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  1. In the US, Apple's Operating Systems Seem to Have Already Outpaced Microsoft's (Linux Also Nearly Catching Up) [original]
    Definitely something to stare at and think about

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  2. Recent Videos About GNU/Linux
    recently via Invidious
  3. Security Leftovers
    Security related news
  4. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  5. BSD and Linux Kernel Space
    kernel level stuff
  6. KDE: Krita Has Issues With Wayland, "Building and Using the OMEMO Sync Client"
    KDE development news/updates
  7. FSF / Software Freedom: LibreLocal, Music Streaming Setup, and "Made in EU"
    Moving to Free/Freedom
  8. "I am starting to prefer being in Linux than being in macOS."
    macOS vs GNU/Linux
  9. Porting Super Mario 64 To The Original Nintendo DS and Nintendo Getting Aggressive
    Nintendo and GNU/Linux
  10. This Week in GNOME, Rudra, and Boycotting Microsoft GitHub (Slop Hub)
    GNOME news
  11. Surveillance Giant Google Summer of Code and Hacking Workshop for March 2026
    Some coding venues/initiatives
  12. Content Management Systems (CMSs): WordPress 7.0 Beta 1, Kiwi TCMS, Bluehost
    CMS leftovers
  13. Tumbleweed/OpenSUSE Leftovers/Outline
    OpenSUSE picks
  14. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
    some of it fluff though
  15. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, 3D Printing, ESP32, and More
    Hardware picks
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development with Python and more
  17. Users are ditching Windows for Linux. Here’s why
    Google Trends data as of February 2026 reveals that interest in the keyword "How to install Linux" has reached an all-time high
  18. Applications: Ghostty, Diffoscope, and More
    software news and raves
  19. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  20. Android Leftovers
    ONLYOFFICE Documents Review: A Powerful Free Alternative to Microsoft Office on Android
  21. I waited years for Windows updates to get exciting. Linux did it in six months
    I think the last time I felt excited over a Windows update was the Creators Update back in 2017
  22. I tried Mint, Kubuntu, and Debian — here’s what actually matters for Windows refugees
    Kubuntu is either brilliant or broken
  23. Ubuntu 26.04 is replacing its classic tools, and I actually prefer the new ones
    Ubuntu is a great distro, even for first-time Linux users
  24. Web Browsers/Web Servers: Cache Busting, Letting Go Of The Old Web, and The Dillo Appreciation Post
    FOSS and the Web
  25. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  26. Games: Snacktorio, Lexispell, and More
    new from GamingOnLinux
  27. This Week in Plasma: 6.6 is Here!
    This week we released Plasma 6.6! So far it’s getting great reviews, even on Phoronix
  28. Ubuntu kernel 6.8.0-100-generic has buggy networking
    I run roughly two dozen Linux virtual machines
  29. You can control your Linux PC from your Android phone - here's how
    There's no limit to the cool things you can do with KDE Connect
  30. "GNU Linux-libre turns 18 tonight" [original]
    "before that, every distro that wanted to respect its users' freedom had to remove itself all of the binary blobs that were distributed as part of the kernel Linux's so-called sources"
  31. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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How much can a lawfare firm get away with?
Canonical Has Withdrawn Ubuntu 24.04.5 Installer Due to a Critical Bug Connected to Microsoft-Controlled Restricted Boot and TPM
already breaking systems running GNU/Linux [...] Who asked for TPM in Linux?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 179 Out of 200: Using One's Clients to Save Face at Their Expense
Who's being served really?
Switzerland's Software Freedom/Digital Sovereignty is Improving as People Move to GNU/Linux
Well done to them
Links 12/09/2026: "U.S. Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion" and "Trump Wants to [Illegally] Bribe Voters."
Links for the day
Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Readjusting, Fighting Sleep, and FreeBSD bhyve
Links for the day
Matt Mullenweg Got the 'Linus Treatment' or 'RMS Treatment'
"back, but not in charge any more..."
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 11, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, September 11, 2026
Earlier This Year Microsoft's Chief Liar Frank Shaw Lied About the Layoffs. Now He's Leaving.
he's nowhere near retirement age
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Links for the day
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Links for the day
Animals Smarter Than Chatbots
Quack quack goes the chatbot
IBM Isn't Reporting Layoffs, But It Removes Tens of Thousands of People From Its Workforce
Red Hat and IBM already mark people for removal
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Links 11/09/2026: Cyberattack in Berlin (Windows/Microsoft TCO) and Hype About Slop as 'Existential' Something; Scam Altman et al Caught Stealing/Plagiarising "Mathematical Breakthrough"
Links for the day
Microsoft/GNOME 9/11
Garrett and Graveley (Microsoft/GNOME) will have a lot to explain
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If Linux becomes a lot more reliable in the future, it'll be an "hey hi" miracle. If Linux becomes a lot less reliable in the future, we'll know why and who is responsible for it.
9/11 Was a National Event, Not an International Event
They insist that back doors will "save lives"
Very Sloppy PR From a Dying IBM, Company in Disarray and in Need of Distractions
IBM could really use distractions right now
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"the remuneration fallacy and the role of reluctance as a negative feedback force."
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IRC logs for Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Links for the day
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Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, September 09, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, September 09, 2026