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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 16, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. GNU/Linux Leftovers

   and more

2. LinuzGizmos: Open-Source, Raspberry Pi, and System76

   Collabora plans to launch a blog series detailing the open-source development progress on MediaTek’s Genio platforms

3. mesa 24.3.0-rc2

   We have a fairly small RC2 today

4. The Pros And Cons Of Open Source Software: Is It Really Safe?

   If you haven't heard of Linux (or don't know what it does) the TL;DR is that it's a free, open source operating system that can be used by anyone on almost any device

5. Today in Techrights

   Some of the latest articles

   New

6. KDE Gear 24.12 Beta Testing

   KDE Gear is our release service for many apps such as mail and calendaring supremo Kontact

7. BSD: BSD Now, FreeBSD at EuroBSDCon 2024 and FreeBSD Backlight/screen Brightness on Thinkpad X1

   BSD news, a pair of articles

8. Security, FUD, and Windows TCO

   security-themed news picks

9. Programming Leftovers

   Development links, may about Python

10. Latest From Red Hat's Site

    some promotion of proprietary stuff

11. Games: Old Skies, New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients, PlayStation Emulators

    4 more stories for today

12. today's howtos

    first long batch for today

13. GNU/Linux and Devices: Wind River, GenBook, Raspberry Pi, and Arduino

    several devices that are freedom-centric

14. PostgreSQL: PostgreSQL 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21 Released!

    versions of PostgreSQL, including 17.1, 16.5, 15.9, 14.14, 13.17, and 12.21

15. Games: Prime Gaming, Temtem: Swarm, VoxeLibre, and More

    GamingOnLinux picks

16. Android Leftovers

    Arc Browser for Android is now available for all

17. Ultra-efficient Q4OS 5.7 comes with Debian 12.8-specific changes and more

    More than two months after the arrival of its predecessor, Q4OS 5.7 surfaces with Debian Bookworm 12.8-specific updates

18. A New Linux Distro Has Set Out To Look Like Windows 11: I Try AnduinOS!

    We take a brief look at AnduinOS, trying to mimic the Windows 11 look. Is it worth it

19. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    This is a multi-part blog looking at a DreamQuest N100 Mini PC running Linux

20. PureOS Crimson Development Report: October 2024

    Welcome to the fourth installment in our PureOS development series

21. Stable kernels: Linux 6.11.8, Linux 6.6.61, Linux 6.1.117, and Linux 5.15.172

    All users of the 6.11 kernel series must upgrade

22. Buy Nothing Day

    This weekend is book-ended by two orgies of consumption, "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday"

23. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards

    Even some Openwashing ny OSI

24. HowTos, EasyOS, Debian, OpenSUSE

    today's leftovers

25. Red Hat Leftovers

    lots of fluff though

26. Programming Leftovers

    Development links

27. Devices/Embedded: GenBook, Amiga, RISC-V, FPGAs, and More

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28. Raspberry Pi Projects and News

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29. xcompmgr 1.1.10

    xcompmgr is a sample compositing manager for X servers

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