Slashdot Adding Microsoft GitHub to All Linux Pages in Order to Shill Proprietary Code Hosting
Dr. Roy Schestowitz
2022-09-19 13:35:48 UTC
Modified: 2022-09-19 13:35:48 UTC
Summary: Slashdot used to be a pro-GNU/Linux site; now it's run by very different people, but many make wrong assumptions about what the site actually is
("Schneier on Security" seems to have become "Slashdot on Security" lately)
On 12 March and 16 June 2025, staff representation met with the administration in the Local Occupational Health, Safety and Ergonomics Committee (LOHSEC) in Munich
Looking at many sites that are full of slop images is becoming an eye sore and hallmark of text too likely generated by LLMs or 'assisted' (tainted) by them
To be very clear, this does not describe "Linux" anything; it's true in just about every facet of news, except the paid-for fake "journalism" about "hey hi" (sites getting paid explicitly to maintain or rekindle hype)
Restricted Boot (so-called 'SecureBoot') does not improve security. It is nothing but trouble. It's meant to trouble non-Windows users. In dual-boot setups, SecureBoot is a recipe for disaster because Microsoft keeps erasing or tampering with the boot sector, to paraphrase an associate