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Thunderbird 138 Adds New Default Color Override for High Contrast Mode on Linux

This release comes with a few interesting changes, including message disposition buttons for new email alerts, support for customizing the new email notification in macOS Settings, and a new default color override for High Contrast mode on Linux and macOS systems.

Firefox 139 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect

Firefox 139 appears to come with a change that (most probably) many of you will not like, namely a pop-up that forces you to accept the Firefox Terms of Use and Mozilla’s Privacy Notice, whether you agree to them or not. And it looks like if you don’t click on the “Confirm and continue” button, you won’t be able to use Firefox anymore.

4MLinux 48.0 Is Now Available for Download, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

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Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4 Released with Support for Ubuntu 25.04

Highlights of Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.4 include support for Unicode surrogate characters and planes above zero, such as emojis, support for Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) and the upcoming Fedora Linux 43 distributions, tab support in KPDF document viewer, and support for clickable links in calendar events.

qBittorrent 5.1 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released as a Major Update

Highlights of qBittorrent 5.1 include support for modern functions to get random numbers under Linux and Windows systems to improve security, support for the Thunar file manager on Linux, support for the “eXact Length” parameter when creating magnet URIs, support for fetching the tracker list from URLs, announce_port support, drag support to the torrent content widget, and the ability to display the external IP address in the status bar.

Mozilla Firefox 138 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 138 introduces support for copying links for background tabs using the tabstrip context menu on Linux and macOS systems, an improved address and credit card autofill feature that better handles dynamically updated forms, and new Contrast Control settings that let users use the same colors across websites for improved readability.

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New Release: Tor Browser 14.5.1

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Privacy is possible – even when it feels out of reach

In these circumstances, it can feel like it's hopeless to fight back. These companies already have so much—why should we bother to jump through more hoops to protect our personal privacy? Won't this surveillance machine just do its thing anyway?

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MINIX Elite EU715-AI Mini PC Combines Meteor Lake Performance and dual 2.5GbE Ports

The MINIX Elite EU715-AI is a compact mini PC based on Intel’s Meteor Lake-H processor architecture. It features integrated Intel Arc Graphics, Wi-Fi 6E, dual 2.5G Ethernet ports, and quad-screen display support.

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  - Liam Proven ☛ Fun with the Sharp Zaurus SL-5500 (and an unexpected OpenBSD link)
    
    The Zaurus SL-5500 was an early, tiny, GNU/Linux pocket computer-cum-PDA. I had one. Two, in fact. They got stolen from my house. :-(
    
    It had a CF card slot, so you could even remove your storage card and insert a CF Wifi card instead, and have mobile Internet in your pocket, 20 years ago!
    
    But if you did, you got a free extra with a wifi adaptor – a battery life of about 15-20 minutes.
    
    It was clever, but totally useless. With the wifi card in, you couldn’t have external storage any more, so there was very little room
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- Build, buy, or borrow: Open Source and your tech stack
  
  A look into "not invented here" syndrome and explore when it's strategically beneficial to embrace Open Source solutions.
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    The EU has just started a review of European public procurement rules, and have asked for input on potential changes to the rules. The OSI has responded advocating for changes to dismantle these barriers and ensure Open Source solutions are fairly considered.

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