(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)
GrapheneOS update: new exec spawning, app toggle, July 2026 security patch:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/grapheneos-update-new-exec-spawning-app-toggle-july-2026-security-patch/
OPNsense 26.7 debuts on FreeBSD 15.1 with firewall, networking & future-proof enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/opnsense-26-7-debuts-on-freebsd-15-1-with-firewall-networking-and-future-proof-enhancements/
FreeBSD Laptop Support Continues Improving With WiFi, GPU & Audio Driver Work:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Laptops-June-2026
FreeBSD Intern Working On Porting AMD ROCm To The BSD World:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Intern-AMD-ROCm
FreeBSD Desktop Installer Option Working Through NVIDIA Driver Handling, Licensing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Desktop-Install-NVIDIA
GNU Hurd Makes Progress On AArch64, Writing Translators In Rust:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Hurd-Q2-2026
scrcpy 4.1 launches with VP8/VP9 video encoding, FFmpeg 8.1, and several enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/scrcpy-4-1-launches-with-vp8-vp9-video-encoding-ffmpeg-8-1-and-several-enhancements/
Mesa 26.2.0-rc1 and 26.1.5 Released: OpenCL 3.1 Support, Vulkan Updates, and Stability Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mesa-2620rc1-and-2615-released-opencl-31-support-vulkan-updates-and-stability-fixes/
FastFlowLM Joins AMD to Advance AI Inference:
https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/fastflowlm-joins-amd-to-advance-ai-inference.html
ROCm 7.14: TheRock Goes Production and Expands AMD’s AI Software Platform:
https://rocm.blogs.amd.com/ecosystems-and-partners/rocm-7.14-blog/README.html
Open Book Touch is Crowdfunding: A Buttonless, Open Hardware Answer to Kindle:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17379351/open-book-touch-crowdfunding
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