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  1. OpenSUSE Community News
    a pair of articles

    New

  2. Learning the Shells [original]
    they keep the tanks nice and clean
  3. Microsoft Windows Does Not Dominate Japan Anymore [original]
    Can Japan regain true independence by technical means?
  4. The political and personal case for Linux
    8% of you oddballs mostly use Linux or (Linux-based) ChromeOS
  5. Maintenance Over, No Downtime/Issues Encountered [original]
    We, the community (programmers, sysadmins etc.), do not anticipate any further interruption this month
  6. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    KDE and more
  7. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  9. Desktop/Laptop: Jack Wallen Recommends Thelio, Simon Batt Praises Atomic GNU/Linux Systems
    a couple of nice stories
  10. GNU/Linux Applications, BleachBit 5.1.0, fnmatch-regex 0.3.0, and More
    Software news/commentary
  11. Games: Steam Machine (GNU/Linux), Easy Anti-Cheat (Rootkit for Linux/Windows), Luxtorpeda
    gaming news picks
  12. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  13. Kernel Space: Linux Kernel 7.0 Changes Explained in Media This Week
    Linux news for next release
  14. Xubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) Wallpaper Contest Is Open for Submissions
    The Xubuntu team is now organizing a wallpaper contest to celebrate the upcoming Xubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) release and also Xubuntu’s 20th anniversary as an official Ubuntu flavor.
  15. Blender 5.1 Beta Enables Hardware Ray-Tracing by Default for AMD GPUs
    The Blender Foundation released today the beta version of the upcoming Blender 5.1 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D graphics software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  16. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  17. Server/Self-Hosting and Security Leftovers
    back-end news
  18. Open Hardware/Modding: RP2040 and More
    mostly from Hackaday
  19. Red Hat Leftovers
    From Red Hat's official site
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  21. Audiocasts/Shows: JavaFX, Security, BSD, and Ask Noah
    4 new episodes
  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Sharing Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  23. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  24. Linux is not a Windows substitute: Here's how you should approach it
    Linux is flexible
  25. How I found the perfect Linux OS and stopped distro hopping
    For almost a year, I was jumping from one Linux distro to the next without ever settling on one for more than a week
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.3, Linux 6.18.13, Linux 6.12.74, Linux 6.6.127, Linux 6.1.164, Linux 5.15.201, and Linux 5.10.251
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.3 kernel
  28. We Look at Debian 13.3 ‘Trixie,’ the Latest From the Crown Jewel of Linux Distros
    This week, we’re looking at Debian 13.3, the fourth installment of the “Trixie” series
  29. I found the best Linux server distros for your home lab
    These are my four go-to favorites
  30. Why I Contributed to FOSS Force’s ‘Independence 2026’ Fundraiser
    Ken Starks once wrote here every week
  31. Calibre 9.3 E-Book Manager Improves Support for the Hanvon N10 e-Reader
    Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released Calibre 9.3 today as the latest stable update to this popular open-source, cross-platform, and free e-book management software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  32. Transmission 4.1.1 BitTorrent Client Released with Bug Fixes and Improvements
    Transmission 4.1.1 has been released today, three weeks after the major Transmission 4.1 update, addressing various bugs and also adding a couple of improvements for this popular open-source BitTorrent client.
  33. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  34. Games: Opus Magnum, RTS 0 A.D., and More
    7 stories from GamingOnLinux
  35. Uptime of 800 Days [original]
    Will it exceed 1,000?
  36. Why We Write About the The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion [original]
    After the weekend we'll write some more about the SRA, sporadically at least
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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