Open source and Nextcloud in government: Insights from Sven Thomsen, Schleswig-Holstein's CIO - Nextcloud

In this episode, we explore how open source solutions are revolutionizing the way governments work, from collaboration and knowledge sharing to digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence.

FOSDEM 2025 EU-Policy Devroom | NOTICEBOARD

Mesa 24.2.6 graphics drivers released with a few more bug fixes

The Mesa team have released another bug-fix update with Mesa 24.2.6 available now, with a couple more bug-fix releases planned before they move onto Mesa 24.3 next month.

KDE's end of year fundraiser is live

If you appreciate the work from the KDE team on things like the Plasma desktop environment, maybe it's time to give them a little donation.

Open source evolution survival sim Thrive v0.7.1 is a feature-filled release

Thrive is an open source evolution sim that has continued to impress me, and the latest release version 0.7.1 is nice and feature-filled.

Develop for Nextcloud: App development tutorials

These app development tutorials will help you easily write new Nextcloud applications, extend existing features or integrate other software.

Open source and Nextcloud in government: Insights from Sven Thomsen, Schleswig-Holstein's CIO - Nextcloud

In this episode, we explore how open source solutions are revolutionizing the way governments work, from collaboration and knowledge sharing to digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence.

Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) v1.1.3 out now

Continuing to improve compatibility with Windows games on Linux outside of Steam, the Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) has another release out now.

Free and open source strategy-shooter Unvanquished 0.55 brings big enhancements

Unvanquished is having a bit of a big moment, with some fresh coders doing some great work on this strategy-shooter that's similar in basic idea to Natural Selection.

A Roadmap to Democratic AI

Our roadmap outlines concrete steps that can be taken in 2024 to build a more democratic AI ecosystem that is adaptive, accountable, processes decentralized information, provides public goods, and safeguards human wellbeing.

Wine 9.20 expands DirectPlay and more formats supported in D3DX9

Another biweekly release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out now! Wine 9.20 brings the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes.

Nextcloud will be present at All Things Open - Nextcloud

Meet us at All Things Open in Raleigh, NC USA We are delighted to showcase and discuss our latest release, Nextcloud Hub, at All Things Open 2024. There we will showcase the latest capabilities of Nextcloud Hub.

Bazzite Update: OneXPlayer Support + Ally Goodies

Hi everyone, we just released a large update that adds great support for almost all recent OneXPlayer devices, a bunch of new battery saving and VRR features for the Ally, and Steam Controller emulation + bug fixes for all devices.

Mesa graphics drivers 24.2.5 released with a few more bug fixes

Mesa 24.2.5 was announced from developer Eric Engestrom bringing in some more bug fixes for various Linux graphics drivers.

OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 released bringing multiple new features

The best tool for video recording and livestreaming is about to get another upgrade with OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 out now.

Minetest breaks the chains of being a Minecraft clone with a new name — Luanti

Minetest, a voxel game engine created to be something like a Minecraft clone, is finally smashing apart the chains to become more its own unique thing.

Open source Theme Hospital engine 'CorsixTH' v0.68.0 out now

Theme Hospital originally from Bullfrog Productions is a true classic, one I spent a ridiculous amount of time playing and the CorsixTH project is doing fantastic work to keep it alive for modern platforms.

Introducing Our New Name

After more than a year of public and internal discussions, we're ready to announce our new name!

FEX-Emu version 2410 out bringing some important fixes for gaming on ARM

FEX-Emu is an emulation layer that allows you to run x86 and x86-64 binaries (like games and apps) on an AArch64 Linux host, similar to qemu-user and box86/box64.

Descent 3: Piccu Engine is a new open source build focused on quality-of-life improvements

Thanks to Descent 3 being officially open source, developers can do almost anything with it now and this has given rise to the Descent 3: Piccu Engine.

SDL 3.1.3 Stable ABI Preview released

One missed in the inbox of no return from last week. The next-generation SDL 3 is closing in on a proper stable release now with the SDL 3.1.3 Stable ABI Preview now available for game developers.

KDE Plasma 6.2 released with improved Wayland colour management

The KDE team have today released the Plasma 6.2 desktop environment bringing with it a "friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment".

Nazi Zombies: Portable is a free and open source Call of Duty: Zombies demake

I'm surprised I hadn't heard of this one before! A few developers have been building Nazi Zombies: Portable, a Call of Duty: Zombies demake powered by various enhanced forks of the Quake engine.

GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) finally closing on the 3.0 release

For any of you who work with image editing on Linux for any reason, you've probably used the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) at some point, well it's getting really close to the long-awaited 3.0 release now.

Wine 9.19 released bringing improvements for Wayland, Unicode and DirectPlay

Developer Alexandre Julliard announced the release of Wine 9.19, the Windows compatibility layer that allows thousands of apps and games to run on Linux.

Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (UMU) gets a first official release

Unified Linux Wine Game Launcher (UMU) from Thomas "GloriousEggroll" Crider version 1.1.1 is out now as the first official release to help improve Linux desktop and Steam Deck gaming.

Mesa 24.2.4 released with various bug fixes

Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 24.2.4 open source graphics drivers, coming with multiple bug fixes for this stable release.

XR glasses on Linux / Steam Deck get vastly better with the XR Gaming Plugin

Developer Wayne Heaney has been working to make XR glasses on Linux / Steam Deck a much better experience, and their latest release of the XR Gaming Plugin sounds awesome.

DXVK 2.4.1 brings improvements for launchers, more robust D3D8, lots of game fixes for Linux

The Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11 for Linux used in Wine / Proton, DXVK version 2.4.1 is out today. This is a huge part of what makes Valve's Proton able to run so many Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck.

Valve dev Mike Blumenkrantz details a new proposal for speedier Wayland Protocols development

With the news recently about Frog Protocols for Wayland coming from another frustrated Valve developer, now Mike Blumenkrantz has jumped in with a different proposal to speed things up.

Advance Wars fans should check out Athena Crisis with the 1.0 release out now

Taking a heavy dose of ideas from Advance Wars, Nakazawa Tech / Null Games released the 1.0 version of Athena Crisis.

389: Kali Linux New Release, HADOOKEN Malware gets a Tiger Uppercut, & more Cybersecurity - Destination Linux - TuxDigital

On this weeks episode we’re going to discuss malware that’s so ruthless it’s ready for a street fight. Welcome to Destination Linux, where we discuss t...

278: Linux 6.11, GNOME 47, Microsoft kernel mode changes, Zorin OS, & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital

This week in Linux, we have a lot of news, just a crazy amount and some big stuff like the Linux kernel 6.11 is out. GNOME 47 has been released. Microsoft is...

Wine 9.18 brings a new Media Foundation backend using FFMpeg

Wine 9.18 released September 20th is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer that brings new features and bug fixes.

LibreQuake aims to create a completely free Quake alternative compatible with mods

In a similar spirit to Freedoom, for Quake fans perhaps you'll want to take a look at LibreQuake, which aims to do a similar thing to allow you to play Quake content with completely open source software.

Wine team now hosting Mono, looking to adopt the Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct

After the news recently that Microsoft gave the Mono Project over to the Wine team, it has now been moved over to the Wine GitLab. Plus, some changes for Wine contributors may be coming with a new Code of Conduct.

Why Use a Mail Client vs Webmail - The Thunderbird Blog

What is the difference between a mail client and using webmail?

We finally have a definition for open-source AI

Researchers have long disagreed over what constitutes open-source AI. An influential group has offered up an answer.