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  1. Kali Linux 2026.1 delivers several new tools and a classic desktop theme
    Looking back at the first BackTrack Linux release, which arrived two decades ago as Kali's ancestor
  2. Dealing With Bot Traffic (Half or Majority of Web Traffic) [original]
    Other surveyors have said the same for years

    New

  3. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Is Out Now with Linux Kernel 7.0 and GNOME 50
    Canonical released today the beta version of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Racoon) distribution ahead of the final release on April 23rd, 2026.
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Open Data, and Coding
    FOSS and more
  5. Firefox 149 and Firefox Developer Edition
    Mozilla stuff
  6. LibreOffice Donations and Document Freedom Day
    some LibreOffice news
  7. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux for today
  8. OpenBSD on Motorola 88000
    a pair of posts regarding OpenBSD on Motorola 88000
  9. Linux-friendly and Hackable Hardware Leftovers
    Hardware picks
  10. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  11. Red Hat Promoting Slop, Rocky and Oracle Follow
    lots of nonsense again
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  13. IBM Red Hat Promotes Age Surveillance Inside the OS
    as expected
  14. Openwashing and Slop Promotion by 'Linux' Foundation (Proprietary is 'Open')
    latest examples
  15. Android Leftovers
    Google rolling out Android Auto fix for Galaxy S26 and Pixel users
  16. I used every major Linux desktop—these 5 are better than GNOME
    Most people switching to Linux naturally land on GNOME—not because it was their choice
  17. GNU Stow turned me into the ultimate Linux distro-hopper
    Distro-hopping is not for the faint of heart
  18. CachyOS just dethroned Arch Linux on ProtonDB, and Linux gamers are finally noticing
    In case you missed it, CachyOS recently toppled Arch Linux as the OS with the most reports sent to ProtonDB
  19. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  20. Kamuriki LGX – Debian-based desktop-oriented distribution
    Kamuriki Linux is a Debian-based, desktop-oriented distribution designed for lightness and ease of use
  21. AnduinOS 1.4.2 Offers Redesigned GNOME for Windows Refugees
    AnduinOS 1.4.2 pairs Ubuntu’s already easy-to-use foundation with a heavily customized GNOME desktop and Flatpak apps to ease the transition from Windows to Linux
  22. Tails 7.6 Privacy-Focused Linux Distro Released with Automatic Tor Bridges
    Tails 7.6 has been released today as the sixth update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.
  23. LibreOffice 26.2.2 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 80 Bug Fixes
    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 26.2.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with various bug fixes.
  24. The Danger of Microsoft Controlling European Tech [original]
    "Europeans think Trump can shut down their [I]nternet"
  25. Games: Proton Experimental, Humble Bundle, SPLITGATE, and Forza Horizon 6
    4 stories from GamingOnLinux
  26. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  27. Android Leftovers
    Those lovely Android Calling Cards are already showing up on Pixel Watch calls
  28. 4 Linux hardware devices I’m looking forward to in 2026
    Most of the time when you hear about Linux
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. I forced myself to use Linux without the terminal for a week
    My relationship with the Linux terminal is probably not completely healthy
  31. Linux would be nothing without these 6 open-source apps
    I have 6 things that make Linux what it is today
  32. StratOS – Linux distribution based on Arch
    StratOS Linux is a flexible Linux distribution built on top of Arch Linux
  33. KDE Linux – free Linux-based operating system built by KDE
    KDE Linux is a free, open-source
  34. Stable kernels: Linux 6.19.10, Linux 6.18.20, Linux 6.12.78, Linux 6.6.130 and Linux 6.1.167
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.19.10 kernel
  35. Improving Our Static Site Generator (SSG) [original]
    yesterday we tested (on a test machine) some improvements to the Static Site Generator (SSG), which turns 4 this summer
  36. Maintenance Completed [original]
    we're now back to normal (no ongoing work in the datacentre)
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  38. Latest Half Dozen From LWN
    mostly kernel
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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In recent years we've written a great deal about mental health consideration in relation to work, with a focus on "IT"
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put aside for a moment the noise, the pollution...
GGG Pot Calls the Kettle Black
"It means a situation in which somebody accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares, and therefore is an example of psychological projection, or hypocrisy. Use of the expression to discredit or deflect a claim of wrongdoing by attacking the originator of the claim for their own similar behaviour (rather than acknowledging the guilt of both) is the tu quoque logical fallacy."
The Microsoft Ban Should Go Further (Telecommunications Cybersecurity and Resilience Act Incompatible With Back Doors)
it's not difficult to see where to start
 
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Links for the day
Gemini Links 09/10/2026: Manifesto, Slop, Geminispace, and "Cryptography of the Internet"
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Does this meet IBM's and Microsoft's standards for "distinguished" (in security)?
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Controlled Opposition
The underlying concept is hardly new
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Let's examine what the page says and what points it focuses on
Brigading Against Women - Part XXIV - Nobody's Name is Unspeakable
Names are not sacred
Microsoft is in Trouble (With the Regime It Sponsored)
It seems like Microsoft paying the existing regime/dictatorship wasn't enough
In the United Kingdom, Rising Cost of Hardware Benefits GNU/Linux
GNU/Linux rose from about 4% to almost 6% in one year
Japanese Targets of Cyber Breaches or Insider Threats
Japanese government bureau and major firms experience data breaches
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Links for the day
When Americans Export a 'Suicide Mission' to Other Continents
I worry that this culture of debt-taking and overconsumption is being spread from the US to Europe
The Register MS: "AI" Several Times in Same Headline, 31 Times in Page. The Register MS Was Paid to Do This.
The phenomenon is commercial (paid media), not scientific
The Outcome of Microsoft Ban Was Predictable
told you so
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 08, 2026
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The Register MS Helps Prove the "AI" Frenzy in the Media is Evidence of Compromised Media, Not Legitimate "Revolution"
Ignore the hype and carry on
London Became Synonymous With the Royal Courts of Justice
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Microsoft Insiders on "Effectively Being Silently Laid Off From Microsoft"
People are laid off by the thousands without the media uttering a word or the companies confirming anything
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a metaphor some might find crude
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Syria: GNU/Linux Has Surged to 8% "Market Share"
I don't have a convincing explanation for this
IBM Dimming Down the Lights on IBM Consulting, No Knowledge or Experience Required
They just "ride" the (old) brand, that's all
Statement on American SLAPP
Crossposted from schestowitz.com
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Links 07/10/2026: Unrest in France and Rumours of Plague in Russia
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For search he is using CGI, not JavaScript
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They've outsourced this session to the dictator's spying eye
The GNOME Foundation's Code of Conduct Has Been Misused to Hide Corruption
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Voting for Freedom of the Press
American elections happen every 4 years
What Brett Wilson LLP and Matt Garrett Don't Want People to See/Read
Book-burning is counterproductive
Book-Burning Mindset Does Not Work
It makes the suppressed voices more widely known
Microsoft's XBox in 'Freefall'
XBox is practically finished
Slop is Plagiarism
Plagiarism is not "theft" and copyright infringement is not "piracy"
IBM is Almost Defunct
IBM is doomed. It just tries to test how much more patience the shareholders have.
Criminalisation of Journalism
"Journalist Derya Okatan arrested in Turkey for allegedly possessing classified material"
Brigading Against Women - Part XXI - Hiding Behind the Veil of "Privacy" After Telling Nazi Things in IRC Channels of Techrights and Physically Threatening People
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Links 07/10/2026: Quitting Smartphone and "Meta's Muse Is Spying on All Your Friends and Family"
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