{"id":266513,"date":"2026-06-04T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/foss-weekly-26-23-vim-forked-coreutils-on-windows-reverse-wsl-kde-linux-and-a-giveaway\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T08:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:10:29","slug":"foss-weekly-26-23-vim-forked-coreutils-on-windows-reverse-wsl-kde-linux-and-a-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/04\/foss-weekly-26-23-vim-forked-coreutils-on-windows-reverse-wsl-kde-linux-and-a-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"FOSS Weekly #26.23: Vim Forked, Coreutils on Windows, Reverse WSL, KDE Linux and a Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/newsletter\/foss-weekly-26-23\/\">FOSS Weekly #26.23: Vim Forked, Coreutils on Windows, Reverse WSL, KDE Linux and a Giveaway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/newsletter\/foss-weekly-26-23\/\">https:\/\/itsfoss.com\/newsletter\/foss-weekly-26-23\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-04 11:08:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"itsfoss.com\">itsfoss.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has released its own version of Coreutils to bring Linux commands to Windows command prompt. If you can&#8217;t beat them, join them? This is a big move from the company that once called Linux a &#8220;cancer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Someone forked Vim to keep it free from any AI assisted code contribution. A bit too extreme? You tell me.<\/p>\n<p>KDE Linux is shaping up well, as May&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;ve been waiting for prices to normalize, don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>M5Stack&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>More European companies are joining hands to push Euro-Office, the ONLYOFFICE clone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are other highlights of this edition of FOSS Weekly:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new tool that feels like a reverse WSL.<\/li>\n<li>Software that feels open source, but isn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li>Getting the fastest Arch Linux download mirrors.<\/li>\n<li>And other Linux news, tips, and, of course, memes!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"%F0%9F%A7%A0-what-we%E2%80%99re-thinking-about\">\ud83e\udde0 What We\u2019re Thinking About<\/h2>\n<p>GitHub Copilot&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>Angry devs vow to flee GitHub Copilot as metered billing takes hold<\/p>\n<p>\u201916% of my monthly Pro+ allowance. Gone. 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