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Mixxx 2.5 Open-Source DJ App Released with Qt 6 Port, Improved Controller Support

Coming just a month after Mixxx 2.4.2, which was the last update in the 2.4 series, Mixxx 2.5 is here to port the application to the latest Qt 6 open-source application framework to provide users with a more modern and stylish graphical user interface, improved performance, and enhanced compatibility on modern systems.

4MLinux 47.0 Released with Installation Support for Virtual (KVM) Block Devices

4MLinux 47.0 is here almost four months after 4MLinux 46.0 with support for installing the distro on virtual KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) block devices (e.g. /dev/vda1, /dev/vda2, etc.), as well as support for hundreds of old image formats via RECOIL (Retro Computer Image Library) with its GIMP plugin.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2023

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Richard Stallman and Critical Health Condition

First update in 5 months
Yleisradio Oy (Yle) Acting Like a Microsoft Mouthpiece (Legacy of Mikael Jungner is Likely)

Microsoft is not about technical work but about marketing, bribery, "lobbying", and mobbing
It's Not Impossible That a Desperate West Will Try to Ban Chinese Developers From Kernel Development (or Curtail Linux Freedom With Some Superficial Limitations and/or Back Doors)

They already did this to Russians
Oi! Yleisradio Oy (Yle) Gets Its Facts Wrong on Home Network Security

Are Microsofters or Supo running that site?
The Negative Consequences from Clicking on “I Agree”- Understanding App, Social Media, and AI Terms of Service

PureOS, for example, supports secure apps and social media platforms developed to support privacy and are not supported by a targeted advertising business model rooted in Surveillance Capitalism

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[Video] Nations Moving to GNU/Linux and Why That's Important for Their National Sovereignty/Autonomy

what the world would be like without (or after) Windows
[Video] Facebook Against Free Software Rules

The OSI is hopeless; but the problem goes well beyond and predates Facebook
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, November 01, 2023

IRC logs for Wednesday, November 01, 2023
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, November 02, 2023

IRC logs for Thursday, November 02, 2023
[Video] Daily Bulletins Now Compatible With the New Site

Changes had to be made
Free Software Spreading Like Fire (GNU/Linux at 8% "Market Share" on the Client Side Now, Not Counting Mobile)

According to statCounter
Links 02/11/2023: Condé Nast, Splunk Layoffs

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Buying Apple PCs to Run GNU/Linux is a Bad Idea (It Always Was)

Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
More Cuts at Microsoft Alleged, Microsoft-Funded Media Apparatus Condé Nast Has Mass Layoffs Too

mass layoffs
Links 01/11/2023: Bungie Layoffs and Mindless Promotion of Illegal Kangaroo Court (Unified Patent 'Court')

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ISPs and National Media Blame Internet Users for 'Weak Passwords' (Only LAN Users Have Access) While National Spy Agencies Mandate Back Doors and Microsoft Windows Causes Most of the Distributed Denial of Service Attacks, Data Breaches, Ransomware Etc.

firmware is closed source
Links 01/11/2023: Hardware Sanctions and Censorship Abundant (Universal Trend)

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4MLinux 47.0 Released with Installation Support for Virtual (KVM) Block Devices: 4MLinux developer Zbigniew Konojacki announced today the release and general availability of 4MLinux 47.0 as the latest stable version of this mini Linux distribution featuring the lightweight JWM window manager.
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Mixxx 2.5.0 Released! It Now Runs in iOS & Web Browser: Mixxx, the free and open-source DJ software, released new major 2.5.0 version today
Mixxx 2.5 Open-Source DJ App Released with Qt 6 Port, Improved Controller Support: Mixxx 2.5 has been released as a nice Christmas gift for those who want to use one of the best open-source, free, and cross-platform virtual DJ software for performing live mixes.
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