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  3. Every Holiday Must Come to an End [original]
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  4. Zorin OS 18 Beta Released with Refreshed Look, Advanced Window Tiling, and More
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  12. today's leftovers
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  13. Announcing Rust 1.90.0
    new release
  14. Security Patches and Breaches, Latest CISA Reports
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  15. Fedora/CentOS: Launch of Fedora Forge, Fedora Signing Update, and Bluefin
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  16. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Open Data
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  18. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  19. today's howtos
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  20. Web Browsers and RSS Clients
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  21. Events: FSF at 40, Open Developers Summit, and Akademy 2025
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  23. A GEM Of A Desktop Environment
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  24. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  25. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Microsoft-Funded 'FSFE'
    FOSS and openwashing
  26. today's howtos
    including a video
  27. Recent GNU/Linux Videos and Shows
    via Invidious
  28. IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 Introduces a Complete OpenVPN Overhaul
    IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 has been released today as a new stable update to this open-source hardened Linux firewall distribution that brings various improvements, updated components, and other changes.
  29. Games: Formula Legends, Alabaster Dawn, and More
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  30. Today in Techrights
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