Most current AI tech is 90 percent marketing, says Linus Torvalds
And we tend to agree with the creator of Linux
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Ploopy's open-source trackpad is extremely customizable, made for tinkerers
Right to repair on steroids
The ongoing feud between Wordpress and WP Engine is threatening open-source principles and good name
Matt Mullenweg cannot "own" the WordPress project, or the FOSS movement is done for
Winamp source code released, but with significant restrictions
You can read the code, but you cannot fork it
New "fair source" movement aims to bridge the gap between open source and proprietary licensing
Open source software isn't profitable enough and "proprietary" has negative associations
HMD Fusion revives modular smartphones with swappable "Outfits"
A cheap Android smartphone with optional hardware to unlock additional features
Diablo can be played on any web browser, again
Holy Satan: First released by Blizzard North in 1997, Diablo kicked off a video game series that continues to be popular today. Activision Blizzard released Diablo IV in 2023, but dedicated fans of the saga can now play the original game on almost any internet-connected device.
Switzerland is forcing government bodies to use open-source software
Bern authorities want to promote efficiency, security, and transparency within the federal country
Nvidia will fully transition to open-source GPU kernel modules with R560 drivers
Open-source kernels are only available for newer platforms, including Ada, Grace Hopper and Blackwell
Move over GPUs, with 1,536 cores the Thunderbird RISC-V CPU is ready to eat your lunch
Open source enables small industries to participate in the accelerator boom
OpenRecall is a free and open source alternative to Microsoft's Recall feature
It's available for Windows, macOS, and Linux
Spotify is shutting down Car Thing in December, and owners are begging for an SDK
The community could do a lot with Car Thing
Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project
Holy Llamas!: Winamp is being relaunched as an all-around music platform for creators and artists, but the old desktop player isn't disappearing anytime soon. The corporation owning the brand has now announced that the program's code will soon be offered through an open-source license.
Google just removed RISC-V support from the Android kernel
RISC-V is gone from the general Android kernel, motivations aren't entirely clear yet
MS-DOS 4.00 source code's sloppy Git dump breaks build and erases metadata
Good intentions, poor execution?
Facepalm: Microsoft deserves kudos for open-sourcing the MS-DOS 4.00 source code, shedding light on an important milestone in computing history. But the tech giant has bungled the release in a way that may cause needless headaches for historians and archivists eager to study the decades-old code.
Microsoft releases MS-DOS 4.0 source code and floppy images through an open-source license
The package also includes DOS 4 beta editions and scans of the original documentation
Windows and Microsoft Office are being replaced with Linux and LibreOffice in this German state
Going open-source to ensure digital sovereignty
Linux could have been brought down by backdoor found in widely used utility
Why it matters: By happenstance Microsoft researcher Andres Freund found malicious code that could break sshd authentication. If it hadn't been discovered it could have posed a grave threat to Linux. The open source community has reacted to the incident, acknowledging the fortuitous nature of the discovery and how it was fortunately caught early before it could pose a significant risk to the broader Linux community.
USB drive that self-destructs nears its crowdfunding goal
Use the correct insertion sequence or the drive appears broken
WTF?! A self-destructing, open-source USB stick that can heat its flash chip to 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) has almost reached its crowdfunding goal. Not only does the device boast a Mission Impossible-style self-kill ability, but it also has a secret feature that hides data unless you plug it in the correct way.
OpenWrt celebrates 20 year anniversary with a new hardware project
Developers are asking the community for a formal vote to build a reference networking device
Defying obsolescence, AMD's 22-year-old Radeon GPUs get new Linux drivers
Thanks to the open source community
Open Source Initiative co-founder imagines a post-open-source world
Bruce Perens: "Open Source doesn't work for the average user anymore"
Tuning the Linux kernel with AI brings significant performance improvements
ML algorithms can seemingly do a much better job than human code engineers
OpenAI competitor Mistral brings open-source language models back to the forefront
The unmoderated AI is faster than the competition and can be used by anyone, anywhere