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Linux could have been brought down by backdoor found in widely used utility
Why it matters: By happenstance Microsoft researcher Andres Freund found malicious code that could break sshd authentication. If it hadn't been discovered it could have posed a grave threat to Linux. The open source community has reacted to the incident, acknowledging the fortuitous nature of the discovery and how it was fortunately caught early before it could pose a significant risk to the broader Linux community.
USB drive that self-destructs nears its crowdfunding goal
Use the correct insertion sequence or the drive appears broken
WTF?! A self-destructing, open-source USB stick that can heat its flash chip to 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) has almost reached its crowdfunding goal. Not only does the device boast a Mission Impossible-style self-kill ability, but it also has a secret feature that hides data unless you plug it in the correct way.
OpenWrt celebrates 20 year anniversary with a new hardware project
Developers are asking the community for a formal vote to build a reference networking device
Defying obsolescence, AMD's 22-year-old Radeon GPUs get new Linux drivers
Thanks to the open source community
Open Source Initiative co-founder imagines a post-open-source world
Bruce Perens: "Open Source doesn't work for the average user anymore"
Tuning the Linux kernel with AI brings significant performance improvements
ML algorithms can seemingly do a much better job than human code engineers
OpenAI competitor Mistral brings open-source language models back to the forefront
The unmoderated AI is faster than the competition and can be used by anyone, anywhere
Linux 6.5 is a smooth-sailing upgrade for the open-source kernel
No excuse to delay the release any further, Mr. Linux said on Sunday
After source code leak, WipeOut gets unofficial ports that can be played on a web browser
One unofficial conversion supports Windows, macOS, Linux, and web browsers
AudioCraft is a new open-source music generation tool from Meta
Simple yet powerful tools to create music and audio through textual prompts
AMD planning to replace AGESA firmware with open source alternative openSIL
A simple, flexible, and secure solution for silicon initialization on AMD CPUs
Does Android need saving? If yes, here's how to do it.
Fragmentation is only one of many issues with the popular OS
Editor's take: Android is a hot mess. Google should make it truly open source. This would relieve them of a major antitrust vulnerability and infuse a massive amount of energy to the project.
John Deere scolded for its inability to comply with GPL software license
The corporation has been abusing open source software license for years
Google introduces vulnerability scanner for open-source projects
A community database-backed tool for detecting dependency vulnerabilities
Microsoft is retiring its Soundscape app, but will make project code available as open-source software
Microsoft is letting the community take over
Linux 6.0 releases stable branch supporting latest architecture
Something to look forward to: Users interested in new chip architectures like Raptor Lake, Arc Alchemist, or RDNA 3 will receive expanded Linux support with the release of the OS' latest kernel. Linux 6.0 introduces many other improvements with other important updates coming very soon with 6.1.
Python affected by 15-year-old bug that keeps on giving
In brief: The Python programming language is being impacted by security issue programmers have know about for a while. Trellix researchers recently rediscovered a bug, highlighting the risk for hundreds of thousands of software projects and creating patches for tens of thousands of them.
New LibreOffice version released on the Mac App Store, for a fee
The Document Foundation will make these affluent Apple users pay for free software
The Rust programming language will join the Linux kernel
Rust has matured enough and will be welcomed in Linux 6.1 if all goes well
Google and the US government partner to make open source chips
Google's money will be used to fund industry innovation
Discover over 1,000 open-source games that are free to play
Clones and remakes that can run on a potato
OBS Studio celebrates 10th anniversary with major release
OBS Studio 28.0 incorporates numerous improvements including 10-bit and HDR video encoding, native Apple silicon support, and up-to-date implementation of the AMD encoder on Windows, and more.
You can now play Morrowind in VR with your friends
Morrowind's modding scene is still alive