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  1. Ubuntu: Newsletter, Repositories, and Microsoft Spyware
    Some Ubuntu picks
  2. IBM LinuxONE 4 Express and Ubuntu Server drive data centre performance and economics
    Canonical is pleased to announce that Ubuntu Server is optimised and fully supported on IBM LinuxONE 4 Express

    New

  3. today's leftovers
    LF, FSF-EEE, and OpenSUSE
  4. Android Leftovers
    Ayaneo reveals details of new Android gaming handheld set to rival the Ayn Odin2
  5. OS 8 Now Available in Early Access
    I’m super excited to let you know that OS 8 builds are available in Early Access and they are now installable
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Raku and more
  7. Best Linux Distro for Gaming – Top Distros for Enhanced Linux Gaming Experience
    Thanks to the big push made by Valve
  8. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino Uno, ESP32-S2, and 3D Printing
    4 projects or stories
  9. Security Leftovers
    flaws, patches, and more
  10. A Complete Guide to Xubuntu Default Apps and Their Purposes
    This is a full list of all Xubuntu default applications
  11. Review: wattOS R13
    wattOS wattOS is a fast and lightweight desktop Linux distribution based on Debian
  12. OKdo ROCK 5 AIO Edge Media Board with 3 TOPs NPU and Pre-integrated AI Stack
    The board runs on the Debian 10 LTS operating system, providing a mature and actively developed software environment
  13. European Events: Hackaday Europe 2024 and FOSDEM 2024
    4 reports/invitationss
  14. Red Hat / IBM Leftovers
    corporate and technical articles from Red Hat
  15. GNU/Linux Applications: FSearch, Note Taking, and Lux
    5 new articles about software
  16. Audiocasts/Shows: WordPress Briefing, Late Night Linux, Linux User Space, Destination Linux, and LINUX Unplugged
    5 new episodes
  17. today's howtos
    many howtos for Tuesday
  18. Why the future of manufacturing will rely on open source
    Let’s look at a few examples of how Red Hat is working with our ecosystem to put this effort into action
  19. Open Hardware/Modding: How I Also Hacked my Car and Raspberry Pi Project
    Some devices and hacking
  20. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and the World Wide Web
    Web-centric news picks
  21. Programming Leftovers
    many picks for this week
  22. Windows TCO Leftovers
    3 Windows TCO examples
  23. today's howtos
    morning batch of howtos
  24. Android Leftovers
    Google Maps is now bringing 3D buildings during navigation to more Android Auto users
  25. Beyond 2038: Debian Strengthens 32-Bit Builds with Critical Patches
    No worries. Your 32-bit packages won't break after 2038 since the Debian team already started working on it.
  26. IPFire 2.27 - Core Update 182 released
    The first update of the year 2024 is out: IPFire 2.27
  27. Stable kernels: Linux 6.7.4, Linux 6.6.16, and Linux 6.1.77
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.7.4 kernel
  28. These two old-school music players for Linux let me fine-tune my listening experience
    Both Clementine and Qmmp include 10-band EQs
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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What's Very Vexing to GAFAM, EPO and Others Is That It's Incredibly Hard to Censor Us (and Nobody Ever Successfully Did That Before)
resist, do not capitulate
Receiving SLAPPs and Collecting Them Like Trophies (the SLAPPs Always Fail)
People who file lawsuits bring even more attention to themselves (or to embarrassing statements about them)
Year of GNU/Linux on the Laptop?
It's not happening only in Lenovo
What People Must Understand About the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
some facts about the Open Source Initiative (OSI)
More Copyright Lawsuits Against LLM Slop Providers and Suppliers of LLM Slopfarms Would Benefit Society
It's not just bad for the Web and for society; it's also legally dangerous
In defence of JD Vance, death of Pope Francis
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Three Years in Prison for Disney Employee’s ‘Menu Hacking’: The Economic Fallout of Digital Menus
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
 
Microsoft Isn't on the Map in USSR
To them, it's either Google or Yandex
In Central America Windows Became a Small Force
These are countries where Windows used to have well over 95% of the "market"
Site May be Even Faster Now
It basically takes less than a tenth of a second to serve the page
Many of the Scandals Are Interconnected (Overlapping People and Corporations)
We're only getting started
Links 26/04/2025: General Assassinated in the Town of Balashikha, US Promoting Seafloor Mining
Links for the day
Links 26/04/2025: Facebook Layoffs Again, Remembering What's Real, and Say No to Mass Surveillance
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Links 26/04/2025: NOAA Budget Cuts and "Dog Days Ahead"
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, April 25, 2025
IRC logs for Friday, April 25, 2025
Links 25/04/2025: Slop Fatigue and Patent Judges Flocking to Fake, Unconstitutional and Illegal Kangaroo Court (UPC, Captured 'Justice')
Links for the day
Gemini Links 25/04/2025: Night Manager and Devuan in Hosting
Links for the day
Approaching 10,000 Articles/Pages Since Going Static
Trying to silence or derail the site was always a dumb strategy
Windows Falls to New Lows in Nicaragua, Now Below a Quarter (It Used to be Almost 100%)
Another all-time low for Windows
Microsoft is Shedding Off Loads of Staff and That Can be Dangerous Too
Working for Microsoft is a choice; nobody forces you to do it
Richard Stallman and the Unix Philosophy
When asked about systemd people must remember that RMS speaks as an active Board member of the FSF and also the founder of the FSF
The Cost (to Linux) of LLM Slop
Slop 'artists' like Fagioli are far from harmless
Links 25/04/2025: Ubisoft Spyware, Hegseth Fails at Tech on Every Level
Links for the day
Gemini Links 25/04/2025: Food Forest Update and Facebook Destroying the Net
Links for the day
Get Rid of Back Doors, Don't Obsess Over Bounties and Other Corporate PR Stunts (or Needless Reboot Rituals)
Security as a term has mostly lost its meaning due to repeated misuse for many years
Serial Sloppers Are Killing the Web (They Probably Don't Care, Either)
Slop is a disease on the Web
Streaming Apps Are “Investor Fraud” That Kills the Planet
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
Things Get Increasingly Nasty at Microsoft Ahead of the Fake Results and May's Mass Layoffs Wave
They try to get people to 'resign' so that they won't count as layoffs and the company's 'wellbeing' will seem better
IBM's Debt Ballooned by 8.5 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months!
Hallmark of a company in a state of disarray, trying to spend its way out of trouble
Big Trouble in GNOME
even GNOME people admit the CoC went wrong
Slopping the Trough: Disney Plus Loses Billions and the Decline of Physical Media in America
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 24, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, April 24, 2025
Links 24/04/2025: GAFAM Problems and No Peace (or Ceasefire) in Sight
Links for the day
Slopfarms on the Web Almost Always Generate Anti-Linux FUD When They Produce "Linux" Output
Welcome to the dying Web
Richard Stallman's Oxford Talk Has Just Ended, Here Are Some Photos
he might hop over to another European country
Gemini Links 24/04/2025: Birthday and Good Work of Academia in Esotericism
Links for the day
Links 24/04/2025: EU fines Apple and Facebook, Another Microsoft GitHub Security Blunder
Links for the day
New Article Explains How the GPL Came About and WordPress Having Copyleft Obligations
Having been involved in the WordPress development community since almost the beginning, I know why it chose the GPL and how it restricts abuse by Automattic
IBM Gained Almost 6 Billion Dollars in "Goodwill" Value in Just 3 Months, According to IBM
Congrats to the management!
In Belarus, Yandex is Now Measured as 50 Times More 'Popular' (by Usage) Than Microsoft
Yandex continues to gain, whereas Bing cannot even register at 1%. Last month it was registered or measured at a measly 0.65%.
IBM Cannot Lie to Shareholders Anymore
"I would not be surprised if we see a layoff every quarter this year."
Dr Richard Stallman (RMS) Gives Talk in Oxford University in 4 Hours
If you live nearby, go there (it's free as in gratis)
Using a Law Firm's Licence to Exercise Politics Through Frivolous SLAPPs and Nastygrams (to Silence People, Remove Pages, Demand Fake or Forced 'Apologies')
Things must be getting really bad when lawyers act for raving antisemites
We're Working to Make Full-Site Search Available
This site has over 1,000 'wiki' pages, many thousands of documents, several thousands of videos, and about 50,000 blog posts or articles. We need to make them easier to find/navigate.
Links 24/04/2025: IBM Loses Many Contracts, Intel to Lay Off Over 20% (Not Counting Those Who Leave 'Voluntarily')
Links for the day
Richard Stallman Can Explain to Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society Why LLM Slop is Not Artificial Intelligence and Why It Hurts Society
another 'crop' of LLM slop that damages GNU/Linux and facts
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 23, 2025
IRC logs for Wednesday, April 23, 2025