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  3. Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.12 Release Candidate
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  6. Programming Leftovers
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  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software News and Events
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  8. BSD: Running more than one BSD and EuroBSDCon 2024 report
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  10. Audiocasts/Shows: 3 New Episodes
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  12. today's howtos
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  13. Android Leftovers
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  14. Amarok 3.1.1 released
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  15. today's leftovers
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  16. Hardware: SparkFun, Pimoroni, Raspberry Pi, Radxa
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  17. I’ve Been Using These 8 Core Linux Commands Wrong for Years
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  18. Radxa X4 review – An Intel N100 alternative to Raspberry Pi 5 tested with Ubuntu 24.04
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  19. Free and Open Source Software
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  20. (Updated) Radxa ROCK 2F: An Upcoming Compact 4K Computer with Rockchip RK3528A and Wi-Fi 6
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  21. NanoPi M6: High-Performance SBC with Gigabit Ethernet and M.2 SSD Expansion
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  22. Audiocasts/Shows and Videos About GNU/Linux
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  23. Today in Techrights
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    819 /n/2024/09/25/Openwashing_Winamp_Collaborative_License_WCL_and_Open_Source_Jo.shtml
    744 /n/2024/09/26/Mozilla_the_Privacy_Abuser.shtml
    744 /n/2024/09/27/CVE_2024_47076_CVE_2024_47175_CVE_2024_47176_and_CVE_2024_47177.shtml
    704 /n/2024/09/26/Latest_in_the_WP_Engine_Dispute_and_Lawsuit.shtml
    643 /n/2024/09/22/Shipping_Tumblr_and_WordPress_WP_Engine_is_not_WordPress_and_Wo.shtml
    567 /n/2024/09/23/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    561 /n/2024/09/17/Fedora_Linux_41_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Linux_Kernel_6_.shtml
    561 /n/2024/09/25/_200_Why_Hyprland_a_Beautiful_Tiling_Desktop_For_Linux_Is_Worth.shtml
    549 /n/2024/09/27/Uniting_for_Internet_Freedom_Tor_Project_Tails_Join_Forces.shtml
    541 /n/2024/09/26/Our_refresh_release_Endeavour_Neo_is_available.shtml
    535 /n/2024/09/27/today_s_howtos.shtml
    531 /n/2024/09/26/today_s_howtos.shtml
    525 /n/2024/09/16/Germany_s_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_Injects_688K_into_Samba.shtml
    524 /n/2024/09/25/today_s_howtos.shtml
    519 /n/2024/09/27/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    518 /n/2024/09/21/Ubuntu_24_10_Oracular_Oriole_Enters_Public_Beta_Testing_with_Li.shtml
    518 /n/2024/09/26/Vanilla_OS_2_an_immutable_distribution_to_run_all_software.shtml
    514 /n/2024/09/21/Wine_9_18.shtml
    512 /n/2024/09/27/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    511 /n/2024/09/24/SK_Hynix_applies_CXL_optimization_solution_to_Linux.shtml

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