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SAP's bid to cast itself as an open source friendly company is being met with some scepticism from the community, who suggest the projects are largely based on the German software giant's interests.

OBS Studio 30.2 has been officially released today as the second update to the OBS Studio 30 series of this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free video recording and live streaming software.

About Authselect's new "local" profile and how (and why) to migrate from the previous "sssd" profile to the new one.

MySQL is the most popular database server used by websites to store their important data. In addition to using phpMyAdmin to manage MySQL databases, we can do the same through MySQL shell commands. In this article, we will show you some basic commands to manage MySQL databases and Users.

Professional shaman Holly Million, who became Gnome’s executive director in October, has evidently participated in a banishing ritual and will disappear from Gnome at the end of this month.

Nota is a very small text editor that lets you browse, create and edit text files.

The Pine64 Oz64 is an upcoming single-board computer that integrates 64-bit RISC-V cores and 64-bit ARM cores with the Sophgo SG2000 System-on-Chip. This cost-effective device offers fast wireless communication capabilities with Wi-Fi 6 and optional Power-over-Ethernet support.

TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen9 Linux laptop is now available for pre-order with fast Intel or AMD CPUs, 3K display, and up to 96GB RAM and 8TB storage.

Manjaro.org relaunches with a minimalistic, cleaner design and enhanced enterprise offerings.

Get insight into the newly developed Zed editor that claims it's faster than any available editor out there, including its installation step on Linux.

The Xen Project – creator and manager of the open-source Xen hypervisor and associated tools – has warned its community of potential problems flowing from the imminent closure of the colocation facility it uses.

Frog is a simple, free, and open-source OCR tool for extracting text from images or QR codes on Linux, featuring a beautiful interface.

A little break in the gaming news for a moment to mention that Zed, a "high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter", now has a Linux version available.

There have been ongoing reports from a variety of users and systems around high power use during GPU-accelerated video playback with current-generation AMD Ryzen "Phoenix" laptops. Fortunately, an optimization is coming to benefit Phoenix and forthcoming Strix Point laptops with noticeably lower power consumption during video playback.

As the recent revamp of Flathub proved, engaging store fronts for software and extensions are not the preserve of big-time tech companies like Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Good design is good design, whoever does it.

PhotoPrism's July update includes support for OpenID Connect for simpler, secure logins, enhanced video support, and more.

This article explores Ubuntu Robotics, detailing its capabilities, tools, and contributions to building intelligent machines.

Ubuntu's release cycle might be a surprise to you if you have been a long-time user of Windows. With there being a major long-term supported (LTS) release every two years, and interim releases in-between to accommodate new software and improvements that get rolled out regularly.

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, convened a full committee hearing titled “The Need to Protect Americans’ Privacy and the AI Accelerant.” The hearing explored how AI has intensified the need for a federal comprehensive privacy law that protects individual privacy and sets clear guidelines for businesses as they develop and deploy AI systems.

The July 2024 release of DietPi v9.6 introduces new software, enhancements, and bug fixes to enhance user experience and system performance. This update includes the addition of the IRC bouncer software package soju and several improvements across different devices and features.