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Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux Foundation Receives More Millions to Front for GAFAM Monopolies
    now Facebook
  2. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi Boards and Qualcomm Acquisition of Arduino
    4 stories for now
  3. Upgrading R.R.R.R.R.R. [original]
    With the improvements made by our team we'll be able to reach further into sites not many people can find or ever see
  4. Slow Week, More Coffee Breaks [original]
    We are also preparing for the sister's site anniversary next month
  5. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for today

    New

  6. 4 ways KDE Plasma 6.5 beta is shaping up to be a beautiful, customizable Linux desktop
    What more could you ask for from a desktop?
  7. GNU/Linux and Development Leftovers
    Perl and more
  8. System76’s Oryx Pro Is the First Linux Laptop to Ship with the COSMIC Desktop
    Linux hardware vendor System76 announced today a new variant of its Oryx Pro Linux-powered laptop that ships with the upcoming COSMIC desktop environment on top of the Pop!_OS Linux 24.04 LTS distribution.
  9. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux related picks
  10. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    a lot from Red Hat's own site
  11. Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers
    hardware leftovers
  12. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  13. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  14. 300th Issue of (GNU/)Linux Magazine
    new series of articles, paywalled
  15. Leftovers About GNU/Linux and BSD
    mostly GNU/Linux
  16. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS and more
  17. GNU/Linux Shows, Videos, and HowTos
    new videos
  18. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  19. Mozilla Firefox and Tor Browser
    WWW links
  20. Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat Promoting Hype and Microsoft
    Red Hat leftovers
  21. today's howtos
    a lot of picks for Wednesday
  22. Games: Steam Deck, PowerWash Simulator, and More
    Games-related picks
  23. Android Leftovers
    The OnePlus 15T might be the Android flagship to beat next year
  24. ClamAV 1.5 Antivirus Brings FIPS-Mode Signature Verification Support
    ClamAV 1.5 antivirus adds FIPS-compatible CVD verification
  25. I tried Zorin OS 18 as a Microsoft escapee to test if it's truly a good Windows alternative
    A couple of weeks ago, Zorin OS 18 was released with a big focus on making things comfortable for people migrating from Windows 10 to Linux
  26. Ubuntu 25.10: What’s New, What’s Changed & Should You Upgrade?
    Ubuntu 25.10 is out on 9 October, and for a release fronted by a ‘Questing Quokka’
  27. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  28. Fedora & CentOS at LinuxDays 2025
    I’m focused on the desktop part of Fedora and don’t follow the rest of the project in such detail
  29. Linux Foundation as Openwashing Services for GAFAM (Monopolies)
    LF openwash
  30. This is the one Linux feature that even Windows fanboys will appreciate
    Well, if you haven't closed the tab already, that means you're at least a little bit interested in learning more
  31. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    and more
  32. Forget Google - my new go-to search tool won't track you or push AI, and it's free
    I deployed YaCy over the weekend
  33. I tried Zorin OS 18 as a Microsoft escapee to test if it’s truly a good Windows alternative
    "designed to be the perfect replacement for Windows."
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  35. At 40 Years, Free Software Foundation Now Wants to 'Free Your Phone'
    The FSF looks to bring computing freedom to mobile with LibrePlanet and they also have a new president.

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