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  15. VirtualBox KVM public release
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  18. Programming Leftovers
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  20. OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and BSD Now
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    The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update
  22. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, CERBERUS 2100, and More
    3 projects and products
  23. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  24. Games: BORE BLASTERS, MangoHud, and More
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  25. KDE: 15-Minute Bug Initiative update
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  26. CERBERUS2100: A Multi-CPU Open-Source Educational Microcomputer
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  27. Android Leftovers
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  30. ODROID-M1S review – Part 2: Ubuntu 20.04 benchmarks and features testing
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  31. Gameeky released
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  32. Today in Techrights
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  33. Kernel and LWN: Linux, Joe Brockmeier, and Paying for Tests
    4 new articles
  34. Security Leftovers
    Security related stories
  35. today's howtos
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  36. I Switched to Linux Full Time. There’s seemingly been a recent uptick…
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  37. Windows, DRM, and Microsoft
    opposition news
  38. Clear Linux, Zorin OS, Damn Small Linux, and More on Distributions
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  39. Linux-Friendly Devices and Arduino IDE 2.3
    3 stories more
  40. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast and FLOSS Weekly
    2 new episodes
  41. World Wide Web: Curl, Firefox, Mozilla
    3 stories about Mozilla and former Moz (Daniel)
  42. Programming Leftovers
    only a few spillovers for the time being
  43. Free Software Reviews/Overviews in Medevel
    half a dozen new ones
  44. Red Hat Leftovers
    redhat.com's latest
  45. NetBSD 10.0 RC4 available!
    please help testing

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