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Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux and ChromeOS in Sweden: A High at 15% [original]
    huge increases
  2. Greek GNU/Linux: Grok the Freedom, Over 10% This Month [original]
    Desktop Operating System Market Share Greece - Jan 2009 - Feb 2024
  3. Google targets Windows refugees with ChromeOS Flex
    Google has announced a solution for businesses facing the end of support for Windows 10 next year
  4. System76: Closing in on a COSMIC Alpha
    We’re on approach towards an alpha version of the new COSMIC desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other distros
  5. Slimbook Launches Manjaro Gaming Edition Laptop
    Powered by Intel Core i7-13620H and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Slimbook Manjaro is a great gaming laptop for Linux enthusiasts
  6. Twitter (X) Rotting [original]
    Twitter (X) is a waste of time
  7. Freedom-Centric GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in the United States: 4% [original]
    Whether or not it is accurate, which is a reasonable concern, the trends are quite telling

    New

  8. Microsoft and Apple: More Layoffs and Problems
    some misc. links
  9. Events and Free Software
    today's FOSS picks
  10. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux focused
  11. Security Leftovers
    banks at peril and latest from CISA
  12. today's howtos
    mostly from the past week
  13. Latest From Perl Programming Hub
    perl.org's latest
  14. Linux hardware maker Juno Computers releases 17-inch Saturn 17 v5 laptop with Intel i7-13620H, Geforce RTX 4000 GPUs and Ubuntu
    Juno Computer's new Saturn 17 v5 notebook is now available to order with a 17.3-inch 2K display
  15. Shows and Videos: The Linux Link Tech Show and Lots From Invidious (Past Week)
    many new videos
  16. Programming Leftovers
    regressions, R, and more
  17. Security Leftovers
    mostly incidents and holes in this batch
  18. Kernel, Security, and Mesa
    kernel level stuff and SELinux
  19. today's howtos
    a handful more
  20. UNOFFICIAL antiX-23 “init-diversity” spin.
    not systemd
  21. Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop Installer Changes [First Look]
    As part of work on the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 release
  22. Digi IX40 5G edge computing industrial IoT cellular gateway is designed for Industry 4.0 use cases
    The IIoT gateway is based on an NXP i.MX 8M Plus Arm processor running a custom Linux distribution
  23. today's leftovers
    Ubuntu, programming, and more
  24. Applications: XDM, HandBrake, and Power Profiles Daemon
    Three DOSS stories, GNU/Linux focus
  25. Security Leftovers
    Security links for now, more to come later
  26. today's howtos
    many howtos for the afternoon
  27. New krita.org website launched
    After a lot of work, we moved our website to a new Hugo based platform
  28. Red Hat Leftovers
    a few bits from the "official" sites/sources
  29. Driving into the Absurd: Imagining a Smartphone-esque Auto Industry
    Imagine stepping into a world where the automotive industry has taken a wild turn, mirroring the smartphone market’s quirks and monopolies
  30. Games: Helldivers 2, Capcom, and More
    4 articles by Liam Dawe
  31. 4MLinux 44.1 STABLE released.
    This is a minor (point) release in the 4MLinux STABLE channel, which comes with the Linux kernel 6.1.69.
  32. ExTiX Deepin 24.2 Live based on Deepin 23 BETA 3 (latest) with Refracta Snapshot and kernel 6.7.4-amd64-extix :: Build 240209
    I’ve released a new version of ExTiX Deepin today (240209)
  33. GhostBSD 24.01.1 Now Available
    bugfixes
  34. Android Leftovers
    10 Of The Best Android Smartphones Ever Released
  35. Machine Learning in Linux: Surya – multilingual document OCR toolkit adds text recognition
    This is free and open source software
  36. Microchip Launches Affordable PolarFire SoC Kit, Expanding Access to RISC-V and FPGA for Embedded Engineers
    The PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit is centered around a quad-core, 64-bit RISC-V processor, optimized for Linux and real-time applications
  37. More About Thunderbird And Mozilla Firefox
    A new year, a new progress report
  38. Closing in on a COSMIC Alpha
    We’re on approach towards an alpha version of the new COSMIC desktop environment for Pop!_OS and other distros
  39. today's leftovers
    applications, servers, and more
  40. Red Hat Leftovers
    and RHEL too
  41. Microsoft, Proprietary Stuff, and Chatbots
    Mostly Microsoft though
  42. Programming Leftovers
    Python, Java, R, and more
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  44. Security Leftovers
    another handful of links
  45. today's howtos
    only a handful for now
  46. GNU/Linux in Denmark: Market Share Has Doubled in a Year, Now Tops 8% on Desktops and Laptops [original]
    this isn't a matter of being "too poor" to pay Apple and/or Microsoft
  47. Mixxx 2.4 Open-Source DJ Software Released with Major Changes
    Mixxx 2.4 open-source, free, and cross-platform DJ software designed to give you all the tools you need to perform live mixes arrived today as a major update that adds major new features and improvements.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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Corporate Media: Blame the People Who Enter the Abandoned IBM Buildings, Not IBM for Abandoning Workers in Pursuit of IT Sweatshops
When the media spreads falsehoods stocks can go up (a lot higher), but at whose expense and how long for?
 
Techrights IRC Turns 5 Without a “Code of Conduct”, “Code of Conduct Committee”, and All Those Bureaucratic Nightmares
18+ years if one counts our time in Freenode as well
Why U No Use AI???
Many hype waves come and go
There Are Still Slopfarms in Google News
Google is trying to participate in if not lead this pyramid scheme
The Cyber Show Explains How Slop and Promotion of Slop is About Taking Control Away From Computer Users
"On making a trustworthy machine"
Keeping Available the Site at All Times
Informal arrangements and crowdfunding keep our work available despite resistance (including from people who break the law)
What If "Era of AI" and "AI Revolution" (Fake News) Never Happened?
So how much longer before the bust (or bubble-burst)?
GNU/Linux Approaches 5% in Australia
5% by year's end?
How We Do Techrights (and What's Changing Next Week)
Many former news sites no longer yield much non-meaningless news (not anymore); there's a gap to be filled
Europe/EU is Moving Towards Independence, Fast to Adopt Free Software
More and more states (governments, public sector) in Germany are dumping Microsoft
GNU/Linux Grows at the Expense of Windows
People who want to get work done already left Windows
Tux Machines Growing as a Volunteers-Run Site
Historically the site did not have many original stories, but this changed as the audience grew and the site gained more recognition
Links 12/07/2026: European Commission Versus ‘Addictive Design’, "Google Loses Final Appeal Over $4.7 Billion EU Android Antitrust Fine"
Links for the day
GNU/Linux Market Share Increases Some More Today, statCounter Measures It at 7.3%
Will more such thresholds and records be broken?
Gemini Links 12/07/2026: Studying Languages and 2026 Old Computer Challenge (OCC)
Links for the day
EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XIII - At the EPO, Cocaine Addicts and Their Friends Are "Protected Class"
What does that tell us about the EPO?
Increasing Output by Focusing on Originals
It's probably more important to carry on with these than it is to keep abreast of non-crucial news
Amid Strikes and Industrial Actions, Young Professionals at the European Patent Office (EPO) Kept on 'Short Leash', According to the Local Staff Committee The Hague
Issues affecting Young Professionals
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 11, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, July 11, 2026
Blogs May be Making a Comeback (They're Not Fediverse, They Are Joined by RSS Feeds)
Don't fake expansion where none existed
ChromeOS and GNU/Linux in the United Kingdom Reach 11%
the UK shows signs of digital maturity
Canonical is Selling Microsoft, It Pays The Register MS to Sell Microsoft
It's all about money to them. And they call this journalism.
When Red Hat's HR Becomes the Same as IBM's HR (Bluewashing)
Red Hat keeps sacking very experienced engineers and adding temporary interns
GNU/Linux Growing in East Asia
Assuming this is more or less accurate, we could use a plausible explanation
SUEPO Munich Report on the Recent EPO Demonstration and Rolling Strikes That Continue to Grow
"increasing registrations for the 'rolling strikes' running until autumn"
Over a Week After Microsoft Discontinued Some XBox Models It Apparently Exits Some Markets Altogether
We seem to be witnessing the end of XBox
Gemini Links 11/07/2026: Old Computer challenge, Poems, Antenna, and More
Links for the day
Links 11/07/2026: "Trademark wars of Influencer Culture", Xinuos Uses Copyrights Versus UNIX
Links for the day
North America: GNU/Linux Measured at 10%
To better understand what contributes to the gains
Following Corrections and Adjustments statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 7.1%, an All-Time High
There is a lot of layoffs at Microsoft this month
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 10, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, July 10, 2026
Links 11/07/2026: Wednesday-Saturday News Catch-up
Links for the day
Prioritising High-Importance News
In order to fully catch up with news we'll not publish many new articles until next week
The Register MS: "AI" More Than 80 Times in One Article. But It's Not an Article, It's Sponsored Keyword-stuffed Page.
The Register MS is being paid to actively promoted this scheme
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 09, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, July 09, 2026
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 08, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, July 08, 2026