Malibal, a popular gaming laptop manufacturer, has recently announced that they will no longer be offering AMD processors in their products. This decision comes in the wake of a major controversy surrounding the use of the open-source firmware Coreboot on their systems. The Coreboot fiasco, as it has been dubbed …
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Germany Puts Microsoft on Five Years Probation for Antitrust Bullying
Germany has taken a bold step in the fight against antitrust bullying by putting tech giant Microsoft on five years probation. The move comes after years of complaints about the company’s business practices, particularly its dominance in the market and its treatment of competitors. The German Federal Cartel Office, the …
Germany to Fund Open Source Software Maintainers Through New Fellowship Program
Germany is renowned for its engineering prowess and innovation, and now the country is taking a step further by announcing a new fellowship program aimed at funding open-source software maintainers. The program, named “OSS Fellowship Program”, is an initiative by the German government to support those who contribute to the …