Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license
The 'Azure RTOS' used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS
OSes28 Nov 2023 | 21
FOSS
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is freely available under its license for anyone to use, copy or change it – as opposed to proprietary software where the users' freedoms are restricted by the copyright holder – and the source code is available for perusal and contributions
FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic
You may never have heard of it, but you almost certainly use it, possibly many times a day
Software24 Nov 2023 | 48
Do we really need another non-open source available license?
Opinion No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters
OSes24 Nov 2023 | 69
Linux will soon offer switchable x86-32 binary support
And other novelties likely next year in kernel 6.7
OSes30 Oct 2023 | 12
Can open source be saved from the EU's Cyber Resilience Act?
Opinion The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and for open source this is a well meaning cluster fudge
Cybersecurity Month13 Oct 2023 | 82
Free software pioneer Richard Stallman is battling cancer
A changed RMS appeared at the GNU 40th anniversary event in Switzerland
OSes29 Sep 2023 | 46
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
UTM: An Apple hypervisor with some unique extra abilities
Friday FOSS Fest Fancy running Windows, Linux and Classic MacOS on your modern x86-64 or Arm64 Mac? Walk this way
Virtualization29 Sep 2023 | 19
Long-term support for Linux kernels is about to get a lot shorter
Open Source Summit Despite the OS's success, maintainers are short-staffed and under-appreciated
OSes26 Sep 2023 | 54
GNU turns 40: Stallman's baby still not ready for prime time, but hey, there's cake
It turned the software industry upside down regardless
Applications20 Sep 2023 | 85
Linux 6.6's in-kernel SMB networking server graduates
Samsung's KSMBD server hitting primetime has several significant implications
OSes11 Sep 2023 | 18
Want tech cred? Learn how to email like a pro
Feature Distinguish tech pros from tech poseurs with this one weird trick
Networks23 Aug 2023 | 178
Not call: Open source gurus urge you to dump Zoom
In footsteps of GiveUpGitHub, campaign follows AI ToS fiasco
Software15 Aug 2023 | 70
Debian 12.1 released with bug fixes aplenty and excitement still in short supply
The next version, 'Trixie', is starting to take shape and boasts an additional official CPU architecture
OSes25 Jul 2023 | 10
Three signs that Wayland is becoming the favored way to get a GUI on Linux
May be about to join systemd as the new tech for graybeards to scorn... but adopt anyway
OSes13 Jul 2023 | 120
Rocky Linux claims to have found 'path forward' from CentOS source purge
Ripples rebounding and reflecting from Red Hat's rebuff of RHEL rebuilds
OSes28 Jun 2023 | 221
The return of the classic Flying Toasters screensaver
Friday FOSS Fest OK, here's my question: Would you like to have it on x86 Linux?
Personal Tech14 Apr 2023 | 42
OpenMandriva Rome version 23.03 is out now
Fresh installation image for the rolling-release edition of OpenMandriva
OSes31 Mar 2023 | 12
Russian developers blocked from contributing to FOSS tools
Opinion The war in Ukraine is bad and wrong… but does blocking these contributions help Ukraine?
OSes21 Mar 2023 | 166
Reg FOSS desk test drive: First beta of Fedora 38 drops
Spoiler: It's looking much better than 37 did at this stage
OSes17 Mar 2023 | 28
Pop open a cask: Homebrew version 4.0.0 is here
FOSS Fest Add-on package manager for macOS (and Linux if you need it)
Software27 Feb 2023 | 12
OnlyOffice treated to an update – and fresh plugins
If the Ribbon is your sort of thing, penguin-flavored options include this and WPS Office
Applications21 Feb 2023 | 12
How this database legal war could be decided by the name given to this license
Neo4j v PureThink rumbles on
Devops12 Feb 2023 | 4
Open Source Policy Summit: Where FOSS and government meet
FOSDEM Sometimes it takes a war to make people pay attention
Applications09 Feb 2023 | 8
Voice.ai denies claim it violated open source software license requirements
Maker of voice changing software says it has removed GPLv3 code "to alleviate any doubt"
Devops08 Feb 2023 | 11
FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make software more secure
Opinion Don't throw the open source baby out with the bathwater
OSes30 Jan 2023 | 102
New software sells new hardware – but a threat to that symbiosis is coming
Comment Complex software packages need ever gruntier specs... and Koomey’s Law awaits
OSes11 Jan 2023 | 33
Biting the hand that feeds IT
