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  20. Funding for Free Software Projects
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  21. today's howtos
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    733 /n/2024/08/13/Openwashing_by_Linux_Foundation_No_Connection_to_Linux_Absent_a.shtml
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    637 /n/2024/08/15/Debian_11_Bullseye_Enters_Long_Term_Support_Phase.shtml
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    626 /n/2024/08/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_161_End_to_End_Tests.shtml
    622 /n/2024/08/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml
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    585 /n/2024/08/15/today_s_howtos.shtml
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