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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 31, 2023

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  10. BSD: Continuous Integration and Workflow Improvement in FreeBSD and OpenBSD Wireguard VPN Gateway
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  11. Videos/Shows: Zorin OS 17 Pro and Hackaday Podcast
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  12. today's howtos
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  13. Mozilla 2023 Annual Report: CEO pay skyrockets, while Firefox Marketshare nosedives
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  16. Ubuntu Touch OTA-3 Focal Release
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  19. Daniel Pocock and Criticism of Debian's Attack on Volunteers (and Free Speech)
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  20. Fedora vs. Ubuntu: Which Distro Is Right for You?
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  25. You don't need analytics on your blog
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