Open Source
The latest Open Source coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Torvalds Sets Linux Kernel AI Policy: Use It Responsibly, or Fork It—What Windows Devs Need to Know
Linus Torvalds sent a blunt message to the Linux kernel mailing list on July 15, 2026: Linux is not an “anti-AI” project, and contributors who object to others using artificial intelligence in...
From Cancer to Core: How Microsoft Marbled Linux Into Every Copy of Windows
Microsoft just shipped a Linux kernel to a billion PCs—and most owners never noticed. That quiet shift, culminating in the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2), marks the end of a decades-long war...
Cordyceps CI/CD Attacks Exploit Workflow Trust to Threaten Hundreds of Open Source Repos
A widespread CI/CD supply‑chain attack pattern, dubbed Cordyceps, left hundreds of open source projects dangerously exposed in June 2026. Novee Security’s automated scan of roughly 30,000 popular...
LibreOffice 24.2 Strengthens Its Position as the Subscription-Free Office Suite for Windows Users
For Windows users weary of recurring fees, LibreOffice 24.2 arrives as a robust, no-strings-attached office suite. The latest release from The Document Foundation doesn’t just challenge the...
Yale's 'Contextual Copyleft' License Could Force AI Firms to Disclose Training Data Secrets
On June 15, 2026, the Yale Digital Ethics Center dropped a legislative bombshell into the world of artificial intelligence with a novel licensing proposal that could fundamentally change how...
MakeUseOf Writer Swaps Six Google Apps for Open Source: Here’s What Windows Users Can Learn
A MakeUseOf contributor recently ran an experiment to see what happens when you tear out six of the most entrenched default Google apps from Android and replace them with open-source alternatives....
Europe's Cloud Breakup: 200+ Organizations Flee US Tech for Digital Sovereignty
The WIRED timeline published on June 8, 2026, reads like a manifesto for digital independence. It catalogs over 200 European governments, corporations, universities, and non-profits that have either...
Glow 26.9 Adds CPU, RAM, IP Privacy & Global Search to Windows
The open-source system information utility Glow has just received its 26.9 update, delivering a suite of meaningful enhancements aimed at both hardware enthusiasts and privacy-conscious users. Among...
Sigma File Manager Dethrones Explorer with Instant Search & 200+ Format Previews
A free, open-source file manager is challenging Windows File Explorer’s two-decade dominance, and the critique is as sharp as the feature gap is wide. Sigma File Manager, a community-driven project...
WinUI Takes Over as Windows Long-Term Native Shell, Start Menu Redesigned for Performance
At Build 2026, Microsoft dropped a bombshell for Windows developers: WinUI is now the official long-term native user interface layer for all Windows applications, replacing the aging Win32 and WPF...
Why Every Supercomputer Runs Linux: Control, Flexibility, Scale
If you look at the latest Top500 list of the world’s most powerful supercomputers, one statistic stands out immediately: 100% of them run the Linux operating system. Not Windows, not macOS, not...
Lap 0.2.1 Fixes 23 Bugs, Outperforms Microsoft Photos with 250GB Libraries
Lap 0.2.1 landed on May 2, 2026, bringing critical performance fixes to the local-first photo manager that’s quietly winning over Windows users with massive image collections. The update arrives...