FOSS4Biz Headlines (2023-02-10)

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The Dashlane password manager has made its Android and iOS versions open source (available in their GitHub repository), per coverage by The Hindu. With the recent breaches of other password managers, one advantage is that it’s Zero Knowledge, i.e. your data in storage such that not even Dashlane employees (or hackers who attack the company) would have access to it decrypted.
Details on the new versions of WINE and DXVK are available from The Register. WINE, which is a compatibility layer that allows users to run software written for Windows on other operating systems (such as Linux), has reached version 8.0. Similar in the sense that it translates Windows-specific (or in this case, DirectX-specific) instructions for the host operating system, DXVK has released v2.1.
KMWorld’s overview of the v7.5 release of LibreOffice focuses as much on its value versus proprietary solutions (e.g. it will make 5-7 releases in the same time MS Office will make 2-3) as it does on new features. On the other hand, The Register does a more detailed run-down of enhanced functionality.
If you want to reduce your reliance on Google, MakeUseOf walks through the process of using Nextcloud to house your files, calendar, contacts, and tasks. While their instructions involve registering for a free Nextcloud account online, you can also self-host it.
For note-taking enthusiasts, this article on notionzen lists five open source alternatives to prominent free-form note platform Notion.

datanami reports that iXsystems has broken $100M per year in revenue. The company develops the TrueNAS series of solutions consisting of both hardware and software, although their server software is available through their community site.
The Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, which provides an alternative platform (Rocky Linux) to the now Red Hat-owned CentOS distribution, added notable open source leaders to its board, per Open Source Watch. Individuals such as Greg Kroah-Hartman (Linux kernel maintainer) and Chris DiBona (formerly a leader of open source at Google) will help strengthen the project’s community relationships.
On the topic of CentOS alternatives: per Business Wire TuxCare, a provider of Linux support services, has launched AlmaCare. This offering includes services such as security patching (e.g. to keep users compliant with popular security standards) and support for common components such as databases, container platforms, and system automation.
While it’s written in the context of home users, the compelling reasons to use Linux and FOSS in this ZDNet article apply to SMBs as well. It also includes some notable alternatives to proprietary solutions, such as the aforementioned Nextcloud for file sharing and OpenProject (mentioned in the Jan. 20 edition of FOSS4Biz) for project management.

An article by CRN highlights the top ten open source companies to watch for the coming year. While usual suspects such as Red Hat, GitHub, and Google appear, other standouts include builder.io (Content Management System) and Vercel (which maintains the Next.js JavaScript framework).
Forbes published this look at the future of open source, which touches on the pervasiveness of open source in the overall technology landscape, how the perception of FOSS has changed, and the strength of open source relationships.