Linux and Open Source News Update
The Linux and open source community is facing significant challenges, including the freedesktop.org project losing its free hosting. This project is crucial for the development of Mesa drivers, x.org, and Wayland, and its hosting costs are estimated to be around $24,000 per month. The community is also seeing Debian leave Twitter due to the platform's contradictory values.
On a more positive note, the GNOME 48 alpha release is out, featuring improvements such as faster thumbnail loading and better calendar event editing. The release also includes a new audio player and support for the timing and queuing protocols.