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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 11, 2024,
updated Jan 11, 2024

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  2. OpenWrt One - celebrating 20 years of OpenWrt
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  3. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  4. Linux Mint 21.3 “Virginia” Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
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  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    half a dozen FOSS links
  7. today's leftovers
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  8. Security Leftovers
    Linux and beyond
  9. Open Hardware/Modding: Firmware, Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, and More
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  10. Audiocasts and Magazines: Linux in the Ham Shack, Linux Matters, and Linux Format
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  11. today's howtos
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  12. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Is Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.5 from Ubuntu 23.10
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  13. Stable kernel 4.14.336
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  14. KDE's 6th Megarelease - Release Candidate 1
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  15. Linux Kernel 4.14 Reaches End of Life After More Than Six Years of Maintenance
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  16. Android Leftovers
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  17. Security-Oriented Qubes OS Is Now Pre-Installed on StarBook Mk VI Linux Laptops
    The StarBook Mk VI Linux notebook from Star Labs is now officially certified for the security-oriented Qubes OS distribution.
  18. Distributions and Operating Systems: BSD and GNU/Linux Leftovers
    today's leftovers
  19. Security Leftovers
    Linux and more
  20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    A few FOSS stories
  21. Programming Leftovers
    Python, Perl, DBs, and more
  22. Open source must boldly go where no software has gone before
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  23. Open Hardware/Modding: Commodore 64, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Devices and such
  24. Web Browsers and Servers: Arti 1.1.12, nginx, and More
    4 stories for today
  25. Games: Analysis, Heroic Games Launcher, and Microsoft Censorship
    half a dozen items
  26. today's howtos
    not so many just yet
  27. New Year, New Kodi: Nexus 20.3 Brings Enhancements and Fixes
    Kodi 20.3 "Nexus" debuts with bug fixes and backports; no new features, but essential updates included
  28. Lichee Console 4A portable RISC-V development terminal review – Part 1: Unboxing, teardown, and hands on
    Sipeed has just sent me a “Lichee Console 4A portable RISC-V development terminal” for review
  29. Android Leftovers
    HONOR announces Magic OS 8.0 update based on Android 14
  30. Solus 4.5 Arrives with Powerful Features and Upgrades
    Explore the latest Solus 4.5 release, featuring Calamares installer, upgraded default apps, Pipewire integration, ROCm support, and cutting-edge kernel advancements.
  31. Regression tracking: state of the union early 2024
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