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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 07, 2024
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=> ↺ HTTP: [Meme] Microsoft Finding Out That GNU/Linux is Growing Fast
GNU/Linux exceeding 4% in "market share"
Security links for the day
=> ↺ HTTP: Microsoft to discontinue Windows Subsystem for Android
all applications and games dependent on WSA will no longer be supported beginning March 5, 2025
=> ↺ HTTP: Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App
A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint
4 more links
=> ↺ HTTP: Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers (Openwashing Too)
FOSS picks, many for today
FEX-Emu – A fast linux usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator
=> ↺ HTTP: Canonical turns 20 and Linux Mint's report is out
a couple of updates from Ubuntu camp
half a dozen more howtos
=> ↺ HTTP: Gopeed: A High-Speed Cross-Platform Download Manager
faster-performing and high-speed
=> ↺ HTTP: Jenny's Daily Drivers: Damn Small Linux 2024
There was a time when the gulf between a new computer and one a decade or more old was so large as to be insurmountable; when a Pentium was the chip to have an older computer had a 16-bit 8086 or 286
=> ↺ HTTP: Privacy-Focused Google Photos Alternative 'Ente' is Now Open-Source
Ente is fully embracing the essence of open-source
Google Play details ‘external offers’ program for Android apps in Europe
I'm announcing the release of the 6.7.9 kernel
=> ↺ HTTP: Linux Mint Unveils A New User Support App: Jargonaut
In the monthly update, the Linux Mint team introduces a new app in the works: Jargonaut.
=> ↺ HTTP: KDE Plasma 5.27.11 LTS Fixes Flatpak Support in Discover, Plasma Wayland
KDE Plasma 5.27.11 is now available as a bugfix update to the KDE Plasma 5.27 LTS desktop environment series to address more issues, crashes, and bugs.
Qt for Android Automotive 6.5.5 is released
=> ↺ HTTP: 8 Open Source Second Brain Knowledge Base Tools
Here, I highlight the best open-source second brain knowledge base tools
=> ↺ HTTP: KDE Plasma 5.27.11, Bugfix Release for March
Today KDE releases a bugfix update to KDE Plasma 5, versioned 5.27.11
=> ↺ HTTP: We’re stopping Fairphone Easy… for now
It is with a heavy heart that we have taken the not-so-easy decision to discontinue Fairphone Easy… at the moment, at least
=> ↺ HTTP: How to Install and Use NPX on Ubuntu (Ultimate Guide)
NPX is a package manager similar to NPM, the only difference being that it allows you to execute packages without installing them first.
another howtos batch
=> ↺ HTTP: What Is Void Linux, and What Makes It Unique?
Stop shouting into the void and put it on your computer
=> ↺ HTTP: Canonical, IBM, and Windows TCO
half a dozen leftovers, 3 pairs
=> ↺ HTTP: Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
Some more FOSS stories
=> ↺ HTTP: Programming Leftovers
Programming links for today
=> ↺ HTTP: Collections of Software Applications
Only free and open source software is included
=> ↺ HTTP: Adding systemd to postmarketOS
As a mobile oriented OS, our main goal has always been to work for everyone
=> ↺ HTTP: Raspberry Pi and Other Linux-Friendly Devices
Some hardware news
=> ↺ HTTP: AMDGPU driver for Linux 6.7 enforces lower power limits from vBIOS
Starting with Linux kernel 6.7, users of the AMDGPU driver are not be able to set power limits...
only 5 more for now
=> ↺ HTTP: Linux Graphics and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
3 stories about graphics in Linux
=> ↺ HTTP: Games: Pixel Wheels, EmuDeck, Retro Linux Gaming, and More
5 gaming-related stories
=> ↺ HTTP: Linux Security and FUD Leftovers
Security news for the night
=> ↺ HTTP: Why is Linux so spectacularly successful?
There are likely lots of people who doubt the power and versatility of Linux
=> ↺ HTTP: Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
=> ↺ HTTP: Programming/Development, Open Hardware, and Kernel Work
Some coding related links
=> ↺ HTTP: Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
mostly security incidents
=> ↺ HTTP: Debian, Ubuntu, and More
today's leftovers
=> ↺ HTTP: Events: Free Software Directory Meeting, WordCamp, and FOSDEM
3 links about conferences
=> ↺ HTTP: KDE Icon Updates for March and 40,000+ SVG Icons
updating and adapting Breeze icons to the 24px grid
=> ↺ HTTP: GNOME and GTK: GTK 4 Porting, Varia, and Gespeaker
3 GNOME or GTK picks
=> ↺ HTTP: Realtek E2600 support in DragonFly and NYCBUG Today
DragonFlyBSD news
=> ↺ HTTP: OSI Openwashing Services: Still Lobbying for Microsoft and Licence Violations
OSI at it again
=> ↺ HTTP: Arch Linux: mkinitcpio hook migration and early microcode, Ultimate Arch, and Pacman 6.1
Arch news for the day
=> ↺ HTTP: Audiocasts/Shows: Linux User Space, Late Night Linux, and WordPress Briefing
3 new episodes
=> ↺ HTTP: Fedora: Packit, Go, Flatpak, Outreachy
Fedora news and updates
=> ↺ HTTP: Software: Natron, Kubernetes, Rotki, Collaborative Editing Tools
Some FOSS updates/overviews
=> ↺ HTTP: CapyPDF 0.9.0 released
The most notable is probably the ability to create structured (or "tagged") PDF files
=> ↺ HTTP: Postgres: PgBouncer 1.22.1 and pg_ivm 1.8 released
two new releases
only 4 more for now
=> ↺ HTTP: GStreamer 1.24.0 new major stable release
The GStreamer team is excited to announce a new major feature release of your favourite cross-platform multimedia frameworkThe corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.
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