2020 in Free Software Trends and Events in Free Software in 2020
Jan 06, 2021Among other noteworthy trends in 2020, producing free and secure video conferencing software has become a higher priority in the past year.
more »Wayland and New App Menu Coming to KDE
Jan 04, 2021The 2021 roadmap for the KDE desktop environment includes some exciting features and improvements.
more »Deepin 20.1 has Arrived
Jan 01, 2021Debian-based Deepin 20.1 has been released with some interesting new features.
more »CloudLinux Commits Over 1 Million Dollars to CentOS Replacement
Dec 21, 2020An open source, drop-in replacement for CentOS is on its way.
more »Linux Mint 20.1 Beta has Been Released
Dec 17, 2020The first beta of Linux Mint, Ulyssa, is now available for downloading.
more »Manjaro Linux 20.2 has Been Unleashed
Dec 07, 2020The latest iteration of Manjaro Linux has been released with a few interesting new features.
more »Patreon Project Looks to Bring Linux to Apple Silicon
Dec 03, 2020Developer Hector Martin has created a patreon page to fund his work on developing a port of Linux for Apple Silicon Macs.
more »A New Chrome OS-Like Ubuntu Remix is Now Available
Nov 23, 2020Ubuntu Web looks to be your Chrome OS alternative.
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UN Creates Open Source Portal
In a quest to strengthen open source collaboration, the United Nations Office of Information and Communications Technology has created a new portal.
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Latest Linux Kernel RC Contains Changes Galore
Linux kernel 7.0-rc3 includes more changes than have been made in a single release in recent history.
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Nitrux 6.0 Now Ready to Rock Your World
The latest iteration of the Debian-based distribution includes all kinds of newness.
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Linux Foundation Reports that Open Source Delivers Better ROI
In a report that may surprise no one in the Linux community, the Linux Foundation found that businesses are finding a 5X return on investment with open source software.
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Keep Android Open
Google has announced that, soon, anyone looking to develop Android apps will have to first register centrally with Google.
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Kernel 7.0 Now in Testing
Linus Torvalds has announced the first Release Candidate (RC) for the 7.x kernel is available for those who want to test it.
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Introducing matrixOS, an Immutable Gentoo-Based Linux Distro
It was only a matter of time before a developer decided one of the most challenging Linux distributions needed to be immutable.
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Chaos Comes to KDE in KaOS
KaOS devs are making a major change to the distribution, and it all comes down to one system.
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New Linux Botnet Discovered
The SSHStalker botnet uses IRC C2 to control systems via legacy Linux kernel exploits.
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The Next Linux Kernel Turns 7.0
Linus Torvalds has announced that after Linux kernel 6.19, we'll finally reach the 7.0 iteration stage.