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  1. A Time for Rest [original]
    To all those who celebrate Christmas we say "have yourself a Tuxmass"

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  2. Preservation of GNU/Linux History [original]
    Large corporations that try to hijack (to control) everything - including narratives - like to tell us lies about history

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  3. Kernel Space / File Systems: ZFS, Linux Kernel 6.19, and Amiga's Filesystem
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  4. Microsoft-Funded Linux Foundation Promoting Slop Lobby Founded by Microsoft, Mirantis and Shinkai Join in
    Slop lobby
  5. postmarketOS 25.12 Linux Mobile OS Rolls Out Based on Alpine Linux 3.23
    postmarketOS 25.12 was released today as the latest version of this Linux-based operating system for mobile devices, bringing new features, support for new devices, and updated components.
  6. Windows fatigue continues to push thousands of gamers to switch to this Linux distro
    Bazzite, a Linux distro that has a lot in common with Valve's SteamOS
  7. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  8. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Standards Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  10. PostgreSQL: scylla_fdw and pgFormatter v5.9 released
    PostgreSQL software
  11. Programming: Ruby, GDB, Rakudo, and Rusticon
    Development picks
  12. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  13. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and More
    4 new episodes
  14. Istio 1.28.2, Istio 1.27.5, and Istio 1.26.8 Announced
    Announcing 3 releases
  15. Android Leftovers
    How Students Use Android Widgets to Stay Organized
  16. Clapper 0.10 Media Player Released With Enhancer Plugin System Improvements
    Clapper 0.10, an open-source media player
  17. I automated my entire Linux desktop — and I didn’t have to touch the terminal once
    The only way to truly reclaim my time was by automating my Linux desktop
  18. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux picks
  19. Free Software, the Net, and Standards
    Standards and FOSS mostly
  20. This Linux distro makes your old laptop feel like a Mac - and it's free
    pearOS makes switching from Mac easy. Here's why
  21. Hardware: LoongArch, GNU/Linux Devices, and ESP
    Hardware related picks
  22. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  23. today's howtos
    4 howtos for now
  24. Graphics: KMS, GPUs, and Drivers
    Some graphics in Linux
  25. Debian’s git transition and Debian bug tracker woes
    Debian news
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. Away from Cloud: This Local, Offline Tool is Perfect for Personal Project Management on Linux Desktop
    Schedule (found on Flathub as This Week in My Life) is a lightweight, open-source planner built for the Linux desktop and intended for offline
  28. An uncomfortable but necessary discussion about the Debian bug tracker
    To me managing bugs is so awful that it is actively pushing me away from contributing to Debian
  29. MX Linux MX-25 Infinity Xfce - Jolly but not too chipper
    Typically, over the years, I've mostly used "big names" distros for my serious workloads. Initially, SUSE, later on
  30. Project Speedrun and deciding "to make the switch to Linux full-time"
    a pair of stories
  31. Games: Steam, Siren, Luxman Moonlit Market, and More
    11 stories for today
  32. GNU Taler v1.3 released
    GNU Taler is a Free Software payment system that preserves the privacy of payers
  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  34. We Can Continue to Grow as Long as We Cover the Topics and Issues That Matter [original]
    The reason why people come to our sites is that we've long focused on suppressed matters and we offer something unique
  35. Google Alerts Polluted by Slopfarms [original]
    Slopfarm WebProNews again references "Tux Machines coverage". Why does Google let slopfarms creep in?
  36. The Brave New World? [original]
    New can mean oppression
  37. Good Code Does Not Write Itself [original]
    There are no shortcuts
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