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Also in today's open source roundup: Linux apps can be hijacked by DNS servers, and Google will shut down Play for Education in March.

Also in today's open source roundup: Parsix GNU/Linux 8.5 released, and Google finally kills the Picasa Web service and desktop client.

Also in today’s open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews XStream Desktop 153, and Street Fighter V is coming to Linux and SteamOS in the spring.

Ad blockers have been a thorn in the side of publishers for quite a long time, and the situation is getting worse as more and more readers use them. Wired has decided to offer an ad-free version of its site for what amounts to $1 per week, while still offering a free version supported by ads.

We all know how useful smartphones are most of the time, but what do you do when your phone becomes an addiction? That happened to one woman, and she finally decided to get rid of her smartphone altogether.

Also in today's open source roundup: The fight for open source software in the Air Force, and a Verge editor's mom falls in love with a Chromebook Pixel.

Also in today's open source roundup: A review of KShutdown, and the differences between AMOLED and LCD displays for Android smartphones explained.

The writer at Forbes can try to downplay the fact that Facebook spied on private conversations about money by Millenials, but I still find it to be quite awful. And it just goes to show you that you have ZERO privacy on Facebook. Everything you write, click on and read is being watched carefully and recorded.

Twidiots around the world are very angry right now. Twitter has decided to follow in the footsteps of Fakebook and introduce an algorithmic timeline. When the news of this hit Twitter, there was a twidiot storm the likes of which has seldom been seen on the service. They went on a rage-filled tweet rampage, vowing that Twitter was dead to them, they would never tweet again (the world should be so lucky), and other hysterical dramatics.

Also in today's open source roundup: DistroWatch reviews Tails 2.0, and Stremio is an alternative to Popcorn Time for movies, TV shows, and more.

Also in today's open source roundup: The Turing phone will run Sailfish OS instead of Android. And Google Chrome will finally get smooth scrolling in Linux.

Also in today's open source roundup: Removing the Facebook app can help boost your Android device's battery life by up to 20 percent. And is Linux Mint better than Ubuntu?

Also in today's open source roundup: The best Linux distros of 2016, and some laptops can be bricked with a single Linux command.

Also in today's open source roundup: Firefox 44.0 has been released, and Tails 2.0 is now available.

Also in today's open source roundup: Why one writer dumped Windows and switched to Linux 13 years ago, and Amazon wants its Android OEMs to integrate its services into their phones.

Codes of Conduct have often been pushed to create "safer" environments, while opponents sometimes find such codes repressive and suffocating. But are Codes of Conduct a real danger to the development of open source software?

Back in 2014 I wrote a post that explained why you should close your Facebook account. And now there’s yet another reason why you should immediately delete your facebook account permanently. Facebook is deleting posts in Europe that it considers “racist” or “xenophobic.”

The recent news that the Linux Foundation had changed its policy on community representation caught many people by surprise. Most of the first reactions seemed assume that it was done to somehow promote corporate interests over community interests.

But is that really why the policy was changed? Or was it done to avoid an influx of Social Justice Warriors?

Also in today's open source roundup: MAC address scrambling is coming to Linux. And Wine 1.8 has been released.

Plus: Why Linux gamers should hold off on preordering the Oculus Rift, and LinuxInsider reviews Deepin 15 (Depth OS).