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  1. Life's Simplicity and Poetry Online (Not the Web, Simpler Protocols) [original]
    Try to find the things in your life that can make things simple

    New

  2. FFmpeg 8.1 “Hoare” Multimedia Framework Brings D3D12 H.264/AV1 Encoding
    FFmpeg 8.1 has been released today as a minor update to this open-source multimedia framework that introduces new decoders, encoders, filters, as well as various improvements.
  3. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux, BSD, and more
  4. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugge and This Week in Linux
    2 new episodes
  5. Applications: Paperback, ROX-Filer, and KPhotoAlbum 6.2.0
    Software picks
  6. Red Hat/IBM: CentOS, Fedora, and More
    Red Hat/IBM leftovers
  7. Programming Leftovers
    Development with R and more
  8. Web Browsers/Web Servers: Compass, Web Access, and Curl
    Some WWW news
  9. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32 and More
    Some hardware news
  10. Games: Tempest 2000 on the Atari Jaguar, Save Myrient, OpenTTD, and More
    gaming news
  11. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  12. Android Leftovers
    875 Million Android Phones Face Risk Due to Hidden Chip Flaw
  13. To tackle plastic waste, tackle DRM
    DRM-locked printer ink cartridges are contributing to plastic waste. It doesn't have to be this way
  14. OpenRazer 3.12 adds Linux support for a good selection of new Razer accessories
    Fortunately, the Linux community is by no means a stranger to coding up solutions for hardware that doesn't have official support for their distros
  15. My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong
    A Linux system can feel slow without actually being slow
  16. SteamOS proved the Linux desktop works when you stop trying to make it look like Windows
    For decades, the path to Linux adoption felt like a desperate game of "Spot the Difference
  17. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  18. PipeWire 1.6.2 Released with Audio Mixer Optimizations and Various Bug Fixes
    PipeWire 1.6.2 audio/video server for Linux is now available for downlaod with audio mixer optimizations and various bug fixes.
  19. SparkyLinux 2026.03 Rolling Ships with Linux 6.19, Latest Calamares Installer
    SparkyLinux 2026.03 has been released as the March 2026 ISO snapshot of the SparkyLinux Rolling edition based on the Debian Testing repositories.
  20. Linux 7.0-rc4
    So last week looked very calm - for a few days
  21. Android Leftovers
    I turned on this Android Auto feature and driving got way less distracting
  22. CachyOS dethrones Arch as the top desktop distro for Linux gamers on ProtonDB
    Gaming on Linux is no longer the joke it used to be
  23. Kagi’s Orion browser hits public beta on Linux
    A public beta of Orion for Linux is now available to download and try
  24. Is Firefox getting a new logo? Mozilla’s socials suggest so…
    Some (not exactly subtle) changes on Firefox’s official social media accounts
  25. Sparky 2026.03
    New SparkyLinux 2026.03 “Tiamat” ISO images are available of the semi-rolling line
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. Review: d77void GNU/Linux
    The experiment with d77void this week was disappointing, unusually disappointing in most aspects
  28. PWAs Without the Browser?
    It’s been, what, 4? 5 years since I’ve had anything meaningful to talk about in the world of Open Source
  29. KJournald 26.04 Features
    KDE Gears 26.04 hit beta phase just a few days ago, so it is time to give an update on the new features in KJournald
  30. 10 Things Linux Can Do That Windows Still Can’t
    Linux offers more freedom than Windows in many ways
  31. Valnet Linux Leftovers
    4 recent articles
  32. Switching to a tiling window manager and from GNOME to KDE Plasma 6.6
    Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM) op/eds
  33. Valnet on GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: MX Linux 25, the ‘Big Three’, and "4 derivatives of popular Linux distros that are better than the originals"
    4 recent articles
  34. Valnet Coverage pf Proxmox and Homelabbing
    recent articles
  35. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-03-10 to 2026-03-16
    1105 /n/2026/03/11/Potential_6_billion_sale_of_Linux_pioneer_SUSE.shtml
    980 /index.shtml
    925 /summary.shtml
    920 /n/2026/03/12/EndeavourOS_Titan_Released_with_Linux_Kernel_6_19_and_KDE_Plasm.shtml

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