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Author: Sourav Rudra

This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Microsoft Office
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This New Open Source Project Wants to Be the AI-First Alternative to Microsoft Office

Sourav RudraAugust 5, 2026

Office suites have changed a lot since the first ones landed on desktops decades ago. What began as basic tools for typing letters and totaling

While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of)
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While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of)

Sourav RudraAugust 5, 2026

Greg Kroah-Hartman’s “clanker” branch started as his own experiment, where an AI-assisted fuzzing tool turned up real bugs in the ksmbd and SMB code. These

Linux’s Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series
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Linux’s Favorite Music Player Rhythmbox 3.5 Lands After Nearly a Decade in the 3.4 Series

Sourav RudraAugust 4, 2026

Rhythmbox is one of those applications that you will find lurking on a GNOME-equipped desktop. If you are someone who has fully moved on to

AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead
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AI Slop Keeps Flooding GNOME Extensions, So They Wrote a Manual for Bots Instead

Sourav RudraAugust 3, 2026

GNOME Shell Extensions are usually sourced from extensions.gnome.org, or “EGO” as the GNOME folks call it. Every submission on this portal is manually reviewed, and

And Folks, We Have a Vibe-Coded Linux Desktop!
Tech

And Folks, We Have a Vibe-Coded Linux Desktop!

Sourav RudraAugust 3, 2026

Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working

OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations
Tech

OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations

Sourav RudraAugust 2, 2026

OpenUK recently published its AI Openness report, and buried inside the 40-page document is a big ask from the UK government. Build Britain its own

GCC Compiler Bans AI Code Contribution But Sensibly
Tech

GCC Compiler Bans AI Code Contribution But Sensibly

Sourav RudraAugust 1, 2026

Open source projects have mostly split into two camps on AI. Some keep a human in the loop, letting contributors use whatever tools they want

And Folks, We Have a Vibe Coded Linux Distro!
Tech

And Folks, We Have a Vibe Coded Linux Distro!

Sourav RudraJuly 31, 2026

Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working

Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most
Tech

Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most

Sourav RudraJuly 30, 2026

Keychron has introduced ZGM, short for Zephyr Gaming Mouse, an open source firmware project built for gaming mice. It is built on Zephyr RTOS, the

Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to Linux
Tech

Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to Linux

Sourav RudraJuly 29, 2026

GOG built its whole brand around selling DRM-free games and providing offline installers that work without requiring an internet connection or any kind of verification

Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro
Tech

Ubuntu Now Has a Rolling Release Model! But Not For The Distro

Sourav RudraJuly 29, 2026

Ubuntu is one of the most stable Linux distros out there, provided you’re running its LTS release. Now imagine giving that up for a rolling

A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment
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A GrapheneOS Privacy Feature Just Became the Basis for a Federal Indictment

Sourav RudraJuly 28, 2026

An Atlanta resident, Samuel Tunick, is fighting a federal indictment that treats a privacy feature on his phone as evidence destruction. A grand jury charged

FireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings
Tech

FireDragon Browser Swoops in With New Wings

Sourav RudraJuly 27, 2026

FireDragon is the default browser on Garuda Linux, the Arch-based distro known for its polished KDE Plasma spins and reliability despite riding the bleeding edge.

Plex’s Open Source Alternative Jellyfin is Having a Leadership Crisis
Tech

Plex’s Open Source Alternative Jellyfin is Having a Leadership Crisis

Sourav RudraJuly 26, 2026

Jellyfin, the local media server solution that makes people forget that Plex even exists, is going through a major shakeup in its development team’s organizational

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