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  2. 5 Years Ago [original]
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  3. LyX 2.4.0 Released
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  4. Zambia: Microsoft Falls, Android (Linux) Surging [original]
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  5. Russian Firm Pushing "Antivirus" for GNU/Linux, China Allegedly Cracking Islands
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  8. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
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  9. Latest HowTos/Technical Articles From linuxtldr
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  10. KDE: Side Projects and Google Summer of Labour (Including Okular Work)
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  13. Web Search Engines and Web Browsers
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  14. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  15. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  16. Programming Leftovers
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  17. GNU/Linux Everywhere
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  18. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  19. today's howtos
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  20. Another 1,500+ Workers Laid Off at Microsoft
    mass layoffs again
  21. Windows Total Cost of Ownership Stories
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  22. Canonical Releases Ubuntu Core 24 for IoT, Edge, and Embedded Devices
    Canonical today announced Ubuntu Core 24 as the latest stable version of this official Ubuntu flavor optimized for IoT (Internet of Things), as well as embedded and edge devices.
  23. Android Leftovers
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  24. Say goodbye to Microsoft Windows 11: Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 is the operating system you need!
    Nitrux 3.5.0 has landed, ushering in an era of updates, new features, and performance enhancements that starkly contrast the frustrations many users face with Windows 11
  25. Schenker shows off a Linux laptop prototype with Snapdragon X Elite at Computex 2024
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  26. A critique of Cara.app: the 'No AI' Instagram and Artstation copycat child
    It is forbidden to post AI art on it, they also put a built-in AI image detector when you upload
  27. Reasons Your Linux System Needs an Antivirus
    For some reason, there’s a large number of Linux users who live under the impression that, as a Linux user, you don’t really need an antivirus system
  28. FSF adds three provisional board members
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  29. Free and Open Source Software
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  30. Gentoo – flexible source-based Linux distribution
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  31. Consumer-oriented AI promotes stupidity
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  32. Dynebolic Linux Return Falls Short of Creative Goals
    The beta 4.0 release of Dynebolic Linux announced innovations for creatives looking for a self-contained production and publishing tool
  33. Games: SaveTF2, Everafter Falls, and More
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  34. today's leftovers
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  35. Debian: Colin Watson, Steinar H. Gunderson, Sparky 2024.05 and 2024.05 Special Edition
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  36. Audiocasts/Shows: Free Software Security Podcast GNU World Order
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  37. Open Hardware: ESP, Arduboy, and More
    hardware related news for today
  38. Well-Crafted Fedora Spin and Fedora Project Elections
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  39. today's howtos
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