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Denmark is making a controversial move. Its government is phasing out Microsoft software in favor of open-source tools like Linux and LibreOffice — in one department, at least. The goal? Digital sovereignty, better security, and less reliance on American tech giants. But is this the right call? Let’s break it down with five reasons Denmark … Read more
deepin 25 Beta is now available (download here), and while it doesn’t introduce anything particularly flashy, the update shows the project is slowly tightening up its core experience. For fans of deepin’s polished interface, this release is more about refinement than reinvention. Most of the focus is on bug fixes and stability, something the deepin … Read more
Good news, Linux fans. Linus Torvalds has closed the merge window and released the first release candidate of Linux 6.16. That’s right, folks, RC1 is now available and ready for testing. Torvalds says things went about as expected this cycle. There were a few more last minute pull requests than usual, but nothing dramatic. In … Read more
Writing good documentation is hard. It takes time, effort, and often gets pushed aside in favor of more exciting coding work. Google knows this, and now it’s trying to make things easier for open source maintainers who are strapped for time and resources. This week, the search giant introduced two new open source tools meant … Read more
Rocky Linux 9.6 is here, and it packs plenty of updates for developers, sysadmins, and enterprise users. Whether you’re deploying in the cloud, running containers, or managing bare-metal servers, this latest release delivers across the board. The big additions include support for newer versions of popular programming languages and tools, such as PHP 8.3 and … Read more