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  1. GIMP 3.2 Open-Source Image Editor Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
    The GIMP project released GIMP 3.2 today as a major update of this open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
  2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS news for today
  3. Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): WordPress Gimmicks and Eleventy
    Web management news
  4. GNU projects: computing in freedom with GNU Emacs and Unifont 17.0.04 released
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  5. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux news
  6. Games: Proton Games Wrongly Flagged as Unplayable, Steam Games With Native GNU/Linux Clients, and More
    Steam/gaming news
  7. SUSE/OpenSUSE: Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Review of the Week
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  8. Open Hardware, Tinkering, and Mandating Kill Switches
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  9. Debian Development Updates and News
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  10. GNOME: Malika's Outreachy Internship and Libadwaita 1.9
    Some GNOME news
  11. Applications: diffoscope (Reproducible Builds), Namida, Hotspot, and More
    Software leftovers
  12. IBM's Red Hat Pivots to Slop, CIQ Follows (Slop, Not Freedom)
    RHEL waning, buzzwords instead
  13. CentOS and Fedora: Stagnation, "Community" Update (IBM), and Fedora-based Qubes
    not much of substance happening
  14. The web in 1000 lines of C and Mozilla Firefox news/analysis
    latest on the Web
  15. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  16. Security and Integrity Leftovers
    patches and breaches, threats
  17. Nanny state vs. Linux: show us your ID, kid
    A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to register before they can use a computer
  18. Qualys on CrackArmor
    CrackArmor news
  19. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  20. "Be a Better Person" [original]
    Imagine a world where everyone tries to be better to peers and family instead of competing to death
  21. Debian 13.4 “Trixie” Released with 111 Bug Fixes and 67 Security Updates
    The Debian Project announced today the general availability of Debian 13.4 as the fourth update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series.
  22. Games: Proton Experimental, Transport Tycoon Deluxe, GamingOnLinux's Statement Against Slop, and More
    8 new articles from GamingOnLinux
  23. Android Leftovers
    I turned on these 3 Android settings, and stealing my phone became almost pointless
  24. I put Asahi Linux on my M1 MacBook and it’s surprisingly usable in 2026
    I've put Linux on many of my older Macs as a way to extend their life or to learn more about the Linux operating system
  25. These 4 distros tried to reinvent Linux (but failed)
    Linux is an accepted OS in the tech world
  26. 3 things Linux users always get wrong
    If you watch new Linux users and their struggles with the system
  27. I tested Omega Linux to see if it can revitalize an old PC, and it made Ubuntu distributions look bad
    If you're looking for a distribution for an aging machine
  28. Dolphin Emulator 2603 Released with Triforce Games Support
    Dolphin, the free open-source GameCube and Wii game emulator
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. Plasma Keyboard: FLOSS/Fund, diacritics, and more
    Plasma Keyboard has interesting news to share
  31. This Week in Plasma: Press-and-Hold for Alternative Characters
    Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma
  32. KDE Frameworks 6.24.0
    KDE today announces the release of KDE Frameworks 6.24.0
  33. Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.8, Linux 6.18.18, and Linux 6.12.77
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.8 kernel
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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