Here’s what people were reading the most on FOSS Force during the month of April, 2026.
Proudly Canadian Maple Linux 1.4: Who Knew Tux Could Be So Polite? by Larry Cafiero: 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.
FunOS: Ubuntu LTS with JWM and No Snaps by Larry Cafiero: With Ubuntu LTS under the hood and JWM on top, FunOS keeps things light, snap‑free, and ready for you to assemble your own workspace.
Can Garuda Linux Mokka Take Manjaro’s Arch-Based Crown? by Larry Cafiero: Our reviewer looks at Garuda Linix and finds a rolling-release Arch derivative with eye-catching visuals, a friendly installer, and a smart setup assistant that fixes the distro’s lean default install.
From Brussels to Bengaluru: Amanda Brock on AI Openness and Digital Sovereignty by Marco Fioretti: As Europe flirts with “reliable proprietary technologies” and India rolls out open source healthcare AI, Amanda Brock is drawing a sharp line between genuine openness, marketing spin, and outright control.
Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) by Larry Cafiero: Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely.
When Your Xorg Fork Is More About DEI Than Display Servers by Christine Hall: A fork created amid claims of censorship and anti‑DEI posturing is now in the news for the same reason: not how it renders pixels, but how it treats people.
Pop!_OS 24.04 and COSMIC Betas Have Arrived — We’ve Got Screenshots by Christine Hall: Cosmic’s Rust-powered debut is here! Dive into the revamped Pop!_OS 24.04 beta and get your first look at the modern desktop that’s rewriting Linux history.
Fedora 44 Brings GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, and Better Gaming (With Screenshots) by Larry Cafiero: We take Fedora’s newest weekly‑distro pick for a spin to see how it handles real‑world browsing, office work, media… with a bit of gaming on the side.
Three Months After Georgia Tech, Stallman Heads to UT Austin by Christine Hall: Once a fixture on the lecture circuit, GNU’s creator — and the father of Free Software — is slowly re‑emerging in the US, updating his message for the 2020s.
Is Manjaro Done? Stick a Fork in It by Christine Hall: A rebellion inside the Manjaro project, a community strike, and a threatened fork raise a hard question for users and contributors alike: is it time to rescue Manjaro, or walk away?
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