Tag: open-source

  • New Features on Mint 22.1

    New Features on Mint 22.1

    The 6 Exciting Features in Linux Mint 22.1 ‘Xia’ Release!Linux Mint’s latest upgrade is available. Explore more about it before you try it out! Linux Mint 22.1 ‘Xia’ is a release that takes a different naming scheme for a change because they didn’t find the names starting with “W” good enough 😄 While the official…

  • Linux 6.13 launches this January 19

    Linux 6.13 launches this January 19

    Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 16 January 2025The Most Exciting Kernel Optimizations, New Hardware Support & Other Linux 6.13 Features! With Linus Torvalds expected to release Linux 6.13 stable this coming Sunday, 19 January, here’s a reminder about the most exciting features, performance optimizations, and new hardware support arriving for this first…

  • Debian 12.9 Bookworm Replaces Win10

    Debian 12.9 Bookworm Replaces Win10

    Debian Linux 12.9 Bookworm is the perfect free replacement as Windows 10 support from Microsoft ends. With Windows 10 losing support this year, it’s time to consider alternatives. Debian 12 “Bookworm,” one of the most stable and secure Linux-based operating systems, stands out as a free and powerful replacement. Whether you’re looking to keep your…

  • China to launch RISC-V CPU in 2025

    China to launch RISC-V CPU in 2025

    Chip war: Chinese scientists vow to launch breakthrough RISC-V open-source CPU in 2025Efforts by the Chinese Academy of Sciences form part of Beijing’s push to reduce reliance on foreign semiconductor technology. A team from China’s top government research academy pledged to produce this year a processor based on the open-source chip-design architecture RISC-V, as Beijing advances…

  • State of Open Source in 2025

    State of Open Source in 2025

    What Will Matter Most This Year? Navigating the pressures on the open source software world must become our collective mission in 2025, argues Amanda Brock of OpenUK. 2024 didn’t fail to disappoint in delivering another roller coaster of a year for open source software. Open source isn’t just code today, it’s a philosophy that we…

  • Predictions: Open Source in 2025

    Predictions: Open Source in 2025

    Open Source in 2025: Strap In, Disruption Straight AheadLook for new tensions to arise in the New Year over licensing, the open source AI definition, security and compliance, and how to pay volunteer maintainers. The open source software world can feel like a bubble at times, one in which people who love to solve problems…