Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 15, 2024

Dollhouse

Updated This Past Day

  1. statCounter: GNU/Linux Usage Continues to Rise This Month [original]
    Last year there were higher measures of ChromeOS, so it may seem like things were more rosy last year than right now

    New

  2. GNU-like Mobile Linux, GNU/Linux Growth, and Kernel
    GNU/Linux-focused news
  3. today's leftovers
    mostly about programming
  4. Red Hat on x86 and Some Puff Pieces
    Some leftovers regarding Red Hat
  5. today's howtos
    many howtos for today or past week
  6. OviOS Linux v5.0 DRACO Edition released.
    As a software defined storage operating system, OviOS Linux can be installed on commodity hardware, with support for x86_64 CPUs
  7. Peropesis 2.5: build-automation tools cmake, meson, ninja and file manager mc
    Peropesis 2.5 is released
  8. Archcraft April 2024 Release
    April 2024 ISO of Archcraft is now available to download
  9. AV Linux MX Edition 23.2 ISO Update!
    This is an ISO update to AV Linux MX Edition (AVL-MXe) that addresses a few annoying and potentially showstopping bugs that appeared in the first release of AVL-MXe 23.1
  10. MidnightBSD 3.1.4 release
    MidnightBSD 3.1.4 release Fixes issues with mport and updates timezone data
  11. Making GTK graphics offloading work
    First, you of course need a video to test
  12. Best Linux Desktop Environments and Arch Linux Based Distros
    A couple of articles from Linux Hint
  13. OpenRazer 3.8 Update Brings Support for New Devices
    OpenRazer, one of the most well-known open-source drivers and user-space daemons
  14. Android Leftovers
    Carsifi review: Simple wireless Android Auto
  15. Lakka 5.0 Released for Retro Gaming Enthusiasts
    Lakka 5.0 is out! Based on LibreELEC 11.0, featuring RetroArch 1.17.0
  16. Stable kernels: Linux 6.8.6, Linux 6.6.27, Linux 6.1.86, Linux 5.15.155, Linux 5.10.215, Linux 5.4.274, and Linux 4.19.312
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.8.6 kernel
  17. Stargate – all-in-one DAW and plugin suite
    This is free and open source software
  18. Programming and Devices
    Programming and more
  19. Software Leftovers
    a handful of links about applications
  20. Moving to GNU/Linux and Linux Weekly Roundup
    Some more Linux news
  21. Recent Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
    Via Invidious
  22. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    CISA and more
  23. today's howtos
    many howtos for today and past week
  24. GNOME Plans for A New File Chooser Dialog
    A new file chooser portal is under works for GNOME, which might replace the GTK file choose in the future.
  25. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  26. Security Leftovers
    Security links, with Linux and Windows picks
  27. AnberDeck mod turns Anbernic RG353V game system into a handheld Linux terminal
    The Anbernic RG353V/S is a handheld game system with a 3.5 inch, 640 x 480 pixel display, a 1.8 GHz Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 processor, and support for dual-booting Android and Linux-based operating systems.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-04-08 to 2024-04-14
    1904 /n/2024/03/29/A_backdoor_in_xz.shtml
    1169 /n/2024/04/08/Fragments_3_0.shtml
    922 /n/2024/04/09/Canonical_Announces_Ubuntu_Pro_for_Devices_Subscription_for_IoT.shtml
    917 /n/2024/04/12/Ubuntu_24_04_LTS_Noble_Numbat_Best_New_Features.shtml
    838 /n/2024/04/12/Blaming_Linux_for_Intel_Defects.shtml
    801 /n/2024/04/10/Gentoo_Linux_becomes_an_SPI_associated_project.shtml
    781 /n/2024/04/11/Security_Leftoverrs.shtml
    768 /n/2024/04/10/Linux_continues_to_be_above_4_on_the_desktop.shtml
    763 /n/2024/04/08/Goodbye_EndeavourOS_ARM.shtml
    753 /n/2024/04/09/PumpkinOS_A_Modern_Reimplementation_of_PalmOS_for_Today_s_Platf.shtml
    744 /n/2024/04/08/today_s_howtos.shtml
    740 /n/2024/04/11/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    735 /n/2024/04/06/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml
    722 /n/2024/04/12/today_s_howtos.shtml
    708 /n/2024/04/10/today_s_howtos.shtml
    704 /n/2024/04/13/today_s_howtos.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Richard Stallman Gives Talk in 20 Hours at Ostschweizer Fachhochschule Campus in Rapperswil-Jona
The talk is in English
 
EPO Strike 10 Days From Now, Planning Assembly Tomorrow, Last Couple of Strikes Had High Participation Rates (1,500-1,600 Staff Went on Strike)
The next strike is in 10 days' time and then there will be another strike
Dr. Andy Farnell on How GAFAM, NVIDIA and Others Lie to People Via the Sponsored Media to Prop Up Lies Under the Guise of "AI"
Lots of key aspects are covered
Links 09/03/2026: GAFAM Outsourcing, "MAGA Political Meddling" in EU, Indonesia Bans Social Control Media for Children Under 16
Links for the day
Using Slop (and Slop in Articles) to Attack Copyleft 'on Budget'
This article is pure BS from an anti-GPL and anti-RMS 'activist'
Why The Register MS Sold Out to Microsoft: They're Losing Lots of Money, The Register MS is Bleeding to Death, Based on Its Own Financial Records
With over 6 million pounds in debt (nearly 10 million US dollars) we guess it's likely some other company will take over the site (if it deems it worthwhile)
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 7 Out of 200: Like With the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Misuse of UK-GDPR to Try to Hide Embarrassing Facts
They do and say really bad things, then allege it's a "privacy violation" to mention those things
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 08, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, March 08, 2026
Gemini Links 09/03/2026: Exponentials and Tailscale
Links for the day
Sloppyleft
Article by Alexandre Oliva
Hard to Replace 'Human Touch'
The reason many people insist on using GNU
The Slop Companies Gamble at Our Economy's Expense and They Know It's a Losing Bet (So It's a de Facto Robbery)
The crash of this bubble isn't just inevitable, it's already happening and receding sporadically because of false announcements about money that does not actually exist (to "buy time")
Suppressing Speech by Blackmail, the Iran Story
When Debian wanted to stage a seemingly legitimate election it needed to have more than one candidate running; so eventually the female partner of a geek rose to the challenge (had no coding skills at all, no technical history in Debian) and lost to the "incumbent German"
Too Focused on Buzzwords the Media is Paid to Saturate the Collective Mind With
Just because companies do really bad things in the digital realm does not imply "AI" or follow from "AI"
Discrimination and Prejudice Against Female Journalists
we can shame people who attack a reporter on the grounds of gender
An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part II - Trying to Put People in Prison for Committing the Act of Journalism
This is abuse of process
Attack on Copyright and Copyleft by Code Conversion Is Nothing New, It Predates Slop (Code Produced by LLMs) by Several Decades
Even back in the 90s many people converted programs from one language to another. That could invalidate copyleft (and copyright), which already existed
Almost a Slopless Weekend for "Linux"
Let's hope slop will come to an end or sites will cease linking to slop
Insiders Explain Why IBM is Dying and the Inherent Culture Problem
There are many ways to shave this IBM cat
Links 08/03/2026: Microsoft Lost $400 Million on "Project Blackbird" and Half the States Sue Over Illegal Tariffs
Links for the day
Links 08/03/2026: Cisco Holes Again and "Blatant Problem With OpenAI That Endangers Kids"
Links for the day
Activism/Journalism in Our Blood
one must fight for one's principles
Gemini Protocol in Its Prime
What's particularly neat about Gemini Protocol is that it's fast and cheap
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 6 Out of 200: Intentionally Misnaming Women, People Who Offered to Testify That They Too Had Been Subjected to Similar Abuse
Today it is International Women's Day
Even Fedora Leadership Cannot Figure Out the Microsoft Kill Switch/Back Door, 'Secure' Boot
It does not actually enhance security
Bruce Perens: Richard Stallman "Has Achieved His Goal"
Stallman's next talk is tomorrow
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, March 07, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, March 07, 2026
Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Buying Woodland, Indra 1.3.0 Available, and LLM Exhaustion
Links for the day
The Harder They Attempt to Take Down This Site (and Take Away Liberties), the More People Will See This Site
We'll carry on as usual, as from sunlight comes justice
An American War on GNU/Linux, Software Freedom, and British Investigative, Science-Based Reporting - Part I - A Matter of National Security
Those people are Americans who try to advance the interests of American corporations by weaponising courts abroad
Why They Always Try to Shoot the Messenger (When the Message Harms Profits)
A matter of economics
Coinbase - Like Block - is in Huge Trouble, Its Debt Nearly Doubled in Half a Year
The real reason Block is collapsing is its debt
Starting Another New Series This Evening, It's About American Folly
today commences a series long in the making (years)
Nations Stand to Benefit From Gender Equality and Increased Participation by Women
International Women's Rights Day starts in about 6 hours in the UK
Microsoft is Losing It, Now It's Censoring Its Critics and Sceptics
Whether the measurements made by statCounter are accurate or not, the trends (long-term) typically make sense
WIRED (Conde Nast) Reviews Are Paid-for Marketing Spam, They Change Dates on Old 'Articles' to Make Them Look Relevant and New
The Web is fast becoming a burial ground for ads, trash, spam, and slop
Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Humour, Chilling, and Oversized 'Phones'
Links for the day
Cyber|Show by Andy and Helen Recommended by Techrights and Tux Machines
If your time is limited and you look for informative essays and shows (audio)
Links 07/03/2026: CJEU to Finally Examine Behaviour of the Illegal and Unconstitutional Unified Patent Kangaroo Court, Creative Commons (CC) Hosts Open Heritage Statement Event in Amsterdam
Links for the day
Microsoft's Thailand Problem
It's definitely not Windows
New Lows for Microsoft in Micronesia
GNU/Linux has shown some growth there too
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 5 Out of 200: Clearly Not a Security Professional/Expert, Only Ever Pretending to be One
"The Claimant says he is “a computer security expert”, but his background and his track record in the education sense (genetics) does not support this assertion."
Links 07/03/2026: Fuel Already Running Low and "Economic Crisis of the Iran War"
Links for the day
The Corporate Media Repeated the Lies Told by Jack Dorsey ("AI" Hype), Now It Does the Same for Larry Ellison
Disregard the hundreds of headlines that say mass layoffs at Oracle are due to "AI" something
The Free Software Community is Gaining Momentum as Its Importance is More Broadly Realised
As long as "trendy" technology goes in a negative direction there will be a growing portion in society looking for alternatives
Spooking or Chasing Away Women (From Computer Science)
The status quo discourages women from even trying to study Computer Science and related disciplines
"IBM Has Changed So Much in the Last Decade to the Point It's Completely Unrecognizable."
IBM is a dying, rotting company with a morbid culture
The Register MS, Sponsored by Communist Party of China (CPC)
What will happen when the bubble crashes the economy?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, March 06, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, March 06, 2026
Gemini Links 07/03/2026: Coffee Problem, Marchintosh, Learning, and "Selectively Disabling HTTP"
Links for the day