More than a novelty from north of the 49th, this Debian‑based distro uses Canadian and EU privacy principles to offer a telemetry‑free, ready‑to‑work Cinnamon desktop.
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FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive
We made our goal for March! Time to move on to April!!!
You keep independent FOSS journalism alive. Your support powers our 2026 Independence Drive.
April fundraising goal: $1,000
Total raised so far: $8
Needed by EOD April 30: $992
Amount needed daily to make goal: $35
Amount raised since last update:$0
Updated Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 9:30 am EDT.
Next update Friday, April 3 at 12 am EDT.
Gentoo has a Hurd port you can boot today, plus a straight-faced promise to ditch Linux by year’s end. We’re guessing only one of those things is real.
From ricing to hyprctl, this window manager rewards tinkerers with a sleek, efficient desktop while reminding casual users that convenience isn’t always part of the deal.
Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of March, 2026.
After 12 years leading Ubuntu MATE, its founder says it’s time to hand the reins to new maintainers.
LibreOffice’s documentation team has updated the Calc guide for 26.2, with clearer explanations, polished examples, and step‑by‑step help for everyday spreadsheet tasks.
When models can audit firmware and legacy binaries at scale, hiding vulnerabilities stops working. Open, patchable code becomes a core security requirement.
Our Independence Drive is at 17% of its total goal. A final $34 this month will fully fund our mini-goal for March's coverage of Linux and open source.
The cloud czars gorged on free software, starved the projects that sustain it, and are shocked the open source commons is starting to break.