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Linux Foundation Announces ‘Open Model Initiative’ to Promote Openly Licensed AI Models

While Open Source Initiative continues its work developing an open-source AI definition, LF has taken AI-based Open Model Initiative under its wings. The Linux Foundation…
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HandBrake 1.8.2 Video Transcoder Brings Key Fixes and Library Upgrades

The latest HandBrake free video transcoder update, 1.8.2, fixes scan issues and enhances encoding on Windows and Linux.
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Switchroot Lets You Run Ubuntu 24.04 LTS on Your Nintendo Switch

Switchroot is an open-source project that focuses on getting Linux and Android running on the NVIDIA Tegra X1-powered Nintendo Switch.
It has quietly introduced a new Linux image that comes equipped with the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release. Let’s check …

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Thanks to Nextcloud, FOSS Webmail Client Roundcube Now Has Support on Steroids

How Nextcloud came to the aid of a popular open source project, in part by getting three other open source projects involved.
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Germany to Fund Open Source Software Maintainers Through New Fellowship Program

Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund unveils a new program to fund maintainers of open-source projects that’s expected to be up and running by year’s end.
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Some Open-Source Software Licences Are Only ‘Open-ish,’ Says Thoughtworks

A number of open-source tech tools have moved towards commercial licences. Thoughtworks says this creates “big headaches” for IT, which is scrambling to maintain compliance and find replacement tools.
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Snowflake Open Sources Apache Iceberg-Related Polaris Data Catalog

Alongside the notification that Polaris Catalog has been made open source, Dremio announced that it was sharing Project Nessie’s capabilities with Polaris.
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Open Source Is Not a Business Model; It Never Was

The other day, Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of the software supply chain company Chainguard, wrote on LinkedIn that “open source is not a good strategy for startups.” What? Do you think I was going to disagree because I’m a big open-source fan? Think again! Yep, it’s a great development model, but it never has […]

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Randy Bias Is VP Open Source Strategy and Technology at Mirantis’ New OSPO

The open source cloud pioneer Mirantis says it’s hired Bias to hold itself “accountable as a responsible open source citizen.”
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How to Hack Your Own Linux System

The post How to Hack Your Own Linux System first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Passwords are the primary criterion for system security in most systems. When it comes to Linux, knowing the root password
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Top 13 Web Server Performance Testing Tools

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 13 high-quality web server performance testing tools that offer accurate and reliable benchmarking.
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The Graying Open Source Community Needs Fresh Blood

The deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward.
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NVIDIA’s GPU Kernel Modules Go Open-Source

NVIDIA transitions fully to open-source GPU kernel modules with robust features in the upcoming R560 driver version.
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OBS Studio: Free Live Streaming & Screen Recording in Linux

The post OBS Studio: Free Live Streaming & Screen Recording in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .OBS Studio, short for Open Broadcaster Software Studio, is a free-to-use, open-source, cross-platform software application…

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Audacity 3.6 Released With Master Effects and Enhanced Themes

Audacity 3.6, a free audio editor, introduces a new compressor and limiter, FFmpeg 7 support, master effects, theme options, and more.
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How SUSE Is Replacing Red Hat as the Linux and Open Source Enterprise Standard-Bearer

It’s become clear to many that Red Hat’s recent missteps with CentOS and the availability of RHEL source code indicate that it’s fallen from it’s respected place as “the open organization.” SUSE seems to be poised to benefit from Red Hat’s errors. We c…

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PeerTube 6.2 Introduces Automatic Subtitles

PeerTube 6.2, a decentralized video platform, brings easier moderation, subtitle creation, video highlighting, and more.
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How Open Source Attracts Some of the World’s Top Innovators

Some of the best and brightest work in open source. Who are these people? How did they get there? Where do they see open source going next?
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PCSX2 2.0 Brings Massive Improvements Over PS2 Emulation

PCSX2 2.0, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, launches with a modern Qt interface and enhanced game compatibility, saying goodbye to old plugins.
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Open-Source AI: What About Data Transparency?

At the United Nations OSPOs for Good Conference, we were once more reminded of the curious situation of AI and open source programs: While the foundations of AI are built on open source tools and libraries, almost no major AI program is truly open source. OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s PaLM (and its successor, the multimodel Gemini), […]

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