{"id":6438,"date":"2026-05-21T07:24:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=6438"},"modified":"2026-05-21T07:24:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:24:47","slug":"foss-weekly-26-21-microsofts-distro-bitwarden-drama-adobe-on-linux-new-email-client-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=6438","title":{"rendered":"FOSS Weekly #26.21: Microsoft&#x27;s Distro, Bitwarden Drama, Adobe on Linux, New Email Client and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fedora AI Developer Desktop initiative that passed unanimously <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-stalled\/\">is now blocked<\/a>. Two council members retracted their votes after community pushback, with contributors arguing the CUDA focus contradicts Fedora&#8217;s free software foundations and that significant kernel policy changes hadn&#8217;t been cleared with the right people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/fedora-ditches-deepin\/\">Fedora has also removed Deepin desktop<\/a> from its offering due to security concern.<\/p>\n<p>Someone <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/vibe-coded-adobe-lightroom-cc-linux\/\">got Lightroom CC running on Linux<\/a> via Wine without writing a single line of code themselves. An AI agent did the whole thing autonomously, fixing DLL gaps and Wine incompatibilities.<\/p>\n<p>LibrePlan is a self-hosted open source project management tool that just got its <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/libreplan-1-6-0\/\">1.6.0 release<\/a>. The additions worth noting include email workflows, per-project document repositories, an issue and risk log, and traffic light status indicators in the project list view.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleachbit.org\/?ref=itsfoss.com\">BleachBit<\/a> over SSH without touching the CLI directly, <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/bleachbit-tui-alpha\/\">the TUI is shaping up well<\/a>. You get keyboard navigation throughout, two preview modes for checking what would be cleaned before committing, and full backend parity with the existing GUI.<\/p>\n<p>Bitwarden got a new CEO in February, a new CFO in April, briefly removed &#8220;Always Free&#8221; from its pricing page, and quietly rewrote its core values. For most software, this would be unremarkable. For the app that holds your passwords, <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/bitwarden-quiet-changes\/\">the bar for transparency needs to be much higher<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/onlyoffice-docs-9-4-release\/\">ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4<\/a> lands with a mix of features and a licensing update that&#8217;s hard to read as coincidental given the Euro-Office fork dispute. It offers users a dark mode for spreadsheets, 25 new presentation themes, 20 new slide transitions, and form recipient tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Linux&#8217;s second-in-command, Hartman, <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/linux-kernel-rust-cve-reduction\/\">thinks that Rust could eliminate 80% of Linux kernel CVEs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are other highlights of this edition of FOSS Weekly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listening to music on the terminal.<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft having a Fedora-based offering.<\/li>\n<li>Configuring a smart bulb to run with Home Assistant.<\/li>\n<li>And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\ud83c\udfab Event alert: AWS Summit India Online<\/h2>\n<p>From agentic AI to Cloud Modernization, AWS is bringing together the latest innovations shaping technology today at <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49BlgFT\">AWS Summit India Online<\/a>. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Attend 50+ sessions filled with tech deep dives, hands-on labs, and actionable insights from AWS experts and leaders<\/li>\n<li>Discover how organizations are using AI and data to solve complex challenges<\/li>\n<li>Connect with the AWS community through live Q&amp;A <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event is virtual and free to attend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49BlgFT\" class=\"kg-btn kg-btn-accent\">Register for FREE<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\ud83e\udde0 What We\u2019re Thinking About<\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft spent its Open Source Summit announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/news\/azure-linux-4\/\">talking about Azure Linux 4.0 without mentioning Fedora once<\/a>. The GitHub README for the 4.0 development branch uses the phrase &#8220;<strong><em>upstream base<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; to describe Fedora&#8217;s role.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83e\uddee Linux Tips, Tutorials, and Learnings<\/h2>\n<p>Mission Center and Resources are both polished libadwaita system monitors, and both are genuinely good. But what makes them different from each other? A lot. We have <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/comparison\/mission-center-vs-resources\/\">a detailed writeup<\/a> that should clear your doubts.<\/p>\n<p>Splitting a string in Bash isn&#8217;t as intuitive as it should be. The trick is setting <code>IFS<\/code> to your delimiter and using <code>read -ra<\/code> to split the string into an array. Here&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/bash-split-string\/\">a short explainer<\/a> with a working CSV example and a breakdown of what each part is actually doing.<\/p>\n<p>If <code>cmus<\/code> or <code>MOC<\/code> never quite clicked for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/kew-terminal-player\/\">Kew<\/a> is worth trying. Written in C, it displays album art in the terminal, can search your music library with a single keyword, and handles playlists and shuffles without fuss.<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-gated-block:begin nonMember:true memberSegment:\"status:free\" --><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>Desktop Linux is mostly neglected by the industry but loved by the community. For the past 13 years, It&#8217;s FOSS has been helping people use Linux on their personal computers. And we are now facing the existential threat from AI models stealing our content. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you like what we do and would love to support our work, please become It&#8217;s FOSS Plus member. It costs less than the cost of a McDonald Happy Meal a month, and you get an ad-free reading experience with the satisfaction of helping the desktop Linux community.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/membership\/\" class=\"kg-cta-button \"><br \/>\n                            Join It&#8217;s FOSS Plus<br \/>\n                        <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--kg-gated-block:end--><\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udc77 AI, Homelab and Hardware Corner<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/testing-local-llms-without-gpu\/\">Eight LLMs benchmarked<\/a> on a CPU-only Intel i5 laptop with 12GB RAM, using Ollama with Q4_K_M quantization throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Also, here&#8217;s how <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/add-tapo-bulb-home-assistant\/\">I fixed a pesky error<\/a> with a Tapo smart bulb on Home Assistant.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-grey kg-cta-minimal    \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><span>Tired of AI fluff and misinformation in your Google feed? Get real, trusted Linux content. Add It\u2019s FOSS as your preferred source and see our reliable Linux and open-source stories highlighted in your Discover feed and search results.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=itsfoss.com\" class=\"kg-cta-button \"><br \/>\n                            Add It&#8217;s FOSS as preferred source on Google (if you use it)<br \/>\n                        <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2728 Apps and Projects Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/aerion\/\">Aerion<\/a> is a new open source desktop email client built with Wails and Svelte, not Electron, and it shows.<\/p>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Videos for You<\/h2>\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/customize-xfce\/\">Xfce<\/a> doesn&#8217;t need to feel like a trip down memory lane. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fw4dLnMNecE\">You can customize it thoroughly<\/a> to bring it up to current standards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-embed-card\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-button-card kg-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@itsfoss\" class=\"kg-btn kg-btn-accent\">Subscribe to It&#8217;s FOSS YouTube Channel<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\ud83d\udca1 Quick Handy Tip<\/h2>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitwarden.com\/\">Bitwarden<\/a> desktop app and browser extension, you can set a pin instead of using the master password to log in. To do that, go into the <em>Account Security<\/em> settings and turn on the &#8220;<em>Unlock with Pin option<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/bitwarden-settings.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"bitwarden use pin instead of master password quick tip\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1052\" height=\"759\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Remember to turn off &#8220;<em>Require master password on browser restart,<\/em>&#8221; and set the session timeout to &#8220;<em>On browser restart<\/em>&#8221; for securing your vault against unauthorized access.<\/p>\n<p>Though, do not forget the master password, since the PIN is not a replacement, and you will need it when signing into new devices.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t43217012.p.clickup-attachments.com\/t43217012\/da09f1e7-b651-4c93-b93b-141e46671d4b\/copy-link-to-highlight-firefox.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>\ud83c\udf8b Fun in the FOSSverse<\/h2>\n<p>Test your terminal knowledge with our <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/quiz\/linux-terminal-emulators-crossword\/\">Linux Terminal Emulators<\/a> crossword.<\/p>\n<p>Do you still shudder at the sight of a <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/resources\/articles\/what-is-a-cli\">CLI<\/a>? \ud83e\udd28<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/content\/images\/2026\/05\/meme_2.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"PenGUIn vs. PenCLIn meme\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Tech Trivia<\/strong>: On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.computerhistory.org\/tdih\/may\/21\/\">May 21, 1952<\/a>, IBM announced its first electronic computer, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IBM_701\">Model 701<\/a>, at a time when the company was better known as the world&#8217;s largest supplier of punched card equipment, with chairman Thomas Watson Sr. so resistant to the idea that engineers had to rebrand it a &#8220;Defense Calculator&#8221; just to get it built.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1 From the Community<\/strong>: Old time FOSSer Howard is <a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.community\/t\/spring-time-to-clean-house-home\/15799\">looking for feedback and suggestions<\/a> on how to clean the <code>\/home<\/code> folder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feed.itsfoss.com\/link\/24361\/17345706.gif\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fedora AI Developer Desktop initiative that passed unanimously is now blocked. 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