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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 22, 2026

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  18. Free and Open Source Software
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  19. Tux Machines Subjected to Cyberattacks [original]
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  20. openSUSE Releases Agama 21 Installer with Better Network Management
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    really terrible!
  22. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  26. Debian-based TileOS 2.0 arrives with multiple changes
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  27. I tested KDE Plasma 6.7 beta, and it's easily my new Linux desktop of choice
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  28. B1ackOS Linux is a Debian-based operating system
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  29. CookieOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
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  30. Nitrux 6.1 Is Now Available for Download, Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0
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  32. Open Source ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4 Brings Dark Spreadsheets, Smarter Forms, and a Licensing Cleanup
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  33. LWN: Coverage From The 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit
    some recent talks
  34. Friction in Fedora over [Slop] developer desktop initiative
    a last-minute change to vote against the proposal by council member Justin Wheeler has (at least temporarily) sent it back to the drawing board

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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