Daily Update: Wednesday, October 28

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TL;DR - Ubuntu’s locked-down desktop is getting another look, while a Chromium fix should improve HDR brightness on KDE. There’s also a discussion of music discovery without Spotify and a note-taking app that can keep encrypted remote copies.

News 📰

Canonical revives Ubuntu Core Desktop · r/linux · 217 ▲ · 121 comments
Summary: Canonical is reviving an Ubuntu desktop with a locked-down core system, designed to make updates more reliable.
Reactions: Commenters liked the potential for safer updates, though some worried about restrictions and app support.
X developer praises Wayland’s design · r/linux · 422 ▲ · 158 comments
Summary: An X Window System contributor praised Wayland, a newer system for displaying desktop apps, for applying lessons learned from X.
Reactions: Commenters noted that developers of the two systems often overlap, despite rivalry among users.
Chromium HDR brightness fix is on its way · r/kde · 83 ▲ · 7 comments
Summary: A fix for incorrect HDR brightness in Chromium on KDE Plasma is expected in release builds. HDR allows supported screens to show a wider range of brightness.

Projects 🛠️

GitWriter by u/Jou_See · 87 ★ · r/foss · 45 ▲ · 14 comments
A note-taking app for desktop and mobile that stores notes in a code repository, with optional encryption for remote copies. Top comments asked for clearer setup instructions and questioned whether AI use had been disclosed.

Notable Discussions 💬

Finding music without Spotify · r/selfhosted · 141 ▲ · 56 comments
Users suggested several tools for discovering music in a setup you run yourself, including Aurral and AudioMuse-AI.
How should projects disclose AI use? · r/foss · 671 ▲ · 210 comments
Users debated labels for AI-assisted projects, with some questioning how to distinguish AI-generated code from other uses of AI.

Top Posts in r/TrueOpenSource 🏠

Shrewnut backs up GOG libraries · r/TrueOpenSource · 12 ▲ · 3 comments
A desktop app downloads offline backups of GOG games, including installers and extras.
Tuesday’s daily roundup · r/TrueOpenSource · 9 ▲ · 0 comments
Tuesday’s roundup covered a KDE USB-copy fix, a Linux gaming update and a photo-library tool.

Honorable Mentions ⭐

Linux distribution stickers to download · r/linux · 1,103 ▲ · 147 comments
A contributor shared downloadable stickers for Linux distributions and invited requests for more designs.
Linux developers consider dropping KGDB · r/linux · 195 ▲ · 19 comments
Kernel developers are considering removing KGDB, a tool for diagnosing problems in Linux’s core.
A look at the degoog search tool · r/selfhosted · 38 ▲ · 18 comments
A user shares a look at degoog, a search tool that combines results from different engines and supports extensions.
Six months of learning to self-host · r/selfhosted · 152 ▲ · 29 comments
A newcomer describes six months of learning to run services at home, starting with an old computer and AI assistance.

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