systemd 253: You're looking at the future of enterprise Linux boot processes The init system many love to hate intros tool to create Unified Kernel Image files OSes17 Feb 2023 | 52
Cry Havoc and let slip dogs of war ... there's an upgraded malware server in town ThreatLabz finds free alternative to Cobalt Strike and other tools used in the wild Security17 Feb 2023 | 2
Google's big security cert log overhaul broke Android apps. Now it's hit undo Devs missed warnings plus tons of code relies again on lone open source maintainer Security16 Feb 2023 | 13
The quest to make Linux bulletproof Part 2 What the big players and an outlier are doing, and why OSes16 Feb 2023 | 101
Core-JS chief complains open source is broken, no one will pay for it Being in Russia and going to jail might have something to do with it, tho Devops15 Feb 2023 | 62
Make Linux safer… or die trying Part 1 The OS family isn't broken – so why are so many companies trying to fix it? OSes14 Feb 2023 | 174
Thunderbird email client is Go for new plumage in July Supernova will prove open source project is not dead – just pining for an enormo-revamp Software14 Feb 2023 | 94
Creator of Linux virtual assistant blames 'patent troll' for project's death Kickstarter backers left empty-handed Software13 Feb 2023 | 49
Linus Torvalds releases probably unnecessary release candidate eight for Linux 6.2 Emperor Penguin promised a relaxed seasonal development cycle and has delivered OSes13 Feb 2023 | 11
Google's Go may add telemetry that's on by default Some devs object because they don't trust Mountain View Software10 Feb 2023 | 66
The Balthazar laptop: An all-European RISC-V Free Hardware computer FOSDEM Plus new developments in the world of the MNT Reform Personal Tech09 Feb 2023 | 55
Open Source Policy Summit: Where FOSS and government meet FOSDEM Sometimes it takes a war to make people pay attention Applications09 Feb 2023 | 8
Transmission FOSS BitTorrent client hits version 4.0 Torrenting is still a thing, it still works, and it's not just for illegal downloads to get around streaming restrictions Applications08 Feb 2023 | 30
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
LibreOffice 7.5 update: A great time to jump on this FOSS productivity suite FOSDEM Decent upgrade from older versions, essential if you're still on OpenOffice Applications03 Feb 2023 | 99
WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture FOSDEM Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that OSes03 Feb 2023 | 70
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support OSes02 Feb 2023 | 41
Datadog allegedly asked developer to kill open source data export tool Updated But the code creator has revived the abandoned code for OpenTelemetry Devops02 Feb 2023 | 8
What is Google doing with its open source teams? Opinion Nothing good – the recent layoffs hit its best and brightest leaders hard Software27 Jan 2023 | 49
Sorry seems to be tech execs' favorite word as DB player Aiven lays off 1 in 5 Finnish open source biz joins elite in correcting pandemic hiring frenzy Databases23 Jan 2023 | 3
For password protection, dump LastPass for open source Bitwarden Opinion After the security breach last summer, staying put is playing with fire Cyber-crime16 Jan 2023 | 131
Native Americans urge Apache Software Foundation to ditch name Open source org called out for ignoring own code of conduct Software11 Jan 2023 | 282
Haiku beta 4: BeOS rebuild / almost ready for release / A thing of beauty Open source reimplementation could be even better than the original in its prime OSes11 Jan 2023 | 123
Debian-based siduction gains snapshots, new recovery tools and more Where you want to be for the latest and greatest, but not for the faint of heart OSes05 Jan 2023 | 9
Calculate Linux: It's like Gentoo, but for businesses Russian distro transforms source-based rolling release into stable, versioned product… theoretically OSes04 Jan 2023 | 10
PyTorch dependency poisoned with malicious code System data was exfiltrated during attack, but an anonymous person says it was a research project gone wrong Security04 Jan 2023 | 22
Vanilla OS 22.10: An Arch and Fedora-compatible Ubuntu Despite its name and looks, this is quite the radical departure for a Linux distro OSes03 Jan 2023 | 17
Should open source sniff the geopolitical wind and ban itself in China and Russia? Opinion Can it even do that? And does FOSS deserve an exemption to sanctions? Software01 Jan 2023 | 216
What's in Santa's sack? New Linux Mint, EndeavourOS and postmarketOS updates A last-minute dose of festive FOSS freshness OSes21 Dec 2022 | 12
Malicious PyPI package found posing as a SentinelOne SDK Security firm tagged with malware misrepresentation Security21 Dec 2022 | 8
Pine64 takes another shot at an open tablet after chip shortages killed first PineTab Updates for multiple devices including PinePhone Pro and keyboard incoming Personal Tech21 Dec 2022 | 15
SystemRescue 9.06 is here with the shiny new Xfce 4.18 It also boasts MemTest86+ 6, which now can boot and run on UEFI machines OSes20 Dec 2022 | 29
GCC 13 to support Modula-2: Follow-up to Pascal lives on in FOSS form Niklaus Wirth's lesser known programming language still kicking around Software16 Dec 2022 | 49
Need a video editor, FOSS fans? OpenShot and Kdenlive both refreshed Cross-platform so you can run it on a Windows box, too Applications15 Dec 2022 | 43
Google debuts OSV-Scanner – a Go tool for finding security holes in open source Witness the awesome power of this somewhat operational bug-buster Devops15 Dec 2022 | 7
You can hook your MIDI keyboard up to a website with Firefox 108 Don't worry, there are some other improvements thrown in too Software14 Dec 2022 | 35
NixOS 22.11 'Raccoon': Like a proof of concept you can do things with Another Linux OS – but this time it's all about the software packaging OSes13 Dec 2022 | 15
Brit chip company picks RISC-V for next-gen microcontrollers RISC-V Summit Fabless maker goes for open-source chip architecture, with actual chips schedueld to ship late 2023 Systems12 Dec 2022 | 30
Desktop OpenSolaris fork OpenIndiana shoots fresh version – Hipster Latest offshoot of Illumos project continues development of FOSS version of Solaris OSes07 Dec 2022 | 10
Linux 6.1 gets an eighth release candidate and Linus Torvalds is OK with that Kernel devs offer emperor penguin early gifts of code for version 6.2 OSes05 Dec 2022 |
openSUSE makes baseline CPU requirements a little friendlier than feared Tumbleweed rolling-release distro to need v2 of x86-64 – and drop x86-32 edition OSes30 Nov 2022 | 20
Redox OS version 0.8 is both strange and very familiar 'Experimental operating system' it may be, but it's still Unix/Linux-like OSes29 Nov 2022 | 41
Still using a discontinued Boa web server? Microsoft warns of supply chain attacks Flaws in the open-source tool exploited – and India's power grid was a target Research23 Nov 2022 | 10
Open source community split over offer of 'corporate' welfare for critical dev tools Special report Linux Foundation presents IT and help to key volunteers – and some wonder if this is a deal with the Devil Software16 Nov 2022 | 20
GitHub sets up private vulnerability reports for public repos to avoid 'naming and shaming' No need for ignominy when a flaw is found Security14 Nov 2022 | 5
Twitter is suffering from mad bro disease. Open thinking can build it back better Opinion We must immunize the Mastodon Personal Tech14 Nov 2022 | 199
Mozilla Foundation launches ethical venture capital fund An unexpected move, but we suspect that Carl Sagan might have approved Software04 Nov 2022 | 6
Nitrux 2.5: The latest update to a radical Linux Also one of the first distros we've seen with Kernel 6.0 OSes03 Nov 2022 | 18
Version 252 of systemd, as expected, locks down the Linux boot process The init system that everybody loves to hate OSes03 Nov 2022 | 170
9front releases new version of Plan 9 OS fork: The Golden Age of Ballooning Prepare to be confused OSes02 Nov 2022 | 12
Zorin OS 16.2: Shapeshifting desktop to help the Linux-wary feel more at home Pining for Windows XP? Update to the last major release can do that OSes02 Nov 2022 | 17
Linux Lite 6.2: Latest release from distro with a misleading name One of the more popular Ubuntu-based flavors for new migrants from Windows OSes01 Nov 2022 | 22
Google kills forthcoming JPEG XL image format in Chromium And just for balance nixes version 2 of its own format, WebP, as well Software31 Oct 2022 | 65
KDE 5.26 gets a second point release (yes, already) It's worth it, though. And it's easy to install the latest KDE on the latest Kubuntu OSes27 Oct 2022 | 16
Microsoft's Lennart Poettering proposes tightening up Linux boot process Building your own initial RAMdisk? That's insecure! OSes26 Oct 2022 | 187
Teen dream team reboots Rolling Rhino into Rhino Linux Well, these distros are all about continual reinvention, after all OSes26 Oct 2022 | 5
Update time for Ubuntu: Last version of Linux kernel 5.19.17 hits Only just installed? You may need another upgrade all the same OSes25 Oct 2022 |
Lash#Cat9: A radical new Linux UI for keyboard warriors Comment Arcan sub-project reinvents command lines and GUIs at once Software25 Oct 2022 | 73
Ubuntu 22.10 is out, with an extra remix in the family: Unity Linux wunderkind's project now an official flavor as 'Kinetic Kudu' brings nine months of updates OSes20 Oct 2022 | 26
FOSS digital audio workstation Ardour reaches version 7 An open source rival to Ableton OSes18 Oct 2022 | 4
Zinc: An Ubuntu remix that dares to be different Impressive distro is somewhere between a tech demo and a power user's tool OSes13 Oct 2022 | 14