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  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)
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  7. Barry Kauler on Latest in PuppyLinux or EasyOS
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  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"
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  13. IBM: Aurora 43 Release, Red Hat Official Keeps Promoting Mindless Buzzwords and Microsoft Traps
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  14. Programming Leftovers
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  15. today's howtos
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  16. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, Mobile GNU/Linux and More
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  17. Android Leftovers
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  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
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  20. Q4OS Linux brought my old laptop back to life and you mustn't ignore it
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  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
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  24. Free and Open Source Software
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  25. Burnout in Open Source: A Structural Problem We Can Fix Together
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  26. Games: Playnite, Guild Wars Reforged, and Game Awards 2025
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  27. today's leftovers
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  28. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  29. Programming Leftovers
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  30. Strengthening KernelCI and Slop in Linux Kernel
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