Who actually owns your documents?

That email attachment in your Monday morning inbox is a sign your document collaboration stack has a sovereignty problem. Centralized platforms put your data integrity, availability, and ownership at risk. Decentralized document management with IPFS is the fix. The open source implementation already exists.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: This article addresses an interesting and somewhat controversial issue, and one we hear about often, while suggesting a practical open source solution. What's not to love?

After years with Linux Mint, Don decided to try Manjaro KDE Plasma on his Dell Latitude. The result? A smooth introduction to Arch's rolling releases, the AUR, and pacman through a familiar, customizable desktop. Discover why Manjaro bridges the gap between power and accessibility.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: This is yet another real-life case study and includes Don's personal experience and observations - something we value a lot and absolutely love. It's perfect for someone still curious about what lies beyond the familiar Debian- and Fedora-based worlds.

Tired of notes apps with broken sync or missing features? Learn Linux TV reviews Notesnook, the open source alternative that finally gets sharing right. Find out how it compares to Joplin and Standard Notes, plus the downsides like limited free plans and no self-hosted sync yet.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: At just over 11 minutes, this review by the great Jay Lacroix includes the benefits and why he loves it so much, but the areas of improvement as well. In Jay's words "it's not a perfect application". We love this kind of honesty, and it's a primary reason why Jay's channel now has nearly 1.1 million subscribers.

NASA synthesized moon landing data when real data didn't exist. Today's AI faces the same challenge with privacy regulations blocking access to critical datasets. Brett Wujek shows how synthetic data generation using GANs and differential privacy creates realistic records without traceback risk. Some financial service organizations are seeing 28% accuracy improvements, proving it works.

WHY WE ❤️ IT: Synthetic data versus real data is a super interesting topic to us. In addition, this talk was very popular at All Things Open last October. The recording is embedded in the article, so you can read and watch!

Inside an OSPO: What open source program managers actually do

What does an open source program manager actually do? Bryan Behrenshausen reveals the three Ps framework, how OSPOs handle inbound integration and upstream contributions, why executive sponsors matter, and why software supply chain attention burdens volunteer maintainers. Plus: why AI won't replace developers like calculators didn't replace mathematicians.