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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 02, 2025

Undergrowth In Autumn

Updated This Past Day

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    mostly FreeBSD
  2. Incus 6.11 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
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  3. (Updated) OrangePi RV SBC Gains JH7110 RISC-V Processor and PCIe 2.0 Interface
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  4. LibreByte Uses Tux Machines in Video About Sleeping Cycles of Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman [original]
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  5. Firefox 138 Is Out for Public Beta Testing with New Contrast Control Settings
    With Firefox 137 rolling out today to the stable channel, Mozilla promoted the next major release of their open-source, free, and cross-platform web browser, Firefox 138, to the beta channel for public testing.
  6. Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux
    Valve’s latest stable Steam Client update arrived today for all supported platforms, including Linux, with various improvements and many bug fixes for a better Steam gaming experience.
  7. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux, openwashing, and more
  8. Linux Embedded and Devices With Linux or Open Systems
    some hardware stories of interest
  9. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for now
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today, many about Firefox
  11. Summer of KDE and New Releases of Kaidan
    KDE news
  12. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Funding Free/Open Source Stuff, Makulu Fences, and The Linux Link Tech Show
    4 new picks
  13. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  14. Debian: Nitrux 3.9.1 and Binary Distribution Rebuilds
    Debian related
  15. Web Browsers/Web Servers: wget, curl, and Brave
    Web client news/views
  16. Android Leftovers
    This upcoming Android phone is thinner than a Pixel 9, but has a 7,300 mAh battery
  17. today's leftovers
    4 more stories
  18. Latest in redhat.com
    lots of buzzwords
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  20. Shotcut 25.03 Released with Smart Bin & New Filters
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  21. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion. Open source software at its finest
  22. postmarketOS: In search for a better keyboard
    This was unbelievably great timing, because we are actually integrating a new keyboard with the following features...
  23. 5 fun Linux commands you should try at least once
    The Linux terminal window can actually be quite entertaining
  24. KStars v3.7.6 is Released
    KStars v3.7.6 is released on 2025.04.01 for Windows, MacOS & Linux
  25. 4 reasons why LibreOffice downloads are way up (hint: you'll relate)
    More users than ever are flocking to the open source suite since its latest update
  26. Why this Linux distro is my new favorite Windows replacement
    Zorin OS 17.3 is everything you know and all the things you need
  27. Games: Last of Us Part II Remastered, Monster Train 2, Vampire Survivors, and More
    gaming picks
  28. Canonical is Using FUD to Sell Ubuntu, Having Paid for "Studies" (International Data Corporation (IDC), Marketing Company of IDG)
    shameful
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

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Russia's surveillance is very extensive
Sooner or Later Almost Everyone Will Know "AI" is Just a Go-To, Misused, Misapplied, and Grossly Overused Term of Liars and Con Jobs Who Ride a Ponzi Scheme
At the expense of people gullible enough to "invest" in this or take salaries/bonuses in the form of "stock" (tied to a Ponzi scheme)
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 16, 2025
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The Open Source Initiative Has Many Scandals, We'll Try to Summarise Them All
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OSI is like SPLC. The old name remains, the mission changed
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Don't Talk to Bullies
This serious matter is still being examined by British authorities
The Case for Software Freedom in Europe Becomes Stronger as GAFAM and the US Become Allies of Those Who Invade Europe
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Slopwatch: Google News, LinuxSecurity, LinuxBSDos.com, and Garbage From Brian Fagioli
nowadays when people search the Web or when one researches some topic (looking not just for news in Google News) one is increasingly likely to land on a fake 'article' spewed out by some Microsoft LLM
Gemini Links 16/08/2025: Back After Hiatus and News Aggregators in Geminispace
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Links 16/08/2025: Science Besieged, Confidentiality Standards Breached
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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IRC logs for Friday, August 15, 2025
Slopwatch: WebProNews and Google News Promoting Fake Articles About "Linux"
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Links 15/08/2025: German Government Falls Short on Free Software, Russians Breach EU Systems
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The market share goes down, so share prices go up
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In recent years every time there was some holiday or major break the number people who "came back" shrank
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"Register Debate Series" About Microsoft in the UK is Controlled by Microsoft (US)
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IBM is a Terrible Model for Red Hat
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Having already laid off many workers earlier this month, it now tries another approach
Slave is Not a Bad Word, We Need to Use It Sometimes
Who does such exclusion of words benefit? What sort of expression will be deemed impermissible and subjected to CoC enforcement?
National Day of Action
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"Maybe the Problem is You"
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The Relations Between the United States and Europe Deteriorate, Should Europe Continue to Rely on American Tech Giants?
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No interruptions, maybe temporarily slowdowns
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, August 14, 2025
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"Article 52. PATENTABLE INVENTIONS" in the European Patent Convention
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