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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 18, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Latest Microsoft Openwashing and 'Linux' Foundation PR Cruft

   fake "open"

   New

2. Instructionals/Technical From HowTo Geek

   many howtos, same site

3. today's leftovers

   another pair of stories about GNU/Linux

4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Pretence Thereof

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5. Standards/Consortia Leftovers

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6. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and LINUX Unplugged

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7. Open Hardware: Arduino and More

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8. Linux and BSD Leftovers

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9. Luxembourg Ministry for Digitalisation contributing to the LibreOffice Conference 2024 and How to Install It

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10. Programming Leftovers

    including R and Python

11. Free Software Directory Meeting on IRC and Promotion of the Fake 'FSF' in the EU

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12. Security Leftovers

    patches, breaches, and more

13. Canonical/Ubuntu: OIDC, Newsletter, and HowTos

    Some Ubuntu news

14. Software: Valkey, PGP, and More

    FOSS picks

15. Nix Steering Committee Election 2024

    While the Steering Committee is given the authority to make decisions within the scope of its responsibilities directly, it is expected to delegate as much as possible

16. Fedora Linux 41 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.11 and GNOME 47

    The Fedora Project announced today the general availability of the beta version of the upcoming Fedora Linux 41 release for public testing to get a glimpse of the new features and report bugs.

17. today's howtos

    many howtos for today

18. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, WP [WordPress] Briefing

    3 new episodes

19. Latest From Red Hat

    redhat.com's latest 4

20. Android Leftovers

    Camera control button making its way to three new Android manufacturers

21. SDesk 2024.09.16 launches with new drivers while shifting from Calamares to the GNOME first-run wizard

    Based on Arch Linux but also packing a few proprietary pieces of code, such as the Swirl web browser, SDesk received a new update yesterday

22. PFire 2.29 - Core Update 188 has been released

    Today, we have a huge release fresh out of the kitchen. It comes with a large number of important changes for every user out there: a record number of package updates

23. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More

    Raspberry Pi and more

24. Windows TCO: Ransomware, Maine, and More

    Microsoft strikes again

25. Lilbits: Furi FLX1 Linux smartphone, Tile’s new Bluetooth trackers, and Haiki OS R1 Beta 5

    The Furi FLX1 is a $499 smartphone from with a 6.6 inch FHD+ 120 Hz IPS LCD display, a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a 50MP primary camera

26. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

27. The 5 best Linux distributions for students - from middle school to college

    Linux distros are ideal operating systems for educational environments for multiple reasons

28. Plasma 6.2 Beta in KDE neon Testing Edition

    Back from the fun of Akademy in Würzburg we can now get to the important task of testing Plasma 6.2 beta

29. This Week in KDE Apps

    Welcome to the first post in our "This Week in KDE Apps" series! You may have noticed that Nate's "This Week in KDE" blog posts no longer cover updates about KDE applications

30. Redox OS is the fastest Linux distro I've tested, and you should try it despite what it's missing

    If you want to get a glimpse of what the future of operating systems could look like, Redox OS is a great place to start

31. The Linux file system structure explained

    If you're new to Linux, knowing how the file system is laid out will alleviate some confusion

32. Games: Steam, Anti-Cheat (Rootkit), Anomaly Agent, and More

    9 stories from GamingOnLinux

33. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

34. Secure Boot-neutering PKfail debacle is more prevalent than anyone knew

    The debacle was the result of non-production test platform keys used in hundreds of device models for more than a decade

35. FreeBSD 13.4-RELEASE Announcement

    FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms

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