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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 18, 2023

Updated This Past Day

  1. GNOME Foundation Welcomes Holly Million as Executive Director
    Holly holds a Master of Arts in Education from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Harvard University
  2. Still Enhancing the Web Site
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  3. Gemini Articles of Interest
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  4. Security and Windows TCO
    many links for today
  5. Why Ubuntu 23.10 ISOs Have Been Temporarily Withdrawn
    Due to the hate speech found in some of the translations in the Ubuntu 23.10 desktop installer, the ISOs were withdrawn from the mirrors
  6. Hummingboard 8P Edge AI SBC combines NXP i.MX 8M Plus SoC with Hailo-8 AI accelerator
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  7. VirtualBox 7.0.12 Adds Initial Support for Linux 6.6 and openSUSE 15.5 Kernels
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  8. Jenny’s Daily Drivers: SerenityOS, And In Particular, Ladybird
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  9. Ubuntu 23.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
    As part of today’s release of Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur), all the official Ubuntu flavors have been updated to the same version and, in this article, you can learn about their new features and improvements.
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Qt, R, Python...
  11. Decommissioning of the Mozilla Reps Program
    There is no easy way to do this without bits of sadness
  12. Medevel's Review/Overview of Some Free Software
    Many new posts yesterday
  13. MariaDB’s Bad Week: Layoffs and an End to Azure Support
    It's not a great week for MariaDB

    New

  14. Android Leftovers
    Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (October 18)
  15. Sparky 2023.10 Special Editions
    There are new iso images of Sparky 2023.10 Special Editions out there
  16. 20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Chemistry Tools
    This article focuses on selecting the best open source software for chemistry
  17. Back on the FOSS Force News Wire (Thanks, Christine!)
    In time for winter...
  18. According to statCounter, Firefox Has Fallen to Market Share of Just 2.99%
    How did Mozilla get here and how does it plan to get out of the hole?
  19. How to Autofill Data in LibreOffice Calc [Complete Guide]
    Learn how to autofill data in cells and columns in LibreOffice Calc sheet with different methods with examples.
  20. Proprietary Technology and Openwashing
    Apple, Microsoft, and more
  21. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Access/Content
    Mostly FOSS
  22. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi 5, ScratchJr, and DIY Oscilloscope
    3 stories
  23. Games: OpenRA, Steam Deck, Slay the Spire, and More
    Half a dozen posts from Liam Dawe
  24. today's howtos
    afternoon howtos
  25. Android Leftovers
    Android's upcoming "repair mode" will keep your data safe from snoopy techs
  26. Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for October
    This article introduces projects available in Flathub with installation instructions
  27. Meet ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.5: a built-in PDF editor, automatic hyphenation, Morph transitions and more
    ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free desktop application for Linux
  28. Our Past is Still Bigger Than the Present
    This serves to show how important our old pages still are
  29. The Symbiotic Relationship Between the BSDs and GNU/Linux Should be Protected, Not Challenged
    Microsoft's leaked documents have shown that one strategy at Microsoft is to split and incite those two "camps" against one another
  30. ASEAN and GNU/Linux: A Closer Look at Borneo and Sumatra
    If people there choose to adopt GNU/Linux, it's less likely to do with cost-savings
  31. They Attack the Old, the Ill, and Especially Women (Who Defend Themselves From Crimes Committed by Men)
    They even attack Dr. Stallman while he has cancer
  32. Microsoft is Gradually Going Away, the Industry Needs a Freedom-Centric Rebirth
    Back in the 1970s (and early 80s) sharing of code was commonplace and acceptable, predating copyrights on code
  33. Today in Techrights
    one day's articles
  34. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    Xubuntu 23.10 Refines its Winning Formula... and more news
  35. Server Leftovers
    How AlmaLinux stays Red Hat Enterprise Linux compatible without Red Hat code... and more
  36. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Gadgets and such...
  37. More Microsoft Layoffs, Microsoft Shares Fall, Investment in 'AI' Collapses
    Mostly Microsoft-related news
  38. Apple Union-busting and Defects
    A pair of Apple stories
  39. Linux Format and Linux Matters
    New magazine, new episode
  40. today's howtos
    many howtos
  41. Databases: New Release(s) of PgBouncer, and pg_yregress, and CloudNativePG
    postgres-related releases
  42. WordPress 6.4 Release Candidate 1
    WordPress 6.4 RC1 is ready for download and testing
  43. GNU/Linux Laptop Letdown: When OEM Largesse Runs Dry
    Today's post is about a subject near and dear to my heart: Laptops with Linux preinstalled
  44. Voyager 23.10: A Polished GNOME Experience with Extra Flair
    Explore Voyager 23.10, the Ubuntu-based Linux distro with a sleek design and improved performance. Discover its unique features and what sets it apart.
  45. Android Leftovers
    Xiaomi smartphones will now run ‘HyperOS,’ but it’s still Android
  46. Want a simple, stable, and secure Linux distribution? Then SpiralLinux is for you
    SpiralLinux is the working person's Linux. Here's why you should give it a try
  47. openSUSE Is Working On Its New Agama Installer
    Discover Agama: openSUSE’s ALP release’s next-gen installer
  48. In India, Windows Market Share Fell to 14% This Month, the Lowest Share Ever
    This is the world's largest population, so Microsoft should be concerned
  49. 'Big' Tech is a 'Big' Debt Bomb
    This won't end well when the debt ceiling is raised no more
  50. On African Desktops/Laptops Windows Falls Below 2 in 3 and in All Client Types Windows is Just a Sixth of All Clients
    No wonder Microsoft has had so many waves of layoffs this year
  51. today's leftovers
    Debian, Ubuntu, Mozilla, and more
  52. Open Hardware: Arduino and Raspberry Pi Pico
    3 new projects or updates
  53. Red Hat on Extended Master Secret Extension and Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange (VEX)
    Some new Red Hat blog posts
  54. Programming Leftovers
    Raku and more
  55. Security Leftovers
    News and incidents
  56. Libre Arts - Weekly-ish recap — 16 October 2023
    Quite a few things happened since the last recap
  57. Events and Videos: Free Software Directory, SteamOS, and Linux Kernel Report
    3 links
  58. Malicious Mobsters Who Just Can't Let Go
    They have attempted all sorts of tactics and styles, but none of them are working
  59. Releases of FisicaLab 0.4.0 and Kdenlive 23.08.2
    Two new releases
  60. 8 Essential Free and Open Source Python Maths Tools
    They are all released under an open source license
  61. Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Installing Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop
    This is a multi-part blog looking at the Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC running Linux
  62. Ubuntu on Buzzwords, Volunteer Crave (Unpaid Worker), and Hardware Partnership
    3 stories/puff pieces
  63. Debian-based MX Linux 23.1 now available for download
    Do you hate Mondays? Yeah, me too. Thankfully, we have some exciting Linux news on this particular Monday
  64. Today in Techrights
    one day's articles
  65. today's leftovers
    OpenBGPD 8.3 released and more
  66. Programming Leftovers
    a dozen links regarding Python and more

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