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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 29, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. Red Hat's Latest Corporate Puff Pieces

   No community angle at all, just business sadly

2. Microsoft Tax Evasion

   More on that

   New

3. Today in Techrights

   one day's articles

4. Wine 8.19

   New release

5. Google and Mozilla Destroy the Open Web

   They're not done yet

6. TDE R14.1.1 released!

   The Trinity Desktop Environment development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the TDE R14.1.1 release

7. today's leftovers

   4 more stories or shows

8. Security Leftovers

   Windows TCO and scams

9. today's howtos

   5 howtos for now

10. Review of RaZberry 7 Pro Z-Wave Raspberry Pi HAT and Z-Uno2 Z-Wave board

    Z-Wave.Me has sent us a couple of Smart Home devices based on Z-Wave technology for review, namely the RaZberry 7 Pro Raspberry Pi HAT and the Z-Uno2 board

11. Android Leftovers

    From AI-generated wallpapers to flashing notifications: The new Android 14 features you didn't know about

12. Did India copy Android-compatible GrapheneOS in building its ‘indigenous’ operating system?

    Security experts said doubts over the originality and security of the project could be resolved with more transparency

13. The Best Wallpaper Changer Extension for Ubuntu

    Looking for an easy-to-use desktop wallpaper slideshow tool for Ubuntu

14. Crunch – lossy PNG image file optimization

    It’s free and open source software

15. Unfinished projects

    During the last years, I’ve been doing a lot of coding and no blogging

16. today's leftovers

    LF, FOSS, and more

17. Apple’s and Microsoft's Failures, Blunders

    Some recent news

18. Programming Leftovers

    half a dozen picks

19. Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux Updates

    A couple of updates from RHEL cloners

20. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (42/2023): A Sailfish Community Update and upstream Ubuntu Touch builds for PinePhone

    Also: A Ubuntu Touch Q&A, new Manjaro builds for PinePhone (Pro), Lomiri running on Mir 2 on postmarketOS, a timeline for Plasma 6, rustup packagaed in Debian and more!

21. Windows TCO

    The cost of relying on Microsoft

22. today's howtos

    8 howtos

23. DietPi October 2023 news

    DietPi is a lightweight and optimized OS based on Linux, specifically designed for single-board computers and small-scale devices

24. Reducing Confusion and Mindless Buzzwords

    instead of the term "cloud computing" you might instead see "clown computing"

25. October 2023 Web Server Survey

    Further decreases for Microsoft this month

26. KDE and GNOME: Unfinished Work, PlasmaTube, This Week in GNOME, and FlatSync Status Updat

    4 reports from today

27. Software: Data Science Notebook Software, Wallpaper Changers, and Crunch

    3 new articles or lists

28. today's howtos

    only 3 more for now

29. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and Arduino Stories

    4 more stories for now

30. Netgate Announces to Stop Offering pfSense Home+Lab

    Netgate discontinues the pfSense Home+Lab offering due to unauthorized redistribution. Dive into the reasons and repercussions

31. today's leftovers

    Red Hat, Ubuntu, and more

32. Programming Leftovers

    R, Rust and more

33. Nimo Planet completes spatial computing system for hybrid work

    The solution is built on the foundation of Android Open Source Project (AOSP) and Linux, Nimo OS is based on the Android ecosystem

34. Security Leftovers

    Many of stories and CISA lists

35. Open Hardware: Pimoroni, Raspberry Pi, Retro, and 3-D Printing

    4 articles

36. Canoeboot 20231026 released!

    This new release, Canoeboot 20231026, released today 26 October 2023, is based on the Libreboot 20231021 release

37. today's howtos

    many howtos from this week

38. Audiocasts/Shows: The Linux Link Tech Show, Nextcloud, Fediverse, and Many Videos

    Audio and video

39. AlmaLinux 9.3 Beta, SCALE 23.10 Release

    Br OS 23.10 also

40. FreeBSD 14.0-RC3 Now Available

    The third RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available

41. Taking Stock: The Present Condition of GNOME Web (Epiphany)

    We examine the present condition of GNOME Web (Epiphany) in this 2023 status update article with its accessibility, privacy features, and compatibility with modern web standards. Is this open-source gem poised to challenge Chrome and Firefox? Let's find out.

42. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Cohesity Data Clown

    new announcement

43. Dave McKay's Latest HowTos

    half a dozen this past week

44. Developing Nations or B.R.I.C.S. Has a Thirst for Knowledge About GNU/Linux and BSDs

    Demand or a "growing thirst" for news about Free software seems not to come from Western nations as much as "developing" (poor) nations

45. Security Leftovers

    half a dozen more stories

46. Linux on Scratch Is Proven Possible, Thanks to This Clever RISC-V Emulator Project

    Running a Scratch port of Charles Lohr's RISC-V emulator, this clever project achieves the seemingly impossible.

47. Android Leftovers

    These Are the Best Android Apps for 2023

48. Programming Leftovers

    Java, Python, and more

49. today's howtos

    3 howtos only for now

50. A new accessibility architecture for modern free desktops

    My name is Matt Campbell, and I’m delighted to announce that I’m joining the GNOME accessibility team to develop a new accessibility architecture

51. Software: Tor Browser, Kafka vs RabbitMQ, and More

    updated and new pages

52. Microsoft and Security Issues

    Windows TCO etc.

53. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi 5, SparkFun, and More

    Miniature computing

54. Open source vs 'sort of' open source is as old as software

    Then there are programs that started as open source, but their owners and licenses shifted the rules over time so that many people no longer even know that they were ever open source

55. Fedora Linux 39 Release Delayed Due to Last-Minute Bugs

    Due to some last-minute bugs, Fedora 39, slated for release on October 24, is postponed with a new release date of October 31

56. The 6 Best System Monitor Apps for Linux

    Want a system monitor app that will help you efficiently manage resources on your Linux PC? Here are some of the best options

57. Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 gains upstream Linux support

    Linaro has announced upstream Linux support for the newly released Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 mobile platform also codenamed SM8650

58. Linux Mint 21.3 to Ship with Cinnamon 6.0 and Experimental Wayland Support

    Linux Mint 21.3 will be the first release of Linux Mint to ship with an experimental Wayland session for its Cinnamon flavor.

59. These past 2 weeks in KDE: Wayland color management, the desktop cube returns, and optional shadows in Spectacle

    I challenge anyone to read this week’s (well, these past two weeks’) report and not find something they’ve been wanting for a long time

60. Coin-sized Linux Micro development board with Rockchip RV1103

    The Luckfox Pico Mini is a low-cost Linux micro development board equipped with a Rockchip RV1103

61. Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: September 2023 Progress Report

    Welcome back to your monthly K-9 Mail update! The previous month ended with Mozilla’s All-Hands event in Montreal, Canada

62. Ready to play Mageia for gamers and creators

    Mageia offers an improved experience for gamers, digital content creators, video editing and all multimedia

63. Games: Valheim, ARK: Survival Ascended, Steam Scream: The Reveng, Blacksad: Under the Skin

    Latest 4 articles from Liam Dawe

64. Software Leftovers

    eza, Project Management Software, and more

65. today's leftovers

    LF and more

66. Programming Leftovers

    GNOME and more

67. Security Leftovers

    Lots of stories today

68. Fedora Family / IBM Leftovers

    Some Red Hat stuff