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  1. GIMP @ Libre Graphics Meeting 2026
    The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is the annual meeting on Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for graphics

    New

  2. Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26
    Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS distribution is now available for download with GNU Linux-libre 6.8 kernel, MATE 1.26 desktop environment, updated packages, and various improvements.
  3. Too Much LLM Slop About France and GNU/Linux [original]
    In Google News, about half the 'articles' we see about France moving to GNU/Linux are mindless slopfarms
  4. First Look at Shelly, a Modern Graphical Package Manager for Arch Linux
    Meet Shelly, a new package management tool for Arch Linux that aims to be more intuitive and user-friendly than what’s already on the market.
  5. today's leftovers
    Server and BSD picks
  6. Standards and Sharing Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  7. RSS, Web Development and Firefox Web Browser
    Web centric news
  8. PostgreSQL: Several New Releases and News
    PostgreSQL leftovers
  9. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  10. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    Security leftovers
  11. Openwashing by Linux Foundation for Outsourced (Spied on, Compromised) Computing
    some promotional fluff
  12. Debian Reproducible Builds in March 2026 and Position on Privacy-Killing Pseudo-Verification of "Age"
    Debian leftovers
  13. Linux-centric Devices, Open Hardware, and Mobile Gadgets
    hardware leftovers
  14. OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Reviews
    OpenSUSE updates
  15. Slop in Kernel (Linux) and nftables
    Linux leftovers (kernel)
  16. EasyOS 7.2.4 and More EasyOS News/Developments
    EasyOS leftovers
  17. Red Hat, Fedora, and Qubes Leftovers
    IBM stuff, slop hype as well
  18. Ghostty in Ubuntu and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Security Features
    Ubuntu picks
  19. Little Snitch on GNU/Linux
    Little Snitch spreading
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  21. This Week in GNOME and GitPulsar – a lightweight, GNOME-native Git GUI
    GNOME picks
  22. Akademy 2026 Call for Proposals, KDE in Graz
    Planning ahead
  23. Games: Humble Choice, Legendary, Godot, and More
    9 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  24. HowTo Geek (Valnet) Advocating Use of GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop
    3 new articles
  25. Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
    4 articles
  26. I switched to Ghostty and discovered Linux terminals could actually be fun
    Recently, I decided to give other Linux terminal apps a try
  27. Android Leftovers
    Google Messages for Android rolls out Trash folder
  28. PeaZip 11.0.0 Released with Improved Larger Archives Browsing
    PeaZip, the free open-source file manager and archive utility, released new major 11.0.0 version few days ago
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. Analyzing KDE Project Health With git!
    I was reading the latest edition of Kevin Ottens’ excellent weekly web review and one particular article caught my eye
  31. stillOS – Linux distribution
    stillOS is a Linux distribution aimed at making desktop Linux easier for mainstream users
  32. Season Of KDE 2026 Conclusion
    Another year, another successful Season Of KDE for 20 contributors
  33. Slimbook Executive report 13 - Reasonable, can be awesomer
    Not only that, probably the worst part of the whole story is that this Linux-flavored system used to work superbly, until it didn't
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy
People who want to communicate, federate and organise for effective change need to evolve
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics
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