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  1. GIMP @ Libre Graphics Meeting 2026
    The Libre Graphics Meeting (LGM) is the annual meeting on Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) for graphics

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  2. Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26
    Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS distribution is now available for download with GNU Linux-libre 6.8 kernel, MATE 1.26 desktop environment, updated packages, and various improvements.
  3. Too Much LLM Slop About France and GNU/Linux [original]
    In Google News, about half the 'articles' we see about France moving to GNU/Linux are mindless slopfarms
  4. First Look at Shelly, a Modern Graphical Package Manager for Arch Linux
    Meet Shelly, a new package management tool for Arch Linux that aims to be more intuitive and user-friendly than what’s already on the market.
  5. today's leftovers
    Server and BSD picks
  6. Standards and Sharing Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  7. RSS, Web Development and Firefox Web Browser
    Web centric news
  8. PostgreSQL: Several New Releases and News
    PostgreSQL leftovers
  9. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  10. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    Security leftovers
  11. Openwashing by Linux Foundation for Outsourced (Spied on, Compromised) Computing
    some promotional fluff
  12. Debian Reproducible Builds in March 2026 and Position on Privacy-Killing Pseudo-Verification of "Age"
    Debian leftovers
  13. Linux-centric Devices, Open Hardware, and Mobile Gadgets
    hardware leftovers
  14. OpenSUSE Planet News Roundup and Tumbleweed Reviews
    OpenSUSE updates
  15. Slop in Kernel (Linux) and nftables
    Linux leftovers (kernel)
  16. EasyOS 7.2.4 and More EasyOS News/Developments
    EasyOS leftovers
  17. Red Hat, Fedora, and Qubes Leftovers
    IBM stuff, slop hype as well
  18. Ghostty in Ubuntu and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Security Features
    Ubuntu picks
  19. Little Snitch on GNU/Linux
    Little Snitch spreading
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  21. This Week in GNOME and GitPulsar – a lightweight, GNOME-native Git GUI
    GNOME picks
  22. Akademy 2026 Call for Proposals, KDE in Graz
    Planning ahead
  23. Games: Humble Choice, Legendary, Godot, and More
    9 new stories from GamingOnLinux
  24. HowTo Geek (Valnet) Advocating Use of GNU/Linux on the Desktop/Laptop
    3 new articles
  25. Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance
    4 articles
  26. I switched to Ghostty and discovered Linux terminals could actually be fun
    Recently, I decided to give other Linux terminal apps a try
  27. Android Leftovers
    Google Messages for Android rolls out Trash folder
  28. PeaZip 11.0.0 Released with Improved Larger Archives Browsing
    PeaZip, the free open-source file manager and archive utility, released new major 11.0.0 version few days ago
  29. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  30. Analyzing KDE Project Health With git!
    I was reading the latest edition of Kevin Ottens’ excellent weekly web review and one particular article caught my eye
  31. stillOS – Linux distribution
    stillOS is a Linux distribution aimed at making desktop Linux easier for mainstream users
  32. Season Of KDE 2026 Conclusion
    Another year, another successful Season Of KDE for 20 contributors
  33. Slimbook Executive report 13 - Reasonable, can be awesomer
    Not only that, probably the worst part of the whole story is that this Linux-flavored system used to work superbly, until it didn't
  34. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

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Microsoft's XBox "Bloodbath" Seems to Have Already Begun (Informally), Studios Allegedly to Face Shutdowns, Layoff Notices Handed Out, 100% Layoffs in Some Cases, 10% in Others or on Average
So is a complete closure/shutdown imminent? (Compulsion Games in this case)
SLAPP Censorship - Part 105 Out of 200: When Bad Legal Advice Results in Your Client, Dale Vince, Ordered to Pay £600k - or 801,930 United States Dollar (USD) - to the Person Frivolously Sued (Lord Bailey of Paddington)
"A judge has ruled that Dale Vince must pay punitive costs to Lord Bailey of Paddington, the Tory peer, over the 'unexplained abandonment' of his" SLAPP
IBM is Importing/Exporting Corporations' Regime of Censorship (Hiding the Wrongdoing) to Free Software Communities
Is IBM protecting criminals in the name of "manners"?
 
Links 13/06/2026: University of Nottingham Confirms Data/System Breach, Courts Fuming at Fraudulent Lawyers Who Fling LLM Slop at Them
Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/06/2026: World Cups and 做人
Links for the day
Discussing Morale at IBM and Conversations Regarding IBM Layoffs (Disguised as Other Things)
Trolling can be a form of censorship
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: All the President's Men
Gilles Requena,Patrice Pellegrino, and Sandro Mendonça
SUEPO Elections Coming Up, Union Leaders at Europe's Second-Largest Institution (EPO) to be Determined Soon
The staff union of the European Patent Office (SUEPO) is having an election soon
How Long for Can American Taxpayers Justify Bailing Out Microsoft?
How many times need the American taxpayers give Microsoft money for vapourware that's neither necessary nor delivered?
Links 13/06/2026: Microsoft’s XBox Crisis and "Apple Deepfakes"
Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/06/2026: Why Humans Are Mostly Right Handed and "Getting Things Done"
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, June 12, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, June 12, 2026
SLAPP Censorship - Part 104 Out of 200: Exactly Two Years Ago Brett Wilson LLP Humiliated or Weaponised Our Solicitor's Judaism in an Effort to Censor and Gag Us
dated 12/06/24
Half a Year Since Slopwatch Died
To Google's credit, it did manage to delist a lot of slopfarms in recent months
Links 12/06/2026: Science, Windows TCO, and More
Links for the day
"AI" 46 Times in One 'Article' Because The Register MS Got Paid to Push it
Today is just another opportunity to remind people that the slop bubble and GPU bubble are based on inauthentic fake 'journalism'
Gemini Links 12/06/2026: FTP and Gopher, Cluster Outage Postmortem After Cleaning by Wife
Links for the day
Sonny Piers Finally Spills the Beans on GNOME Cover-up, Points Finger at Robert McQueen, Misusing "Defamation" to Silence Critics of Wrongdoing
Robert McQueen, who is extremely connected to Garrett (they share digital nests)
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Transcending Partisan Rivalry in the National Interest
Up until now, Campinos has generally been regarded as a Portuguese "asset" on the international stage
Gratitude to Whistleblowers or Sources of Techrights
Whistleblowers are what makes journalism work
Techrights Was Months Ahead of "XBox" News (Mass Layoffs)
Next: end of XBox as a console
More Commentary on June 2026 IBM Layoffs and Why They Happen
It sounds a lot like what happened to the EPO
Links 12/06/2026: "NearlyFreeSpeech" No More, Openwashing by Google (DiffusionGemma)
Links for the day
Today There's a Massive EPO Strike (Like Every Friday), Workers Explain Further Cuts Despite the EPO Making More Income by Granting Illegal Patents (or Invalid Patents Illegally)
"Recent exchange with the Administration on the implications of the SAP on the Education and Childcare Allowance"
The Cyber Show: Remember That Code is Art
The article is very long, very profound, and speaks of "the next installation"
Communicating With Freedom - Part IV - Quibble Now in quibble.chat, Open for Contributions Via Codeberg
Today we continue the series about Quibble
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Importance of Having "Pals from the Palacete"
for his reappointment bid to succeed, Campinos will need to be able to rely on the support of both the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, and the President of the European Council, António Costa
Cyber Show on How Updates or Upgrades Break Workflows, Even in Free Software
"We did a big upgrade on the AV production pipeline"
Discussions About IBM Layoffs in June, Including by RTO and PIPs
mass layoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to conceal
Gemini Links 12/06/2026: Decks and Work Essay
Links for the day
"Rolling Strikes" Continue at the European Patent Office, the Administrative Council Needs to Take Action Against Crooked Office Management
This coming weekend we'll talk about some of the other issues and concerns expressed by the union
Only Days After Mass Layoffs in Microsoft's Azure There Are Headlines About Much-Expected XBox Layoffs
XBox as a console is basically dead or "fast-dying"
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 11, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, June 11, 2026
Links 11/06/2026: Disputes Over Copyright Infringement, Failure to Meet Climate Goals, "ChatGPT Caught Recommending “Products” That Are Just Scams"
Links for the day
Gemini Links 11/06/2026: Programmable Systems and Slop "is Coming for Your Serifs"
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 103 Out of 200: Telling People What They Know and Don't Know About Death Threats They Receive
patronising letters sent on behalf of the Serial Strangler from Microsoft
IBM Genies in the Bottle
for ordinary people working who at at IBM, it's not hard to see that IBM is floundering
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 10, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, June 10, 2026
Links 11/06/2026: LF Openwashing of Slop and "Azerbaijan Bans TikTok and Other Social Media Apps in School"
Links for the day
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Centre (in Portugal) Falls Apart…
Luís Montenegro became embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy
IBM Lost About 18% of Its "Market Value" This Month
In IBM's case, a lot of the latest "pump" was Arvind's "quantum" hype/fantasy