The latest major release of LibreOffice brings better interoperability with Microsoft Office documents, ePub export, OpenPGP document signing, improved user interface and a number of other functional improvements.
Red Hat Acquires Container Startup CoreOS for $250 Million
The billion-dollar open source company Red Hat is acquiring an open source startup CoreOS for $250 million. The move will further strengthen Red Hat’s position in the enterprise world that has been fixated on containerization lately.
Mycroft Mark II: The Open Source Answer to Amazon Echo and Google Home That Doesn’t Spy on You
If you want a smart speaker cum virtual assistant like Amazon Echo and Google Home that does not spy on you, Mycroft Mark II is what you are looking for. The open source device is open for pre-order via its crowdfunding campaign.
Linus Torvalds is Furious at Intel as Linux Kernel 4.15 Release Gets Delayed
Linux Kernel 4.15 release has been delayed because Intel has not yet provided a proper fix for the nasty CPU bugs. And that has made Linus Torvalds go into swearing mode, again.
Wine 3.0 Release Lets You Run Windows Applications on Linux More Effectively
Wine 3.0 is out now with Direct3D 10, 11 support. You can run Windows software more effectively on Linux now.