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This week besides the drama over Apple Silicon maintainership for the upstream Linux kernel, in recent days there has also been a number of rather subtle changes to the maintainership of several Intel Linux kernel drivers...

AirDrop is a proprietary wireless ad hoc service. The service transfers files among supported Macintosh computers and iOS devices by means of close-range wireless communication. AirDrop is not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

For many mobile devices it is useful to get the current location. This is usually done using a GPS sensor, where the coordinates (latitude and longitude as given by the satellites) allow for step-by-step directions to the desired destination.

BeagleMod is a series of solder-down modules designed for embedded computing and wireless connectivity. Developed by BeagleBoard.org, the BeagleMod AM62 is a Linux-capable processor, while the BeagleMod CC33 consists of Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth Low-Energy modules for Linux-based systems.

Mirantis is calling this, “the first open-source Distributed Container Management Environment,” with “distributed” being the key word.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: LibreOffice 25.2, OpenWrt 24.10, Debian 13 to feature GNOME 48, Freedesktop, Alpine & Serpent OS are facing challenges, and more.

The DNF5 team is working on ironing out bugs around matching the existing functionality of GNOME Software with PackageKit. The DNF and QA teams have organized a test week from Monday,February 10, 2025 to Monday, February 17, 2025.

A set of patches sent out on Saturday by AMD Linux engineer Mario Limonciello seek to adjust the Linux behavior for laptops/handhelds during AC plug/unplug events during s2idle to better match that of Microsoft Windows 11...

Pineboards has introduced the Modulo4, Modulo5 Basic, and Modulo5 IO PoE+ carrier boards, adapting Raspberry Pi Compute Modules to the Raspberry Pi 5 form factor. These boards maintain compatibility with PCIe HATs, cases, and cooling solutions, with the Modulo5 IO PoE+ adding PoE+ support for network-powered operation.

After almost a month of development, Kdenlive video editor released a new version with another dozen of bug-fixes.

ONLYOFFICE 8.3 cross-platform office suite released with PDF stamps, Merge Shapes, iWork & Hancom support, enhanced collaboration, and more.

In the latest Apex Legends dev update, game director Steven Ferreira addressed anti-cheat and the recent decision to ban Linux players from accessing the game.

Even the experts have trouble fitting open source and AI neatly together in one package, said a panel at State of Open Con.

Do you know of a person or a project that you think should be recognized for their contribution to open source or free software? Why don’t you nominate them for a Free Software Award?

For those continuing to make use of SysVinit as the aging init system that in the Linux world has been largely replaced by systemd, SysVinit 3.14 is out today and overcomes a long-standing limitation around the length of lines within the inittab files...

The ESP32-H2 Thread/Zigbee Gateway Module is a stackable development module designed for the M5 series hosts. It is based on the ESP32-H2-MINI-1 and supports Zigbee, Thread, and Matter. The module includes IEEE 802.15.4 wireless connectivity, making it capable of building Matter over Thread endpoint devices and supporting communication between different ecosystems.

Finding yourself annoyed at those ‘window is ready’ notifications which pop-up when you open some apps in GNOME Shell on Ubuntu?

The LibreOffice 25.2 release is here, bringing with it many new refinements, alongside tweaks that improve user experience.

My son goes to a school that doesn't provide laptops but requires kids to have one. The needs are simple and easily satisfied by a cheap Chromebook. By using resources already available to me, though, I saved that Chromebook money.

Bluefin sets out to expose Linux users to the tools and applications widely used for cloud native computing.