Google Launched a Secure Open Source (SOS) Program for Developers
Google starts the Secure Open Source (SOS) Rewards pilot program run by the Linux Foundation with initial sponsorship of $1 million.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
Linux Mint 20.3 is Planned to Arrive for Christmas This Year
Linux Mint is preparing a Christmas present for its users with the upcoming 20.3 release, which will come with a refreshed look-and-feel.
PostgreSQL 14 Ships with Improved Performance for Heavy Workloads
The PostgreSQL team released the PostgreSQL 14 database, providing users of the widely deployed relational database with new features.
Exim 4.95 MTA Comes with a Bunch of Improvements
The latest version of the popular mail transfer agent, Exim 4.95, ships with TLS resumption support included in default builds.
Deepin 20.2.4 Released with Added Global Search
In Deepin 20.2.4 many of the DDE applications have been patched and optimized to improve the overall user experience.
GNU Wget2 Was Released as the Successor of the Original Wget App
Designed and written from scratch, GNU Wget2 wraps around libwget, that provides the basic functions needed by a web client.
GNU Coreutils 9.0 Are Here in the Year and a Half After the Previous v8.32
Core utilities are the basic, fundamental tools of a GNU/Linux system. Coreutils 9.0 brings with it some important improvements.
Bat is Like the cat Command in Linux, But Super-Charged and Written in Rust
Bat is a cat command clone with advanced syntax highlighting for a large number of programming and markup languages.
GNOME 41 Comes with Some Small but Very Useful Features
GNOME 41 is now out and while it doesn't change as many things as GNOME 40 did, there is still a lot of stuff to talk about.
Ubuntu 14.04 and Ubunu 16.04 Support Has Been Extended to 10 Years
Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) have had their lifespan extended to 10 years.