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Open Washing: Companies Pretend To Be Open Source
If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s AI large language model (LLM) Llama 3 is open source. It’s not, despite what he says. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) spells it out in the Open Source Definition, and Llama 3’s license – with clauses on litigation and branding – flunks it on several grounds. Meta, unfortunately, is…
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Bad Guys: Several Russian maintainers kicked out
A dozen kernel maintainers have been removed from the developers’ official Linux file. Greg Kroah-Hartman, the Linux project’s number two, has removed them from MAINTAINERS as part of a patch with a few words: “Some entries deleted due to various compliance requirements. They may return in the future if sufficient documentation is provided.” Kroah-Hartman did…
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Mount Bitlocker Encrypted Windows Partition in Linux
Here’s how you can mount the encrypted Windows partition inside Linux in a dual boot setup. Here’s the scenario. My system came with Windows 10 Pro and that came with BitLocker encryption. I installed Ubuntu in the dual boot mode even with the BitLocker encryption enabled for Windows. You can easily access the Windows files…
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OSI Calls Out Meta: “not open source”
Meta’s AI models are not truly open source. But, they still use the term to get on the good side of users. Shouldn’t they change the license? The notion of open source empowers people to freely share software with the world, allowing anyone to view, modify, and distribute copies of the original software, signifying collaboration…
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Happy 20th! Ubuntu 24.10 is Now Available
Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole takes flight – with a blend of innovation and nostalgia.Twenty years in the making, Ubuntu 24.10 has arrived, and it brings back the Ubuntu 4.10 startup sound. Here’s what else you can expect. 2004 was a heck of a year for Linux. SCO was still suing IBM and was sure it…
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Win 10 Only Has A Year of Support Left
Windows 10 only has a year of support: 12 months left to keep Copilot off your desktop or learn Linux! Have you been putting off upgrading to Windows 11 ever since it launched? If you want your rig to be as secure as possible, you don’t have long left until you pretty much have to.…
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