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  2. today's leftovers
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  6. Open Source on its own is no alternative to Big Tech
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  7. today's leftovers
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  8. Audiocasts/Shows: GNU World Order, Linux Out Loud, and This Week in Linux
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  9. today's howtos
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  17. Games: Passageway of the Ancients, Steam, and Humble Bundle
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    710 /n/2024/10/20/Linux_6_12_rc4.shtml
    704 /n/2024/10/22/Clementine_Music_Player_Released_1_4_1_Stable_after_8_Years_of_.shtml
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    634 /n/2024/10/20/GNUHealth_GNU_Boot_and_GNU_World_Order.shtml
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