Open Source Initiative defends disallowing board candidate after timezone SNAFU
Here's another thing AI can do: Cause conflict around whether it's compatible with the very idea of open source
Software28 Feb 2025 | 26
Open Source
FYI: An appeals court may kill a GNU GPL software license
Updated Defense of FOSS licensing rests on the shoulders of a guy in Virginia
Databases27 Feb 2025 | 73
OBS-tacle course: Fedora and Flathub's Flatpak fiasco sparks repo rumble
Dispute settled, but not the causes
OSes25 Feb 2025 | 21
How's that open source licensing coming along? That well, huh?
State Of Open When a vendor and a community stop loving each other, things can get very forked up
OSes24 Feb 2025 | 13
Docker delays Hub pull limits by a month, tweaks maximums, stalls storage billing indefinitely
Image fetches to be capped on hourly basis for Personal, unauthenticated use, paid-for plans get unlimited access
Devops22 Feb 2025 | 11
Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable
Final update Nobody wants memory bugs. Penguinistas continue debate on how to squish 'em
OSes21 Feb 2025 | 178
NARROWER TOPICS
KDE Plasma 6.3 released – and 6.3.1 is already here
A year on from the big overhaul of Plasma 6, more functionality appears
OSes19 Feb 2025 | 13
GNOME 48 beta is another nail in X11's coffin
Our first look at the default desktop for Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 'Plucky Puffin'
OSes18 Feb 2025 | 73
Open source maintainers are really feeling the squeeze
State Of Open Overworked, under pressure, and subjected to abuse – is it really worth it?
Software16 Feb 2025 | 80
Why do younger coders struggle to break through the FOSS graybeard barrier?
FOSDEM 2025 The hurdles are higher than you might imagine
Software14 Feb 2025 | 111
After clash over Rust in Linux, now Asahi lead quits distro, slams Linus' kernel leadership
I fought the Torv and ... the Torv won
OSes13 Feb 2025 | 158
LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab
FOSDEM 2025 Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions
Applications13 Feb 2025 | 145
WordPress war latest: Ploy to trademark Hosted WordPress, Managed WordPress derailed
Updated Objection from open source community heralded as 'great victory for the ecosystem'
Software13 Feb 2025 | 8
'Key kernel maintainers' still back Rust in the Linux kernel, despite the doubters
Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT...
OSes11 Feb 2025 | 44
Microsoft open sources PostgreSQL extensions to muscle in on NoSQL
Analysis But will it set a real standard for MongoDB alternatives?
Databases11 Feb 2025 | 12
Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer
Updated Some worry multiple languages will make it harder to maintain this open source uber-project, others disagree
Software05 Feb 2025 | 127
Meta blocked Distrowatch links on Facebook while running Linux servers
Popular community site became unmentionable – the irony is thick enough to compile
Personal Tech28 Jan 2025 | 56
WINE 10 is still not an emulator, but Windows apps won't know the difference
New double-digit vintage goes well with all sorts of things
OSes24 Jan 2025 | 75
Better power management, security, and scheduling in Linux kernel 6.13
But no changes to bcachefs
OSes22 Jan 2025 | 6
Linux Mint 22.1 Xia arrives fashionably late
Both the Ubuntu and Debian-based editions get Cinnamon 6.4 and other goodies
OSes20 Jan 2025 | 59
Six vulnerabilities in ubiquitous rsync tool announced and fixed in a day
Turns out tool does both file transfers and security fixes fast
Patches17 Jan 2025 | 21
Debian 12.9 arrives, quickly followed by MX Linux 23.5
The eighth point-release of Bookworm – yes, you read that right – and the latest MX with new Xfce
OSes16 Jan 2025 | 37
WordPress drama latest: Leader Matt Mullenweg exiles five contributors
WordPress.org accounts cancelled, dissidents told to fork off
Applications14 Jan 2025 | 29
Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware to homebrew KVM platform
Exclusive Faced with huge license cost increase, provider and customers were both happy to make migration a mission
Virtualization13 Jan 2025 | 37
Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club
Right as Uncle Sam pushes for Chrome sell-off, eh?
Applications10 Jan 2025 | 14
Free-software warriors celebrate landmark case that enforced GNU LGPL
On the Fritz: German router maker AVM lets device rights case end after coughing up source code
Software10 Jan 2025 | 41
To save the energy grid from AI, use open source AI, says open source body
Linux Foundation Energy argues rapidly decentralizing electricity sector can't succeed with silos
AI + ML09 Jan 2025 | 5
Just when you thought terminal emulators couldn't get any better, Ghostty ships
HashiCorp co-founder's side project reaches 1.0 – er, 1.0.1
Applications08 Jan 2025 | 91
Chinese RISC-V project teases 2025 debut of freely licensed advanced chip design
Third-gen Xiangshan may be close to performance of Arm’s made-for-HPC Neoverse 2
Systems08 Jan 2025 | 11
Twigstats software sheds light on mysteries of Europe's old-school migrators
New tool for genetic analysis promises greater insights from the extraction of ancient DNA
Science05 Jan 2025 | 12
Honey co-founder's Pie Adblock called out for copying GPL'd uBlock Origin files
And, magically, a repo appears on GitHub with attribution
Personal Tech04 Jan 2025 | 32
SvarDOS: DR-DOS is reborn as an open source operating system
Updated A #DOScember surprise: fits on a single floppy, but has a network-capable package manager
OSes23 Dec 2024 | 86
Alpine Linux 3.21: Lean, mean, and LoongArch-ready
A cool mountain breeze blowing in after the new LTS kernel
OSes17 Dec 2024 | 16
systemd begrudgingly drops a safety net while a challenger appears, GNU Shepherd 1.0
Holidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from
OSes13 Dec 2024 | 151
Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic
Updated Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine's access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations
Software11 Dec 2024 | 34
Open source maintainers are drowning in junk bug reports written by AI
Python security developer-in-residence decries use of bots that 'cannot understand code'
Devops10 Dec 2024 | 91
OpenWrt orders router firmware updates after supply chain attack scare
A couple of bugs lead to a potentially bad time
CSO09 Dec 2024 | 9
FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi
Another buzzword box ticked: OCI-compliant containers
OSes05 Dec 2024 | 22
Elementary OS 8 'Circe' conjures Wayland magic
Based on Ubuntu 24.04, more accessibility, still looks great
OSes04 Dec 2024 | 21
Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems
Impersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too
Software02 Dec 2024 | 82
Claims of 'open' AIs are often open lies, research argues
'When policy is being shaped, definitions matter'
AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 10
Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware
'Forever unbrickable' Wi-Fi 6 box from Banana Pi comes packaged or in kit form
Networks02 Dec 2024 | 52
Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros
Leading Linux desktops boldly address the 'not enough distros' non-problem
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 117
Arch Linux installer now slightly less masochistic
'BTW I use Arch' runway greased, plus clarification around package licensing
OSes29 Nov 2024 | 35
Public developer spats put bcachefs at risk in Linux
Updated Fisticuffs in FOSS-land! Fancy file system's future fraught!
OSes22 Nov 2024 | 72
LXQt packs Wayland punch with 2.1 release
The lightest mainstream Linux desktop joins the tiny handful that support X.org replacement
OSes15 Nov 2024 | 13
Academic papers yanked after authors found to have used unlicensed software
Updated Dam, the consequences
Software14 Nov 2024 | 80
A sit-down with Ubuntu founder Mark 'SABDFL' Shuttleworth
Ubuntu Summit 2024 Talking to the distro's self-appointed benevolent dictator for life about 20 years of Ubuntu
OSes11 Nov 2024 | 36
WordPress's Automattic openly tracks websites bailing from rival WP Engine
Updated The new normal
Software08 Nov 2024 | 29
Why we're still waiting for Canonical's immutable Ubuntu Core Desktop
Ubuntu Summit 'First impressions matter' but a KDE flavor is in the making – and more publicly at that
OSes06 Nov 2024 | 19
Bitwarden switches password manager and SDK to GPL3 after FOSS-iness drama
Open source tool chooses to become more open than ever
Applications04 Nov 2024 | 20
'Open banking' rules will put your financial data back where it belongs
Well, at least eventually since some companies have until 2030 to comply
Software27 Oct 2024 | 8
San Francisco billboards call out tech firms for not paying for open source
Puts Chief Tightwad Officers on notice
Software25 Oct 2024 | 80
Hugging Face puts the squeeze on Nvidia's software ambitions
AI model repo promises lower costs, broader compatibility for NIMs competitor
AI + ML24 Oct 2024 | 16
Bitwarden's FOSS halo slips as new SDK requirement locks down freedoms
Arguments continue but change suggests it's not Free Software anymore
Applications24 Oct 2024 | 16
SuperHTML is here to rescue you from syntax errors, and it's FOSS
Author would like to see a switch back to plain old static HTML. Us too
Applications23 Oct 2024 | 100
WinAmp's woes will pass, but its wonders will be here forever
Opinion Not as clumsy or random as a streamer, an elegant player for a more civilized age
Software20 Oct 2024 | 48
Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON
India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects
Software17 Oct 2024 | 2
WordPress saga escalates as WP Engine plugin forcibly forked and legal letters fly
WP Engine seems to be excluded from sponsoring events, too
Software14 Oct 2024 | 24
Apple macOS 15 Sequoia is officially UNIX. If anyone cares...
Explainer But what does that mean?
OSes11 Oct 2024 | 60
Xfce 4.20 creeps toward Wayland support while Mint 22.1 polishes desktop routine
A couple of FOSS goodies that should be ready for the festive season
OSes07 Oct 2024 | 13
159 Automattic staff take severance offer and walk out over WP Engine feud
WordPress supremo Mullenweg channels Churchill: Never let a good crisis go to waste
Software04 Oct 2024 | 39
Biting the hand that feeds IT
