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    Two years of uptime next week
  2. Proxmox Launches Datacenter Manager 1.0 With Rust-Powered Interface
    Proxmox releases Datacenter Manager 1.0 with centralized control
  3. Canada: GNU/Linux Rising [original]
    December data from statCounter
  4. Better Than Just Buying Things This Christmas [original]
    Instead of wasting money on stupid Christmas gifts (likely manufactured in sweatshops, causing human misery) we'll invest in seeds and maybe enjoy the occasional bird visitor

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  5. GNU/Linux Becoming More Mainstream Among Gamers
    gaming leftovers
  6. Document Foundation on Open Document Format (ODF) v1.4 and New Developers
    Document Foundation updates
  7. Reproducible Builds, Software Freedom, and More Free Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  8. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  9. Graphics and Rust in Linux
    mostly Tyr
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Development with C and more
  11. Pg_QoS v1.0.0-beta1 and PgBouncer 1.25.1 released
    some psql releases
  12. Adding gmirror Swap to FreeBSD 14.3 and Why You’ll Want FreeBSD 15
    FreeBSD leftovers
  13. Applications: Trivy, dusage, and Linux App Release Roundup
    Application related news/picks
  14. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi 5, ESP32, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  15. Standards/Consortia: OASIS Approves ODF 1.4, Ads.txt Targets a Real Nuisance
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  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today
  17. today's howtos
    quite a few more howtos
  18. Security Patches and Windows TCO
    mostly Windows TCO
  19. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  21. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  22. Linux Gizmos and Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update
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  23. Mesa (Graphics) Release and EasyOS Release
    3 new picks
  24. Games: Total War, Humble Bundle, and FIXKIN: A Long Way Home
    8 new articles from GamingOnLinux
  25. Red Hat: OpenShift, Buzzwords, and Back Doors
    latest from Red Hat's sites
  26. Android Leftovers
    This Plushie Makes a Great Addition to Any Android Collection
  27. We’re big fans of open-source buildable code at Fairphone. Here’s why
    If you have heard about Fairphone
  28. Fedora 44 is Replacing Decades-Old Kernel Console with Safer, Modern Alternative
    It is making a more secure userspace console the default while keeping the old one as a backup
  29. Games: SuperTuxKart Evolution and New Steam Games with Native GNU/Linux Clients
    Games news
  30. today's howtos
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  31. Open Hardware/Modding: GNU/Linux Handheld, 3D Printering, Home Assistant 2025.12, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  32. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
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  33. All About Pardus
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  34. Debian vs. Ubuntu: Which Linux distro is right for you?
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  35. Microsoft's Market Share in - or Its Grip on - the United Kingdom is Slipping Away [original]
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