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Updated This Past Day

  1. Kernel FUD and Revisionism
    poor jourrnalism

    New

  2. Vim 9.1 Text Editor Adds Smooth Scroll Support, New :defer Command, and More
    Vim, the open-source and highly configurable text editor, has been updated to version 9.1, a release that mainly fixes numerous bugs but also introduces a few new features and improvements.
  3. today's leftovers
    lawsuits, SUSE, and more
  4. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    IBM/Red Hat fluff and bluff
  5. Events and Organisations: CCC, FSF, and LF
    some chatter and updates
  6. Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi and ESP32
    3 stories for now
  7. New Video: Krita 5.2 Features!
    Ramon Miranda has published a new video on the Krita channel: Krita 5.2 Features
  8. Programming Leftovers
    various languages, raves, and reports
  9. PyCharm for GNU/Linux Users and How to Generate Random Numbers in Python
    Some Python stories
  10. Security Leftovers
    Many stories, inc. some breaches in the news
  11. WordPress Weaknesses and Last Month in WordPress
    2 bits of news about the widely-used Content Management Systems (CMS)
  12. This Week in GNOME #129 Hello 2024
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 29 to January 05
  13. Software Releases: pg_dbms_metadata v1.0.0, Istio 1.19.6, and Crosswords 0.3.12
    3 new releases of free software
  14. Applications/Software: News and Reviews, Misc. Articles
    browsers, FTP clients, and more
  15. today's howtos
    the remainder for today
  16. Wine 9.0-rc4
    The Wine development release 9.0-rc4 is now available.
  17. elementary OS 7 Updates and More OS 8 News
    We’re now shipping the latest GNOME Web which includes a new Tab Overview mode. Plus we’re shipping some updated icons for things like the animated downloads icon in the Headerbar and hardware access icons
  18. Android Leftovers
    5 Android apps you shouldn't miss this week and all the latest app news
  19. UNIX/GNU/Linux: FreeBSD, ZFS, and Bash
    technical leftovers
  20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  21. Programming Leftovers
    coding-related news
  22. Mobile, Open Hardware, Raspberry Pi, and More
    leftovers about devices
  23. Debian and Canonical Leftovers
    only 3 stories for now
  24. Games: Proton 8.0-5, Steam Deck Milestone, and More
    7 stories by Liam Dawe
  25. MRD5165 Eagle Kit Targets Autonomous Aerial Robotics with Qualcomm Technology
    The company also mentions that the Eagle kit is pre-equipped with a comprehensive software suite, including Ubuntu Core and the ROS framework
  26. today's leftovers
    KDE, Mozilla and more
  27. Programming Leftovers
    R and more
  28. A glimpse at Fish and Wireshark updates
    a couple of new posts
  29. Security Leftovers
    FUD also (very long)
  30. Distributions and Operating Systems: Immutable GNU/Linux and Windows Alternatives
    two stories for now
  31. 14 of the best plugins and DAWs you can use on Linux
    We continue our adventure into the world of Linux-based music-making with a round-up of the best Linux-friendly software tools
  32. today's howtos
    mostly from yesterday
  33. Latest Issue of Linux Magazine
    partial paywall though
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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Social Control Media Relies on Advertisers, So It'll Always Be Hostile Towards Free Software
Sales, sales, sales
 
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it's good to see all those horrible things crashing and burning
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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FSF "Raised Almost $139,000 During This Summer Campaign"
"Thank you for making a stand against dystopia!"
Gemini Links 22/07/2025: VPS Exploited and Fear of View
Links for the day
LLM Bots vs Techrights
Slows things down a bit
New Publication Sheds Lights on Abuse of Workers at the European Patent Office (EPO)
Put in simple terms, they're killing the Office, harming remaining staff, try to hire rubber-stampers
Links 21/07/2025: Hardware, Health, and Imperialism
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Gemini Links 21/07/2025: "When Buying Isn't Owning" and "CMS Special Edition"
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Links 21/07/2025: Indie Web and Toxic Politics
Links for the day
[Meme] Microsoft Lawyers Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
threatened me with bankruptcy
Google "AI Overview" is Not AI and Not Overview
do not be misled; what Google does isn't smart, it's just ripping off the sites it already crawled for as long as 27 years
Making the Case to Dump Microsoft and GAFAM for National and Digital Sovereignty
"Sovereignty is difficult"
The Tactics of the Opposition (Microsoft Lunduke): Associate With K00ks, Throw in Vaccines to Muddy the Water
Who stands to gain from this?
Europe's Second-Largest Institution (EPO) and Largest Patent Monopoly Office Needs More Transparency, Not Less Transparency
In the EPO, what good are elections when one candidate literally bribes all the voters?
How Not to Report News About Microsoft
This pattern of misreporting is so widespread that it's hard to believe it's not intentional
Computer Science is Under Attack, They Want Everyone to be a Consumer
If people can no longer acquire Computer Science education and real Computer Science experience, they will not know how to control their own digital destiny or emancipate the very same universities that now control the syllabus and instead of teaching Computer Science encourage the outsourcing of systems
The Best Tools Are the Simplest Tools
There's a hidden message here about the merits of sticking with X
Ofcom Online Safety Group Speaks of Protecting Women Online, Will Brett Wilson LLP Ever Listen?
They've essentially became like the Taliban's "burka police"
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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IRC logs for Sunday, July 20, 2025
Fragmentation of Data
Life is too short to "hoard" data
In Defence of "Spinning Rust"
Just because something is "old" (or older) doesn't mean it ought to become extinct
Using Free Software to Prepare Legal Documents
LibreOffice is openly complaining about OOXML as an obstacle
Tech and Technology Are Not the Same Anymore
"Are you into tech, Sir?"
Our Articles About SLAPPs Receive Recognition and Interest
This week we shall continue writing about the 3 lawsuits we filed
Are You Served?
For many people, advocacy of Free software and GPL enforcement are assumed to be happening
Conspiracy or grooming? Alex Jurado, Voice of Reason compared to Outreachy
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 20/07/2025: Security Breaches and Former 'Open' 'AI' Engineer on Hype and Culture Issues
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Links 20/07/2025: Fending Off BRICS and US Government Attacks Its Own Media (Like China and Russia)
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Framed by social control media: Alex Belfield, Voice of Reason
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Gemini Links 20/07/2025: Summertime and OCC25 Wrap-up
Links for the day
Jamie Zawinski Complained About Wayland, Then Decided to Give It a Go, Now Complains Again About Wayland
Ask IBM (Red Hat) why it's worth throwing so much away just for Wayland fanaticism
Slopwatch: Planet Ubuntu, LinuxSecurity, and More
former "Linux" blogs which basically became slopfarms
Russia Set to Ban Facebook?
If WhatsApp is made to "leave", that means Facebook or "Meta".
Links 20/07/2025: More GAFAM Lawsuits, Layoffs, and SLAPPs
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Taking Stock of a Good and Productive Week
We shall now be taking a break, unpacking the new hard drive (8 TB), and making backups of everything
Nice Recovery (From Actual Fire) by PCLinuxOS, New Version of PCLinuxOS Released, Now Top of DistoWatch
PCLinuxOS is a community-driven distro
More Microsoft Shutdowns That Mostly Slipped Under the Radar
Remember what happened to books 'sold' by Microsoft?
Microsoft Lunduke Still Fighting Cancel Culture With... Cancel Culture
There will be no "winners" in such 'debates'
The History of Daily Links and Politics
"I support Wayland, but I also support abortion..."
Ageism in Tech
Your protocol is "old"...
Microsoft is at 0% "Market Share" in Most Areas
Depending on the taxonomy chosen, there may be dozens of categories other than desktops and laptops
"The moment MSFT stock fails to start tumbling, that’s the beginning of another corporate giant going under."
There are far more layoffs at Microsoft than at Intel, but you would not get this impression based on Wall Street media
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 19, 2025
IRC logs for Saturday, July 19, 2025