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    Ubuntu picks
  2. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP, PineTime Pro, 3-D Printing, and More
    hardware and gadgets
  3. After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed
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  4. Linux 7.0-rc6
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  6. Debian-Based Elive Linux Distro Is Back with First Stable Release in Seven Years
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  8. Sparky Linux 9 brings a rolling release to Debian
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  9. I installed one Linux app I'd never heard of and it replaced three tools
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    Once the premium option for data transfers and remote control for high-end audiovisual and other devices
  12. It seems like every new Linux user goes through a phase of "distro-hopping," or constantly switching Linux distros
    It seems like every new Linux user goes through a phase of "distro-hopping," or constantly switching Linux distros
  13. This hidden Linux feature makes Windows look embarrassing for developers
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  14. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  15. OpenBosniana OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
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  16. End of First Quarter [original]
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  17. Coreboot 26.03 Open-Source Firmware Adds Full Support for Intel PantherLake SoCs
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  18. 4MLinux 51.0 Released with Improved Support for ZX Spectrum and Atari Music
    4MLinux 51.0 distribution is now available for download with improved support for ZX Spectrum and Atari music and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
  19. Leftovers Regarding GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
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  20. GNOME Desktop/GTK: "Cambalache’s First Major Milestone!" (1.0) and Thibault Martin on Blogs
    GNOME picks
  21. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Wikipedia, and Standards
    FOSS and more
  22. Programming Leftovers
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  23. Games: New Steam Games and Williams Sinistar Arcade Documentary
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  24. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  25. Valnet on Command Line Piping and tmux
    2 new articles
  26. Android Leftovers
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  27. Get the best of LibreOffice Calc with the Calc Guide 26.2
    The LibreOffice documentation team is proud to announce the immediate availability of the Calc Guide 26.2
  28. 5 Linux Mint extensions that finally made my desktop feel complete
    Linux Mint is a beautiful and efficient operating system that just works out of the box
  29. Ubuntu was my first distro—here's why we went our separate ways
    I once used Ubuntu and followed its development with extreme excitement
  30. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  31. Debian Pixel – remix of the Raspberry Pi Foundation PIXEL
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  32. Review: NetBSD jails
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  33. New Releases of Parted Magic and ExLight
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  34. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  35. GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Scheduled for September 16th, 2026
    The development cycle of the upcoming GNOME 51 “A Coruña” desktop environment kicks off with a draft release schedule suggesting the final release is expected later this year on September 16th, 2026.
  36. Protesting (Principled Stance) Pays Off [original]
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  37. Today in Techrights
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  38. How Third-Party Funding and 'Former' Microsoft Staff Spent About a Million Dollars Lawyering Up Against Us [original]
    a chance to catch up
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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What does this tell us about today's media?
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How dangerously misguided
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