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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 30, 2023

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  9. GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
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  11. Programming Leftovers
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  18. 8 Defining Moments in the Open Source and Linux World: 2023 Edition
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  19. Ubuntu 23.04 support ends January 25, 2024
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  20. today's howtos
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  21. 11 Best Free and Open Source Linux Internet Forum Software
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  25. Programming Leftovers
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  26. Today in Techrights
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  27. LILYGO T4-S3 board combines 2.41-inch AMOLED touchscreen display with ESP32-S3R8 microcontroller
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  28. Steam Deck's custom AMD processor exposed - Van Gogh die shots reveal CPU, GPU core designs, and unused hardware
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  29. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: Mesa Release, FOSS Weekly, and News Aggregators for GNU/Linux
    FOSS leftovers for today
  30. today's howtos
    a few more howtos for today
  31. Security Patches and Incidents
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  32. Announcing Rust 1.75.0 and This Week In Rust
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  33. Audiocasts/Shows: Fedora, Linux Out Loud
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  34. Security, Windows TCO, and DRM
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