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www-zh-cn @ Savannah: Summary 2025

Dear GNU CCT:

Here is summary of GNU website from GNU:

2025 had a splash of activity; a few teams who were dormant in 2024 made

a notable progress, in terms of new translations or updating the existing ones.

      General Statistics

Abou…

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Bazaar Flatpak Manager Gets New Icon, Permission Warnings + More

Bazaar Flatpak manager adds permission warnings showing app safety, Flathub account sync, verified-only filtering, and a neat new ‘market stall’ app icon.
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There’ll Be More AI Than Open Source at Spacewalk 2026 — But Not by Much

Spacewalk 2026 will kick off ATO’s year with a slate of AI‑focused talks in Raleigh — and organizers say open source will still be woven through the entire evening.
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Linux Kernel 6.19-rc4 Released as Development Marches On

by George Whittaker

The Linux kernel development cycle continues with the release of Linux 6.19-rc4, the fourth release candidate in the lead-up to the final 6.19 stable kernel. As wit…

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New Dell XPS 14 and 16 Announced, Ubuntu Version Coming This Year

Dell revives XPS brand with redesigned 14 and 16-inch laptops. Ubuntu 24.04 support coming to XPS 14 later this year. Details and specs inside.
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GNU Taler news: P15 CoNetWorking Space accepts GNU Taler payments in eCHF

The P15 CoNetWorking Space in Biel/Bienne right next to the train station (and the BFH) is the first shop to accept GNU Taler payments in Swiss francs (eCHF) issued by Taler Operations AG and thus the first merchant accepting Ta…

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Distribution Release: VailuxOS 1.6

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. VailuxOS, a German desktop Linux distribution with a customised KDE Plasma desktop, has been upgraded to version 1.6. While the previous releases were based on Ubuntu’s latest long-term …

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Mozilla Plans to AI-ify Firefox

With a new CEO in control, Mozilla is doubling down on a strategy of trust, all the while leaning into AI.

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Gnome Says No to AI-Generated Extensions

If you’re a developer wanting to create a new Gnome extension, you’d best set aside that AI code generator, because the extension team will have none of that.

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FSF Blogs: December GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali featuring sixteen new GNU releases: GnuPG, a2ps, and more!

Sixteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of December 31, 2025):

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GNU Taler news: GNU Taler presented at 39C3

Mikolai Gütschow and signum gave a talk at the 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) in Hamburg, Germany, where they reported on their good experiences with offering GNU Taler as a local payment system at LugCamp 2024 and Datenspuren…

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FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending January 2, 2026

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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FSF Blogs: Celebrate the new year: join the free software community!

Source: Planet GNU

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10 Biggest Ubuntu Changes in 2025

What changed in Ubuntu in 2025? From the “oxidisation” of sudo to the end of X11, here’s a recap of the 10 biggest changes the distro saw last year.
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What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026?

What would make 2026 Ubuntu’s best year yet? Share your wishlist wants and must-haves, be it bold changes or resolving long-standing bugs. Sound off!
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Linux App Release Roundup (December 2025)

I roundup a crop of December’s smaller Linux app releases, including the Clapper media player, QEMU virtualisation tool, Scribus DTP and ONLYOFFICE.
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Emoji Selector – An Intro to Kubuntu Default Emoji Picker Application

Emoji Selector is the Kubuntu default emoji selector application. Its purpose is to view a wide range of UTF characters to insert them into a document or a chat in the form of symbols, including country flags, foods, clothes, buildings, vehicles, etc. …

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Amin Bandali: The People of Emacs

GNU Emacs has been my primary computing environment of choice for over
a decade. Emacs has enabled me to perform a wide array of tasks
involving human and computer languages, such as reading and writing
notes, emails, chats, programs, and more, all …

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FSF Blogs: A message from FSF president Ian Kelling

Source: Planet GNU

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Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support

Open source video editor Shotcut 25.12 adds 10-bit CPU pipeline support, linear color processing, and better hardware encoding on Linux.
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