Tag: opensource
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BitTorrent Client Released with Various Fixes
Transmission 4.0.6 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Various FixesThis release improves parsing of the HTTP tracker announce response and updates the Flatpak release metainfo. Transmission 4.0.6 open-source, free, and cross-platform BitTorrent client is out today as a bugfix-only release in the 4.0.x series addressing various issues reported by users from previous versions. Coming almost six…
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Kernel 6.8 Reaches End of Life, Upgrade to 6.9
As Linux Kernel 6.8 reaches end of life, users should upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.9. The kernel already landed in the stable repositories of popular distros, including Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed. This is your friendly reminder that the Linux 6.8 kernel series is now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website,…
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Alpine 3.20 supports 64-bit RISC-V
Alpine Linux 3.20.0 is out, with initial support for a whole new CPU architecture: RISC-V. It also includes KDE Plasma 6 and GNOME 46, and due to Redis changing its license, Alpine has the new Valkey key-value database in its place. The Register has looked at several releases of Alpine in recent years: in 2021,…
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Snapdragon X Elite for Linux Laptops
Qualcomm goes where Apple won’t, readies official Linux support for Snapdragon X Elite. Qualcomm is making good progress on adapting its new Snapdragon X Elite laptop CPU for Linux use. The mobile SoC manufacturer revealed that it has laid a lot of the groundwork already to get the Snapdragon X Elite running the Linux operating…
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AppImages and How To Use Them
What are AppImages and how do you use them on Linux? This unique format for distributing Linux applications keeps it simple — mostly. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Linux had a bad reputation for not having a large enough app ecosystem. Twenty-plus years later, that complaint no longer holds water. Linux has several…
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Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS
Linux Foundation: May 3, 2024 : Navigating the Growing Diversity Challenges in OSS – Zixuan Feng, Oregon State University & Diane Mueller, Bitergia (18 mins) Open source software (OSS) thrives on diversity, inclusivity, and a global community of contributors. However, beneath this ideal lies a complex reality of challenges in maintaining a truly diverse and…
