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  1. Miami's Heat [original]
    Today it was 30C or higher in Manchester
  2. Open Hardware, Linux Devices, and LineageOS
    hardware centric picks
  3. In an Angry Fit, Dev ‘Sabotages’ OpenMandriva Repository
    A dust-up in OpenMandriva’s dev ranks escalates from abusive chats to vanished repositories and a ‘saboteur’ package that threatens Gnome and Cosmic users

    New

  4. Xsnow "protestware" in Debian
    The xsnow application, which generates an animated snowfall effect (and other pleasant diversions) for X11 desktops, does not seem like an obvious channel for political statements
  5. Keep on Looking, There Are Better Choices Out There [original]
    Staying in London is expensive
  6. Software Freedom, a Japanese Perspective - Part V: How GNU/Linux Leaped Above 5% in Japan [original]
    The message matters a great deal
  7. A Network Incident [original]
    We are gradually returning to a normal publication pace
  8. GNU/Linux at Over 10% in the United States of America [original]
    What can explain a sharp increase?
  9. GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
    misc. links from last week
  10. Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox Leftovers
    Mozilla picks
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  12. Open Hardware/Modding: Old Devices and Linux Gadgets
    hardware leftovers
  13. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  14. Hot Match in Northern Europe [original]
    he site has taken no meaningful break for a very long time
  15. Debian 13.6 “Trixie” Released with 124 Bug Fixes and 120 Security Updates
    Debian 13.6 is now available for download as a new point release to Debian 13 “Trixie” with 124 bug fixes and 120 security updates.
  16. Do I prefer Linux now?
    I needed to do something using macOS yesterday and the whole time I just wanted to get back to my Linux desktop
  17. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  18. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux picks
  19. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Hackaday Podcast, BSD Now, and More
    4 episodes
  20. BSD Leftovers, Mostly OpenBSD
    Some BSD picks
  21. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  22. Programming Leftovers
    Development related news
  23. Games: Chess, Tempest Rising, and Lots More
    recently in GamingOnLinux
  24. today's howtos
    many howtos for the week
  25. Red Hat Leftovers
    Red Hat's official site mostly
  26. Android Leftovers
    I miss Windows Phone, but this incredible Android launcher resurrected my dream setup
  27. I moved my PC to an immutable distro, and the thing I was most afraid of turned out to be the best part
    When I was getting to grips with Linux after using Windows for decades
  28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  29. This Week in Plasma: Audio Recording in Spectacle
    This week was busy! We’ve got some great new features to share, improved theming compatibility, UI improvements, bug fixes… and lots more
  30. Interview with Nara Oliveira, Free Software Artist
    GIMP is Free and Libre Open Source Software, but none of it is possible without the people who create with and contribute to it
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-07-05 to 2026-07-11
    1124 /n/2026/07/06/Linux_7_2_rc2.shtml
    1117 /n/2026/07/06/A_brand_new_release_of_Hannah_Montana_Linux_features_a_KDE_Plas.shtml
    1059 /n/2025/11/20/Immich_2_3_Adds_Multilingual_OCR_Models.shtml
    1050 /n/2026/01/18/Turning_GNU_Linux_Into_Windows_With_Adobe_Proprietary_Software.shtml

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