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Live from Buenos Aires with Rob Pike, Monty Widenius, SJVN, and more. You don't even need a plane ticket, just travel to your living room. The post Nerdearla 2026 Is Big, Free, and Streaming From Buenos Aires appeared first on FOSS Force.
More than 30 years after its debut, GNU gzip receives fixes for bugs that have existed since the project’s earliest releases. The post Gzip 1.15 Released With Many Longtime Bugs Fixed appeared first on FOSS Force.
GNU Project founder Richard Stallman and developer Jacob Bachmeyer argue that GitHub’s licensing guidance, nonfree JavaScript, AI services, and centralized workflows undermine software freedom. The post What’s Wrong with GitHub? appeared first on FOSS Force.
The Rust replacement for GNU Coreutils fixes all of the Ubuntu-prioritized compatibility issues, eliminates expr’s last C dependency, and adds more security hardening. The post Rust Coreutils 0.12.0 Released appeared first on FOSS Force.
Fedora CoreOS 45 Test Week begins Monday, giving Linux users a straightforward way to help test the container-focused distro. The post Fedora CoreOS 45’s ‘Test Week’ Starts Monday appeared first on FOSS Force.
The Document Foundation's Italo Vignoli explains how LibreOffice’s support for N’Ko, Adlam, and bidirectional text shows what can happen when software priorities are not dictated solely by market demand. The post LibreOffice Supports Languages Other Software Vendors Don’t appeared first on FOSS Force.
The latest GNU coreutils release adds safer environment handling, new uname output, and behavior changes to some of Linux’s most familiar terminal commands. The post GNU Coreutils 9.12 Gives Linux’s Everyday Commands Some New Tricks appeared first on FOSS Force.
GNU Automake’s first update in 15 months adds an optional archive-format feature and fixes a 14-year-old distribution bug. The post First GNU Automake in 15 Months Adds New ‘Make Dist’ Feature appeared first on FOSS Force.
NCZ-OS begins as a Linux answer for new CIX Sky1 Arm systems, with plans down the line for T2-equipped Intel Macs and capable PCs that can't officially upgrade to Windows 11. The post Jason Perlow’s New NCZ-OS Scratches Several Itches in One Distro appeared first on FOSS Force.
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending September 4, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
The Free Software Foundation has joined Bluesky without recommending it. Here’s why the organization made this rare exception—and why Mastodon still comes closer to passing the free software test. The post Surprise! Free Software Foundation Does Bluesky appeared first on FOSS Force.
Want AI-generated cover art for your ebook? Calibre now offers it, along with a substantial collection of less controversial improvements for Kobo users and readers. The post For Better or Worse, Calibre 9.14 Adds AI Cover Generator and Improved Kobo Support appeared first on FOSS Force.
Boycotting Google is easier to announce than to do. After the company’s Lake America move, this editor is going to find out what it takes. The post Poll: Google Goes “Lake America” — Are You Ready to Boycott Yet? appeared first on FOSS Force.
In a wide-ranging email interview, the founder of the Free Software Movement discusses GNU, Linux, the open-source split, large language models, SaaSS, digital surveillance, and why software freedom remains a moral issue. The post The FOSS Force Interview With Richard Stallman appeared first on FOSS Force.
New bidirectional-text tools, better OOXML round-tripping, and no built-in AI show why LibreOffice is accountable to users rather than product-market calculations. The post LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code appeared first on FOSS Force.
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