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Updated This Past Day

  1. Mesa 26.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
    Mesa 26.1 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with new features and improvements across all supported drivers. Here’s what’s new!
  2. Videos: Recent Shows and Clips About GNU/Linux
    Relayed via Invidious
  3. Inkscape 1.4.4 SVG Editor Released with a New Palette, Performance Improvements
    Inkscape 1.4.4 open-source SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor is now available for download with a new palette, performance improvements,and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    Freedom focus today
  5. Web Related News and Frameworks (Including RSS Raves)
    WWW centric news
  6. GNU/Linux Leftovers
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  7. Updates on Development of EasyOS (Operating Systems Like Puppy)
    a couple of BK posts
  8. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  9. Games: RPCS3 on PS5, Omarchy 3.7.0 for Gamers, and Review of Ink Inside
    gaming news
  10. KDE: Ojas Maheshwari on Font Subsetting and KeepSecret 1.1 Development/Release
    a couple of updates
  11. Open Hardware: Collabora, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Hardware news
  12. Fedora Looking for Volunteers (Free IBM Labour), Red Hat is Still Mostly About Slop, Not GNU/Linux
    Fedora and Red Hat picks
  13. Mozilla: MozPhab Release, "Trustworthy JavaScript for the Open Web", Lobbying, and PerfCompare
    Mozilla views and news
  14. Security Leftovers
    Security-related news picks
  15. Proprietary Software and Windows TCO
    the bad/worse things
  16. Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Some Other Shows, and Growing Issue of Slopcasts/Podslop
    Some shows and concerns
  17. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical links
  18. Why Supercomputers Use Linux Instead Of Windows Or macOS
    If an OS can't be scaled or pivoted to a new task easily, then it's functionally an albatross around the neck that could bring down the project
  19. Android Leftovers
    Your Android TV has a one-click speed boost hiding in plain sight
  20. Thank you, on behalf of ODF
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  21. Latest Issues of Linux Magazine
    With partial paywall
  22. These free Linux apps made leaving Windows easier than I expected
    But after spending some time with Linux
  23. Linux on PS5 benchmarked, with PlayStation games impressing on Steam Machine alternative
    With a new exploit, Sony’s console can become a capable gaming PC. Using the PS5 on Linux hack
  24. This Linux distro that already rivals Windows 11 just got a significant performance boost
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  25. I tried 4 lightweight Linux distros on a 4GB laptop, and one surprised me
    While Linux has always been a bit friendlier toward lower-end hardware
  26. I run a full Linux desktop in Docker just because I can
    My goal was to run a full-fledged Linux desktop inside a container
  27. Steven Deobald: Apologies - The Everyone Environment
    I was too focused on the Foundation’s financial situation, and I did not take the time to fully understand what I was hearing from you all
  28. Games: Unity (Mono) Shipping Slop, Cropdeck, and Steam Controller Hype
    latest from GamingOnLinux
  29. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  30. ShivaOS – Fedora KDE-based Linux distribution designed for gaming
    ShivaOS is a Fedora KDE-based Linux distribution designed for gaming
  31. All Linux gamers should take the latest Bazzite release seriously - here's why
    Want the best possible out-of-the-box gaming experience on Linux

    New

  32. Network Maintenance This Coming Weekend [original]
    If it's hard to reach the site, that might be the reason
  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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For the record
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The Register MS: "AI" Puff Pieces for Sale, Not Journalism at All, Just "Webspam"
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Red Hat Staff Says IBM Policy Has Stigmatised Him as a Tool and a Slopper With Plagiarism Tools
IBM is killing Red Hat with slop
Freedom of Choice or Freedom Versus Choice (or When All Choices Are Incompatible With Freedom)
When some business asserts that it gives people different options, then it can rightly argue that it offers some choices, but that is not the same as freedom
Techrights IRC Turns 5 Without a “Code of Conduct”, “Code of Conduct Committee”, and All Those Bureaucratic Nightmares
18+ years if one counts our time in Freenode as well
Why U No Use AI???
Many hype waves come and go
There Are Still Slopfarms in Google News
Google is trying to participate in if not lead this pyramid scheme
The Cyber Show Explains How Slop and Promotion of Slop is About Taking Control Away From Computer Users
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Keeping Available the Site at All Times
Informal arrangements and crowdfunding keep our work available despite resistance (including from people who break the law)
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GNU/Linux Approaches 5% in Australia
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Europe/EU is Moving Towards Independence, Fast to Adopt Free Software
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GNU/Linux Grows at the Expense of Windows
People who want to get work done already left Windows
Tux Machines Growing as a Volunteers-Run Site
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Increasing Output by Focusing on Originals
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