Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 21, 2026

Medico-Mechanische Gymastik

Updated This Past Day

  1. Nations Grasp the Importance of Software Freedom [original]
    For a more meaningful technological transition we ought to emphasise Software Freedom, not focus on brands such as "Linux"
  2. The Harder They Try to Squash GNU/Linux Advocacy, the More Exposure It'll Get [original]
    They will always lose because they are on the wrong side of history
  3. Huge Gains for GNU/Linux Thus Far in 2026 [original]
    GNU/Linux gained about 0.5% in "share" in the past month alone

    New

  4. Security Leftovers
    Security patches and breaches for the most part
  5. GNU/Linux and Operating Systems Leftovers
    today's leftovers
  6. OpenSUSE Conferences and OpenSUSE on Tackling Y2K38 Epoch
    some SUSE picks
  7. "The Breakaway Moment" and "Gaming GPU Benchmarks on Bazzite"
    Gaming on Linux and more
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    projects, events, and more
  9. Web Browsers Commentary and Mozilla Firefox Development
    Web related news
  10. Devices, Modding, and GNU/Linux on Boards
    hardware picks
  11. Red Hat, Fedora, and IBM's Slopfest
    Red Hat is slop
  12. PostgreSQL Development in 2025 and PostgreSQL-Related New Releases
    PostgreSQL news
  13. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  14. Proprietary Windows Bricks Itself, Adds Slop
    what a dumpster fire
  15. Applications for GNU/Linux and KDE
    software and "aps"
  16. today's howtos
    lots for today
  17. Games: Dandelion Void, KDE Plasma VR, Tile Tactics, and More
    7 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  18. Android Leftovers
    Google says it's making Android sideloading "high-friction" to better warn users about potential risks
  19. Firefox Nightly is getting easier to install for Linux Fedora and openSUSE users
    Linux users can now test the cutting edge of Firefox development much more easily
  20. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  21. GNOME: Digital Wellbeing Contract: Conclusion
    That post covered the initial screen time limits feature, which was implemented in the Parental Controls app, Settings and GNOME Shell
  22. It’s Official: Richard Stallman Will Speak at Georgia Tech on January 23 - FOSS Force
    This wasn’t the first we’d heard of the event. The first report we saw on this was on Techrights on December 21
  23. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-01-14 to 2026-01-20
    1322 /n/2026/01/11/Linux_Mint_22_3_Zena_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_.shtml
    1059 /n/2026/01/14/Check_Point_Spreading_Fear_of_Linux_Without_Explaining_the_Real.shtml
    1014 /n/2026/01/15/OBS_Studio_32_1_Promises_New_Audio_Mixer_and_WebRTC_Simulcast_S.shtml
    984 /index.shtml
    978 /n/2026/01/13/Wine_11_Officially_Released_with_NTSync_Support_Vulkan_H_264_De.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Not Hard to Guess Who Will Pay for IBM's Collapse (Due to False Statements Made to Shareholders), Red Hat May Disappear
IBM's leadership is never being punished for its failures
GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico
Did the soccer (football) matches have some impact or just the "unknowns" being deciphered (or omitted) by statCounter?
 
Links 03/08/2026: EU Curtailed Slop, Frank Zappa Recalled
Links for the day
Daniel Pocock on Sky News This Morning
No harm done
Morten Linderud Has Helped Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch Linux Users
"the first rule of "secure boot" is to disable "secure boot"
In Poor Peru, GNU/Linux Surges From 1% to 5% in a Few Years
Windows is dying
All Social Control Media is a Weapon (Against Its Users, Serving the Real Owners)
That social control networks are weaponised isn't a new concept
Fanning the Flames of Journalism
This week we have several surprises coming
Forcing the Slop Bubble to Implode Fully to Save the Economy From an Even Greater Collapse and Societal Harm
Let's blow up the bubble. The sooner, the better
GNU/Linux at 8% in Croatia
somewhat of a GNU/Linux adoption hotbed
It's Easy to Predict Microsoft Layoffs for October 2026 Because of the Financial 'Results' That Month (More Faking, More Secret Debt and Buzzwords to Perfume This Debt as "Investment")
From what we've read, Microsoft is silently laying off people this month based on LITE, which leads to PIPs
Many Anniversaries
Many anniversaries in quick succession
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 02, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, August 02, 2026
Gemini Links 03/08/2026: Collectibles, Cities of the Red Night, and Lali Lambda
Links for the day
IBM's August 2026 Promotions (Annual Ritual) Can Turn Into a "Bloodbath" (RAs, Layoffs)
IBM Common Stock is set to open in the red (minus) on Monday
Microsoft Culture Explained by People Who Work at Microsoft
"Be ready for politicking and working over time and weekends."
Codes of Conduct Attract Hoarders and Sociopaths, They Are Intolerant Towards Good People
Codes of Conduct (CoCs) are also promoted using violence
XBox is in Trouble, Sunday News Shows How Serious a Problem It Now Faces
it seems impossible to resuscitate at this point
statCounter Observes GNU/Linux at 10% in Libya
this month statCounter finally sees GNU/Linux approaching "double-figures" there
Thailand: GNU/Linux Approaching 15%, Windows in a Freefall
It makes perfect sense for Thailand to adopt GNU/Linux for technical reasons, not just political reasons
GNU/Linux in Bulgaria Back Up
part of a trend in Europe
Cuba Sees Leap in GNU/Linux Usage, as Reported by statCounter
For the ordinary Cuban it makes sense to reduce a dependence on GAFAM
Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Drift, Crawlers in Gopher Space, Purpose, and Python
Links for the day
Links 02/08/2026: Some Large Slop Investors "Crumbling", Russia Intensifies Bombing of Kiev
Links for the day
IBMers Discuss Who Killed IBM (It Impacts Red Hat)
Fedora is fast becoming like another CentOS
GNU/Linux Leaps to 8% in Asia
In Asia, is it a bit higher because of GAFAM distrust? Maybe some other factor/s?
Clownflare Web Usage Survey: About 10% in North America Use GNU/Linux, Worldwide 6.7%
surveyors that showed GNU/Linux growth
SLAPP Censorship - Part 137 Out of 200: Discovering That Spending a Million British Pounds (1,348,250.01 United States Dollars) on Lawyers Cannot Take Down One's Critics
just outright bullying and criminality
Steam Survey, analytics.usa.gov, and statCounter All Point to GNU/Linux Gains (Again)
This must be very annoying to Microsoft
GNU/Linux Exceeds 6% in Spain
In recent years the "market share" steadily grew from 3% to over 6%
Brazil: GNU/Linux Record High, 5%
On average, GNU/Linux has evidence of growth in many countries this summer
Amid 2026 Bing Layoffs Microsoft Share in Search Collapses
How much longer before Microsoft throws in the towel or rebrands again?
United Kingdom: GNU/Linux up to 7%, ChromeOS Another 5% (Total 12%)
further significant gains for GNU/Linux this month
Links 02/08/2026: Cheeto "Blurted Out Vile Plot to Censor ABC"; New York Times Fights 'Intimidation'
Links for the day
Why Techrights Will Still be Active a Decade From Now
Techrights will carry on for many years to come
We Are Witnessing the End of IBM
IBM cannot find growth by moving downwards, by lowering standards
The Slop Presumption Rule
Tainting oneself can take one day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 01, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, August 01, 2026
Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Older Books, Esperanto Music History, and Slop Making Things Worse
Links for the day
Sharing and Empathy
Be more like Stallman, not Linus
August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Are "Secret Layoffs" or "Silent Layoffs"
It's all about secrecy, isn't it?
Fedora 'Community' Became 100% IBM Staff, Drawing Up Policies Like CoC and CoI (Where the IBM is Excepted From Conflict of Interest Policies)
IBM has in effect killed Fedora
Gemini Links 01/08/2026: Planner Season is Upon Us, Slop "Apocalypse", and USENET
Links for the day
Cuts at IBM, Allegedly More Shutdowns to Come, CEO Visits Complicit Media to Promote Lies and Products That Will Never Exist (Misleading Shareholders)
IBM is collapsing
Links 01/08/2026: GAFAM Falling Deep Into Trillion in (Secret) Debt to Keep the Slop Bubble From Popping Already, Anger Over "FIFA’s World Cup Privatisation Plan"
Links for the day
Newer Not Better: Treadmill Updates Cause Problems
after 2 years the un-updated machines still fine
The Cyber Show on the Slop Bubble
new article about the implosion of the slop bubble
Links 01/08/2026: New York Times Trying to Inflate the Slop Pyramid Scheme (at Cost to Its Own Reputation) and "Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map"
Links for the day
Positive Political Momentum
Daniel Pocock is taken seriously by many people who contact us privately
Google "AI" is Plagiarism, the Case of Richard Stallman (RMS)
Why would anyone choose LLM slop over the originals, curated and fact-checked by domain experts?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 136 Out of 200: Lawyers That Get Paid to Mess About
They were already outnumbered and understaffed
Explaining That Software Patents Are Neither Legal Nor Desirable
Many of our readers work in the legal sector
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 31, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, July 31, 2026
Gemini Links 01/08/2026: Retirement, Bike Trips, Quake Stuff, Usenet Reborn
Links for the day