Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #zork1, aggregated by home.social.
@fozztexx Ah the Trash 80, mainstay of my first adventure were us nerds dodged getting beat up or thrown in a trash can and stayed int he computer room programing in basic or playing Zork I
To quote another computer of that time frame the WOPR, “A strange game. The only winning move is to leave the Loud Room.” #Zork1
(Linux news in previous posts of thread)
FOSS NEWS
After Nearly 10 Years of Building Mastodon, Eugen Rochko Steps Into Advisory Role:
https://itsfoss.com/news/mastodon-ceo-steps-down/
TABS API is Mozilla’s Latest Bet on the Agentic Web:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mozilla-tabs-api-ai-web-agents
Firefox recent updates improve tab group handling:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/firefox-recent-updates-improve-tab-group-handling/
Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-147-XDG-Base-Directory
A great showcase of open source - Blender 5.0 is out with completely overhauled colour management:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/a-great-showcase-of-open-source-blender-5-0-is-out-with-completely-overhauled-colour-management/
GIMP 3.2 RC1 launches with proper SVG export, improved text editor, and UI enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/gimp-3-2-rc1-launches-with-proper-svg-export-improved-text-editor-and-ui-enhancements/
Signal to add pinned messages feature for chats on all platforms:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/signal-to-add-pinned-messages-feature-for-chats-on-all-platforms/
Bluesky adds new moderation tools with expanded categories & a unified enforcement system:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/bluesky-adds-new-moderation-tools-with-expanded-categories-and-a-unified-enforcement-system/
Proton Mail apps update adds navigation features on iOS and Android:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/proton-mail-apps-update-adds-navigation-features-on-ios-and-android/
diVine is Vine back from the dead, thanks (in part) to Jack Dorsey:
https://betanews.com/2025/11/17/divine-is-vine-back-from-the-dead-thanks-in-part-to-jack-dorsey/
Spotube 5.1 released with audio source plugins, NewPipe integration on desktop, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/spotube-5-1-released-with-audio-source-plugins-newpipe-integration-on-desktop-and-more/
Servo Announces Sponsorship Tiers To Get More Organizations Backing This Browser Engine:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-Sponsorship-Tiers
Cryptomator 1.18 desktop now lets you restore lost or damaged master keys & vault config:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/cryptomator-1-18-desktop-now-lets-you-restore-lost-or-damaged-master-keys-and-vault-config/
Earth 2140 remake on OpenRA engine OpenE2140 gets a first release:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/earth-2140-remake-on-openra-engine-opene2140-gets-a-first-release/
Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/zork-i-zork-ii-and-zork-iii-are-now-officially-open-source/
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Microsoft open sourced Zork I, II and III. So i grabbed a copy of the Zork I source code and used the zilf compiler to successfully create an z3 file which I can feed to frotz. 🤩 🎉 😃
