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  3. Corporate Mobs vs the Free Software Community [original]
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  4. In 2025 Linux Got $8.4 Million, GNU Received a Lot Less [original]
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  5. "No Kings" in Free Software [original]
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  6. In the Name of Love [original]
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  7. Calm Week Ahead, Looking Forward to 2026 [original]
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  9. Moving to GNU/Linux With Proprietary Software and Impression
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  10. Valnet Articles on Using Raspberry Pi Devices
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  11. Distributions and Operating Systems: Nitrux, Distros That Look Better Than Vista 11, and Kolibri OS
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  12. João Carrasqueira Explores Moving From Windows to GNU/Linux Distros
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  13. Trying the Terminal Instead of GUIs
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  14. Docker and Proxmox: Working With Containers and Virtual Machines
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  15. Audacity was too clunky, so I switched to this modern open-source audio editor
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  16. Qubes OS 4.3 Brings Fedora 42, Debian 13, and Whonix 18 Templates
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  17. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here
  18. Luxonis OAK 4 CS Edge-Inference Camera with CS-Mount Optics and PoE
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  19. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  20. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, mintCast, and Linux Out Loud
    3 new episodes
  21. Games: Old ROMS and GNU/Linux Games via Steam
    gaming leftovers
  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers
    FOSS and coding
  23. Hardware/Modding: Jetson Orin Nano, ESP32, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  24. GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: ObsidianOS, Dual Booting, and ChromeOS
    3 new stories
  25. Android Leftovers
    How to navigate with maps in Android Auto without cell service
  26. Chimera Linux Releases New Images With Kernel 6.18
    Chimera Linux has published new December 2025 images based on kernel 6.18
  27. 5 hidden terminal surprises you can try on Ubuntu right now
    If you're trying to get into the terminal app on your Ubuntu computer
  28. Kubuntu Focus M2: The power and privacy of Linux without the hassle
    Security experts often recommend installing Linux to avoid these problems
  29. Add a Pixel Santa to Your Ubuntu Desktop for Christmas
    In past years I’ve shown you various ways to give Ubuntu a Christmas makeover,
  30. Linux 6.19-rc2 is out
    before xmas
  31. Ubuntu 26.04 Wallpaper Competition Opened for Submissions
    Wallpaper Competition for Ubuntu 26.04, Resolute Raccoon, opened for submissions. 6 of them will be included in the disc images
  32. Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion here
  33. Review: The best open source operating systems of 2025
    As the calendar draws to the end of 2025 I would like to take a few minutes and look back at some of the highlights of this year
  34. EU OS: Which Linux Distribution fits Europe best?
    This post concerns the requirements of a Linux distribution for Europe in the context of the EU OS project and offers a comparison of Linux distributions
  35. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNOME, GNU/Linux, and more
  36. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  37. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  38. Hardware and Retro: ZuluSCSI, Raspberry Pi, and More
    hardware picks
  39. Debian’s git transition and UCS (Univention Corporate Server) 5.2-4 released (based on Debian)
    Debian news
  40. Grml - new stable release 2025.12 available
    code-named ‘Postwurfsendung’
  41. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  42. XBox is Dead, What Next? [original]
    The future of gaming looks increasingly bright for "Linux", not "Windows"

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  43. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 21st, 2025
    The 271st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on December 21st, 2025.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2025-12-16 to 2025-12-22
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    1146 /n/2025/12/17/Firefox_and_Mozilla_Commit_Suicide_With_Slop_Market_Share_Falls.shtml

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