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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 10, 2023

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  16. Security Leftovers
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  19. PGConf.dev 2024 - Call for Speakers and Sponsors
    May 28 - 31, 2024, Vancouver, CA
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  21. Open Hardware and Linux Devices, Including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and a 192-Core RISC-V CPU
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  22. Security Leftovers
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  23. Programming Leftovers
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  24. IBM/Red Hat: Fedora Appreciation Week, OpenShift, and Sponsored (Fake) 'Articles' Aplenty
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  26. Proprietary Traps and Microsoft
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  27. Linux Foundation and Openwashing
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  28. today's howtos
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  29. Review: System76 Lemur Pro Laptop
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  30. Jack Wallen Compares Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux, Red Hat Continues Paying SiliconANGLE for SPAM and Placements/Puff Pieces
    RHEL and more
  31. Android Leftovers
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  32. Libre Computer AML-A311D-CC “Alta” SBC features Amlogic A311D AI processor
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  33. Kernel: Rust Difficulties, Spinlocks, and String Handling
    3 LWN articles outside paywall now
  34. Security, Windows TCO, and Digital Restrictions/Lock-down
    Mostly incidents
  35. Automatic NVIDIA SFS updating
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  36. KDE Plasma 6 Alpha "megarelease" is Out for Testing
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  37. Open Hardware and Linux Devices
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  38. Programming Leftovers
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  39. BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  40. Latest in Browserling
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  41. IBM's Red Bait: The Latest Puff Pieces/Press Releases
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  42. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
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  43. Windows TCO
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  44. today's howtos
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  45. Games: Steam Deck, Humble Choice, and More
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  46. KDE: KDSOAP WS-Discovery Client 0.3.0, Subtitle Composer 0.8.0, and More
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  47. Security Leftovers
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  49. KDE Releases Alpha Versions of Plasma 6, Frameworks 6, and Gear 24.02
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  50. Fedora Linux 39 Is Now Available for Download, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.5
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  51. GIMP 2.10.36 Released with Support for ASE & ACB Palettes, New Gradient, and More
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  52. Android Leftovers
    Epic lays out Google’s alleged “bribe and block” monopoly strategy in trial opening
  53. Ubuntu Touch OTA-3 released with support for over two dozen devices (including the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro)
    Ubuntu Touch is a mobile Linux distribution designed to run on smartphones and tablets
  54. Stable kernels: Linux 6.6.1, Linux 6.5.11, Linux 6.1.62, Linux 5.4.260, Linux 4.19.298, Linux 4.14.329, Linux 5.15.138 and Linux 5.10.200
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.6.1 kernel
  55. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and More
    Mostly Raspberry Pi
  56. Programming Leftovers
    Python and more
  57. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux news and Windows TCO
  58. Kernel: WPA3 fixes and colour capabilities of AMD
    Linux development
  59. Updates and Reports From Fedora Project
    3 new posts
  60. GhostBSD and FreeBSD News
    Some BSD articles
  61. Software: Reverse Proxy Servers, Kubernetes Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Moosync, and More
    Applications and FOSS
  62. today's howtos
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  63. Android Leftovers
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  64. Games: Godot 4.2 beta 5, Arduino Project, and More
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  65. Clonezilla Live 3.1.1 Bumps Kernel to Linux 6.5, Adds Many Disk Cloning Improvements
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  67. Chinese Isolation From the West is Working Well for GNU/Linux Adoption
    GNU/Linux usage is growing rapidly in China
  68. High GNU/Linux Usage Levels in Madagascar and Ethiopia
    reaching all-time highs in Africa
  69. Android Leftovers
    Samsung just killed one of its most important Android phones
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  73. GNU/Linux Leapfrogging Proprietary Operating Systems
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