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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 28, 2024

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  3. Android Leftovers
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  4. Microsoft Has Slipped Out of Control in Myanmar, GNU/Linux Rose From 0.1% to 3% [original]
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  5. 7 Features Windows 12 Should Steal From Linux
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  6. Best Free and Open Source Software
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  7. Armbian 24.5 Released with Orange Pi 5 Pro and Radxa ROCK 5 ITX Support
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  9. today's leftovers
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  10. hardware: Zmod SDR, ESP32, and ANAVI Handle
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  11. Software: Planify, GNOME OS Installer, XRechnung Viewer
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  12. today's howtos
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  13. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Free Software Security Podcast, Lunduke Journal, LINUX Unplugged, GNU World Order
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  14. Damn Small Linux 2024 Release Candidate 4 Now Available
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  15. 4MLinux Releases: 4MLinux 46.0 BETA released.
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  16. Phosh 0.39.0
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  17. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 26th, 2024
    The 189th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on May 26th, 2024.
  18. Open Hardware and Programming Leftovers
    coding and hacking, devices included
  19. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    back doors and breaches
  20. YARA 4.5.1 Release and Steam
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  21. Openwashing, AI-washing, and Red Hat
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  22. Android Leftovers
    Doogee T20 tablet review: A great display for just $160
  23. today's howtos
    some howtos, first batch
  24. Review: Manjaro Linux 24.0
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  25. Today in Techrights
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  26. Security Leftovers
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