LibreOffice 7 Now Available
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more »New KDE Slimbook Available
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more »PinePhone Now Offers a Convergence Package
Jul 21, 2020The makers of the Linux PinePhone are now offering a model that makes desktop/mobile convergence a reality.
more »Big Bad Beetle Blocks A Scratch-like language for 3D
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more »KDE Plasma 5.13 Is Here
Jun 13, 2018The desktop environment is designed to be more resource efficient.
more »Choosing an Ebook Manager Buka, Calibre, and Lucidor
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more »Putting LibreOffice in the Cloud Collabora Online
Feb 19, 2018The Collabora Online developers rethink LibreOffice's long-time interface.
more »What’s Taking Wayland So Long? Waiting for Wayland
Oct 17, 2017
What do we do now?
Wait.
Yes, but while waiting.
What about hanging ourselves?
– Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
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r/opensource Bans AI-Assisted and AI-Related Projects
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Bottlenecks Discovered by Meta Engineers Lead to Scalability Improvements
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PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability
A guest-to-host escape flaw in Linux KVM, named PwnEscape, might be yet another means of attacking Linux.
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Linux Mint 27 Set for a Christmas Release
The developers behind Linux Mint have announced a Christmas release, and it looks like Santa's sack will be brimming with features.
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Is Linus Torvalds Vibe Coding?
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openKylin 3.0 Released with Expanded AI Integration
The latest release features a pre-installed AI agent to help perform tasks.
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DigitalOcean Ends Open Source Credits Program
In a change that has surprised many open source developers, DigitalOcean has decided to sunset its Open Source Credits Program.
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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.