FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things
FreeBSD evidently found last year’s Community Survey so useful that they’re turning it into an annual event.
The post FreeBSD Wants to Know a Few Things appeared first on FOSS Force.
Petition Attempts to Force OSI to Release Complete Vote Count
When it comes to Open Source Initiative’s 2025 board election, we’re reminded of Yogi Berra’s observation that, “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
The post Petition Attempts to Force OSI to Release Complete Vote Count appeared first on FOSS Force.
Mirantis Is Giving Two Kubernetes Projects to CNCF
Less than a week after IBM announced that it was donating three open source AI tools to the Linux Foundation, FOSS Force learns that Kubernetes-focused Mirantis is the process of donating a couple of project to CNCF.
The post Mirantis Is Giving Two Kub…
It’s CoreOS Test Week for Fedora 42 and Fedora Users are Needed
The release of Fedora 42 is only a month or so away, so the folks who engineer the project are calling for the user community to help, in a Test Week that starts on Monday.
The post It’s CoreOS Test Week for Fedora 42 and Fedora Users are Needed …
Wow! Just Wow! SUSECon’s End-of-Conference Bash!
Christine promises that she’s going to write about this year’s SUSECon conference, but she started with this…
The post Wow! Just Wow! SUSECon’s End-of-Conference Bash! appeared first on FOSS Force.
SCALE Is This Weekend, SUSECon’s in a Couple of Days, and ATO AI Is Only a Week Away
Scale is taking over Pasadena, SUSECon has moved in on Disney’s domain of Orlando for a week, and ATO AI Has an Official Poster (and is close to being sold out). It looks like it’s going to be a good conference year to us!
The post SCALE Is This Weeken…
Open Letter Urges EU to Not Be Bullied By Trump and His Tech Bros on Cyber Issues
The letter, addressed to the President of the European Commission and signed by 42 organizations, urges EU officials to continue to regulate big US tech companies that are aligning themselves with Trump.
The post Open Letter Urges EU to Not Be Bullied …
Everything Open: Grass Roots Tech Australian Style
Late last night, when it was early the next afternoon in the land down under, our Christine Hall was virtually down home Australian style!
The post Everything Open: Grass Roots Tech Australian Style appeared first on FOSS Force.
Long-Time Ubuntu Contributor Steve Langasek Has Passed Away
Sad news from Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth today: longtime Ubuntu and Debian contributor Steve Langasek has passed away. In a touching post on the Ubuntu Discourse, Mark Shuttleworth shares: “Steve passed away at the dawn of 2025. His time wa…
‘Everything Open’ Is Reinventing Open Conferencing in Post Pandemic Oz
Although it appears that after a 22-year run that linux.conf.au is now a thing of the past, the folks who brought it to you have launched a new conference that’s about… well, everything open.
The post ‘Everything Open’ Is Reinventing …
Cohabitating in Passadena: SCALE 22x’s Colocated Events
At 2025’s Southern California Linux Fest there will be at least eight colocated open source focused events in addition to the main attraction.
The post Cohabitating in Passadena: SCALE 22x’s Colocated Events appeared first on FOSS Force.
WordPress’s Mullenweg Puts Lipstick on His WP Engine Argument
Those who aren’t familiar with the recent brouhaha between WordPress’s Matt Mullenweg and the hosting site WP Engine need not worry. The story will unfold as we go along. Otherwise, follow the links along the way.
The post WordPress’s Mullenweg P…
Nerdearla: Homegrown Open Source Conferencing Latin American Style
An open source conference based in Argentina has lately been branching out to include events in Chile and Mexico, with Madrid, Spain in the works for 2025.
The post Nerdearla: Homegrown Open Source Conferencing Latin American Style appeared first on FO…
Nate Graham Moves ‘This Week in Plasma’ Column to KDE’s Website — Takes New Role
Graham indicates that he might be going to move into more of an editorship position with the column going forward.
The post Nate Graham Moves ‘This Week in Plasma’ Column to KDE’s Website — Takes New Role appeared first on FOSS …
Tor’s Raising Funds — Get Swag, Attend Events, and a Benefactor Will Match Every Donation
Dollar for dollar matching funds, cool swag, and you get to sleep better at night knowing that the folks at Tor are able to continue working hard to protect your privacy. What’s not to like about that?
The post Tor’s Raising Funds — Get Swa…
Doctorow and the ‘Enshitternet’ – Live, Online, and Free on Thursday
Cory Doctorow will be giving the closing keynote on the first day of the free online-only The Tech We Want Online Summit.
The post Doctorow and the ‘Enshitternet’ – Live, Online, and Free on Thursday appeared first on FOSS Force.
Gnome Foundation’s Financial Woes Worsen
The Gnome Foundation indicates increased belt tightening in its new budget due to continuing financial woes.
The post Gnome Foundation’s Financial Woes Worsen appeared first on FOSS Force.
Bluesky Introduces New Features to Keep Its Skies Calm… and Blue
Rather than handing more censorship powers to moderators, Bluesky devs are looking to make design changes to encourage its users to be civil.
The post Bluesky Introduces New Features to Keep Its Skies Calm… and Blue appeared first on FOSS Force.
Happy 33rd Birthday, Linux!
Today is Linux’s 33rd birthday so join me in wishing Linux many more awesome years to come and to celebrate its amazing journey.
The post Happy 33rd Birthday, Linux! appeared first on 9to5Linux – do not reproduce this article without permission. This R…
Free Software Foundation Says ‘Goodbye’ to Its Boston Headquarters on Friday
On August 30, 2024 the Free Software Foundation will close its office for the last time as the organization goes all remote.
The post Free Software Foundation Says ‘Goodbye’ to Its Boston Headquarters on Friday appeared first on FOSS Force.