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Will the Linux Kernel Be the Last GNU Public License Project Standing?

Mar 20, 2025

The GNU Public License was once extremely popular in the FOSS world. But over recent years, its popularity has rapidly faded and the nails in its coffin are really starting to stack up. Most recently, Ubuntu has announced they're swapping out coreutils for an Apache-licensed alternative.

Will the Linux Kernel Be the Last GNU Public License Project Standing?

Sunset of Equinix Metal Hitting FOSS Projects Hard: Any Provider Got a Spare $288,000 Per Year of Gear and Network Transfer to Donate?

raindog308

Feb 14, 2025

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Equinix sunset their Equinix Metal last year. Now they've asked some important FOSS projects that they've been hosting for several years to find new homes. The costs are pretty staggering.

Sunset of Equinix Metal Hitting FOSS Projects Hard: Any Provider Got a Spare $288,000 Per Year of Gear and Network Transfer to Donate?

Paying With Peer Pressure: Has the Open Source Pledge Already Failed?

raindog308

Jan 27, 2025

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The Open Source Pledge wants to use peer pressure to make companies pay open source developers. It doesn't appear to be working.

Paying With Peer Pressure: Has the Open Source Pledge Already Failed?

HostColor Promotes Open-Source Web Hosting Control Panels

raindog308

Dec 13, 2022

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Dimitar from HostColor recently contact used to share news about its new program where it is supporting open source projects through hosting sales. Looks interesting, and the newsroom on their web si...

HostColor Promotes Open-Source Web Hosting Control Panels

Twitter: Stuck on CentOS 7

raindog308

Dec 05, 2022

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Twitter was preparing to upgrade from CentOS 7 to CentOS Stream but now everyone's gone and they're looking at a June 2024 end of life. Twitter's relationship with FOSS is getting complicated fast.

Interview: Q&A with the Founder of jsdelivr, Dmitriy Akulov

raindog308

Nov 18, 2020

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Our LowEndBox Interview Series has featured many interesting personalities so far and today we're excited to bring you an interview with the founder of jsdelivr, Dmitriy Akulov. This is a very cool p...