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- Happy 35th Birthday, Linux!
Today is Linux’s 35th birthday so join me in wishing Linux many more awesome years to come and to celebrate its amazing journey. - Armbian 26.8 Released with Linux 7.1, Revamped Installer, and UEFI ISO Images
Armbian 26.8 Linux distribution based on Debian and designed for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new boards and various other changes. Here’s what’s new! - Debian Deciding Whether to Ban Slop Plagiarism in Debian Development
some takes from Debian Developers - Darktable 5.6.1 RAW Image Editor Improves UI Performance and Fixes More Bugs
Darktable 5.6.1 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with UI performance improvements and various bug fixes. - Android Leftovers
I loved the Motorola Razr Fold, but Android 17 could make its weakest part much better - New Release of Emacs
Emacs has a final release - LibreOffice 26.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New
LibreOffice 26.8 open-source office suite is now available for download with numerous new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new! - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Calibre 9.14 Open-Source E-Book Manager Is Out with More AI Features
Calibre 9.14 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with the ability to generate book covers using AI, as well as various other improvements and bug fixes. - Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available for download as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series with up-to-date components. - We Started in Tennessee [original]
The site started in Tennessee, the birthplace of Dolly - Security Leftovers
Security picks - GNU/Linux Leftovers
a few missing bits regarding GNU/Linux - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS picks - KDE/Qt and GNOME/GTK Leftovers
4 stories - Programming Leftovers
Python, R, Rust, and more - Immudb, DuckDB, and YottaDB
DB leftovers - FSF / Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty / Self-hosting Leftovers
Free software and autonomy - Another reason to leave WordPress behind and comment on over-engineering
WordPress concerns - Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi 5, Banana Pi, and More
Linux centric - Red Hat: "Red Bait Consulting", Flatpak, and a Ton of Promotion of Slop Plagiarism and Bot Errors
awful messaging - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Capacity Growing [original]
Our team is growing - Games: Godot, GTA VI, Alien Deathstorm, Blood Dungeon, and More
Games-related picks - Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, ‘Designed in California’, and Smashing Security
new episodes - Linux Kernel: AMD GPUs on Linux, Vitaliy Gribko, Intel BFF Driver
3 kernel related picks - Omarchy Quattro Review: Year of the Linux Desktop?
This drew mixed reactions from across the web - Linux does these 5 things effortlessly that Windows still struggles with
As long as Windows and Linux exist - The 5 best Linux alternatives to Windows in 2026 (that aren't Mint)
Looking to leave Windows? I've used Linux for years and there's never better a better time to make the leap - 5 reasons Linux is the most valuable software in the world (even though it's free)
Linus Torvalds created the Linux kernel and gave it away for free - Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
This is free and open source software - BcalcOS – Devuan-based Linux distribution
BcalcOS is a Devuan-based Linux distribution designed as a good-to-go, general-purpose desktop system - Stable kernels: Linux 7.2.1, Linux 7.1.11, Linux 6.18.47, Linux 6.12.106, Linux 6.6.154, Linux 6.1.185, Linux 5.15.218, and Linux 5.10.267
I'm announcing the release of the 7.2.1 kernel - Merchants of Insecurity
First, a PSA: Do NOT use Omarchy if you care about security of your machine even a little bit - One More Business Day for August [original]
We are already making some plans for next year, seeing that it's possible GNU/Linux as a desktop/laptop platform will cross 10% and become anything but "niche" - Richard Stallman Wants to Know What's Wrong With systemd [original]
If you want to convince Stallman that systemd and Wayland are a threat to users' freedom, this is an opportunity - Android Leftovers
Galaxy S26 Ultra is the world’s most popular Android phone, and that’s a first - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - Five more organizer tales: LibreLocal 2026, part three
From Canada to Poland, LibreLocal 2026 organizers shared free software with their communities - 5 reasons you might want to compile your Linux kernel from source
It's been over 20 years since I had to compile a Linux kernel - I ran the one command in Linux you should never run. Here's what happened
Of all the Linux commands, rm is notorious. It's easy to completely wipe out your system with one mislaid rm command as root - Linux was supposed to be temporary, but these things made me forget about Windows entirely
Fortunately, I had recently discovered a third option: installing Linux - 7 discontinued Linux projects I still miss today
Linux has never been short of ambitious projects. Some became major parts of the ecosystem - What Gandhi and Open Source Have in Common
Through Free Software Foundation, the software pioneer Richard Stallman advocates to distribute the software in such a way that it is free for people to use and modify its source code - Amphiptere OS – Debian-based Purple Team Linux distribution
Amphiptere OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed for Purple Team operators - CarotOS – Linux distribution for learning cybersecurity
CarotOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to help beginners learn about cybersecurity tools - Dolphin 26.08 and KIO, part two: what got faster and smaller
This is the second half of what changed in Dolphin 26.08. - They Do the Same as Tux Machines
When it comes to Social Control Media, Richard Stallman was right - OpenOffice in 2026 - A relic from a better time
But then, LibreOffice happened, and OpenOffice sort of languished behind - The Next Level [original]
We're going to accelerate and take things up another notch, seeing that more people adopt GNU/Linux this year - Latest in LWN: Kernel, Debian, Fedora, and More
outside paywall - Today in Techrights
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