Open Source Chronicles

As users flood to Mastodon following the Twitter acquisition, the open-source platform faces its biggest infrastructure test yet.

Ubuntu 22.10 ships with updated toolchains and GNOME 43, but the real story is what it previews for the next LTS cycle.

Linux 6.0 arrives with Rust language support, performance improvements, and new hardware enablement — but the real story is what the version bump signals about the kernel’s evolution.

The Linux Foundation’s new Alpha-Omega Project, backed by Google and Microsoft, aims to systematically improve the security of critical open source software.

The White House convened tech leaders to address open source security after Log4Shell. Here’s what was discussed and what it means for developers.

A single developer deliberately corrupted two widely-used npm packages, exposing the fragility of the open source supply chain.

GitLab’s successful IPO this week validates the open-core model and raises important questions about the future of open-source developer tooling.

GitHub Copilot’s AI-powered code suggestions have sparked a fierce debate about open source licensing, training data consent, and the future of code ownership.

Amazon announces OpenSearch, a fork of Elasticsearch, escalating the most consequential open source licensing battle in years.

Elastic’s decision to move Elasticsearch and Kibana from Apache 2.0 to dual SSPL/Elastic License reignites the debate about open source sustainability in the cloud era.

Red Hat’s decision to shift CentOS from a stable downstream rebuild to a rolling upstream preview has sent shockwaves through the server community.

Linux 5.8 lands with a massive changeset. Linus Torvalds himself says it’s one of the biggest releases of all time — here’s what developers should care about.