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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 06, 2025

The Carnival

Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    mixture of stories about GNU/Linux
  2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  3. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  4. Open Hardware: ESP32-P4, Raspberry Pi, and More
    hardware and gadgets
  5. Games: FreeBSD, Fidget Toy, Oldies, Politics
    gaming picks for today
  6. How come Linux replaced Unix? What happened to proprietary Unix?
    Ray Noorda of Novell was the big boss of the flourishing Mormon software industry of Utah. (Another big Utah company was WordPerfect.)
  7. Programming Leftovers
    development news
  8. SaaS/Back End: Public 'Clown Computing', Thundermail and Thunderbird Pro, and Match Tag/Query Pattern
    Some server side news
  9. today's howtos
    many howtos
  10. APT 3.0 Debian Package Manager Released with Revamped Command-Line Interface
    The Debian Project released APT 3.0 today as the new stable series for Debian’s command-line interface (CLI) for managing packages, a major release that introduces new features and many enhancements.
  11. Windows TCO Leftovers
    Windows TCO examples
  12. Mesa 25.0.3 graphics drivers released with numerous bug fixes
    Mesa 25.0.3 has arrived as the latest bug-fix release for open source Linux graphics drivers
  13. Games: Haste, Hungry Horrors, Mechabellum, and More
    8 new stories
  14. Tauon Music Player Adds Slick Transparency Mode for Linux
    A new version of Tauon music player is out, gifting fans of the powerful and unique-looking audio app a raft of new features to play with – including some Linux exclusive eye candy
  15. Huginn is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to IFTTT and Zapier
    Huginn is a self-hosted, open-source alternative to IFTTT or Zapier that can work on your own network without cloud connectivity
  16. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  17. Chimera is a general-purpose Linux-based OS
    Chimera is a general-purpose Linux-based OS born from unhappiness with the status quo
  18. This Week in GNOME: #194 Nineteen Years Old
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from March 28 to April 04
  19. This Week in Plasma: polish and stability
    Welcome to a new issue of "This Week in Plasma"! Every week we cover the highlights of what's happening in the world of KDE Plasma and its associated apps like Discover
  20. today's leftovers
    3 more stories
  21. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  22. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  23. Linux and Hardware Leftovers
    Open Hardware and more
  24. Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    including lawsuit
  25. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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