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Did you have time to keep up with the news this week? Here’s your chance to brag… or not. This week there are 11 questions. Good luck!
Attendance Exceeds Expectations at ATO’s Big Open Source AI Conference
It looks as if the green light is on for another ‘All Things Open AI’ conference in 2026. It’s likely that a firm date will be announced at the big tent All Things Open event in October.
At ATO AI, IBM Announces It’s Handing Three AI Projects to Linux Foundation
During a keynote address at All Things Open AI, IBM announced that three key AI tools it has developed are being donated to the Linux Foundation.
Rocky Linux From CIQ — Hardened Takes Enterprise Linux Security to the Next Level
Rocky Linux from CIQ – Hardened is a new take on Rocky Linux that’s not only fully supported by CIQ, but is also optimized to meet the most stringent security requirements.
Wow! Just Wow! SUSECon’s End-of-Conference Bash!
Hey, don’t get me wrong. Tech geeks are my people… except for the mainstream middle-class part.
The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (3/7/25)
A new botnet with up to 86,000 nodes launching massive DDOS attacks has recently been discovered by Nokia’s Deepfield Emergency Response Team. The botnet is believed to be composed of what kind of devices?
The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (3/7/25)
A new botnet with up to 86,000 nodes launching massive DDOS attacks has recently been discovered by Nokia’s Deepfield Emergency Response Team. The botnet is believed to be composed of what kind of devices?
Will the Rebirth of Digg Bring About a Small Website Revival?
Remember Digg? The once-upon-a-time go-to site for finding cool things on the internet recommended by an audience of peers? Well, it’s coming back, and owned by one of its original co-founders, along with a co-founder of Reddit.
With Google Going Bye-Bye, Mozilla’s Evidently Found a New Money Stream… Selling Your Data
Mozilla is evidently selling your data downriver while continuing to brag about how much it’s protecting your privacy.
The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/28/25)
How well did you pay attention to tech news this week? Here’s your chance to check in and check yourself out. This week there are 10 questions. How well will you score?
Nextcloud Releases Hub 10 to Take on Big Tech
The folks at Nextcloud have upped their game again with this release of Nextcloud Hub 10. Most impressive are the improvements made to the platform’s AI Assistant.
OSI to Faraone: Too Friggin’ Bad
Remember the classic headline from the 1970s: “Ford to city — drop dead”? Well, this is how it looks, transcribed to itty-bitty open source in the 21st century. It’s a different scale, but…
Is AI Compatible With Free Software?
As everybody from The Linux Foundation to Open Source Initiative to Facebook can tell you, figuring out how to make artificial intelligence platforms fit the four freedoms has been no easy task.
Is OSAID to Blame for OSI’s Latest Election Misstep?
Inquiring minds want to know if a potential candidate’s opposition to OSI’s Open Source AI Definition is the reason it pulled a previously unknown time zone rule out of a magic hat to deny his nomination.
Pichai and Zuckerberg Aren’t Musk, But That Doesn’t Keep Them From Trying
It’s not pretty when Trump’s personality starts to rub off onto tech billionaires who don’t really deserve their wealth, but will pay any price to hold onto it.
No, LibreOffice Doesn’t Turn 40 This Year, but StarOffice Would if It Were Still Around
It’s like reading the Old Testament: Star Writer begat StarOffice who begat OpenOffice, which begat LibreOffice. All but the standalone version of Star Writer battled with Microsoft’s Office suite in the marketplace arena.
The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/21/25)
In this, the second quiz since the reboot there are 11 questions, just like the New York Times New Quiz. So, how much did you pay attention this week to open source and tech news?
How to Tell a Really Smart Home From a Not-So-Smart Home That Only Thinks It’s Smart
To get Nixon, “Deep Throat” advised Woodward and Bernstein to “follow the money.” To “get” this article, written by the latest addition to the FOSS Force team, we suggest that you follow the links. You’ll be glad you did.
Cybersecurity Chief Says Musk Can Use Perloined IRS Data Against Taxpayers
“Musk needs to be arrested with no bail until he accounts for the information that he has stolen and tells where it has been stored and located,” Perez said. “Unfortunately, that is very unlikely to happen.”
Before It Even Gets a Stable Release, Serpent OS Changes Its Name To AerynOS
Any article about Serpent OS or Solus OS (or now, AerynOS), is first and foremost an article about Ikey Doherty.