Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 03, 2025

Directory in Queenstown

Updated This Past Day

  1. Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) While Microsoft Transmits Malware
    some FUD and more
  2. Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
    Linux 3.05% +0.41%
  3. Wine 10.18 is Out
    new wine release

    New

  4. 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 2nd, 2025
    The 264th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on November 2nd, 2025.
  5. I deleted Windows from my PC after using Linux for five months
    "Linux keeps treating me well"
  6. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  7. Canonical/Ubuntu: Launchpad, NebiOS 10.0, and Microsoft E.E.E.
    3 more Ubuntu stories or Canonical stories
  8. Open Hardware/Modding With Linux, and Phones With Lineage OS
    gadgets and more
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    projects, events, and CMS stuff
  10. GNOME at the Surveillance Giant's Summer of Labour and "Most Annoying Problems With These GNOME Extensions"
    a pair of GNOME stories
  11. Web Browsers: Tor Browser, Helium, Firefox, and More
    WWW software outline
  12. Programming Leftovers
    four more picks
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security patches, incidents, more
  14. LibreOffice, OpenDocument, and International Criminal Court dumps Microsoft Office
    some Productivity Software/LibreOffice picks
  15. Red Hat and IBM Leftovers (Lots of Slop)
    hype and more
  16. Fedora Leftovers
    Releases and derivatives
  17. today's howtos
    Sunday's batch of howtos
  18. Now’s the Best Time to Ditch Windows and Mac for Linux
    I will detail why both Windows and macOS are terrible options and why Linux is the only sensible choice
  19. Android Leftovers
    Nova Launcher's surprise update to could mark an end of era for Android
  20. Arch’s Pacman 7.1 Package Manager Brings Stronger Signature Enforcement
    Pacman 7.1 package manager for Arch Linux enforces signature verification by default
  21. Incus 6.18 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
    Incus 6.18 adds macOS agent support, VirtIO sound for VMs
  22. Interview with Simon Budig, GIMP developer
    GIMP is Free and Libre Open Source Software
  23. Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026
    Debian developers confirm that Rust will become a hard dependency for APT starting May 2026
  24. Ikey Doherty Missing from AerynOS for Six Months
    AerynOS maintainer confirms that founder Ikey Doherty hasn’t been in contact for six months but assures the project remains stable and on track
  25. 3 Useful Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (Oct. 31 - Nov. 2)
    But in Linux repositories, there are countless tools for all sorts of jobs
  26. Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited Linux CLI is Finally Here
    Manage Proton VPN from the command line on Ubuntu, Debian, and Fedora
  27. Adios, Windows: These alternatives make switching from Microsoft easy
    Windows is not the perfect operating system for everyone
  28. Best Linux Distros for Development
    Not only does Linux have all of the development tools you need
  29. AcreetionOS – user-friendly Arch-based Linux distribution
    AcreetionOS is an approachable and user-friendly distribution based on the powerful Arch Linux core
  30. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  31. 4 hard Linux lessons I learned early - and I was better off for it
    My Linux journey started many years ago, and it got off to a really rocky start
  32. Sculpt OS – component-based desktop operating system
    Sculpt is a component-based desktop operating system that puts the user in the position of full control
  33. Ximper Linux – Russian Linux distribution
    Ximper Linux is a Russian, rolling-release distribution based on ALT Linux
  34. This Week in GNOME: #223 Spooky Updates
    Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from October 24 to October 31
  35. GNU/Linux, BSD, and Security Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux picks
  36. New Releases: AerynOS 2025.10 and Unraid 7.2 Released
    as covered by Linuxiac
  37. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    some news about Canonical/Ubuntu
  38. EasyOS Sticks With XLibre and Has New Release
    XLibre and EasyOS news
  39. It's FOSS on Software and Free Software News
    some picks from It's FOSS
  40. today's howtos
    many howtos
  41. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  42. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  43. LWN on the Hostile Takeover of RubyGems.org (an Ongoing Coup)
    Ruby battles
  44. This Week In Rust, Rust 1.91.0, and DebugFS on Rust
    Rust news
  45. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Linux Kernel to Hide the Slop to Avoid Backlash, Suggestion Made by Former Microsoft Employee While Another Former Microsoft Employee is Worst Slopper/Culprit in Linux
Did Torvalds listen to slop antagonists?
Microsoft Shutdowns in Africa, Mass Layoffs Also Reported This Week
further shutdowns
Links 13/10/2026: More Plagiarism Lawsuit Over Slop and AirAsia Needs State Help
Links for the day
Intercontinental Brigading - Part II - An Outline of This Series
What's to come
When Computers "Expire" Because Certificates Expire
People who promote Restricted Boot are liars. They lie for a living.
 
Reports of Stress and Layoffs at Microsoft, Some People Laid Off Under the Guise of "Ban" (Gift From the Administration) and Many Sacked in India
"pip and gvsa" layoffs in India
ITwire Became Slop and Spam
The site still exists, but it's not what it used to be
W3C Died 20 Years Ago, Now We Live in a Post-W3C Era. Linux Foundation is 'Slop Bros', Now Linux is Becoming Unfree.
Torvalds is on the same side as Epsteingate
We're Way Past the Point Where Companies Announce or Declare Mass Layoffs
Layoffs are becoming hidden
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Besieged by Blind Justice UK, Politicians Increasingly Involved
"Today we have written to Members of both Houses of Parliament"
Vance Has Helped Microsoft Implement Secret, Silent Layoffs
Nothing excites Microsoft more than means by which to discard many employees without an obligation to tell shareholders about it
To The Register MS, Microsoft is the Only Brand That's at the Main Menu!
Consider that the Editor of The Register MS is a longtime faithful Microsofter
Microsoft's Collapse Will Continue, It's Drowning in Debt Now
Expect many more mass layoffs
Legal Self-Sufficiency
The more impact our work has, the more legal bullying will come our way
Plans for Winter in Manchester and London
From many perspectives, we're satisfied with the certainty and robustness of UK hosting, it's just that we're not yet robust/resistant enough to DDoS attacks
Customer Support Experience in 2026
Because the customer is never right
Gemini Links 13/10/2026: Dopamine Nation, Planner and Fatigue, and Moderators
Links for the day
Links 13/10/2026: Norway Fines Microsoft and Cops Can Creep on Airbnb
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, October 12, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, October 12, 2026
Gemini Links 13/10/2026: Modern Science, Joplin, Luddites, and Lots More
Links for the day
Mass Layoffs at Microsoft Again (October 2026), So-Called 'AI' Units Impacted Because Slop ('AI') Has No Real Future
So much for the future of Microsoft being "hey hi" (AI)
European Readers, Please Contact Representatives (in One's Nation) Attending the Administrative Council Meeting
Normalising cocaine in in Europe's largest institutions (the people running these) is a slippery slope
Network Plumbing
We hope it'll help speed things up
For Half a Year the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Has Had Water Problems in the Toilets
And it's not being fixed
Intercontinental Brigading - Part I - The Failed Attempt to 'Swat' Our Series About the Attacks and Crimes Committed Against Us
This coincided with threats to our lives
Links 12/10/2026: Strike on Riyadh and GOP Pays Voters ("Surprise $90 Social Security Payments")
Links for the day
Microsoft's XBox CEO Spoke of a "Return to Growth" Last Week, But XBox Sales Lowest in XBox History (Quarter of a Century)
Microsoft's XBox is dying. It's a countdown to nothingness.
Links 12/10/2026: Shopify (Slop Booster) Has Security Issues, "Russia’s Yandex Says Data Center in Vladimir Shut Down After Drone Attack"
Links for the day
"My Hands Are Shaking While Writing" About IBM's Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (Bluewashing)
Shame, shame, shame on the corporate media for not covering Red Hat's layoffs this year
Taking a Look at the Last Articles of Bob Cringely at Forbes, They Were All About IBM and Its Collapse
It's all about IBM
Microsoft Windows Causes Problems (and Delays) to LibreOffice and The Document Foundation
Nothing would please Microsoft more than Windows curtailing the development of LibreOffice and adoption of ODF
So Far This Year Microsoft Windows Lost a Lot of Ground in China, GNU/Linux Gaining at Its Expense
GNU/Linux will soon exceed 10%
Lessons of Margaret Hamilton (Software Engineer)
Stop abetting men who attack women in the sciences
RIP, Bob Cringely
He was too young to leave us, his articles were still brilliant and his mind as lucid as ever
What is "Computer Science"? It is What Broligarchs Reject.
Nowadays some people call themselves informal terms or made-up titles (with terms like "AI" or "big data" or "data" tossed into the mix)
Linus Torvalds Has a Conflict of Interest Regarding Slop
Linus Torvalds is paid by the slop pushers
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 11, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, October 11, 2026
Africa Sees GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% "Market Share"
It wasn't always like this. It used to be measured at 1 or 2 percent.
Brigading Against Women - Part XXVII - Americans and Public Executions
"People who work for Facebook / Xitter / Bytedance's Tiktok / Microsoft / Oracle / IBM / Apple / Uber / Lyft / Wolt / DoorDash / AirBnB / Bolt / and so on are doing some world-class projection when they have the audacity to call others Bad People(tm)"
Gemini Links 12/10/2026: Westminster Quarters, Civilization, Luddites, and More
Links for the day
Slop-ware Is Not Newsworthy
LLMs are exceptionally loquacious and create large code bases
Links 11/10/2026: US Sides With Vladimir Putin, Convicted Felon Dubbed "Agent of a Foreign Power"
Links for the day
IRC Tracker Back in Order, Number of Known IRC Networks Continues to Increase
We don't know if our article helped trigger a resolution
Links 11/10/2026: "Execution TV" (Iran Aped by US) and ‘Digital Oblivion’ Caused by Slop Frenzy Online
Links for the day
Voice for the Impoverished
the country's leaders attack the country's own press
Gemini Links 11/10/2026: Adults Dressing Up as Animals, 44th Birthday, and More
Links for the day
Running a Country's Economy by Borrowing Over $400,000,000,000 Per Month
This is the hallmark of an economy in irreversible decline
Brigading Against Women - Part XXVI - Trying to Deplatform Critics of Microsoft's Restricted Boot
Like James Bottomley, Matthew Garrett served Microsoft's agenda while employed and salaried by other companies
Anderon Is Not a Real Company, It's an IBM Bailout Dressed Up or Wrapped Up In Buzzwords
It certainly does seem like they receive money from taxpayers for nothing, or for IBM to do mass layoffs/closure at Albany under the guise of "making a new spinoff"...
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, October 10, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, October 10, 2026