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Purism
Developing an Ethical Business
With ethical products that offer convenience and control, Purism hopes to compete with big tech.
What’s Taking Wayland So Long?
Waiting for Wayland
What do we do now?
Wait.
Yes, but while waiting.
What about hanging ourselves?
– Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Librem 5 and the Challenge of the Free Phone
Exploring the Librem 5 Free Phone
The Librem 5 will be completely free,
Nextcloud Education Edition: File Hosting for Schools
File Hosting for Schools
Nextcloud, a fork of the ownCloud file hosting service, has released a version for university and research institutions that was created in cooperation with partners in open source and higher education.
Finding an Ergonomic Computer Chair
Buying an Ergonomic Chair from Herman Miller
With an aging population spending hours in front of a computer, ergonomic seating solutions have become as common as ergonomic keyboard choices
Universal Package Formats and How They Differ
Flatpak and Snap
We talk with Alexander Larsson, the creator of Flatpak, and Thibaut Rouffineau, a member of the Snap team.
Advanced Layout with LibreOffice Writer
Looking Your Best on Paper
Some documents deserve extra attention to design and typographic detail.
OpenChain Offers Open Source Specification, Education, and Conformance
OpenChain Specification
What makes software open source? What obligations does using a free license involve? Answers to such questions are available online but require research to find – or did until recently.
The Core Infrastructure Initiative Revisited
Core Infrastructure Initiative
How does the Core Infrastructure Initiative fare three years in?
Time to Ring In Some Changes
Secure Communication with Ring
In the last few years, secure text, voice, and video transmission have become major areas of free software development. One of the leaders in this field is Ring.
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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
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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.
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Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law
So long as Linux is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, the OS is exempt from being required to verify the age of its users in California.
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Roll Out the Cake: Linux Turns 35
35 years ago, a Finnish student began a humble project that would forever change the course of technology.
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China Switching from Windows to Linux
China has ordered several government agencies to drop a Chinese-developed version of Windows 10 in favor of either KylinOS or UOS.
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Pine64 Halts Production of Linux Devices
With continued DRAM and eMMC shortages, Pine64 has decided to discontinue production of Linux devices.
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The Bullet-Proof KDE Software Initiative Is Coming
KDE, Techpaladin, and Kubuntu Focus have announced a new initiative that will provide at least three years of support for KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related software.