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Lesson from Open Source in Mexico
The adoption of open-source software in governments has had its ups and downs. While open source seems like a “no-brainer”, it turns out that governments can be surprisingly resistant to using FOSS for a variety of reasons. Federico González Waite spoke in the Open Government track at SCALE 22x in Pasadena, California to recount his experiences working with Read more
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OQTOPUS: A Quantum OS?
OQTOPUS: Japanese Researchers launch open-source quantum computer operating system. The University of Osaka, Fujitsu Limited, Systems Engineering Consultants Co., LTD. (SEC), and TIS Inc. (TIS) today announced the launch of an open-source operating system (OS) for quantum computers on GitHub, in what is one of the largest open-source initiatives of its kind globally. The Open Read more
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On Open Source 3D Printers
Five open-source choices you should consider for your next 3D printer. Open-source 3D printing has grown steadily, offering dependable solutions for both beginners and experienced makers. By sharing ideas and designs freely, communities around these printers have helped newcomers learn the ropes quickly. This open exchange of knowledge has also encouraged fun modifications and specialized Read more
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“Mother of All Distributions”
For those new to Linux, check out Debian, the ‘Mother of All Linux Distributions’If you simply want a Linux operating system that will rarely (if ever) fail you, Debian is one of the smartest choices you can make. How often have you heard or read about a distribution that was based on Ubuntu? There’s Kubuntu, Read more
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GIMP 3.0.2 Released To Fix Early Bugs
GIMP 3.0 was 7+ years in development before releasing as stable last week for this much anticipated, GTK3-ported image manipulation program update. Thankfully we’re not seeing any lengthy periods of time for new bug-fix releases with today already marking the release of GIMP 3.0.2. GIMP 3.0.2 is out to address bugs that have come up Read more
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‘Free Type’ Library exploits Linux
Meta Warns of FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) With Active Exploitation Risk. Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering library may have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363, and carries a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Described as an out-of-bounds write Read more
