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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 31, 2025

Happy New Year

Updated This Past Day

  1. 7 Days Ago US Workers Left the Office Ahead of Christmas Eve, Now Vista 11 is Measured at 7% "Market Share" in the US [original]
    The Incredible Failure of Microsoft Windows
  2. GNU/Linux Rose to 4% in Somalia, Even 7% If One Counts ChromeOS as Well [original]
    what's happening in Somalia when it comes to operating systems?
  3. An Update on Our Appeal [original]
    "Order already followed"
  4. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Might Make it to Goal Without Date Extensions [original]
    also got about $900,000 from mystery donors less than a week ago
  5. 3 Linux wars that shaped the OS you use today
    Open-source software development is driven by global communities
  6. How Richard Stallman Describes Animals Eating Another Animal (That's What the Term “Ecosystem” Implies) [original]
    Yesterday while walking around Town we sadly saw not one but two dead birds (just like 'ours'); the latter was being eaten by a crow

    New

  7. GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes
    GNU Wget 2.2.1 was released today as the latest stable version of this open-source command-line software for retrieving files using the most widely used Internet protocols, including HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS.
  8. GNU/Linux and Hardware Leftovers
    or hardware with Linux
  9. Categorizing Package Manager Clients in GNU/Linux
    packaging thoughts
  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Legal Issues and Coding Leftovers
    FOSS and coding
  11. Standards/Consortia: V16, UsbGpib, and More
    plugging things together neatly
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security patches and more
  13. Jose E. Marchesi (GNU Project) Adopts Gemini Protocol, Starts Capsule
    it's growing
  14. Databases: CouchLens and CERN PGDay Next Year
    DB-related leftovers
  15. Kubernetes v1.35 and Kubernetes on GNU/Linux on Z
    Some Kubernetes picks
  16. Audiocasts/Shows/Talks: Late Night Linux and “End Of 10” at CCC
    two new shows/presentations
  17. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  18. GNU/Linux Applications in Review
    3 leftovers about software
  19. Retro, Hardware, Modding and ESP32
    devices and more
  20. Programming Leftovers
    Development with perl and more
  21. HowTos: How-To Geek and Linuxiac
    I repurposed my old Chromebook as a Linux server, here's how it went
  22. SuperTux 0.7 Beta Lands With Massive World Redesigns
    SuperTux returns with version 0.7 Beta 1
  23. Hyprland 0.53 Lands With Window Rule Rewrite and Dozens of Fixes
    Hyprland 0.53 tiling Wayland compositor releases with a complete window rule rewrite
  24. Playing A Game Of Linux On Your Sony Playstation 2
    Linux on the PlayStation 2 was a bit of a rare beast, as it required not only the optional HDD and a compatible ‘fat’ PS2, but also an Ethernet adapter
  25. Make GNOME’s App Grid Scroll Vertically (Like it Used to)
    A new GNOME Shell extension rethinks the app grid (aka the app picker, app drawer, launcher screen – what do you call it?)
  26. (Updated) Orange Pi Previews Compact SBC with Eight-Core Allwinner A733 SoC
    Orange Pi has unveiled the Orange Pi 4 Pro
  27. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  28. ELEGANCE – general-purpose desktop Linux distribution
    ELEGANCE is a versatile desktop Linux distribution rooted in Manjaro Linux
  29. HowTo Geek on Applications, HowTos
    5 recent articles
  30. DietPi December 2025 Update Adds RustDesk Server, Improves SBC Support, and Fixes Storage Issues
    DietPi is a lightweight, Debian-based operating system optimized for single-board computers and embedded devices
  31. Linux-Ready SL1680 OPTIMA SoM Targets Embedded Systems with Synaptics SL1680
    On the software side, the platform supports Yocto Project–based Linux distributions
  32. today's leftovers
    3 more links
  33. Kernel: Facebook Takes Gaming Patch for the Online Game (Addiction) That is "Facebook", Torvalds Needs to Give NVIDIA the Finger Again
    kernel picks
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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