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  9. today's leftovers
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  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  11. Programming Leftovers
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  12. today's howtos
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    893 /n/2024/09/18/New_Distro_Derivative_Expands_Open_Source_Enterprise_Linux_Ecos.shtml
    893 /n/2024/09/20/PREEMPT_RT_in_Mainline_and_Microsofters_Trying_to_Use_Rust_to_D.shtml
    872 /n/2024/09/17/Fedora_Linux_41_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linux_Kernel_6_.shtml
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    654 /n/2024/09/18/Linus_Torvalds_advises_open_source_developers_to_pursue_meaning.shtml
    583 /n/2024/09/11/Announcing_Incus_6_5.shtml
    567 /n/2024/09/18/Haiku_Activity_Contract_Report_August_2024.shtml
    565 /n/2024/09/19/Sparky_7_5_Drops_with_Updated_Packages.shtml
    562 /n/2024/09/20/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
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    557 /n/2024/09/18/Nextcloud_Hub_9_Released_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
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    549 /n/2024/09/17/FreeBSD_13_4_RELEASE_Announcement.shtml
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