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  1. IPFire Linux Firewall Distro Adds Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 6 Support, LLDP and CDPv2
    IPFire 2.29 Core Update 199 has been released today by developer Michael Tremer as a new update to this hardened Linux firewall distribution that primarily performs as a router and a firewall, which introduces Wi-Fi 7 support and many other changes.
  2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS and more
  3. The Crazy Weather is Finished [original]
    We wonder how many birds will perish or die due to climate change

    New

  4. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux focus for now
  5. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS and more
  7. Web Browsers/Clients: Curl, Search, and RSS
    3 new picks
  8. Databases: YottaDB and Postgres Self-managing
    a pair of picks
  9. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  10. ThinkPads and Yogas With GNU/Linux Preloaded, Rave About Ventoy
    Desktop/Laptop picks for today
  11. Red Hat, Bazaar (Flatpak), and Hey Hi (AI) Hype Instead of GNU/Linux or FOSS
    IBM stuff
  12. Devices With Linux and Open Hardware
    Hardware related news
  13. BSD Leftovers
    3 stories about BSDs
  14. AMD Claims to be Releasing Details or Code for Linux and More
    hints only
  15. Ubuntu Leftovers and Proprietary Stuffing
    some links
  16. today's howtos
    about half a dozen howtos
  17. TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux Laptop Unveiled with New OLED Display
    Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers unveiled today the 10th generation (Gen10) of their TUXEDO InfinityBook Max 16 Linux-powered laptop with newer NVIDIA GPUs, newer Intel CPU, and a new display.
  18. GNU/Linux Measured as Having Risen to 5% in Burundi [original]
    The Republic of Burundi is hardly the exception in Africa
  19. HSBC blocks app users for having sideloaded password manager
    HSBC didn't provide The Register with a clear answer on why it won't allow a sideloaded Bitwarden installation to coexist with its app on the same device
  20. How Github monopoly is destroying the open source ecosystem
    We need to talk about your Github addiction
  21. Android Leftovers
    Xreal goes all-in with Android XR, announces deepened collaboration with Google
  22. Debian Urgently Seeks Volunteers After Data Protection Team Resigns
    Debian seeks contributors interested in privacy to restore its Data Protection Team after all members stepped back
  23. Games: Humble Choice, Steam, and DLSS
    3 stories from GamingOnLinux
  24. You’re sleeping on Linux Mint’s most powerful feature: Cinnamon’s built-in gestures
    Linux Mint is known for being intuitive and beginner-friendly
  25. Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Officially Nears End of Life
    Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) will reach end of life on January 15, 2026
  26. This is the tiniest Linux distro I've ever seen
    Linux has a reputation for reviving old hardware
  27. Why I use Qubes: 3 security reasons a normal Linux distro can’t match
    Qubes is still a mystery to most Linux users
  28. Jellyfin Marks 7 Years With Major Desktop App Changes
    Jellyfin confirms the new desktop app is now available on Flathub and Arch AUR for Linux users
  29. Linux players on Steam reached all-time high in December
    Valve has released the results of its Steam Hardware & Software Survey for December 2025
  30. 2026 could be the year of the (KDE) Linux desktop
    You hear declarations every year about the long-told "year of the Linux desktop" arriving this year
  31. Stick to the Science, the Facts, the Observable Reality [original]
    Science is at the heart of this site
  32. New Dell XPS 14 and 16 Announced, Ubuntu Version Coming This Year
    Dell has announced the return of its XPS laptop line at CES 2026
  33. The 6 Linux distros I expect to rule 2026 - and why
    Which Linux distributions will rise above the competition in 2026 to dethrone the old guard
  34. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  35. Kraft 2.0 Announcement
    I am very happy to announce the release of version Kraft 2.0.0
  36. Mageia: Happy New Year, 2026
    The Mageia team wishes the the whole community a happy 2026 filled with peace
  37. Immutable Distro Nitrux 5.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, New Tools
    Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today the general availability of Nitrux 5.1 as a new stable update to this immutable and systemd-free distribution featuring new and updated components.
  38. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  39. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  40. Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux and Late Night Linux
    2 new episodes
  41. today's howtos
    very few for now
  42. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  43. Firefox Becomes Slop, "Gnome Says No to [Slop] Extensions"
    Two articles from Linux Magazine
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-01-01 to 2026-01-07
    2287 /n/2026/01/02/Microsoft_LLMs_Are_Speaking_Spreading_Misinformation_by_Slop_Ab.shtml
    1098 /n/2026/01/01/Firefox_is_in_Trouble.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Reminder That Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Is Not Free, And It's Because of IBM
software freedom just 'gets in the way'
Under IBM, in Order to Game the Stock Market, Red Hat Resorted to Boosting the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in Human History
This is what IBM turned Red Hat into
What Will Happen to GAFAM After the US Defaults Rather Than Bails Out the Market?
Or tries to topple every government that doesn't play by its rules?
EPO People Power - Part XXXIV - Bad Optics for the European Union (for Failing to Act and Tolerating Cocaine Use in Europe's Second-Largest Institution)
There are principles in laws which tie awareness with complicity
Shobhit Varshney From IBM Pushing Slop at Large Bank, Another McDonald's Waiting to Happen?
How long can they get away with phony narratives like "replaced by AI"?
 
Outsourcing on Microsoft's Agenda, Offshoring Also
"In some cases, India hiring is poised to replace certain roles previously based in the U.S."
Links 13/01/2026: 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams Passes Away With Cancer, Ban on X/Twitter Considered for CSAM Profiteering
Links for the day
The Goal is Software Freedom for All
Anything to do with "Linux Foundation" is timewasting
Revision handed Microsoft the keys to the distortion of the past/history
This isn't the first time The Register MS rewrites computing history in Microsoft's favour, as we pointed out several times in past years
EPO's Central Staff Committee is Now Redacting (Self-Censoring) Due to Threats From the EPO "Mafia"
"On the agenda: salary adjustment procedure for 2025 (as of January 2026)"
"AI" (Slop) 'Demand' Isn't Growing, It's Fake, It's a Pyramid Scheme
They try to resort to 'creative' accounting (fraudulent schemes like circular financing)
Difficult Times at IBM and Microsoft Ahead of Mass Layoffs (Probably Before This Month's Results Unless Postponed to 'Prove' Rumours 'Wrong')
IBM and Microsoft used to be tech giants. Nowadays they mostly pretend by pumping up their stock and buying back their own shares.
Canonical: Make Ubuntu Bloated (Debian With Snaps), Then Sell the 'Debloated' Version for a Fee
If people want a light distro, then they ought not pay Canonical but instead choose a light (by design) GNU/Linux distro
People Don't Want "Just Enough", They'll Look for Quality
That's why slopfarms will go away or become inactive
Gemini Links 14/01/2026: 3D and Tiny Traffic Lights Pack
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 13, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Slop Waning Whilst Originals Perish
Slop is way past its "prime"
XBox's 'Major Nelson' Loses His Job Again, This Time in a Microsoft Mono Pusher
Microsoft hasn't much of a future in gaming. XBox's business is in rapid decline and people who push Mono to game developers are the same
Links 13/01/2026: Russia Weaponises Weather Against Civilians, Beijing-Controlled HK Attacks Legal Team of Besieged Critics
Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/01/2026: Loss of Desire to Produce, Individual Consumption
Links for the day
Links 13/01/2026: Ubisoft Layoffs, "India IT In Shambles", and Microsoft Chatbot Killing People
Links for the day
IBM is Not a Leftist Company, the "I" Stands for Imperialism, and Poo Floats to the Top
Remember that AK is military from both sides of his family
Links 13/01/2026: More Mass Layoffs in GAFAM, Catching Up With Political News of Early January
Links for the day
Freedom of Speech in the UK (or Freedom of the Press/Expression) and Protection From Adversaries
undressing people without consent and in very bad taste is not "speech"
Ending the Status Quo at the European Patent Office (EPO) This Year
Things will continue to get worse as long as the "Digital Majority" stays silent and/or passive
Greenland Ought to Move to GNU/Linux, Not Apple
GNU/Linux at 4%
So When Will British Politicians, Police, Government Departments Quit Twitter (X.com)?
They sure bring constituents there (by being there)
If You Care About Freedom, Don't Follow IBM Red Hat (Like Microsoft Novell 20 Years Ago)
IBM Red Hat and Microsoft don't seem to compete
IBM Red Hat Does Not Compete With Microsoft, It's a Microsoft Reseller
even if employees of Red Hat dislike and distrust Microsoft
Red Hat Layoffs, Even of "AI" Staff in India
This is how companies die
LLM Slop Isn't Replacing Online News, It's Just a Pest That's Gradually Going Away as Money for Slop Runs Out
Slop likes to talk about itself (like some kind of 'web-cancer')
Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images)
The real issue is, Torvalds who created Git as a solution to proprietary prison is entertaining Microsoft's own proprietary prison
EPO People Power - Part XXXIII - Interest From Some European Media, For a Change
Without it, we'll become another Russian Federation
Just Another Reminder That Microsoft Didn't Deny Mass Layoffs
Remember that Microsoft never denied this
GNU/Linux Measured at 6% in Réunion This Year
Population sizes like a million people are nothing to sneeze at
Dr. Andy Farnell on Marketing Bad Things Like Slop Using FOMO (Fear of "Being Left Behind")
many of the same themes we often cover here
IBM Stock Compared to Bitcoin, Fake Articles About IBM Promote Myths About IBM
The stock moves based on false marketing
Bluewashing Continues, Red Hat Onboarding Interns in Low-Paid Regions
It's the end of the second Monday of 2026
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, January 12, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, January 12, 2026
Gemini Links 13/01/2026: ScottoRang and Outage
Links for the day
GNU/Linux Exceeding 6% in Cape Verde
Windows is measured as down sharply
When It Comes to Health, Slop is a Flop and It Kills People
Chatbots will mostly die after many people die due to them
2026 Has Begun Well for GNU/Linux Users (and for Us)
A lot of the anti-Linux FUD we got accustomed to seeing some years ago became scarce
Links 12/01/2026: Vista 11 Exodus and Famicom/NES Game
Links for the day
Links 12/01/2026: Twitter (X) Being Blocked in More Countries, PTAB Besieged by Cheeto Appointees (Bad Patents Getting Through)
Links for the day
Links 12/01/2026: Brussels Plotting Exit From GAFAM (US), Carole Cadwalladr Explains "Peter Thiel's New Model Army"
Links for the day
Oligarchs and States Always Attempted to Obstruct Efforts to Expose Their Corruption
We commend the administrator who consistently and adamantly defend the freedom of speech
Scheduled Maintenance Between 15th of January and Days to Follow, Free Software Foundation (FSF) Looking to Add 43 More Members by 16th of January
People who value Software Freedom should consider joining to support the FSF
Bracing for Microsoft Layoffs, Tired of Microsoft Lies, Microsoft Staff Wants Transparency, Not Face-Saving Coverup From Frank Shaw
totally made up stock price
GNU/Linux Estimated at Around 5% in Montserrat
another country where the "share" of GNU/Linux is now measured at 5%
GNU/Linux Exceeding 5% in Guadeloupe According to statCounter
GNU/Linux "share" estimates in Guadeloupe
Dr. Richard Stallman @ Georgia Tech Next Week
More Than One Week From Now
EPO People Power - Part XXXII - Little Hope That European Press Will Attempt to Expose Drug Abuse in Europe's Second-Largest Organisation
What does this tell us about the press in Europe?
Three most controversial Australian authors linked to St Paul's, Coburg
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 11/01/2026: Data Breaches and Recent (Early 2026) Political Developments
Links for the day
Gemini Links 12/01/2026: Insomniacs After School and Boycotting Amazon
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, January 11, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, January 11, 2026
Brett Wilson LLP 'Dropping' the LLP, Is This Rebranding?
It's not a coincidence or a glitch, there was a formal change somewhere in the system
Can IBM Still Control the Narrative?
We'll see what comes out through the grapevine later this week