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Did you miss this weekās top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Forceās Top Five Articles ā For the Week Ending April 17, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Cal.com blames AI-powered vulnerability hunting for its move from open source to locked-down code ā and tosses a crippled ācommunityā edition to keep its cred. The post AI Pushes Cal.com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree appeared first on FOSS Force.
With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snapāfree, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace. The post FunOS: Ubuntu LTS with JWM and No Snaps appeared first on FOSS Force.
OāBrienās first job at OSI wonāt be polishing the logo; itāll be navigating a community still concerned over the groupās Open Source AI Definition and last yearās messy board election. The post Duane OāBrien Takes OSIās Hot Seat appeared first on FOSS Force.
This minimalist GTK app puts GPGāpowered file encryption behind a dragāandādrop interface that even a Linux newbie can use on the first try. The post Encrypt Files on Linux with Hideout and Skip the Terminal appeared first on FOSS Force.
Once a fixture on the lecture circuit, GNU's creator -- and the father of Free Software -- is slowly reāemerging in the US, updating his message for the 2020s. The post Three Months After Georgia Tech, Stallman Heads to UT Austin appeared first on FOSS Force.
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It took a minute -- actually a long minute -- but Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally shut the door on the platform formerly known as Twitter, without even a "goodbye." The post EFF Says Itās Quitting TwitterX appeared first on FOSS Force.
A big infrastructure grant from Anthropic, and an investment from the Linux Foundation's Alpha-Omega, quietly become seed money for Apacheās new āresponsible AIā push. The post Apache Spins Anthropicās $1.5M Into āResponsible AIā Initiative appeared first on FOSS Force.
Our reviewer looks at Garuda Linix and finds a rolling-release Arch derivative with eye-catching visuals, a friendly installer, and a smart setup assistant that fixes the distro's lean default install. The post Can Garuda Linux Mokka Take Manjaroās Arch-Based Crown? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Prefer to drive Linux from the home row? Rofi and wofi turn a simple key combo into a fast app launcher and window switcher on both X11 and Wayland. The post Rofi and Wofi: Keyboard Launchers That Keep Your Hands on the Keys appeared first on FOSS Force.
Anthropic just dropped $1.5 million on the Apache Software Foundation. Is it paying back the open source world -- or buying goodwill? The post Does Acting Like Good Guys Actually Make Anthropic Good Guys? appeared first on FOSS Force.
We closed out March at $1,000 for our writers and are $154 into Aprilās $1,000 target ā your support keeps FOSS Force independent and our coverage coming. The post On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet Aprilās Funding Goal appeared first on FOSS Force.
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More than a novelty from north of the 49th, this Debianābased distro uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetryāfree, readyātoāwork Cinnamon desktop. The post Proudly Canadian Maple Linux 1.4: Who Knew Tux Could Be So Polite? appeared first on FOSS Force.
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