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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 18, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Latest Microsoft Openwashing and 'Linux' Foundation PR Cruft
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  2. Instructionals/Technical From HowTo Geek
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  3. today's leftovers
    another pair of stories about GNU/Linux
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Pretence Thereof
    Some OSI spam for Microsoft, too
  5. Standards/Consortia Leftovers
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  6. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and LINUX Unplugged
    A pair of new episodes
  7. Open Hardware: Arduino and More
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  8. Linux and BSD Leftovers
    IBM and more
  9. Luxembourg Ministry for Digitalisation contributing to the LibreOffice Conference 2024 and How to Install It
    Some LibreOffice news
  10. Programming Leftovers
    including R and Python
  11. Free Software Directory Meeting on IRC and Promotion of the Fake 'FSF' in the EU
    Some FSF bits
  12. Security Leftovers
    patches, breaches, and more
  13. Canonical/Ubuntu: OIDC, Newsletter, and HowTos
    Some Ubuntu news
  14. Software: Valkey, PGP, and More
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  15. Nix Steering Committee Election 2024
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  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
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  18. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, WP [WordPress] Briefing
    3 new episodes
  19. Latest From Red Hat
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  20. Android Leftovers
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  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
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  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
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  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
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    641 /n/2024/09/15/Linux_dev_swatted_and_handcuffed_live_during_a_development_vide.shtml
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    637 /n/2024/09/14/Libadwaita_1_6.shtml
    572 /n/2024/09/13/today_s_howtos.shtml
    567 /n/2024/09/13/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    562 /n/2024/09/11/Openwashing_Example_and_Mary_Jo_Foley_Still_Attacking_GNU_Linux.shtml
    544 /n/2024/09/12/today_s_howtos.shtml
    540 /n/2024/09/13/KDE_Frameworks_6_6_Is_Out_with_Support_for_Cross_Desktop_Thumbn.shtml
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    532 /n/2024/09/13/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
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