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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 18, 2024

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  1. Wine 9.0 brings much improved Windows app and game compatibility to Linux
    finally it's out
  2. Tsurugi Linux: Tailoring user experience for digital forensics and OSINT investigations
    Tsurugi Linux is a heavily customized open-source distribution focused on supporting DFIR investigations.
  3. Wine 9.0 Major Release: Best New Features
    A new release of Wine 9.0 is now available with key improvements.

    New

  4. Android Leftovers
    Samsung announces ‘world first’ Android button that makes Google searches easier than ever
  5. Raspberry Pi 5 industrial HMI displays gain M.2 NVMe SSD, RS232/RS485 interfaces, audio input/output jacks
    EDATEC ED-HMI3020 is a family of Raspberry Pi 5-based industrial HMI displays that build upon the earlier ED-HMI3010 panel PCs
  6. Android Leftovers
    Google will add new search and browser choice screens for Android phones in Europe
  7. Flathub’s Strategic Shift to Highlight High-Quality Apps
    Flathub's new guidelines elevate app quality, ensuring a seamless experience for users seeking top-notch applications
  8. today's leftovers
    kernel and more
  9. Development Leftovers
    IBM, GNOME, KDE, and more
  10. Free Software Leftovers
    Debian, SUSE, and more
  11. Security Leftovers
    only 4 for now
  12. today's howtos and troubleshooting
    only 4 more for now
  13. MenuLibre - Advanced tool to Edit App Shortcuts in Start Menu
    Need a tool to edit your apps in the start menu, main menu, or Gnome overview search results?
  14. Android Leftovers
    Assistant with Bard on Android may be simply called Bard
  15. GEEKOM Mini Air12 mini PC review – Part 3: Ubuntu 22.04 Linux
    YouTube video streaming, and ran some benchmarks in Ubuntu 22.04, before checking out the cooling performance
  16. Accessibility and Really Simple Syndication
    Only indirectly related to Free software, 3 links
  17. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS links
  18. New programming language needed for KDE?
    I am not one of KDE's masterminds or spokespersons. I am a mere bystander with few unimportant commits
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Python, among others
  20. Open Hardware: Arduino, Retro, Raspberry Pi, and More
    mostly Raspberry Pi today
  21. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    security patches, incidents etc.
  22. today's howtos
    the first batch for the day today
  23. AV Linux MX Edition 23.1: OS for Audiophiles
    AV Linux 23.1 'Enlightened' is a significant update, including MX-23/Debian 12 base, Enlightenment 0.25.4, and PipeWire 1.0.0
  24. Defense Unicorns: Bridging the Gap Between National Security and Open Source
    All of their core technology is open source and is released under an Apache 2.0 license
  25. Games: Stream Deck, Ubisoft Outrage, winesapOS, Free Re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1
    7 stories, mostly by Liam Dawe
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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SLAPP Censorship - Part 131 Out of 200: A Big Win for the Media in the United Kingdom (UK) Today
In a democratic society the Right to Know, which is closely connected to freedom of the press (or what one might label "blogging" or "blag"), comes above all else, except where there are lives being put at risk
IBM's Fedora Plans to Integrate Slop Into "Fedora Workstation as a Default Feature."
IBM does not care whether the community wants this or not
The Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look at the Data Shows Microsoft 'Bloodbath'
'Bloodbath' is the term insiders use
 
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IRC logs for Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Links 07/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts Doom "id Software" and Turkey Detains Journalists
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Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge (OCC) and Hardware Tests
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A Break From the Routine
What matters is what whistleblowers keep feeding information to us
SLAPP Censorship - Part 132 Out of 200: When You Cannot Pay a Million Pounds (1,335,520.00 United States Dollar) to Lawyers But Have a Strong Community
Techrights compensates for its fiscal poverty with a wealth of community spirit
Fame is Not the Goal
"Fame" kills
Mental Health in Free Software Communities
clearly there is a subject that merits debate and it ought not be a taboo anymore
The Era of Sponsored Spam
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Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Cleaning, Old Computer, and More
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Links 07/07/2026: Le Monde Combats LLM Slop Plagiarism, "ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program"
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Extremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth
Only the firm belief that justice applies to all will produce a just society
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 06, 2026
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Links 07/07/2026: Kernelized Secure Operating System (KSOS) and "Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs"
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris
This site is primarily about Free software
Gemini Links 06/07/2026: Still Mostly Dry, GoToSocial, and More
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European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Effective Dispute Resolution… But Not For EPO Staff
Slovenia fielded one of the few Administrative Council delegations which managed to maintain its own independent line against the tyrannical EPOnian "Sun King"
Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy
People who want to communicate, federate and organise for effective change need to evolve
Free Software Foundation (FSF) Covers Quibble, Free Software for Secure Communications, in the FSF Summer Bulletin
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Microsoft Layoffs Include Windows, Bing, Slop (CoPilot etc.) and There Will More More Rounds (or Waves) to Come
"43% of Xbox laid off"
Obscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up)
Notice how they treat "LinkedIn" as separate
Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted
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Cybershow on "Escaping Prisons For Your Mind"
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Confirmed: Microsoft Layoffs Come in Two Waves, Just Like Last Summer
To us, what stands out is the admission from Microsoft that there are two (or more) waves
In Praise of the UK's Stance on Free Speech (but Some Reservations)
At the moment there is a healthy discussion going on with the objective of disrupting attacks on British press
Exposing Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO), a Call for More Whistleblowers
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Leaving Our Pets for Several Days
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Dating Trees and Dating 'Apps'
several high-profile stories in the news about scandals in "dating apps"
DW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2
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Independent Media is the Only Form of Legitimate Media
Independent media is, indeed, what we need to demand more of
The Story of the European Patent Office (EPO) Wagging the Dog (EU)
The aim of the series is to properly inform the world - not just Europeans - how Europe's second-largest institution is run [...] How did a corporate hub of monopolies become so detached from the Rule of Law?
GNU/Linux Up to New High in Libya, Windows Down to All-Time Low
GNU/Linux touches 5% there, based on statCounter
Links 06/07/2026: Artists Reject Slop (or Even de Facto Bribes to Market/Endorse Slop)
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics
Hunger for revenge compels people to do overzealous, irrational things
Quiet Week
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The Media Needs to Speak of Slop as a Climate Issue Like It Did With Bitcoin
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IBM's Fall
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Social Dialogue at the European Patent Office (EPO) is Dead, the Strikes and Work Stoppage-Like Actions Carry on
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