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- Microsoft's Latest Move Will Accelerate the Adoption of GNU/Linux at the OEMs/Channel [original]
The latest move from Microsoft defies logic - Microsoft apparently just upped its Windows licence fee for OEM handheld and PC makers, and I'm taking it as an excuse to switch to Linux
Pretty bold to assume we all want to use Windows, Microsoft. - FSF Copycat "Software Freedom Conservancy" Makes Copycat FSF Award ("Award in Software Freedom"), Gives it to IBM Staff That Tried to Cancel FSF Founder
as expected - Games: Knytt Classic, GNOME Crosswords, 'Xodus', and More
Many gaming picks today - QEMU 11.1 Released with Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Emulation Support
QEMU 11.1 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with Universal Flash Storage (UFS) emulation support, ARM and RISC-V improvements, and more. - Rounding Up GNU/Linux Share to Double-Digit Market Share [original]
As of this morning - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - KDE Announces “Bulletproof” KDE Suite with Three Years of Support
KDE announces “bullet-proof” KDE suite with three years of bug fixes and security updates for KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related KDE software. - Security Leftovers
Security picks - GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
mostly GNU/Linux - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS leftovers - PostgreSQL and More
Databases related picks - Programming Leftovers
Development related picks - Linux Hardware, Open Hardware, and Android Leftovers
Arduino and more - Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
especially the latter - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Games: GodotFest, Gambonanza, and More
gaming leftovers - My kid's first PC won't run Windows—it'll use one of these 5 Linux distros instead
Most distro recommendations for kids focus on simplicity - Daniel Pocock in a British Election Today [original]
That helps raise awareness of issues he routinely covers - UserLAnd gives you a real Linux distro on Android—without Termux's compromises
Most Android users don't realize their phone can run a full Linux environment - New Forlinx SBC: A Raspberry Pi alternative with dual-core A53 and Linux support
Forlinx is introducing a new alternative to the Raspberry Pi - LightDM returns from the dark with first release in 4 years
LightDM, Ubuntu’s former display manager, has had its first new release in four years – and the first under a new set of maintainers - QEMU 11.1.0 Released with Recent ARM CPU Support & QMP Monitor Hot-Plug
QEMU, the open-source virtualizer and virtual machine monitor, released new 11.1.0 version one day ago - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Sparky Linux just restored 32-bit support - why that still matters
Don't throw it away - Sparky Linux has decided not to give up on the aging architecture - VLC is Wrongly Blamed for Microsoft Defender's Clumsiness
VLC takes a long time to play MP3 on Windows? Blame it on Abusive Monopolist Microsoft Defender, not VLC - Super Hot Today [original]
Why travel to the Mediterranean? - Graphics/Games: LACT, 10 Million Pixels, Bottles, and More
latest 10 from GamingOnLinux - IBM's own conflict-of-interest and promotion of slop plagiarism (pyramid scheme)
Red Hat leftovers - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - LWN Articles on Kernel and 2026 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit
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