The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire.
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Roblox introduces new safeguards for teens, including age estimation tech
The move comes as Roblox has come under fire in recent years over child safety concerns.... Read more
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Microsoft's Morale Circling Down the Drain
Or gutter, toilet etc.... Read more
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Mesa 25.1.6 and Mesa 25.2.0 RC1 are now available for Linux graphics drivers
Mesa 25.1.6 is the latest bug-fix release for the open source Linux graphics drivers, plus the first Release Candidate for the next feature-release..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.... Read more -
What Matters More Than "Market Share"
The goal is freedom, not "market share"... Read more
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UbuCon Africa and DjangoCon Africa 2025
This year, UbuCon Africa takes place in Arusha, Tanzania. It’s co-located with DjangoCon Africa 2025 (11th-15th August) at Life Fitness Hall, Njiro. The whole event is five days of open source engagement and collaboration. There’ll be three days of talks, on programming, technology, careers, society and business, followed by two... Read more
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T-Display S3 Pro LR1121 Adds Dual-Band LoRa via Expansion Shield
LILYGO has released the T-Display S3 Pro LR1121, a modular variant designed to expand the capabilities of the standard T-Display S3 Pro. Instead of integrating a camera module like another Pro variant, this version introduces dual-band LoRa connectivity, audio input/output, vibration feedback, and a larger battery, all packaged in a... Read more
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felix86 emulator for Linux for x86 and x86-64 apps on RISC-V can now run Steam and major games
You can now play some major games on RISC-V systems running Linux, thanks to the felix86 emulator that's really coming along..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.... Read more -
Single RunQueue Proxy Execution Appears Ready For Linux 6.17
The long in development work around proxy execution for the Linux kernel appears to be ready for the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window with the Single RunQueue Proxy Execution patches queued into a TIP branch after going through 19 rounds of patch review/revisions...... Read more
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Make-A-Wish UK launches the Wish 200 Week Charity Sale
Help make some dreams come true for critically ill children in the Wish 200 Week Charity Sale that's now live on Steam..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.... Read more -
Outdated printer firmware can leave organizations open to attack
In the past the printer has tended to be a pretty dumb device, but as they’ve gained more features and extra connectivity printers have become a target for attacks and potentially a way of gaining access to networks. A new report from HP Wolf Security, based on global study of... Read more