446 – The Beauty of Cinnamon, and The Downfall of Redbox


First up in the news: Mint Monthly News – August 2024, Software Freedom Day,

In security and privacy: Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit;

Then in our Wanderings: Bill flirts with Ladybird, Joe gets jiggy with his ports, Moss does something or other, Eric gets COSMIC;

In our Innards section: we discuss DRM and digital media providers


And finally, the feedback and a couple of suggestions

The News:


Mint Monthly News – August 2024


Software Freedom Day


Mozilla Firefox 130 Released with Labs, Overscroll & Web Codecs API


ArchBang Calls It Quits


Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Paused [Update: Now Resolved]


Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme


Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme

Security And Privacy


Apple Suddenly Drops NSO Group Spyware Lawsuit

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