Open Source

FreeBSD 15.0 Aims To Have A KDE Desktop Install Option
The crew working on enhancing the FreeBSD laptop support is hoping to have an install option within the installer of FreeBSD 15 that will easily provide a KDE Plasma based desktop environment...
2025-07-22 20:24
Rethinking and realigning IT for the AI era
As far as Jason Johnson is concerned, AI is as transformative as the invention of the tractor. “Just as farmers expanded their operations from two acres to 200 acres upon the tractor’s introduction, our role is to equip our staff to explore their ...
2025-07-22 19:36
Fedora needs to embrace Flathub, and here’s how that could be done
Earlier this year, we talked about a peculiar oddity concerning Flatpaks and Fedora: unlike just about any other distribution, Fedora maintains its own Flatpak repository, while everyone else just defaults to Flathub. While there’s a few technical di...
2025-07-22 18:17
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AWS imposes caps on Kiro usage, introduces waitlist for new users
AWS is limiting usage of Kiro, its agentic AI-driven integrated development environment (IDE), and introducing a waitlist for new users, just a week after announcing its public preview. It has also deleted details of the pricing tiers it planned for t...
2025-07-22 18:13
Python 3.14 RC1 Released With Free-Threaded Python Officially Supported
The first release candidate of Python 3.14 is now available for testing as what will be this year's big feature update to this popular scripting language...
2025-07-22 18:00
ASF Plus One Newsletter: July 2025
Community Over Code Asia kicks off this week in Beijing, and we hope you’re able to attend whether in-person or virtually. Project highlights include first-time contributor spotlights, a new episode from the Plus One Podcast, and a call for help refr...
2025-07-22 17:32
First-Time ASF Contributors Help Foster Long-Term Sustainability of Open Source Projects Through Code Writing  
Well-written code ensures that open source software is functional, understandable, and accessible to contributors, which is essential for fostering collaboration and long-term sustainability. Just as important, ongoing maintenance—fixing bugs, updati...
2025-07-22 17:03
Java Applet API removal slated for JDK 26
Even though the next version of Java, JDK (Java Development Kit) 25, is not due to arrive as a production release until September 16, work has begun on the planned subsequent release, JDK 26. That update, anticipated to arrive next March, already has ...
2025-07-22 16:06
Native integration available for Dell PowerFlex and Canonical LXD
The integration delivers reliable, cost-effective virtualization for modern IT infrastructure  Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, has collaborated with Dell Technologies on a native integration between Canonical LXD and Dell PowerFlex software-defi...
2025-07-22 14:16
Fedora Weighs Dropping Release Criteria For DVD Optical Media
The Fedora project is seeking feedback from its user and developer community over potentially updating its release criteria to no longer block on optimal media boot issues (DVD images) as well as whether to continue honoring dual boot issues for Intel-...
2025-07-22 13:18
Apple Silicon SoC/DT Changes Submitted Ahead Of Linux 6.17
Sven Peter today sent out all of the Apple SoC driver and DeviceTree (DT) updates aiming for the soon-to-happen Linux 6.17 merge window...
2025-07-22 13:03
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Improves WireGuard Support, Console Graphics Stack
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Linux firewall distro is now available for download with improvements to WireGuard support and console graphics stack. The post IPFire 2.29 Core Update 196 Improves WireGuard Support, Console Graphics Stack appeared first o...
2025-07-22 13:01
Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock
Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the HP USB-C 100W G6 dock and other changes. Here's what's new! The post Fwupd 2.0.13 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP USB-C 100W G6 Dock appeared first on 9t...
2025-07-22 10:47
A Number Of Problems Make Debian & Other Linux Distros A Pain On Snapdragon X Laptops
While downstream Ubuntu is the most popular Linux option for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X powered "Windows on Arm" laptops, that's because of their concept images containing a number of "hacked packages" to lead to a decent user experience. But for upstre...
2025-07-22 10:08
A pragmatic approach to enterprise AI
2024 is over. So, too, should be the approach to AI of throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. It’s 2025, and to get the most out of AI, businesses must be more pragmatic.Early investments yielded small successes in the market. But the j...
2025-07-22 09:00
Artificial general intelligence is an artificial general illusion
Across the technology landscape, a new narrative is taking shape: the rise of artificial general intelligence (AGI) as the next revolutionary leap in artificial intelligence. If you follow the dominant cloud and technology vendors, you’ve probably n...
2025-07-22 09:00
AI coding at the command line with Gemini CLI
When I started out developing software back in the Cretaceous Period, my input device was a Teletype connected to a remote mainframe over a 300 baud modem, with a paper tape punch/reader. Later I had access to Hollerith cards and keypunches, and Tektr...
2025-07-22 09:00