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    So far this month it looks like Windows is in trouble

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  2. Recent Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
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  3. Koozali SME Server 11.0 Beta1 Release Announcement
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  4. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    or today's leftovers
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the Web
    FOSS and focus on the Net
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  7. Games: Academia, Video Games, and DuckStation
    3 picks for today
  8. Open Hardware/Modding: One-Hertz Challenge, ESP32, and More
    half a dozen hardware stories
  9. Debian Development and Ubuntu Pushes Restrictions
    3 updates from both
  10. today's howtos
    mostly idroot
  11. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  12. This Week in GNOME: #210 Periodic Updates
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from July 25 to August 01
  13. Debian is Deleting Its Own History
    bad move
  14. I replaced default Linux commands with these 5 alternatives, and I should have sooner
    Linux has always been great at holding onto its roots
  15. Android Leftovers
    5 of the best new Android apps and games to try this August
  16. Why Linux Is My IDE
    You can program without programming tools
  17. KDE Is Making Its Own Linux Distro, and You Can Try It
    KDE developers have announced that you can now test KDE Linux
  18. today's leftovers
    4 links
  19. LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025, Tokyo – Call for proposals is open
    The LibreOffice Asia Conference Committee is pleased to invite proposals for talks at the LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025
  20. Sparky news 2025/07
    The 7th monthly Sparky project and donate report of the 2025...
  21. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  22. This Week in Plasma: day/night theme switching
    This week something was merged for Plasma 6.5 that a lot of people have been wanting for a long time
  23. OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 9 review - Slowly getting there
    You could try the free LibreOffice, for instance
  24. Stable kernels: Linux 6.15.9, Linux 6.12.41, and Linux 6.6.101
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.15.9 kernel
  25. Games: Adult Content, Valve, Car Park Capital, and More
    a dozen GamingOnLinux stories
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  27. today's leftovers
    Linux, BSD, and more
  28. LibreOffice Asia Conference 2025 and ODF 1.3 and 1.4
    LibreOffice picks
  29. Security Leftovers
    only 3 more for now
  30. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  31. Mozilla Localization and VPN on GNU/Linux
    some Mozilla news
  32. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    IBM related distros
  33. FOSS Weekly and Free Software Updates/Picks
    leftovers regarding FOSS
  34. today's howtos
    late night batch
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