Big news for (open-source) creatives! GIMP 3.0 is finally here! With better performance and tons of new features it’s the biggest update in years. Time to level up your editing game or give it a first try….. if you are new to the game!

#GIMP #GIMP3 #OpenSource #GraphicDesign #WhoNeedsPhotoshop?!

https://testing.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/

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→ Mistral, Europe’s biggest #AI #startup, is blowing hot
https://www.economist.com/business/2025/03/06/mistral-europes-biggest-ai-startup-is-blowing-hot

“[Mistral's] models […] are firmly middling. […] So #Mistral has tried to make its name by competing more obliquely. For instance, many of its models are #opensource: anyone may download and use them without explicit permission, for no charge. Others are released under the company’s own "research" #licence; commercial users must pay for them, #hobbyists and #hackers can fool around with them #freely.”

In their release notes, #gitlab has started naming the specific third-party dependencies that cause their security issues... I don't know how I feel about this
#floss #opensource

The Summit on State #AI Legislation was a rousing success—so grateful to the panelists, moderators, attendees, co-organizers, and staff who made it happen! Two days of great conversations with state legislators, civil society, industry, and the #opensource community. Deets

Ever worried about other users on your Linux server seeing what processes are running? The `hidepid` kernel feature is your friend! It makes processes invisible to anyone but the owner and root user, even in system monitoring tools like ps, top, htop, and btop. This is a great way to prevent sensitive information (like API keys or passwords used in command-line arguments) from being exposed. See how to configure it https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-hide-processes-from-other-users/ for more info.

Gimp hits 3.0!!!

https://github.com/GNOME/gimp/blob/master/NEWS

This version comes 21 years after the release of version 2.0. Gimp 3.0 began development in ~2018.

A long road to implementing GTK 3.0, modernizing its architecture, and adding exciting new features!

The rise of Gimp 3

Big kudos to the #Gimp team!

I've just tested out the brand new version 3 and the most wanted feature, non-destructive-editig, just blew my mind!

I haven't realized that now, everything that is based on GEGL is editable, it is just amazing, this goes beyond what I expected as non-destructive-editing.

There are still plenty of room for improvements though , I hope in the future they will add a layer mask for each effect and the opacity channel to determine the amount of the intensity.

Nevertheless this result by itself it is just amazing and superior to other commercials solution even in its infantry!

This will boost my workflow cause now I can modify colors on my images without degrading the original ones and exporting the working file as jpeg-xl, this is already a pro level!

Wow! Thank you so much for adding so many events to // foss.events, making it a reliable source for everyone looking for FOSS events in Europe <3

And if you still miss an event (especially in the still empty areas of UK, France, Italy, Greece, Scandinavia and everything East of Brodnica/ Novi Sad) don't hesitate and add your event now!

https://foss.events/new-event

CoolerControl is a feature-rich cooling device control for Linux - v2.0 out now with major new additions https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/coolercontrol-is-a-feature-rich-cooling-device-control-for-linux-v2-0-out-now-with-major-new-additions/

OpenRazer and Polychromatic upgrades bring support for new Razer devices on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/openrazer-and-polychromatic-upgrades-bring-support-for-new-razer-devices-on-linux/

Linux GPU Configuration Tool (LACT) adds AMD RDNA4 support and NVIDIA locked clocks support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/linux-gpu-configuration-tool-lact-adds-amd-rdna4-support-and-nvidia-locked-clocks-support/

GIMP 3.0 is finally out with GTK 3 user interface, better UI scaling on HiDPI, Wayland support, non-destructive layer effects, color space management, improved file format support, and usability improvements

https://testing.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.0.html#updated-gtk3-user-interface

Pro tip: You can use `sudo pkg version -vRL=` command to list all upgradeable packages on FreeBSD and then apply those updates using pkg. See https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/pkg-command-list-upgradeable-packages-freebsd/ for more info.

The @eff made a wonderful project called rayhunter. It detects modern cell site simulators (aka stingrays, fake cell towers).

But it doesn't work out of the box on Debian and when I offered a fix (commands to compile a version for Debian), they didn't like it, suggesting that everyone who uses Debian or Ubuntu 22.04 should set up a rust development environment & compile it themselves.

The beauty of #OpenSource is that I don't have to accept that answer. I'm forking it & adding a Debian release

This is absurdly great, but I haven't read a single blog post or news article about it. A fully open source, offline-first alternative to Notion that's a collab between the French and German governments because they want to host documentation securely and on their own terms. THIS is what Europe should be doing. https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr/ #opensource

If #OpenSource fanatics were 10% as good at writing easy to understand documentation as they are talking down to anyone not on their programming level, #FOSS would spread across the country. But they got to be closed minded about it.

And no, reply guy, I am not interested in the free "seminar" that is really just 20 hours of you on youtube.

I like the idea of #Docs, an #OpenSource alternative to G Docs developed by the French & German govts, compliant with #GDPR, and hosted outside the US. docs.numerique.gouv.fr But I'm having trouble finding reviews, perhaps bc it's new or bc it has such a generic name. Can anyone point to reviews?

Docs

I like the idea of #Docs, an #OpenSource alternative to Google Docs developed by the French and German governments, compliant with #GDPR, and hosted outside the US.
https://docs.numerique.gouv.fr

But I'm having trouble finding reviews, perhaps because it's new or because it has such a generic name. Can anyone point to helpful reviews?