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Is it a bird? Is it Microsoft Office? No, it's Onlyoffice: Version 7.2 released
The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 44
Serious surfer? How to browse like a pro on Firefox
Mozilla may seem like it has forgotten, but this is the most customizable browser going
Software26 Sep 2022 | 88
Linux Foundation launches European division
Open Source Summit Plans to drive more open source – and more transparency – into public sector
Software20 Sep 2022 | 9
Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice
Only in the Mac App Store, as part of FOSS-for-biz strategy software org admits may not quickly deliver results
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 96
Open standards body for digital wallets announced
Open Source Summit No, not the dodgy cryptocurrency kind
Off-Prem16 Sep 2022 | 5
Food security group, Linux Foundation working on crop data standard
'Sharing of agricultural data can help develop solutions to some of the food system's most pressing challenges'
Software15 Sep 2022 | 9
Nearly one in two industry pros scaled back open source use over security fears
Log4j being the main driver, this data science poll claims
CSO14 Sep 2022 | 17
Linux kernel's eBPF feature put to unexpected new uses
Linux Plumbers Conference The internal traffic-filtering tool can be used for much more than firewalls
Software14 Sep 2022 | 19
Want to know the future of FOSS? You can look it up in a database
Opinion If you make it here, you can make it anywhere
Databases12 Sep 2022 | 10
Google urges open source community to fuzz test code
We'll even get our checkbook out, web giant says
Patches08 Sep 2022 | 10
Open source biz sick of FOSS community exploitation overhauls software rights
Lightbend's Akka shifts from Apache 2.0 license to BSL 1.1 – but critics not pleased about pricing
Applications08 Sep 2022 | 41
Open source databases: What are they and why do they matter?
Feature We trawled through the licensing terms and spoke to the vendors so you don't have to
Databases05 Sep 2022 | 47
MX Linux 21.2: Middleweight Debian-based distro is well worth a look
Special report We took our first official test drive and became a little infatuated
OSes31 Aug 2022 | 19
US plans to open up government-funded science research papers to all
Remembering Aaron Swartz
Science25 Aug 2022 | 15
Deepin prepares to leave Debian base and move to fully independent distro
Big changes are afoot in a forthcoming version, but they're not fully visible yet
OSes25 Aug 2022 | 33
PanWriter: Cross-platform writing tool runs on anything and outputs to anything
FOSS Fest Sometimes you just want something dead simple that can maybe handle bold, italics, and a hyperlink or two
Applications24 Aug 2022 | 126
Banned Tornado Cash code reuploaded to GitHub in free speech test
Cryptography prof tells Microsoft to get forked
Software24 Aug 2022 | 58
Weighing the less mainstream Ubuntu remixes: Including China's Kylin
We look at the official flavors, but there are more out there
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 9
LibreOffice improves Microsoft compatibility with version 7.4
If you absolutely must keep using those proprietary formats, walk this way
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 84
There's no place like GNOME: Project hits 25, going on 43
Desktop environment celebrates milestone birthday with a beta
Applications17 Aug 2022 | 37
Ubuntu 22.04.1: Slightly late, but worth the upgrade
Latest shine on the Jammy Jellyfish brings ton of fixes to keep you working smoothly
OSes12 Aug 2022 | 13
Rescuezilla 2.4 is here: Grab it before you need it
A fork of Redo Rescue that outdoes the original – and beats Clonezilla too
Software11 Aug 2022 | 17
NetBSD 9.3: A 2022 OS that can run on late-1980s hardware
Need a cold shower? This is xNix like Windows users imagine it still is
OSes10 Aug 2022 | 59
GitLab versus The Zombie Repos: An old plot needs a new twist
Opinion Git back, git back, git back to where your files belong
Devops08 Aug 2022 | 57
FauxPilot: It's like GitHub Copilot but doesn't phone home to Microsoft
Updated And if you train your own AI model for it, you can worry less about licensing
Devops06 Aug 2022 | 19
Fancy a freshened up SLAX or ChromeOS replacement Peppermint OS?
Two lightweight distros get updated after extended pauses
OSes05 Aug 2022 | 5
One to watch: Open-source code that measures your exposure to CCTV
Like a Geiger counter but for surveillance cameras
Applications04 Aug 2022 | 30
GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts
Exclusive Hopes to save a quarter of hosting costs by binning repos that haven't been touched for a year
Devops04 Aug 2022 | 103
Hackable hardware PineBook Pro finally starts shipping again
Pine64 have other goodies in stock too… just not many right now
Personal Tech02 Aug 2022 | 7
US Department of Defense funds Google and SkyWater to enable open source chips
Amazing how you find the money when military needs a reliable supply
Systems29 Jul 2022 | 7
Hints about SUSE's 'Adaptable Linux Platform' emerge
Direction of future distros may be firming up, along with formidable system requirements
OSes26 Jul 2022 | 15
Fedora sours on Creative Commons 'No Rights Reserved' license
Lack of patent rights waiver in CC0 cited as problematic
OSes25 Jul 2022 | 19
How to get Linux onto a non-approved laptop
Dell certifies certain models for Linux, but if yours isn't, all is not lost
OSes22 Jul 2022 | 54
Yocto Project gets big backer and second LTS release – but what is it?
You may not realize it, but you probably already use things made with this build system for embedded Linux
OSes20 Jul 2022 | 9
Microsoft tweaks Store policy for open source once again
Paid-for open source is OK. But here's a form to report the scammers
Applications19 Jul 2022 | 17
Rocky Linux 9 and its new build service enter the ring
'Blue Onyx' defies the odds, defies logic, and fulfills an incredible dream (to quote a long-running film franchise)
OSes18 Jul 2022 | 18
Microsoft joins Jakarta EE, MicroProfile Working Groups at Eclipse Foundation
A portent of the End Times, or simply a smart corporate move? Probably the latter
Software15 Jul 2022 | 1
CP/M's open-source status clarified after 21 years
The venerable Z80 OS is a now hobbyist favorite
OSes15 Jul 2022 | 93
Homeland Security warns: Expect Log4j risks for 'a decade or longer'
Great, another thing that's gone endemic
Patches14 Jul 2022 | 12
Linux Mint 21 hits beta, and it's looking fresh
'Vanessa' is shaping up nicely – Ubuntu could learn a thing or two
OSes14 Jul 2022 | 30
X.org servers update closes 2 security holes, adds neat component tweaks
Arbitrary code execution flaws in the X Keyboard Extension were bad news
Patches13 Jul 2022 | 7
Linux laptop vendor Slimbook updates its ranges
Fresh lick of paint for KDE Slimbook, Slimbook ProX, and Slimbook Executive models
Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 15
Get over it: Microsoft is a Linux and open source company these days
Opinion 'The Evil Empire' hasn't been evil for about eight years now
Software13 Jul 2022 | 167
Intel, Accenture put bow on open-source AI kits to push adoption
Think ML is hard to implement? That excuse is getting harder to make as you avoid the rush
Systems12 Jul 2022 | 1
'Unbreakable' Oracle Linux 9 is a RHEL rebuild with built-in Btrfs support
Red Hat dropped the file system in 7.4 but Big Red's own kernel has kept hold
OSes12 Jul 2022 | 17
x86 Raspberry Pi Desktop is a great way to revive an old PC
The OS Formerly Known As Raspbian isn't just for the diminutive computer
OSes11 Jul 2022 | 28
Even robots have the right to learn from open source
Opinion Just because it's Microsoft doesn't mean it's wrong
Software11 Jul 2022 | 63
Broadcom's VMware buy got you worried? Give these 5 FOSS hypervisors a spin
Comment These suggestions are like our principles. If you don't like 'em ... we have others
Virtualization09 Jul 2022 | 47
Microsoft delays controversial ban on paid-for open source, WebKit in app store
Embrace, extend, excuses
Applications08 Jul 2022 | 34
Gtk 5 might drop X11 support, says GNOME dev
Linux's Wayland-only future takes a tentative step closer
OSes05 Jul 2022 | 66
India shares its e-government tools with all as India Stack
Identity, payments, data management – the lot – as digital public goods
Software05 Jul 2022 | 2
Open source body quits GitHub, urges you to do the same
Paid-for Copilot trained on FOSS code final straw for Software Freedom Conservancy
AI + ML30 Jun 2022 | 94
Thunderbird 102 gets a major facelift, Matrix chat support
Mozilla's messaging client appears to have benefited from sponsor shakeup
Applications30 Jun 2022 | 43
Arrogant, subtle, entitled: 'Toxic' open source GitHub discussions examined
Analysis Developer interactions sometimes contain their own kind of poison
Devops29 Jun 2022 | 116
EndeavourOS Artemis: Arch Linux, but a bit friendlier
The Reg FOSS desk takes the latest release, 22.6, for a spin
OSes29 Jun 2022 | 5
Running DOS on 64-bit Windows and Linux: Just because you can
FOSS Fest DOS isn't dead. You can still run it and its apps, even now
OSes28 Jun 2022 | 79
Misguided call for a 7-Zip boycott brings attention to FOSS archiving tools
Analysis It's good to highlight some alternatives, but security issues are overblown
Software27 Jun 2022 | 162
Startup rattles tin for e-paper monitor with display fast enough to play video
In grayscale, though. Optimistic plans for daylight-readable display and long-life laptop
Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 13
Linus Torvalds says Rust is coming to the Linux kernel 'real soon now'
Maintainer lack of familiarity won't be an issue, chief insists, citing his own bafflement when faced with Perl
OSes23 Jun 2022 | 65
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