#openuk — Public Fediverse posts

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Immich 3.1 adds new filtering options, wakelock, map date range & better OAuth integration:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/immich-3-1-adds-new-filtering-options-wakelock-map-date-range-and-better-oauth-integration/

June in Servo: real world compat, media queries, SharedWorker, and more!:
https://servo.org/blog/2026/07/31/june-in-servo/

Windscribe releases deGDID tool to remove and block Windows GDID:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/windscribe-releases-degdid-tool-to-remove-and-block-windows-gdid/

RomM 5.0 launches with revamped UI and shareable savestates for this ROM manager & player:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/7/romm-5-0-launches-with-revamped-ui-and-shareable-savestates-for-this-rom-manager-and-player/

GCC Compiler Bans AI Code Contribution But Sensibly:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17395467/gcc-bans-ai-code

Vulkan 1.4.358 Released With New Image Tiling Control Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.358

OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17389389/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal

NetBSD 11.0 Released With RISC-V Support, Enhanced Linux System Call Compatibility:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0

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#OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away #OpenSource Creations

They point to MCP, built by two engineers in London, that ended up under US-based governance.

https://itsfoss.com/news/british-flavored-linux-foundation-proposal/

The UK’s long-term failure to develop a coherent technology strategy is no longer just a business problem - increasingly it’s a democratic one. That's the view of former ministers, open source advocates and policy experts at an roundtable event earlier this month.

https://www.computing.co.uk/feature/2026/uk-s-tech-strategy-failure-is-a-threat-to-democracy-experts?utm_source=mastodon_org&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=June_OpenSource

#opensource #technews #ukpol #civilservice #government #ai #policy #openuk