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Over the last 20 years, the OSI has been the guardian of open-source licenses, but now it will also address non-open-source licenses more and AI's role in software development.

With the ecosystem booming, many developers want to get in and build new open source projects. The question is: How do you achieve that successfully? This article will demystify the lifecycle and structure of open source projects...

In the world's first operating system interview, Linux tells all about Windows, Torvalds, and its favorite distro.

UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin The team behind the unofficial Ubuntu remix with the Deepin desktop has rolled out an updated version based on the current Ubuntu long-term support release.…

JavaScript is a rich language, with sometimes a seemingly overwhelming number of libraries and frameworks. With so many options available, it's sometimes useful to just look at the language itself and keep in mind its core components. This glossary covers the core JavaScript language, syntax, and functions.

Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years. An ancient fix for power management issues on AMD systems has been reducing Linux's performance since 2002. Now it's gone.…

Polywell Computers recently unveiled a fanless Box PC integrating the Rockchip 3588 SoC to target digital kiosks, network security and other commercial applications. The X58 Box PC offers up to 8GB of RAM, 64GB of eMMC storage, dual GbE LAN ports and onboard wireless connectivity. The RK3588 SoC consists of a quad-core A76 (up to […]

The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump. The latest point-release of Onlyoffice, a free Microsoft Office-compatible suite, is here with multiple small improvements and better support for Asian and African writing systems.…

The KDE Project announced today Plasma Mobile Gear 22.09 as a new update full of goodies for KDE’s privacy-respecting, open-source, and secure phone and tablet ecosystem.

When I first ran across PwnDrop, I was intrigued at what the developers had in mind with it. For instance, if you're a white-hat hacker and are looking to share exploits safely with your client, you might use a service like PwnDrop. If you're a journalist communicating with, well, just about anyone who is trying to keep their identity secret, you might use a service like PwnDrop. In this tutorial, we're going to look at how easy it is to set up and use in just a few minutes.

Pip is a package manager for Python used to install, upgrade, configure and manage project dependencies.

The changedetection.io project provides a simple yet highly capable, open source solution for website change detection and notification...

Magento is a very well-known e-commerce platform and highly customizable application. It offers open-source and commercial versions to help developers build eCommerce websites.

We often see statements such as “If something doesn’t need to be on, switch it off at the wall or unplug it”. How relevant is that statement for a computer?

AMD has come a long way since 2002, but the Linux kernel still treats modern Threadrippers like Athlon-era systems—at least in one potentially lag-inducing respect.

If you install Steam on your Chromebook, you can play many Windows games. This is a step-by-step guide to installing Steam.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation released a new version of their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS distribution for Raspberry Pi single-board computers to improve existing Bluetooth functionality and fix several bugs.

System 76 is skipping the Pop OS 22.10 release in October to focus time and development effort on the new Rust-based COSMIC DE.

The RelayFi is a soon to be launched board featuring an ESP32-WROOM SoC and 4 channel relays to control up to 4 high-voltage devices. The RelayFi is also compatible with Alexa, Google assistant and other single board computers.  The RelayFi seems to feature the ESP32-WROOM-32D module which is enabled with 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth […]

The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) formed to facilitate this collaboration. OpenSSF is best described in its own words: The OpenSSF is a cross-industry collaboration that brings together leaders to improve the security of open source software by building a broader community with targeted initiatives and best practices...