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Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux, Distributions and Operating Systems
    today's leftovers
  2. Android Leftovers
    Pixel 10 Pro XL vs. Galaxy S25 Ultra: Android Camera Battle

    New

  3. AerynOS 2025.08 Released with GNOME 48.4 and Mesa 25.2, KDE Plasma Support
    AerynOS 2025.08 was released today, five months after the release of AerynOS 2025.03, as the latest ISO snapshot of this independent GNU/Linux distribution created by ex-Solus maker Ikey Doherty.
  4. IceWM 3.9 Window Manager Released with Xcursor Support
    IceWM 3.9 window manager for X Window System introduces Xcursor support
  5. Incus 6.16 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
    Incus 6.16 adds TrueNAS storage driver, tmpfs disks for containers
  6. Linux Lite 7.6 Released with New Community Wiki and Updated Apps
    Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 7.6 is out with a new community Wiki
  7. Can Arch Linux Be Your Main PC OS? It's Mine and Here's How
    Do you want to try Arch Linux but hear it’s not stable enough for daily use
  8. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  9. FUSS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    FUSS is an open source operating system based on the Debian Linux distribution
  10. Technical Articles About Using the GNU/Linux Terminal Instead of GUIs
    3 recent pieces
  11. Programming With R and pgFormatter v5.7 Released
    programming leftovers
  12. Web Browsers: Vivaldi Bans Ponzi Scheme and Buzzwords, Mozilla Does Not
    contrast
  13. Debian and Security Leftovers
    mostly Debian
  14. Why Use Static Site Generators (SSG) and WordCamp US 2025 Coverage
    Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) news
  15. GNU/Linux Devices or Modding-Friendly Hardware
    hardware leftovers
  16. After switching to Linux, I finally stopped believing the myth that intimidated me
    I suspect that's the case for a lot of Windows users
  17. GSoC (Google Summer of Code) Reports From NetBSD and KDE
    3 new reports
  18. Games: Gaming on the Framework Desktop, Top 25 Games Of All Time, and More
    Games-related updates
  19. Fedora and CentOS Updates
    4 new updates
  20. KDE Reports and KDE Development
    3 new stories
  21. Applications: LHB GNU/Linux Digest, NetPeek, Bitwig Studio 6 Beta, and More
    software news
  22. today's howtos
    many howtos for Sunday
  23. GNOME Loses Head Again, This Week in GNOME
    GNOME news
  24. Release notes for the Genode OS Framework 25.08
    Section Linux-based device drivers updated to kernel version 6.12
  25. PuppEX Trixie64 (Puppy Linux) - compatible with Debian 13 - with LXQt 2.1 as DE :: Build 250829
    My new Puppy Linux derivative is built using the Trixie Build Script (mklive-trixie)
  26. Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.4, Linux 6.12.44, Linux 6.6.103, Linux 6.1.149, Linux 5.15.190, Linux 5.10.241 and Linux 5.4.297
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.4 kernel
  27. DXVK 2.7.1 Fixes MSAA, Boosts D3D9 Game Performance
    DXVK 2.7.1 addresses MSAA issues, enhances D3D9 game performance
  28. 4 Reasons I Keep Linux In a Docker Container Instead of Dual-Booting
    Most people who want to use Linux alongside Windows or macOS go straight for the classic solution
  29. 6 Open-Source Apps for Linux Gamers
    Gaming on Linux might not be quite equal to gaming on Windows yet, but with a few small free, open-source programs
  30. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  31. So short, and thanks for all the flinch
    I will be stepping down from the Executive Director role this week
  32. today's howtos
    8 howtos
  33. Programming Leftovers
    Development related links
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

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Layoffs in Twitter, Facebook, and Microsoft's LinkedIn
There are silent layoffs at Microsoft this month
We Don't Depend on Google and Don't Care for Google
We have our own site search and we don't depend on Google to bring visits/visitors to us
Facebook Layoffs Due to Enormous Debt, Nothing to Do With "Hey Hi" Slop
The lies about "hey hi" in relation to layoffs will only contribute to further public resentment towards: 1) the media and 2) all the slop.
Universities Became Bad Places for Work
What happened to academia?
 
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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Change of Address at the Hired Guns, Address Removed
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IBM is just cheating the SEC and shareholders. This seems to be the only thing IBM's management is nowadays good at.
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In 2024 I sat down and wrote about what had been done to me and to my wife
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Reporting New and Suppressed Information is What Journalism is All About
In the domain of Free software, there are very few sites out there that offer exclusive coverage on community affairs and there are many gagging/censorship attempts
The Limits of Speech and the Rationale of Limitations
it seems to be part of an international trend
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, March 13, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, March 13, 2026
Gemini Links 14/03/2026: Goodness, AD534 Multiplier Module, and Extroverts Online
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Don't ask "the media"
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 11 Out of 200: Cannot Censor His Spouse, Accusations Are Repeated Today
He already has a history of threatening to sue gay people in America; he cannot take criticism too well
Price of Storage, Price of Energy... What Next?
EPO workers are going on strike because their salaries don't keep up with price increases and tech companies without connections in "the channel" face long delays, low availability, and high prices (no "bulk" purchases), which further solidifies monopolies.
Don't Forget Red Hat's RTO (Return-to-office) Layoffs
How many people still remember that Red Hat did the same thing?
Reminder: Microsoft silent Layoffs by RTO (Commute Time and Lack of Comfort/Work Satisfaction) Already in Effect This Year
It's difficult to measure how many employees have already "left on their own" due to the RTO policy
Founder of IBM Ventures Has Just Quit IBM
Some people leave IBM and many people 'leave' IBM
Signs of Impeding Mass Layoffs - Not Just Quiet Layoffs - at Microsoft
Beneath the surface there are waves of layoffs and even entire teams are let go
Career Science and Academia as Corporate Propaganda 'on Tap'
article about surveillance
Veteran GNU/Linux Journalist Jack Wallen Tries Geminispace and Likes It
It'll turn 7 some time soon
Scheduled Maintenance Tonight
There will be similar work early next week
"Alternative to Microsoft Office" Must Use Free/Open Standards/Formats for Real Sovereignty
It would make sense for the EU to invest in its own workers and its own software projects, more so now that there are hostile countries both to the east and to the west
IBM Has No Clue How to Integrate Companies Like Red Hat
IBM is failing to respect this company's culture
Fake Articles From Sites With "Linux" in Their Name/Domain Name
we can at least hope that linuxteck.com made a decision to quit slop
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Gemini Links 13/03/2026: Exhaustion and Smartphone Addiction
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Friday the 13th & Debian Developers afraid to nominate in DPL elections
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 13/03/2026: Chatbot "Pentagon Contract" (Bailout) and Secret Service Ditches Slop Pusher
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When Everybody Has a Right/Access to An Attorney/Lawyer (But Some Get Funding From Malicious American Corporations to Spend a Million Dollars on Many Lawyers and Several Barristers)
And send about 75 KG of legal papers to the residence of the "opponent"
European Qualifying Examination (EQE) Being Reduced to Pieces of Papers One Can Buy, Patent System Rapidly Losing Its Legitimacy
Welcome to the "new Europe"
Priorities in 2026
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Willis Towers Watson (WTW) Producing More Propaganda for EPO "Cocaine Communication Managers"
The Local Staff Committee The Hague (LSCTH) has this new paper about Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and its annual EPO-sponsored propaganda, pretending all is well when things are clearly dire
Head of Microsoft Office and Microsoft 360 is Leaving Microsoft Amid Problems and Mass Layoffs
Microsoft is like a "legacy" company
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IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 12, 2026
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