VS Code 1.102, the June release of Microsoft’s IDE, was released few days ago on Wednesday. Since the release, Copilot Chat is finally open-sourced under the MIT license. And, the source code, is available at this github page. As you see in the screenshot, the chat view has a new “Configure Chat” gear menu, allowing […]
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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A sizeable database performance boost is available in the latest release of open source ebook manager, view and converter Calibre, plus plenty of bug fixes.
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What happens when two of open source’s most controversial reformers decide the old rules no longer work? Are you ready for the license that could change everything?
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Many free software supporters worldwide are forced to give up their
freedom when they log in or go to work.
You can customise GNOME Shell notifications, including position on screen, RegEx filtering, and custom colours using the Notification Configurator extension.
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KDE Frameworks 6.16 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!
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Calibre 8.6 open-source ebook manager is now available for download with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
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This is a stable release of GNU ap2s, the “anything to PostScript”
converter.
This release contains a small fix to remove some unused debug code that was
not C23-compatible. There is no need to upgrade unless you’re having trouble
building a2ps…
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are getting a new HWE update with Linux 6.14 and Mesa 25.0, delivering a big gaming boost and support for newer hardware.
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Although Windows 11 isn’t my jam, I find the latest version of ExTiX to be an elegant desktop that any user would feel right at home on.
System76’s Adder WS just got a serious upgrade. Power, style, and if you jump in before Tuesday, a cool $100 off.
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Maintain a list of alternative Debian packages and easily designate the default.
Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the little links that bring us closer within the Linux kernel community.
To gain insight into his Amazon orders, Mike Schilli writes a Go program that runs statistics and displays the results graphically.
The impending end of life for Windows 10 has launched a new round of calls for Windows users to adopt Linux. KDE recently made a pitch. The End of 10 initiative is supported by a number of open source organizations who make the case that this is a good…
Add graphics that automatically update. We show you how to build an analog clock widget with the Cairo and GTK libraries.