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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 23, 2025,
updated Aug 23, 2025

Updated This Past Day

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   We'll be back to normal about a month from now, as things start to settle again

   New

2. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers

   mostly GNU/Linux, as usual

3. Audiocasts/Videos: BSD Now and HowTos

   New shows/videos

4. Games: Godot, Steam, and Retro

   Games in the news

5. easyOS and OpenEmbedded/Yocto Development Updates

   a pair of updates from Barry Kauler

6. Red Hat's Technical Posts and Cockpit 345

   Red Hat news

7. Parrot OS vs Kali GNU/Linux, Kali Vagrant Rebuilt

   Debian news

8. Open Hardware/Modding: FPGA, Raspberry Pi, and More

   hardware leftovers

9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

   FOSS leftovers

10. Programming Leftovers

    Development picks

11. Security, FUD, and Advisories

    Security leftovers

12. FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding

    FFmpeg 8.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source multimedia framework that introduces numerous features, including new decoders, as well as various improvements.

13. Calibre 8.9 E-Book Manager Adds Support for Embedded Fonts to HTMLZ Output

    Calibre 8.9 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with improvements to the annotations browser, HTMLZ output, and more.

14. OSMC's August update is here

    From 29th August, all items sent to the USA will have tariffs applied from them and the $800 USD deminimis rule will be removed for all countrie

15. Security and FUD Leftovers

    and Windows TCO

16. Choosing the right operating system for industrial automation: Windows vs Linux

    That steeper learning curve has historically kept Linux in the background of industrial automation, until recently

17. today's howtos

    10 howtos for the day

18. Red Hat Leftovers

    mostly from Red Hat's site

19. Android Leftovers

    Amazon May Switch to a More Familiar Android OS on Fire Tablets

20. Thunderbird Shares New Details on Upcoming Pro Features

    Mozilla’s Thunderbird team announced plans earlier this year to launch Thundermail

21. MNT Reform RCORE V2 with RK3588 Upgrade Now Available

    Regarding software, the company mentions that the Debian images are available as part of the official MNT Reform System Image

22. Free and Open Source Software

    This is free and open source software

23. ArmSoM RK3588 AI Module7 Launches as Jetson Nano-Compatible Edge Platform

    Software support includes Debian, Ubuntu, and Armbian, with AI optimization handled through the RKNN-Toolkit2

24. Game Bub Fully Open-Source FPGA Handheld Launched on Crowd Supply

    Game Bub, an open-source FPGA handheld designed for retro gaming, has just launched on Crowd Supply

25. From Mandrake to Modern: PCLinuxOS Stays Strong

    PCLinuxOS keeps rolling forward—faster, friendlier, and ready for anything you throw at it

26. Games: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Splitgate, Truckful, and More

    11 stories from GamingOnLinux

27. Microsoft Breaking Things (as Usual)

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28. Today in Techrights

    Some of the latest articles

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