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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 15, 2024

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  4. Internet and Web Browsers Leftovers
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  5. Software and Gaming Leftovers
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  6. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  7. CentOS and Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly official pages
  8. Android Leftovers
    New Android tool alerts users of potential web threats
  9. Haiku Activity & Contract Report, January 2024 (ft. USB audio)
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  10. today's howtos
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  11. Kernel, Graphics, Ubuntuu, and More
    today's leftovers
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links and Mozilla
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  14. Events: Godot Conferences, FSF's Free Software Directory, and I Love Free Software Day
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  15. Microsoft Problems and Windows TCO
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  16. Open Hardware: Arduino, Cruise, Raspberry Pi
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  17. today's howtos
    many howtos in this batch
  18. Android Leftovers
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  19. Slimbook Titan report 2 - Shaping up nicely
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  20. Qubes OS: Fedora 39 templates available; Whonix 17 templates available for Qubes OS 4.1
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  21. IPFire Hardened Linux Firewall Distro Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.6 LTS
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  22. Games: SteamOS, Godot Engine, and More
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  23. Chromium Plans to Roll Out Web Monetization
    Chromium is experimenting with a Web Monetization API, allowing site owners to generate revenue without ads
  24. First Look at Ubuntu’s New ‘Desktop Security Center’
    Ubuntu is working on a new Desktop Security Center that aims to make it easier for users to access some of the distro’s underlying security features
  25. Vivid Unit is a low-profile Rockchip RK3399 SBC with an integrated touchscreen display
    They offer two OS images for the Vivid Unit: Debian 11 and Debian 11 with RetroPie preinstalled
  26. Cinnamon vs. Mate vs. XFCE: The Best Linux Mint Edition
    Linux Mint is one of the most accessible Linux distros that you can get today
  27. Purism Differentiator Series, Part 5: Privacy
    Privacy is about control and consent
  28. Linux is a CNA
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  29. Security Leftovers
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  30. Today in Techrights
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  31. Valentine's Day Wishes to Our Readers [original]
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  32. Asian Countries Where Android is Measured at Over 70% of the Operating Systems Market (and Where Windows is Below 20%) [original]
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