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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 18, 2025

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    Windows falling to all-time lows
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  4. Keeping Things Simple [original]
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    really bad
  6. MidnightBSD 4.0 Release Notes
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  7. GNU/Linux Near 5% in Bangladesh, Land With Nearly 200 Million People [original]
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    hardware leftovers
  13. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
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  16. Security Leftovers
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  18. Events/Audiocasts/Shows: Kodsnack, LibreOffice, and Linux Plumbers Conference
    4 new picks
  19. Updates From Debian/Freexian Collaborators
    3 new updates
  20. Open Hardware/Modding: MicroPython, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  21. Fedora Pivots to Slop (Bad News), IBM Buys Chatbot Nonsense, Red Hat Promotes Ansible
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  22. Android Leftovers
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  23. Standards/Consortia: "D-Bus is a disgrace to the Linux desktop"; State of HTML 2025
    rants and raves
  24. Mabox Linux 25.12 Released With Panel Improvements and GTK2 Removal
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  25. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  26. Rhino Linux 2025.4 Brings Lomiri Packages and Updated Kernels
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  27. After Decades, Linux Finally Gains Stable GPIB Support
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  28. There's no such thing as a beginner Linux distro (and there never will be)
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  29. I've tried nearly every Linux package manager - these remain my favorite
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  30. The 5 best Linux apps for students
    So, you've decided to use Linux for your studies
  31. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Framework Desktop, and More
    Devices and Linux
  32. Games: Vampire Crawlers, Tingus Goose, and More
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  33. Free and Open Source Software, and Review
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  34. Parrot OS Switches to KDE Plasma Desktop
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  35. Automotive Grade Linux Business Intelligence Journey: Introduction
    Coming from the open source world, we are naturally used to showcasing what we do in the open
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  37. How Free Software Probably Improves Physical and Mental Health [original]
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  39. Another Year Goes By... [original]
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  40. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  41. today's leftovers
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  42. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux and What’s in the SOSS?
    2 new episodes
  43. Plasma 6.5 review - Solid improvements, destination unknown
    several dubious ergonomic choices, improved Wayland behavior and performance
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  45. Red Hat, Fedora, and Vojtux
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