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Wow. GIMP 3.0.0 stable is available today. 6 usonian Mar 17 Mar 17 10 725

Find and compare the best open source alternatives to popular software tools. 0 usonian Mar 1 Mar 1 6 460

LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab 0 usonian Feb 15 Feb 15 4 453

Why 👺 Mark Zuckerberg 👺 wants to redefine open source so badly (ZDnet) 0 usonian Feb 5 Feb 5 6 586

Meta genai org in panic mode 1 usonian Jan 2025 Jan 2025 9 1038

Coming Soon, GIMP 3.0 1 usonian Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 936

Wild billboards around the Bay call attention to tech companies free-loading off open source projects 0 usonian Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 940

Book excerpt: "I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s - here's what I discovered" 6 Pluvious Sep 2024 Sep 2024 8 1531

Understanding the Linux Backdoor: Implications for Open Source - Dave's Garage 2 ItsjustMe Apr 2024 May 2024 2 1040

SeaMonkey 2.53.18.2 released 0 usonian Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 2268

German state gov. ditching Windows for Linux, 30K workers migrating 4 usonian Apr 2024 Apr 2024 5 1079

Damn you Firefox! This is the third time... 11 TreasonousBastard Jan 2017 Apr 2024 0 8206

Communications of the ACM Relaunched as Open Access, Web-First Publication 0 usonian Mar 2024 Mar 2024 0 758

Open Source alternatives to popular projects. 1 usonian Dec 2023 Mar 2024 3 2283

Been Through Distro Hop Hell 11 JackCoop Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1306

Ubuntu 23.10 and OpenBSD 7.4 released. 2 usonian Oct 2023 Oct 2023 3 3037

How to use chatgpt with Blender for animation 0 salmannaseem07 Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2258

Mastodon 4.2 A new search experience and more! 1 BootinUp Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 3575

The Beautiful Origins of the Vim Text Editor 0 usonian Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 1355

Vim: Message from the family of Bram Moolenar 3 Hermit-The-Prog Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 3760

The Reluctant Sysadmin's Guide to Securing a Linux Server 0 usonian Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 4707

Question about Easy Print add on for computer 4 Attilatheblond Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1165

"A certain danger lurks there": how the inventor of the first chatbot turned against AI 1 SorellaLaBefana Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 5044

Seems I need a phone 11 CountAllVotes Jul 2023 Jul 2023 6 2293

Best anti virus for Pc 7 philipcorndive Aug 2022 Jul 2023 0 3904

Hosting your own Mastodon server 2 usonian Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2520

Posts gaining traction on the Mastodon network today 1 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 10 4594

Zuckerberg vs. Musk 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1088

Threads tracking activity posted about here 2 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 4 2275

What To Know About Threads - Mastodon blog post by Eugen Rochko 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 1925

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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As Twitter flounders, Mastodon refreshes its official app for Android users - Techcrunch+ 0 BootinUp Jul 2023 Jul 2023 7 2476

I have a Google smart tv. It runs Silk as a browser. It sucks. 9 AndyS Jan 2023 Jun 2023 0 7754

Raspberry Pi in the natural world (fun stuff!) 1 usonian Jun 2023 Jun 2023 3 1611

A collection of inspiring lists, manuals, cheatsheets, blogs, hacks, one-liners, cli/web tools ++ 5 usonian Jan 2023 Jun 2023 6 5641

boost and like syncing is coming to Mastodon 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 3 2472

Discussion board software recomendations 5 tk2kewl Sep 2015 May 2023 0 3523

Mastodon fixes "confusing" sign-up process to attract users fleeing Twitter - Ars Technica 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 3 3792

More features added to mastodon 0 BootinUp May 2023 May 2023 5 2134

Just Switched from linux to Windows and I must say the transition was smooth - Reddit 2 ItsjustMe Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 4159

"A really big deal"--Dolly is a free, open source, ChatGPT-style AI model - Ars Technica 0 BootinUp Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 1693

Google warns millions to change WiFi setting over security issues: check if your phone is affected 2 ItsjustMe Mar 2023 Mar 2023 12 8814

Is OpenBSD for you? 6 usonian Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 1866

The WordPress Re-Installment That DIDN'T Happen 1 Rocknation Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3331

Know anything about APK's? 3 Ferrets are Cool Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 3488

started using video editor Davinci Resolve. its free and pretty good. replacing the pay for 3 msongs Sep 2022 Nov 2022 1 5410

ZDNet article on twitter alternative Mastodon 3 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 2819

# Explore pages at mastodon.social 2 BootinUp Nov 2022 Nov 2022 1 1460

good places to find royalty free video clips? 2 msongs Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 3176

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS upgrade and no Firefox bookmarks dilemma 5 GreenWave Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 5419

Video (youtube, etc..) downloader and to MP3 converter 6 SHRED Dec 2011 Jul 2022 1 9589

9 free software copycats that work better than the real expensive programs 9 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2021 Jul 2022 16 8779

Looking for help in creating a gif 2 tiredtoo Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2192

Any suggestions for FREE chess game software for Windows 10? Can play solo against computer. 5 Number9Dream Nov 2020 Jan 2022 0 10000

Any suggestions on how to unfreeze my mouse. Yes, I still use one, it keeps freezing..sigh. 14 monmouth4 Sep 2020 Jan 2022 0 9482

I switched to Linux, and so far I like it. 22 Quemado Sep 2019 Jan 2022 10 15920

Video converter and transcoder 3 canetoad Dec 2020 Dec 2021 3 6650

View Websites In Dark Mode With The Dark Reader Browser Extension. 6 ItsjustMe Sep 2021 Oct 2021 1 5774

I want to create a video tutorial showing screens as I move through the program. S/w ideas? 4 SharonAnn Oct 2021 Oct 2021 0 6327

Browser upgrades continue apace - Firefox 89 4 bucolic_frolic Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 6201

7Zip RAR extractor is it safe? 6 brettdale Sep 2020 May 2021 0 8053

Open Source and Free Software Continued...

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I really miss my old solitaire games package with Windows 7. 22 TygrBright Apr 2019 May 2021 3 23113

Need some help -- I must sign my absentee ballot request but have no printer 9 CatWoman Aug 2020 Aug 2020 1 6114

I recently purchased a refurbished DELL and it seemed to be working fine. All of a sudden 9 monmouth4 Mar 2020 Jun 2020 0 13884

AutoDesk Sketchbook is now FREE! 8 Atman May 2018 Jun 2020 6 7749

Looking for a good app to edit video on my tablet. 4 Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2019 Jun 2020 0 8825

Lithuanian Police Switches To LibreOffice, Saves A Million Euro 1 SecularMotion Aug 2016 Jun 2020 3 2719

When uploading video to YouTube, is AVI or MP4 the better choice? 4 Bucky Sep 2016 Feb 2020 0 13205

Email 2 madokie Jan 2017 Feb 2020 0 2852

Starbucks app can take photos and video at will 8 defacto7 Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 7416

What is the best e-mail system to preserve privacy? 11 potone Jul 2013 Dec 2019 0 12386

Transparent Clipart Optimized for Small File Size 0 LVZ Nov 2019 Nov 2019 2 3351

Linux Mint password? I installed it earlier this month and forgot... 7 TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 5227

A programmer explains why he's willing to quit rather than work with industry legend Richard Stallma 2 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 5049

I too, just installed Linux Mint. I found an older laptop with Win 7 on it and I had managed to... 4 TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 Oct 2019 4 4900

Google Supports Running Linux VM (virtual machine) on Chromebooks ? 4 Las Vegas Mixx Feb 2018 Sep 2019 2 4324

I'm wanting to download and burn to a dvd 30 madokie Jul 2013 Aug 2019 1 12133

Anyone running Linux Mint (dual boot) on an iMac? 2 Quemado Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 5224

Free download replacement for Microsoft Works processor? 8 left-of-center2012 Mar 2018 Jul 2019 1 4238

Linux Mint 18.1 won't recognize wireless connections 14 bucolic_frolic Nov 2017 May 2019 1 10384

What is the best protection for computers? 16 butterfly77 Mar 2014 Feb 2019 4 10497

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