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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 13, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Android Leftovers

   Google improving integration between Android phones and tablets

2. Brazil and India (Combined Population of Nearly 1.7 Billion People) Topping Records for GNU/Linux Usage [original]

   more interesting to us (today at least) is Brazil

3. GNU/Linux Surges to All-Time High in Spain This Month [original]

   GNU/Linux has smashed through 3% in Spain for the first time this month

4. Sooner or Later One in Ten Laptops (or Desktops) in the UK Will Run GNU/Linux [original]

   GNU/Linux at 7.2% in the UK this month (including ChromeOS, which sells well around here and is available in most stores)

   New

5. UBports Is Switching to a Fixed-Release Model for Ubuntu Touch OTA Updates

   The UBports Foundation announced that they plan to switch to a fixed-release model for future OTA (Over-the-Air) updates for their Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system.

6. Rhino Linux Development Temporarily Paused

   Rhino Linux development is on hold to address burnout and improve sustainability - a step towards a healthier team environment

7. The best Linux distros for 2024

   Linux has options for beginners, power users, and everything in between

8. Best Free and Open Source Goodness

   To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available

9. today's leftovers

   software, hardware, and more

10. Kodi 20.4 "Nexus" - Release

    It looks like one last hurrah was premature for the "Nexus" line: we find ourselves back again already, this time with a new 20.4 release

11. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO

    incidents and more

12. Programming Leftovers

    4 coding related picks

13. today's howtos

    quite a few Monday picks

14. Sparky 2024.02 Rolls Out New Features and Kernel Updates

    Sparky Linux 2024.02: New kernels, Pipewire 1.0.3, and improved CLI installer for better file system compatibility

15. SparkyLinux 2024.02 Improves CLI Installer, Adds More Debian Trixie Updates

    SparkyLinux 2024.02 has been released today as another snapshot in the semi-rolling series of this Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution leveraging the Debian Testing repositories.

16. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: February 11th, 2024

    The 174th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on February 11th, 2024

17. Linux 6.8-rc4

    halfway there now

18. Ubuntu Core Desktop Debut No Longer Planned for April

    Ubuntu Core Desktop will not be released alongside Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in April, as originally hoped

19. Firefox Devs Working on Tab Previews

    Tab previews are in the works for a future release of Mozilla Firefox

20. Review: Adelie Linux 1.0 Beta

    Adelie Linux is a fairly young project, but one I've been hearing people talk about recently

21. Affordable Radxa ZERO 3W Featuring Up to 8GB RAM and Onboard eMMC Storage

    It supports Debian, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions, and meets CE and FCC standards

22. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

23. today's leftovers

    Microsoft, KDE, Python, and more

24. TechTarget/ComputerWeekly on Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Versus Openwashing

    Some openwash and FOSS analysis

25. New Lists of Applications for GNU/Linux and/or Free Software

    a sea of new lists

26. today's howtos

    howtos from the past week or so

27. Open source originator: 'We have failed’

    Failing to pay developers has led to corporate takeover, says Bruce Perens

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