(Linux news in previous posts)
FOSS NEWS
Google stops using Pixel phones as reference devices for testing, device trees are missing from Android 16 source code release, making it harder for custom rom devs to port their roms to Pixel devices:
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-not-killing-aosp-3566882/
(Google doing their regular "boil the frog" thing... They started with giving Android app devs the option to block sideloading, then they announce to make the development process fully private, only push final releases to AOSP code base, and now this... We desperately need mobile Linux to become an Android replacement! (Although I don't really see that happening any time soon unfortunately.))
Mozilla shuts down the Orbit AI add-on for Firefox, replicates its functionality with built-in features:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/orbit-by-mozilla-shutting-down-june-26-2025
(Yay, more AI crap to the browser... More work for LibreWolf devs to remove all that crap...)
Linux Foundation launches FAIR package manager for WordPress, with API replacement and decentralized package management:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-foundation-launches-fair-package-manager/
LibreOffice 25.8 beta available with performance improvements, new functions for Calc, command to insert a paragraph break before tables in Writer, support for importing encrypted hybrid PDFs, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-25.8-Beta-1
FreeBSD 14.3 released with backported improvements from 15, ZFS support updated against OpenZFS 2.2.7, driver and package updates:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-14.3-Released
Audacity 3.7.4 released with improved effect preview, studio fade out and waveform rendering, other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-4-improves-effect-preview-studio-fade-out-and-waveform-rendering
Gitea 1.24 released with enforced Git configs, option for admins to enforce 2FA for their users, anonymous access to private and unlisted repositories, revamped file tree and Material icons, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/gitea-1-24-adds-enforced-git-configs-2fa-mandate-enhanced-anonymous-repo-access/
Danish government ditches Microsoft products for FOSS alternatives like Linux and LibreOffice:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/denmark-government-replaces-microsoft-with-linux-libreoffice
