Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray
AI-coded contributions? Most would rather skip the bot's work
Software18 Sep 2024 | 9
Open Source
Open source orgs strengthen alliance against patent trolls
The more successful FOSS gets, the more it becomes a target
Software18 Sep 2024 | 7
Begun, the open source AI wars have
Opinion This is going to be ugly. Really ugly
AI + ML14 Sep 2024 | 46
Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features
Interview CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork
Databases12 Sep 2024 | 1
OneFileLinux: A tiny recovery distro that fits snugly in your EFI system partition
The kind of thing the big names should be doing instead of working with proprietary vendors
Software09 Sep 2024 | 27
Ubuntu Noble updates on hold while 20th anniversary teaser bears retro-styled gifts
22.04 to 24.04 upgrade temporarily withdrawn, but will be back
OSes09 Sep 2024 | 10
NARROWER TOPICS
Upgrading Linux with Rust looks like a new challenge. It's one of our oldest
Opinion From the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever built. Not even a kernel
Software09 Sep 2024 | 121
Raspberry Pi 4 bugs throw wrench in the works for Fedora 41
Problems also afflict the Pi Pico 2's chip
OSes05 Sep 2024 | 37
Double Debian update: 11.11 and 12.7 arrive at once
But Bullseye's days are numbered and it's time to think about upgrading
OSes04 Sep 2024 | 10
GNU screen 5 proves it's still got game even after 37 years
First major version in two decades is worth getting to know
Applications03 Sep 2024 | 61
Brace for glitches and GRUB grumbles as Ubuntu 24.04.1 lands
Updated Now the Numbat has been neatened, you can replace your Jellyfish – if you dare
OSes03 Sep 2024 | 16
Zen Browser is a no-Google zone that offers tiling nirvana
A Firefox fork aimed at power surfers
Software02 Sep 2024 | 78
Linux Deepin 23: A polished distro from China that Western desktops could learn from
A glimpse into the rapidly advancing world of Chinese open source
OSes23 Aug 2024 | 53
CockroachDB scurries off to proprietary software land
Opinion As VC-owned fauxpen source biz yells 'show me the money,' more may follow to the peril of the community
Software23 Aug 2024 | 18
LibreOffice 24.8: Handy even if you're happy with Microsoft
Mature, stable – and can rescue corrupt files
Applications23 Aug 2024 | 76
Oreon Lime is AlmaLinux with a desktop twist
Enterprise-level long-term stability, but a little friendlier
OSes20 Aug 2024 | 19
Gentoo Linux to drop Itanium support as Funtoo fork enters 'Hobby Mode'
Founder's side-project is letting in water
OSes19 Aug 2024 | 25
Ubuntu 24.04.1 will be late, but fresher kernels are coming
Bad news for impatient LTS users, balanced out by tweaked policy
OSes19 Aug 2024 | 10
CockroachDB scuttles away from open source Core offering
Distributed database biz doesn't like bigger customers using the free version of its software
Databases19 Aug 2024 | 14
DARPA, ARPA-H award $14m to 7 AIxCC semifinalists, with a catch
Teams wanting the cash have to commit to handing their models to OpenSSF after next year's final
Security15 Aug 2024 | 4
Linux Foundation wades into AI as Open Model Initiative joins ranks
Penguins reiterate commitment to 'fostering open, collaborative' development, licensing
AI + ML13 Aug 2024 | 4
LLM-driven C-to-Rust. Not just a good idea, a genie eager to escape
Opinion Automatic for the people? Don’t mind if we do
Software12 Aug 2024 | 87
Core Python developer suspended for three months
Code of Conduct violations include allegations that posts created 'atmosphere of FUD'
Devops09 Aug 2024 | 227
Anaconda puts the squeeze on data scientists now deemed to be terms-of-service violators
Updated Academic, non-profit organizations told to start paying up – or else
Applications08 Aug 2024 | 22
Linux updates with an undo function? Some distros have that
Snapshots, failover, recovery, and uninstallation on a plate
OSes01 Aug 2024 | 31
OpenTofu hits version 1.8 with more crowd-pleasing features
Open source TerraForm rival introduces a new file extension so users can 'keep older code around for compatibility'
Devops31 Jul 2024 | 5
Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works
In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it's all a bit strange, but purposefully so
OSes31 Jul 2024 | 44
Latest update for 'extremely fast' compression algorithm LZ4 sprints past old versions
New release does something you might have thought it already did
Applications30 Jul 2024 | 32
Linux Mint 22 'Wilma' still the Bedrock choice for moving off Windows
Outsmarting Ubuntu's midlife crisis and dodging Flintstone-sized bugs
OSes29 Jul 2024 | 134
X.org lone ranger rides to rescue multi-monitor refresh rates
X11 isn't dead while people still keep working on it
Applications25 Jul 2024 | 34
OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid
If you want a simple step-by-step, this is the best we've seen
OSes25 Jul 2024 | 30
CrowdStrike fiasco highlights growing Sino-Russian tech independence
Analysis China is playing a long game, which could pay off on an enormous scale
Software24 Jul 2024 | 62
Arch-based CachyOS promises speed but trips over its laces
Hands-on Strictly for performance fiends with ultra-modern kit who want a distro to match
OSes23 Jul 2024 | 17
FOSS funding vanishes from EU's 2025 Horizon program plans
Elimination of most Next Generation Internet funding 'incomprehensible,' says OW2 CEO Pierre-Yves Gibello
Software17 Jul 2024 | 7
SAP's bid to woo open source community meets muted response
German software giant says open source is a 'catalyst for innovation' but is unlikely to release proprietary code
Software12 Jul 2024 | 9
Xen Project in a pickle as colo provider housing test platform closes
Updated Admits it may struggle to fund and implement replacement infrastructure
Virtualization11 Jul 2024 | 26
How NeWS became yesterday's news in the window system wars
X co-designer David Rosenthal looks back at why his other project failed
Software10 Jul 2024 | 14
FreeDOS and FreeBSD prove old code never dies, just gets nifty updates
Anniversary time and both are going strong into their 30s
OSes02 Jul 2024 | 58
How tech went from free love to pay-per-day
Devconf.cz FOSS, AI, blockchain, and the cycle of empty nonsense
Applications02 Jul 2024 | 91
'Almost every Apple device' vulnerable to CocoaPods supply chain attack
Dependency manager used in millions of apps leaves a bitter taste
Security02 Jul 2024 | 15
Hong Kong's Furi Labs shakes up smartphone scene with dash of Debian
DEVCONF.CZ The FLX1 runs its own build of 'Trixie' but has an Android layer
Personal Tech26 Jun 2024 | 26
How to escape VMware's pricey clutches with Virt-v2v
Devconf.cz Or any other hypervisors that might hypothetically be acquired or suddenly get more costly
VMware Explore21 Jun 2024 | 17
Valkey gains momentum with broadening band of backers
AlmaLinux and Broadcom added to list of partners for open source Redis fork
OSes19 Jun 2024 |
Let's take a look at Oracle's love and hate relationship with open source software
Opinion All businesses use FOSS now, but Big Red never been entirely comfortable with it
Software14 Jun 2024 | 11
How Apache Spark lit up the tech world and outshone its big data brethren
Interview El Reg queries author Matei Zaharia on a decade of the project
Databases14 Jun 2024 |
K8s celebrates KuberTENes: A decade of working together
Give yourselves a pat on the back - all 88,000 of you
Devops12 Jun 2024 | 1
IBM dream to gobble up HashiCorp challenged in court
Updated This benefits management, but not us shareholders!
Software11 Jun 2024 | 3
Real-time and Core editions of Ubuntu arrive
And it's time to upgrade any Mantic Minotaurs you have lying around
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 8
Manjaro 24 is Arch Linux for the rest of us
Because not everyone has time to be a tech guru
OSes24 May 2024 | 41
Where do Terraform and OpenTofu go from here?
Opinion Here's the tea, for all open sourcers inclined to drink it
Software24 May 2024 | 27
Critical Fluent Bit bug affects all major cloud providers, say researchers
Crashes galore, plus especially crafty crims could use it for much worse
Research21 May 2024 | 2
OpenSSF sings a Siren song to steer developers away from buggy FOSS
New infosec intelligence service aims to spread the word about recently discovered vulns in free code
Security20 May 2024 | 7
Open Source Initiative tries to define Open Source AI
Meanwhile, the creator of Open Source Definition argues the real problem is unauthorized copying
AI + ML16 May 2024 |
Put Rescuezilla 2.5 on a bootable key – before you need it
Sort of a FOSS Norton Ghost, now updated to Ubuntu 24.04 base
OSes16 May 2024 | 25
With Asmi 24.04, Ubuntu's never looked so snappy (without the Snaps)
Distro formerly known as Zinc cuts the fat, rather than just replacing it
OSes15 May 2024 | 33
Did IBM make a $6.4B blunder by buying HashiCorp?
Opinion Terraform maker's programs are ideal fit for Big Blue, but why splash out when the software's free and open?
Devops10 May 2024 | 48
Lightweight Dillo browser springs back to life, still doesn't care about JavaScript
First new version in almost a decade now boasts TLS
Software07 May 2024 | 31
First 9front release of the year is called DO NOT INSTALL
Possibly its most helpful codename yet
OSes07 May 2024 | 18
Open Source world's Bruce Perens emits draft Post-Open Zero Cost License
Interview Software doyen hopes to achieve a third impossible thing
Software30 Apr 2024 | 135
The hyper-clouds are open source's friends
Opinion No, really. Look at the evidence
Software27 Apr 2024 | 14
Microsoft dusts off ancient MS-DOS 4.0 code for release on GitHub
Nobody's favorite operating system is now available for inspection
Offbeat26 Apr 2024 | 106
Apple releases OpenELM, a slightly more accurate LLM
It's not the fastest machine learning model, but you can't have everything
AI + ML24 Apr 2024 | 9
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