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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 01, 2024

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  5. Announcing Oracle Linux 8 Update 10 general availability
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  9. Security Leftovers
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  10. Red Hat Leftovers
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  11. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  12. Programming Leftovers
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  13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  17. Wayland 1.23 Released, Here’s What’s New
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  21. Games: Steam, Free Software, and Censorship of Facepunch
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  24. NethSecurity 8.0 Open Source Linux Firewall Released
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