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- Switzerland's Federal Government is Replacing Microsoft on 3,000 Computers [original]
This is the pilot phase, with 3,000 workstations moving away from Microsoft 365. The federal administration has over 54,000 computers. - GIMP 3.2.6 Released with UX Improvements, New Rotation Stylus Dynamics Input
GIMP 3.2.6 open-source image editor is now available for download with new rotation stylus dynamics input, UX improvements, OS and platform specific improvements, and security updates. - KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available for public beta testing with various new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new! - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - KDE: Akademy-es 2026, AppStream, and Kdenlive Work
KDE updates/reports - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Distributions and Operating Systems: HaikuOS, NCZ-OS, and More
OS picks - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS and more - Audiocasts/Shows: BSD Now and LINUX Unplugged
2 new episodes - Kernel Space: Linux Removes Features, Adds “Hideous” Slop, New Kernels Added or Compiled
Linux picks - Games: Godot, "Ubisoft Connect Services", RPCS3 on PS5 With GNU/Linux
gaming news - Red Hat: Openwashing, Fake Endorsements, Kubernetes, and Slop (Lots and Lots of Slop Promotion
mostly from Red Hat's own site - Security Leftovers
Security related news - PostgreSQL: pg_vault_tde v1.7.1 and PostgreSQL Migrator 1.0
new releases - Web, Mozilla, and Mozilla
WWW centric leftovers - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and More
hardware centric bunch - Android Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications
Some Android picks - Lapis One Uses GNU/Linux
2 picks - Slop-Peddling Arch-Derived/Derivative Omarchy GNU/Linux Attracts Attention
Omarchy sucks though - openSUSE Releases Agama 24 Installer with Networking and Storage Improvements
openSUSE releases the Agama 24 web-based installer for Tumbleweed, Slowroll, and MicroOS with improvements across networking, theming, storage, language, and other components. - Linux Mint Devs Introduce New EPUB Reader and Calendar Apps
Linux Mint devs introduce new apps for the upcoming Linux Mint 23 release, including Xepub EPUB reader and Clockenstein calendar. - Android Leftovers
I turned an old Android phone into a NAS instead of buying one - The 60-year-old Unix design choice that made the Linux desktop a mess
One reason that Linux has struggled to gain desktop users is the perception that the Linux desktop is a mess - I ditched Ubuntu for a Linux distro that fits in 200MB, and I'm not going back
Linux is famously smaller and lighter than Windows, but that understates just how small Linux distros can really be - Liquid Glass GNOME Shell extension uses real refraction shaders
This extension tries to replicate the aesthetic and the underlying physics on GNOME - Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion - Software Freedom Day 2026 [original]
Tux Machines (TM) will focus on Software Freedom - Spacefun – lightweight Debian-based Linux distribution
Spacefun is a lightweight Debian-based Linux distribution designed to provide a friendly desktop system that works well on modest hardware - Aiming for 2029 [original]
all-time record for me - Cloudflare: GNU/Linux Adoption High in Switzerland [original]
This week, at nighttime (no office computers in use), GNU/Linux sometimes peaks at about a quarter based on Cloudflare - Upcoming Maintenance Window [original]
We've spent a long time dealing with de facto DDoS attacks in recent months - Today in Techrights
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