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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 20, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Microsoft's Vista 11 Turns Five Soon, the Upgrade is GNU/Linux, Not Windows Vista 12 or 15 or 20 or Whatever Number They Invent Next [original]
    People who want Software Freedom can regain control of their computing, their data and by extension their everyday lives.
  2. It Takes a Village [original]
    The important thing is the project, not just the faces behind it

    New

  3. Wireshark 4.6.6 Is Out with Updated Protocol Support and Bug Fixes
    Wireshark 4.6.6 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, as well as various bug fixes.
  4. Ardour 9.5 Open-Source DAW Released with Chord Editing and Quantization
    Ardour 9.5 open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) software is now available for download with new features, quality-of-life improvements, and bug fixes.
  5. today's leftovers
    emphasis on GNU/Linux
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  7. Software Freedom, FSF, and Copycat of FSF ('SFLC')
    some FSF related themes
  8. Announcing Istio 1.30.0, 1.28.7, and 1.29.3
    Istio releases
  9. Security Fixes, Windows Back Doors, and More
    Security leftovers
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  11. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, ESP32, and More
    Hardware picks
  12. Games: New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, "PlayStation 2 Portable", Installing GNU/Linux for Gaming with CachyOS
    gaming leftovers
  13. Kernel Space Bugs: Still a Lot of Coverage About Local Privilege Escalation
    some exaggerate it
  14. Anti-Lag 2 in Linux
    Graphics improvements
  15. Microsoft Operatives Who Run OSI Promote Openwashing, Slop and Microsoft Also Promoted by 'Linux' Foundation
    totally compromised
  16. Mozilla Thunderbird 151 Enables OAuth Sign-In with Account Auto-Configuration
    Mozilla Thunderbird 151 open-source email client is now available for download with OAuth sign-in support with account auto-configuration, support for sorting tasks by created or modified date, and other changes.
  17. NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD News
    BSD leftovers
  18. Applications: A Look at Gaze and LibrePlan 1.6.0 Released
    Application centric news
  19. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  20. Martin Pitt Leaving Red Hat, Red Hat as Microsoft Reseller, and Slop Promotion
    Red Hat leftovers
  21. OpenBSD 7.9 released
    OpenBSD 7.9 RELEASED - Theo de Raadt
  22. Games: Terraria, Go, GNU/Linux on a PlayStation 5, and More
    mostly from GamingOnLinux
  23. Wine 11.9
    The Wine development release 11.9 is now available
  24. Canonical Launches Ubuntu Core 26 with Live Kernel Patching, Optimized Updates
    Ubuntu Core 26 is now available for download as a major update to this fully containerized variant of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS for IoT, edge, and embedded devices. Here’s what’s new!
  25. DietPi 10.4 Released with Orange Pi 5B Support, DietPi-Software Improvements
    DietPi 10.4 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with support for Orange Pi 5B, DietPi-Software improvements, and other changes.
  26. KDE Plasma is the Linux desktop I recommend to Windows users, but only after these tweaks
    KDE Plasma is already pretty much the perfect desktop environment for those switching from Windows 10 or 11
  27. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  28. "Windy at the Top" for GNU/Linux and Tux Machines [original]
    First iteration
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-05-13 to 2026-05-19
    1027 /n/2026/05/13/KDE_Receives_Over_1M_from_Sovereign_Tech_Fund_for_Software_Deve.shtml
    1002 /n/2026/05/12/Sasha_Levin_GAFAM_Wants_Killswitch_for_Linux_the_Kernel.shtml
    991 /n/2026/05/14/Fragnesia_Is_Yet_Another_Local_Privilege_Escalation_Flaw_in_Lin.shtml
    953 /n/2026/05/18/Linus_Torvalds_says_AI_powered_bug_hunters_have_made_Linux_secu.shtml
    943 /n/2026/05/12/Fedora_Hummingbird_Taking_the_Hummingbird_model_to_the_full_ope.shtml
    921 /n/2026/05/14/Discord_Some_Odd_Form_of_GNU_Linux_Advocacy.shtml
    887 /n/2026/05/12/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    878 /n/2026/05/16/Kernel_Space_Anbernic_RG_DS_Gets_a_New_Linux_Firmware_and_Lever.shtml
    871 /n/2026/04/28/Fedora_Linux_44_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_New.shtml
    862 /n/2026/05/14/AGL_combines_Xen_Zephyr_and_Linux_containers_in_new_SDV_platfor.shtml
    819 /n/2026/05/15/Six_Year_Old_Linux_Kernel_Flaw_Lets_Unprivileged_Users_Read_Roo.shtml

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