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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 04, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Audacity 3.6.2 Audio Editor Adds Legacy Effects Section, Fixes Multiple Bugs

   Audacity 3.6.2 has been released today as the latest stable release of this open-source, free, and cross-platform digital audio editor and recording application that fixes multiple bugs in the Audacity 3.6 series.

2. Free and open source software and other market failures

   Understanding the free and open-source software (FOSS) movement has, since its beginning, implied crossing many disciplinary boundaries

   New

3. With Windows, You Don't Own Your Computer

   The nerve...

4. Android Leftovers

   Android Has Five New Features Out Today

5. GNU screen 5 proves it's still got game even after 37 years

   First major version in two decades is worth getting to know

6. August GNU Spotlight with Amin Bandali

   Fifteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of August 31, 2024)

7. 7 things I never do after I install Linux (and why you shouldn't either)

   Linux is a powerful and user-friendly operating system that allows you to do far more than you can with Windows

8. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, WordPress Briefing, Late Night Linux, and Right To Repair

   4 new episodes

9. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD)

   some security-related picks

10. today's leftovers

    Open Hardware, IBM, and more

11. Free Software and Openwashing by Microsoft Front Group OSI

    some FOSS related picks

12. Programming and Standards

    mostly coding-related news

13. Canonical/Ubuntu News

    corporate stuff from Canonical/Ubuntu

14. today's howtos

    many howtos for evening time

15. GNU libffcall 2.5 is released

    libffcall version 2.5 is released.

16. Tauon Music Player Adds Native Support for PipeWire

    Tauon music player (once known as Tauon Music Box) now offers native PipeWire audio playback on GNU/Linux

17. 7 of the Best Lightweight Operating Systems for Raspberry Pi

    top picks for the best lightweight OS available on the Raspberry Pi today

18. OpenBSD and NetBSD Leftovers

    Some BSD picks for today

19. Open Hardware/Modding: Coreboot, RemoteLab, Raspberry Pi, and More

    5 stories about devices and such

20. Firefox 131 Beta Improves Translations, Adds Temporary Site Permissions

    With Firefox 130 rolling out today to all supported platforms, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 131, to the beta channel for public testing.

21. Windows TCO Leftovers

    3 stories of Windows TCO

22. 5 Things to Consider Before Picking Your First Linux Distro

    Linux comes in all shapes and sizes—which we call distros

23. Calligra 4.0.1

    Calligra 4.0.1 is out. This small releases mostly contains fixes for distributions issues and updated translations

24. today's howtos

    many howtos for this morning

25. Samba 4.21 Launches with Enhanced Security Features

    Samba 4.21, a free software re-implementation of the SMB protocol, rolls out with enhancements in LDAP TLS, user validation, and more

26. Why Is It Called a Terminal "Emulator"?

    Once you start to dabble with Linux, you’ll encounter the phrase “terminal emulator” over and over again

27. These Were Infuriating Things About Linux, Now They're No Longer Issues

    I've used Linux extensively for around 15 years

28. Which Linux Distro Is Most Like macOS?

    I love the flexibility of Linux and the interface of macOS

29. Games: Coromon: Rogue Planet, Nordhold: Origins, GOG

    GamingOnLinux's latest 8

30. Linux smashes another market share record for August 2024 on Statcounter

    Another fresh month and so we have the latest operating system market share details from Statcounter

31. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations

    There are a fairly wide of free and open source application servers for Python

32. July and August in KDE PIM

    Here's our bi-monthly update from KDE's personal information management applications team

33. Self Hosting IRC: What are Your Options?

    Looking to host your own IRC? Here are the options you can explore

34. OrangePi RV SBC Gains JH7110 RISC-V Processor and PCIe 2.0 Interface

    The OrangePi RV is a development board based on the open-source RISC-V architecture

35. Valve Steam Deck as a stepping stone to the Linux desktop

    This Linux-powered handheld gaming console is great for gamers and is a gateway to Linux desktop users.

36. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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