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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 29, 2025

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Oracle Linux 9.7 Debuts with PQC Security, Updated UEK/RHCK Kernels
    Oracle Linux 9.7 introduces hybrid post-quantum cryptography
  2. The Curse of Slop: Everything Not Photographic Cannot (at Least Online) Be Assumed Authentic, Instead It's Presumed Slop [original]
    This is catastrophic for real digital artists because it removes the incentive for them to produce more of it
  3. Two Decades Without GAFAM (Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft) [original]
    Society has an implicit 'obligation' to shun GAFAM and the likes of them
  4. In the United Kingdom, Assuming Desktops and Laptops Make a Comeback, GNU/Linux Stands to Gain (Windows Fell to All-Time Low) [original]
    Windows has fallen

    New

  5. Hardware, GNU/Linux, and Free Software Leftovers
    one last batch for today
  6. openSUSE Tumbleweed and SUSE's Slop Hype
    SUSE leftovers
  7. Only Vista 11 is Still Supported and That's a Big Problem for Microsoft [original]
    More people use Macintosh than Vista 11
  8. "Rest in Peace Windows?"
    a pair of new articles
  9. Canva Might Bring Proprietary Affinity To GNU/Linux
    hearsay or buzz?
  10. today's leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux for now
  11. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS related picks
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for the holiday
  13. Back End/Databases: Local vs 'Cloud', Latest News From PostgreSQL
    DB and DC news
  14. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Banana Pi, and More
    hardware picks
  15. GNOME: ‘IDE in a Box’ and Parental Controls
    GNOME leftovers
  16. Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients and Notes About VK_EXT_custom_resolve
    Games related news
  17. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  18. Red Hat Official Site and Paid-for Fake Journalism About Red Hat
    Red Hat leftovers
  19. AV Linux 25 Multimedia Production Distro Brings Enlightenment to MX Linux 25
    AV Linux 25 multimedia production distro has been released as a major version derived from the latest MX Linux release and introducing various new features and enhancements.
  20. Linux and Development Leftovers
    mostly Linux
  21. Confidentiality with GPG and GnuPG 2.5.14 released
    PGP news
  22. Games: Where Winds Meet, SIDE EFFECTS, and More
    latest from GamingOnLinux
  23. Android Leftovers
    90:10 Split-Screen multitasking in Android is brilliant… so why do I almost never use it?
  24. Pebble Watch Software Goes 100% Open Source
    Pebble watch software is now 100% open source
  25. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  26. BOSS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    BOSS is an Indian Linux distribution developed by CDAC and is customized to suit Indian’s digital environment
  27. DietPi November 2025 Update Adds BirdNET-Go, Trixie Support Enhancements, and Broad Software Fixes
    DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers and embedded devices
  28. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    1145 /n/2025/11/22/Enshittification_of_Arduino_Begins.shtml
    1119 /n/2025/11/24/Linux_6_18_rc7.shtml
    1022 /n/2025/11/24/New_Raspberry_Pi_OS_Release_Supports_Setting_HiDPI_Scaling_Upda.shtml
    1009 /n/2025/11/24/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_Released_with_Revamped_UI_and_Device_De.shtml
    993 /index.shtml
    962 /n/2025/11/22/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    935 /n/2025/11/24/Raspberry_Pi_Imager_2_0_Debuts_With_a_Complete_UI_Redesign.shtml

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