Darktable 5.0.1 open-source raw image editor has been released today as a minor update to the Darktable 5.0 series with various fixes, new noise profiles, and updated camera support.

We all use software and hardware with many security mechanisms inside and don't notice them. But these mechanisms are not magical: they still live somewhere in code or schematics and trigger just when needed.

Linux is having a moment in the mainstream right now, thanks to the popularity of the Steam Deck and SteamOS. The thing is, while Linux is the overarching name for the operating systems bearing its name, there are as many Linux distributions as stars in the sky (okay, maybe not quite, but it's not far off).

The BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system project has published their January 2025 status report that outlines all of the interesting work over the past month.

As we close out the Paris AI Action Summit, one thing is clear: the conversation around open and Public AI is evolving—and gaining real momentum. Just over a year ago at Bletchley Park, open source AI was framed as a risk. In Paris, we saw a major shift. There is now a growing recognition that openness isn’t just compatible with AI safety and advancing public interest AI—it’s essential to it.

Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

Go 1.24 programming language rolls out with performance boosts, better tooling, improved WebAssembly support, and more.

The new Marvel Rivals 20250214 patch drops on February 13, 2025, at 9AM UTC. Bringing a host of changes to the popular superhero multiplayer game, NetEase’s latest update fixes a host of core issues with the title.

Those making use of the GNOME Web "Epiphany" web browser with the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release will be able to enjoy playing more popular web videos thanks to a packaging change.

Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT. The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally.

Rust's surge in popularity isn't just about security — it's also driven by developer fatigue with traditional languages like C and Java, as Rust offers a modern, efficient, and safer alternative.

Gnome.org has relaunched with a minimalist and cleaner design, but where's the favorite footprint?

Fastfetch is a modern and faster alternative to Neofetch for displaying system information on Linux, macOS and Windows.

Patch spam contains code that is downright wrong and nonfunctional. Even worse: It can introduce new vulnerabilities or backdoors. What's a developer to do?

After a short testing period, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck.

In the recent discussion over the GNU Gold linker being deprecated, there was the usual LLVM vs. GCC compiler/toolchain debate. Fortunately, with recently working on some initial benchmarks of the GCC 15 compiler I was following that up with some fresh LLVM Clang compiler comparison metrics on the same AMD Zen 5 hardware.

A new version of the slick Clapper media player is out with several neat improvements.

The recent Linux kernel drama over Rust code has resulted in the creation of a Rust kernel policy.

FLAC 1.5 free lossless audio codec introduces a multithreaded encoder, improved decoding for chained Ogg FLAC files, and a bunch of fixes.

One of the major issues with KDE’s styling system is the fact that over the year, it has accumulated four ways of styling applications – which makes themeing and changing aspects of the default theme far more cumbersome than it should be.