Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 02, 2026

The Four OClock Tea Discussions

The Four OClock Tea Discussions

Updated This Past Day

  1. Distributions and Operating Systems: CachyOS, Qubes OS, Tails OS, TrueNAS
    recent Valnet articles
  2. Thin Clients on GNU/Linux and Unix Workstations
    2 recent Valnet articles
  3. Perceived Technical Requirements When Moving to GNU/Linux
    3 recent articles
  4. Valnet on GNU/Linux Applications: VLC, Neovim, Vim
    recent articles
  5. Raspberry Pi as Low-cost GNU/Linux Device - Recent Valnet Articles
    5 recent articles
  6. Proxmox Articles in XDA Developer
    GNU/Linux and Proxmox, technical posts
  7. Valnet Articles on Moving From Windows to GNU/Linux
    many articles lately
  8. Bad Publicity or Good Publicity, It's Still Publicity [original]
    sometimes mistakes (like misguided legal actions) result in more people showing interest in what someone wished to suppress
  9. Linux has a price, it's just not money
    Linux has so many fundamental differences under the hood that not much transfers over
  10. I’ve tested dozens of Linux distros, and these 3 are the only ones I’d put on a laptop
    Considering switching to Linux on your laptop but overwhelmed by hundreds of distro options
  11. Best Free and Open Source Software
    We’re dedicated to showcasing only free and open-source software
  12. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers
    FOSS, coding etc.
  13. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux mostly
  14. Release of ScummVM 2026.1.0Kaidan 0.15.0
    2 new releases
  15. FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and OPNsense Picks
    BSD leftovers
  16. Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 and Old Bug Which "makes it impossible to print on Tuesdays"
    Ubuntu picks
  17. Leftovers Regarding Web Browsers/Web Servers
    WWW and more
  18. Applications: Alternatives to Nano and a look at x-cmd
    Applications and advice
  19. today's howtos
    various different sources of those, too
  20. Microsoft Aping "Linux" (But Proprietary With Back Doors), Proprietary Microsoft Uses False Promise of 'Security' for Control Over Users
    Proprietary agenda
  21. Leaving the Cage Behind
    The goal of switching to free software is to gain full control over your computing
  22. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  23. Libreboot 26.01 “Magnanimous Max” released!
    Today’s Libreboot 26.01 revision is a stable release, whereas the previous stable release was Libreboot 25.06
  24. Android Leftovers
    How to restart your Android phone without using the power button: 2 alternative ways
  25. 8 “hidden” terminal features that make Linux feel like a power-user OS
    With the command-line shell, Linux provides countless tools and programs to wield power over your system
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  27. Trying to Injure Tux Machines Did Not Work [original]
    Some time soon we'll discuss this matter with British politicians
  28. 'Traditional' Computing is Still the Best [original]
    Don't "go with the flow" if that flow is dictated by GAFAM and media owned by GAFAM
  29. So Far 2026 Has Been a Good Year for GNU/Linux [original]
    Seeing the sort of press coverage that we saw last month, it seems increasingly clear that 2026 will be a year of gains for GNU/Linux, even among gamers
  30. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-01-26 to 2026-02-01
    1100 /n/2026/01/26/Proton_10_0_4_Released_with_Support_for_Drop_Dead_The_Cabin_Qua.shtml
    1083 /n/2026/01/25/Open_Hardware_Modding_Mecha_Comet_Raspberry_Pi_and_More.shtml
    979 /n/2026/01/27/OpenSSL_3_6_1_Is_Now_Available_with_Important_Security_Patches_.shtml
    943 /index.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

SLAPP Censorship - Part 80 Out of 200: Having Run Out of Time to Meet a Judge's Deadline, Microsoft's Graveley Had Garrett's Lawyers Argued My ~190-Page Defence and CounterClaim (DCC) Was Unclear About My Position
Nothing could be further from the truth
 
Cooperation and Collaboration, on a More Personal Level
Rianne, to me, isn't just a wife; she is also my best friend
IBM Has Payroll Problems (Just Like Microsoft)
It's a good thing that many nations around the world are, accordingly if not proactively, divesting from GAFAM
Links 18/05/2026: 25 Years of OLDaily and Dangers of "Living With Too Much Tech"
Links for the day
Trips to London
London isn't a bad place, but it's a long journey and we'd rather stay in Manchester and write about technology
Working in the Shell (and Fish)
Yesterday we spent about 5 hours on the shells and fish
The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXVI - Campinos Has Put Unfit-for-Employment Drug Addicts in Charge of the European Patent Office (EPO)
How many months has Campinos got left before the delegates show him the door?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, May 17, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, May 17, 2026
Gemini Links 18/05/2026: Poetry, Sauna, and GNU Taler
Links for the day
"The Society of Media Lawyers" (UK) is a Truly Malicious Anti-Media Lobby Which Helps Rich/Abusive Americans and Hostile Countries Attack Actual Media Workers in the UK
They typically source their money from aboard to besiege domestic actors (like honest journalists or independent outlets that document suppressed beats/topics)
Slop Still Waning, Its Momentum is Driven by Companies That Stand to Lose a Lot (or Everything) When the Bubble Pops
When it comes to LLM slop disguised as news, it's just not working out
Gemini Links 17/05/2026: arXiv Brings Down the Hammer, UnderPOWERed, and Slopping With Tcl/Tk
Links for the day
Links 17/05/2026: Amazon Employees Herded Into Slop, Taiwan Sold Down the River by Cheeto
Links for the day
Links 17/05/2026: Society of Media Lawyers (Brett Wilson LLP et al) Lobby for More SLAPPs in the UK, “Courage in Journalism Award” Given in Oppressive Country
Links for the day
Finland Needs to Dump Microsoft (Microslop) for National Security Reasons and the Same is True for Hundreds of Countries
"I don't see why Ryssäs would want Finns to use microslop products..."
Cyber Show UK is Already Available Over Gemini Protocol
This past week the total number of active Gemini capsules hit all-time records several times
Fight Til the End
This comes to show that persistence pays off
SLAPP Censorship - Part 79 Out of 200: They Will Soon Reach the 100 KG (Kilograms) Milestone; Wheelbarrows, Not Justice (Quantity of Legal Papers Sent to Us)
It's about the quality, not quantity (unless your sole aim is to drown out or "flood the zone")
The Corrupt Lecture the Non-Corrupt - Part XXV - Not Bringing Intelligence to the EPO, Not 'Artificial Intelligence' Either (But Intelligence-Eroding Drugs)
The EPO was meant to be about science and law. In practice, however, it's about breaking the law and being stoned.
The Cyber Show on Why Coding is Important and Slop Cannot Change or Replace That
Hand-crafting one's site has plenty of advantages
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 16, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, May 16, 2026
Gemini Links 17/05/2026: Music Theory, Reticulum Git Repos, and Releasing Kiln
Links for the day
Links 16/05/2026: Cuba Plunges Into Darkness (Energy Wasted by Nonsense), Googlebooks as Slop Nonsense (Energy Waste and Time Wasted)
Links for the day
Links 16/05/2026: Climate Issues, Free Speech, and Monopolies/Monopsonies
Links for the day
Gemini Links 16/05/2026: Retreat and Devuan Manuals
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 78 Out of 200: Slandering Me for Saying the Truth About Graveley and Garrett's Abuse of Processes, Stacking Dockets
These are the sorts of things British taxpayers ought to talk about
"AI" Became a New Name or Placeholder for Debt
Because they will only ever lose money for this thing with "tokens" or "potential"
"Microsoft Goodwill and Intangible Assets" Down Two Years in a Row, According to Microsoft
Microsoft cannot sell these, so what is their real relevance?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, May 15, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, May 15, 2026
IBM: Shares Down 30%, Mass Layoffs, IBM Says "Goodwill" Grew by 10% to Over a Third of the Company's Total "Worth"
According to IBM
Microsoft LinkedIn Layoffs "Very Likely Higher" Than 1,000 People
Microsoft is bleeding