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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 02, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Collaboration, and Standards

   FOSS and more

2. Emacs and GNU Emacs Stories

   4 for today

3. Education Projects and Events (FOSS-Centric)

   many links, some sad news

4. Kubernetes, Django, and Operating Systems

   today's leftovers

5. BSD: New Episode of BSD Now, DPorts, NetBSD Foundation on GSoC

   3 picks for today

6. Linux, Open Hardware, and Android

   some gadgets and boards/projects

7. Mozilla News, Development Reports, and Leadership Changes

   Mozilla stuff

8. Programming Leftovers

   Development news

9. Security Leftovers

   Security incidents, bugs, and so on

10. Lots of Coverage About 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability (Privilege Escalation, Local)

    kernel issue

11. IBM Red Hat on OpenShift Pipelines and Slop (Hype, Pyramid Scheme)

    OpenShift and more

12. KDE: Kirigami and Google Summer of Code (GSoC) GAFAM Funding

    KDe picks

13. Debian: MiniDebConf Campinas 2026 and New Release of Tails 7.7.1

    Debian-centric news, a pair of picks

14. GNOME Desktop/GTK: Testing Library Code in GNOME OS, GSoc, and Visu

    GNOME's latest

15. Games: The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls, 2026 Open Source Fantasy Draft, and More

    gaming picks

16. Kernel Space: Linux 7.0 Broke PostgreSQL, Features Removed Due to Slop, "AMD Halo Box Surfaces in Linux Driver Patch"

    kernel level developments/news

17. today's howtos

    Instructionals/Technical picks

18. Applications: Ptyxis, Zed, FOSS Weekly, and Linux App Release Roundup

    various GNU/Linux applications examined

19. GNU/Linux Ready for Prime Time and Jack Wallen Tries the InfinityBook Max 15

    Desktop/Laptop: 2 stories in Valnet, ZDNet

20. EndeavourOS Titan Neo Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6.4 and KDE Gear 26.04

    The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Titan Neo as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.

21. "Well Done!" to Debian GNU/Linux Development Community [original]

    30 hours ago we began an upgrade

22. Star Labs Releases Coreboot Firmware 26.05 with New Features for Its Linux PCs

    Star Labs releases Firmware 26.05 with support for AMD Cezanne models like Star Labs Byte Mk I and StarBook Mk VI, and Coreboot support for Star Labs Byte Mk I.

23. Shelly 2.2 Arch Linux GUI Package Manager Released with Major UI Revamp

    Shelly 2.2 graphical package manager for Arch Linux systems is now available for download with a revamped UI and various other improvements. Here’s what’s new!

24. Calibre 9.8 E-Book Manager Improves Content Server, Native TTS Engine, and More

    Calibre 9.8 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with the ability to reset the zoom to 100% by right-clicking in the preview panel.

25. First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0 Is Now Available for Download

    Arch Linux 2026.05.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for May 2026, powered by Linux kernel 7.0 and featuring an improved installation experience.

26. Android Leftovers

    Android Auto may finally solve its issue with alarms

27. I installed NixOS on my gaming handheld and immediately regretted it

    Linux comes in many different flavors and distributions

28. Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

    It’s also the latest in a line of phones from Volla that ship with a choice of two different operating systems

29. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

30. ‘Mentoring Mondays’ Is Otto Kekäläinen’s Way to Support New Debian Devs

    In this low‑pressure Monday meetup, Otto Kekäläinen helps aspiring Debian devs untangle packaging puzzles, absorb the culture

31. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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