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Linux 5.4 released, this is what's new #linux #opensource https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/linux-5-4-kernel-release-features

Take the #Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Survey and help shape the future of this #linux distro! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/12/new-ubuntu-user-survey

Ubuntu Pro unveiled by Canonical for AWS https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/12/canonical-ubuntu-pro-announcement

Firefox 71 released with a bunch of changes, including native MP3 decoding on Linux! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/12/firefox-71-released-download

elementary OS 5.1 released, available to download now https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/12/elementary-os-5-1-hera-release #linux

Linux Mint 19.3 beta will be released next tuesday! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/12/linux-mint-19-3-beta

We take a look at some recent #GNOME design team app mockups, including a handy font manager https://t.co/qCoD4IW6iE?amp=1

#Librem5 owners share first impressions as handsets start arriving https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/librem-5-birch-shipping

Linux 5.4 released, this is what's new #linux #opensource https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/linux-5-4-kernel-release-features

Audacity 2.3.3 released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/audacity-2-3-3-removes-effects

Scrcpy, the #opensource tool that lets you control and view your Android phone on the desktop, has a new release out https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/scrcpy-update-android-10-support

Glimpse, the G-rated #GIMP fork, has issued its first release https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/first-glimpse-image-editor-release

Slimbook's new Linux laptop takes at MacBooks, costs less too https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/slimbook-pro-x-15-laptop-specs-price

Zorin OS 15 Lite: Xfce has never looked so good! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/zorin-os-15-lite-release-features

The #PinePhone running desktop Linux apps, including Firefox & GIMP [Video] https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/desktop-linux-apps-on-the-pinephone

$149 Linux Phone: Everything You Need to Know About the PinePhone https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/pinephone-specs-price-release-date #opensource #pinephone

Ubuntu 20.04 daily builds are now available to download #ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/ubuntu-20-04-daily-builds-available

Further to this unless a distro/app/person is VERY well known, I often generalise or contextualise it in a headline:

"Regolith, the i3-based Linux Distro, Adds Foo"

Not everyone knows "Regolith", what it is, etc.

Same with:

"New Linux Phone Goes on Sale"
vs "CherryMax Pro Goes on Sale"

The former tells you a phone powered by Linux has gone on sale. And if you like Linux, why you'll care.

The latter just tells you *something* has gone on sale, with no broader info.

Spoiler: the swedish PM hasn't actually stepped down. It's just an example 😅

The role of a headline is to give you the broadest outline of a story, not to explain every detail to you (that's what the article is for).

"Swedish PM Steps Down" is a headline.

"Swedish PM Steps Down to Pursue Art" is also fine.

"Stefan Löfven, current Prime Minister of Sweden, a country in Europe, is giving up his job, which is currently head of state, because he wants to spend more time drawing kittens (drawing is a form of art which he enjoys)" is not a headline.

Voyager Linux offers an interesting spin on Xfce https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2019/11/voyager-linux-distro-ubuntu-based