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  3. Games: SNES Getting Faster and GNU/Linux Got Better Than Windows on Gaming Handhelds
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  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  5. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  6. Mozilla on Lack of Privacy and Hey Hi (AI) Hype
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  7. Linux Devices/Embedded: PCBs, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  8. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and Destination Linux
    3 new episodes
  9. today's howtos
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  11. XZ Utils 5.8 Introduces Performance Improvements in the LZMA/LZMA2 Decoder
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  14. GNU Linux-Libre 6.14 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs
    Today, the GNU Linux-libre project announced the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.14 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.
  15. SOMDEVICES µSMARC RZ/V2N system-on-module packs Renesas RZ/V2N MPU in a 82x30mm “micro SMARC” form factor
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  17. Security and Windows TCO
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  18. Android Leftovers
    What’s new in Android’s March 2025 Google System Updates [U: 3/24]
  19. today's howtos
    7 more howtos
  20. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware picks
  21. New GNU Boot 0.1 RC6 release
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  22. Kumander Linux: A Windows 7 Nostalgia Trip
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  23. Progress Report: Linux 6.14
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  25. GNU Head, Stallman's katana, and Internet Hall of Fame medal auctioned off to free software community members
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  27. OSI’s Questionable Election Returns Questionable Results
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