FOSS Weekly #26.23: Vim Forked, Coreutils on Windows, Reverse WSL, KDE Linux and a Giveaway

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Microsoft has released its own version of Coreutils to bring Linux commands to Windows command prompt. If you can’t beat them, join them? This is a big move from the company that once called Linux a “cancer”.

Someone forked Vim to keep it free from any AI assisted code contribution. A bit too extreme? You tell me.

KDE Linux is shaping up well, as May’s progress update shows the project dropping its AUR dependency, switching to kde-builder for a faster and more distro-agnostic build system, and replacing KWalletManager with the newer KeepSecret app.

Valve brought the Steam Deck OLED back after months of absence and quietly raised prices by nearly 50% to cover rising component costs. People bought them anyway. North America sold out overnight, and if you’ve been waiting for prices to normalize, don’t.

M5Stack’s CardputerZero is a credit card-sized Linux computer built around a Raspberry Pi Compute Module Zero, with a 46-key keyboard, 1.9-inch display with HDMI out up to 1080p, 8MP Sony camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, and a 1,500mAh battery.

AlmaLinux Day is coming to Los Angeles on July 18, scheduled the day before SIGGRAPH 2026 to catch the VFX and studio crowd before the larger conference kicks off.

More European companies are joining hands to push Euro-Office, the ONLYOFFICE clone.

Here are other highlights of this edition of FOSS Weekly:

A new tool that feels like a reverse WSL.
Software that feels open source, but isn’t.
Getting the fastest Arch Linux download mirrors.
And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!

🧠 What We’re Thinking About

GitHub Copilot’s metered billing went live this week. What was a predictable monthly subscription is now usage-based, with each request priced dynamically by model and context.

Angry devs vow to flee GitHub Copilot as metered billing takes hold

’16% of my monthly Pro+ allowance. Gone. For basically nothing’