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  2. GNOME 47.3 Improves Frame Rate for Monitors Attached to Secondary GPUs
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  8. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  9. Fake 'Open Source' Software and Microsoft AstroTurfing
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  10. Releases of GNU Parallel 20250122 and Clapper 0.8
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  14. Open Hardware/Modding: Bootlin, Raspberry Pi, and More
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Security Leftovers
    Security news
  17. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) Leftovers
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  18. A stuff-a-thon is happening at the FSF, Jan. 24, 28
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  19. 4 Ways to Check If a Game Will Run on Linux
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  21. Ventoy 1.1 Released with EweOS ISO Support
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  22. Ignition is a Modern Startup Applications Utility for Linux
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  23. GhostBSD Has Scheduled an Online Conference Focused on Desktop BSD
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  26. today's leftovers
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  27. Security Leftovers
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  30. FSF: Free Software Directory (FSD) Meeting in IRC, FSF Staff at FOSDEM 2025, and More
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  31. LibreELEC (Omega) 12.0.2
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  32. New LWN Articles About Linux and Vim
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