As OIN 2.0 changes its funding and governance model, Shane Coughlan steps in as global ambassador to sell the shift to enterprises without alienating free software critics.
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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
With a new digital sovereignty assessment and an open framework, Red Hat is courting Europe’s policymakers and CIOs -- but homegrown EU rivals and U.S. politics make it an uphill climb.
Christine Hall takes the scenic route while explaining the whys and wherefores behind our 2026 Independence Drive.
Paris‑based Murena and Germany’s Volla are teaming up on a tablet for people who want Android hardware without Google’s software.
Record donations, busy developers, and a proposal to slow down Linux Mint’s release cadence. We want to know if you’re on board.
CIQ brings NIST‑approved post‑quantum crypto into Rocky Linux, turning quantum risk into a practical planning issue for sysadmins and regulated Linux shops.
We fixed Heartbleed. We didn’t fix the open source funding problem that still asks the people securing our infrastructure to volunteer while we overpay commodity app builders.
Remember when Napster meant free music and trouble with record labels? Now it means glossy AI therapists, fake experts, and generative "content" on tap.
Emergency Tails 7.4.1 update patches critical OpenSSL flaws that could let malicious Tor relays deanonymize users.
After two decades of endowment‑backed patent defense, Open Invention Network is moving to a tiered funding model and expanding its Linux System coverage.