SDL, a cross-platform open source library for developing games, sees version 3.0 after 17 years in development:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/120491416
https://www.patreon.com/posts/120491416
Patreon
SDL3 is officially released! | Ryan C. Gordon
Get more from Ryan C. Gordon on Patreon
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Firefox 135 has been released.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/135.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/135.0/releasenotes/
Firefox
Firefox 135.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
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Microsoft crackdown on old computers preventing them from upgrading to Windows 11 will send a large wave of users to various Linux distributions.
We anticipate it will be even larger than the one after Windows 7.
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-people-upgrading-windows-11-unsupported-hardware/
We anticipate it will be even larger than the one after Windows 7.
https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-cracking-down-people-upgrading-windows-11-unsupported-hardware/
XDA
Microsoft is cracking down on people upgrading to Windows 11 on unsupported hardware
Things are getting tricky.
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LibreOffice 25.2 has been released.
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/
TDF (the organization behind LibreOffice) is doing an AMA on Reddit if you would like to see it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ij1cmw/we_are_the_document_foundation_and_we_just/
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/02/06/libreoffice-25-2/
TDF (the organization behind LibreOffice) is doing an AMA on Reddit if you would like to see it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ij1cmw/we_are_the_document_foundation_and_we_just/
The Document Foundation Blog
LibreOffice 25.2, the office suite that meets today’s user needs - The Document Foundation Blog
The new major release provides many user interface and accessibility improvements, plus the usual interoperability features Berlin, 6 February 2025 – LibreOffice 25.2, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel…
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OnlyOffice 8.3 has been released.
It is yet another alternative to MS Office.
https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/02/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-released
It is yet another alternative to MS Office.
https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/02/onlyoffice-docs-8-3-released
ONLYOFFICE Blog
ONLYOFFICE Docs 8.3 released | ONLYOFFICE Blog
The latest version of our online editors is already available with PDF stamps, Merge Shapes, support for Pages, Keynote, Numbers, HWP formats, and more.
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Engineering Ubuntu for the next 20 years.
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/engineering-ubuntu-for-the-next-20-years/55000
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/engineering-ubuntu-for-the-next-20-years/55000
Ubuntu Community Hub
Engineering Ubuntu For The Next 20 Years
I’ve been a VP Engineering at Canonical for 3 years now, building Juju and our catalog of charms. In the last week of January, I was appointed the VP Engineering for Ubuntu at Canonical, where I will now oversee the Ubuntu Foundations, Server and Desktop…
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KDE Plasma 6.3.0 has been released.
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0/
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.0/
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EA open sources a bunch of its classic games.
Expect someone to port it natively to Linux. 😍
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ea-just-open-sourced-command-conquer-red-alert-renegade-and-generals/
Expect someone to port it natively to Linux. 😍
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ea-just-open-sourced-command-conquer-red-alert-renegade-and-generals/
GamingOnLinux
EA just open sourced Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Renegade and Generals
I can't quite believe it either. Command & Conquer, Red Alert, Command & Conquer Renegade and Command & Conquer Generals (inc. Zero Hour) have their code officially open sourced.
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GIMP 3.0 has been released.
https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/
https://www.gimp.org/news/2025/03/16/gimp-3-0-released/
www.gimp.org
GIMP - GIMP 3.0 Released
Release notes for GIMP 3.0
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Blender 4.4 has been released.
https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-4/
https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-4/
Blender
4.4 — Blender
The Free and Open Source 3D Creation Software — blender.org
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Harvard study: Open source has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Harvard-study-Open-source-has-an-economic-value-of-8-8-trillion-dollars-10322643.html
iX Magazin
Harvard study: Open source has an economic value of 8.8 trillion dollars
Open source software is worth trillions to the economy. However, researchers warn that companies contribute too little to the development of open source tools.
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Firefox 137 has been released.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/137.0/releasenotes/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/137.0/releasenotes/
Firefox
Firefox 137.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
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Package manager apt makes version jump to 3.0.0
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Package-manager-apt-makes-version-jump-to-3-0-0-10342858.html
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Package-manager-apt-makes-version-jump-to-3-0-0-10342858.html
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Ubuntu 25.04 has been released.
https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin
https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-04-plucky-puffin
Canonical
Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin | Canonical
The latest interim release of Ubuntu introduces “devpacks” for popular frameworks like Spring, along with performance enhancements across a broad range of hardware. April 17, 2025 Today Canonical announced the release of Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed “Plucky Puffin…
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