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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
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