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    Mozilla Thunderbird 150 open-source email client is now available for download with support for generating unobtrusive signatures for OpenGPG, Account Hub improvements, and many other changes.
  2. Framework Announces Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Touchscreen Display
    Framework Laptop 13 Pro has been announced today by Framework Computer as a Linux-first notebook with a touchscreen display.
  3. The French Wave [original]
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  11. Games: History of SuperTuxKart, Denuvo Versus GNU/Linux, and Gaming Consoles
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  13. today's howtos
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  14. VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Support for Linux 7.0, Guest Time Accounting
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  16. Security Leftovers
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  18. LibreOffice: Vissarion Fisikopoulos, Ravi Dwivedi at LibreOffice Conference, and LibreOffice Asia Conf 2025
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  24. GNU Projects: coreutils 9.11 and GNU Health GTK client 5.0.2 released
    two new releases
  25. Android Leftovers
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  26. Ubuntu 26.04 will block your upgrade on Thursday if your containers still use cgroup v1
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  27. Games: FEX, Crusader Kings III, Sharp Shooters Humble Bundle, Playnix, and More
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