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    The Lichee Book 4A, designed for users proficient in Linux and involved in RISC-V development, supports Debian Linux as its operating system
  3. DeepComputing and Framework Preview New RISC-V Mainboard with JH7110 Processor
    In collaboration with Canonical and Red Hat, the RISC-V Mainboard will support major Linux distributions such as Ubuntu and Fedora

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  4. SUSE Acquires Hype Factor ("Clown Native")
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  5. today's leftovers
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  6. Programming Leftovers
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  7. Microsoft Windows TCO and Snowflake
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  8. Android Leftovers
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  9. Happy 31st Birthday, FreeBSD!
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  10. Making my first embedded Linux system and Open Hardware leftovers
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  11. BSD: Run your own FreeBSD package cache, NetBSD 10 on a Pinebook Pro laptop
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  12. today's howtos
    afternoon howtos
  13. Securitty and Windows TCO
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  14. How to Install Void Linux [Step by Step]
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  15. Games: Drill Keeper, KINGDOM HEARTS, and More
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  16. Update on Newton, the Wayland-native accessibility project
    Several months ago, I announced that I would be developing a new accessibility architecture for modern free desktops
  17. Do You Need to Be a Computer Wiz to Use Linux? 4 Misconceptions Debunked
    While Linux is the platform of choice for serious computer tinkerers and professionals
  18. What Is elementary OS? Hands-on With the Mac-Like Linux Distro
    Spend enough time looking at lists of "beginner" Linux distributions, and a name you'll notice frequently is elementary OS
  19. howtos, Installations and Free and Open Source Software
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  20. These 5 Linux file managers are better than what you're using now - and they're free
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  21. First Iteration of My Free Software Mirror
    As I’m gearing towards setting up a Free Software download mirror in India
  22. Security Leftovers
    Ubuntu patches and CISA advisories
  23. today's howtos
    some of them a little older
  24. Today in Techrights
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    859 /n/2024/06/12/openSUSE_Leap_15_6_Officially_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
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