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Intro to Flatpak
Flatpak is a framework for distributing desktop applications across various Linux distributions. It has been created by developers who have a long history of working on the Linux desktop, and is run as an independent open source project. Flatpak can be used by all kinds of desktop applications, and aims to be as agnostic as…
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2023’s Open Source Moments
2023 in review: The most remarkable events in the Open Source ecosystem that shaped the year. Let’s recall them! As we bid farewell to 2023, it’s time to reflect on the dynamic and transformative journey of the open-source ecosystem over the past year. We’ve had quite a year with many notable events, so now it’s…
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Beeper’s iMessage Connection Software Open Sourced
“The iMessage connection software that powers Beeper Mini and Beeper Cloud is now 100% open source,” Beeper announced late this week. ” Anyone who wants can use it or continue development.” But while Beeper says it’s done trying to bring iMessage to Android, CNET reports that the whole battle was “deeply tied” to Apple’s ongoing…
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2023 State of Tech Talent Report
Linux Foundation Research partnered with LF Training and Certification for its annual talent report, this time from the perspective of hiring managers. As we enter a period of economic uncertainty, this report assesses the current state of technology talent acquisition and retention around the world, illuminating what has been and will continue to be impacted…
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Darktable 4.6 Open-Source Released
Darktable 4.6 has been released today as the latest version for this open-source, free, and cross-platform RAW image editor for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems. Highlights of Darktable 4.6 include the ability to automatically save editing history every 10 seconds in the darkroom view, a new “rgb primaries” processing module that can be used for…
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Fedora Linux available for all Apple Silicon
We’ve seen Linux running on Apple Silicon Macs before, but this week marks the first time you can run Fedora Linux on M1 and M2 Macs. This is a collaboration between Asahi Linux and the Fedora Project, and marks a key milestone in a project which kicked off back in 2021 … If you’re thinking…
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