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Turnout was notably less than expected and appeared to be lower than any Texas Linux Fest in memory. While many of us discussed possible reasons for this, I’m not sure we’ll ever really know why. I will assure you, however, that the low turnout was not attributable to the quality of the presentations. Those I queried left the lecture halls impressed and even excited about things they learned.

At least three Linux distros have already quit releasing 32-bit versions, and Ubuntu seems to be standing in line to do the same. Is the end at hand for 32-bit mainstream distros?

Also included: New releases for Skolelinux and Network Security Toolkit, KDE releases Plasma 5.7 and our writer eats crow.

For extra credit points — ask your local public library if they can host a panel discussion about participating in open source projects — both software and other. If you offer to help track down panelists, one of the librarians ought to be interested and supportive.

It's easy to be tempted to draw a parallel between the recent fork of ownCloud by Nextcloud and The Document Foundation's fork of OpenOffice six years ago. Slight differences are there, but they're probably meaningless.

Among other things, our Pi guy looks at the newest addition to the MagPi Essentials collection, Dave Akerman and a Raspberry Pi breaking a lofty record, and Tim Peake returning from space while leaving his Astro Pis in orbit.

Sometimes applications have capabilities that go beyond their primary use. Our contributing video editor found this excellent video tutorial on editing videos in Blender, an app that's primarily used for creating animated films.

“Linux is a failed experiment,” she spit. “It has no business even existing in the tech world and I am fully capable of recovering any important files myself. I do not need your help.”

If FOSS is to have a future, we must embrace both mobile and the Chromebook model and develop a distro that's equally at home on a phone, a low resource cloud based computer and on a traditional PC.

Also included: six new distro releases, Ubuntu considering dropping 32-bit support and the feds were after Snowden.

Companies that traditionally focused on proprietary software are now playing catch up in order to compete by utilizing open source development.

DuckDuckGo's proprietor, Gabriel Weinberg, says his once-personal project isn't making anyone wealthy, but he and his workers live decently. He says they're doing well enough that giving money to open source projects doesn't hurt their budget.

The continuing adventures of a new open source tinkerer who finds his diagnostic acumen sorely lacking during what should have been a simple RAM installation -- thereby leaving the rest of us grateful he didn't pursue a career in the medical field.

While the mainstream tech press is ready to embrace "the new Microsoft" as a friend to open source, many who fought in the trenches against the corporate giant will never be able to forgive and forget.

Open source is no longer just about the software that sits on your computer. Open source methods are being used to develop everything from better automobiles to life altering medical devices.

If GNOME hadn't irked many users when it redesigned its approach to the desktop with GNOME 3, there would be fewer popular desktop environments for Linux.

Also included: Solus 1.2, Elementary Snaps, Microsoft fights OEM crapware and LibreOffice's minor upgrade.

Joe Colantonio wants to "show you how to succeed with all your testing efforts." He says, "Automation testing, like all development efforts, is difficult. Most projects don’t succeed." Frankly, it's all a little over our heads.

Do you love Microsoft? Dr. Roy Schestowitz doesn’t. He also led a “Boycott Novell” movement back when there was a Novell to boycott, and he has crusaded against other tech companies, especially regarding software patents. It is, as they say, “Clean indoor work, but somebody has to do it.” And Roy is that somebody.

Some things are easier than you might think. For example, here our contributing video editor gives you an example of a way that you can give thanks to a favorite author in a useful way with nothing more than a laptop, some freely available software and a YouTube account.