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...

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.

#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...

An Open-Source Android App That Simplifies Storing Important Files

Pretty simple, and a nifty open-source tool for Android.

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.

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.

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…

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.

#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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

#224 His Video Game Just Went OPEN SOURCE!! | Ritchie

Today we have Ritchie otherwise known as Acidiclight back on the show, last time it was to discuss the work he was doing at Trixel but now he's on his own wo...

This Open-Source Expense Manager for Android Looks Sleek!

It's all about money with this tracker, and it's very useful.

Databricks Open Sources Unity Catalog to Help Manage AI Models and Data

More open-source AI goodness by Databricks, in response to its competitor, Snowflake.

Hypersomnia is a free and open source top-down competitive 2D shooter

Feeling competitive? Hypersomnia from Patryk Czachurski is a top-down 2D competitive online shooter. It's free, open source and you can play it via Steam or directly in your browser.

New Updates Make Mission Center the Best Task Manager for Linux Desktop

Mission Center adds a new tab, making it more useful with additional information.

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, other Linux improvements

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing for anyone interested in recording and livestreaming video, and there's some nice Linux improvements coming.

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Apple Decides to Block Open-Source Emulator App for iOS

Apple being Apple.

Looks like GPU switching tool optimus-manager isn't abandoned yet

As we have previously reported here, optimus-manager, the GPU manager for laptop setups was going silent because the main developer didn't have the time or resources to keep that project running on Github. Looks like it's coming back!

Fight the devs of Fishards, if you win - it goes open source! Lose and it's deleted from Steam

Well, that's certainly one way to pull in some eyes isn't it? Fight the developers, get it open source or Fishards will be gone from Steam.

Stability AI Launches Open-Source Model to Generate Audio

A new open-source AI model for audio and sound design. Intriguing!

Moonlight PC for game streaming via Sunshine gets HDR support for Linux / Steam Deck

Moonlight and Sunshine together are awesome, giving you a great open source way to stream games from one device to another and the latest Moonlight PC release brings in some big new features.

Libadwaita: Splitting GTK and Design Language

Recently, the Linux Mint Blog published Monthly News – April 2024, which goes into detail about wanting to fork and maintain older GNOME apps in collaboration with other GTK-based desktop environments.

Kdenlive 24.05 Release Helps You Make Videos Social-Media Ready

The open-source video editor is ready to create reels and short-form social media content with this update.

Forgejo – Beyond coding. We forge.

Forgejo is a self-hosted lightweight software forge. Easy to install and low maintenance, it just does the job.

Wine 9.10 brings updated vkd3d, more ARM improvements

The Wine 9.10 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer, part of the secret juice of Steam Play Proton.

DDG Private Browser on Android is a Super Privacy Tool That You Didn't Know!

The super cool privacy tool for Android.

Athena Crisis looks a lot like Advanced Wars and now its code is open source

Entering Early Access on Steam back in March, Athena Crisis clearly takes inspiration from the classic Advanced Wars and now the code has been made open source.