Tag: opensource
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Austrian Army switches to Libre Office
Austria’s Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOfficeThe Austrian military prioritizes independence over convenience. Governments around the world, especially European ones, are increasingly reacting to the threat of American-based services pulling the rug from under them. We have already seen many instances of this, like Denmark moving away from Microsoft or Germany…
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Back to Ubuntu
I’ve been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?Opinion By Les Pounder published September 19, 2025 It scares me to say this, but I have been using Linux for a quarter of a century! Long before the Raspberry Pi was my main hobby, installing Linux…
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‘Apertus’ AI from the Swiss
Switzerland Launches Apertus: One of Europe’s Largest Open Source AI Models European alternative to Big Tech AI developed by Swiss organizations Over the past year, Big Tech’s control over AI development has tightened significantly. OpenAI has restricted API access for researchers, Google has limited model customization, and Meta has imposed stricter usage terms on its…
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EU Plans Alt-Jira & Confluence
Europe on a roll: Plans Open source alternative to Confluence and Jira, going all in for digital sovereignty with open source tools. Europe’s push towards digital sovereignty is gaining serious momentum in 2025. Amid growing concerns over data privacy, access, and surveillance, many regions are distancing themselves from U.S.-based tech giants like Microsoft in favor of open source alternatives.…
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Opinion: The Future of Flatpak
At the Linux Application Summit (LAS) in April, Sebastian Wick said that, by many metrics, Flatpak is doing great. The Flatpak application-packaging format is popular with upstream developers, and with many users. More and more applications are being published in the Flathub application store, and the format is even being adopted by Linux distributions like Fedora. However, he worried that work…
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NextCloud helps You Drop Google
After Switching to Linux, This App Helped Me Drop Google for Good. Tired of Google’s grip on your data? After switching to Linux, I found the perfect self-hosted app to replace Google Drive, Photos, Calendar, Docs, and more, all on my terms. Here’s how I took back control of my privacy and my data. When…
