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  1. Potential $6 billion sale of Linux pioneer SUSE
    SUSE on sale?

    New

  2. OBS Studio 32.1 Released with New Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast Support
    OBS Studio 32.1 has been released today, more than five months after OBS Studio 32, as the latest stable version of this free, open-source, and cross-platform software for live streaming and screen recording.
  3. Fewer Articles About GNU/Linux Statistics [original]
    We've probably made our point since January
  4. Sigil 2.7.5 Open-Source EPUB Ebook Editor Is Out with New Features and Bug Fixes
    Sigil 2.7.5 has been released today for this free, open-source, and cross-platform e-book editor software designed for those who want to edit books in the EPUB format, supporting both EPUB 2 and EPUB 3.
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    only 2 more for now
  6. today's leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  7. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware picks
  8. MusicTech Explains Why Music-Making Should be Done on GNU/Linux
    2 new articles
  9. Security: Container Considered Harmful/Unsafe, Latest Patches, "What’s in the SOSS?" and Microsoft Spin (TCO Softened)
    security news
  10. Linux Graphics: Mesa, Wayland, and GPUs
    Linux leftovers
  11. today's howtos
    a handful more
  12. Applications: KeePassXC 2.7.12 and Ghostty 1.3 Released
    Application news
  13. 'Linux' Foundation Promoting Slop and Pyramid Scheme, Using Slop
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  14. WordPress 6.9.2, WordPress 6.9.3 and WordPress 7.0 Beta 4 Releases
    Releases of a popular CMS
  15. Games: Stardock, Valve, and SteamOS
    5 picks from GamingOnLinux
  16. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    graphics and more
  17. Web and Standards Leftovers
    ODF, WWW, and more
  18. Databases: Postgres, SpacetimeDB News
    a couple of technical picks
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Development news and more
  20. EasyOS Excalibur 7.2.2 released and more EasyOS news
    news regarding EasyOS
  21. Red Hat's Latest: Lots of Promotion of Slop Plagiarism, Little Else to See
    redhat.com mostly
  22. BSD: NetBSD, FreeBSD, and More
    BSD leftovers
  23. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  24. Release of Istio 1.29.1, Istio 1.28.5, and Istio 1.27.8, Patching a Flaw
    3 new releases
  25. Hardware and Linux
    gadgets and more in the news
  26. Android Leftovers
    Jolla Phone 2026 hands-on: The world outside Android and iOS is exciting
  27. For months, my Bluetooth headphones worked flawlessly on Linux
    For months, my Bluetooth headphones worked flawlessly on Linux
  28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
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