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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 11, 2024

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  5. Ubuntu Leftovers
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  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  7. Programming Leftovers
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  8. Red Hat Promoting Proprietary Software and Buzzwords
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  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  10. Godot 3.6 RC 1, WINE and Emulation
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  11. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
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  12. today's howtos
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  13. DXVK 2.4 Released with Non-Native Refresh Rate Emulation, Direct3D 8 Support
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  16. Looking at Next Steps for Leap 16 Branding
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  17. Linux 6.6.38
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  18. today's howtos
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  19. Google extends Linux kernel support to keep Android devices secure for longer
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  20. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO Stories
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  21. X11 Is No Longer Part of Fedora Workstation 41
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  25. Collections of Different Linux Distributions
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  27. Games: Preserve, Sea Sniffers, and More
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  28. Today in Techrights
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    1226 /n/2024/07/04/Booting_Linux_off_of_Google_Drive.shtml
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    861 /n/2024/07/01/Linux_Mint_22_Beta_Released_with_Cinnamon_6_2_Based_on_Ubuntu_2.shtml
    802 /n/2024/07/06/Medevel_on_Free_Software_for_Healthcare_Service_Providers.shtml
    796 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_howtos.shtml
    767 /n/2024/07/04/today_s_howtos.shtml
    761 /n/2024/07/07/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    750 /n/2024/07/04/GNU_Direvent_5_4_and_GNU_dbm_1_2.shtml
    737 /n/2024/07/04/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    732 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    730 /n/2024/07/06/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    726 /n/2024/07/06/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    717 /n/2024/07/08/Mozilla_Firefox_128_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml
    715 /n/2024/07/03/An_engineer_has_created_a_system_to_run_Linux_from_Google_Drive.shtml
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