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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 10, 2025

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GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

various picks
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards

mostly FOSS picks
Hardware and GNU/Linux Migrations

some more stories
Danish Ministry switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOffice

Following the example of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein
Games: Godot, FEX, and Lossless Scaling Frame Generation

Games-related picks
SUSE to roll out Sovereign Premium Support

as Microsoft takes a fall
Web Browsers: Curl, Chrom*, and Mozilla/Firefox

mostly Firefox
Open Hardware: Radxa, Pi, RISC-V, and More

Linux centric hardware
Ubuntu Pro, Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, and More

Some Ubuntu news
Debian Leftovers

Some Debian stories
Software: OCR, PhotoPrism, Blender, and syslog-ng

some software news
today's howtos

mostly idroot
Programming Leftovers

Development picks for today
Security Leftovers

patches and breaches
Windows TCO Tales

Windows very expensive to use
Security and Windows TCO Leftovers

mostly Windows TCO
PCLinuxOS and Open Hardware Leftovers

GNU/Linux and more
today's howtos

half a dozen howtos
Android Leftovers

Google Pixel Phones Receiving Android 16-Based Monthly Software Update for July 2025: What’s New
I run these 4 commands first on every fresh Linux install

When installing Linux for the first time
I Left Windows 11 for Linux—Here’s the Best Distro to Start With

Switching from Windows to Linux can feel daunting
Games: Rhythm of Resistance, Bazzite, and More

Only 4 stories from GamingOnLinux for now
Floating Mini Panel GNOME Extension Adds Auto Mode

The Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell Extension I wrote about recently now includes an option to automatically activate the compact
Celebrating 20 Years of openSUSE

To celebrate the project’s vibrant history
GIMP Tutorial: GIMP 3.0 Review

GIMP 3.0.4 is out!
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles
GNU/Linux Leftovers

3 more stories
Raspberry Pi Leftovers

some Raspberry Pi projecta and news

The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 03, 2026: IRC logs for Friday, July 03, 2026
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Links 03/07/2026: Openwashing of Slop in "Linux" Clothing and "Happy Birthday, America": Links for the day
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Independence and Software Freedom: Much work remains to be done
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Operation Monte Titano: Micro-State Diplomacy: On 28th May 2026 EPO President António Campinos paid a visit to the Most Serene Republic of San Marino where he was received with full diplomatic honours
Links 03/07/2026: Slop "Isn’t Replacing Lawyers", "App Fatigue": Links for the day
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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 02, 2026: IRC logs for Thursday, July 02, 2026
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'Largest Single Layoff Event In Gaming History' or 'Largest Single Layoff Event In Microsoft History'?: we need whistleblowers, not official or semi-official statements from Microsoft
Off-putting Terms or Behaviour That Keep Women Away From Areas of Technology (Not What IBM and GAFAM Tell Us): the use of language
Microsoft Windows "Goes South" in South America, GNU/Linux Popularity Soaring: Brazil and its neighbours must have paid attention to what happened earlier this year in Venezuela
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European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Cutting Ribbons in Sintra While the EPO Burns: Like the Roman Emperor Nero, Campinos fiddles in Sintra while the EPO burns
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North America: GNU/Linux Leaps to 8% "Market Share": the trend is clear
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Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 01, 2026: IRC logs for Wednesday, July 01, 2026
Gemini Links 02/07/2026: Kondo, Theological Thought, and X4: Links for the day