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. Time stamps are in UTC, so “4 hours ago” means it was published this hour EDT.
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Borg UI – modern web-based interface for BorgBackup
Borg UI is a modern web-based interface for BorgBackup to manage backup operations through a clean and intuitive graphical environment. The post...Read more
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31 Delightful Free and Open Source ASCII Art Tools
ASCII art is a graphic design technique that relies primarily on computers for presentation and consists of pictures. The post 31 Delightful...Read more
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LLVM's DTLTO Now More Efficiently Adding Files To The Link For Much Better Performance
Last year LLVM began landing their Distributed ThinLTO "DTLTO" support as an enhancement to their ThinLTO approach for link-time optimizations. An improvement...Read more
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PluriOS – Bolivian Linux distribution based on Ubuntu LTS
PluriOS is an open-source project that aims to standardize a Linux desktop environment for Bolivia. The post PluriOS – Bolivian Linux distribution...Read more
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How To Install KTorrent on Debian 13
If you need a reliable, full-featured BitTorrent client on Debian 13 Trixie, KTorrent is one of the strongest choices available. It sits...Read more
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8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Personal Information Managers
A personal information manager (often known as a PIM tool) is a type of collaborative software that can help you manage your...Read more
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Say hello to Neil Roberts, new LibreOffice developer focusing on scripting support
The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice, has a new developer in its team. Neil Roberts started work this month and...Read more
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Jetway F35-ARU1 Combines Core Ultra SoC in 3.5-inch Form Factor
Jetway has shared early details of the F35-ARU1, a 3.5-inch subcompact board based on Intel Core Ultra processors from the Arrow Lake-U...Read more
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Vividnode Mobile AI Packs RISC-V Processor and 60 TOPS AI Engine
A compact system from ZUIKI based on a K3 RISC-V processor has appeared on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Kibidango. The Vividnode Mobile...Read more
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Russ Allbery: Review: The Sovereign
Review: The Sovereign, by C.L. Clark Series: Magic of the Lost #3 ...Read more
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Russell Coker: Ebook Readers in Debian
Laptop For a while I’ve been using Calibre 8.5.0+ds-1+deb13u1 in Debian/Trixie running KDE for reading ebooks on my laptop, it generally works...Read more
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MetPy – read, visualize and perform calculations with weather data
MetPy is a Python library that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for working with meteorological data. The post MetPy – read,...Read more
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Switching to Claude? Here's how to take your ChatGPT memories with you
A new Claude AI feature now lets you copy your memories and preferences from another AI so making the change is easier.Read more
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Server Guide: New Features, Install & Upgrade
This guide covers everything relevant to Ubuntu 26.04 Server: what’s new, whether you should upgrade, how to upgrade, and how to do...Read more
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5 reasons you should be more tight-lipped with your chatbot (and how to fix past mistakes)
Your casual conversations with AI chatbots could have some major privacy implications.Read more
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Dealing with silent robocalls? This is why scam callers keep quiet
Answering a silent scam call can mark your number as a high-value target. Here's how to deal with them.Read more
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How To Install Streamlit on Debian 13
If you build data apps or machine learning prototypes in Python, you already know how long it takes to wire up a...Read more
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2: I tested both, and here's the winner
The new Samsung earbuds compete with the flagship Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds 2. Here's how they stack up.Read more
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Samuel Henrique: Latest NVIDIA Drivers for Debian (Packaged with AI)
tl;dr This is not an official package, it's good enough for me and it might be good enough for you, confirmed as...Read more -
MX Linux Takes Clear Stance Against Age Verification Requirements
MX Linux opposes age verification rules, citing concerns about privacy and the impact on open source development.Read more