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ChessBase and Stockfish end their legal dispute
Stockfish is a free, open-source, and cross-platform chess engine, trusted by grandmasters and leading chess platforms worldwide.
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JQuery 1.5 released: .sub(), ajax rewrite, speed improvements, more
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
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Firefox 43 released with 64-bit version for Windows, better Private Browsing
We'd also like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to this release of Firefox!
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Darklang Goes Open Source
As part of shutting down Dark Inc. and forming Darklang Inc., we've finally open-sourced all of our repositories. Our source code is now under the Apache License 2.0. For years, we wrestled with questions of sustainability and how to build something that truly empowers developers. We've
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Forgejo
After many days of hard work and preparation by a team of former Gitea maintainers and enthusiasts from the FOSS community, we are proud to announce that the Forgejo project is now live.
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Some OpenBSD features that aren't widely known
In this article, you will learn about some OpenBSD features you may not know about
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Godot 4 Release Candidate 1
The wait is almost over! With Godot 4.0 coming close to stable, we finalize our efforts to fix the remaining critical issues and add the last coat of polish with the first Release Candidate.
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Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux
On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C. But what if there were hidden shortcut combos for
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Farewell, Elementary
I’m moving on; here’s to the future!
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F-Droid Board of Directors nominations 2026
Nominations are now open for this year’s appointments to the F-Droid Board of Directors! We are looking to select up to four volunteer directors to serve for...
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Thank you, Ubuntu
Ubuntu 10.10, the Maverick Meerkat, will be released in just a couple of weeks. That got me reflecting on the fact that I have been a happ...
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Fedora 39 Released
We’re pleased to bring you Fedora Linux 39, our complete, community-built operating system. And stop by our virtual release party! It's free!
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Reflections on NixOS
Historical reference to Ian Denhardt’s Reflections On NixOS (2016-01-24), with archive and current documentation links.
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GitLab Mattermost, an open source on-premises Slack alternative
We're very excited to announce that we'll ship GitLab Mattermost, an open source, on-premises messaging app (like Slack) along with GitLab.
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PC-BSD Evolves into TrueOS
Hey TrueOS Community! I just wanted to take a few minutes to address what some of you may have already guessed. With a heavy heart, the TrueOS Project’s core
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Manage Kubernetes Clusters on AWS Using Kops
Any containerized application typically consists of multiple containers. There are containers for the application itself, a database, possibly a web server, and so on. During development, it’s normal to build and test this multi-container application on a single host. This approach works fine during early dev and test…
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No-Cost RHEL Developer Subscription Now Available
May 2019 UPDATE - The no-cost developer subscription now includes RHEL 8.
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New tools for open source maintainers
We're making it easier for maintainers to grow healthy open source communities on GitHub with minimized comments, retired namespaces for popular projects, and new pull request requirements.
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AuraFlow v0.1: a open source alternative to Stable Diffusion 3
Open-source AI is in jeopardy. As community interest in AI models skyrocketed over the past year, we noticed that development of new open-source foundational models came to a halt. Some even boldly announced that open-source AI is dead. Not so fast! We are excited to present you
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Is It Even Worth Working on FOSS Anymore?
With companies taking advantage of Free and Open Source Software far more often than they contribute back, and harming users in the process, is it even worth working on anymore?
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CIQ, Oracle, SUSE Create Open Enterprise Linux Association
CIQ, Oracle and SUSE Create Open Enterprise Linux Association for a Collaborative and Open Future
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Don’t buy System76 hardware and expect to get firmware updates from the LVFS
Update 2021-11-12: System76 is now using the LVFS to distribute firmware. We're working together to put much more firmware on the LVFS in the future. System76 is a hardware vendor that builds laptops with the Pop_OS! Linux distribution pre-loaded. System76 machines do get firmware updates, but do not use the fwupd and…
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WordPress names their 3.1 release: Reinhardt
The long-awaited fourteenth release of WordPress is now available. WordPress 3.1 “Reinhardt” is named in honor of the jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Version 3.1 is available for download, or you …
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Arm Open Source makes a seamless migration to GitLab
Start a GitLab free trial with 30 days on GitLab.com including Duo Enterprise or 30 days self-managed without Duo Enterprise. Empower your DevOps workflow!
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Full-time open source with Andrew Kelley
Today’s show: How to quit your job and work on open source full time. This story has it all -- balancing side projects and full-time employment, building up enough supports to leave your job, and explaining quitting to your family and friends. And also: what do you do if your project succeeds, and then someone forks…
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My Heart Bleeds for OpenSSL
Overview Today has been eventful, to say that least. My colleague and I patched several services, re-issued keys for them and started the ...
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Guix: Unifying provisioning, deployment, and management in the age of containers
This talk will reflect on what GNU Guix has to offer to users and how it compares to other approaches—from CONDA and pip to Flatpak and Docker. Guix is not only a transactional package manager and declarative GNU/Linux distribution: it’s also an environment manager, a container provisioning tool, and more. We will…