past few months has been Moose as a GNOME-aligned AI chat application built around GTK4 and libadwaita Read full story
7. 11:05 <Freeman> Phoronix | Linux Lands Fix for Rare, Varying SMP Boot Hangs Affecting Kernels Since 2024 Michael Larabel · 4h ago · 2 min read Among the flurry of last minute patch activity ahead of tomorrow's presumed Linux 7.3 stable kernel release is a fix for addressing some rare hangs at boot time Read full story
8. 11:36 <Tux> Linuxiac | ZimaOS Is a Linux-Based NAS OS That Makes Self-Hosting Easier Bobby Borisov · 13m ago · 3 min read Meet ZimaOS, a Linux-based NAS operating system that simplifies file storage, backups, Docker apps, and home server management. Read full story
9. 12:05 <Tux> Linuxiac | Microsoft Wants to Protect Your Linux Desktop with Defender Bobby Borisov · 3m ago · 2 min read Microsoft launches a public preview of Defender for Endpoint for Linux desktops, offering enterprise-level malware protection and threat monitoring. Read full story
10. 13:39 <Freeman> It's FOSS | Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t Sourav Rudra · 37m ago · 5 min read There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development. Read full story

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