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  1. Shotcut 26.6 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Vulkan on Linux Support
    Shotcut 26.6 open-source video editor is now available for download with initial support for OpenFX plugins, Vulkan on Linux support, initial support for VST2 and LV2 audio plugins, and more.
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  13. 'Linux' Foundation Associates the "Linux" Brand With Back Doors, Slop Plagiarism, and Other Bad Things
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  14. BSD: OpenZFS, BSD Now, and NetBSD
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  15. Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 2 Is Now Available for Download
    Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 2 is now available for public testing for early adopters and application developers.
  16. today's howtos
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  17. Red Hat's Latest Posts and Marketing (Most of It Slop Plagiarism, as Usual)
    IBM agenda
  18. Games: Football, Motorsport Manager 2, and More
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  19. NVIDIA 580.173.02 Linux Graphics Driver Released for GeForce 10 Series
    NVIDIA 580.173.02 Linux graphics driver is now available for GeForce 10 Series GPUs to address a few bugs and improve performance.
  20. Linux and Hardware Leftovers
    mostly Open Hardware
  21. Ubuntu Leftovers
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  22. Android Leftovers
    Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
  23. Dolphin Emulator 2606 finally added Game Boy Player Support
    The new version of this popular video game console emulator finally implemented the Game Boy Player support, which was requested more than 16 years ago
  24. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  25. After Social Control Media [original]
    in the Cyber Show
  26. Tflinux – Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian
    Tflinux is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on Debian 12 Bookworm
  27. Getting More Out of KDE Plasma System Monitor
    The k in KDE stands for "Kustomization" so let's "kustomize" the default system monitor
  28. GNOME: The Day I Learned That “Remove” Doesn’t Mean Remove
    Flatseal is a GNOME application that provides a graphical interface for managing Flatpak permissions
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  30. Calibre 9.10 Open-Source E-Book Manager Brings New UI to the Content Server
    Calibre 9.10 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with a new “modern” interface for the Content Server that features a sidebar for easier navigation and other changes.

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