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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 26, 2024

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  3. Security Leftovers
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  4. Linux Devices and Open Hardware Leftovers
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  6. KDE: Criticism, KUserFeedback (KUF), and Microsoft Outsources
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  14. Canonical wants Ubuntu 20.04 LTS users to upgrade as End of Life approaches
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  18. Free and Open Source Software
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  21. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 24th, 2024
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