Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Arenβt
There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.
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There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.
They say running Steam in the same kind of container its games use should make the client behave more consistently.
It ships with Linux 7.3, GNOME 51, an improved App Center, and many other upgrades.
Amazon, Google, and Meta funded the study through their lobby group CCIA Europe. The EU Commission's own estimate? β¬18 billion. Six times less.
As Linus Torvalds embraces AI, it is time that we also pull our socks up and get on with local AI.
The anti-cheat software is being prepared for the platform, while a native client is already available as a preview.
The vendors behind the openDesk office suite have formed a company to take it beyond public administration and into commercial use.
ElixirOffice is a new suite based on Euro-Office components and developed using AI.
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The new one, Linux Mint 27 "Adrien," is due Christmas with an Ubuntu 26.04 LTS base.
Strata is a new offering that can open folders, preview images, and remember the sort order and icon size from previous sessions.
Mozilla has announced Firefox Enterprise, a commercial offering for businesses and government agencies. It combines Firefox with a management console that organizations can run on their own servers.
Currently in beta, it pairs Prairie, a new desktop, with a native app suite and an AI assistant.
At Open Source Summit Europe 2026, openEuler laid out how SuperPoD OS and Agentic Scaling change what an operating system is expected to do.
The Apache-2.0 licensed app is written in Rust and includes an AI Assistant that can run commands on your map.