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Updated This Past Day

  1. Free Software Definition (FSD) Turns 40 Next Month [original]
    the FSD is a more formal document and one which like the GNU Manifesto (turned 40 last year) forms the basis of the movement and the system
  2. Not All 'Linux' Sites Are Real [original]
    Of course we don't link to such 'Linux' sites
  3. Richard Stallman Talk at Georgia Tech This Week [original]
    The message of RMS is more important than ever before

    New

  4. statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in North Macedonia [original]
    That's a good start for 2026
  5. Mainstream Media Obstructs Adoption of GNU/Linux [original]
    Even if 5% of more of the world's computer users adopt Free software (it's a lot higher if one counts people who use Free software on top of MacOS and Windows), the media won't care
  6. Making This Site Faster [original]
    his site is simple enough and does not contain JavaScript

    New

  7. MX Linux 25.1 Is Out with Dual-Init Support, Debian 13.3 Base, and Linux 6.18 LTS
    The MX Linux team announced today the general availability for download of MX Linux 25.1 as the first update in the MX Linux 25 “Infinity” series of this Debian-based distribution featuring Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox flavors.
  8. Instructionals/Technical Articles on Proxmox and Cron Jobs
    some more howtos of sorts
  9. Raspberry Pi as a Desktop
    2 recent articles
  10. Valnet on Terminal Commands or Programs in GNU/Linux
    some more recent articles
  11. Valnet Articles on Switching From Windows to GNU/Linux
    4 recent articles
  12. Judy Sanhz on Preparing to Move to GNU/Linux
    a pair of new articles from Judy Sanhz
  13. Linux: The Real Operating System
    By now, I’ve had years of experience on different operating systems
  14. Linux distros are now competing on design, and I love it
    Linux distributions are breaking the mold and setting new standards for beauty and functionality
  15. Want to try Linux? Just install Ubuntu or Fedora
    There are many desktop Linux distributions
  16. I paid $48 for this Linux distro to save 48 hours of work—and it was worth it
    Are you confused about why anyone would pay for Linux when it’s supposed to be free
  17. I boosted my old laptop’s life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro
    Revive an old laptop with Linux
  18. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  19. Stable kernels: Linux 5.15.198, and Linux 5.10.248
    I'm announcing the release of the 5.15.198 kernel
  20. Mozilla Now Offers an Official Firefox RPM Package for RPM-Based Linux Distros
    Mozilla announces a dedicated RPM package for users of RPM-based distributions who want to install Firefox as a native RPM package.
  21. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux news
  22. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Programming Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  23. Audiocasts/Shows: LINUX Unplugged, mintCast, and This Week in Linux
    3 new episodes
  24. FreeBSD on Old Computers and "Modifying FreeBSD ISO for Dell Servers"
    BSD leftovers
  25. Dock for GNOME, Exploitation in GNOME, and Rust-based COSMIC Disappoints
    Some GNOME picks
  26. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    GNU/Linux hardware and more
  27. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  28. Linux 6.19 Delays
    Linux 6.19 is delayed
  29. Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community [original]
    There are many attempts to silence Free software activists and journalists
  30. Before Analognowhere There Was Dilbert [original]
    Analognowhere isn't always humorous; it deals with a difficult topic
  31. Android Leftovers
    You can use an old Android phone as a media server
  32. Your modern Linux desktop is too busy: Why I went back to basics with MATE
    Tired of desktop environments (DEs) that keep “improving” things that already worked perfectly
  33. Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux
    Mageia is a modern distribution with all the modern bells and whistles
  34. New Releases, Gentoo, and GNU/Linux on Mobile
    today's leftovers
  35. Best Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  36. Review: The new Chimera Linux installer
    A little over a year ago I wrote a review of Chimera Linux
  37. Improving the Sites Some More [original]
    We wish to make the sites more pleasant to use
  38. 'Make Tech Easier' Says GNU/Linux is Great for Desktop/Laptop (But Not for Everybody), Fresh Editor Covered Also
    2 recent articles
  39. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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We're still working on it
 
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Links 09/02/2026: Russia Intentionally Killing Civilians, Jimmy Lai Effectively Sentenced for Life for Publishing News
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Microsoft Competitions, Addictions, and Popularity Contests Are Not Going to Help Perl, They'll Waste Everybody's Time and Give Microsoft More Control Over Its Competition
Microsoft does not like Perl
A Can of WORMS - Part IV - They Would Even Attack RMS for Criticising Autocrats (Saying This is "Politics")
Conforming to society's perceived expectations isn't how effective activism can ever be done or was ever done in the recent past
Gemini Links 09/02/2026: The Exploration Myth and Making JavaScript Fun
Links for the day
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A vending machine does not fall over after a first push
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, February 08, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, February 08, 2026
"Low Performer" and "Underperformer" as Harmful Misnomers That Damage a Company's Reputation
Misnomers need to be avoided or called out
Expensive errors: Forbes Gold price, $44 billion Bitcoin given away by Bithumb, South Korea
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 08/02/2026: Microsoft OSI (Openwashing Lobby) in Europe, Raised Against Social Control Media Provocateurs in EU
Links for the day
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Finland's Dependence on GAFAM (US) Needs to be Lessened, EU Must Follow This Path
It's unwise to make one's entire national infrastructure (computer systems) dependent on a regime which compares its black citizens to monkeys and assassinates nonviolent dissenters
Links 08/02/2026: Microsoft GitHub as Burden on Developers and "The Chomsky Epstein Files"
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Forbes: BitCoin, Cryptocurrency pages removed from investment database, links stop working
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Bitcoin warning followed immediately by network outage
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Money Funneled to Protection of Software Freedom, But Nothing Really Lost
Crossposted from personal site
They Tell Us Slop Replaces Workers, But the Reality Is, US Debt Has Surged 2,300 Billion Dollars in Six Months (the Economy is Collapsing)
Oligarchy already entertains the option of running away to (or colonising) some other planet without pitchforks and "unwashed masses"
Mozilla Firefox Sinks to Just 1.5% in the United States
According to analytics.usa.gov
We're Still Fast
The site is even faster than the BBC's despite being on shoestring budget with only a small technical team
Gemini Protocol is Not a Waste of Time of Effort
We see more and more GNU/Linux- or BSD-focused bloggers turning to Gemini
Our Gemini Protocol Support Turns 5 Today
today is a rare anniversary for us
In Today's World, One Must be Tough and Principled to Get Ahead Morally
But not financially (sellouts)
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IRC Proceedings: Saturday, February 07, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, February 07, 2026
The Right Wing in the United States Does Not Support Free Speech, It Supports Its Own Speech
Free speech is often opposed by those who also oppose Free software
IRC is a Lot Better Than Social Control Media (They're Not the Same at All)
A good social analogy for IRC is, there are many buildings with a party in each building
Microsoft 'Open' 'AI' is 'Dead Meat'
Or 0xDEADBEEF as some geeks might call it
When Identifying "Low Performers" and "PIPs" Aren't About Improving Performance But Reinforcing a Clique in Your Company/Organisation
It's very troubling to see once-respectable brands like IBM and institutions like the EPO resorting to this
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Did Bobby Borisov assume he would never get caught?
Crowdfunding vs Bitcoins: donations are better investment than digital tulip mania
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the actions are deliberate and coordinated, not some 'organic' or grassroots behaviour
Crisis teams assembled as financial regulators anticipate Bitcoin implosion
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Reddit as a Hive of Trolls, Social Control Media Curated (Many Voices Censored and Banned) by Marketing Firm of GAFAM
Typical Reddit
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The World Gets Smaller, as Does Its Real Economy ('Human Resources') and So-called 'Natural Resources' (What Humans Call the Planet)
Don't talk about "AI"
Converting FOSDEM Talk on Software Patents in Europe Into Formats That Work for "FOS" and Don't Have Software Patent Traps
transcoded version of the video
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Links for the day
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Layoffs by another approach
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Canonical selling Microsoft
Links 07/02/2026: Windows TCO Rising, Lousy Patents Invalided
Links for the day
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Does Microsoft create jobs?
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Who will be held accountable for all this?
In Case You've Missed It (ICYMI), Google's Debt More Than Doubled in a Year
Wait till it "monetises" billions of GMail users with slop
In 2009 Microsoft Was Valued at ~150 Billion Dollars, Now They Tell Us Microsoft Lost ~1,000 Billion Dollars in Value. Does That Make Sense?
Or Microsoft lost 700 billion dollars in "value" in less than two weeks
PIPs and Silent Layoffs at IBM (and Red Hat) Still Going on, It's "Forever Layoffs" (to Skirt the WARN Act)
American workers out
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, February 06, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, February 06, 2026
Stressful Times for Team Campinos ("Alicante Mafia") at Europe's Second-Largest Institution
Keep pushing
Growing Discrimination in the European Patent Office (EPO)
it's a race to the bottom, basically
Google News Drowning in (or Actively Promoting) Slopfarms Again
LLM slop is a nuisance
Microsoft Stock Crashed When Alleged Vista 11 Numbers Disclosed
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Links for the day