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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 05, 2025

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  7. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, GNU-like Mobile Linux, and Raspberry Pi
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  8. Ubuntu News and More
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  10. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  11. Firefox 137 Enters Public Beta Testing with HEVC Playback Support on Linux
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  21. 6 upgrades SteamOS needs to dethrone Windows
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  23. MayQueen Introduces a 2.13″ Four Color E-Paper Display for Embedded Applications
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