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  11. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  12. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers
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  13. today's leftovers
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  14. Release of ScummVM 2026.1.0Kaidan 0.15.0
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  15. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and OPNsense Picks
    BSD leftovers
  16. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 and Old Bug Which "makes it impossible to print on Tuesdays"
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  17. Leftovers Regarding Web Browsers/Web Servers
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  18. Applications: Alternatives to Nano and a look at x-cmd
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  19. today's howtos
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  20. Microsoft Aping "Linux" (But Proprietary With Back Doors), Proprietary Microsoft Uses False Promise of 'Security' for Control Over Users
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  21. Leaving the Cage Behind
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  22. Programming Leftovers
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  23. Libreboot 26.01 “Magnanimous Max” released!
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  24. Android Leftovers
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  25. 8 “hidden” terminal features that make Linux feel like a power-user OS
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  26. Free and Open Source Software
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    1083 /n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml
    979 /n/2026/01/27/OpenSSL_3_6_1_Is_Now_Available_with_Important_Security_Patches_.shtml
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