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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 05, 2026,
updated Feb 05, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

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    Mozilla is rogue
  2. This is Not What Fair Competition Looks Like [original]
    Today's Web is a disgrace
  3. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  4. Microsoft's Problem in Israel is GNU/Linux [original]
    GNU/Linux is trending up

    New

  5. Servers and GNU/Linux Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux picks
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and open access
  7. PostgreSQL Databases: Pigsty v4.0 Release and More
    some psql news
  8. Standards/Consortia: HTTP/1.1 From Scratch, RAW+JPEG, and More
    Standards-related leftovers
  9. Debian: lawsuit and transparency (many years after transparency was decided upon)
    transparency for Debian, time of reckoning
  10. Distributions and Operating Systems: postmarketOS, HaikuOS, FLOPPINUX, and More
    Some OS news for today
  11. RSS/Web Browsers: Curl, RSS, and RSS Aggregators
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  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today
  13. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS
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  14. Games: Bodycam, C.S.S.C.G.C. 2025, and OpenTTD 15.0
    3 gaming related picks
  15. Linux Devices, Open Hardware, and Linux on Mobile Systems
    hardware and gadgets
  16. Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly corporate Red Hat stuff
  17. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  18. 65% more people are gaming on Linux compared to a year ago, and it's not just Steam Deck users
    Valve's monthly hardware survey shows that the number of people using Steam on Linux is rising rapidly, but they still remain the minority.
  19. Games: HELLDIVERS 2, Civilization VII, and More
    half a dozen from GoL
  20. A Year of Change in Tux Machines [original]
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  21. LibreOffice 26.2 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New
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  22. In Senegal, GNU/Linux Flies to 3%, an All-Time High [original]
    Will it reach 4% later this year?
  23. Android Leftovers
    Dude, where's my car? Android Auto users report vanishing icon bug
  24. How I speed up my Linux system for free while RAM prices are out of control
    The price of memory has shot through the roof
  25. This Debian-based Linux distro has one of the smartest security features I've tested in years
    If you're looking for a bit of extra security with an MX Linux-based distribution
  26. 5 Powerful Things Linux Lets You Do That Windows Still Won’t
    Linux offers a level of control, flexibility, and system transparency that Windows still does not provide
  27. I tried the oldest Linux distro still standing, and it was a total reality check
    There are tons of Linux distros
  28. After 30 years with Linux, I switched it for Windows 11 - and found 9 serious problems
    I finally decided to try Windows 11. Here's a list of everything that went wrong
  29. I'm a Linux power user, and this distro made me rethink what an operating system can be
    Experienced Linux users looking for a new approach should check out NixOS
  30. Leaving Nature Alone [original]
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  31. They Could Never Grind Us Down [original]
    Our site grew a lot in the past couple of years
  32. GNU/Linux Usage Growing in Moldova This Year [original]
    Moldova was recently in the news cycle (again)
  33. Equilibrium [original]
    Many people I know are overwhelmed by worries because they think of hypothetical scenarios
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
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    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-01-29 to 2026-02-04
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    932 /n/2026/01/29/What_Happens_to_Linux_After_Linus_Torvalds_We_Finally_Have_the_.shtml
    930 /n/2026/01/05/New_GeForce_NOW_native_Linux_support_could_lure_Windows_10_refu.shtml

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