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Managing Tech Use for Minors
Recent legislative bills put the burden of restricting minor use of technology onto operating systems, which has potential issues.
Managing Tech Use for Minors
Recent legislative bills put the burden of restricting minor use of technology onto operating systems, which has potential issues.
An Amiga Emulator for the Raspberry Pi
Turn your Raspberry Pi 500 into an Amiga 500 with the Pimiga 5 Amiga emulator and gain access to a huge selection of Amiga games, demos, and applications.
Raspberry Pi Imager Now Supports Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations and many other changes.
Open Source Licenses for Documents, Images, Audio/Video, Fonts, and Hardware
Linux users associate open source licenses with software, but a bevy of licenses are available for documents, images, audio/video, fonts, and hardware.
An AI Bot Responds in WhatsApp Chats
To impress his WhatsApp friends, Mike Schilli builds a chatbot in Go that contacts OpenAI on demand and provides answers.
Easy Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
Use qrcp and Warp to move files effortlessly between your Linux computer, your phone, and even remote systems, minus an account, cables, or network wrangling.
Exploring the Next-Generation AerynOS
AerynOS takes a different path from traditional Linux distros while still providing a user-friendly environment.
In the news: CIQ Releases Compatibility Catalog for Rocky Linux; KDE Gets Some Resuscitation; Ubuntu 26.04 Beta Arrives with Some Surprises; Ubuntu MATE Dev Leaving After 12 years; Kali Linux Waxes Nostalgic with BackTrack Mode; Gnome 50 Smooths Out NVIDIA GPU Issues; System76 Retools Thelio Desktop; and Some Linux Distros Skirt Age Verification Laws.
Chronicler Zack Brown reports on isolating patch submissions by type, and quantum security.
I run a full Linux desktop in Docker just because I can
It can provide benefits like remote access, disposable sandboxes, and dedicated workspace.
Typical 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.
Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Lands Experimental Support For Descriptor Heaps
After the merge request was open the past three months for code originally authored eight months ago, the Intel "ANV" open-source Vulkan driver for Linux systems is now advertising support for descriptor heaps with the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap extension. But for the moment at least it's treated as experimental...
LibreOffice 26.4 Beta Experiments with AI Writing Features and Smarter Editing Tools
by George Whittaker The upcoming LibreOffice 26.4 Beta is introducing early AI-powered writing capabilities, signaling a new direction for the open-source office suite. While LibreOffice has traditionally focused on privacy, local processing, and open standards, the beta release shows that The Document Foundation is now exploring how artificial intelligence can assist users without fully embracing cloud-dependent ecosystems. The result is a cautious but notable step toward AI-enhanced productivity on Linux and other desktop platforms. AI Writing Assistance Comes to LibreOffice One of the biggest additions connected to LibreOffice 26.4 Beta is expanded support for AI-assisted writing tools through integrations such as WritingTool, an open-source LibreOffice extension designed to enhance editing workflows. These AI features focus on practical writing assistance rather than aggressive automation. Current capabilities include: Grammar and style suggestions Paragraph rewriting and refinemen