Linux NewsReverse WSL? I Tried This New Tool to Integrate Windows Apps in Linux
Not that I am a fan of Windows or need Windows-only application. But I appreciate the innovation of open source developers.
Steam Deck OLED is Absurdly Overpriced Now, Yet It Sold Out in North America Overnight
The handheld returned at $789 and $949, sold out in North America within 24 hours, and is now back with inconsistent availability.
FOSS Weekly #26.22: Win for Linux, Firefox New AI Feature, AMD Betrayal, Rust Linux Commands and More
Linux gets some relief in the absurd OS-level age verification law fiasco.
Don't Expect a Raspberry Pi 6 Until At Least 2028
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton confirmed that in a Reddit AMA recently.
I Tried Firefox Smart Window, and It Won Me Over a Little
Mozilla's new AI browsing mode is in limited beta, and it's more capable than I expected.
A New Linux Driver Could Make USB4 Cables a Blazing Fast Way to Move Data
The incoming driver would let you move data between two computers over a USB4 cable without needing a network interface.
Linux is Getting a Free Pass on Age Verification in California and Colorado
Other open source software gets similar treatment, with Colorado going as far as explicitly excluding code repositories and container platforms.
AMD Pulls a Bait-and-Switch on Linux Users with Vivado Licensing Changes
Tells Linux users to either pay up or get stuck on an aging, unsupported version forever.
Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says
They are working on a new project called 'baltobu', which will reverse-engineer Bambu's proprietary components.
Firefox Just Saved Us All from Spammy Online PDF Tools
Firefox's PDF viewer just got a feature that online tools have been charging for.
In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users
DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.
Good News! After Lenovo and Dell, Now HP Pledges to Support Linux Vendor Firmware Service
More major vendors supporting LVFS is a good sign for the desktop Linux community.
Warp's Oz Platform Can Now Run Claude Code and Codex Alongside Its Own Agent
The devs have also rolled out automatic multi-agent coordination and expanded self-hosting options.
FOSS Weekly #26.21: Microsoft's Distro, Bitwarden Drama, Adobe on Linux, New Email Client and More
Fedora no longer trusts on AI ... or so it seems for now.
Rust Could Eliminate 80% of Linux Kernel CVEs!
Linux's stable maintainer is betting on a new Rust type to address a class of bugs C has never been able to fully prevent.