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After looking at the new Calibre 8.16 which puts AI on the playing field, our writer wonders if that's a good idea. The post Calibre 8.16’s AI Wants to Talk Books. It Can’t Even Find Mine. appeared first on FOSS Force.
As Europe flirts with “reliable proprietary technologies” and India rolls out open source healthcare AI, Amanda Brock is drawing a sharp line between genuine openness, marketing spin, and outright control. The post From Brussels to Bengaluru: Amanda Brock on AI Openness and Digital Sovereignty appeared first on FOSS Force.
At Paris’s Open Source Experience conference, six Acteurs du Libre awards mapped out a snapshot of Europe’s free software ecosystem in 2025, from enterprise strategy to privacy‑first Android and public‑sector platforms. The post Paris-Based ‘Open Source Experience’ Conference Hands Out ‘Acteurs du Libre’ Awards 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 12, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
System76 didn’t just ship a new Pop!_OS -- it quietly flipped the switch on a brand‑new Rust desktop, Cosmic Epoch 1. We take a look at why this one matters far beyond Pop!’s existing fanbase. The post Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Launches with Scratch-Built COSMIC Epoch 1 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Our Larry Cafiero takes a look at Solus and its homegrown desktop Budgie, and discovers why it's one of the most popular scratch-built distros. The post Solus 4.8 ‘Opportunity’: An Independent Distro Struts Its Stuff appeared first on FOSS Force.
This week’s App of the Week takes a fresh look at VLC 3.0.22, from dark mode on Plasma and Cosmic to niche perks like proper playback of classic Doom and Hexen music files. The post VLC 3.0.22: Dark Mode, Game Music, and Smoother Playback appeared first on FOSS Force.
As US legal reach over cloud data keeps spooking EU regulators and customers, SUSE is betting that pairing its software with up‑and‑coming European providers like Evroc will give it an edge over US‑based rivals. The post SUSE Boosts EU Data Sovereignty Portfolio With Evroc Sovereign Cloud Deal appeared first on FOSS Force.
Instead of one long row of tiny tabs, Workspaces in Vivaldi let you keep related tabs together as projects, and sync those setups across your devices when you need them. The post How Vivaldi Workspaces Turn Tabs Into Organized Projects 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 5, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force.
A California judge has tentatively sided with Software Freedom Conservancy in its GPL case over Vizio’s SmartCast TVs, but the final outcome of this week’s hearing is still pending. The post Judge Signals Win for Software Freedom Conservancy in Vizio GPL Case appeared first on FOSS Force.
As Europe talks up “EuroLinux” and digital sovereignty, Turkey’s Pardus has already spent two decades quietly running in its public sector. The post Turkey’s Pardus Shows What an EU Linux Could Be — If Brussels Really Means It appeared first on FOSS Force.
Pardus 25.0 promises a “just install and go” experience for Linux users. We test whether this Turkish distro lives up to that promise. The post Is Pardus 25.0 Turkey’s Perfect Gift to Linux Users? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of July, 2025. The post FOSS Force’s Top Ten for November appeared first on FOSS Force.
Mission-Center offers a single interface for tracking resource usage and managing processes and services, making routine system checks easier from the desktop. The post Mission-Center Delivers a Polished System Monitor for Linux Power Users appeared first on FOSS Force.
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