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Updated This Past Day

  1. Confirmed: Ubuntu Dev Discussions Moving to Matrix
    Ubuntu’s key developers have agreed to switch to Matrix as the primary platform for real-time development communications involving the distro
  2. Python and Linux Kernel Stories in LWN
    4 new articles outside the paywall

    New

  3. GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
    today's leftovers
  4. Programming Leftovers
    Development leftovers
  5. Security Leftovers
    Security centric leftovers
  6. Audiocasts/Shows: mintCast, FLOSS Weekly, and More
    some new episodes
  7. Applications: Snap vs Flatpak, GNU/Linux Digest, and FOSS Weekly
    Free software and blobs
  8. Devices/Embedded/Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    hardware news
  9. today's howtos
    many howtos, second batch today
  10. KaOS Linux 2025.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.2
    KaOS Linux 2025.01 independent distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment and Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.
  11. NVIDIA 570 Linux Graphics Driver Promises VRR Support on Multi-Monitor Setups
    NVIDIA published today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 570 graphics driver for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems promising several new features and performance improvements.
  12. EasyOS Daedalus-series version 6.5.7 and EasyOS Scarthgap-series version 6.6
    two releases
  13. GStreamer 1.24.12 Improves Performance Across Platforms
    GStreamer 1.24.12 multimedia framework is a bug-fix release that resolves crashes, improves compatibility, and enhances reliability across platforms
  14. Latest From Red Hat
    From redhat.com
  15. GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released with Five New Activities
    GCompris 25.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source and cross-platform educational software suite suitable for children aged 2 to 10 with new activities and updated translations.
  16. Android Leftovers
    iPhones finally catch up to Android in Netflix binging ease
  17. OPNsense Celebrates 10 Years with the 25.1 “Ultimate Unicorn” Release
    OPNsense 25.1 open-source firewall and routing platform rolls out powered by FreeBSD 14.2, with a revamped UI, ZFS snapshot support, and more
  18. GNU: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC and gprofng-gui 2.0 released
    some FSF/GNU news
  19. Debian is Ditching X (Twitter) Citing These Reasons
    The Debian Publicity Team is stepping away from X/Twitter, citing concerns over values and diversity
  20. Open Hardware/Modding/Retro: Pebble, Arduino, and More
    some hardware news
  21. Security Leftovers
    Security news and more
  22. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  23. Thunderbird Moves to Monthly Updates from March 2025
    The Thunderbird email client is making its monthly ‘release channel’ builds the default download starting in March
  24. Windows TCO Leftovers
    things breaking and having holes
  25. postmarketOS in 2025-01: systemd in edge, mobile-config-thunderbird and Lomiri
    One of the best ways to end the year is to visit the Chaos Communication Congress
  26. LibreOffice project and community recap: January 2025
    LibreOffice 25.2 – our next major release – is due to arrive next week
  27. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux
  28. Linux Distros Debian-Based and Xfce4 Centric
    Armbian is a highly optimized base operating system specialized for single board computers
  29. Games: F1 Arcade Experience, PS, DOOM, and More
    mostly from GamingOnLinux
  30. Kubuntu 24.04 third review - It's shaping up nicely
    My first encounter with Kubuntu 24.04 was not very successful
  31. today's howtos
    many howtos
  32. Kernel Space: Making Linux Energy-Efficient, Kernel 6.13, 6.12.x in EasyOS, and More
    linux news
  33. Here's the easiest thing Linux developers can do to win more users
    Many Linux distribution development teams overlook this issue, and by considering it
  34. Plank-Reloaded - The Simplest Dock that's Fully Functional
    free open-source fork to make it fully functional in recent GNU/Linux Distributions
  35. Decelopment and Free Software
    FOSS picks
  36. Security Leftovers
    Security incidents and more
  37. A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop
    PaperWM solves both problems by providing a scrollable tiling interface for GNOME with a virtual viewport larger than the screen
  38. Today in Techrights
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    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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    Span from 2025-01-24 to 2025-01-30
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    709 /n/2025/01/24/GNOME_48_Alpha_Is_Now_Available_for_Public_Testing_Here_s_What_.shtml
    646 /n/2025/01/30/Thunderbird_Moves_to_Monthly_Updates_from_March_2025.shtml

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