Matrix
provides an open network for secure, decentralized communication. It
has enjoyed some success over the last few years as an IRC replacement
and real-time chat for a number of open-source projects. But adoption
by a subset of open-source developers is a far cry from the mainstream
adoption that Matthew Hodgson, Matrix project lead and CEO of Element (the company that created
Matrix), would like to see. At FOSDEM 2025, he discussed the
history of Matrix, its missteps in chasing mainstream adoption, its
current status, as well as some of the wishlist features for taking
Matrix into the mainstream.
Category Archives: Linux
CrossOver 25.0 Announced – Built Atop Wine 10.0 For Linux & macOS
CodeWeavers that continues to be the largest patron to the development of the open-source Wine software announced today CrossOver 25.0 as the newest version of their commercial downstream…
Framework Mono 6.14.0 released
Version 6.14.0 of Framework
Mono has been announced.
This is the first release of Framework Mono from its new home at
WineHQ. It includes work from the past 5 years that was never included
in a stable release because no stable branch had been created in that
time. Highlights are native support for ARM64 on macOS and many
improvements to windows forms for X11.
See the release
notes for a full list of new features and plans for future
releases.
6 Best Free and Open Source Linux Console Hex Editors
We feature our recommended console hex editors. They are all free and open source software.
Zoë Kooyman on Post-Stallman Changes at the Free Software Foundation
In this, the first of a two part interview, the Free Software Foundation’s executive director Zoë Kooyman talks about changes at FSF since Richard Stallman stepped down as president about six years ago, the difference between “free software” and “open source,” and the issues that AI brings to the table for freedom-loving tech users.
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Framework Mono 6.14 Released as the First Stable Update in Five Years
Framework Mono 6.14 debuts under the WineHQ umbrella with native ARM64 macOS support, X11 Windows Forms enhancements, and more.
COBOL Language Frontend Merged For GCC 15 Compiler
A big albeit late feature landed today for the upcoming GCC 15 compiler… The COBOL programming language front-end has been merged!..
Strap in, get ready for more Rust drivers in Linux kernel
Likening memory safety bugs to smallpox may not soothe sensitive C coders. Rust is alive and well in the Linux kernel and is expected to translate into noticeable benefits shortly, though its integration with the largely C-oriented codebase still looks uneasy.
Linux Kernel Patches Posted For The ESWIN EIC7700 SoC + SiFive HiFive Premier P550
Patches were posted to the Linux Kernel Mailing List this morning for wiring up the ESWIN EIC7700 RISC-V SoC support and the most notable board using this SoC so far, the SiFive HiFive Premier P550…
Servo Makes Improvements To Its Demo Browser & Embedding API
The Servo open-source web engine is out with its February 2025 status update to highlight work on the engine itself as well as its demo browser and embed API capabilities for using Servo by other applications…
AMD Announces The EPYC Embedded 9005 Series
Since last year we have continued to be impressed by the AMD EPYC 9005 “Turin” server processors while today they are announcing the EPYC Embedded 9005 line-up. The AMD EPYC Embedded 9005 Series processors are much like the EPYC 9005 series processors but with a few differences…
Fedora Community Ops 2024 Reboot: A Retrospective
The Fedora Community Operations (CommOps) Initiative, formally titled “Community Ops 2024 Reboot,” ran from late 2023 to December 2024, aiming to bolster community support within the Fedora Project. This initiative demonstrated a strong interest within the Fedora contributor community to engage not only in operational tasks but also in exploring Fedora’s data and understanding community trends.
Audacity 3.7.2 Improves the Linux AppImage Bundle for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Audacity 3.7.2 is out today as the latest stable version for this open-source digital audio editor and recording software, a bugfix update to the Audacity 3.7 series addressing more issues, crashes, and other pesky bugs.
How To Monitor Battery Level And Get Notifications On Linux Using battmon
Learn how to monitor your Laptop’s battery level in Linux and get notifications when it’s full or critically low using battmon script. Perfect for maintaining battery health on Linux!
MediaTek Genio update: Kernel, Debian 13 images, and KernelCI
Towards the end of 2024, MediaTek and Collabora started on a journey to improve upstream support for MediaTek Genio devices. The Genio system-on-chip (SoCs), part of MediaTek’s IoT lineup, offer the latest in innovation to manufacturers of consumer, enterprise and industrial devices.
FreeBSD 13.5 Released With Device Driver Updates & Fixes
FreeBSD 13.5 is out today as the final update to the FreeBSD 13 series. Users should begin making plans for upgrading to the current FreeBSD 14 stable series or eyeing the future FreeBSD 15.0 release…
lowfi – listen to lofi
lowfi is billed as an extremely simple lofi player. Listen to ambient music designed for chilling, sleeping, and working. No subscriptions!
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 10 (Mar 3 – 9, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Firefox & Thunderbird 136, Garuda “Broadwing,” Tails 6.13, PipeWire 1.4, Wine 10.3, KeePassXC 2.7.10, Xen 4.20, and more.
OpenZFS 2.3.1 Released With Linux 6.13 Compatibility, Many Fixes
Building off the big OpenZFS 2.3 feature release from January, OpenZFS 2.3.1 is out today with Linux 6.13 kernel compatibility as well as various bug fixes…
Dash to Panel GNOME Extension Gets Big Update
A big update to the perennially popular GNOME Shell extension Dash to Panel is rolling out, including new settings to go from Dash to Panel to dock mode!