SFD 2025 NJ - now with schedule and streaming links.
https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/events/software-freedom-day-2025-new-jersey

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Developer humor, Torvalds publish a new project and begins to receive PRs inmmediately

Torvalds starts a new project and begins to receive contributions immediately.

This is the first PR to the project
https://github.com/torvalds/GuitarPedal/pull/1

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34 years ago: Linus Torvalds published the source code for the first version of the Linux kernel

On September 17, 1991, Linus Torvalds publicly released the first version of the Linux kernel, version 0.01. This version was made available on an FTP server and announced in the comp.os.minix newsgroup.

Happy birthday! 🎉

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Finally, I'm ditching windows completely

I'm a little bit emotional. Since I started PC gaming in 2008 and dual booting since 2010 at age 17, windows have always been the reference for games and professional programs. It was always assumed that 3D intensive game were to be run on win and that linux had too big of an impact of performances. Running most of the libraries was somewhat a headache for most people.

Compatibility wise, we often had to install programs that run only on windows. Then were popularized web interfaces, cloud apps. And the needle in the digital coffin : libraries that make platforms agnostic like python noscripts, proton that provide the service that previously only ran on Microsoft tech.

To my surprise, linux (Cachy) runs extremely well. I'm amazed. Not in my wildest dream would have I think about removing all windows partitions from my PC, and only using linux until now. That's a new world of smooth operations and smart troubleshooting. I'm finally microsoft free. (I'll install it on a spare hard drive since some companies needs legacy uses, but at this point it doesn't even matter to me. that's just a tool and not chains of digital oppression anymore.

Free, as in Freedom.

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Trying to install vcrun 2019 through the beta version of protontricks. nothing i do works.

https://preview.redd.it/m0phikygvppf1.jpg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75489acccc29fa7d6937ea4f780def1d0a5ff1d5

I am currently trying to install o mod for a game i want to mod on my deck and i am stuck at the part where it asks me to use Protontricks to install the vcrun2019. on the discover version of Protontricks it gave me this error too and people said to use the beta branch and i get this.

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Linux 6.18 To Add Detection For FreeBSD's Bhyve Hypervisor
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Detect-Bhyve

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systemd v258 has been released
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v258

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Wayland Compositors RAM Usage Comparison
https://redd.it/1njecy5
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GNOME 49, released !

Release notes that go into very nice detail around all of the GNOME 49 changes: https://release.gnome.org/49/

GNOME 49.0 is out today as the latest half-year feature release to the GNOME desktop that will go on to power the likes of Fedora Workstation 43 and Ubuntu 25.10.

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Firefox 143 for Android now with DoH
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/dns-android/

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With all these supply chain attacks going on (such as NPM), are Linux Desktop users safe?

I recently heard of all all these recent supply chain attacks that have been going on. I want to know if us desktop linux users will be safe or not, and if there are any particular distros be watch out for (or at least be more careful on).

I personally use CachyOS (so if anything I'd probably be more at risk on this since it's a rolling release distro).

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Blender CEO Announced His Decision to Step Down After Over 30 Years
https://redd.it/1njn0f2
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Operese - Windows-to-Linux migration tool that's now open-source!
https://youtu.be/4YUkD5oslmc

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Should I delete my windows partition?
https://redd.it/1nk1puj
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Ubuntu 25.10's Rust Coreutils Transition Has Uncovered Performance Shortcomings
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-Perf

https://redd.it/1nk3pes
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This subreddit is being overrun with posts about moving from windows. The mods should consider a megathread or weekly post to consolidate this content.

I can't be the only one who's noticed that over the past year and change, there has been a lot of interest in linux on the desktop. Whether that's because of Windows 10 EOL, the ongoing headaches associated with Windows 11, the growth of this subreddit, or something else, as a result there are now multiple posts per day about some variation of "windows sucks / moving to linux is like drinking the nectar of the gods / I can't go back to windows anymore (because it sucks)" etc. etc.

in my opinion, after you've seen a few of these, you've seen them all, and as a result it's really boring and bad content for the subreddit. personally, i'd prefer if there was less of it, but i understand that people like posting about their move to linux.

a nice compromise would be to create a daily or weekly pinned megathread where people can talk about moving from windows to linux, or their newbie linux "journey" or whatever.

All subreddits are on the path to eternal september. lets take a few steps backwards.

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Bluefin LTS Released (Bluefin + CentOS Stream)
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-lts-ga/

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Today is Plasma 6.5 Beta test day (1)! Tester needed!
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.90/

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My first submission!!!!
https://redd.it/1nkfs7u
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What kernel should I use?

Seeing the invasive actions by Microsoft in windows 11 I would like to switch to Linux. I am not very experienced with computer science as a whole but I’ve installed windows a couple times. Is there a kernel that comes with enough features off the bat to work and game? (Am I using kernel right?)

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Update on grub screen issue.

Continuation of previous post.

Finnaly i managed to get into bios and i deleted the linux boot manager from boot sequence and kept windows boot manager on first, i think now iam fine.

Thanks for the comments, support and advices



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