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  2. PINE64’s New Smart Camera Runs Linux
    Pine64 shared some information about new products and updates in its latest community announcement
  3. Mesa 24.3 Open-Source Graphics Stack Adds Vulkan 1.3 Conformance for V3DV
    The Mesa 24.3 open-source graphics stack for Linux-based operating systems has been officially released as the third major update in the Mesa 24.x series.
  4. Why I Ditched Linux for Samsung DeX
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  5. MYiR Tech MYC-LR3576 Rockchip RK3576 LGA SoM offers 6 TOPS NPU and 8K video support for AIoT applications
    MYiR Tech’s Rockchip RK3576 SoM also supports Linux 6.1 and Debian 12 along with software resources like kernel and driver source code
  6. SolidRun unveils HummingBoard i.MX8M IIOT SBC and the IIOT-200-8M Gateway for Edge AI and industrial IoT applications
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  7. Android Leftovers
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  8. Ubuntu? That’s a Bullfinch, Not an Oriole
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  9. Windows TCO and Microsoft Imprisonment of Developers
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  10. Tools and Emulators
    Linux is an excellent platform for retro gaming
  11. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    Many of these desktop clients are a complete solution as they include a server
  12. Slimbook Executive, long-term report 6
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  13. Thelio Astra Native ARM64 Platform with 128 Core Ampere Altra CPU 512GB ECC RAM and 40TB Storage
    System76 indicates that the Thelio Astra runs Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and 24.04 LTS
  14. Upgrade to Freedom! The Switch from Windows 10
    This looming transition sets the stage for Linux communities to embrace the Upgrade to Freedom
  15. Leap Micro 6.1 Alpha is now available. Get ready for Leap Micro 5.5 End of Life
    Leap Micro 6.1 Alpha images can be found at get.opensuse.org
  16. Games: GamingOnLinux's Latest 10
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  17. today's leftovers
    with GNU/Linux focus
  18. Programming Leftovers
    Programming stuff, some Python
  19. today's howtos
    first batch of today
  20. Red Hat Helping Microsoft's Attack on Linux and Privacy
    among other things
  21. Media Unable to Tell the Difference Between Proprietary VMware and "Linux"
    FUD tactics
  22. Linux Foundation Openwashing Foundations
    Fake openness as a product
  23. EasyOS Scarthgap and Daedalus 6.4.4 releases
    Bringing both of these to the same version number
  24. Back In Time back from the dead
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