Linux NewsTypical Microsoft! Turns Out VS Code Was Adding Copilot as a Git Co-Author Without Telling Anyone
Microsoft reversed the change after developers found the AI attribution line appearing even with Copilot disabled.
A Free Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon Is Coming to the Netherlands on May 16
OS-SCi's Lomiri Tech Meeting includes keynotes, free books, and a new bounty program reveal.
What Are Linux Mint HWE ISOs and Do You Actually Need One?
These images ship with a newer kernel, and they exist for a good reason.
Ubuntu’s Official Flavour List Is Shrinking, And That’s Not a Bad Thing
There are fewer official flavors with 26.04 LTS version. Is it alarming?
Microsoft Marks 45 Years of DOS by Open-Sourcing Its Oldest-Known Source Code
Tim Paterson's 1981 assembler printouts are now transcribed, compilable, and MIT-licensed.
FOSS Weekly #26.18: Ubuntu's AI Move, New Entry in Home Directory, New Ubuntu Terminal, Fedora 44 Release and More Linux Stuff
Fedora 44 is here and so is a new standard directory under Home.
7 Features I Like in Ptyxis (The New Default Ubuntu Terminal)
After using it for a while, I understood why Ubntu and Fedora opted for Ptyxis as their new default terminal.
Someone Turned a PS5 Into a Linux Gaming PC, and It Actually Works
It runs Linux, plays Steam games, and only time will tell how long before Sony DMCAs it.
Sovereign Tech Agency Opens Paid Standards Program for Open Source Maintainers
The chosen maintainers could get up to €5,200 a month for IETF, W3C, and ISO standards work.
Good News! AI-first Warp Terminal is Now Open Source
Years after the idea was first floated, Warp's dual MIT and AGPL-licensed code is finally on GitHub.
LVFS Has Turned Up the Heat on Vendors Who Won't Contribute
Announced last year, the first wave of LVFS restrictions went live at the start of this month.
Hackers Hijacked a GitHub Actions Workflow to Push Malicious Code to PyPI
Elementary Data's open source CLI was the victim, and v0.23.3 is not a version you want installed.
After 2 Weeks of Delay, Fedora 44 is Finally Here!
It's good to fix bugs rather than rushing for the release.
Linux is Getting a New Default Folder in Your Home Directory
It may look like a small addition, but standardizing something many Linux users already do can improve workflows, application behavior, and even documentation over time.
Ubuntu is Going Big on AI (But Not The Copilot Kind You Dread)
Canonical's plan favors local inference and open models over cloud-dependent AI services.