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Anthropic just dropped $1.5 million on the Apache Software Foundation. Is it paying back the open source world -- or buying goodwill? The post Does Acting Like Good Guys Actually Make Anthropic Good Guys? appeared first on FOSS Force.
We closed out March at $1,000 for our writers and are $154 into April’s $1,000 target — your support keeps FOSS Force independent and our coverage coming. The post On Our Way to Independence: On Track to Meet April’s Funding Goal 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 April 3 appeared first on FOSS Force.
More than a novelty from north of the 49th, this Debian‑based distro uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetry‑free, ready‑to‑work Cinnamon desktop. The post Proudly Canadian Maple Linux 1.4: Who Knew Tux Could Be So Polite? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Gentoo has a Hurd port you can boot today, plus a straight-faced promise to ditch Linux by year’s end. We’re guessing only one of those things is real. The post Must Be April Fools’ Day. Gentoo Says It’s Moving to Hurd appeared first on FOSS Force.
From ricing to hyprctl, this window manager rewards tinkerers with a sleek, efficient desktop while reminding casual users that convenience isn’t always part of the deal. The post Hyprland WM’s Eye Candy and Efficiency Ship With a Learning Curve appeared first on FOSS Force.
Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of March, 2026. The post FOSS Force’s Top Ten for March appeared first on FOSS Force.
FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive We made our goal for March! Time to move on to April!!! You keep independent FOSS journalism alive. Your support powers our 2026 Independence Drive. April fundraising goal: $1,000 Total raised so far: $8 Needed by EOD April 30: $992 Amount needed daily to make goal: $34 Amount raised since last update:$0 Donate now! Updated Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 1:00 pm EDT. Next update Wednesday, April 1 at 12 pm EDT. The post Contribute to Our Fundraiser! appeared first on FOSS Force.
After 12 years leading Ubuntu MATE, its founder says it’s time to hand the reins to new maintainers. The post Martin Wimpress Wants Out at Ubuntu Mate appeared first on FOSS Force.
LibreOffice’s documentation team has updated the Calc guide for 26.2, with clearer explanations, polished examples, and step‑by‑step help for everyday spreadsheet tasks. The post New LibreOffice Calc 26.2 User Guide Now Available appeared first on FOSS Force.
When models can audit firmware and legacy binaries at scale, hiding vulnerabilities stops working. Open, patchable code becomes a core security requirement. The post AI is Open Source’s Big Moment. Is it Ready? appeared first on FOSS Force.
Our Independence Drive is at 17% of its total goal. A final $34 this month will fully fund our mini-goal for March's coverage of Linux and open source. The post On Our Way to Independence: We’re $34 Away from Our March Goal appeared first on FOSS Force.
The cloud czars gorged on free software, starved the projects that sustain it, and are shocked the open source commons is starting to break. The post Cloud Czars Treat Open Source Like They Do California 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 March 27, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.
ODF was built in the open, under public standards bodies, to be fully implementable by anyone. OOXML’s “standard” status hides a legacy format that only Microsoft can truly unlock. The post ODF: Open by Design, Not by Marketing appeared first on FOSS Force.
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