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• GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans

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• Python refuses $1.5M grant, Unity's second demise, AUR DDos

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• Full Linux apps on Android, Plasma 6.5, Zorin OS does big numbers

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• Finally, some good FOSS smartphone news, new x86 actor

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• Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10

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