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    It is growing relatively fast
  2. GNU/Linux Will Reach 6% in American Government Sites If This Trend Carries on [original]
    GNU/Linux growing a lot lately
  3. Uncomfortable Realities [original]
    In GNU/Linux and in Free software in general we rely on excellence in science, not deceit and altercation

    New

  4. Slimbook and KDE Celebrate 8th Anniversary with KDE Slimbook VII Linux Laptop
    Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced today the launch of the KDE Slimbook VII laptop to celebrate 8 years of collaboration with the KDE project in creating the best Plasma-powered Linux notebooks.
  5. today's leftovers
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  6. Release of Snagboot v2.5 and Kroah-Hartman Talks About the European Union’s (EU) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA)
    Kernel news
  7. Barry Kauler on Latest in PuppyLinux or EasyOS
    updates on development thereof
  8. Security Holes and Patches, OpenSSF Tech Talk
    Security related picks
  9. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux focused picks for today
  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS leftovers
  11. Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Destination Linux, and Ask Noah Show
    3 new episodes
  12. Games: “Vietnam 1965-1975”, Steam Machine, and "How quake.exe got its TCP/IP stack"
    Games related picks
  13. IBM: Aurora 43 Release, Red Hat Official Keeps Promoting Mindless Buzzwords and Microsoft Traps
    very bad from Red Hat today
  14. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  15. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  16. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Mobile GNU/Linux and More
    Hardware leftovers
  17. Android Leftovers
    If your Android feels slow or cluttered, this open-source launcher fixes it
  18. These 5 Gnome extensions instantly improved my Linux workflow
    Using Linux as a desktop operating system can be rewarding once you’ve customized it to fit how you actually work
  19. 4 reasons why you should stop using snaps on Ubuntu
    Ubuntu is often heralded as the king of beginner-friendly distros
  20. Q4OS Linux brought my old laptop back to life and you mustn't ignore it
    Linux is the inevitable choice if you're transitioning from a Windows 10 PC
  21. Thunderbird and Systemd Ushering in Monopoly
    a couple of updates
  22. Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked
    The Xubuntu team has shared details on last month’s worrying website hijack
  23. The Librephone project aims to remove proprietary blobs from smartphones running an open-source OS
    Some of you may already be running an open-source operating system on your smartphone
  24. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  25. Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together
    Over the past 5 months I have interviewed OSS developers, read dozens of academic articles
  26. Games: Playnite, Guild Wars Reforged, and Game Awards 2025
    latest from Liam's gamingonlinux
  27. today's leftovers
    IBM and more
  28. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links for today
  29. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today
  30. Strengthening KernelCI and Slop in Linux Kernel
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  31. Today in Techrights
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