Happy 29th Birthday, Linux!
Happy birthday, Linux! On August 25th, 2020, Linux turns 29 years old since Linus Torvalds made the famous announcement on the MINIX news group: “just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu.”
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DebConf20 Debian Conference Kicks Off Today for Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye”
The DebConf20 Debian conference kicks off today until August 29th, 2020, for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 11 “Bullseye” operating system. Here’s how to attend and what you need to know!
Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) Artwork Contest Is Now Open for Entries
The Debian Project officially open the artwork contest for the upcoming Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) operating system series. It calls for all talented artists and designers to create a beautiful desktop look and feel.
Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.8 Were Their Biggest Yet
Collabora reveals that their contributions to the latest Linux 5.8 kernel series were their biggest and most significant yet. Check them out!
Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” Artwork by Sylvia Ritter Looks Astonishing, Made with Krita
Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla inspired artwork was published by talented artist Sylvia Ritter, created with the Krita digital painting software. You can use it as your wallpaper for your laptop, tablet or mobile phone.
GUADEC 2020 Kicks Off Today as GNOME’s First Virtual Conference
GNOME’s GUADEC 2020 (GNOME Users And Developers European Conference) opens its doors today to the Linux community. The event will take place from July 22 until July 28 as an online conference anyone can attend.
KDE’s July 2020 Apps Update Improves KTorrent, KMyMoney, KDiff3, and Others
KDE’s July 2020 Apps update is now available as KDE Applications 20.04.3. This is the last point release in the series and brings various improvements to KTorrent, KMyMoney, KDiff3, and many other KDE applications.
Meet Fosshost, a Free Hosting Provider for Your FOSS Projects
Meet Fosshost, a not-for-profit hosting provider that wants to help the free and open source software community by providing them with semi-dedicated virtual private servers, shared mirrors and domain registration.
Canonical Launches the Ubuntu Appliance Initiative for Raspberry Pi and PC
Canonical launched the Ubuntu Appliance initiative to transform Raspberry Pi devices or personal computer into secure, self-updating solutions, free of charge.
Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.7
Collabora’s contributions to Linux kernel 5.7 include work around the Hantro JPEG driver, Rockchip ISP V1 support, Virtual Media Controller Driver, Direct Rendering Manager, and more.
Nextcloud Hub 19 Brings Passwordless Authentication, Collabora Online as Default Office App
The Nextcloud Hub 19 on-premises collaboration platform is now available as a major release that adds passwordless authentication, new security features, and Collabora Office as default office app.
KDE’s May 2020 Applications Update Makes Kid3 an Official KDE App
KDE’s Apps update for May 2020 is here with several improvements and bug fixes for the Kid3, Tellico, KMail, Umbrello, Okular, JuK, Kdenlive and Kontact applications.
Collabora’s Contributions to Linux Kernel 5.6
Collabora has outlined their contributions to the latest Linux 5.6 kernel series, along with the many projects they’ve been involved in during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Akademy 2020 and GUADEC 2020 Linux Events Move to Online Conferences
The upcoming Akademy 2020 and GUADEC 2020 events for the popular KDE Plasma and GNOME desktop environments have now moved to online conferences due to coronavirus.
Canonical Makes It Easier to Download Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi
The Ubuntu website has been updated to make it easier for users to download the right Ubuntu release for their tiny Raspberry Pi single-board computers.
KDE’s New User Feedback Tool Gets First Stable Release, Will Ship in Plasma 5.18 LTS
KDE’s new user feedback tool KUserFeedback has reached maturity and will ship for the first time as part of the KDE Plasma 5.18 LTS desktop environment.
FOSDEM 2020 Opens Its Doors in Brussels to Open Source Developers
FOSDEM 2020 open source event for software developers kicks off in Brussels with over 8000 hackers, 834 lectures, and many other surprises.
Collabora’s Contributions to Linux 5.5 Improve the Panfrost Driver, More
Collabora continues to add numerous hardware improvements in the Linux kernel. Here are their contributions to the latest Linux 5.5 kernel series.