FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending March 6, 2026

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.

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   Greg Kroah-Hartman Stretches Support Periods for Key Linux LTS Kernels by Christine Hall: Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has extended the support lifetimes of several long-term kernels, after consultations with major users and fellow maintainers.

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   Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines by Larry Cafiero: From hand‑me‑down laptops to brand‑new desktops, this Debian-based distro with Trinity or KDE Plasma keeps things fast and familiar.

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   Gentoo Starts Exit from GitHub’s Microsoft and Copilot‑Infested Walled Garden by Christine Hall: When Microsoft turned up the AI pressure on GitHub, Gentoo started packing for Codeberg, putting open source principles ahead of platform convenience.

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   From Great to Greater: Our 5 Favorite ‘Distro of the Week’ Picks by Larry Cafiero: Forget arguing about Ubuntu vs. Debian. This roundup sticks to the distros that actually crossed our test bench in this year’s Distro of the Week column, and the five that rose above the rest.

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   Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition: Security Distro’s Surprisingly Good Daily Driver by Larry Cafiero: From white-hat hackers to casual users: Italy’s Parrot OS 7.1 Home Edition flies beyond its security reputation with a surprisingly polished KDE Plasma desktop.