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Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux related picks
  2. Openwashing by 'Linux' Foundation by Outsourcing to Proprietary Microsoft (GitHub)
    GitHub Foundation?
  3. KDE Frameworks 6.27 Is Out to Improve KRunner, Breeze Icons, and More
    KDE Frameworks 6.27 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!

    New

  4. First Look at Antergos NeXT: A Modern Revival of Antergos Linux with KDE Plasma
    A first look at Antergos NeXT, a modern revival of the Antergos Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
  5. Distributions and Operating Systems Leftovers
    OS stuff, BSD also
  6. Ubuntu Leftovers
    Ubuntu picks
  7. Graphics: eGPU in Linux and Linux Settings
    Graphics and GPUs
  8. Open Hardware/Modding: 3D Printing, Olimex, and More
    hardware side of things
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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  10. Programming Leftovers
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  11. Mozilla: Spellchecker, VPN, and Addons for Firefox
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  12. Red Hat Very Drunk on Slop/Plagiarism, Many Things Rebranded as "AI"
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  13. FOSS Weekly and Windows Cross-overs
    Applications news
  14. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  15. Almost Half of 2026 Gone [original]
    Tomorrow it's a weekend again and next week we'll redo the front page of the site, at long last!
  16. Next Richard Stallman Lecture/Talk is on Tuesday at School of Engineering, FAU (Erlangen, Germany) [original]
    "[p]resenting the moral issues of free vs nonfree software, why your freedom demands freeing yourself from nonfree software, and how reverse engineering is crucial for freeing our computers."
  17. GStreamer 1.28.4 Adds Support for FLAC Decoding and New Codec Profile Mappings
    GStreamer 1.28.4 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for decoding FLAC files and new codec mime/profile mappings for Android, bug fixes, and various other improvements.
  18. Systemd-Free Peppermint OS Devuan Is Now Based on Devuan 6 Excalibur
    Peppermint OS Devuan distribution has been updated today to Devuan 6 (Excalibur), based on the Debian 13 (Trixie) operating system series but without the systemd init system.
  19. Games: Videogames, Proton-CachyOS, Proton Experimental, and More
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  20. Android Leftovers
    Onyx BOOX Go 6 (Gen II) brings pen support to an Android-powered eReader
  21. Today in Techrights
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    1025 /n/2026/06/07/HandBrake_1_11_2_Video_Transcoder_Adds_WebM_MIME_Type_Support_o.shtml
    1000 /n/2026/06/08/Linux_7_1_rc7.shtml
    904 /n/2026/06/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    897 /n/2026/06/10/I_ve_used_Linux_for_30_years_4_frustrations_remain_including_2_.shtml
    871 /n/2026/06/07/Why_Governments_choose_Linux_Transparency_Data_Protection_and_S.shtml
    864 /n/2026/06/07/Armbian_Imager_2_0_Flashing_Tool_for_Armbian_Linux_Officially_R.shtml
    822 /n/2026/06/09/Alpine_Linux_3_24_Released_with_GNOME_50_KDE_Plasma_6_6_and_COS.shtml
    783 /n/2026/06/09/Programming_Leftovers.shtml

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