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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 02, 2023

Updated This Past Day

1. 32+ Years Ago Richard Stallman Said the Free Software Movement Was Doomed Because of Software Patents

   Richard Stallman Thought GNU/Linux Was Doomed Due to Software Patents

2. Audiocasts/Shows: pfSense Makes no Sense, Cyber|Show on Fixing The System

   2 episodes

3. KDE Plasma 6 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing

   The KDE Project released today the first beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment for public testing three weeks after the alpha development milestone.

4. This week in KDE: the Plasma 6 feature freeze approaches

   At this point nearly all the planned features for Plasma 6 are done

   New

5. Today in Techrights

   Some of the latest articles

6. Fourteen new GNU Release and Free Software Directory Meeting This Coming Friday

   Some GNU news

7. Advocating a better Kernel Integration for all

   The testing ecosystem in the Linux kernel has been steadily growing, but are efforts sufficiently coordinated?

8. Distributions: Comparing Options, Distributions Devroom at FOSDEM 2024, and Development of EasyOS

   3 news picks

9. Canonical/Ubuntu: Hardware, Ubuntu Summit 2023, and Switching Workspaces

   Some Ubuntu-centric news and such

10. Inkscape 1.3.2 solves data loss bug in previous release

    data loss bug in 1.3.1

11. today's howtos

    many for this Saturday

12. Android Leftovers

    Big Android feature drop adds some cool new Wear OS and smart home tricks

13. today's leftovers

    4 links for now

14. Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 Brings Secure Boot Compatibility

    Based on Debian 12.2 “Bookworm,” Proxmox Backup Server 3.1 ships with secure boot and local sync jobs support

15. BSD: Upgrade to FreeBSD 14.0 and Hosting a Gopher Hole on a Raspberry Pi 4 via FreeBSD 14 and Gophernicus

    Some BSD adventures

16. Programming Leftovers

    Python, Perl, and more

17. Microsoft Windows TCO (Breaches and Espionage, Sabotage)

    Best of Windows TCO

18. Red Hat Leftovers, Mostly Corporate Puff Pieces

    Not much left except their fluff this year

19. today's leftovers

    3 more links

20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: Job Prospects, RETVec, dnsdbq, Teleport Adopts AGPLv3

    4 FOSS links

21. Open Hardware: Arduino and More

    half about Arduino

22. Raspberry Pi Projects and Stories

    4 for today

23. ASRock Challenger ITX Intel Arc A380 Graphics Card

    Intel Arc on Linux, Ubuntu

24. Applications: Free, Proprietary, and Openwashed

    Misc. news about software

25. Games: Control, Roots of Pacha, Steam Deck, and More

    mostly stories by Liam Dawe

26. Cinnamon 6 and the beta of KDE 6 both arrive at once

    The overlap is just a coincidence, and the two projects have differing approaches to versioning. Cinnamon is much younger: the project began in 2011, based on GNOME 3.2.1. KDE, on the other hand, is 14 years older: the first beta was in 1997, making it one of the oldest open source desktops

27. GNU/Linux Apparently Growing Closer to 4% Worldwide Right Now (Not Counting ChromeOS, Which is Also a GNU/Linux Operating System)

    Just a little before rounding up makes it 4%

28. Android Leftovers

    Here’s how your Android phone alerts you of an earthquake

29. Weston Composite Server 13.0 Released with OpenGL Rendering

    A six-month development effort combined in the latest Weston 13 release. Here's what's new.

30. /e/OS 1.17 Released with Enhanced Privacy and Functionality

    The /e/OS 1.17 just relased, bringing a wave of enhancements, from improved privacy measures to a redesigned user interface.

31. $14.90 RADXA ROCK S0 runs on Rockchip RK3308BS

    Radxa states that the ROCK S0 offers compatibility with popular Linux distributions such as Debian and Ubuntu

32. This week in KDE: changing the wallpaper from within System Settings

    Plasma 6 beta 1 has been released! And so far the feedback has been very positive

33. today's howtos

    mostly from Dave McKay

34. Arch Linux’s December 2023 ISO Release Brings Linux 6.6 LTS, Updated Installer

    Arch Linux 2023.12.01 is out today as Arch Linux’s ISO snapshot for December 2023 powered by a new kernel and featuring a much-improved installation experience.

35. CentOS's November 2023 Newsletter and Fedora Magazine on ‘rpm-ostree search’

    Some Red Hat stuff

36. Maui Release Briefing # 4 - MauiKit

    Today, we bring you a report on the brand-new release of the Maui Project

37. Proprietary Dangers, Openwashing, and Microsoft

    half a dozen links for now

38. Security Patches and Windows TCO

    half a dozen stories, via "Dissent"

39. libvirt-glib release 5.0.0

    I am pleased to announce that a new release of the libvirt-glib package, version 5.0.0

40. Reducing Mutter dependencies

    Mutter, if you don't know what it is, is a Wayland display server and an X11 window manager and compositor library

41. Databases: Pgpool-II Releases, PostgreSQL Conference Germany 2024, and More

    3 links for today

42. Debian Family: FLOSS Activities, New Debian Developers, and Junichi Uekawa Does Tea

    Some Debian bits

43. Programming Leftovers

    R, Python, Qt, and more

44. today's leftovers

    4 more stories

45. Security Leftovers

    Windows TCO, CISA, and more

46. Mozilla: Firefox in Mozilla’s .deb Package, Tecken, and Servo

    Browser work and builds

47. Canonical/Ubuntu: VMs, Retro, Hype, and More

    Mostly corporate stuff from Canonical

48. Open Hardware/Modding: NUCDeck, Embedded Development, RISC-V, and More

    4 stories

49. Proprietary Software: Microsoft's Tax Crimes and the Risk of SaaS

    two stories for now

50. today's howtos

    many howtos

51. Godot 4.2 arrives in style!

    Godot 4.2 brings more rendering features and better platform support

52. Android Leftovers

    Exciting new Samsung Galaxy feature rolls out ahead of Android 14! Know how it works

53. Security, Chatbots (Spybots), and Windows TCO

    assorted and sorted security links

54. today's leftovers

    5 links, 3 about coding

55. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS news

56. Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding

    Some hardware news

57. Raspberry Pi Stories, Projects, Hacks (Including Raspberry Pi 5)

    5 Raspberry Pi links

58. GNU Taler v0.9.3 released

    We have addressed over 200 individual issues, our bug tracker has the full list. Notable changes include: [...]

59. Games: Proton Experimental, Steam Deck, and More

    7 new articles from Liam Dawe

60. 6 Best Free and Open Source Human Resource Management Software

    Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart

61. Fed up with Linux/Debian, moving all the things to FreeBSD!

    I decided to upgrade all of my servers

62. Troubles at X and Overwhelming Fear of Microsoft Layoffs at Activision Blizzard

    Proprietary giants waning