Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 17, 2025

Photo of a church in the Brás neighborhood in São Paulo - Brazil

Updated This Past Day

  1. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 16th, 2025
    The 231st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on March 16th, 2025.
  2. I Explored the Biggest Man Pages on Linux, Here’s What I Learned
    I recently found myself wondering how big various man pages are
  3. 6 Tidbits of Wisdom You Gain From Using Linux
    Using Linux isn't just a practical way to use a computer. It's a way of life—one that can forever change the way you think about computing
  4. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  5. IncreaseOS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    IncreaseOS is billed as a modern, secure, and lightning-fast operating system for all kind of gear
  6. E-waste or Linux? Charities face tough choices as Windows 10 support ends
    What happens to donated PCs when they can't run Windows 11?
  7. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux focus
  8. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  9. Open Hardware: Right-to-Repair, Pi5, and More
    hardware picks
  10. Android Leftovers
    Android Quick Share could be about to double down on QR codes (APK teardown)
  11. SystemRescue 12 Released with Bcachefs Support
    Arch-based SystemRescue 12, designed for file recovery, backups, and OS repairs
  12. Valve’s Promise Comes True With SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview: Offers Support To Non-Steam Deck Handhelds And Plasma 6 For Linux Desktop-Like Experience
    Valve delivers major updates in the SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview
  13. 7 Criminally-Underrated Linux Apps I Can't Live Without
    Are you looking for powerful apps to take your Linux experience to the next level
  14. Pine64’s RISC-V tablet now ships with a Debian-based Linux distro and improved hardware
    The PineTab-V is a 10.1 inch tablet with a 1280 x 800 pixel IPS LCD display
  15. 15 Useless Linux Commands Everyone Needs to Know
    From your everyday talking cows to upside-down, rainbow-colored
  16. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  17. I installed Linux on a mini laptop, and it brought me back to the Netbook's golden days
    The eight-inch Piccolo N150 may be tiny
  18. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  20. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    3 for now
  21. Linux/Open Devices/Embedded: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Android, and More
    hardware picks
  22. Huawei's Microsoft Windows license for PCs expires this month, company launching PCs with Harmony OS: Report | Tom's Hardware
    the company might have to rely on open-source Linux distros that do not come from American companies or its own HarmonyOS
  23. today's howtos
    howtos for today
  24. Security Leftovers
    mostly breaches
  25. Latest From Linux Made Simple (Not So Active Lately)
    5 picks from Linux Made Simple
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  27. Peropesis 2.9: curl, iproute2 and lighttpd
    part of the old software was updated and new software was installed

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

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

    Span from 2025-03-10 to 2025-03-16
    852 /n/2025/03/08/New_WINE_and_Games_News.shtml
    843 /n/2025/03/08/Garuda_Linux_Broadwing_Released_with_New_Mokka_Edition_New_Welc.shtml
    843 /n/2025/03/10/Audacity_3_7_2_Improves_the_Linux_AppImage_Bundle_for_Ubuntu_22.shtml
    772 /n/2025/03/13/Open_Infrastructure_Foundation_OpenInfra_Openwashing_or_Communi.shtml
    764 /n/2025/03/14/today_s_howtos.shtml
    753 /n/2025/03/14/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    738 /n/2025/03/14/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    731 /n/2025/03/14/_It_just_works_AcreetionOS_is_the_easy_to_use_alternative_to_Wi.shtml
    731 /n/2025/03/14/KDE_Frameworks_6_12_Released_with_Various_Improvements_and_Bug_.shtml
    730 /n/2025/03/14/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    727 /n/2025/03/13/DXVK_2_6_Adds_NVIDIA_Reflex_Support_Improvements_for_Many_Games.shtml
    726 /n/2025/03/13/Gnome_s_Dash_to_Panel_Extension_Gets_a_Massive_Update.shtml
    706 /n/2025/03/14/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    703 /n/2025/03/12/GStreamer_1_26_Open_Source_Multimedia_Framework_Released_Here_s.shtml
    696 /n/2025/03/12/WINE_or_Emulation_Dolphin_Emulator_2503_CrossOver_25_and_Wine_o.shtml
    667 /n/2025/03/14/today_s_howtos.2.shtml
    659 /n/2025/03/11/LXQt_2_2_Desktop_Promises_Many_Wayland_Improvements_QTerminal_U.shtml
    657 /n/2025/03/14/Programming_Leftovers.1.shtml
    650 /n/2025/03/14/I_installed_Linux_on_this_8_inch_mini_laptop_now_I_m_rethinking.shtml
    648 /n/2025/03/11/KDE_Plasma_6_3_3_Implements_Battery_Charge_Threshold_Support_fo.shtml
    641 /n/2025/03/14/The_5_best_rolling_release_Linux_distributions_and_why_you_shou.shtml
    638 /n/2025/03/14/Bodhi_Linux_Shows_Off_New_Theme_Revived_Modules.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Our Site Search Increases Our Editorial and Informational Independence
Implementing our search facility is a long-term investment
Corruption is a Reality, It's Not a Dirty or a Strong Word
Corruption is a topic some newspapers shy away from
Rosanna Yuen & GNOME community triple tricked
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
IBM Layoffs Not Done, Terminations of Staff in India, Brazil, and Mexico Reported
This hopefully answers questions such as, "do the layoffs only impact US and Canada?"
 
IBM is Eliminating Red Hat Like It Eliminated Tivoli and Eliminated Cognos
Be wary of IBM
Quitting One's Job Isn't Forbidden, Right?
it's important to remind people that leaving one's job is perfectly OK
Being Absent/Missing From Social Control Media is Not a Sign of Weakness
Broadly speaking, social control media is for losers
Empathy Online
I recently learned from someone that running his Web site might hurt some feelings, even if the writings are truthful
Advocates of GNU/Linux and the Uphill Battles Behind Us
GNU/Linux felt like "activism" 20 years ago. Now it's mainstream.
Cybersecurity Means Real Security, Not Back Doors
Standing our ground on technology and cybersecurity is an uncompromisable stance
Links 08/11/2025: Disinformation Crisis, Denmark Recognises Threats Associated With Social Control Media
Links for the day
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is Besieged for the Times It Does the Right Things
As that upsets rich people's interests (and they were, at times, sponsors)
Links 08/11/2025: Technical and Financial GAFAM Woes and Arrests of Journalists by Despots
Links for the day
Like SUSE, IBM Red Hat Seems to be Using LLM Slop to Write Fake (Bot-Generated) Blog Posts
IBM Red Hat keeps promoting slop
How German Media Covered Cocainegate at The European Patent Office (EPO)
At some point we'll ask that same press to revisit the issue and this time comment on the EPO connection
Our Launch of Techrights Search Has Been Successful (So Far)
There are about 50,000 articles indexed there, going 19+ years back
Daniel Pocock Explains Social Engineering in Debian and Other Communities Increasingly Controlled by "Barons"
Communities are not corporations
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, November 07, 2025
IRC logs for Friday, November 07, 2025
Adrian & Diana von Bidder-Senn, Debian: detailed history of a death
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Crypto AG tricked ETH Zurich student internship
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
An Old Story of Fraud at the EPO in the Netherlands (and How the Dutch Government Facilitated It)
We've already mentioned several other scandals where the the Dutch government engaged in fraud and passive corruption
Voicing Concerns About European Patent Office (EPO) in Rijswijk
The report is dated yesterday
Gemini Links 08/11/2025: KeePassRX and Pluribus
Links for the day
Slopwatch: Brian Fagioli Targets "Linux" With LLMs, Google News Helps Blame "Linux" for Amazon WorkSpaces Flaws
Tonight's slopfest
Gemini Links 07/11/2025: Switzerland, k3s, and Privacy
Links for the day
Links 07/11/2025: Software Patents Squashed, Stock Markets Wobble Over Slop Uncertainties
Links for the day
A 19th Anniversary and High-Impact Exclusives
The end of 2025 will be very difficult for EPO management
The Register MS, Payroll First
GNU/Linux is a growing platform
Links 07/11/2025: US Government Shutdown Imperils Critical Functions, Slop in "AI" Clothing Debunked Some More, Bubble's Implosion Ongoing/Imminent According to Experts
Links for the day
Gemini Links 07/11/2025: No Goodbyes, Homelab, Mouse Keys / Pointer Keys
Links for the day
12 Years for Justice is Far Too Slow (and More People, Especially Women, Are Hurt)
Why do police departments and legal systems fail to protect women?
Before Freenode Collapsed Its Staff (the People Who Now Run Libera.Chat) Were Censoring/Silencing Some Free Software Supporters
We still have this issue in the Free software community
Freenode and irc.com Are Still Around
It emulates retro terminals
We Don't Compete, We Analyse and Report
Principles are so much better than money and they're something money can never acquire
Red Hat is Also Laying Off Staff in India
Red Hat is a dishonest company
All We Want to See is Any Form of Accountability in Europe's Largest Institutions
Because people at the top of institutions should never be above the law!
Finding Recent Talks of Richard Stallman
We already have many pages, documents, and media files. Organising them and helping people find them is the next Big Task.
Richard Stallman First Speaker at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress the Weekend After This Coming Weekend
He'll be speaking over the Net
Diversity at Red Hat
Remember to judge corporations by their actions, not some Web pages with words in them
First the Python Software Foundation (PSF) Attacked Its Most Productive Volunteers. Now It Attacks Its Funding Sources.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) rejected by PSF
News of Substance About the EPO's Substance Abuse (Cocaine)
EPO Cocaine Chronicles - link to archived BILD article and photos
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, November 06, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, November 06, 2025
On Midlife Crises
Focus on the sabotage, not politics
Hallmark of Fake News: "Single-digit" (Percentage) and 1% Isn't the Same Thing
apparently "rebalancing" is the new layoffs euphemism
Links 07/11/2025: Patent Trolls Target Germany, Celebrities Visit Ukraine
Links for the day
Misinformation/Disinformation Disguised as Information About GNU General Public Licenses (GNU GPL) Usage
GPL-type licences (reciprocal obligations) remain dominant
Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, Brian Fagioli, and Google News Boosting WebProNews (All Slopfarms)
Those slopfarms just saturate the Web with misinformation and mindless chaff
Techrights and Tux Machines at Over 40
19 years of Techrights and 21+ years of Tux Machines
IBM Mass Layoffs This Week Not Limited to North America, Red Hat Staff Terminated
Do not relocate for a company that sees you as nothing but a number or a "human resource"
Coming Soon: More Proof of Cocaine Use at Europe's Second-Largest Institution
Stay tuned
Entering Our 20th Year
...and still looking for answers
Mailing lists vs Discourse forums: open source communities or commodities?
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 06/11/2025: "Component Abuse Challenge", Google Play Store Deemed Too Monopolistic
Links for the day
Microsoft and Microsoft GitHub (and Rust @ Microsoft GitHub) the Future of Ubuntu, They Want the Same for Debian
Ubuntu is not the place to find freedom
Richard Stallman Was Right About LLM-based Chatbots
the passing fad, LLM-based chatbots
IBM Has Not Been Good for IBM's Red Hat (Which Microsoft Also Attempted to Buy)
GAFAM or GIAFAM are not a force for good
Taking Back Control Over Technology We Purchase (Study, Modify, Enhance, and More)
"The war on general-purpose computing continues
Links 06/11/2025: EFF Wants New Executive Director, Microsoft's Azure Falls Over Again
Links for the day
All Set for Tomorrow
Techrights waves
The Corporate Media Carries on With Patently Phony and Misleading Narrative About IBM's Mass Layoffs
Instead of rightly alleging business failure or commercial (leadership's) weakness it is offloading blame to some mindless buzzwords
IBM Isn't Hiring Based on Age Groups. It Still Hires Based on Salary Expectations.
It is not about the skills available, it's about the expected cost of labour
Estimating the Scale of IBM's Mass Layoffs This Week
there is no denying that the IBM layoffs are vast
Telling Our Story as Victims of Online Abuse
This post will not mention any names
Claim That EPO Quotas Brought Corruption and Mischief to Europe's Second-Largest Institution
Nowadays corruption is the norm at the EPO and there is even rampant substance abuse among the people who run the Office
Rust's "Memory Safety" Talking Point Ought to be Discarded in Light of Fil-C
new memory-safe C/C++ compiler
Claim That IBM Has Another 8 Days to Lay Off 'Expensive' Staff
The consensus in comments we see is, IBM is a terrible place to work in, treatment of its workers is appalling, it's utterly foolish to relocate in an effort to retain a job at IBM, and it's foolish to join the company in the first place
Science Demands Facts, Not Dogma
Saying that restricted hardware is not secure hardware should be common sense
Site Anniversary is Tomorrow
The celebrations might delay our EPO series somewhat
Launching Techrights Search
New search interface and locally hosted back end
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, November 05, 2025
IRC logs for Wednesday, November 05, 2025