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  1. Conformant OpenGL 4.6 on the M1
    Unlike the vendor’s non-conformant 4.1 drivers, our open source Linux drivers are conformant to the latest OpenGL versions, finally promising broad compatibility with modern OpenGL workloads, like Blender, Ryujinx, and Citra

    New

  2. Italy's GNU/Linux Share Also Growing to 3% This Month [original]
    Italy is back to curious adoption levels of GNU/Linux after a temporary bump a couple of years ago

    New

  3. EmbedFire LubanCat 4 card computer – A Rockchip RK3588S dev board with a mini PCIe socket for WiFi or 4G LTE
    The company provides Android 13, Debian, Ubuntu, and ROS

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  4. Events: FOSDEM, Workshops, and NerdioCon
    Some event coverage and upcoming stuff
  5. Security Leftovers
    many more stories about security problems
  6. today's howtos
    quite a few additional ones
  7. Snap and Ubuntu Can be Tricked (But Media Hypes This Up)
    Some FUD du jour
  8. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” Wallpaper Competition Opens for Entries
    Canonical put up a call for all artists, graphic designers, and Ubuntu fans everywhere to submit images to the official wallpaper competition for the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” operating system release.
  9. today's leftovers
    Ubuntu, SUSE, and more
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links/stories, mostly LWN
  11. Linux (Kernel) and Graphics Leftovers
    kernel level stuff
  12. Monopolies in 'Open' Clothing
    3 mystifying links
  13. Juno Computers Launches Saturn Linux Laptop with Ubuntu and NVIDIA RTX 4070
    Linux hardware vendor Juno Computers announced the 5th generation of the Saturn lineup of Linux-powered laptops featuring Ubuntu Linux pre-installed, a 2K display, and updated internals.
  14. Security Leftovers
    only 4 more picks for now
  15. today's howtos
    a batch of instructional posts
  16. Windows TCO Tales
    Windows harms
  17. Games: DOSBox, Steam, Cultist Simulator, and More
    8 stories about gaming
  18. What Topped This Month's List of Pages
    "popular" (as in most viewed) articles
  19. Huawei proposes to launch a new “sandbox mode” for the Linux kernel to improve memory security
    Chinese tech giant Huawei has proposed a new “SandBox Mode” for the Linux kernel to improve memory safety
  20. KDE Gear 23.08.5
    Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations
  21. Android Leftovers
    LineageOS 21 Brings Material You and Android 14 features
  22. FreeNginx Emerges in Response to F5’s Management Decisions
    FreeNginx, inviting contributions to safeguard open-source values
  23. Red Hat Satellite 6.14.2 has been released
    We are pleased to announce that Red Hat Satellite 6.14.2
  24. ONLYOFFICE 8 Released with PDF Encryption, RTL Support
    Lots of new features, er feature in the latest update to ONLYOFFICE
  25. Raspberry Pi RP2040 Products
    Based on a Raspberry Pi RP2040
  26. 4 Best Free and Open Source Tools to Track Cryptocurrencies
    All of the software is free and open source
  27. 10 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based YouTube Tools
    Each application featured is released under an open source license
  28. LineageOS Android Distribution: Changelog 28 - Fantastic Fourteen, Amazing Applications, Undeniable User-Experience
    "Now, let’s remind everyone about versioning conventions - To match AOSP’s versioning conventions, and due to the fact it added no notable value to the end-user, we dropped our subversion from a branding perspective."
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
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