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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 06, 2026

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some recent leftovers
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Games-centric distro
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recently in XDA
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3 recent Valnet articles
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Hardware leftovers
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a couple of recent articles
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FOSS picks
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some upcoming events
GNU/Linux Leftovers

mostly GNU/Linux
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open hardware and more
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WWW related picks
Programming Leftovers

Development leftovers
Security Leftovers

Security related news
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Software releases and ports
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gaming leftovers
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KDE picks
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distros and commentary
today's howtos

Instructionals/Technical picks
Linux Kernel: Virtualisation, Inter-Process Communication (IPC), and More

kernel picks
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GamingOnLinux's latest articles
Android Leftovers

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This is free and open source software
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