Spacewalk 2026 will kick off ATO’s year with a slate of AI‑focused talks in Raleigh -- and organizers say open source will still be woven through the entire evening.
Posts published by “Christine Hall”
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
Year-end is prime time for charitable giving, but not every ‘open’ organization really needs your fifty bucks. Here are a few that do.
A mainstay of KDE development news is about to change: Nate Graham wants to step back from his “This Week in Plasma” column and is inviting others to carry it forward.
The court ruled, SFC fired back, and Linus couldn’t resist weighing in. Here’s what actually happened.
This short story first appeared in the December 20, 2000 issue of the weekly entertainment print publication ESP Magazine. For the past 14 years it's become an annual Christmas tradition at FOSS Force.
elementary OS 8.1 is a point release that brings a default Secure Session, better tools for managing background apps and workspaces, and a more informative AppCenter experience.
Firefox’s market share has cratered while Mozilla’s dependence on Google and executive pay have soared. We look at what John Solomon is really walking into.
Red Hat has quietly bought Chatterbox Labs, a boutique firm that stress‑tests AI models for trouble. Is this a signal that AI safety is moving from marketing slop to production requirement?
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.
On BSD, Desktops, and New Year’s Resolutions…
Commentary and Operating Systems
A New Year's Eve resolution about BSD from one FOSS Force writer inspires a BSD‑flavored response from another.