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Not every great distro makes a splash on the front page of DistroWatch or in mainstream coverage. These are the five Linux distros from 2025 that we think merit a closer look. The post Our Top Five Most Underrated Linux Distros for 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
After a rough 2025, Jack Wallen maps out five practical resolutions for 2026, from covering BSD more seriously to actually speaking up when people complain about Windows. The post My Five Linux and Open Source 2026 Resolutions (Oh… and BSD) appeared first on FOSS Force.
Year-end is prime time for charitable giving, but not every ‘open’ organization really needs your fifty bucks. Here are a few that do. The post Need a Deduction? Donate to Open appeared first on FOSS Force.
A mainstay of KDE development news is about to change: Nate Graham wants to step back from his “This Week in Plasma” column and is inviting others to carry it forward. The post Nate Graham Wants to Step Back from ‘This Week in Plasma’ appeared first on FOSS Force.
The court ruled, SFC fired back, and Linus couldn’t resist weighing in. Here’s what actually happened. The post After Vizio Ruling, SFC Pushes Back And Torvalds Weighs In appeared first on FOSS Force.
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending December 26, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Forget arguing about Ubuntu vs. Debian. This roundup sticks to the distros that actually crossed our test bench in this year's Distro of the Week column, and the five that rose above the rest. The post From Great to Greater: Our 5 Favorite ‘Distro of the Week’ Picks appeared first on FOSS Force.
This short story first appeared in the December 20, 2000 issue of the weekly entertainment print publication ESP Magazine. For the past 14 years it's become an annual Christmas tradition at FOSS Force. The post A Christmas Story appeared first on FOSS Force.
Merry Christmas -- or whatever other holiday you celebrate -- from all of us at FOSS Force! The post Happy Holidays from FOSS Force to You! appeared first on FOSS Force.
As the old year is replaced by the new, here’s Jack Wallen’s wish list for Linux and open source in 2026 -- from the desktop to the developers who keep it alive. The post My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source appeared first on FOSS Force.
More than a year in the making, there’s a new elementary OS in town. On Monday afternoon Eastern Time, the folks behind the Linux distribution… The post Elementary OS 8.1 Is Out With Secure Session — and We Have Screenshots appeared first on FOSS Force.
Firefox’s market share has cratered while Mozilla’s dependence on Google and executive pay have soared. We look at what John Solomon is really walking into. The post Why I Wouldn’t Want John Solomon’s New CMO Job at Mozilla appeared first on FOSS Force.
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending December 19, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
System76’s Pop!_OS 24.04 lands with the all-new Cosmic Epoch 1 desktop. We installed it and kicked the tires so you know what to expect. The post Pop!_OS 24.04’s New Scratch-Built Cosmic: Hands-On, With Screenshots appeared first on FOSS Force.
Red Hat has quietly bought Chatterbox Labs, a boutique firm that stress‑tests AI models for trouble. Is this a signal that AI safety is moving from marketing slop to production requirement? The post Red Hat Goes Shopping for AI Safety, Comes Home With Chatterbox Labs appeared first on FOSS Force.
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