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Updated This Past Day

  1. Sparky 7.8
    The 8th update of Sparky 7 – 7.8 is out
  2. Standing up for Women [original]
    Bigotry and hate online merit an explanation
  3. Slopfarms Are Going to Perish Because Public Opinion is Changing [original]
    Many slopfarms will simply go offline

    New

  4. Wireshark 4.4.8 Open-Source Network Protocol Analyzer Updates Protocol Support
    Wireshark 4.4.8 has been released today as the eighth maintenance update to the latest Wireshark 4.4 stable series of this popular network protocol analyzer software for Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
  5. GStreamer 1.26.4 Adds TAI Timestamp Muxing Support to mp4mux, Other Changes
    Today, the GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest GStreamer 1.26 series of this popular open-source and cross-platform multimedia framework.
  6. Rescuezilla 2.6.1 Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery Adds Ubuntu 25.04 Support
    Rescuezilla 2.6.1 is out today as the latest stable version of this Ubuntu-based “Swiss Army Knife of System Recovery” distribution based on the popular Clonezilla open-source disk imaging/cloning software.
  7. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Data Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  8. Databases: POWER, Redis, and Django
    some DB news
  9. Programming Leftovers
    R and more
  10. Web Browser Leftovers
    focus on Firefox
  11. Security and Windows TCO
    a little Windows TCO example
  12. Debian and Ubuntu Leftovers
    mostly Debian
  13. Open Hardware: RISC-V, PureOS, and More
    gadgets and other hardware
  14. Latest Red Hat Communications
    From Red Hat's site
  15. LibreArts Weekly Recap and AUR Updates Fetching 30 GB of Data for Electron
    Some software news
  16. Sam Thursfield and Victor Ma on GNOME
    GNOME picks
  17. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and What’s in the SOSS?
    2 new episodes
  18. today's howtos
    many howtos
  19. Announcing the Release of RELIANOID 7.7 (Community Edition)
    released on July 15, 2025
  20. Alpine 3.19.8, 3.20.7, 3.21.4 and 3.22.1 released
    The 3.22.1 release includes a security fix for OpenSSL CVE-2025-4575
  21. Krita 5.2.11 Released!
    Today we're releasing Krita 5.2.11! This is a bug fix release for Krita 5.2.10
  22. Android Leftovers
    Android's screen magnifier can't zoom the keyboard, but a fix is finally on the way
  23. PHP Proposes Switch to BSD-3-Clause License
    PHP may drop its legacy license in favor of BSD 3-Clause in version 9.0
  24. Games: skate, STRAFTAT, and More
    9 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  25. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  26. I found a better way to transfer files between Android and Linux - and it's free
    I'm always on the lookout for apps that make it easier to work with Linux and Android
  27. today's leftovers
    leftovers for Wednesday
  28. Security Leftovers
    Security related news
  29. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Hardware projects and gadgets
  30. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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