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  1. Our Static Site Generator (SSG) Turns 4 This Summer [original]
    It's still under active development in our Git servers

    New

  2. Sunday is International Women's Day [original]
    In a world where discrimination is still so rampant, more needs to be done to at least recognise this issue
  3. Firefox Fell From Almost 50% to 0.5% in Congo [original]
    For all its spiel and PR around diversity, Mozilla is failing to capture or retain large user pools
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  5. Mozilla and Firefox Leftovers
    Development at Mozilla and more
  6. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux picks
  7. BSD: OpenZFS and OpenBSD on SGI
    BSD leftovers
  8. Red Hat Leftovers
    Red Hat picks for today, lots of slop
  9. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    Security news
  10. Open Hardware/Modding: Banana Pi R4, Arduino, Jolla and More
    more freedom-respecting gadgets
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  12. Linux Foundation and Openwashing
    mostly LF fluff
  13. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  14. Applications: Fish, Break-Taking, Lockbook, and More
    Software on GNU/Linux
  15. Games: Slay the Spire 2, Parkitect, ARC Raiders Spying on People
    new from GamingOnLinux
  16. TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux Laptop Now Available with AMD Ryzen AI 300
    Today, Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers launched a new variant of the TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux laptop with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 CPU instead of an Intel CPU.
  17. I’d Happily Pay for Linux — If It Actually Ran the Software I Need
    I have a toxic love-hate relationship with Linux
  18. Android Leftovers
    Google announces significant changes to open up Android ecosystem
  19. Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next
    What started as age gates on adult websites has quietly crept into app stores and operating systems
  20. Linux couldn't save my old netbook, so I tried Haiku OS
    Desktop Linux can often be a great choice for revitalizing old hardware
  21. I swapped my daily driver Linux distro again — and this time it’s sticking
    Fedora Linux held the daily driver crown on my main machine
  22. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  23. Stable kernels: Linux 6.12.76, Linux 6.6.129, and Linux 6.1.166
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.12.76 kernel
  24. Parrot OS 7.1: Security Distro’s Surprisingly Good Daily Driver
    Italy’s Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition flies beyond its security reputation with a surprisingly polished KDE Plasma desktop
  25. FOSS Force: Authenticity, Independence, and Expertise Worth Funding
    Carla Schroder lays out why real expertise, not clickbait, matters — and why FOSS Force is turning to readers like you to keep going
  26. GNOME 50 Release Candidate Arrives with HDR Screen Sharing Support
    The GNOME Project released today the RC (Release Candidate) version of the upcoming GNOME 50 desktop environment series, scheduled for release later this month on March 18th, 2026.
  27. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  28. Chardet dispute shows how AI will kill software licensing
    Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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