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  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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Get Ready for Increase in PIPs and RAs at IBM, Red Hat, and Other Companies Devoured by IBM
IBM's "market cap" has just fallen to 199 billion dollars and it has about 70 billion dollars in debt
Like Kyndryl, Multiple Securities Fraud Investigations Into IBM
Remember what happened to Kyndryl
Who Next After IBM? (Bubbles Don't Last Forever)
the demise of companies with "ai" in their name/domain
GNU/Linux Estimated at 8% "Market Share" Today (in statCounter)
Days ago it said 7.1%, then 7.3% or 7.4%
 
IBM Down to $211.20, the Market in General is Up
No recovery for IBM today
UEFI 'Secure Boot' Still Not Secure in 2026, New Holes (or Bypasses) Still Being Found
In 2026 there are still many people who call it "secure" and pretend to themselves that it is about security. It's not. It never was.
Gemini Links 15/07/2026: Lab 6, Retrospective 2, and "Getting Back Into Gemini"
Links for the day
Links 15/07/2026: "Gianni Infantino Under Fire" and "Todd Blanche's Record Raises Alarming Questions About the Future of the US DOJ"
Links for the day
Allegedly More IBM RAs (Mass Layoffs) Same Day the Stock Crashed
No paper trail, so it never happened, right?
Techrights Was Right: Microsoft's Layoffs Tally Was False, Far More People Are Being Sacked
"The Xbox Bloodbath Is Actually Way Bigger Than It Seems"
IBM Sinking to Lowest Levels Since 2024, But Will Any Executives Be Arrested for Securities Fraud?
52-week high of $332.46 and now down to $212.94
Microsoft Whistleblowers Say "The Entire Thing is Going to Fall Apart" and There Are "No Benefits" to Being Part of Microsoft
"Multiple sources, who chose to remain anonymous for fear of reprisal"
IBM's Crash Continues Today
Stocks go up and down, but they don't typically go down by over 25% in a single day
How Long Before GNU/Linux is Measured at 20% in Chad?
The main way to get people to adopt Vista 11 is to sell them a new PCs and in poor countries it happens a lot less
Making Techrights Faster Down Under (Australia and New Zealand)
there's more to life than speed
Strikes at the EPO Approved for the Rest of the Year, "€1,3 Billion Taken From Staff Income"
Intensity can be revised and increased over time
Focusing on What We Really Ought to Focus on
Today we'll focus mostly on EPO affairs
Violence is Not a Joke
"Police say Widdecombe killing was targeted but motive remains unclear"
How to Properly Measure the Performance of a Patent Office
A "contribution from staff [which] is published by SUEPO Munich."
EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part XIV - "Not One of Us" (How the Group Dubbed by EPO Insiders "Alicante Mafia" Pushes Out Talent, Replacing It With Friends)
misuses the EPO's budget like it is a fountain of money for his friends
LibreTech Collective Abandons Microsoft GitHub and All Other Proprietary Software
Each time a project eliminates control by a hostile party it stands to gain
Links 15/07/2026: US Regime "Cuts Two Utah National Monuments by More Than 90%", "Hormuz is Less Crucial Than It Was"
Links for the day
Gemini Links 15/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge, "Trial by Fire", LLM Slop Destroying Companies
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 14, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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Heshan's addition means that the FSF is growing after a solid financial year (best in years)
Michael McMahon Explains Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks on the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
The real solution is a curb on botnets. A mitigation strategy, however, would involve going static.
Matters of Public Safety
"Police say Ann Widdecombe killed in 'targeted attack' as motive investigated"
The Register MS and Its Promotional Microsoft Content
It's not too hard to see what the business model of The Register MS is
IBM: From $306 to $212 in 7 Days, IBM Won't Go Up More Than 50% to Where It Was at 'Peak Vapourware'
There's a limit to how much or how long a company can fake its performance and its potential [...] Early this morning a few insiders ("traders") cashed in on their "pump-n-dump"
Red Hat Staff Needs to Start Looking for the Next Job
Workers can conveniently lie or deny it to themselves, but waves of PIPs ("silent layoffs") will sweep over more and more units or teams as the company runs out of money to play with
IBM the Next Bear Stearns
IBM cannot recover if all it has to show is vapourware
IBM Stock Collapses and It's Only the Beginning
Will GAFAM soon follow and will any executives be arrested for the accounting fraud insiders have long cautioned about?
I'll Be Extremely Difficult for Microsoft to Sell Any XBox Consoles Now
Microsoft understands this
How Software Freedom Would Benefit Everybody
A society that denies control by greedy companies would do a disservice to monopolies and improve all services to citizens
Links 14/07/2026: Harsh But Also Fair Criticism of Hey Hi (AI) Slop, 'Open' AI Shuts Down Its Own Products as Funds Run Out
Links for the day
Gemini Links 14/07/2026: Old CD Binder and AWK
Links for the day
In Defence of Physical Tickets
Tickets are not some "app" and not some "code" on some "screen"
Microsoft Layoffs Not Limited to XBox (False Narrative in the Mainstream Media)
Microsoft is becoming less relevant and workforce reductions won't end any time soon
Links 14/07/2026: Plagiarism Spun as "Training", Zelensky Announces Leadership Shuffle
Links for the day
The Register MS Has Just Published "AI" Webspam That Mentions "AI" 54 Times. It Was Paid to Do This.
Who pays for all this "AI" hype or "buzz"?
Gemini Links 14/07/2026: Self-Advocacy Online; "The Internet Is Dead: How the Web Lost Its Human Soul"
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 13, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, July 13, 2026
Modern Technology Harms Women More Than Men (Because the 'Tech Bros' Who Dominate STEM Have a Poor View of Women)
“Privacy protects us from abuses by those in power, even if we're doing nothing wrong at the time of surveillance.”
Internet Relay Chat Trolls Are Not Expressing Opinions, They Are Saboteurs
For the record
Links 14/07/2026: "The Freedom of Information Act Is in Serious Trouble"; Irish Datacenters Use Up Almost 25% of Total Energy
Links for the day
The Register MS: "AI" Puff Pieces for Sale, Not Journalism at All, Just "Webspam"
The Register MS isn't the sole culprit
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 12, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, July 12, 2026
How We Do Techrights (and What's Changing Next Week)
Many former news sites no longer yield much non-meaningless news (not anymore); there's a gap to be filled