OS PLATFORMS Dev accidentally commits Copilot binary to FreeBSD ports repo Git is aptly named: it isn’t easy – but there are alternatives
os platforms Windows 11 Start menu changes trickle into Beta, movable taskbar still MIA Users asked for flexibility, but a leaner OS for older PCs might matter more as hardware prices soar
OS PLATFORMS Valve's Steam Frame pushes Arch Linux toward official Arm64 support Collabora's Holo Core port lays the groundwork for running SteamOS 3 natively on the headset
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft rushes out Windows fix for Dell's hot and bothered PCs With a wave of the wand, affected models will go to the Patch Tuesday ball after all
OS PLATFORMS NextBSD returns to dollop Apple source on FreeBSD New maintainer revives the project with Darwin components, Gershwin, and Claude Code
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft cuts OneDrive support for older Windows 10 versions next month 22H2 has until 2028, or there's always Windows 11
OS PLATFORMS Torvalds challenged the haters to fork Linux. Someone said 'hold my beer' More a rewrite really, and of a very early version: Linux 0.11 – in Rust
OS PLATFORMS Windows 10 refuses to die, and the security bill is coming due One in six machines still run the old OS as migration stalls and patch deadlines creep closer
os platforms Dark patterns in Windows are steering users to Edge: Mozilla-commissioned report Report finds regional differences, especially outside the EEA, but it's still a dark tale claiming user manipulation
os platforms Microsoft cancels Patch Tuesday for some Dell users over surprise shutdowns, overheating devices Mega hardware vendor reports problems - but Windows maker isn't yet naming affected models
os platforms A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32 New Debian versions hit FOSSland in the form of 13.6 and 12.15
os platforms Software bloat? This elevator needs an 8GB Core i5 This elevator is headed for floor Bork
OS Platforms OpenMandriva's accused repo wrecker says it wasn't sabotage – it was a message Ex-contributor claims he wasn't a rogue admin, hadn't left the project, and never intended to harm the distro
os platforms Microsoft rolls out Windows Search updates and they're... quite good Who are you, and what have you done with Microsoft?
Software Frame: A new X11 server – implemented directly in assembly Joins yserver, Phoenix, and of course XLibre – and outlier Arcan
OS platforms Microsoft emails Windows 10 holdouts: Fine, keep your old PC another year Consumer security updates now run to October 2027, and Redmond doesn't mention Windows 11 once
os platforms Cinnamon 6.8 will support Wayland – if you want it Next version of Linux Mint’s desktop has both kinds of display server
OS PLATFORMS Red Hat offers RHEL support 'forever' for those who need to lock into legacy tech Beware the golden screwdriver
os platforms KDE Plasma users face a dire omen of change: 6.6.6 arrives 6.7 is now current, and in 6.8 you're getting Wayland whether you like it or not
os platforms Ubuntu emphasizes Arm64 support – and gets Rustier Even so, it has some issues with the Rust coreutils
storage Unexpected Windows bloat is due to bug, not by design Mystery of the disappearing storage solved (for some)
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft intros tech that rebuilds dead PCs without requiring local copies of Windows No USB stick required if your Win 11 box has a pulse and a network driver
OS PLATFORMS Secure Unix ancestor KSOS did type safety before Rust made it cool Modula-based source code resurfaces after nearly four decades
OS PLatforms Zombie ‘who owns Unix?’ lawsuit comes alive again SCO's legal successor Xinuos asks legal brains to let it bite IBM over ancient license and copyright claims
os platforms Microsoft lets Azure Linux 4 out of the cloud in downloadable ISO form Fedora-derived server distro is ready for local testing, but production deployments should wait
os platforms Portuguese restaurant kiosk software gives Windows indigestion Can't verify the publisher's identity? Maybe stick a fried egg on it?
virtualization Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows Linux container CLI and API for Windows applications
Personal Tech Arm64 on the desktop? It’s spendy and it’s sluggish Even with lots of RAM, GPU, and fast disks, you probably don’t want it
os platforms Former Microsoft engineer shrinks Notepad down to size Rolling back the years and the bloat for veteran text editor
OS PLATFORMS Raspberry Pi OS gets a new kernel but apparently not a new version number Linux 6.18 arrives with a few desktop tweaks, while the neglected x86 edition remains stuck on Debian 11
OS PLATFORMS Mageia 10 keeps the 32-bit Linux flame alive Polished Mandriva descendant still makes room for PCs the 64-bit world has left behind
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft extends extended updates for Windows 10 in the most muted way imaginable Tiny tweak to support page reveals consumers can purchase another year of patch protection
OS PLATFORMS Windows 11 turns five, leaving some important lessons for Microsoft Maybe sometimes users know best
OS PLATFORMS Alpine Linux 3.24 scales new desktop heights with COSMIC Plus interesting news from the Xfce-on-Wayland project
databases Microsoft Access finally breaks free of its 22-inch form limit CRT-era restriction dragged into the widescreen age after 34 years
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft tells Windows users to get ready for 26H2 – unless they're on 26H1 Same core as 24H2 and 25H2 means an enablement package, while Search gets a little more forgiving
OS platforms Canonical reveals Myna, its local speech-to-text app Bird-branded AI will ride on Stonking Stingray
OS Platforms KDE Plasma 6.7 brings the X11 era to a close Plenty of new shiny in the service of improved usability
OS PLATFORMS FreeBSD 15.1 lands, but desktop dabblers still have to draw their own GUI Better laptop sleep and Wi-Fi support make the beastie more portable-friendly, but getting beyond the shell remains a DIY job
OS PLaTFORMS Windows devs rerolled old code to save precious bytes There really was a time when Microsoft cared about every KB
OS PLATFORMS Linux kernel 7.1 sends Intel 486 support to silicon heaven More than 140,000 lines of code bite the dust as ancient CPUs, bus mice, and other legacy leftovers face the chop
OS PLATFORMS macOS 27 beta boots Asahi Linux off Apple Silicon Partition's still there, but good luck seeing it and don't upgrade until fix lands, says team
OS PLATFORMS Linux Lite 8.0 sheds Chrome, slims down, and finds its name fits better than ever Firefox is in, Snap and Flatpak are still out, but a default AI helper may raise eyebrows
OS Platforms History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'
os platforms Yes! It's true! Windows 11 is an agentic platform It always has been, but Microsoft didn't realize it
OS PLATFORMS Grep this: Microsoft grafts (most) Linux commands onto Windows Coreutils serves over 75 Unix commands in Windows and PowerShell command lines
OS PLATFORMS Microsoft Build News: Surface RTX Spark Dev Box, Coreutils for Windows, air-gapped GitHub and more Microsoft Build previews Surface RTX Spark dev box and air-gapped on-premises GitHub
os platforms I designed Microsoft's $5B EA channel architecture in 2001. The 2026 transition is missing what made it work The man behind Redmond's direct billing model and its geo rollout explains why the new version forgets the channel to its cost
os platforms Microsoft tests the 15-character limit of Windows Server admins' patience May security update trips over hostnames of a very specific length
os platforms ReactOS brings its Windows NT tribute act to ARM64 Experimental build boots on Raspberry Pi 5, but for now the joy is mostly in getting there
