Year-end is prime time for charitable giving, but not every ‘open’ organization really needs your fifty bucks. Here are a few that do.
FOSS Force
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.
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
Forget arguing about Ubuntu vs. Debian. This roundup sticks to the distros that actually crossed our test bench in this year's Distro of the Week column, and the five that rose above the rest.
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.
Merry Christmas -- or whatever other holiday you celebrate -- from all of us 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.










My Holiday Hopes for Linux and Open Source
Commentary and Open-Source
As the old year is replaced by the new, here’s Jack Wallen’s wish list for Linux and open source in 2026 -- from the desktop to the developers who keep it alive.