Valve's FEX-Emu Support Shows a Better Way to Fund Open Source

The company has quietly funded FEX-Emu since 2018 as an open source project.

Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers

After being delayed, both Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 have been released with an assortment of bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers.

Nextcloud Enterprise Day Paris 2025 - Nextcloud

On December 9th, 2025, on the eve of the Open Source Experience Event, Nextcloud will host the third edition of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day in Paris.

The sovereign alternative to Microsoft Entra: Nubus from Univention for access and identity management - Nextcloud

Securely manage IDs while retaining control over your data with Nubus: a sovereign, European alternative to Microsoft Entra ID.

The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive"

Open source rocks so it's pleasing to see it go well for Facepunch with s&box. They've now added native Linux binaries for the dedicated server and game client.

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 Release Brings AI Grammar Checks to the Free Office Suite

Along with macro recording, customizable hotkeys, and enhanced PDF redaction tools.

KDE Connect security advisory released due to possible authentication bypass

KDE Connect is a popular cross-platform app that allows you to send files across devices and more - with a security advisory being sent out due to a woops.

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now

What will now be the main modern feature centric port for all Doom engine games, UZDoom has a first proper release out to take over from GZDoom.

Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d

The Windows compatibility layer Wine version 10.20 was released over the weekend, here's all the highlights from it.

Stop Google from limiting APK file usage

MangoHud performance overlay for Linux v0.8.2 released

The excellent and incredibly useful Linux performance overlay MangoHud has released version 0.8.2 after being in testing for a few weeks with new features.

After Fitbit Killed it in 2016, Pebble Returns with 100% Open Source Software and Hardware

Creator Eric Migicovsky releases hardware schematics and mobile apps.

Google Just Made Its Sleek New Font Open Source

Everything you need to know about Google Sans Flex.

13 Popular Software That Feel Like Open Source But They Are Not

From VS Code to Docker Desktop, here’s a list of software often mistaken as open source by Linux users, with open alternatives for each.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

Collabora Launches Desktop Office Suite for Linux

The new office suite uses modern tech for a consistent online-offline experience; the existing offering is renamed 'Classic' and it maintains a traditional approach.

s&box from Rust developer Facepunch is now open source

s&box from Rust developer Facepunch is a modern game engine built on Valve's Source 2 and the latest .NET, and now it is open source!

KDE Plasma going all-in on Wayland and will drop the X11 session completely

It was only a matter of time but it's nearly upon us - KDE Plasma with version 6.8 will be entirely dropping the X11 session to go full Wayland.

Open Source Never Dies: 11 of My Favorite Linux Apps That Refused to Stay Dead

These Linux apps were popular once. And then they were abandoned. And then they came back with a new generation tag.

Fedora proposal put forward to improve "production stability and incident management"

After a string of annoying incidents after updates causing stability problems on Fedora, there's a new proposal put forward to help improve things.

TRX an open-source reimplementation of Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2 version 1.0 released

With lots of enhancements for the classics Tomb Raider 1 and Tomb Raider 2, the TRX project version 1.0 is out now with an LUA scripting engine for modders.

xorg-server 21.1.21 freshly released to fix some annoying regressions

For those of you still rocking xorg rather than Wayland, there's a new release out that should hopefully fix up some issues you may have been seeing.

Igalia detail their open source work for Valve's Steam Frame and Steam Machine

One of the great things about Valve's hardware is that it's not locked down, and they put a lot of money into open source for SteamOS (Linux).

Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source

Microsoft announced today that they're preserving a bit of history here - with Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III now officially and clearly open source.

Deploy Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Cranberry sOSS

This $13.37 jar of cranberry sauce can help open source.

Blender 5.0 Released with HDR Support, Video Sequencer Overhaul, and ACES Workflows

Plus Grease Pencil motion blur, performance improvements, and enhanced rendering features.

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

The cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.21.1 makes mod collection installation smoother

The Nexus Mods app team have rolled out another early release for their in-progress successor to Vortex, with v0.21.1 bringing more improvements.

A great showcase of open source - Blender 5.0 is out with completely overhauled colour management

Another release is here for the incredible open source project Blender. The 5.0 release brings huge changes like completely overhauled colour management.

After Nearly 10 Years of Building Mastodon, Eugen Rochko Steps Into Advisory Role

Mastodon's creator steps back from CEO role, transfers assets to non-profit organization.

Open Source Developers Are Exhausted, Unpaid, and Ready to Walk Away

The foundation of modern software is cracking under the weight of burnout.