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Just published on FOSS Force: System76 Redesigns Thelio Mira as a Liquid‑Cooled Linux Desktop fossforce.com/2026/03/system…

We used the Kagi search platform for a long while. Maybe when this is ready for prime time, we'll go back to it: Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta buff.ly/CcxG9wD

Mark u up, mark u up, buddy gonna mark you down: Marknote 1.5 released buff.ly/egAWhYU

The non wealthy need not apply: Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX | TechCrunch buff.ly/glF45UQ

Shortsightedness in action: Blocking the Internet Archive Won’t Stop AI, But It Will Erase the Web’s Historical Record ift.tt/3u0mQbj

Just published on FOSS Force: Germany’s Sovereign Digital Stack Mandates ODF: a Landmark Validation of Open Document Standards fossforce.com/2026/03/german…

A bootable Linux system for disk partitioning, is out with Debian Sid updates, and the stable GParted 1.8.1 release: GParted Live 1.8.1 Released With Linux Kernel 6.19 buff.ly/fAmIqwv

There's a lot this release offers, but a few changes stand out: GNOME 50 is Here, and X11 is Finally Gone buff.ly/htqRqVg

There was a time when running Samba was almost a necessity if you were running Linux: Samba 4.24 Released With Remote Password Management Support, Other Improvements - Phoronix buff.ly/o1T873m

"Nvidia's CEO makes the case that AI data centers will be more efficient, more economical, and generate more revenue if you buy all the parts from his company" -- because of course he does: Nvidia wants to own your AI data center from end to end buff.ly/SyiO2J4

Introduces a redesigned browsing experience, alongside updates to its built-in Mail client: Vivaldi Browser 7.9 Introduces UI Auto-Hide for Full-Screen Browsing buff.ly/454DZxJ

Warren said Grok’s “apparent lack of adequate guardrails” could pose “serious risks to the safety of U.S. military personnel and to the cybersecurity of classified systems”: Warren presses Pentagon over decision to grant xAI access to classified networks ift.tt/6oy8APh

Just published on FOSS Force: PrismLinux: A No‑Drama, Sane Approach to Arch-Based Linux fossforce.com/2026/03/prisml…

Better than your average list: 10 Things Linux Can Do That Windows Still Can’t buff.ly/KaIh6MI

Proving yet again that Meta sucks: Instagram is killing off end-to-end encryption for messaging buff.ly/sVqAMtG

Stay safe: JPlag - detect source code plagiarism - LinuxLinks buff.ly/dVKtNsI

Remember when the command line was the only way to operate a computer, and even most graphical apps used a lot of command line?: 23 Best Free and Open Source Console Linux File Managers - LinuxLinks buff.ly/fJGlbKS

Desktop security dominated much of the conversation on this Open Mic Night: Linux Saloon Episode: Desktop Security and Tech Talks buff.ly/uAMncVV

"Is Email Sucking the Main Technical Difference?": The Difference Between Email and Instant Messaging buff.ly/9Us5jmb

Peropesis (personal operating system) is a small-scale, minimalist, command-line-based Linux operating system. It's an incomplete system, but it's constantly being improved. -- Distribution Release: Peropesis 3.2 (buff.ly/dXMbYVH News) buff.ly/x5BCzv8