When BetaNews Writes Real Articles About "Linux" They Promote Windows
FOR the first time in ages Brian Fagioli wrote something about "Linux" that wasn't just ENTIRELY pasted from some LLM, i.e. fake article from a bot:
![Ubuntu Linux on [Windows] WSL gets massive upgrade with new tar-based install that makes Microsoft Store optional](/i/2025/02/BetaWindows.png)
It's very short. gptzero.me reckons the first two paragraphs are real and the rest is LLM slop* . Sapling says "Fake: 99.9%" for the whole lot (show above). But let's suppose that at least some of that was composed by Fagioli after the editor had gotten involved in deletion with complete replacement. What does this article say or do?
It's basically promoting Windows, discouraging people from exploring "real" GNU/Linux rather than some spied-on toy run under Windows and under Microsoft's control.
And apropos LLM slop, watch what was published by Day:
One article that day, LLM slop, 100% of the thing.
The above continues to suggest this site is nowadays 100% slopfarm.
The Web is in a bad state. We need to at least try to correct this. █
* The latter two paragraphs:
The first two:
