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Nura in 2026-10: OSC Tokio, statutes, and project updates

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Key points

Nura's October 2026 monthly report covers its presence at the Fall OpenSource Conference in Tokyo and the continued integration of its new legal entity, the Nura Project ASBL, into project processes. It also covers new mobile-config-firefox releases, a delay to the q6voiced call-audio work, the arrival of the Catacomb UI in Alpine and Nura, and several calls for help ahead of the end-of-year release.

Events

  • Rob and Masanori represented Nura at the Fall OpenSource Conference in Tokyo, handing out about 50 leaflets and demonstrating a range of devices running Plasma Mobile and Phosh.
  • Visitors were told about the project's recent rename.
  • The event leaflets were updated for the new name and project status in English (!95) and Japanese (!96).
  • FOSDEM 2027 takes place on 30 and 31 January. The Mainline Linux on Mobile devroom has been accepted, and its Call for Papers is open to talks about the whole mobile Linux field, not only Nura.

Organisation and governance

  • The Nura Project ASBL, introduced in September, is now built into the project's processes and documentation (!110). Its statutes are public and available in English.
  • The former Core and Trusted Contributors model has been replaced by membership in the association's assembly. Application and documentation processes were updated to match (!114).
  • A conflict of interest policy has been adopted to keep decisions in the project's interest and prevent personal gain by people in positions of power.
  • A public discussion on the future of membership has started, and anyone interested can take part.
  • A new financial update is planned in the coming months, along with changes on OpenCollective, because the relationship with the project's fiscal host is changing.

mobile-config-firefox

  • Three releases came out: 5.5.0, 5.5.1 and 5.5.2.
  • Together they add support for Firefox up to version 159 and improve support for ESR 153.
  • Initial Flatpak support was added, so Flatpak users outside Nura can also use the adaptive configuration.

Call audio on Qualcomm devices (q6voiced)

  • q6voiced is a set of downstream patches plus a downstream daemon that provides call audio on Qualcomm devices.
  • A project to build an upstreamable replacement, with wider audio stack improvements, was announced a few months ago.
  • The initial analysis and architectural redesign have been delayed by circumstances outside the project's control and are not expected before December 2026. The team hopes to report completed work by then.

New UI: Catacomb

  • Catacomb is a Wayland-based mobile interface aimed at low-end hardware and battery life, with very low system requirements.
  • It is now packaged in both Alpine and Nura (!7690), credited to Ferass and Christian Duerr.
  • Some apps in the Catacomb suite are not packaged yet and are expected soon. The project describes the current state as already very usable.
  • Details are on the Nura wiki page for Catacomb.

Other changes

  • Images for the Radxa Dragon Q6A, a candidate future main device, are now published. People interested in running Nura on it are invited to join the project chat.
  • systemd was updated (!9779), and a fix landed in apk-tools.
  • About 50 people had patches merged since the previous report. The post also thanks contributors to upstream projects such as Alpine Linux, the Linux kernel, Phosh, Plasma Mobile, GNOME Mobile, Sxmo and ModemManager.

Help wanted

  • A new Nura release is due at the end of the year. Testers are wanted for the Testing Team, and no developer experience is needed.
  • Volunteers are needed to update the German and French leaflets.
  • Active community members who want to keep helping are encouraged to talk to team members and apply to join the association.
  • Topics for the next monthly post can be suggested on work item 240 in the nura.eco repository on gitlab.nura.eco.
  • Financial support can be given through OpenCollective.

Summary by DistroNews, based on the original post.

This month, Rob and Masanori (thanks both!) represented Nura at the Fall OpenSource Conference in Tokyo, Japan. They handed over close to 50 leaflets, and showcased a great variety of devices, with attendants being astonished with how well Plasma Mobile and Phosh worked on them. Attendants were also happy to learn about the project rename, which is great news! Organizational After introducing the Nura Project ASBL in September, we continued with the integration of the legal entity into the project's processes and documentation (!110), which means the statutes are now accessible publicly and in English. Thanks Antoine! With the previous changes, the Core and Trusted Contributors model is now replaced by the assembly membership. As such, the application and documentation processes have now been updated (!114). If you are interested to be part of the association, please have a look! We now have a conflict of interest policy to make sure that decisions are made with the best interest of the project in mind, and avoid potential benefits for individuals in positions of power. mobile-config-firefox The project to make firefox adaptive on mobile saw three new releases: 5.5.0, 5.5.1, and 5.5.2. Overall, it adds support for Firefox versions up to 159, and improves support for ESR version 153. It also adds initial flatpak support, so that flatpak beyond Nura can also benefit from our work. q6voiced project update q6voiced is a set of downstream patches and downstream daemon to provide call audio support for QualComm devices. A couple of months ago, we introduced a project, to work on an upstreamable solution that would important bring improvements to the audio stack that many in our community want to see. Since then, we have received multiple queries about the status of the project. Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of our control, the initial analysis and architectural redesign has been delayed, and they probably won't come until December this year.

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