GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 23, 2025

• GNU/Linux

  • Hardware

    • Affordable Linux Laptop (Best Budget Picks)

      Looking for an affordable Linux laptop? Discover top budget-friendly options, easy-to-understand buying tips, and answers to common questions in this complete guide.

• Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

  • Ruben Schade ☛ My A-Z toolbox: dcfldd

    This is the forth post in my A-Z Toolbox series, in which I’m listing tools I use down the alphabet for no logical reason. I also definitely didn’t forget I was doing this, which is why it’s been eight months since the last one (cough).

  • Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra

    • Document Foundation ☛ Video: New features in LibreOffice 25.8

      Get a quick overview of some of the new features in LibreOffice 25.8, released on Wednesday. (This video is also available on PeerTube).

  • GNU Projects/People

    • Hackaday ☛ Video Clips With Emacs

      Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing Emacs can’t do. Which, of course, is why some people love it, and some people hate it. Apparently, [mbork] loves it and devised a scheme to show a video (with a little help), accept cut-in and out marks, and then use ffmpeg to output the video clip, ready for posting, emailing, or whatever.

    • Amin Bandali: Lispy Gopher Climate with screwlisp

      Last night I appeared on screwlisp’s live show Lispy Gopher Climate on aNONradio. It was a fun hour chatting with screwlisp about Emacs, EmacsConf, computing science, free software, and community, with lively audience participation on LambdaMOO and #emacsconf IRC.

  • Openness/Sharing/Collaboration

    • Open Data

      • Dave Peck ☛ Unsheltered Seattle

        I built a little website to help wrap my head around the state of unsheltered homelessness in Seattle.

        The site uses Seattle’s public customer service request dataset, which aggregates data from the Find It, Fix It App and city web portal to show recent (and, if you like, historical) reports of encampments, abandoned vehicles, and related issues: [...]