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The Fedora crew has bumped the launch more than once, yet the global, comeāasāyouāare virtual release party is going ahead right on schedule. The post Fedora 44 Tips Its Hat With a Virtual Release Party appeared first on FOSS Force.
Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 āResolute Raccoon,ā and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely. The post Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) appeared first on FOSS Force.
Newsflash gives RSS fans an easy way to discover feeds, organize them by category, and keep every device in sync. The post Curate Your Own Newsfeed with Newsflash appeared first on FOSS Force.
A fork created amid claims of censorship and antiāDEI posturing is now in the news for the same reason: not how it renders pixels, but how it treats people. The post When Your Xorg Fork Is More About DEI Than Display Servers appeared first on FOSS Force.
Did you miss this weekās top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Forceās Top Five Articles ā For the Week Ending April 17, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
Cal.com blames AI-powered vulnerability hunting for its move from open source to locked-down code ā and tosses a crippled ācommunityā edition to keep its cred. The post AI Pushes Cal.com to Shutter Open and Go Nonfree appeared first on FOSS Force.
With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snapāfree, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace. The post FunOS: Ubuntu LTS with JWM and No Snaps appeared first on FOSS Force.
OāBrienās first job at OSI wonāt be polishing the logo; itāll be navigating a community still concerned over the groupās Open Source AI Definition and last yearās messy board election. The post Duane OāBrien Takes OSIās Hot Seat appeared first on FOSS Force.
This minimalist GTK app puts GPGāpowered file encryption behind a dragāandādrop interface that even a Linux newbie can use on the first try. The post Encrypt Files on Linux with Hideout and Skip the Terminal appeared first on FOSS Force.
Once a fixture on the lecture circuit, GNU's creator -- and the father of Free Software -- is slowly reāemerging in the US, updating his message for the 2020s. The post Three Months After Georgia Tech, Stallman Heads to UT Austin appeared first on FOSS Force.
Did you miss this weekās top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Forceās Top Five Articles ā For the Week Ending April 10, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
It took a minute -- actually a long minute -- but Electronic Frontier Foundation has finally shut the door on the platform formerly known as Twitter, without even a "goodbye." The post EFF Says Itās Quitting TwitterX appeared first on FOSS Force.
A big infrastructure grant from Anthropic, and an investment from the Linux Foundation's Alpha-Omega, quietly become seed money for Apacheās new āresponsible AIā push. The post Apache Spins Anthropicās $1.5M Into āResponsible AIā Initiative appeared first on FOSS Force.
Our reviewer looks at Garuda Linix and finds a rolling-release Arch derivative with eye-catching visuals, a friendly installer, and a smart setup assistant that fixes the distro's lean default install. The post Can Garuda Linux Mokka Take Manjaroās Arch-Based Crown? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Prefer to drive Linux from the home row? Rofi and wofi turn a simple key combo into a fast app launcher and window switcher on both X11 and Wayland. The post Rofi and Wofi: Keyboard Launchers That Keep Your Hands on the Keys appeared first on FOSS Force.
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