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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 05, 2025

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  7. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, RISC-V, GNU-like Mobile Linux, and Raspberry Pi
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  8. Ubuntu News and More
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  9. today's howtos
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  10. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
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  11. Firefox 137 Enters Public Beta Testing with HEVC Playback Support on Linux
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  14. New Release of Smoothwall Express
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  18. Switching to Linux Doesn’t Mean Losing Your Favorite Apps
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  20. today's howtos
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  21. 6 upgrades SteamOS needs to dethrone Windows
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  22. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  23. MayQueen Introduces a 2.13″ Four Color E-Paper Display for Embedded Applications
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  27. Games: Scarlet Hollow, Secret Mode, MechLock, and More
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  30. KeePassXC 2.7.10 Open-Source Password Manager Brings Proton Pass Support
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