Linux on desktop is gaining market share!
Usage has doubled from 2% in 2022 to 4% in 2025
Windows & OS X have both lost 5% during the same period
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/2022

Linux on desktop is gaining market share!
Usage has doubled from 2% in 2022 to 4% in 2025
Windows & OS X have both lost 5% during the same period
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/worldwide/2022
"#JamieZawinski has #repeatedly said:
Now hear me out, but What If…? #browser #development was in the hands of some kind of #nonprofit #organization?
In my #humble but #correct #opinion, #Mozilla should be doing two things and two things only:
#Building THE #reference #implementation #WebBrowser and
Being a jugular-#snapping #attack #dog on #standards #committees.
There is no 3."
"Perhaps this is the only #viable #resolution."
"#Mozilla, for all its many #failings, has #invented a lot of #amazing #tech, from #Rust to #Servo to the #leading #budget #phone #OS. It shouldn't be trying to #capitalize on this #stuff. Maybe 3encourage it to have semi-independent #spinoffs, such as #Thunderbird, and as #KaiOS ought to be, and as #Rust could have been."
"But #JamieZawinski has the only #clear #vision and #solution we've seen yet. Perhaps he's #right, and #Mozilla #should be a #nonprofit, #working to #fund the one #independent, non-#vendor-driven, #standardscompliant #browserEngine."
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One of the main problems afflicting the cross-compatibility of modern software is dependencies. I'm trying to run some software on FreeBSD. It's written in Node.js, so I'd expect it to work. However, a dependency (which isn't direct, but a dependency of a dependency) doesn't release binaries for FreeBSD and fails to compile, meaning the whole thing falls apart. Even though it's just a dependency of a dependency.
I'm looking into ways to get it running anyway, somehow (it seems to work with Linuxulator but then errors out), but this trend, unfortunately, reminds me of the era of Winmodems: back then people would say, "Well, why don't you just use Windows and solve the problem?"
Today, the answer is often, "Well, just install Linux and you're sorted, right?"
@theregister wow, that sure is a clear sign how users are dragging their feet to #upgrade from #windows10 to #windows11, thereby showing that #microsoft can expect a repeat of the #windowsvista era of customer unhappiness with their #os
Terminänderung: Das kostenlose Webseminar „Nutzung von freien Geodaten zur Parkraumanalyse“ verschiebt sich um eine Woche auf den 17.07.2025 um 10 Uhr! Alle bisherigen Anmeldungen bleiben selbstverständlich bestehen.
Weitere Infos: https://www.mundialis.de/effiziente-parkraumanalyse-mit-freien-geodaten-einladung-zum-webinar
Thanks to the summer of GNOME OS I found out that the Nix package manager works nicely in single-user mode with GNOME OS.
Is there an os / browser that spells out the content of an input field or focusable widget ? for blind people ?
Microsoft Sets New 60-Day Limit For System Restore Points In Windows 11 Update - An anonymous reader quotes a report from ExtremeTech: Microsoft has changed how Wi... - https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/06/23/2140208/microsoft-sets-new-60-day-limit-for-system-restore-points-in-windows-11-update?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #os
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FOSS NEWS
Mozilla discontinues Fakespot Deep Fake Detector:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down
Organic Maps gets option to save planned routes and other improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/organic-maps-adds-planned-route-saving-recording-track-information-and-new-map-objects/
CoMaps 2025.06.10 is now available on F-Droid with new UI and updated maps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/comaps-android-2025-06-10-now-on-f-ddroid-with-new-ui-and-updated-maps/
Proton Mail and Calendar gets option for adding notes when replying to event invitations:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/proton-mail-and-calendar-introduce-notes-for-event-invitations/
ONLYOFFICE 9.0 released with new themes, redesigned start screen, new Diagram Viewer tool, new supported formats (Markdown, OpenDocument Graphics, Excel binary workbook files) etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai
Immich 1.135 released with iOS home screen widgets, Google Cast support and album descriptions in mobile apps, opt-in Google Cast integration and new onboarding flow on web, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/immich-1-135-released-with-ios-widgets-google-cast-support-new-onboarding-flow-and-more/
ReactOS gets better support for fullscreen programs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Fullscreen-Apps
Calibre 8.5 released with improved Kobo driver, new button in the Manage Data Files dialog to cancel remaining e-books when managing multiple ones, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-5-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-the-kobo-driver
Zed gets new multi-language debugger tool, supporting Rust, Go, Python, JavaScript and C/C++:
https://news.itsfoss.com/zed-debugger-support/
Git 2.50 released with multi-pack reachability, improved multiple cruft packs, ORT merge engine, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/git-2-50-adds-multi-pack-reachability-improved-multiple-cruft-packs-and-ort-merge-engine/
Servo gets animated GIF support, support for SVG images via HTML "img" tag, input type="color" support, better layout and CSS support, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-May-2025-Animated-GIFs
Zen Browser 1.13b released with spaces for tabs instead of workspaces, updated Firefox base, Google Safe Browsing support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/zen-browser-1-13b-introduces-spaces-for-tabs-and-various-fixes-and-updates/
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Le #os est affligeant
FreeBSD 14.3 Released - Michael Larabel of Phoronix highlights the key updates in today's stable release o... - https://bsd.slashdot.org/story/25/06/10/2146224/freebsd-143-released?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #os
Get ready for a sensational update!