Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>GIMP 3.0 released with refined GTK3 UI, improved color management, support for loading layers from TIFF files saved in the Autodesk Sketchbook format, support for 64 bits per pixel images for the BMP format, non-destructive editing improvements, updated GEGL and babl components and more:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-image-editor-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-image-e</span><span class="invisible">ditor-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new</span></a><br>(Finally the meme is over!)</p><p>PeerTube 7.1 released with Podcast 2.0 support, hosting platform's address is highlighted for each video (can be clicked to view other videos hosted on that instance), option to verify channel with Mastodon account:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/peertube-7-1-brings-podcast-2-0-support-enhanced-identification-and-mastodon-verification/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/</span><span class="invisible">peertube-7-1-brings-podcast-2-0-support-enhanced-identification-and-mastodon-verification/</span></a></p><p>Mastodon client Tusky 28 released with Android 15 support, edge-to-edge mode, more reliable push notifications, UI improvements, option to choose mute duration etc.:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/mastodon-client-tusky-28-brings-android-15-support-improved-notifications-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/</span><span class="invisible">mastodon-client-tusky-28-brings-android-15-support-improved-notifications-and-more/</span></a></p><p>Ghost publishing platform implement beta ActivityPub integration to join the Fediverse:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/publishing-platform-ghost-enters-the-fediverse-with-activitypub-integration-in-public-beta/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/</span><span class="invisible">publishing-platform-ghost-enters-the-fediverse-with-activitypub-integration-in-public-beta/</span></a></p><p>(New record! 3 Fediverse news in a post!)</p><p>Firefox Nightly build gets experimental browser.taskbarTabs.enabled flag in about:config, Mozilla plans to support Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) but with a different approach called "Taskbar Tabs":<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/firefox-nightly-supports-web-apps-taskbar-tabs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/firefo</span><span class="invisible">x-nightly-supports-web-apps-taskbar-tabs</span></a></p><p>Blender 4.4 released with support for integer sockets in the compositor, a much more accurate Fast Gaussian mode of the Blur node, a revamped Glare node for greater control, support for rendering videos using the H.265/HEVC codec etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-4-released-with-a-big-update-for-the-experimental-vulkan-backend" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/blender-4-4-rele</span><span class="invisible">ased-with-a-big-update-for-the-experimental-vulkan-backend</span></a></p><p>Git 2.49 released with faster packing, backfill historical blobs in partial clones and more:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/git-2-49-released-with-faster-packing-backfill-historical-blobs-in-partial-clones-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/</span><span class="invisible">git-2-49-released-with-faster-packing-backfill-historical-blobs-in-partial-clones-and-more/</span></a></p><p>Zed gets native Git support in v0.177 release, via a new Git panel with commit, push, pull and stage options:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/zed-git-support/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/zed-git-suppo</span><span class="invisible">rt/</span></a></p><p>(Linux news in original post)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" 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