Just released version 10.8.6 of passagemath, the comprehensive #OpenSource #Mathematics system in #Python, the pip-installable modularized portable compatible full-featured fork of #SageMath.
Many upgrades: ECM, FLINT, GAP, HiGHS, msolve, NumPy, PARI/GP, Planarity, SCIP.
github.com/passagemath/...

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🎙️ New episode of the Fedora Podcast is out!

We sat down with two of the three 2026 Fedora Contributor Recognition Program winners -- Justin Forbes and Ankur Sinha -- to talk about the work that earned them recognition and what keeps them showing up for Fedora year after year.

Congrats also to Fabio Valentini, the third winner, who we hope to have on a future episode!

🎬 Watch now: https://youtu.be/w-UrFwLLVng

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #FedoraPodcast

Many improvements, fixes and code cleanups are coming to #LibreOffice, thanks to our worldwide community! Here's what they did in June: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/07/15/qa-dev-report-june-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts foot down on anti-AI comments https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/

#Linux #AI #OpenSource

EU regulators declined to extend Digital Markets Act interoperability rules to social networks, leaving users with fewer options to switch platforms. 🌐
EFF says existing protocols like ActivityPub show interoperability is possible and could improve privacy, competition, and user choice. 🔓

🔗 https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/european-commission-chooses-keep-eu-users-locked-big-techs-gates

#TechNews #EU #Europe #Interoperability #BigTech #Privacy #DigitalMarketsAct #DMA #Fediverse #OpenSource #DigitalRights #Technology #Security #WebFreedom #FOSS #UserControl #Freedom

Just installed #LibreOffice on my mobile device. Working very well! Thank you @libreoffice , thank you #opensource community!

New York enacts one-year data center ban on projects larger than 50 megawatts — first US state to impleme…

New York is the first to pass a statewide data center moratorium, which pauses all projects greater than 50 MW for one year. The governor's office said that it will create a GEIS to hold developments to "consistent stan…

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/new-york-enacts-one-year-data-center-ban-on-projects-larger-than-50-megawatts-first-us-state-to-implement-moratorium-will-also-pursue-repealing-tax-exemptions

#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]

Files.md is a lightweight, open-source Markdown workspace for notes, journals, tasks, and personal knowledge management.

It stores everything as plain .md files, works completely offline, and keeps your data under your control, no cloud account required.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=filesmd

#OpenSource #Markdown #PKM #Notes #Productivity #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Files.md project page. It describes Files.md as a "Private, quiet space for thinking" and a simple app for Markdown (.md) files. Below is a dark-themed interface showing a sidebar of Markdown notes, a note outline in the center, and a note editor on the right, highlighting its clean, distraction-free workspace for local note-taking.

Tonkatsu Box is a free, open-source media collection manager that lets you organize games, movies, TV shows, anime, manga, books, comics, and more in one place.

It stores your library locally, works offline after setup, supports local network sync, and can import data from Steam, Trakt, MyAnimeList, AniList, and other services.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=tonkatsubox

#OpenSource #SelfHosted #Media #Gaming #Anime #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Tonkatsu Box project page in dark mode. The top shows the Tonkatsu Box logo and the tagline: "Your personal collection manager for games, movies, TV shows, anime, visual novels, and manga." Below are platform badges for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, and Rustore, followed by badges indicating passing tests, MIT license, Flutter support, and a Discord community. The layout highlights Tonkatsu Box as a cross-platform, open-source media collection manager.

PixelRAG is an open-source visual RAG framework that helps local AI models understand documents by analyzing screenshots instead of relying only on extracted text.

It preserves tables, charts, diagrams, and page layouts for more accurate retrieval, and can run locally with your own PDFs and webpages.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=pixelrag

#OpenSource #AI #RAG #LLM #SelfHosted #Privacy

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Screenshot of the PixelRAG project page. At the top is the PixelRAG logo with the tagline "Web Screenshots Beat Text." Below, an overview explains that PixelRAG renders web pages, PDFs, and images as screenshots so AI models can preserve visual elements like tables, charts, layouts, and infographics for more accurate document retrieval and question answering.

Release candidate 10.8.6.rc2 of passagemath, the comprehensive #OpenSource #Mathematics system in #Python, the pip-installable modularized portable compatible full-featured fork of #SageMath.
Includes upgrades to HiGHS 1.15.1, ecm 7.0.7, primesieve 12.14. github.com/passagemath/...

Release passagemath-10.8.6.rc2...

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Next week, passagemath will be at @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy / @uwaterloo.ca@bsky.brid.gy in Waterloo, Ontario for #ICMS2026 with a poster.
icms-conference.org/2026/index.h...
#Python #OpenSource #Mathematics

ICMS 2026

🔐 PGP encryption is one of the best ways to protect your communication, but many people think it's too complicated.

It doesn't have to be.

We've explained PGP in a simple, easy to understand way, so anyone can grasp the basics.

Read it here:
https://novacustom.com/knowledge-base/understanding-pgp-encryption/

#PGP #Privacy #Encryption #OpenSource #OwnYourTech

Mole is a free, open-source macOS maintenance tool that helps you clean caches, uninstall apps with leftovers, analyze disk usage, optimize your system, and monitor performance, all from the terminal.

If you like tools such as CleanMyMac, AppCleaner, DaisyDisk, and iStat Menus, Mole combines many of their core features into a single CLI.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=mole

#OpenSource #macOS #CLI #Terminal #Productivity #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Mole project page. The page introduces Mole as an open-source macOS terminal tool for cleaning, uninstalling apps, analyzing disk usage, optimizing the system, and monitoring performance. It shows project badges including approximately 59k GitHub stars, version 1.46.0, GPL v3 license, commit activity, and a Telegram link. Below is promotional artwork featuring the Mole logo and several terminal screenshots highlighting successful cleanup results and large amounts of reclaimed disk space.

Release candidate 10.8.6.rc1 of passagemath, the comprehensive #OpenSource #Mathematics system in #Python, the pip-installable modularized portable compatible full-featured fork of #SageMath.
Includes an update of msolve to version 0.10.1.
github.com/passagemath/...

Release passagemath-10.8.6.rc1...

Helix is a free, open-source code editor written in Rust with Vim-style modal editing, built-in LSP support, Tree-sitter syntax highlighting, and multiple cursors, no complex plugin setup required.

A fast, privacy-friendly editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=helix

#OpenSource #Programming #Rust #CodeEditor #Linux #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Helix project page showing the Helix logo, release and build badges, contributor count, and an editor preview demonstrating split-pane code editing with documentation popups.