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  1. Amin Bandali on Free Software Work and GNU Spotlight (Releases)
    FSF and GNU mostly
  2. Events Covering Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (and More Things)
    FOSS days
  3. F44 Elections Vote Now!
    The F44 elections voting period is now open
  4. Richard Stallman Talks in Switzerland and Germany This Month [original]
    there's a talk 10 days from now in Switzerland, followed by another in Germany 4 days later
  5. Linux Turns 35 This Year. Its Birthplace Replaces Windows With GNU/Linux. [original]
    This year in Finland GNU/Linux is measured as rising
  6. SBB Inspire With Richard Stallman [original]
    It seems like RMS is receiving endorsement or at least belated recognition from very high-profile institutions

    New

  7. Transmission 4.1.2 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Important Fixes
    Transmission 4.1.2 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements for the Qt client, GTK client, Web client, and macOS client.
  8. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux mostly
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more leftovers
  10. Firefox Development, Nightly, and DevTools
    some relevant updates
  11. Olivier Mehani on Docket and Moving From Kubernetes Dashboard to Headlamp
    server stuff mostly
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, Late Night Linux, and More
    new episodes
  13. Red Hat, LLM Slop, and the Latest PR Stunt With Fake Figures
    mostly redhat.com
  14. Ubuntu: FunOS System Requirements, Slop With Openwashing Slant, and Improving System Performance
    Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
  15. Linux Devices, Pet Projects, and Hackable Gadgets
    Devices and more
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development leftovers
  17. Security, Backdoored Windows Server, and GitHub (npm) Causes Trouble for IBM Red Hat
    security leftovers
  18. CIFSwitch Bug in Linux and Other Defects in the Kernel
    slop-made kernel
  19. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  20. Games: Consoles, Enter the Chronosphere, NVIDIA Pushing Rootkits and DRM
    gaming leftovers
  21. Looking Back at 22 Years of Phoronix and a Site That Used to Link to Phoronix [original]
    So much has changed since
  22. Linux Magazine's Latest Issue
    for last month/this month
  23. EasyOS built with Xlibre
    Xlibre is a fork of x11, keeping it alive
  24. Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.0, Improved MDRAID Support
    Clonezilla Live 3.3.2 disk cloning/imaging tool is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.0, Partclone 0.3.47, improved MDRAID support, gocryptfs mechanism for image encryption, and other changes.
  25. Microsoft Windows Was Never Measured This Low in Italy [original]
    Italy isn't even the exception here
  26. Android Leftovers
    ASUS Wants to Take on Rivals with its New 12-inch Android Tablet
  27. Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software qualifies for inclusion
  28. AlmaLinux Day is Coming to Hollywood's Backyard This July
    Expect a new AlmaLinux edition built for media and entertainment workflows to make its debut at the July 18 event
  29. Krita 5.3.2.1 Released!
    Hot on the heels of Krita 5.3.2
  30. Want to be a Linux pro like me? Master these 8 skills first
    I've been using Linux since 1997. If you intend to climb the hierarchical ladder of Linux users
  31. All-Time Low for Windows in Cuba This Month [original]
    It's not hard to find many countries where Windows has fallen to new lows
  32. Android Leftovers
    Which Pixels made the cut? Android 17 summer rollout list revealed
  33. COSMIC looked like the future of Linux desktops — switching to it was a mistake I didn't see coming
    System 76’s COSMIC desktop was shaping up to be a promising desktop environment
  34. I tried the latest MX Linux version on my PC, and it made the system look and feel like new
    MX Linux has released a version that includes features and software
  35. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  36. Stable kernels: Linux 7.0.11, Linux 6.18.34, Linux 6.12.92, Linux 6.6.142, Linux 6.1.175, Linux 5.15.209, and Linux 5.10.258
    I'm announcing the release of the 7.0.11 kernel
  37. Uptime of 900 Days [original]
    If this laptop makes it to 1,000 days, it'll be the middle of September
  38. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux, Valnet focused
  39. Applications: Distrobox, Tmux, and More
    3 Valnet articles
  40. Self-hosting/Hardware/Modding: Self-hosting, Proxmox, and Oopsie With a NAS
    From from Valnet
  41. XDA Looks at Jolla's Sailfish OS (GNU/Linux on Mobile)
    "Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it"
  42. I made KDE Plasma look like Apple made it with a few surprisingly simple tweaks
    “ricing” your desktop can be a fun way to bring back some of that macOS feel without all the compromises that you’d expect from macOS
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  44. New Steam Client Update Adds Support for Dimming the Steam Controller’s LED
    Valve released a new Steam Client stable update with support for dimming the Steam Controller’s LED and other Steam Controller improvements.

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    2288 /n/2026/05/28/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    2261 /n/2026/05/28/Krita_5_3_2_Released.shtml
    2248 /n/2026/05/28/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    2233 /n/2026/05/28/5_Months_Pass_So_Fast.shtml
    2222 /n/2026/05/28/today_s_howtos.shtml
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