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  8. Software: New Style Calculator, QOwnNotes, and Clownflare Tunnels Alternatives
    FOSS news and picks
  9. Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.9 Is Here with NVIDIA 570 Graphics Driver, Many Goodies
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  10. Security-Focused ParrotOS 6.3 Distro Brings New and Updated Tools, Improvements
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  14. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  15. Android Leftovers
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  16. TrueNAS SCALE 24.10.2 Delivers Improved Stability and Enhanced Features
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  20. Damn Small Linux – Linux distro for older hardware
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  21. This Week in Plasma: Feels Like a Good One
    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in Plasma"! Every week we cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover, System Monitor, and more
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    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from January 24 to January 31
  23. Plasma secrets: icons-only task manager & selective grouping
    I said this many times before, and I'll say it again
  24. Open Letter Urges EU to Not Be Bullied By Trump and His Tech Bros on Cyber Issues
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  25. Proprietary and Free/Libre Stuff for BSD and GNU/Linux
    BSD and GNU/Linux leftovers
  26. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  27. macOS vs Linux and Windows vs Linux
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  28. Open Hardware and Education With Devices
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  29. GNU Artanis 1.2.2 and More
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  30. Programming Leftovers
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  31. Freedesktop looking for new home for its GitLab instance, mesa 25.0.0-rc1 released
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  32. Security and Windows TCO
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  33. today's howtos
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  34. More Microsoft Layoffs Without Pay, Shares Fall
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