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Some of the latest articles - Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
Ubuntu’s Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10. - Thirty Years of KDE, Coming to a Laptop Near You
KDE’s boys in the band are telling their story in a feature-length documentary - Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux
Linus Torvalds caught getting lazy - Epic Games Launcher Turns to Slop, "Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux"
Slop festivals - Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Ubuntu 26.10 official flavors are now available for download, so here’s a look at what’s new in Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Unity, and Ubuntu Kylin. - Linus Torvalds and Mike Blumenkrantz for Plagiarism and Shoddy Code in Linux (Not "SuperGoodCode" But Slop)
3 more articles - Happy 30th Birthday, KDE!
The KDE project is celebrating 30 years since the first announcement of the KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) desktop environment on October 14th, 1996. - GNOME OS Preview Launches for the General Public with GNOME 51
GNOME OS Preview has been released today as a new edition of the GNOME OS distribution featuring the latest and greatest GNOME desktop environment. - today's leftovers
GNU/Linux focus - Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS news for today - Web news and "what does the (Fire)fox say?"
Web browsers mostly - Hardware Devices and Open Hardware, Some Linux Focus
hardware picks - Red Hat's Latest Slop Promoting and More PR
Red Hat's own site and more - GNOME: gedit 51.0 released and wallpapers to come
"Pixels Wallpaper Update" - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical picks - Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux and BSD Now
3 new episodes - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
Security patches and more - ISTIO-SECURITY-2026-007 and 3 Istio Releases: 1.31.2, 1.30.6, and 1.29.9
3 new ones - Proprietary Software, OSPS (Open Source Proprietary Software), and Vendor Lock-in
badware - Games: Godot 4.8 Beta, Bazzite, CachyOS, and More
mostly from GamingOnLinux - First Look at Devario OS: A Modern, Shelly-First Linux Distro Based on Arch Linux
A first look at Devario OS Linux distro featuring the Aqueous dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, Pearl shell, and Shelly package manager. - KDE Plasma 6.6.7 Is Out with Support for Monitoring GPU Usage for Intel A380 GPUs
KDE Plasma 6.6.7 is now available as the seventh maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and numerous bug fixes. - Android Leftovers
Google reminds Android users of an overlooked scam detection tool - Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software - These 3 settings make Linux Mint look cleaner and feel snappier
I've begun to rely on Linux - My Linux desktop fits on a USB drive, and it boots the same on any PC I use
Linux is great at many things, and one of the big benefits it has over Windows is how it can easily give you a usable PC without having to actually install anything - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - JatayuOS – Debian-based Linux distribution with KDE Plasma
JatayuOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution - Lyra OS – openSUSE Leap-based Linux distribution with GNOME
Lyra OS is a Brazilian Linux distribution based on openSUSE Leap - Stable kernels: Linux 7.2.11, Linux 6.18.57, Linux 6.12.113, Linux 6.6.159, Linux 6.1.190, Linux 5.15.223, and Linux 5.10.272
I'm announcing the release of the 7.2.11 kernel - Shelly 3.1.7 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds RLPM Native Package Engine
Shelly 3.1.7 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with an independent RLPM implementation, expanded isolated builds, and more. - If You Care About Freedom, Follow GNU [original]
There are some "traitors" and "defectors" out there who want GNU/Linux users to install rootkits, do "attestation" (forget about changing how programs behave!), ask Microsoft for "permission" to boot, and adopt unverified code with bug doors while calling it "Super Intelligent" - Software Projects With Only One User (or None) [original]
There will be lots of abandonware that is (and always was) just slop - Epic and Torvalds: Self-Deprecating Fools [original]
We need to get back to the root of the movement: Software Freedom. Slop goes against that. - One Year [original]
A year ago our case was escalated to the chief judge - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Software Made Sloppily [original]
In the 90s, our operating systems were built by many professional coders - Laptop/Desktop Operating System Market Share in Turkey: GNU/Linux Bigger Than Apple Based on statCounter [original]
Clownflare Radar (US) shows lower numbers, but they're still modest - Libreboot 26.10 “Ominous Olive” released! With full UEFI support.
Today’s release changelog is relative to the previous Libreboot 26.01 release
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