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Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, the Web, and Standards
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Linuxiac ☛ Syncthing 2.0 Launches With Major Database Overhaul
Syncthing, a beloved by many self-hosting enthusiasts peer-to-peer file synchronization tool that lets you keep folders in sync across multiple devices without relying on a central server or cloud storage provider, has released the long-awaited version 2.0 — its first entry in the new 2.x series.
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Libre Arts ☛ LibreArts Weekly recap — 10 August 2025
Week highlights: new releases of RapidRaw, Gradia, Friction, and Handbrake; new features in GIMP.
Recent changes are mainly various under-the-hood improvements and fixes. CmykStudent also restored support for HRZ Slow Scan Television Images and added support for JPEG-based file formats by Seattle FilmWorks (designed for digitized film).
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Web Browsers/Web Servers
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PC World ☛ Move over, ChatGPT: Perplexity bids $34.5 billion for Google Chrome
But there’s a hitch: Perplexity doesn’t have $34.5 billion to fund the deal with. In fact, the WSJ estimates its own valuation at just $18 billion. This means Perplexity would have to come up with another source of cash, and it appears that it has done just that. Perplexity chief business officer Dmitry Shevelenko told Bloomberg that “multiple large investment firms have agreed to finance the deal.”
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SaaS/Back End/Databases
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PostgreSQL ☛ Barman 3.15 Released
Release Announcement
Barman 3.15
WHAT’S NEW
This update is notifying you of a new software release of Barman.
Backup and Recovery Manager (Barman) is an open-source administration tool for remote backups and disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers in business-critical environments. It relies on PostgreSQL’s robust and reliable point-in-time recovery technology, allowing DBAs to remotely manage a complete catalog of backups and the recovery phase of multiple remote servers – all from one location. Barman is distributed under the GNU GPL 3 license and maintained by EDB.
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Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra
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Document Foundation ☛ Last LibreOffice 25.8 release candidates RC3 and RC4 available this week
LibreOffice 25.8 will be released next week, on August 20, 2025 (check the Release Plan). LibreOffice 25.8 RC3 brings us closer to the final version, which will be preceded by a last minute LibreOffice 25.8 RC4 needed for a fix solving an easy to trigger crash.
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FSF
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FSF ☛ FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 15, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)
Join the FSF and friends on Friday, August 15 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.
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Standards/Consortia
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Hidde de Vries ☛ Conformance vs compliance, accessibility standards edition
Two words that are often confused when it comes to (accessibility) standards and laws: conformance and compliance. What do they mean?
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