Switzerland ditches Windows, Omarchy now raised $18.5M

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01:41 Switzerland migrates away from Microsoft solutions https://itsfoss.com/news/switzerland-replace-microssoft-pilot/

03:45 Omarchy now reaches $18.5M in funding https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-funding-surges-to-18-5m-with-digitaloceans-3m-pledge/

06:16 GNOME prepares more formal process for project wide changes https://gitlab.gnome.org/sophie-h/rfcs/-/merge_requests/1

08:05 GNOME looking to do a fundraising campaign https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Board/-/work_items/1148 https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Websites/release.gnome.org/-/work_items/69

09:32 Proposed app to replace Gwenview on KDE https://pointieststick.com/2026/09/06/photos-a-proposed-replacement-for-gwenview/

11:33 KDE frameworks updated https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-30-improves-baloo-file-indexer-kwallet-and-system-monitor

12:56 More Wayland protocols on KDE https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Wayland-Commit-Timing

14:13 KDE 1 revival project looks cool https://linuxiac.com/midesktop-1-2-beta-brings-kde-1-revival-closer-to-daily-use/

15:45 Patches to start making the Macbook Neo work with Linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-A18-Pro-MacBook-Neo-Patch

16:47 New CAD software for Linux https://linuxiac.com/open-cad-studio-is-a-new-rust-based-open-source-cad-app-for-linux/

18:29 Windows adds features we’ve had for decades https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/windows-11s-september-update-has-arrived-here-are-the-3-key-features-that-make-this-a-must-install-upgrade

20:23 GIMP starts work on GTK4 port https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-3.2.6-Released

22:02 PS5 Linux project now works better https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader

23:55 You can play with DLSS5 on Linux too https://www.phoronix.com/news/DLSS5VKLayer

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