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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 10, 2026

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1. Barbados Joining Growing Number of Nations Where GNU/Linux is Measured at Around 10% [original]

   Did something happen there?

2. Fedora Dominated by IBM Staff, Red Hat is 100% Focused on Promoting Slop and Riding Bubbles

   sad news

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3. KDE Frameworks 6.22 Fixes Multiple Clipboard-Related Issues on Wayland

   KDE Frameworks 6.22 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!

4. Vitalik Buterin Rides the Credibility of Linux

   Linux as a brand

5. Security and BSD Leftovers

   just 2 more links for now

6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Access, and Standards

   FOSS and more

7. Web Browsers: Brave Adblock Engine Rewrite, Using RSS, and Firefox Pushing Slop Dressed Up as Hey Hi (AI) After Removing RSS Support, Which Was Actually Useful

   WWW picks

8. Programming Leftovers

   Development related leftovers

9. Open Hardware/Modding: Fairphone, Raspberry Pi, and More

   gadgets and more

10. Omarchy 3.3.0 Released

    based on Arch

11. Dima Kogan has the Meshroom packaged for Debian, Reproducible Builds in December 2025

    Debian picks

12. today's howtos

    only 3 for now

13. Games: Steel Bounty, Dungeon Rampage, Wireworks, and Dig Dig Die

    half a dozen new articles from GamingOnLinux

14. Does 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Somalia Run GNU/Linux Now? [original]

    statCounter sees the same duo at almost 10%

15. today's howtos

    only half a dozen for now

16. Security Patching in GNU/Linux

    Security leftovers

17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

    FOSS picks

18. GNU/Linux Leftovers

    kernel and more

19. Orange Pi RV2 and Octa-core RISC-V GNU/Linux laptop in 2026

    some exciting Linux devices

20. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers

    mostly Red Hat, some Fedora

21. European Commission issues call for evidence on Free/Libre Software

    FOSS win

22. Android Leftovers

    I used the Honor Magic8 Pro, and the OnePlus 15 should be worried

23. This free tool gives you one easy way to install apps on Linux and Mac - here's how

    With Homebrew, you get access to even more apps - maintained by both Linux and MacOS developers

24. The state of Enterprise Linux for networking

    The open-source Linux operating system has emerged to be the foundation for cloud and networking across industries

25. Why do I use Linux? It's the apps, and here are 7 of my favorites

    Many people say they would switch to Linux if it weren't for the lack of some Windows-exclusive apps

26. This lightweight distro loaded with apps is not your father's GNU/Linux - here's why

    Lightweight Linux distributions get a bad rap for shipping with minimal reinstalled software

27. MUSE Book laptop review – Testing an octa-core RISC-V Linux laptop in 2026

    SpacemiT sent me a sample of the MUSE Book RISC-V Linux laptop for review

28. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

29. CuerdOS 2.0 Skycatcher Xfce: Spanish Distro Takes Chances, Mostly Succeeds

    CuerdOS 2.0 Skycatcher’s Xfce edition leans on Debian Trixie, custom tuning

30. GNU/Linux Rose to 6% in Benin, Says statCounter [original]

    GNU/Linux gains

31. Today in Techrights

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