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Instructionals/Technical picks - LibreOffice 26.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the LibreOffice 26.2 Series
LibreOffice 26.2.7 is now available for download as the seventh and last maintenance update to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 20 bug fixes. - Mozilla Firefox 160 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 160 open-source web browser is now available for download with Mini Window, support for MathML content in PDFs, and Picture-in-Picture playback speed settings. - Applications: Vivaldi 8.3 Released, Calibre 9.18 News, and Extension Manager 0.7
some releases - NVIDIA is Collapsing, Will the Slop Bubble Finally Pop? [original]
Deceit is at the heart and art of the "AI" so-called 'industry'. - Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Riding the Linux Brand for Self-Promotion
PR charade - Linux 7.4-rc2
a big -rc2 to go with the largest ever -rc1 - Applications: Calendars, Affinity, Ghostty, and More
software picks - Security Emergency in Alpine Linux (musl and OpenSSH)
patch NOW - Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Slated for Release on Christmas, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” will be the next major version of the Ubuntu-based distribution, slated for release on Christmas 2026 and based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Linux’s exFAT Progs 1.4.4 Adds Optional I/O Statistics Collection for Profiling
Exfatprogs 1.4.4 exFAT utils for Linux has been released today with optional I/O statistics collection for profiling read, write, discard, zero-out, and sync operations. - The Impact of Web Bots on Tux Machines [original]
It's a nuisance, but there's no simple way to block it all - Mozilla Thunderbird 160 Email Client Released with Various Improvements
Mozilla Thunderbird 160 open-source email client is now available for download with support for selecting all filters in the Message Filters dialog and other changes. - XOrg Server 21.1.26 and Xwayland 24.1.15 Are Out to Patch More Security Issues
XOrg Server 21.1.26 and Xwayland 24.1.15 have been released today to address several security vulnerabilities that could lead to crashes or corrupt memory. - Blender 5.3 Is Out with the Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux
Blender 5.3 open-source 3D graphics software is now available for download with the Vulkan backend by default on Linux, support for panoramic cameras, and many other changes. - Licensing / Legal Problems in Ethereum Foundation
cult-like - Applications: GNU Emacs, diffoscope, GNU Groff, and GNOME Fellowship Report
4 stories - Distributions and Operating Systems: Slopless, BSDs, Debian, and Ubuntu
OS related leftovers - Videos and Shows: New MiSTer FPGA and Late Night Linux
2 picks only for today - New Releases: OpenIndiana 2026.10 and EasyOS 7.5.1
a pair of operating systems - Educational Events: JuliaCon Global 2026 Mainz Wrap-Up and FOSDEM 2027 Devroom
a pair of picks - WordPress Credits Welcomes More Than 50 Institutions and Site Refresh Before 2026 Ends
site-building leftovers - Events: openEuler Summit 2026, Texas Linux Fest, and XDC 2026
3 picks - Standards/Consortia: DNSSEC and NTP for Raspberry Pi with GPS PPS
3 picks, new and old - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Mobile Gadgets
the hardware leftovers - IBM's Red Hat is Aggressively Marketing Slop Plagiarism in Red Hat's Official Site
Red Hat dot com mostly - Security Holes and More
Security leftovers - Microsoft Github Unsafe: Patents Leveraged to Try to Deplatform DisplayLink Drivers
2 picks - Games: Xodus, Godot, and More
gaming picks - Announcing Istio 1.32.0Announcing Istio 1.32.0
notes and more - Manjaro Shit the Bed - Again
Entrapment (Microsoft GitHub) - KDE Plasma 6.8.3 Released with More Improvements for Multi-Monitor Setups
KDE Plasma 6.8.3 is now available as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and improvements. - Android Leftovers
Samsung Galaxy A34 gets updated to One UI 9 based on Android 17 - Linux: 6 Linux boot options and 5 tweaks
6 Linux boot options that can save you from a broken system - My favorite Linux desktop environment for laptops surprised even me
I tested 5 popular Linux DEs for their suitability on a laptop - Free and Open Source Software, Benchmark, and Review
This is free and open source software - MassOS – independent Linux distribution with Xfce
MassOS is an independent Linux distribution built from scratch rather than based on an existing distribution - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Mesa 26.3 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
Mesa 26.3 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with new features and improvements across all supported drivers. Here’s what’s new!
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