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Open source software isn't just about creating alternatives to proprietary software. On the business side, open source has become a "force multiplier" to transform how organizations do business. At the same time, more companies have started to adopt more open source methodologies, even in managing teams and processes.

In the last year, we ran many great articles that show how businesses connect with open source software. Here are some of the most-read articles:

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Lighttpd is an open-source, high-performance, super-fast, flexible, and simple to configure secure web server that provides support for the broad technologies that include PHP, FastCGI, Auth, SSL, URL rewriting, reverse proxy, load balancing, and

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Linux 5.16 is great news for AMD Ryzen users, massive performance boosts incoming  Neowin

The Linux 5.17 kernel when it kicks off next month is slated to introduce a new driver "x86-android-tablets" just for dealing with all the quirky/buggy x86 tablets out there...

Linus Torvalds released Linux 5.16-rc7 today as the newest weekly test candidate while the official Linux 5.16 stable release should happen in two weeks...

AMD Ryzen APUs Get A Free Performance Boost With Linux 5.16, Up To 28% Improvement  Wccftech

How to Change Your Password on Any Linux Desktop  MUO - MakeUseOf

Apple Broadcom Wi-Fi Chips Now Supported in Linux on T2 and M1 Macs  iPhone in Canada

Steps to Install Nmap & ZenMap on Debian 11 Bullseye Linux  Linux Shout

Another important step toward Apple M1 hardware being useful under Linux is in the process of being realized... Working WiFi. The initial "request for comments" patch series was sent out today enabling the Broadcom "BRCMFMAC" driver to work for the wireless LAN support on the M1 SoC as well as with the Apple T2 platforms...

While off the usual Friday release regiment due to the Christmas holidays, Wine 7.0-rc3 was released minutes ago as the newest test release for this open-source software enabling Windows games and applications to run on Linux...

Maui Shell is a convergent desktop for Linux phones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers  Liliputing

27 years later: Linus Torvalds' hitherto unknown speech on Linux  Tech Gaming Report

As we approach the end of the year, here is a look back at some of the Mesa open-source 3D OpenGL/Vulkan driver development statistics for 2021 compared to prior years as well as a look at the top contributors to this crucial piece of the Linux desktop stack...

How to Install Chromium in Fedora [Beginner's Tip]  It's FOSS

Mesa Open-Source GPU Drivers Enjoyed Near-Record Growth In 2021, Valve Dev Top Contributor  Phoronix

It's been nearly two years in the making since Intel posted FGKASLR patches for improving Linux kernel security. While that work on Finer Grained / Function Granular KASLR stalled for a year, in recent months work on it was revived and in 2022 looks like this security is on a path for mainlining...

FGKASLR Is An Exciting Linux Kernel Improvement To Look Forward To In 2022  Phoronix

Phoronix Test Suite 10.8 is out as the latest quarterly feature update to our open-source, automated and cross-platform benchmarking software...

Lumina is the desktop project originally started by PC-BSD/TrueOS developers as a BSD-focused desktop environment built atop Qt. When TrueOS stopped focusing on being a great desktop BSD, Lumina development stalled. But for Linux and BSD users fond of this lightweight Qt desktop, Lumina Desktop development restarted a few months ago...