OpenSource Science B.V., better known as OS-SCi, is a Netherlands-based institution that has a pretty specific focus. To train the next generation of developers exclusively on Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). They run bachelor’s programs, modular courses, and student projects with
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Earlier this year, the Linux Mint project announced a significant shift in how it shipped releases, hinting at a longer cycle. Project lead Clement Lefebvre had pointed out that the existing pattern of a new release every six months, on top of
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Choice is one of the hallmarks of Linux, to the point that both “distro fever” and “distro fatigue” are alive in equal measure. Historically, Ubuntu has also been known the same. Different stroke for the wide range of folks who make Ubuntu
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Before Microsoft became the company that shipped Windows to corporate desks around the world, it had to start somewhere. That somewhere was a scrappy little operating system written by one guy at Seattle Computer Products. Tim Paterson built what he initially called
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The big news is that Linux distros are getting a standard Projects folder alongside Documents, Music, and Downloads. Most people already create one manually, but now it’s official, and apps can start using it as a default location too. So it’s more
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Ptyxis is a modern terminal emulator built with GTK4 and libadwaita. It provides a cohesive look for the GNOME desktop, making it feel like a natural part of the system. The application was specifically developed to meet the needs of modern software
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Linux gaming has been on a great trajectory these past few years. Proton turned a massive chunk of the Steam library into playable Linux titles thanks to Wine as its backbone, and purpose-built Linux gaming consoles are now a product category that
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The Sovereign Tech Agency has launched a new pilot program called Sovereign Tech Standards, and it will be paying open source maintainers to get involved in the processes that actually shape how the internet works. As a pilot program, it is going
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Warp has open-sourced its terminal client. The code is now on GitHub, and the company wants the community involved in building it out going forward, but the contribution model looks nothing like you would expect from an open source project. They say
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The Linux Vendor Firmware Service, or LVFS, is what makes firmware updates on Linux not a nightmare. Hardware vendors upload their firmware directly to it, and users get those updates delivered through fwupd and tools like GNOME Software. According to official estimates,
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