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  1. Software Leftovers
    Applications and more
  2. GNU/Linux Market Share in Germany Rises to Highest Level in More Than Two Years, Highest Ever (Over 5%) if Chromebooks Counted Too [original]
    Historically Germany did not keep is promises to Free software

    New

  3. Red Hat and IBM/LinuxONE Leftovers
    3 more links about IBM
  4. Security Leftovers
    with focus on GNU/Linux
  5. Software Lists and Mini-Reviews, Release of Newsflash 3.1
    FOSS picks and lists
  6. today's howtos
    many evening time howtos
  7. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 183 released
    IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 183 has been released
  8. Programming Leftovers
    also some education and standards picks
  9. Twenty years of my work with Arm architecture
    I spent three years working on OpenZaurus distribution
  10. Databases: Better Benchmarks Through Graphs and Promotion of Charmed MongoDB
    a couple of new DB stories
  11. BSD: NomadBSD Bugfixes, FreeBSD, BSDCan, NetBSD, and More
    Leftovers BSD nnews
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order, Destination Linux, and Late Night Linux
    3 new episodes
  13. Debian: Andrew Cater of Social Issues, Daniel Pocock on Deaths, and Emanuele Rocca Enabling Kernel Settings in Debian
    Debian centric picks
  14. today's howtos
    today's second batch of howtos
  15. Apple Holes and Windows TCO
    Security issues
  16. Hardware, devices, and hacking projects
    Linux-centric for the most part
  17. Android Leftovers
    Samsung Galaxy A04e gets Android 14 (One UI 6.0) update
  18. Duo 256M is a compact SBC based on SG2002 multi-architecture SoC
    Instructions to getting started with buildroot (Linux 5.10 + FreeRTOS)
  19. Do you need an antivirus on Linux?
    Antivirus software for Windows is big business, but do you need it if you're a Linux user
  20. Damn Small Linux is back and bigger than ever (but still small enough to fit on a CD)
    The original goal of DSL was to keep everything under 50MB
  21. Ubuntu vs Fedora: Which is th͏e best L͏inux͏ dis͏tro in 202͏4?
    Ubuntu and Fedora Linux are among the most popular a͏nd ͏influentia͏l op͏era͏ting sy͏stems globally
  22. Collector is like a Linux Version of Mac’s DropOver
    If you’re looking for a way to more efficient way copy files on Linux be sure to check out new GTK/libadwaita app Collector
  23. Free software is not antithetical to commercial success
    Gabriel Cezarin Popovici, intern with the Free Software Foundation's (FSF) campaigns team
  24. Deep Learning with Open Source Python Software
    They are all free and open source software
  25. Forlinx Embedded FET-D9360-C SoM Accommodates D9-Pro Processor and Up to 16GB RAM
    The SoM utilizes the SemiDrive D9 Pro processor
  26. Thunderbird In 2023: The Milestones and The Lessons We Learned
    The Thunderbird Project enjoyed a fantastic 2023
  27. today's howtos
    first howtos batch
  28. How to Set up LanguageTool in LibreOffice
    A quick tutorial on how to set up the free LanguageTool in LibreOffice to check spelling and grammar.
  29. Games: Tetris in htop, Heroic Games Launcher, Steam, and More
    8 stories, mostly from Liam Dawe
  30. FreeBSD Announces End of Support for 32-bit Platforms in Future Releases
    FreeBSD will soon stop supporting the 32-bit platforms.
  31. Promising Progress: Xfce's Wayland Roadmap updates of 2024
    Explore the upcoming Xfce 4.20 release as it hints at an experimental Wayland session.
  32. Security Leftovers
    5 picks for now
  33. FreeBSD and Phasing Out of 32-bit Platforms
    it's happening already
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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