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  1. Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt: Windows Malware Getting Blamed on "Linux"
    Some FUD examples from 'the news'
  2. Tails 6.1 Is Out to Mitigate the RFDS Intel CPU Vulnerabilities, Fix More Bugs
    The Tails 6.1 amnesic incognito live system, a portable operating system that protects you against surveillance and censorship, is now available for download as the first update to the latest Tails 6.0 series.

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  3. today's leftovers
    mostly openwashing
  4. Programming Leftovers
    mostly python today
  5. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    Ubuntu leftovers, low priority items
  6. Security Leftovers
    Security related stories
  7. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
    devices and open-ended stuff
  8. Software: Ambient Noise in Ubuntu 24.0, HNClient, UrBackup
    Some FOSS leftovers
  9. today's howtos
    today's last batch of howtos
  10. Android Leftovers
    Wallpaper Wednesday: Android wallpapers 2024-03-27
  11. Dash to Panel Updates with GNOME 46 Support
    Dash-to-panel, the popular GNOME Shell Extension, got a update few days ago with the latest GNOME 46 support
  12. Qubes OS 4.2.1 has been released!
    Our goal is to provide a secure and convenient way for users to install (or reinstall) the latest stable Qubes release with an up-to-date ISO
  13. The Journey of Linux’s ext2 Filesystem Comes to an End
    The 30-year-old ext2 filesystem is marked as deprecated in the upcoming Linux kernel 6.9 for lacking dates support beyond 2038
  14. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.2, Linux 6.7.11, Linux 6.6.23, Linux 6.1.83, Linux 5.15.153, Linux 5.10.214, Linux 5.4.273, and Linux 4.19.311
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.2 kernel
  15. Thoughts on employing PGO and BOLT on the GNOME stack
    First off let’s start with the basics, PGO (profile guided optimizations) and BOLT (Binary Optimization and Layout Tool) work in similar ways
  16. Lingmo OS: A Lightweight and Modern Linux Distro to Challenge Deepin
    A lightweight alternative to Deepin. Check it out
  17. Fedora 41 with Proposal to Adopt DNF5
    DNF5 can replace the current package manager in Fedora 41
  18. Windows Misery (Revenue Associated With Windows is Collapsing)
    "AI" spin
  19. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    security and more
  20. Ubuntu Is Still My Favorite: Top Linux Distros in 2024, Ranked
    Ubuntu is 20 years old in 2024, but is it still the best Linux distro available? For me, it is
  21. Programming Leftovers
    Programming picks, 10 in total, some about standards
  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers and Open Access
  23. New Oryx Pro Laptop gets HX-class CPU Upgrade, Available via Preorder
    New Oryx Pro Laptop gets HX-class CPU Upgrade, Available via Preorder
  24. Top 10 Open Source Proxy Browsers for Online Privacy in 2024
    In an era where online privacy is paramount, open-source proxy browsers offer a secure way to surf the web
  25. 10 Best Free and Open Source GUI Batch Renamers
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  26. today's howtos
    only 4 howtos for this morning
  27. Games: Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy, Veloren, and More
    7 links from gamingonlinux
  28. Achronix and Bluespec Launch Linux-Ready RISC-V Processors for Speedster7t FPGAs
    They are compatible with the full RISC-V stack, including BareMetal, RTOS, and Linux
  29. Announcing Incus 0.7
    The last Incus release before we go LTS has now been released
  30. Regatta OS 24 is the distribution to beat for gaming on Linux
    If you're a gamer and a Linux fan, Regatta OS is a Brazilian Linux distro that could be right up your alley
  31. Raspberry Pi Stories and Projects
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  32. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  33. ext2 filesystem driver now marked as deprecated
    31 years after the start of its career in 1993
  34. Microsoft 'Reorg' (Problems Euphemised) and Trying to Hijacking "Linux"
    Same ol'
  35. Software: Atuin and More (5 Lists)
    half a dozen stories
  36. today's howtos
    last batch for now
  37. Security Leftovers
    Security stories, only 3 for now
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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    920 /n/2024/03/21/Usage_of_Plasma_6_s_Global_Themes_May_Pose_Serious_Risks.shtml
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It's not yet possible to know how many people IBM gets rid of
Early Unverified Figures About Scale of Latest IBM Layoffs
the real scale of the RAs will remain elusive
How Techrights Search Works
Hopefully bots won't use it
Techrights Became a Lot More Productive as a Result of Attacks on It
By default, it's safe to assume anything on the Web is garbage, especially in social control media
Unverified Rumours: IBM Cuts Will Continue Another ~10 Days, Managers Will Invite Those Impacted for 1-on-1 Meetings
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analytics.usa.gov: Vista 11 Scarcely Used, GNU/Linux Increasingly Dominant (Microsoft Loses "Goodwill", Depletes Cash Equivalents, and Debt Soars)
"Total current assets" fell by more than 2 billion dollars in the past 3 months
Not Only Mass Layoffs at IBM But Complete Shutdowns "Amid A.I. Boom"
apparently about 10,000 layoffs, not counting those who got pushed out by PIPs and other means
 
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Red Hat Staff Also Impacted by Latest IBM Layoffs With Focus on North America and Software, Infrastructure
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Just to affirm and be sure, I've used our new search facility
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Links for the day
Techrights Search Will Come Early
Maybe tomorrow
It Seems Like GNOME/IBM Don't Like Women and When Budget is Limited Only Women Take the Fall
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"Last Day" as in "IBM Sacked Me" (Cruel Euphemisms)
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Shadow Crew and Ads Disguised as Articles
That The Register MS runs articles that are paid-for fluff isn't unprecedented
Vista 11 "Market Share" Has Fallen This Month, Based on statCounter
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This is How Mainstream Media, Boosted or Parroted by Slopfarms, Spins IBM's Commercial Failure and Mass Layoffs as "AI"
Some say "software focus", but most just resort to buzzwords and blame-shifting hype
Resisting Misogynists
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Starting November on a Strong Note
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Fake Retirements Help IBM Keep the Layoff Figures Down
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Cocaine at the European Patent Office Now a Subject in YouTube, Media Will Revisit the Topic
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Gemini Links 05/11/2025: "Wuthering Heights" and "Winter is Coming"
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Richard Stallman's 2005 Article on Why Patents on Software Should be Denied
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"Last Day" at IBM and Red Hat as "Stealth Layoffs" (They Force People to Pretend It's Wilful)
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Slopwatch: The WebProNews Slopfarm and the Serial Slopper
The Web is ill
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Corporate Media That Fails to Report Cocaine at EPO is Totally Failing to Report Mass Layoffs at IBM
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Search @ Techrights: Almost There Now (Maybe an Anniversary Gift)
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At IBM, Layoffs Start at 1AM (at Night)
not a single English-speaking site covers the news about the layoffs
Links 04/11/2025: Google Cloud Account Engages in Censorship of the Innocent, arXiv Spammed by LLM Slop
Links for the day
EPO Cocaine Chronicles: Our Aim Will be to Ensure This Becomes a Mainstream Media Topic, Not a Suppressed Scandal (Which the German State Deems Embarrassing and Detrimental to Its Pan-European Patent Franchise)
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Envy Makes People Do Self-Harming Things (and Harm to Others)
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Static Site Generators (SSGs) Made Techrights Better, Faster, Easier to Manage
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But he Was Born in Manchester! (Origin Stories)
Borussia Dortmund does not exist!
What Julian Darley Wrote About the Stallman Talk Regarding "AI" in Oxford (2025)
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GNU/Linux is American, Not Finnish
It started in Boston, not in Helsinki
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Standing Up or Standing for What's True But Inconvenient
Bad actors need to be called out
Many People Have Said That They "Leave" IBM in Recent Days (Ahead of Mass Layoffs)
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Media Coverage Regarding IBM is Vapourware and LLM Slop
With slop images, too
statCounter Says GNU/Linux Rose to 4% in the Russian Federation
Adoption of Vista 11 has been embarrassingly weak
Corruption is Not a Joke
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The Slopfarm WebProNews is Overwhelming "linux" Results in Google News
Google News is slop
The Fall of IBM: What Happened?
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IBM's CEO Already Has the Excuse for the Latest Wave of Mass Layoffs
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Links for the day
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Links for the day
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Analytics From US Government Affirm a Trend: Microsoft's "Market Share" in Search is Falling
the data set is large
Holding Institutions Such as the EPO Accountable Through Public Information
Speaking truth to power is never easy
Techrights Will Contact German Media About the EPO's Substance Abuse
This scandal won't "go to waste"
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Many people say "software" people are impacted
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Evidence Regarding Layoffs at Red Hat
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Debian is Non-Free
Devuan might be worth looking into
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Today we expect to be back to a more-or-less regular publication pace
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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