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Keeping Tech Free! FOSS Force offers news and insight into the goings on in the free and open source software world.
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This one looks useful: jdSystemMonitor: More Than Your Regular System Monitor on Linux
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Bringing system resources and internal details together in one place, jdSystemMonitor is a solid and lightweight option for desktop Linux users.
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An open-source event has just been updated on FOSS Force's Calendar of Open Source Events! Red Hat Summit 2026 https://t.co/hfb9l7xE1l
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An open-source event has just been updated on FOSS Force's Calendar of Open Source Events! Spacewalk 2026 https://t.co/qgFw8cP2KE
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This is interesting: Linux Apps Without Distro Lock-In? Explore This Lesser Known Snap and Flatpak Alternative
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Meet PkgForge: A Distro-Independent Portable Apps 'Foundry' for Linux Users
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Aastill-in-development systemd-free, rolling release distro written from scratch that incorporates FreeBSD’s tools and libraries to provide a unique, lightweight, and modular experience: Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18
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Just published on FOSS Force: Elementary OS 8.1 Is Out With Secure Session — and We Have Screenshots
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More than a year in the making, there’s a new elementary OS in town. On Monday afternoon Eastern Time, the folks behind the Linux distribution…
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This release adds support for Canon EOS R1, Canon EOS R5 Mark II, Canon PowerShot D10, Canon PowerShot S100V, and Canon PowerShot S2 IS: Darktable 5.4 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Improves Camera Support - 9to5Linux
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Darktable 5.4 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with support for new cameras, new noise profiles, and bug fixes.
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This release improves boot support for the EXT4 file system and improves Wayland support for the Ventoy LinuxGUI program: Ventoy 1.1.10 Bootable USB Creator Released with Support for AerynOS - 9to5Linux
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"For the longest time, I just defaulted to one of the best video players for Android: VLC. Then I stumbled across Nova Video Player": This open-source video player blew me away — and it’s now my default
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I didn’t expect much. That was clearly my first mistake.
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"Previously proprietary PostgreSQL extension is now freely available on GitHub": Watch Out Elasticsearch! Tiger Data's PostgreSQL BM25 Search Extension Goes Open Source
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Previously proprietary PostgreSQL extension is now freely available on GitHub.
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"Microsoft has grown increasingly irrelevant (see above) and the mass layoffs have been happening every month this year": Microsoft, Over 120 Billion Dollars in Debt, Prepares Next Round of Mass Layoffs (After Christmas)
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Our Larry Cafiero will be glad to hear this: Mageia 10 Planning For April Release While Still Maintaining 32-bit Support - Phoronix
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Wonder if FreeDOS runs autoexec.bat during boot: 26 commands to get started with FreeDOS | We Love Open Source • All Things Open
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"This last full week before the holidays ramp up brought a large number of improvements to the upcoming Plasma 6.6 desktop": KDE Plasma 6.6 Finally Supporting Ambient Light Sensors, Fixing Windows Games With HDR - Phoronix
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There are some nice KDE Plasma 6.6 improvements that were merged ahead of Christmas.
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LinuxLinks recommends 7 out of 12: 12 Best Free and Open Source Linux Usenet Tools - LinuxLinks https://t.co/RuvKwYgruY
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Mozilla said that all the AI features that are or will be included in Firefox will also be opt-in: Firefox Will Ship with an "AI Kill Switch" to Completely Disable all AI Features - 9to5Linux
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Mozilla is working on an AI kill switch for the Firefox open-source web browser to let users completely disable all AI features.
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"With this release, the project now offers a first-party solution built specifically around its ecosystem and hardware support matrix": Armbian Team Launches New Official Imager for Flashing Armbian OS
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The Armbian team has launched a new official imager that simplifies flashing Armbian OS on single-board computers across macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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LF seems to be able to do a hell of a lot more with $300 million than Mozilla does with $500 million: Linux Foundation Expects To Break $300M In Revenue This Year - Phoronix
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There's a new Kdenlive in town: Kdenlive 25.12 Video Editor Brings New Docking System, Menu Restructuring - Phoronix
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In addition to the release this week of OpenShot 2.4, released today is a major update to another popular open-source video editing application: Kdenlive
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Even if Mozilla is going to add an AI kill switch, that may not be enough to reassure many: Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful
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