The Register, Friday, August 28th, 2026
LibreOffice 26.8 Is Out - Local First, and With No AI
LibreOffice 26.8 doubles down on local-first computing and explicitly declines to add AI features.
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Vol 341 · Issue 4
FOSS — Archive · Vol 341 Issue 4
8 articles that week
FOSS Force, Friday, August 28th, 2026
LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code
Christine Hall examines how LibreOffice 26.8's release process reflects open source's community and governance side.
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Open Source For You, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
The Engineering Blueprint: Transitioning From Enterprise Code to Open Source
Siemens describes its decade-long path from proprietary enterprise code to a successful open source project.
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It's FOSS, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
LibreOffice 26.8 Doubles Down on No AI, Right After Collabora Welcomed It
The Document Foundation's LibreOffice 26.8 skips AI features entirely, sticking to core open source office basics.
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FOSS Force, Thursday, August 27th, 2026
Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Released With Bug Fixes, Curve Alias, and Faster Crypto
The GnuPG project's Libgcrypt 1.12.3 update brings bug fixes, a new curve alias, and cryptographic performance gains.
more → Open Source For You, Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
OpenSSL 4.0.2 Patches Multiple Security Flaws Across Core Components
OpenSSL 4.0.2 fixes a heap buffer overflow and memory exhaustion issues across core cryptographic components.
more → FOSS Force, Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
Beyond Syslog: Building a Tamper-Proof E-Commerce Audit Trail With immudb
A technical walkthrough of using the open-source immudb database to build cryptographically verifiable audit logs.
more → It's FOSS, Monday, August 24th, 2026
Linux 7.3 Is Shaping Up to Be One of the Most Performance-Focused Kernel Releases in Years
Early Linux 7.3 kernel work points to major filesystem, scheduling, and latency performance improvements.
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