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Updated This Past Day

  1. One Day Left Till UEFI "9/11" (Many PCs Will Refuse to Boot Into GNU/Linux or BSD) [original]
    Better safe than sorry
  2. Getting Closer to Nature [original]
    It seems like a compromise was reached at the end
  3. KDE Plasma 6.4.5 Fixes Brightness Flickering Issues with AMD GPU Drivers
    The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.4.5 as the fifth maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment series to address more of those pesky bugs, crashes, and other issues.
  4. A Win for Sharing [original]
    Denying people the right to share food should be the real issue
  5. The Web is a Mess, Another Approach is Needed [original]
    We hope that this year we'll produce more original stories than ever before
  6. Less Than Two Days Left to Turn Off "Secure Boot" [original]
    Some Microsoft staff attacks the people who talk about it

    New

  7. Steam Client Adds Advanced Options to the In-Game Overlay for AMD & NVIDIA GPUs
    After months of work, Valve released today a major Steam Client update that brings goodies for both AMD and NVIDIA Linux gamers, along with new accessibility features, and many other enhancements.
  8. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  9. Maps and GNOME 49
    As time is approaching the release of GNOME 49
  10. Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.6, Linux 6.12.46, Linux 6.6.105, Linux 6.1.151, Linux 5.15.192, Linux 5.10.243 and Linux 5.4.299
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.6 kernel
  11. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    some assorted GNU/Linux picks
  12. Open Hardware and Raspberry Pi Leftovers
    Raspberry Pi and more
  13. Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Going Linux, and This Week in Linux
    3 new episodes
  14. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNOME and more
  15. Linux Kernel Stories
    3 Kernel Stories
  16. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter and How To Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04
    Some Ubuntu leftovers
  17. Red Hat Leftovers
    from Red Hat's site
  18. Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers
    hardware picks
  19. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS and more
  20. Web and Mozilla Leftovers
    news about FOSS on the Web
  21. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  22. Security and Windows TCO / Microsoft Breaches
    Windows TCO mostly
  23. Android Leftovers
    Nova Launcher's demise is another death knell for the Android I remember
  24. BSD: OpenBSD, NetBSD, and FreeBSD
    3 new BSD stories
  25. Libreboot Joins SPI as an Official Associated Project
    Libreboot officially joins SPI
  26. AlmaLinux 10 Enables CRB Repository by Default Ahead of 10.1 Release
    AlmaLinux 10 enables the CRB repo by default
  27. These 5 Ubuntu Extensions Made Me a God of Multi-Window Workflows
    Are you tired of hunting through multiple windows buried across your Ubuntu desktop
  28. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  29. LibreOffice 25.2.6 Rolls Out with 37 Bug Fixes
    New LibreOffice release
  30. Slick New MPD Client Euphonica is Now Available on Flathub
    New software availability
  31. today's howtos
    a dozen howtos
  32. Games: Ultrasound, Tic Tactic, and More
    8 stories from GamingOnLinux
  33. diffoscope 306 released
    release of diffoscope
  34. Microsoft "Inner Tensions" and Cable Cuts
    some issues at Microsoft this month
  35. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    Nokia and more
  36. Applications: Aura, markdownlint, and Docker Wine
    Some software picks
  37. Free and Open Source Software
    Free and Open Source Software
  38. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
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