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The author recounts shifting their default software license from permissive MIT to the strong copyleft EUPL-1.2, arguing that permissive open-source licensing has mainly benefited large corporations at the expense of developers and users.
Thaw is a free, open-source app for macOS that lets users customize and manage their menu bar with a focus on privacy and efficiency.
Kudu is a free, open-source system maintenance suite that replaces paid alternatives like CCleaner and Avast Cleanup, offering features such as cleaning, malware scanning, and privacy hardening across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Kumander Linux es una distribución Linux diseñada para facilitar la transición desde Windows con una interfaz inspirada en Windows 7 y aplicaciones gratuitas preinstaladas.
Ulpaso is a Mac app that locally transcribes meeting notes into editable Markdown files without requiring cloud storage, login, or subscription fees.
The article argues that free software usability often suffers due to volunteer-driven development, leading to inconsistent design, power-user bias, and feature bloat.
The Software Freedom Conservancy presented at FOSSY 2026 about an ongoing AGPL violation by Bambu Lab in their 3D-printer software, highlighting efforts to provide users with alternatives.
A self-taught developer announces a work-in-progress accessible creative production suite featuring a voice-first multi-agent assistant, with free core tools and AI-powered generation on a credit system.
Symbolics OpenGenera, the legendary Lisp machine environment, is being released free for non-commercial use.
A viral post highlights how an anonymous developer built ComfyUI, a powerful free open-source AI image tool, contrasting it with Adobe's subscription fees and recent DOJ settlement. It praises ComfyUI's free, local, GPL-3.0 releases.
Recommending the open-source project WindowsCleaner, a C drive cleanup tool for Windows 10/11. It can clean temporary files, system cache, update leftovers, and app junk with one click, supports deep cleaning and log viewing, and is completely free and open source.
A tweet thread lists 10 open-source GitHub repositories covering screen recording, PDF management, image editing, AI notebooks, domain registration, video rendering, app creation, downloading, and collaborative whiteboarding.
Human Emacs is a fork of GNU Emacs that commits to never accepting LLM-generated contributions, in protest of potential GNU policies permitting such contributions. The project aims to preserve the tradition of human-crafted software development.
WhatCable is a free Mac app that reads USB-C cable data from Apple Silicon Macs to reveal cable capabilities like power and speed ratings.
FSF sysadmins share how they block botnets and DDoS attacks using the reaction tool, an alternative to fail2ban that works with ipset to handle large volumes of malicious IP addresses.
PeerTube is a free, decentralized, and federated video platform that serves as an alternative to centralized platforms like YouTube. It allows users to create and join instances that interoperate.
A Debian package xsnow includes a political Easter egg that displays Ukrainian flags when the language is set to Russian, sparking debate about DFSG compliance.
NetEase has launched a free global remote control software with features including terminal operations and smooth remote connections, supporting the use of Claude to write code on phones and tablets.
A blog post details the author's experience running OpenBSD on a Lemote Yeeloong laptop with a Chinese Loongson MIPS processor, discussing hardware, software challenges, and the free software philosophy.
LookAway is a Mac app that intelligently reminds you to take screen breaks, blink, and improve posture, while avoiding interruptions during meetings, calls, or deep focus. The latest versions introduce planned breaks, website usage stats, and a Screen Score feature.