Features
Monkey Business
Customizing web content with Tampermonkey
Even small changes in a web page can improve the browsing experience. Your preferred web browser provides all the tools you need to inject JavaScript to adapt the page. You just need a browser with its debugging tools, some knowledge of scripting, and the browser extension Tampermonkey.
Chat Freedom
Exploring the Matrix Communication Protocol
Corporate communication platforms might be convenient, but they put your privacy at risk. The Matrix open communication standard offers a different approach.
How the Fediverse Found Parts for Its Platforms
Supporting the Social Web
The third in a five-part series on European-funded open source projects in hardware and software.
The researchers came for a feed and stayed for the journals.
Perfect Harmony
Keep Files in Sync
FreeFileSync and Syncthing let you keep your files in sync between two computers on your local network or across the Internet.
Better Router
Exploring the OpenWrt router OS
The OpenWrt router OS includes features you won't find with over-the-counter home routers – and you can use it on old hardware that the vendor has abandoned.
Monitoring Maestro
Creating a Status Dashboard for Your Home Server
If you run a VPS or a home server, you might like to know the status of your services. Gatus provides you with a status dashboard and sends you alerts when something's amiss.
Different Desk
Setting up a home desktop system with FreeBSD
FreeBSD is steady and stable – will it work as a desktop system?
An Enterprise Distro for Server, Cloud, and AI
What’s New in openEuler 24.03 LTS SP4
Inheriting native SuperPoD support from SP3, openEuler 24.03 LTS SP4 delivers a tailor-made solution for server, cloud, and AI scenarios while further enhancing system reliability and usability.
The Answer Was Already on the Shelf
How public money built defenses for open source software (way) before the law required them.
Changing the Chip Industry: How Public Investment Has Grown Open Silicon
The first in a five-part series on how public funding of open source contributes to digital autonomy.
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Digital Autonomy
• How the Fediverse Found Parts for Its Platforms
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• Changing the Chip Industry: How Public Investment Has Grown Open Silicon
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News
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Office 365 Available for Testing on Linux via Bottles
Linux users can now test the official Office 365, thanks to Mirko Brombin's work on Bottles.
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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty
Following in the footsteps of other European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software.
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Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs
If you're thinking about buying a Snapdragon X2-based desktop or laptop, Linux may soon be an option.
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KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma
A new community of KDE wants the project to adopt a strict no-AI policy for KDE Plasma.
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KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond
KDE Connect reveals the goals for the Linux desktop darling, with one of those goals long overdue.
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It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta
Fedora 45 beta has been released with updated Gnome, KDE Plasma, and kernel.
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Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier
Ubuntu 26.10 has completed its migration to the Rust-based coreutils.
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AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code
A Linux developer used AI to fix bottlenecks that caused problems when building the kernel. The resulting AI-generated code needed a lot of work.
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Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent
Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1 has expired, which means that DivX and Xvid are no longer problematic for Linux, but it doesn’t mean that video is all of a sudden fully unleashed.
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2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release
Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.