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    FOSS and more
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    some leftovers
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    Doctorow and history's lessons
  8. Mozilla: PostgreSQL Tie-in, WebExtensions API Changes, Thunderbird Mobile Progress Report, and Towards a Telemetry (Surveillance) Taxonomy
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    policy shift
  10. Programming Leftovers
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  11. Security Leftovers
    patches, incidents, threats
  12. Blaming "Linux" for Microsoft Things (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
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  13. Linux Devices and Open Hardware/Modding-Friendly Projects/Products
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  14. Red Hat Buzzwords and IBM Sabotaging Adoption of RHEL
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  15. EasyOS: Nvidia, ROX-Filer, and Xorg Wizard
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  16. Kernel Space: Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe), IEEE 1588 Hardware Timestamping, and Microsotfisms
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  17. today's howtos
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  18. Games: New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Builds, Playnix, and Crimson Desert
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  19. Framework Modularity and Lenovo ThinkPad T450 Reborn for Hacking
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  20. Fwupd 2.1.2 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for New Devices
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  23. Swiss Authorities Follow France, With Plans to Dump Microsoft
    in the news this week
  24. Android Leftovers
    Android 17 isn't out yet, but Google is already testing its first big update
  25. Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule
    Grab your diary and jot down the date, as Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ is going to be released on 15 October, 2026
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  27. Free and Open Source Software
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