Search Results: FOSS

Five years after its inception, the UnifiedPush project has evolved from a personal solution for Google-free Android notifications into a growing ecosystem supporting decentralized messaging. With major apps like Element and Fedilab onboard, corporate backing from COVESA, and NLnet funding enabling full-time development, this open protocol challenges platform lock-in while preparing for a future where mobile OSes might natively support alternative push services.

A developer recounts his decade-long journey from stifling corporate tech roles and startup burnout to finding purpose in open-source software, even amid war and financial hardship. His story underscores the relentless pursuit of meaningful work and the harsh realities of sustaining FOSS contributions while living nomadically.

In 2025 the AI boom turned geopolitical chess into a high‑stakes sprint. Nvidia’s chips, U.S. policy under Trump, and China’s state‑backed AI labs converged to shape a future where data centers, chip manufacturing, and algorithmic governance collide. The story reveals how a single technology can rewire economies, politics, and everyday life.

The Jagged Alliance 2 Stracciatella project's latest bugfix release underscores the critical role of community-driven open-source efforts in preserving and maintaining legacy software for modern systems.

Before search engines and interactive documentation, Unix developers created a documentation standard so clear and structured that it remains the gold fifty years later. As AI tools struggle to parse today's fragmented documentation, these ancient man pages offer surprising insights into creating machine-friendly information architecture.

Iceland's pioneering use of geothermal power highlights a global resurgence in this renewable resource, now revitalized by fracking innovations and tech giants' investments. From powering data centers to heating urban districts, geothermal offers reliable, carbon-free energy that could bridge gaps in the clean energy transition. As startups like Fervo Energy scale up, the industry promises economic and environmental wins long overlooked.