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Updated This Past Day

  1. Fighting for Software Freedom (Even in the Courtrooms) [original]
    Fighting for freedom
  2. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  3. Godot 4.6.3 RC 1, Kdenlive 26.04.1, and More Leftovers
    today's leftovers
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for today, also standards
  5. Mozilla: Thunderbird Contributor Spotlight on Bogomil Shopov and Data Collection at Mozilla
    Mozilla picks
  6. Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG): WordPress News and Three Years in on the 11ty Bundle
    3 news items
  7. GNU Projects: GNUtrition 0.33.0rc1, Free Software Directory Meeting, and More
    GNU related news
  8. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  9. OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup Tumbleweed Development Report
    SUSE/OpenSUSE leftovers
  10. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly from Red Hat's official site
  11. Open Hardware/Modding: Android, Linux, Arduino, and SBCs
    hardware relates stories
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: Hackaday Podcast and Emacs Chat
    2 episodes
  13. tooday's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical stories
  14. Linux Vulnerability Mitigations (Bugs With 'Brands', Premature Disclosures)
    kernel holes talked about
  15. Games: "How do you Pew?" and More
    mostly from GamingOnLinux
  16. PrismLinux 2026.05.05 sports a redesigned installer, the Linux kernel 7.0, more
    While sporting a wide range of fixes and tweaks as usual
  17. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  18. RuscaLinux – Debian-based Linux distribution optimized for Italian-speaking users
    RuscaLinux is a Debian-based Linux distribution optimized for Italian-speaking users
  19. This Week in Plasma: ICC profiles ❤ HDR
    This week saw a lot of lower-level technical improvements made throughout Plasma’s software stack
  20. Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.5, Linux 6.18.28, Linux 6.12.87, Linux 6.6.138, Linux 6.1.171, Linux 5.15.205, Linux 5.10.255, Linux 6.1.172, and Linux 5.15.206
    I'm announcing the release of the 7.0.5 kernel
  21. Cyber Show Going Static [original]
    Maybe the future of the Web is static and lightweight
  22. A Simple One-Click Mitigation for ‘Copy Fail’ and ‘Dirty Frag’ for Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, and Other Debian‑Based Distros
    A trusted Debian dev turns scary new kernel bugs into a temporary one‑click fix until distros ship permanent patches
  23. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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