Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 27, 2025

• Arcan ☛ Arcan 0.7.1 – Minutes To Midnight

  It has been quite a while since we switched from GitHub to Fossil for development. Since we don’t expect people to tool around an uncommon tool we also mirror to git hosted on Codeberg.

  A final friendly warning to packagers is to use those repositories. The ones on GitHub will no longer receive any mirror updates and any changes over there are likely to be of a more incendiary nature.

• V Chris ☛ Cal Gen Update

  I made a significant update to my calendar generator.

• Web Browsers/Web Servers

  • Chromium

    • The Register UK ☛ Stop the slop by disabling AI features in Chrome

      Most of today’s desktop web browsers come with a ton of built-in AI features, but the good news is that, in most cases, no one is forcing you to use them, and you can at least hide them from view. Removing the most egregious AI tools from Chrome is pretty simple, but it requires a few steps.

• Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG)

  • Bryce Wray ☛ My “new normal,” starting with Hugo 0.153.x

    Until a few days ago, those who use the Hugo static site generator on macOS have had to deal with Apple’s quarantine feature each time they downloaded a new Hugo version. With the recent release of Hugo 0.153.0, that ceased to be the case. For most Hugo-on-macOS users, that’s a good thing. For nerds like me who’ve been managing their Hugo-on-macOS workflows through scripting, it was . . . complicated. However, with major help from one of Hugo’s key personnel, I was able to make this “new normal” a good thing for me, too.

• FSF / Software Freedom

  • FSF ☛ FSF Blogs: Everyone brings something to the table

    Join us in thanking the people and projects who make free software possible

• Standards/Consortia

  • Tedium ☛ Convoy Steamroller: C.W. McCall’s Unexpected Christmas Music Tie

    “Breaker one-nine, this here’s the Rubber Duck. You got a copy on me? C’mon.” If you recognize this phrase or were around during the 70s and 80s, you might be familiar with CB Radios. But more specifically, you probably know the name C.W. McCall. You may have even owned one or two of his albums. CB radios and the accompanying CB Radio Craze were a pretty big deal back in the 70s. A hit novelty song, a former ad-man turned country artist, and a pair of incredible musicians led to the creation of the New Age genre and one of the most consistently popular Christmas acts of all time: Mannheim Steamroller. In today’s Tedium, we chart an unlikely path from the CB craze to an enduring Christmas music act that’s become nearly synonymous with the season. — David @ Tedium