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  1. Supercharging Ubuntu Releases: Monthly Snapshots & Automation
    Ubuntu has shipped on a predictable, six-month cadence for two decades
  2. Linux and Free Software Leftovers
    FOSS mostly
  3. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    good and bad
  4. 21st Anniversary: Another Good Year for the Tux (and Gnu) [original]
    So far this year GNU/Linux is making huge strides and in the past few days we served over a million requests per day
  5. Tails 6.16 Arrives with Updated Tor Browser
    Tails 6.16 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with Tor Browser 14.5.3

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  6. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  7. Free Software and Application Leftovers
    Applications mostly
  8. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Raspberry Pi, and More
    hardware stories
  9. Bringing Kubernetes Back to Debian and XMPP/Jabber Debian 13 Trixie News
    Some Debian updates
  10. Games: Latest on Steam and SuperTuxKart 1.5 RC
    some gaming picks
  11. OpenBSD and DragonflyBSD Picks
    BSD stuff
  12. Alpine Linux 3.22 Released with GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, and LXQt 2.2
    The Alpine Linux team announced today the release and general availability of Alpine Linux 3.22 as another major update to this independent and security-oriented GNU/Linux distribution.
  13. Microsoft UK Layoffs, Spyware, and Hype Over Mostly Worthless LLMs
    mixture regarding Microsoft
  14. today's howtos
    a good chuck of them for Friday
  15. Programming Leftovers
    R and more
  16. Android Leftovers
    Google: Android Auto to receive support for video & web browsers
  17. PipeWire 1.4.4 Enhances MIDI and libcamera Support
    PipeWire 1.4.4 multimedia framework is a bugfix release that improves MIDI compatibility
  18. Helwan Linux: A Made-in-Egypt Linux Distribution
    Check out what this distro out of Egypt has to offer
  19. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  20. Proprietary Failures and Microsoft TCO/Layoffs
    Proprietary downfalls
  21. Games: REMATCH, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN, and More
    a few more picks
  22. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  23. KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system
    KNOPPIX is a bootable Live system on CD, DVD or USB flash drives, consisting of a representative collection of Linux software
  24. Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS has reached End-Of-Life (EOL)
    Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS has reached the end of its three years of supported life provided by the Ubuntu Studio team
  25. Another update on the Fedoraproject Datacenter Move
    Here’s another update on the upcoming fedoraproject Datacenter move
  26. GStreamer 1.26.2 Improves the D3D12 Video Decoder for NVIDIA GPUs, WAV Playback
    The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.2 today as the second maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular open-source and cross-platform multimedia framework.

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  27. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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When we get back we'll probably sort out some balloons and venue for the next party
Pleased After 2 Years With team.blue
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The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is Being Attacked by Organisations Jealous of Its Principled Stance and Longevity
Nobody is perfect, but imperfection does not instantaneously imply sinister intent
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At times it seems like what we deal with are many weak patents (on algorithms), valuations or speculations based on hype ("hey hi"), and stocks held by Microsoft and its own staff
 
Brodie Robertson Addressing the Recently-Discovered Comments
Most people probably knew nothing about this until he wrote a response
Slopwatch: "Open Source" and "Linux" News Faked, Made by Bots and Entered Into Google News
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Links 03/09/2025: Microsoft Causes Mass Layoffs Outside Microsoft Also, "Google Can Keep Paying for Firefox Search Deal"
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Dr. Farnell should become an advisor to The Register MS
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OSI is currently little but a PR/marketing agency of Microsoft
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Something is definitely going on at Red Hat
Techrights Has Been Subjected to Calls of Violence (and Death Threats), It Never Condoned Violence
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Condoning Violent Behaviour and "Free Speech"
perhaps Microsoft Lunduke lost touch with what constitutes violence
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"Internal Changes at Red Hat / IBM"
It seems like quite a few people are leaving
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Now some reports in French
"People on LinkedIn Saying That They've Left Red Hat."
We already saw signs of it a month ago and named some of the people
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GAFAM must be worried
Telecompaper Reports Microsoft to Reduce the Workforce by Another 10% (in France)
Imagine what this will do to staff's morale
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The Web is quickly becoming devoid of any standards
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slopfarms will lack an actual "engine"
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Links for the day
Why We Publish Information About the SLAPPs (But Not About the Legal Process), an Abuse of Process by Americans Trying to Silence Critics of Their Employer, Microsoft
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Internet Relay Chat Didn't Fall Off a Cliff
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The UEFI 9/11 - Part V - This is Not a Drill (Disable "SecureBoot" Now)
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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