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#Pixelfed is a free software #web #server application you can use to setup a social image sharing website that looks and act very much like Instagram. One of the sites running it may be a good choice if you want to share images with friends and strangers.

The developer has a #fediverse presence at @pixelfed

https://linuxreviews.org/Pixelfed

The Debian Project Wants You To Tell Them If And Why You Are Using Debian LTS Versions. They have prepared a survey they'd like you to fill out if you use Debian LTS.
https://linuxreviews.org/The_Debian_Project_Wants_You_To_Tell_Them_If_And_Why_You_Are_Using_Debian_LTS_Versions

SuperTuxKart git20200711 Snapshot Is Released For #Android #Linux and #Windows ! The Android version has more tracks, the tutorial has been greatly improved and there is much better bluetooth gamepad support in this release. #kartracing #freesoftware
https://linuxreviews.org/SuperTuxKart_git20200711_Snapshot_Is_Released_For_Android,_Linux,_and_Windows

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Has A New Anti-Cheat Trusted Mode. It does not seem to have any practical effect on the native #linux version of the game.
https://linuxreviews.org/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive_Has_A_New_Anti-Cheat_Trusted_Mode

#Linux architect Linus Torvalds: AVX512 Is "A Hot Mess" "I hope AVX512 dies a painful death". He elaborated that it is a "special-case garbage", a "power virus" and "not reliably enough". #intel is doing quite well even though #amd is taking market share.
https://linuxreviews.org/Linus_Torvalds:_AVX512_Is_%22A_Hot_Mess%22_%22I_hope_AVX512_dies_a_painful_death%22

Linus Torvalds Has Merged Inclusive-Terminology Rules Into The Linux Kernel Git Tree. Words like whitelist and blacklist will now longer be allowed in the #linux kernel source code.
#newspeak #words #programming
https://linuxreviews.org/Linus_Torvalds_Has_Merged_Inclusive-Terminology_Rules_Into_The_Linux_Kernel_Git_Tree

Xfce classic brings an alternative to those who do not want the xfce #linux desktop to become GNOME Light. The #XfceClassic fork reverts the new #GNOME 3 style client side decorations in Xfce 4.16, giving it the same classic as look and feel it has today.
https://linuxreviews.org/Xfce_Classic_Brings_An_Alternative_To_Those_Who_Do_Not_Want_Xfce_To_Become_GNOME_Light

Brave Web Browser Caught In Affiliate Link Controversy Prompting Fork. They were re-writing links typed into the address bar and adding affiliate links. A group reacted by forking #brave into a new #web browser called #BoldBrowser

The #bat price was not affected.

https://linuxreviews.org/Brave_Web_Browser_Caught_In_Affiliate_Link_Controversy_Prompting_Fork

GNUnet 0.13.0 Released With A New Protocol Version! The latest release is about as practically usable as the first GNUnet version was when it was released all the way back in 2001. #gnu #linux #peertopeer #software
https://linuxreviews.org/GNUnet_0.13.0_Released_With_A_New_Protocol_Version

Intel Is Pushing For 1984-Style Revision Of Words Allowed In Linux Kernel Development And Documentation. Terms like master/slave are on the new-speak chopping block.
#linux #kernel #newspeak #Intel

https://linuxreviews.org/Intel_Is_Pushing_For_1984-Style_Revision_Of_Words_Allowed_In_Linux_Kernel_Development_And_Documentation

Looks like someone finally decided to fork Xfce4 into Xfce-Classic in anticipation of #Xfce 4.16 which brings GNOME-style client side decorations to Xfce - ruining the Xfce desktop for everyone who switched to Xfce precisely because they don't want #GNOME
https://github.com/Xfce-Classic/libxfce4ui-nocsd

Linux Mint 20 Blocks And Removes Snap Citing Backdoor To Canonicals SnapCraft Store
#linux #linuxmint #snap #ubuntu #malware

https://linuxreviews.org/Linux_Mint_20_Blocks_And_Removes_Snap_Citing_Backdoor_To_Canonicals_SnapCraft_Store

Linux 5.8 Brings Per-Core Energy Sensor Support For AMD CPUs. You will soon be able to get close to accurate CPU package energy readings from AMD family 17 and newer directly from the Linux kernel.
https://linuxreviews.org/Linux_5.8_Brings_Per-Core_Energy_Sensor_Support_For_AMD_CPUs

Richard Stallman would just like to interject for a moment.

Feel free to help me do my homework by clicking the "edit" button on our Pleroma article if you think something is missing or something should be corrected or expanded upon.
https://linuxreviews.org/Pleroma

The #Flutter SDK Is Ready To Be Used For Native Linux Software Development! Flutter is a UI SDK half a million #developers use to make mobile apps. The same toolkit can now be used to make native #linux programs.
https://linuxreviews.org/The_Flutter_SDK_Is_Ready_To_Be_Used_For_Native_Linux_Software_Development

The Four Essential Freedoms explained by mimic -voice slt

https://linuxreviews.org/Text_to_Speech_synthesis_software

Popular video player #mpv drops support for the #GNOME desktop environment, stop short of making it terminate on exit due to difficulties caused by #GNOME developers insisting that GNOME is a "platform" that is separate from the overall #linux ecosystem.
https://linuxreviews.org/Mpv_drops_GNOME_support