At Paris’s Open Source Experience conference, six Acteurs du Libre awards mapped out a snapshot of Europe’s free software ecosystem in 2025, from enterprise strategy to privacy‑first Android and public‑sector platforms.
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Christine Hall has been a journalist since 1971. In 2001, she began writing a weekly consumer computer column and started covering Linux and FOSS in 2002 after making the switch to GNU/Linux. Follow her on Twitter: @BrideOfLinux
System76 didn’t just ship a new Pop!_OS -- it quietly flipped the switch on a brand‑new Rust desktop, Cosmic Epoch 1. We take a look at why this one matters far beyond Pop!’s existing fanbase.
As US legal reach over cloud data keeps spooking EU regulators and customers, SUSE is betting that pairing its software with up‑and‑coming European providers like Evroc will give it an edge over US‑based rivals.
Instead of one long row of tiny tabs, Workspaces in Vivaldi let you keep related tabs together as projects, and sync those setups across your devices when you need them.
A California judge has tentatively sided with Software Freedom Conservancy in its GPL case over Vizio’s SmartCast TVs, but the final outcome of this week’s hearing is still pending.
As Europe talks up “EuroLinux” and digital sovereignty, Turkey’s Pardus has already spent two decades quietly running in its public sector.
Because the risks of AI browsers outweigh the hype, our Christine Hall uses BrowserOS as a tightly controlled research tool instead of a way to surf the web.
Flatpaks can give your Linux desktop access to newer apps, but only if your system is set up to use them. Here's a straightforward guide to getting any distro Flatpak‑ready.
This new offering from Collabora takes the company's popular modernized LibreOffice spin from online to offline on users’ local machines.
Behind the £70,000 figure is a story of sockpuppets, absent evidence, and a failed counterclaim.