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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 06, 2023

Upgrades and Migrations
an update
Today in Techrights
2 days' worth
 
Nico Cartron’s BSD journey and starting with BSD
Some BSD stories
Kubernetes SIG Architecture, Kubeflow at Kubeflow Summit 2023
Some server news
Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
LF, Windows, and more
X11 Merits and Updates
2 stories
today's howtos
second batch for today
Games: Best GNU/Linux Games in 2023, Terra Nil, Humble Choice for October, and More
mostly but not only by Liam Dawe
Fwupd 1.9.6 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for AMD dGPUs Navi3x and Later
fwupd 1.9.6 Linux firmware upgrading utility has been released today with support for more hardware devices, new features, as well as a dozen bug fixes.
Android Leftovers
The Original Android Mascot You Never Knew Existed
Rocky Linux Is the Most Preferred Enterprise Linux Distribution
According to metrics tracked by the EPEL Special Interest Group, as of September 2023, Rocky is a leader in the Enterprise Linux segment
Ubuntu LTS Users Finally Get Thunderbird 115 Update
Ding – users of Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS just got new e-mail …client updates to install
8 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Weather Tools
This article focuses on terminal-based weather tools for Linux
Proton 8.0-4 Released with Support for More Windows Games on Linux
Valve released today Proton 8.0-4 as the latest version of this open-source compatibility tool for Steam Play based on Wine and additional components that enable Linux users to play Windows games.
Programming Leftovers
Coding, GNU, and more
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS news for today
today's howtos
only 4 howtos for now
More FUD and Security
incidents and misinformation
mesa 23.1.9
The bugfix release 23.1.9 is now available
Nageru 2.3.0 released
free software video mixer
Tumbleweed's Graphic Updates Shine
This week’s openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots brings clarity for graphics thanks to updates of multiple graphics and imaging packages
6 Best Free and Open Source Stock Tickers
We only include free and open source software
Introducing Students to FreeBSD
One of the Foundation’s goals for 2023-2024 is to increase the adoption and visibility of FreeBSD
Policy Fellow to speak on FTC roundtable about “Creative Economy and Generative AI“
Bradley represented the FOSS and indepndant software authorship communities on this panel
today's howtos
first batch for today
GNOME 45 Wallpapers
With the 45 release out the door, it would be a shame not to reveal some of the behind the scenes for the new wallpapers
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS news for today
Standards and Modding
Mostly hardware
Programming Leftovers
half a dozen links for today
Charmed Kubeflow 1.8 Beta is here
Charmed Kubeflow 1.8 is available in Beta
BSD: OpenSSH 9.5, FreeBSD UNIX Wallpapers, and Where to Connect with the Community
Some BSD news picks
Clock Speeds of Raspberry Pi 5 and Heating/Cooling Raspberry Pi 5
I overclocked the alpha board I was sent...
Venture capital firm Runa Capital makes unsolicited offer for MariaDB
Database management system provider MariaDB plc has received an unsolicited offer from a venture capital firm to acquire the company
Linux Foundation/LF Openwashing
Some LF press releases and such
Kernel Space Articles in LWN: spinlocks, preemption models, large block sizes, and the PuzzleFS container filesystem
Back in May, André Almeida presented some work toward the creation of user-space spinlocks using adaptive spinning
Krita 5.2 Brings Animation and Text Handling Improvements, Built-In FFmpeg
Krita 5.2 open-source digital painting software has been released today as a major update to the Krita 5 series that brings important user-visible changes and many under-the-hood improvements.
Linux FUD and Security News
many incidents and anti-Linux misinformation
Linux tries to dump Windows' notoriously insecure RNDIS protocol
Here we go again. Linux developers are trying, once more, to rid Linux of Microsoft's Remote Network Driver Interface Specification. Here's why it's complicated.
Slax Linux Gets Enhanced Session Management and Boot Parameter Options
Slax Linux creator and maintainer Tomas Matejicek announced new versions of his tiny and portable GNU/Linux distribution, bringing various enhancements and bug fixes.
Games: Diablo 4, EarthBound / Mother, and More
half a dozen new ones from Liam Dawe
Xubuntu 23.10 "Mantic Minotaur": Best New Features
Get the scoop on Xubuntu 23.10: From Kernel 6.5 to the latest Xfce 4.18, learn about the exciting new features that make this release stand out.
Android Leftovers
Is Your Android Super Slow? Check Out These 7 Tips to Give Your Phone a Boost
GL.iNet Flint2 AX6000 router supports up to 900 Mbps WireGuard VPN with MediaTek MT7986 SoC
The router ships with OpenWrt 23.05 (or more likely a fork) with Linux 5.15 and GL.Inet Admin panel common to all their routers
elementary OS 7.1 Released with New Privacy Features, Improved AppCenter
Danielle Foré informs 9to5Linux today about the release and general availability of elementary OS 7.1 as the first major update to the Ubuntu-based distribution since elementary OS 7.0 “Horus”.
Linux Mint 21.2 “EDGE” ISO Released with Linux Kernel 6.2, Secure Boot Support
Linux Mint 21.2 “EDGE” ISO flavor is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.2 and featuring Secure Boot support.
Linux Foundation, OSI, and More
openwashing etc.
Linux Mint Monthly News – September 2023
this time of the month again
Arduino and Raspberry Pi Stories and Projects
Open Hardware world in the Web today
Endless ♥ GNOME at GUADEC 2023
Our support of GUADEC and GNOME is more than just a sponsorship, though; we showed up and participated all week to present and plan for our continued contributions to GNOME
Red Hat on Argo CD and Alertmanager
A pair of technical articles from Red Hat today
Programming: Heaptrack v1.5.0, Qt, September GNU Spotlight, and More
Assorted picks
Releases of Godot 4.1.2 and Godot 4.2 dev 6
Some builds
Audiocasts/Shows: Going Linux, The GCompris Story, and mintCast
3 new videos or shows
Security Leftovers
A bit of FUD too
today's howtos
evening and daytime howtos
Mini Review - Flatsweep cleaning app for Flatpak files
There are many applications available for Linux that only focus on just one or at most a limited number of related simple tasks
Security Leftovers
Patches and more
Proprietary Stuff and FUD Against GNU/Linux
Proprietary nonsense again
Linux Gaming's Next Big Secret Weapon: Bottles Next-Gen Upgrade
Exciting development plans for 'Bottles' as a better tool to run Windows apps and games on Linux.
Giang Vinh Loc Creates "the World's Worst Linux PC" Using an Arduino UNO R3 and Its ATmega328P
Using Charles Lohr's 400-line RISC-V emulator, this Arduino UNO boots Linux — in a little under 16 hours.
EFF And Other Experts Join in Pointing Out Pitfalls of Proposed EU Cyber-Resilience Act
Technology companies and others who create, distribute, and patch software are in a tough position
Review: LibrePCB Hits Version 1.0
LibrePCB is by no means as old as the more established players
Programming Leftovers
Some coding picks
Databases: Pitfalls of Database Migrations and MongoDB's London conference
Two new articles on DBs
Arti 1.1.9 is released: Assembling the onions
Arti is our ongoing project to create a next-generation Tor client in Rust
Testing *BSD on SBSA Reference Platform
This post is part 3 of the "SBSA Reference Platform in QEMU" series
Android Leftovers
Google Calendar update adds important new feature on Android devices
Microsoft Teams
Don't promote Microsoft to people. You're not helping them
Games: Puny Human, Capes, Ion Fury: Aftershock, Timespinner 2: Unwoven Dream, Sipho 1.0, and More
half a dozen new posts from Liam Dawe
today's howtos
3 howtos for now
How to Install Python 3.12 in Ubuntu and Other Linux
Planning to get Python 3.12 installed for your project work? Here's how to install Python 3.12 in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.
Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
Some hardware news
A roadmap for VirtIO Video on ChromeOS: part 2
This second installment explores the Rust libraries Collabora developed to decode video
Programming Leftovers
R and more
Servers: Technical Debt, Istio 1.19.1, Clown Computing, and WordPress Release
WordPress 6.4 Beta 2 and more
Most of mageia.org temporarily down
The issue is under investigation and we hope to have all of our servers back online soon
Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers
4 minor updates
KDE: Skrooge 2.31.0 and Linux Days Voralberg
A couple of KDE posts
Mozilla: Firefox Nightly, Security, and Tor Browser
4 stories
Red Hat and Fedora News/Updates
The latest reports and fluff
Security Leftovers
mostly holes and breaches
Android Leftovers
Upgrade your car to wireless Android Auto for less with this discounted adapter
today's howtos
only a few for now
Live now! Murena 2 with /e/OS… and a very unique feature
Switch your privacy on with the Murena 2
EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.4 released
Here is the 5.5.3 announcement, released on September 26...

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