Stuff I've written about includes Linux, tech, and open source, radical leftist politics, alternative spirituality, music (mainly rock, jazz, and American songbook, but any genre). Once upon a time radio talk show host, music DJ, and program director.
Christine Hall
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Just published on FOSS Force: Martin Wimpress Wants Out at Ubuntu Mate fossforce.com/2026/03/mart...
This release switches to Limine as the default bootloader and removes support for systemd-boot from the Calamares graphical installer: KaOS Linux 2026.03 Is Out with Linux 6.19, More systemd Components Removed - 9to5Linux buff.ly/MUQ3XCu
In case you missed it, we published this on Sunday, by guest writer Dana Blankenhorn: Cloud Czars Treat Open Source Like They Do California - FOSS Force buff.ly/J2DP1mx
This is a significant update to the popular Arch-based live Linux distribution that many use for system repair and data rescue tasks: SystemRescue 13.00: Release Highlights buff.ly/mo8kSJg
Was this some kind of elaborate data grab? According to a new WSJ investigation, the real explanation is considerably more boring: Sora was a money pit that nobody was using, and keeping it alive was costing OpenAI the AI race: Why OpenAI really shut down Sora
You might've heard, we're looking for supporters. Every $5 helps: On Our Way to Independence: We're $34 Away from Our March Goal - FOSS Force buff.ly/q4apkXn
We only need to raise $34 more to cover March. Please contribute!: Donate to FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive, organized by Christine Hall buff.ly/jOi1PEu
Just published on FOSS Force: New LibreOffice Calc 26.2 User Guide Now Available fossforce.com/2026/03/new-...
Session recovery is finally coming to Wayland: After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed buff.ly/mym3FUz
GIMP 3.2.2 addresses some bugs that have been raised over the past two weeks and some other minor alterations that were safe for landing into the GIMP 3.2 codebase: GIMP 3.2.2 Released With Minor UI/UX Updates & Bug Fixes - Phoronix buff.ly/EWSGrj3
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Christine Hall
Christine Hall
The cloud czars gorged on free software, starved the projects that sustain it, and are shocked the open source commons is starting to break.
OpenAI's decision last week to shut down Sora, its AI video-generation tool, just six months after releasing it to the public raised immediate suspicions. The app had invited users to upload their…
Christine Hall
Our Independence Drive is at 17% of its total goal. $34 this month will fully fund our mini-goal for March's coverage of open source.
On Our Way to Independence: We're $34 Away from Our March Goal Pretty good new… Christine Hall needs your support for FOSS Force's 2026 Independence Drive
The new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland, eliminating a long-standing annoyance for Linux users and paving the way for a smoother desktop…
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It was just two weeks ago that GIMP 3.2 released, one year after the big GIMP 3.0 debut
