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Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/choc…
#DOOM #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port
While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A new report from European Commission's Open Source Observatory gives an in-depth analysis of #OpenSource policy across 15 EU and non-EU countries.
It shows that governments are adopting open source to enhance
🔴 digital sovereignty
🟡 data privacy
🟢 control over digital infrastructures
Read the report 👉 europa.eu/!DDyPBb
Progress and trends in the national open source policies and legal frameworks
The report describes shifts in open source policy trends that has taken place in the last 5 years.Monika SOWINSKA
Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/pixe…
Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now
I love good pixel art, and so it's nice to see more tools becoming available for game developers, especially when they're open source too. Pixelorama version 1.0 is out now after 5 years in development.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/cont…
Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support
A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource
Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support
Just before the weekend was over, another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.14 was released.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
EDIT: Going to try ganttproject.biz
Any recommendations for #OpenSource project management software that is simply an application on my computer? I don’t need nor want something in “the cloud”. I just need something small for myself.
GanttProject: free project management tool for Windows, macOS and Linux
Free desktop project scheduling and management app with Gantt chart for Windows, Linux and macOSGanttProject
NVIDIA talk up their transition to open source GPU kernel modules gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/nvid…
NVIDIA talk up their transition to open source GPU kernel modules
Back in May 2022, NVIDIA surprise released their open source Linux GPU kernel modules, and they've steadily been improving their open source support in general. Now they're talking up all the work to promote it a little more.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/blen…
Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release
From game devs to movies and all sorts, Blender is a truly incredible bit of free and open source tech and it has evolved a lot with Blender 4.2 out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/thef…
#StarWars #OpenSource #DarkForces
TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support
TheForceEngine is an open source modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws. A new release version 1.10.000 just rolled out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 9.13 brings more CMD.EXE engine rewrites, supports loading ODBC Windows drivers
gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource
Linux kernel 6.10 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/linu…
#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Linux kernel 6.10 is out now
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.10 and with it, plenty of new hardware support and improvements to existing hardware. You know the drill.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/hero…
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released
The team is excited to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.1 for Heroes of Might and Magic II after more than a month of hard work.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/ps2-…
#Sony #PS2 #Emulation #OpenSource
PS2 Emulator PCSX2 2.0 is out now and it's a huge upgrade
PCSX2 is a popular open source emulation for the Sony PlayStation 2 (PS2) and PCSX2 version 2.0 is now officially available with a great many changes and improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OBS Studio 30.2 is out now with native NVENC encode for Linux, shared texture support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/obs-…
OBS Studio 30.2 is out now with native NVENC encode for Linux, shared texture support
Video recording and livestreaming tool OBS Studio version 30.2 is officially out now, bringing with it various new features and a nice few Linux improvements too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 1.1.0 with FSR 3.1 and Vulkan support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/amd-…
#AMD #FSR #OpenSource
AMD releases FidelityFX SDK 1.1.0 with FSR 3.1 and Vulkan support
Good news for developers and open source, as AMD have now finally put up a new release of the FidelityFX SDK which now has FidelityFX FSR 3.1.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
DXVK 2.4 brings D8VK for Direct3D 8 support, frame rate limiter adjustments, lots of game fixes gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/dxvk…
DXVK 2.4 brings D8VK for Direct3D 8 support, frame rate limiter adjustments, lots of game fixes
Another big release of DXVK, the Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D for Linux with Wine / Proton, has arrived. Version 2.4 expands the Direct3D support to version 8 now thanks to D8VK.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"I always say: people come for the technology, and they stay for the people."
Jos Poortvliet, Director of Communications at Nextcloud, shares a rich history with #Linux and #opensource: from @kde to @opensuse, @gnome & why Nextcloud's community is essential.
nextcloud.com/blog/open-source…
Open source dynamics, philosophy, and community: Jos Poortvliet's Nextcloud insights - Nextcloud
Jos Poortvliet, Director of Communications at Nextcloud, shares an insightful conversation with your host Brent Gervais on the world of Nextcloud and open source philosophies.Nextcloud
Open source: $9 trillion resource companies take for granted 😱
At Nextcloud, we truly ❤️ open source! Everything we dream of, collaborate on, and create together relies on our open source ideals and amazing community members.
Thank you #opensource!
Read more:
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Open Source Software: The $9 Trillion Resource Companies Take for Granted
Many companies build their businesses on open source software, code that would cost firms $8.8 trillion to create from scratch if it weren't freely available.HBS Working Knowledge
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin moves to a more rapid release cycle gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/game…
#Emulation #OpenSource #Nintendo
GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin moves to a more rapid release cycle
The team behind the free and open source GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin have announced a big change to their plans, along with a new much more rapid release schedule.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
How Does FUTO Have Any Funding?
Obviously FUTO has plans for bringing in funding from application development but where did everything come from initially and how are the lights kept on as ...YouTube
The community won the battle, so PvP battler Fishards is now open source gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/the-…
#OpenSource #Godot #Linux #SteamDeck
The community won the battle, so PvP battler Fishards is now open source
Back in June the developers of Fishards put out a bit of an ultimatum: fight them in-game and win to make the game open source, or they will nuke the game from orbit.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
What Is The Goal Of FUTO
The FUTO organisation has been around for a little while now and they got themselves into a bit of hot water in part thanks to me but what are the goals of t...YouTube
Flaw in OpenSSH Server nicknamed regreSSHion could cause some problems gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/flaw…
Flaw in OpenSSH Server nicknamed regreSSHion could cause some problems
If you're dealing with Linux servers, or you have an active OpenSSH Server on your desktop, you may want to look into regreSSHion.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Switzerland passes law requiring #OpenSource software in the public sector. "All public bodies must disclose the source code of software developed by or for them, unless precluded by third-party rights or security concerns" Well done @maemst, great work!
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Switzerland mandates software source code disclosure for public sector: A legal milestone
Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.Axel Thévenet
Why FUTO Wanted To Change Open Source
I've talked quite a bit about FUTO's stance on Open Source but why did they take this stance in the first place, why were they trying to change what Open Sou...YouTube
Wine 9.12 brings a rewrite of the CMD.EXE engine, Mono updates
gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/wine…
#Linux #FOSS #Wine #OpenSource
Wine 9.12 brings a rewrite of the CMD.EXE engine, Mono updates
Wine 9.12 has landed bringing the latest development work into a new release for the Windows compatibility layer, part of what makes up Steam Play Proton.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Today we have part 2 of the FUTO podcasts, today we have Michael from FUTO on to discuss their stance on Source First and why they decided to initially go down this route of redefining open source. #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS
Video Release: youtube.com/watch?v=Fb2hMLPnUP…
Audio Release: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
#226 The Great Open Source Debate | FUTO
A few weeks back I did a video on FUTO's open source definition, this was followed up by a response from FUTO and further videos from me, and today we have M...YouTube
Endless launch Block Coding for Godot Engine, great for beginners and just a generally brilliant idea gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/endl…
#Godot #GameDev #FOSS #OpenSource
Endless launch Block Coding for Godot Engine, great for beginners
Block Coding tools are pretty popular like Scratch, where you do visual scripting using blocks instead of typing out code and now Godot Engine has an impressive looking version of this with Block Coding from Endless.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
"I always say: people come for the technology, and they stay for the people."
Jos Poortvliet, Director of Communications at Nextcloud, shares a rich history with Linux and #opensource: from @kde to @opensuse, @gnome & why Nextcloud's community is essential.
nextcloud.com/blog/open-source…
Open source dynamics, philosophy, and community: Jos Poortvliet's Nextcloud insights - Nextcloud
Jos Poortvliet, Director of Communications at Nextcloud, shares an insightful conversation with your host Brent Gervais on the world of Nextcloud and open source philosophies.Nextcloud
very important episode!
as the resident "zealot", let me say, that objectively, #FreeSoftware is a better term than #OpenSource, with the caveat, that this is true for every language that is not as silly as English, and actually have a distinct word for "free of charge", instead of using the same word as for liberty.
Das Kanzleramt drängt die Länder, Cloud-Verträge mit Microsoft / Delos abzuschließen, trotz Datenschutz- und Sicherheitsbedenken.
So wird das nichts mit der digitalen Souveränität!
Die @OSBA hat einen Brief an die CIOs der Länder geschrieben.
osb-alliance.de/featured/sonde…
Sondersitzung des IT-Planungsrates: Keine überhasteten Verträge für die Delos-Cloud beschließen | OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance
Das Bundeskanzleramt übt derzeit massiven Druck auf die Länder aus, damit diese unverzüglich Cloud-Verträge mit Delos, einer in Deutschland betriebenen…Marius Quabeck (OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance)
Warzone 2100 version 4.5.0 Beta enhances support for campaign mods, improved multiplayer gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/warz…
Warzone 2100 version 4.5.0 Beta enhances support for campaign mods, improved multiplayer
One of my favourite RTS games, Warzone 2100, just keeps on getting better thanks to it being open source. A major new Beta has been released that has some really great improvements for both singleplayer and online play.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Today we have part 1 of 2 of the FUTO podcasts, today we have @danb on to discuss his stance on why #OpenSource is important and why we should keep this terminology clear, this was recorded prior to the recent FUTO statement so keep that in mind #Linux
Video: youtube.com/watch?v=WhCcvzT3Ia…
Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
#225 The Importance Of Open Source | Dan Brown
Last week I discussed a blog post about FUTO on the main channel, and here on the podcast we have the author of said blog post Dan Brown who also happens to ...YouTube
ElectricMaple joins WiVRn and ALVR in giving options to stream VR to a headset gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/elec…
#VR #OpenSource
ElectricMaple joins WiVRn and ALVR in giving options to stream VR to a headset
Helping you cut down on all those wires, and potentially making way for cheaper low-end VR headsets for streaming, ElectricMaple was announced by Collabora and PlutoVR joining the likes of WiVRn and ALVR.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
RISC-V Framework Laptop mainboard teased, plus open source releases of laptop shells (and there's a new RISC-V Ubuntu laptop too) gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/risc…
#RISCV #Framework #Ubuntu #OpenSource
RISC-V Framework Laptop mainboard teased, plus open source releases of laptop shells
Some exciting news for hardware enthusiasts, as Framework just announced today that DeepComputing has made the first partner-developed mainboard with RISC-V.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/clas…
Classic free physics sandbox game The Powder Toy is now on Steam
Remember when falling sand on your screen was all the rage? The Powder Toy is a classic physics sandbox game, which simulates air pressure and velocity, heat, gravity and a countless number of interactions.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Open source evolution sim Thrive adds endosymbiosis, toxin customization, day / night cycle gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/open…
#FOSS #OpenSource #Godot
Open source evolution sim Thrive adds endosymbiosis, toxin customization, day / night cycle
Thrive just keeps on getting more interesting. An open source evolution sim powered by Godot that allows you to take control of a species from its first steps as a tiny organism.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 9.11 released continuing the ARM improvements gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/wine…
Wine 9.11 released continuing the ARM improvements
Wine 9.11 has arrived as a new development release for the Windows compatibility layer, and with it new features and bug fixes for a big part of what makes Proton possible.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2
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@kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social
#KDE #Plasma #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
This week in KDE: Final Plasma 6.1 polishing and new features for 6.2
Plasma 6.1 is due to be released in three days, and lots of attention went into final release readiness activities: QA, bug-fixing, performance profiling, auto-testing, stuff like that. Boring but …Adventures in Linux and KDE