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    <![CDATA[<p>Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://defined.net/unplugged">Nebula</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://defined.net/unplugged">Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.</p><p>Sponsored By:</p><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" href="https://defined.net/unplugged">Nebula</a>: <a rel="nofollow" href="https://defined.net/unplugged">Meet Managed Nebula from Defined Networking. A decentralized VPN built on the open-source Nebula platform that we love.
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