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  2. 10 Years Ago [original]
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  3. Microsoft's Downward Slide Continues This Month (in Servers Too) [original]
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  4. Kdenlive 24.05.0 released
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  5. Announcing Oracle Linux 8 Update 10 general availability
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  6. NetworkManager 1.48 Improves Detection of 6 GHz Band Capability for Wi-Fi Devices
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  7. Yocto Project Announces Latest Long Term Support Release, New Platinum Member Boeing, and Developer Day 2024
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  8. today's howtos
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  9. Security Leftovers
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  10. Red Hat Leftovers
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  11. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Raspberry Pi, and More
    5 stories for today
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Programming links
  13. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  16. Android Leftovers
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  17. Wayland 1.23 Released, Here’s What’s New
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  18. 25 Years of Krita!
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  19. Endless OS 6: How desktop Linux may look, one day
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  20. Windows TCO Leftovers
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  21. Games: Steam, Free Software, and Censorship of Facepunch
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  22. Stable kernels: Linux 6.9.3, and Linux 6.8.12
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  23. Caddy 2.8 Web Server Is Here with Many Improvements
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  24. NethSecurity 8.0 Open Source Linux Firewall Released
    NethSecurity 8.0 is a robust Linux firewall with new features, including MultiWAN, DPI filter, enhanced threat protection, and more
  25. Linux May Be the Best Way to Avoid the AI Nightmare
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  26. The New Darter Pro Looks Like a Great Linux Laptop
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  27. Why I Still Think Ubuntu Is the Best Linux Distro in 2024
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  31. From the Hackdesk: Librem 16
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