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Updated This Past Day

  1. The Debian Project mourns the loss of Peter De Schrijver
    The Debian Project mourns the sudden passing of our fellow developer and friend, Peter De Schrijver
  2. today's leftovers
    half a dozen more stories
  3. Openwashing by Facebook and Hijacking/Misuse of the "Linux" Brand
    the usual deceit

    New

  4. OPNsense 24.7 released
    24.7, nicknamed "Thriving Tiger"
  5. Release of Ubuntu DesktopPack 24.04 distribution
    Ubuntu*Pack is presented in the form of 10 independent systems with different interfaces: Ubuntu (from Canonical), GNOME, LikeWin (Windows 10 style interface), Budgie, Cinnamon, KDE (Kubuntu), LXqt (Lubuntu), MATE, Unity and Xfce (Xubuntu).
  6. Leaving Apple - Google: Welcome /e/OS 2.2 - with Parental Control; Murena Fairphone 4 price drop; Update on "Age of Data: the card game"
    We are excited to announce the release of /e/OS 2.2
  7. Android Leftovers
    Did you know Android Auto adapts Galaxy phone’s icon shape
  8. Fwupd 1.9.22 Brings Unofficial Raspberry Pi 5 Support
    The latest fwupd 1.9.22 firmware update daemon addresses multiple bugs and adds support for Framework SD and Raspberry Pi 5
  9. OnlyOffice Desktop Editors 8.1 review - Still only good, not great
    Let's start with a disclaimer. I know the product name ought to be capitalized
  10. today's leftovers
    only 3 more for now
  11. Software Overviews or Lists
    mostly from Medevel
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Qt and more
  13. Open Hardware: TinyWatch, Raspberry Pi 5, and More
    Some hardware picks
  14. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO Tales
    incidents mostly
  15. Fwupd Linux Firmware Updater Adds Unofficial Support for Raspberry Pi 5
    Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.22 as a new stable version for this open-source firmware updating utility making updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe, and reliable.
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Programming news and Python stuff
  17. Linux Devices and Open Hardware
    some hardware news
  18. today's howtos
    only 4 more howtos for now
  19. Software: LocalSend, Alpaca, FOSS Weekly, Dolphin, and Libtool
    Some Free software news or outlines
  20. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly fluff and technical pieces
  21. Android Leftovers
    AAEON ACP-1078 – A Rockchip RK3568-powered 7-inch touchscreen panel PC for manufacturing and logistics
  22. Ubuntu Pack 24.04 now available in ten editions with extra apps, drivers, and codecs
    Although Ubuntu Linux comes with some apps out-of-the-box
  23. Mozilla: Firefox and Rust
    Some Mozilla related projects or news
  24. OpenBSD enthusiast cooks up guide for the technically timid
    OpenBSD Workstation for the People
  25. Radxa Promotions and Purism on Avoiding a Monoculture with Secure Diverse Technology
    The devices
  26. today's leftovers
    IBM, SUSE, and more
  27. Windows TCO: CrowdStrike, Ransomware, and More
    Cost of Microsoft
  28. Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers | Ars Technica
    Keys were labeled "DO NOT TRUST." Nearly 500 device models use them anyway.
  29. Gokapi 1.9 File Share Server Introduces Redis Support
    Gokapi 1.9, a lightweight self-hosted file share server, brings Redis integration
  30. Thunderbird Is My Favorite Linux Email App Again, Here's Why
    Thunderbird was my first desktop email client
  31. today's howtos
    many howtos for this morning
  32. A world where software freedom has a fighting chance and hope exists
    I'm Ian Kelling, one of two Free Software Foundation (FSF) tech team staff members
  33. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  34. A Critical Bug In Libwayland Update Causes Plasma Desktop Freeze On Debian Sid/Trixie
    A recent update to the libwayland package in Debian sid/trixie has caused significant disruptions for users of the KDE Plasma desktop environment
  35. Open Source Initiative Colonised by Microsoft et al for Openwashing and Lobbying
    That's just what happened
  36. KDE Human Interface Guidelines update
    It’s been about a month and a half since I wrote about KDE’s new Human Interface Guidelines (HIG)
  37. Puzzledorf’s Colourful Demo, 7 Days to Die, and More
    mostly Liam Dawe's articles
  38. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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    1224 /n/2024/07/19/Apache_Software_Foundation_Becomes_Politics.shtml
    1197 /n/2024/07/20/Windows_TCO_Ransomware_Azure_Downtime_Bricked_Windows_People_Dy.shtml
    1158 /n/2024/07/23/Linux_Mint_22_Wilma_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml
    1119 /n/2024/07/21/OpenMandriva_ROME_24_07_Released.shtml
    887 /n/2024/07/23/The_final_Linux_Mint_22_ISOs_are_undergoing_final_checks_before.shtml
    875 /n/2024/07/23/NVIDIA_560_Beta_Linux_Driver_Released_with_Open_GPU_Kernel_Modu.shtml
    794 /n/2024/07/24/today_s_howtos.shtml
    754 /n/2024/07/20/This_past_two_weeks_in_KDE_fixing_sticky_keys_and_the_worst_cra.shtml
    748 /n/2024/07/23/The_GNU_C_Library_version_2_40_is_now_available.shtml
    744 /n/2024/07/24/GNOME_bans_Manjaro_Core_Team_Member_for_uttering_Lunduke.shtml
    741 /n/2024/07/18/postmarketOS_selected_for.shtml
    719 /n/2024/07/20/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    711 /n/2024/07/20/today_s_howtos.shtml
    708 /n/2024/07/23/First_Pop_OS_24_04_Alpha_with_COSMIC_DE_Drops_on_August_8.shtml

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