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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 06, 2026

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COSMIC 1.0.12 Desktop Brings Improvements to Files, Terminal, and More

COSMIC 1.0.12 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Term, COSMIC Files, COSMIC Edit, Notification Applet, COSMIC Store, and COSMIC Settings.
KDE’s New CSS-Based Style Engine Union Is Coming to KDE Plasma 6.7

The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce KDE’s new CSS-based style engine called Union as a technical preview.
Latest Steam Client Update Adds Support for Valve’s New Steam Controller

A new Steam Client stable update is now available with support for Valve’s new Steam Controller, Big Picture Mode and SteamVR improvements, as well as other changes.
When More is Less (or Less is More) [original]

Free software advocates want quantity in freedom quotient
XDA and HowTo Geek (Valnet) Stories About BSD, GNU/Linux, and More

some recent leftovers
Bazzite is what most Linux gaming distros wish they were

Games-centric distro
Microsoft Facing Problems in Qatar (Not Just Missiles); GNU/Linux is Growing Fast [original]

Due to cyberattacks it would be a wise choice to adopt Free software and not outsource to GAFAM
Raspberry Pi Imager Now Supports Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations and many other changes.
Programming Coverage by Valnet

Shells, Python, and more
Kernel Space / Virtualisation: Home Directory Flexibility in Storage Device and Raves About Proxmox

recently in XDA
GNOME Extensions and Making It More Like Hyprland

3 recent Valnet articles
Hardware Projects and Self-Hosting: Raspberry Pi, Jellyfin, Framework, and NAS at Home

Hardware leftovers
HowTo Geek: Articles about Vim's statusline

a couple of recent articles
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers

FOSS picks
Events: Lomiri/Open Source Mobile Dev Hackathon, WordCamp, and LSFMMBPF

some upcoming events
GNU/Linux Leftovers

mostly GNU/Linux
Hardware: PhobosLab, ESP32, and Reducing Phone-Induced Anxiety

open hardware and more
Web: End of ‘Ask Jeeves’, Feather Wiki, Reverting Back to RSS, and Blocking Ads (Spyware)

WWW related picks
Programming Leftovers

Development leftovers
Security Leftovers

Security related news
OpenSUSE: Tumbleweed Monthly Update and OpenSUSE Asia Summit 2026 Call for Speakers

a pair of news updates
Red Hat's Slop Promotion, GAFAM Advocacy, and Fedora on RISC-V by Marcin Juszkiewicz

IBM stuff and corporate things
Applications: InstaMAT and InstaLOD Come to Linux, NetHack 5.0.0 Released

Software releases and ports
Games: PlayStation 5 GNU/Linux Tested, Steam’s April Hardware Survey Shows Trends

gaming leftovers
KDE: Kdenlive Goals for GSoC 2026 and Union's Spring 2026 Update

KDE picks
Distributions and Operating Systems: EasyOS, DistroWatch, Alpine, and Portable (USB) GNU/Linux

distros and commentary
today's howtos

Instructionals/Technical picks
Linux Kernel: Virtualisation, Inter-Process Communication (IPC), and More

kernel picks
Games: Steam Controller, Wireworks, and More

GamingOnLinux's latest articles
Android Leftovers

Android 17 Beta Code Points to Rear Lights on the Next Pixel
Free and Open Source Software

This is free and open source software
Today It's 5/5 and We're 5 Weeks Away From Our 22nd Anniversary [original]

Next month one contributor plans to host a little party for the site, seeing that there are budgetary constraints this year
GNU/Linux Measured at Record High in Chile [original]

South America is adopting more of GNU/Linux
Today in Techrights

Some of the latest articles

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

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

unixcop.com is the Latest "Linux" Site to Have Become a Slopfarm After 2 Years of Death (Inactivity): Not a way to stage a comeback
While GAFAM/Microsoft Disguise Financial Crisis as "Investment in AI" the Slop Giants Make Up a Narrative of Wilful Slowdown: A BS artist is good at the art of BS when the artist's failures or weaknesses get twisted as moral or professional leadership
It Has Cost $215,000 in Legal Costs to Sue IBM for Wrongful Termination: IBM typically settles out of court and demands secrecy (to avoid anyone else benefiting from the very expensive outcome)
Links 15/09/2026: Putin-Connected Money for The Insurrectionist Jr. and Turkey's Crackdown on Activists: Links for the day
publicdomainpictures.net Seems to Have Become Fed Up With Slop Contaminating Its Database (Wasting Storage, Bandwidth), Now It's Suitably Flagged, Should Be Demoted/Delisted: The site was redone, suffered some hours of downtime, then 'relaunched' with a new interface this week
Gemini Links 15/09/2026: Hiking in Munții Făgăraș, Scams, and Slop Plagiarism Considered Unethical: Links for the day
Linux Kernel Becoming a Slopfest - Part 1 - At the Beginning (Torvalds Knew It Was Trouble): We still wonder if we should make and actively maintain a shame list (developer/employer) for the people who contaminate Linux the most with slop plagiarism
EPO Staff is Preparing to Take Up a Notch the Strikes and Other Industrial Actions Ahead of October's Meeting (It Can Help Oust the Corrupt Leadership): mobilising perhaps thousands of workers at a critical time in the history of the Office
Allegedly Many PIP Layoffs in Nepal, IBM Does This Before a Known Death Toll in Avalanche (Caused by China-, Europe-, and US-Induced Global Warming): Fresh wounds, before the bodies are even recovered (thousands still missing)
"Wail" by Alexandre Oliva: This work is licensed under the Creative Commons License BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 4.0 International
This Morning The Register MS Published a Page With "AI" 83 Times in it. The Register MS Got Paid to Do This.: The Register MS is not a serious publisher and a lot of the stuff about "AI" on the Web isn't journalism but paid-for SPAM
SLAPP Censorship - Part 184 Out of 200: A Tiny Law Firm That Knows Nothing But Microsoft (But Merely Pretends to Understand "IT"): They've managed to trick some mainstream media into thinking they're "Tech" experts or "Social [Control] Media" gurus; nothing could be further from the truth
Links 15/09/2026: Sweden’s Far Right Perishing and "Iceland Just Got Played": Links for the day
It's Not About How Developers Vote: This isn't about politics, it's about users being in control of their own computers and computing
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 14, 2026: IRC logs for Monday, September 14, 2026
Gemini Links 15/09/2026: Poetry, Enshittification of Ebay, and Mecha System: Links for the day
LG Lies to Cover Up Lies About Its Spying TVs (It Records and Transmits Conversations in Rooms): This is what a lot of "modern" technology is like
Oracle's Debt Continues to Soar (Increase of 60 Billion Dollars in 15 Months, Not Counting the Secret Debt, With Off-balance-sheet Debt Having "Grown Roughly Thirtyfold in Four Years"): Oracle debt continues to grow
Apple's iOS and macOS Measured as Bigger Than Windows in the US, Linux-Based OSes at Almost 30%: Expect the silent layoffs at Microsoft to continue at a rapid pace
Oracle, Like Microsoft, Drowns in Debt and Discards Tens of Thousands of Staff (Microsoft Does the Same More Discreetly): The main difference between Microsoft and Oracle is that the latter is honest about what's going on
Gemini Links 14/09/2026: First Android Phone, Leaving Sony, and Rant About Gemini-to-HTTP Proxy Providers: Links for the day
Links 14/09/2026: "Scam Altman Now Trying to Gain Control of Electric Grid" and Sweden Moving to the Right: Links for the day
Vista 11 Flunked: Microsoft cannot start a "Vista 12" campaign as it would only make matters worse
Microsoft Urgently Needs Distraction: There's No "Next XBox", But There's a New Boot Screen (Like 'Dark Mode', a Feature That Can be Implemented in Mere Minutes/Hours): Anything to distract from XBox fiasco
The PIPs or 'Voluntary Termination Offers' Help IBM Fake Its Situation: "IBM is not a tech company"
IBM Flying Away to Sweatshops (So Will Red Hat): Even on Sunday people post about 'leaving' IBM
RFID Ambitions Already Established by Widespread Skinnerbox Adoption: A society that cannot maintain privacy for those who deserve it will not manage to assure dignity of citizens
SLAPP Censorship - Part 183 Out of 200: What Actually Happened Two Months Ago (Based on People Who Attended): It's dangerous to assert what happened in a hearing you did not attend (there was no video stream or recording, either)
Phil Harvey, an Editor-in-Chief in a B2B Site, Explains Why ChannelFutures (Connected to TechTarget) and Other Sites That Used to Cover Linux Deleted Many Articles: Every old article in channelfutures is gone!
Software Freedom Day 2026 is 5 Days From Now, Fresh Reminder to Boycott Proprietary Software: Let this be a timely reminder of why people should avoid proprietary software
Links 14/09/2026: Slop Hardly Used for Actual Work (Chatbots Are for Lonely People), Slop Bots (Scrapers, Plagiarism) "Are Thirsty for Power": Links for the day
Gemini Links 14/09/2026: Trip, Hiding, and OCR: Links for the day
IBM PIPs Are Layoffs (RAs Come Later Even If You Satisfy the "Performance" and "Plan"): Notice how "the media" almost never mentions silent layoffs, as if just because they're silent, there's nothing to investigate, nothing to see there
Slop Companies Engage in Plagiarising the Web, Now They Pay People to Contaminate the Web With Their Lies: Remember that the lawfare against us is funded by slop salaries!
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 13, 2026: IRC logs for Sunday, September 13, 2026
Microsoft is Laying Off All Year Long (It's Just Keeping Quiet About It): The issue here is also the media. It's complicit.
MElon's Twitter Takeover Was Meant to Amplify People Like Himself or David Heinemeier Hansson (Slop Pyramid Schemes and Bigotry): Social control media is not neutral
Microsoft Lunduke of 'Linux Sucks' (and Microsoft Corp.) Tries to Replace GNU/Linux With Toxic Discussions About Toxic Politics: Poisoning the well people drink from
General Assembly Covers EPO Strikes on Thursday, September 17th (2026): The EPO's staff representation at The Hague has asked people to join an upcoming online session about industrial actions
Links 13/09/2026: Republican Campaign Aide Uses Nazi Photo and Convicted Felon is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech: Links for the day
Gemini Links 13/09/2026: Never Settling, Plain Text Digital Life, and Newsgroups: Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 182 Out of 200: UK Dockets With Machine-Generated Applications to the Court (From American Slop Companies): Earlier this year Garrett was using machine-generated output as legal papers and submissions
Efforts to Cancel Matt Mullenweg Have Made Us More Sympathetic Towards Mullenweg and More Sceptical of the People Who Run Automattic (Named After Mullenweg): Mullenweg, unlike Automattic, is not "in it for the money"
Boosters of Omarchy Are No 'Underdogs': There are many Arch derivatives that do not rely on "viral" marketing in MElon's child porn-pushing social control media and are instead relying on real development, not slop
PIPs Are a Setup: They Set Workers Up to Fail While Working Their Arse Off Before Getting Kicked (Out) in the Arse: Malicious and exploitative
SLAPP Censorship - Part 181 Out of 200: This is Really More Like Brett Wilson LLP v Schestowitz (Using Money From American Slop Companies, Plagiarism Pushers): We approach the parts where we explain that the Application to the Court with Garrett's name on it was instead complaining about fair criticism of the combative law firm (irrelevant to any injunctions) as if it was impermissible to explain what it had done - and still does - to my wife and I
It Sometimes Feels Like Slop Companies Are Committing Online/Digital Crimes: "GPT" out of control
Gemini Links 13/09/2026: Why Omarchy is "Plain Disgusting" and "AI Slop" and Why "Plain Text To Do List" Rocks: Links for the day
Links 13/09/2026: Scam Altman Admits Issues (Financial), Rival Says Stop Slop (Plagiarism): Links for the day
Windows Down to New Lows as Switzerland's Federal Government Abandons Microsoft (Where Feasible for Now): That's how it starts...
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 12, 2026: IRC logs for Saturday, September 12, 2026