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- Microsoft Github Unsafe: Patents Leveraged to Try to Deplatform DisplayLink Drivers
2 picks - Security Leftovers and Windows TCO in Incidents
Security and more - 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. - Microsoft's 'Open' 'AI' (Slop) Riding the Linux Brand for Self-Promotion
PR charade - Security Emergency in Alpine Linux (musl and OpenSSH)
patch NOW - 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. - 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! - Linux 7.4-rc2
a big -rc2 to go with the largest ever -rc1 - 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. - Christine Hall (FOSS Force) Learns That Social Control Media is About Control (Not the Users') [original]
To Facebook, the customers (to serve) are advertisersand political friends of Kapo-berg, not Christine Hall and other people who provide them with 'free' (unpaid) labour - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - New Steam Client Update Introduces Linux 64-Bit Support, Steam Achievement Sets
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today with a 64-bit build for Linux systems, Steam Achievement Sets, support for GameInput v4, and more. - Ardour 9.10 Open-Source DAW Is Out with Live Gain Envelope Waveform Updates
Ardour 9.10 open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) software is now available for download with optional support for audio waveforms that reflect the region’s gain envelope. - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 Released with Sealed Images for Image Mode
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 operating system is now available with sealed images for image mode, a model of proactive resilience, and updated components. - GNU/Linux, BSD, and Haiku Leftovers
misc. stories - 'That'll definitely bring in the year of the Linux desktop': Microsoft patent spotted for using spare GPU resources to train AI – but most Windows 11 users hate the idea already
Desktop/Laptop brow-raiser [...] paying you in some way for the privilege - Content Management Systems (CMS): Kiwi TCMS at FOSDEM 2027 and WordPress 7.2 Beta 5
CMS news - Vasudev Kamath and Utkarsh Gupta on Debian WOrk
2 personal experiences - Education: Raspberry Pi Literature, Perl and Raku Devroom, OpenFest 2026
events and more - KiCad 10 in Browser, 30 years of Internet transfers with curl, and more Web-related picks
4 stories - Microsoft OSI and LF Promote Slop Plagiarism With Openwashing Tactics
doing bad things for money - Programming Leftovers
Development related picks - Arch and Slop-based GNU/Linux Distros: Omarchy and KORA
new 'boys' in the block - Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, Ask Noah Show, and The Cyber Show
3 new episodes - KDE People on HDR, Slop, and Google Summer of Code 2026
3 picks - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical leftovers - Applications: Helix, High Tide (Linux Tidal Client), and Best Markdown Editors
3 news picks - SUSE is Promoting Slop After Firing Over 10% of Staff, Blaming It on Slop
3 picks - Fedora and Red Hat: Copr, Cockpit, and Lots of Slop Promotion
redhat.com mostly - Mozilla/Firefox: VPN, Tor Browser, and More
some PR and some actual releases - Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Adafruit, and More
Hardware leftovers - Games: Godot Foundation, DRM Store, and "Playing Zork 1 on a CP/M emulator on Linux"
3 new picks regarding games - Linux Gets AMD RDNA 5 GPU Support
4 stories - Kernel Space: DeviceTree and Full Linux on an ESP32
3 picks regarding Linux - New discussion about EasyOS logo and simplification of version update
easyOS news - Games: Ashes of the Singularity II, Proton Experimental, and More
stories from GamingOnLinux - Android Leftovers
Setting up Android's Work Profile properly allowed me to dump my separate work phone forever - Fedora 45 is out, and these are the first settings I'd tweak
Fedora is already a solid Linux distro - CatchyOS vs. Arch Linux: There’s a reason one is DistroWatch’s top pick
Do you go for Arch Linux or a more modern distro based on the OG - 6 genius ideas Linux stole from the legendary operating systems that came before it
Being born in the 2000s, I hardly got the chance to use any of the old operating systems many people talk about - Done with Debian Linux distros? Try Fedora next – 7 reasons why
After using a Debian-based distribution - Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
This is free and open source software - GNU/Linux at 10% in Cameroon [original]
It grew from 8.2% to 8.9% in less than 2 months. In the past 7 days GNU/Linux is at 9.6%. - Wild OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
Wild OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar Windows-like desktop experience while retaining the privacy and security benefits of Linux - VeltOS – Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
VeltOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar desktop experience for users moving from Windows 11 to Linux - Flipper One Linux handheld rocks RK3576 with SDR and cellular options via M.2
Flipper One is being developed around a mainline Linux kernel - Stable kernels: Linux 7.3.4, Linux 6.18.63, and Linux 6.12.117
I'm announcing the release of the 7.3.4 kernel - 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.
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