Thom Holwerda

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Pinta 3.0 brings major GTK4 overhaul

1 week ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Over 15 years ago, I wrote about the launch of a Paint.NET clone for Linux, called Pinta, written in GTK. That was merely version 0.1, and over time, it’s become somewhat of a staple for many Linux users. The project just released version 3, which is a major revision, moving the application over to GTK4 and Libadwaita. Built on the robust GTK 4 toolkit and the sleek Libadwaita, Pinta 3.0 brings a redesigned user interface that’s faster, more responsive, and more efficient than ever.
Elliptical Python programming

1 week ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Home > General Development > Elliptical Python programming One thing I love about Python is how it comes with its very own built-in zen. In moments of tribulations, when I am wrestling with crooked code and tangled thoughts, I often find solace in its timeless wisdom.
Windows Recall returns, and its companion feature does not keep data on-device

1 week ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Remember Windows Recall, the Windows feature that would take a screenshot of your desktop every three seconds, stored them in a database, and then let you search through them at later dates? The feature has been hobbled by implementation problems, security issues, and privacy troubles, and has been released in preview and pulled since its original unveiling. Well, it’s back in testing now for users of the Release Preview Channel.
MacSSL: a port of Mbed-TLS for the classic Mac OS 7/8/9

1 week ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Yesterday we had SDL2 for the classic Mac OS, today we have modern SSL/TLS for the classic Mac OS. This is a C89/C90 port of MbedTLS for Mac System 7/8/9. It works, and compiles under Metrowerks Codewarrior Pro 4. This is a basic app that performs a GET request on whatever is in api.h, and prints the result out to the text box (with a lot of debug information, of course). The idea of this project was to build an ‘app’ of sorts for 640by480, my ‘instagram clone for vintage digital cameras’.
SDL2 ported to Mac OS 9

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Well, this you certainly don’t see every day. This is a “rough draft” of SDL2 for MacOS 9, using CodeWarrior Pro 6 and 7. Enough was done to get it building in CW, and the start of a “macosclassic” video driver was created. It DOES seem to basically work, but much still needs to be done. Event handling is just enough to handling Command-Q, there is no audio, etc etc etc.
Amiga OS 3.2 Update 3 released

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

I’ve long lost the ability to keep track of whatever’s happening in the Amiga community, and personally I tend to just focus on tracking MorphOS and AROS as best I can.
IBM unveils z17 mainframe, z/OS 3.2

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

IBM today announced the IBM z17, the next generation of the company’s iconic mainframe, fully engineered with AI capabilities across hardware, software, and systems operations. Powered by the new IBM Telum II processor, IBM z17 expands the system’s capabilities beyond transactional AI capabilities to enable new workloads.
Not updated in 7 years, IIS is still a default part of Windows, apparently

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

This month’s security updates for Windows 11 create a new empty folder on drive C. It is called “inetpub,” and it does not contain any extra folders or files. Its properties window shows 0 bytes in size and that it was created by the system itself. Neowin checked a bunch of Windows 11 PCs with the April 2025 security updates installed, and all of them had inetpub on drive C.
FreeDOS 1.4 released

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

With FreeDOS being, well, DOS, you’d think there wasn’t much point in putting out major releases and making big changes, and you’d mostly be right. However, being a DOS clone doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement within the confines of the various parts and tools that make up DOS, and that’s exactly where FreeDOS focuses its attention. FreeDOS 1.4 comes about three years after 1.2.This version includes an updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help system.
What’s up with Linux support for Qualcomm X Elite chips?

2 weeks ago | osnews.com | Thom Holwerda

Remember when Qualcomm promised Linux would be a first-tier platform alongside Windows for its Snapdragon X Elite, almost a year ago now? Well, the Snapdragon X laptop have been out in the market for a while running Windows, but Linux support is still a complete crapshoot, despite the lofty promises by Qualcomm. Tuxedo, a European Linux OEM who promised to ship a Snapdragon X laptop running Linux, has posted an update on its progress, and it’s not looking good.