(Linux news in previous posts of the thread)

FOSS NEWS

PeerTube asks for donations to improve their new mobile app:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-mobile-app-crowdfunding/

Organic Maps got forked due to transparency concerns, inclusion of proprietary components, CoMaps is born as a fully community-driven project:
https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

Delta Chat now works in Firefox, no longer depends on Electron/Chromium:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/delta-chat-desktop-now-runs-in-firefox-and-no-longer-depends-on-electron-or-chromium/

Firefox 139 released with custom new tab wallpapers and background colors, improved upload speed, full-page translations on extension pages (for moz-extension:// URL scheme only), transparent PNG images stay transparent when pasted into Firefox:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/mozilla-firefox-139-released-new-featuress

Firefox 140 beta available with Unload Tab feature to reduce memory and CPU usage, support for keeping more or fewer pinned vertical tabs in view, “Select All” option for bookmarks on Android:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-enters-beta-testing-as-the-next-esr-extended-support-release-series

Thunderbird 139 released with "Mark as Read" and "Delete" actions for email notifications, enterprise policy implementation to allow granular in-app notification control, support for manually sorting folders in the folder pane, customizable row count for Cards View in the Appearance settings, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-139-adds-mark-as-read-and-delete-actions-to-email-notifications

OBS Studio 31.1 beta available with Multitrack Video support on Linux and macOS, preview zoom controls, support for additional canvases for Multitrack Video output, AV1 B-frame support for AMF, support for color format/space/range GPU conversion, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-31-1-promises-multitrack-video-support-on-linux-beta-out-now

VirtualBox 7.2 beta is available with Windows 11 Arm support, GUI improvements, source code available on GitHub:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-VirtualBox-7.2-Beta

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(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

PeerTube mobile app v1 released with local accounts, option to login to multiple online accounts on different instances:
https://joinpeertube.org/news/app-v1

BleachBit 5.0 released with cleaning support expanded to include LibreWolf, (non-beta) Edge, Bash temporary files, Geary email client, targeted cleanup of rotated logs and broken desktop entries on Linux, new display-language option in preferences, other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/cleaning-software-bleachbit-5-0-adds-security-upgrades-cleaner-enhancements-and-more/
("including privacy-oriented browsers like LibreWolf, non-beta Edge..." - did AlternativeTo guys really call Edge a privacy browser or they just formulated the sentence a bit vaguely? 🤔️ *Says Fossery who sucks at English* lol)

NewPipe v0.27.7 released with temporary solution to restore YouTube video quality above 360p, new SABR video protocol is being worked on:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/newpipe-v0-27-7-restores-youtube-video-quality-above-360p/
(Who will be faster? YouTube implementing Widevine DRM (fully for everyone) or NewPipe implementing SABR protocol? Let's bet in the comments, because why not lol)
(I bet for SABR, because YouTube is much slower to implement things and roll out for everyone lol)

Curl project is cracking down on AI slop bug reports, reporters get instant ban:
https://news.itsfoss.com/curl-ai-slop/
("But what if they judge that incorrectly and ban legit reporters? They can use it for malicious purpose to ban people they don't like" - people will say. That can be an issue of course, but at the same time, AI generated trash takes away time from answering legit bug reports, so it can be a good thing if done right. It's hard to judge though, it's either this or that problem.)

Calibre 8.4 released with improved KEPUB output, other improvements and bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-4-open-source-ebook-manager-improves-kepub-output-fixes-bugs

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