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Updated This Past Day

  1. Kernel: Don't Break Userspace and Don't Help Murderers Publish Articles
    2 provocative pieces
  2. today's howtos
    another medium-sized batch
  3. easyVoid version 6.0 released
    This is the very first release of easyVoid
  4. SourceHut network outage post-mortem
    back online, with explanation
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS news and more
  6. Programming Leftovers
    perl, emacs, and more
  7. Mozilla, Servo, Thunderbird, and Chromium
    Web browser news/views
  8. This Week in GNOME #131 STF Happenings
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from January 12 to January 19
  9. Devices and Open Hardware/Modding (Raspberry Pi and Similar)
    hardware-centric news and coverage in blogs
  10. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Linux Weekly Roundup
    A pair of roundups
  11. today's howtos and technical posts
    many howtos for now
  12. Android Leftovers
    Android Circuit: Galaxy 24 Revealed, ROG Phone 8 Reviewed, Pixel 8 Pro Special Offers
  13. This week in KDE: auto-save in Dolphin and better fractional scaling
    Quite a few new features and UI improvements are starting to accumulate there
  14. today's howtos
    mostly older ones
  15. Security Leftovers
    Lots of CISA bulletins
  16. Shows and Videos: The Linux Link Tech Show and Invidious (Past Week)
    Mostly videos
  17. Archcraft January 2024 Release Available
    Just a regular ISO update
  18. openmediavault: OMV7 (Sandworm) RC1 available
    Today the first release candidate (7.0-24) of OMV7 (Sandworm) has been released
  19. Today in Techrights
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