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  2. There Would be No Linux Without GNU [original]
    It started in Boston, not in Helsinki
  3. Speaking Truth to Power [original]
    Bad actors need to be called out
  4. Join Us in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) [original]
    Those of our readers who have an IRC client or know how to install an IRC client are more than welcome to join us there
  5. Meeting Us in Person This Week [original]
    The party will be in Manchester

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    today's leftovers
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Mozilla and more
  9. NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 580.105 With HDMI and Game Crash Fixes
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  10. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  13. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    Fedora but mostly Red Hat's site
  14. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  15. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
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  16. Linux Magazine's Latest Issue (301)
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  17. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  18. An Alternative to Microsoft Office: SoftMaker FreeOffice 2024
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  19. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS posts
  20. Android Leftovers
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  23. Free and Open Source Software
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  25. ZimaOS – simplified, focused and Open NAS operating system
    ZimaOS is a complete operating system with system-level support for remote access
  26. Turris Omnia NG Introduced with OpenWRT-Derived OS, Wi-Fi 7, and 10 Gbps Networking
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  27. Leap Fuels Hands-On Learning, Exploration
    Lifelong learners and tech enthusiasts don’t view openSUSE Leap as just a stable operating system
  28. Games: Pillars of Eternity, Thrive, BallisticNG, and More
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  29. Recent Valnet Articles in XDA and HowTo Geek
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  30. Today in Techrights
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  32. Rianne's Fish Have Survived Our Absence [original]
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  33. Steam Deck Kicked Off a PC Gaming Revolution and Steam Deck's USB-C Port Has a Wild Number of Uses
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  34. Self-Hosting on a Raspberry Pi, Proxmox, Homelabs, and Home Servers
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  35. 6 exciting and niche OS projects that are quietly growing as users leave Windows
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