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  6. Software and Distro Development
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  7. Red Hat / Fedora / IBM Leftovers
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  8. Open Hardware or Linux Devices
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  9. Security Leftovers
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  10. today's howtos
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  16. today's leftovers
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  17. Open Hardware, Modding, and Linux Devices
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  18. today's howtos
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  19. Results from the 2024 FreeBSD Community Survey Report
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  22. Android Leftovers
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