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  1. GNU gettext 0.23 and Unifont 16.0.02 Released
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  2. Qt Creator 15 Open-Source IDE Released with Axivion Support, New Themes
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  5. Open Hardware and Mobile Stuff
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  6. Programming Leftovers
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  7. I think the donation notification works
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  8. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 1st, 2024
    The 216th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on December 1st, 2024.
  9. Android Leftovers
    What Happened to the Android One Program
  10. Clapgrep: An Easy-to-Use Open Source Linux App To Search Through Your PDFs and Text Documents
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  11. Not Sure If You'll Like Linux? Try It From Your Browser
    As a long-time Linux user, I enjoy encouraging others to try it
  12. 25 Must-Have Apps for Fedora Linux Users
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  13. Free and Open Source Software
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  14. Review: AnduinOS 1.0.1
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  15. Audiocasts: Free Software Security Podcast and Banned C++ Contributor Andrew Tomazos Speaks Out
    A pair of new picks
  16. today's howtos
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  17. Games: Proton 9.0-4 Beta, Steam Deck-Compatible Titles, and Veloren
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  18. Today in Techrights
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  19. GNU/Linux, SUSE, and Oracle
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