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Winamp music player will soon become an open-source project

TechSpot

Llama Group is opening Winamp's source code to programmers worldwide. According to the company, the legendary audio player for Windows PCs will start living its second life as a proper open-source project on September 24, 2024. Read Entire Article

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Windows 11 adds native support for RAR, 7-Zip, Tar and other archive formats thanks to open-source library

TechSpot

Windows 11 users can now manage RAR archives natively, with no need for third-party software or questionable archive "unpackers." Read Entire Article

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Cybersecurity: Increase your protection by using the open-source tool YARA

Tech Republic Security

This won't replace antivirus software, but it can help you detect problems much more efficiently and allows more customization. Here's how to install it on Mac, Windows and Linux.

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Microsoft reverses controversial.NET change after open source community outcry

The Verge

Microsoft is reversing a decision to remove a key feature from its upcoming.NET 6 release, after a public outcry from the open source community. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Microsoft angers the.NET open source community with a controversial decision

The Verge

Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the open source community after the company joined the foundation nearly five years ago.

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Windows and Microsoft Office are being replaced with Linux and LibreOffice in this German state

TechSpot

"In addition to improved IT security, cost-effectiveness, and data protection, the use of open-source software also enables seamless collaboration between different systems," officials said. Alongside open-source software development, the goal is to release future development results of the country under free licenses."

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Top 8 eBook Creation Software for Windows

Kitaboo

The rise in popularity of eBooks has also led to an explosion of new eBook creation software for Windows, Android and other operating systems that make it super convenient to create a full-fledged eBook. Top 8 eBook Creation Software for Windows 1. It offers rich data analytics on user content consumption. LucidPress.

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