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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 29, 2024

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    OpenStreetMap, an open-source global map database, moved its servers from Ubuntu to Debian 12
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  5. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  6. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and More
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  7. today's howtos
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  8. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  9. LXD 6.2 Introduces CDI for Flexible GPU Integration
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  10. Android Leftovers
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  11. Tails 6.10 Released with Updates to Tor Browser and Thunderbird
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  12. Meet Ubuntu Studio, a Linux Distro & Software Toolbox for Creatives
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  13. A first look at the Raspberry Pi Development Kit for CM5
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  14. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  15. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  16. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  17. Kernel, Games, KDE, Red Hat
    today's leftovers
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos
  19. Free software is vital for the public and state-run infrastructure of a free society
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  20. openmamba – Linux based operating system
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  21. Programming Leftovers
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  22. Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  23. Ubuntu 24.10 review - Oracular but not spectacular
    The more sharp-eyed among you will have noticed: I've not done an Ubuntu review in some six years
  24. Interceptor Carrier Board v2.0 Adds 4 GbE Ports for RPi CM4 and Banana Pi CM4
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  26. New in Warp Terminal
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  27. Linux company SUSE changes platforms’ names to boost recognition
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  28. FLTK 1.4: It now speaks Wayland and has better HiDPI support
    FLTK, one of the oldest and most stable FOSS toolkits for programming GUI apps, is back with new shiny
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