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  6. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux and Linux Out Loud
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  19. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  20. FreeBSD 13.5-BETA3 Now Available
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  21. today's leftoverss
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  22. Accessibility in KDE and KDE on Slimbook Executive
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  23. Open Hardware and Retro: KiCad 9, Hackaday Podcast, and Genetic Algorithm Runs On Atari 800 XL
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