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Jan 26, 2010C2h lets people talk to dolphins and whales, and if you happen to be a jazz musician, you will find a creative helper in Impro-Visor.
more »FSFE Receives Theodor Heuss Medal
Jan 26, 2010The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) has received the Theodor Heuss Medal for 2010.
more »SourceForge Denies Service for "Rogue" Nations
Jan 26, 2010SourceForge, the hosting and communication platform for many free software projects, is bowing to U.S. regulations and denying service to users from nations on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list.
more »Ubuntu Online Survey: Which Apps Do You Want In Ubuntu?
Jan 26, 2010The team at Ubuntu is trying to get users views as to which programs should be included in future versions of Ubuntu. The survey will be online until the end of January.
more »U.S. Open Source for Open Government
Jan 21, 2010In December the U.S. White House set guidelines for an open and transparent administration. The Open Source for America (OSFA) organization is now following up with tips for a governmental move to free software.
more »Subsequent Release Candidates for OpenOffice and Firefox
Jan 21, 2010The OpenOffice project and the Mozilla Foundation have each put out a subsequent RC for the upcoming OpenOffice 3.2 and Firefox 3.6 versions.
more »Where Shall OOoCon 2011 Meet?
Jan 20, 2010The annual OpenOffice conference takes place this year the end of September in Budapest. The project is also looking for suggestions for 2011.
more »Autonomous Linux Sailboat to Research Whales
Jan 19, 2010The ASV Roboat has made a name for itself in many robotic sailboat competitions, and now a real research project is in store for the Linux-powered vessel.
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Epic Games Targets Linux for New Launcher
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Linux 7.4 is "Much Healthier" Thanks to AI
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Working Exploit for a Linux Kernel Flaw Made Public
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r/opensource Bans AI-Assisted and AI-Related Projects
The de facto subreddit for all things open source has not only banned AI-related projects but also users who "don't speak English."
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Bottlenecks Discovered by Meta Engineers Lead to Scalability Improvements
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PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability
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Linux Mint 27 Set for a Christmas Release
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Is Linus Torvalds Vibe Coding?
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openKylin 3.0 Released with Expanded AI Integration
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