Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 18, 2026

A Dutch windmill, corn mill in IJzendijke in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

A Dutch windmill, corn mill in IJzendijke in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

Updated This Past Day

  1. KDE Plasma 6.7 has way more useful features than I expected - and you'll likely get it soon
    The latest release of one of the finest desktop environments on the market is here

    New

  2. The Netherlands is Leaving Microsoft Behind [original]
    Better late than never?
  3. Season of Record-Breaking Microsoft Layoffs is Upon Us [original]
    We've been seeing a lot of positive news lately
  4. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    security leftovers
  5. BSD and GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems
    3 more stories
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
    FOSS and more
  7. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  8. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, Ask Noah Show, and More
    New slips and episodes
  9. Linux Kernel and Graphics News
    Kernel and more
  10. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    mostly redhat.com
  11. Ubuntu Touch, Ubuntu GNU/Linux, and Canonical Promoting Slop
    slop galore
  12. PostgreSQL Databases: pg_kpart 1.0 and powa-archivist 5.1.2
    postgres related releases
  13. Net/Web: Tools, Thunderbird, Firefox, and More
    mostly Mozilla stuff
  14. Barry Kauler on EasyOS: Chromium and Cursors
    some updates from BK
  15. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  16. Applications: syslog-ng, GUI Package Manager for CachyOS, and V-Ray for Blender Comes to GNU/Linux
    some software news
  17. Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32C3, Raspberry Pi, Adafruit, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  18. KDE GSoC Work, Week 3 Reports Concerning ActionCollection and Kdenlive
    two new weekly reports
  19. SteamOS on Hardware (DRM), Epic Games Wants Linux Rootkits
    4 stories regarding games
  20. Sailfish OS (GNU/Linux) on "Commodore"
    3 stories
  21. NVIDIA 595.84 Linux Driver Improves Support for 007 First Light and Other Games
    NVIDIA 595.84 production-ready graphics driver for Linux is now available for download with improvements for several video games and various bug fixes to improve stability.
  22. Firefox 153 Enters Beta Testing as the Next Extended Support Release Series
    Firefox 153 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with new color picker quick action, PDF improvements, support for QWACs, and new features for web developers.
  23. Games: News Engagement, "Stop Destroying Videogames", and More
    mostly from GamingOnLinux
  24. Qt Creator 20 Open-Source IDE Released with AI Support, New Zen Mode
    Qt Creator 20 open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is now available for download with AI support, new Zen mode for distraction-free coding, and many other enhancements.
  25. Android Leftovers
    Google just dropped its biggest update of the year, and it hits Android, Pixel and Watch all at once
  26. These 6 Linux monitoring tools helped me uncover every problem on my network
    That is where Linux is still hard to beat
  27. We tested Linux on the new Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 AMD
    Lenovo's ThinkPads offer support for Linux out of the box and some models can also be purchased with Linux
  28. Free and Open Source Software, and Benchmark
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion
  29. Raven Prism is a Linux Computer That Happens To Be A Pair of Glasses
    Powering it is RavenOS, the company's own Linux-based OS built around gaze-first, hands-free interaction
  30. I tried AnduinOS 2.0, and it may be the easiest way to ditch Windows for Linux
    AnduinOS 2.0 is a speedy, private, Ubuntu-based Linux distro that's all about true distro engineering
  31. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update and Last Week at So-called 'FSFE'
    4 more stories
  32. IBM Fedora on Slop, Microsoft DRM, and Fake Security
    IBM's Fedora Magazine
  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  34. Recent Videos/Shows About GNU/Linux
    Via Invidious
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Not Hard to Guess Who Will Pay for IBM's Collapse (Due to False Statements Made to Shareholders), Red Hat May Disappear
IBM's leadership is never being punished for its failures
 
IBM Has Embraced and Rewarded Liars
The IBM culture vanished
statCounter Estimates GNU/Linux at 5.32% in Kuwait, Years Ago It Was Near 0%
Kuwait rose to fame in the 1990s because of a war
Swatting People Who Write About Corruption, Misogyny, Criminal Misuse of Funds
we've given ourselves a decade to cover all those stories
GNU/Linux Rises Above 6% in Colombia
In Colombia, which is a large south American country, GNU/Linux has risen steadily in recent years
SLAPP Censorship - Part 138 Out of 200: Garrett Has Basically "Lost" and It is "Embarrassing" to Them
they just wound up costing hundreds of thousands of pounds
Gemini Links 03/08/2026: Great Exodus, xkcd as Text, and Dead Ends
Links for the day
GNU/Linux Has Surged to 6.3% in Madagascar
Madagascar's adoption of Free software is a subject we covered a lot in past years
Microsoft's Slop Bet is Killing the XBox Even Faster
LLMs destroy almost anything they touch
The Cyber Show on "Weaponised Antisocial Technology"
by Andy
Alexandre Oliva on Slippery Slop (LLMs)
By Alexandre Oliva
RMS Won the Argument and Now GNU Wins Over Computer Users
He can look back at nearly 43 years of GNU and say, "I was right..."
statCounter Corrects GNU/Linux Estimates, Now Measured at 9% Worldwide
Windows has sunk like a rock
GNU/Linux-Centric Blogs Belatedly Pick Up News About GNU/Linux Gains: 4-8% Depending on the Surveyor
more people will get curious and give it a go
Links 03/08/2026: Strike By Flight Attendants (WestJet) and Greedflation
Links for the day
Links 03/08/2026: EU Curtailed Slop, Frank Zappa Recalled
Links for the day
Daniel Pocock on Sky News This Morning
No harm done
Morten Linderud Has Helped Microsoft Put Locks (and Kill Switches) on the PCs of Arch Linux Users
"the first rule of "secure boot" is to disable "secure boot"
In Poor Peru, GNU/Linux Surges From 1% to 5% in a Few Years
Windows is dying
All Social Control Media is a Weapon (Against Its Users, Serving the Real Owners)
That social control networks are weaponised isn't a new concept
Fanning the Flames of Journalism
This week we have several surprises coming
Forcing the Slop Bubble to Implode Fully to Save the Economy From an Even Greater Collapse and Societal Harm
Let's blow up the bubble. The sooner, the better
GNU/Linux at 8% in Croatia
somewhat of a GNU/Linux adoption hotbed
It's Easy to Predict Microsoft Layoffs for October 2026 Because of the Financial 'Results' That Month (More Faking, More Secret Debt and Buzzwords to Perfume This Debt as "Investment")
From what we've read, Microsoft is silently laying off people this month based on LITE, which leads to PIPs
Many Anniversaries
Many anniversaries in quick succession
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 02, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, August 02, 2026
Gemini Links 03/08/2026: Collectibles, Cities of the Red Night, and Lali Lambda
Links for the day
IBM's August 2026 Promotions (Annual Ritual) Can Turn Into a "Bloodbath" (RAs, Layoffs)
IBM Common Stock is set to open in the red (minus) on Monday
Microsoft Culture Explained by People Who Work at Microsoft
"Be ready for politicking and working over time and weekends."
Codes of Conduct Attract Hoarders and Sociopaths, They Are Intolerant Towards Good People
Codes of Conduct (CoCs) are also promoted using violence
XBox is in Trouble, Sunday News Shows How Serious a Problem It Now Faces
it seems impossible to resuscitate at this point
statCounter Observes GNU/Linux at 10% in Libya
this month statCounter finally sees GNU/Linux approaching "double-figures" there
Thailand: GNU/Linux Approaching 15%, Windows in a Freefall
It makes perfect sense for Thailand to adopt GNU/Linux for technical reasons, not just political reasons
GNU/Linux in Bulgaria Back Up
part of a trend in Europe
Cuba Sees Leap in GNU/Linux Usage, as Reported by statCounter
For the ordinary Cuban it makes sense to reduce a dependence on GAFAM
Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Drift, Crawlers in Gopher Space, Purpose, and Python
Links for the day
Links 02/08/2026: Some Large Slop Investors "Crumbling", Russia Intensifies Bombing of Kiev
Links for the day
IBMers Discuss Who Killed IBM (It Impacts Red Hat)
Fedora is fast becoming like another CentOS
GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico
Did the soccer (football) matches have some impact or just the "unknowns" being deciphered (or omitted) by statCounter?
GNU/Linux Leaps to 8% in Asia
In Asia, is it a bit higher because of GAFAM distrust? Maybe some other factor/s?
Clownflare Web Usage Survey: About 10% in North America Use GNU/Linux, Worldwide 6.7%
surveyors that showed GNU/Linux growth
SLAPP Censorship - Part 137 Out of 200: Discovering That Spending a Million British Pounds (1,348,250.01 United States Dollars) on Lawyers Cannot Take Down One's Critics
just outright bullying and criminality
Steam Survey, analytics.usa.gov, and statCounter All Point to GNU/Linux Gains (Again)
This must be very annoying to Microsoft
GNU/Linux Exceeds 6% in Spain
In recent years the "market share" steadily grew from 3% to over 6%
Brazil: GNU/Linux Record High, 5%
On average, GNU/Linux has evidence of growth in many countries this summer
Amid 2026 Bing Layoffs Microsoft Share in Search Collapses
How much longer before Microsoft throws in the towel or rebrands again?
United Kingdom: GNU/Linux up to 7%, ChromeOS Another 5% (Total 12%)
further significant gains for GNU/Linux this month
Links 02/08/2026: Cheeto "Blurted Out Vile Plot to Censor ABC"; New York Times Fights 'Intimidation'
Links for the day
Why Techrights Will Still be Active a Decade From Now
Techrights will carry on for many years to come
We Are Witnessing the End of IBM
IBM cannot find growth by moving downwards, by lowering standards
The Slop Presumption Rule
Tainting oneself can take one day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 01, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, August 01, 2026
Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Older Books, Esperanto Music History, and Slop Making Things Worse
Links for the day
Sharing and Empathy
Be more like Stallman, not Linus
August 2026 Microsoft Layoffs Are "Secret Layoffs" or "Silent Layoffs"
It's all about secrecy, isn't it?
Fedora 'Community' Became 100% IBM Staff, Drawing Up Policies Like CoC and CoI (Where the IBM is Excepted From Conflict of Interest Policies)
IBM has in effect killed Fedora
Gemini Links 01/08/2026: Planner Season is Upon Us, Slop "Apocalypse", and USENET
Links for the day
Cuts at IBM, Allegedly More Shutdowns to Come, CEO Visits Complicit Media to Promote Lies and Products That Will Never Exist (Misleading Shareholders)
IBM is collapsing
Links 01/08/2026: GAFAM Falling Deep Into Trillion in (Secret) Debt to Keep the Slop Bubble From Popping Already, Anger Over "FIFA’s World Cup Privatisation Plan"
Links for the day
Newer Not Better: Treadmill Updates Cause Problems
after 2 years the un-updated machines still fine
The Cyber Show on the Slop Bubble
new article about the implosion of the slop bubble
Links 01/08/2026: New York Times Trying to Inflate the Slop Pyramid Scheme (at Cost to Its Own Reputation) and "Iran Appears to Be Blasting Amazon Data Centers Off the Map"
Links for the day
Positive Political Momentum
Daniel Pocock is taken seriously by many people who contact us privately
Google "AI" is Plagiarism, the Case of Richard Stallman (RMS)
Why would anyone choose LLM slop over the originals, curated and fact-checked by domain experts?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 136 Out of 200: Lawyers That Get Paid to Mess About
They were already outnumbered and understaffed
Explaining That Software Patents Are Neither Legal Nor Desirable
Many of our readers work in the legal sector
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 31, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, July 31, 2026
Gemini Links 01/08/2026: Retirement, Bike Trips, Quake Stuff, Usenet Reborn
Links for the day