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  1. Microsoft Has Put a Microsoft 'Kill Switch' Inside Linux, and Linux Can Save Windows Users
    Microsoft vs Linux
  2. Red Hat's Latest Blog Posts, Including Promotion of Slop Plagiarism and False Marketing With Made-up Numbers
    redhat.com mostly

    New

  3. pgAdmin 4 v9.16 and pgfmt 2.1 Released
    postgres releases
  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux related picks
  5. Hardware/Modding: Qualcomm Linux 2.0, Arduino, Pimoroni, and More
    mostly hacker-friendly
  6. GNOME: Michael Calabrese on Pitivi and Sam Thursfield's Report
    GNOME picks
  7. Games: Epic's Lore, Godot 4.7, and DRM
    gaming picks
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  9. Faking Openness, Openwashing Initiative, Linux Foundation Misuses Linux Brand to Promote Slop Again
    Openwashing leftovers
  10. Security Leftovers
    Security centric news
  11. Linux Kernel: eBPF at LSFMMBPF 2026, Linux 7.2, and More
    kernel related picks
  12. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  13. New Debian-based Release: Tails 7.9
    Update Tor Browser to 15.0.16
  14. Enthusiasts' Open Hardware Projects and Robotics
    hardware leftovers
  15. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu 26.10 Plans, FunOS 24.04.4 LTS, and Golioth PouchPouch
    releases and more
  16. BSD: New Episodes of BSD Now and FreeBSD Stuff
    BSD leftovers
  17. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  18. EasyOS Development on JWM wallpaper and BaCon compiler in devx
    Latest from BK
  19. Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.10 Improves Wi-Fi SSID Handling and Accessibility
    Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.10 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with improved Wi-Fi SSID handling, reliability and accessibility improvements, and bug fixes.
  20. The Software Freedom Conservancy (GAFAM front) jumps the shark, entertains slop hype
    as usual
  21. Games: Steam Controller, EMPULSE, Sludgineers, and More
    9 stories from GamingOnLinux
  22. Latest Raspberry Pi OS Release Is Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS
    Raspberry Pi OS 2026-06-18 is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, new default touchscreen associations, new icons, updated Labwc Wayland compositor, and more.
  23. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  24. Android Leftovers
    Android's sideloading changes are getting closer as Google shares new timeline
  25. I left tiling window managers for KDE, and my Linux desktop finally feels complete
    There’s just something about a complete desktop experience. Tiling window managers can be great and really light on system resources
  26. This Linux distro wants to keep running software 1,000 years from now
    Well, one Linux distro aims to make the process a lot easier for people in the third millennium by giving them one instruction
  27. Help… My browser cannot connect to Mageia’s website
    A user reported getting a message saying that the part of mageia.org he wanted to visit was unreachable
  28. Sparky 2026.06
    There are new SparkyLinux 2026.06
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. Microsoft Storm Ahead (Mass Layoffs July 2026) [original]
    statCounter says Windows is at an all-time low ahead of next month massive Microsoft layoffs
  31. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  32. Debian-Based SparkyLinux 2026.06 Rolling Brings Linux Kernel 7.1 Support
    SparkyLinux 2026.06 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 14 “Forky” and powered by Linux kernel 7.0, but also offering support for installing the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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Techrights Was Right About Slop Destroying Development Communities and Projects
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