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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 20, 2026

Collection of polished shells

Collection of polished shells

Updated This Past Day

  1. GNU/Linux Measured as Highly Adopted in Isle Of Man This Month [original]
    Is it premature to look forward to 10% "market share"?
  2. GNU/Linux Continues to Climb Internationally [original]
    Funnily enough, as far as we can tell we are the only site to point this out
  3. Daniel Pocock in BBC [original]
    "Daniel Pocock is a software engineer"

    New

  4. Family Updates and Site Updates [original]
    Updates about curators and co.
  5. Android Leftovers
    Android Auto is cooking your phone on long trips—here are 6 ways to stop it
  6. Microsoft's own mistakes are pushing users toward Linux faster than anyone expected
    Desktop Linux has seen a massive surge in popularity in the past few years alone
  7. I found the Linux desktop that finally gives me tiling windows without the config-file rabbit hole
    With the launch of the COSMIC desktop for Linux, though, things finally changed
  8. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  9. Valtux OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
    Valtux OS is a Debian-based Linux distribution offering a familiar, ready-to-use desktop for everyday computing
  10. Been a Busy Week in England [original]
    next month we'll start preparing for Rianne's birthday
  11. KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Lands on October 14th, Here’s What to Expect
    The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is expected on October 14th, 2026, with many new features and improvements. Here’s what’s to expect.
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks and misc.
  13. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    On GNU/Linux, FOSS, and more
  14. Open Hardware Projects and Proprietary "Smart" "Phones"
    Gadgets and more
  15. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and standards
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  17. Episodes of Linux Saloon 210 and 211
    2 new ones
  18. Fedora and AlmaLinux: Report and VFX Edition
    RHEL and more
  19. Games: Steam Machines, Nostalgia, and More
    gaming leftovers
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  21. Linux Patches and Slop
    slop and the kernel
  22. DebConf26 and Other Events
    events leftovers
  23. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux and more
  24. Debian development at DebConf 2026 and final normal Debian bookworm release
    Debian leftovers
  25. Kernel, Operating Systems, and Graphics
    Linux and more
  26. Android Leftovers
    All Android backup data now counts toward your Google Account storage
  27. I tried every major file manager on Linux and only this one felt right
    I bounce between Linux programs like a bad habit
  28. Linux finally does HDR gaming right — here's the exact setup
    Linux can be complex, and support varies from desktop environment to window manager
  29. I've tried dozens of Linux desktops, and COSMIC feels like the future
    Pop!_OS has a strong following, and one reason is its COSMIC desktop
  30. Immutable Linux Gets Safe Mode: GNOME OS Fixes Broken Driver Boot at GUADEC
    GNOME OS pioneers a bootloader fix for sysext driver failures, one the rest of immutable Linux will need
  31. These 5 Unix ideas from the 1970s are why Linux still works so well
    While people think of Linux as a modern operating system
  32. Free and Open Source Software
    The Community Edition is free and open source software
  33. Odyssey Linux – approachable Void-based Linux distribution
    Odyssey Linux is a Void Linux-based rolling-release distribution that aims to make a systemd-free environment accessible to desktop users
  34. Stable kernels: Linux 7.1.4, Linux 6.18.39, and Linux 6.12.96
    I'm announcing the release of the 7.1.4 kernel
  35. Three Lions, Third Place [original]
    Many in England were asleep, too tired and pessimistic to watch
  36. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-19
    1452 /n/2024/09/01/Back_To_School_With_Linux.1.shtml
    959 /intro.shtml
    836 /n/2026/07/14/today_s_howtos.shtml

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Andrew Lee Has Turned Freenode Into a Slopfarm (Because Who Needs IRC Anyway?)
The site is churning out slop all day long
 
Identi.ca is Practically Dead, Just Like All Social Control Media (Eventually)
All Social Control Media is a waste of time
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Links for the day
GNU/Linux Reaches 6% in Nepal
Today I checked GNU/Linux in Nepal again
SLAPP Censorship - Part 169 Out of 200: Calling People "Nazis"
'Cancel culture' in action
GNU Turns 43 This Month, GNU/Linux Turns 35 Next Year
It seems like no area of computing has not been impacted by the GNU/Linux revolution
Uber Debt Grew 2.5 Billion Dollars in 3 Months, Company Lays Off at Least 10% of Workforce
The media repeats the "official" numbers
Links 02/09/2026: The Machine Stops, AuraSearch, and DOOM 1/2
Links for the day
1-1 Meetings at IBM This Week, PIPs Expected, Maybe RAs Too
As usual, we invite whistleblowers to tell us what's going on
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Links for the day
Quit Talking About "AI Layoffs" and Talk About How Chatbots and Other Bots Broke Recruitment Processes by Cheating
Bots talking to other bots isn't HR; it's a catastrophe
Robotics Isn't "Hey Hi", Robotics Isn't New Either
Is the official Arduino blog becoming shilling platform for Qualcomm's "hey hi" [so-called 'intelligent'] chips?
Today We'll Focus on Growth of GNU/Linux
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IBM Secret (or Silent) Layoffs in September 2026
We need whistleblowers
Gemini Links 02/09/2026: GAFAM's E-mail Cartel, ROOPHLOCH 2026, and Homeworlds
Links for the day
Not Only Microsoft and IBM Hide Layoffs (Secret Layoffs) and Fail to Follow the Law (or Bypass It)
Microsoft's tactics are not so unique
People Who Participate in the Slop Plagiarism Pyramid Scheme and the Moral Dilemma (What's Acceptable for a Salary?)
giant pyramid scheme
State of the Slop, Linux Edition
Whether slop about "linux" becomes rarer by the end of this year, well... time will tell
Links 02/09/2026: 'Open' 'AI' (Proprietary Slop Plagiarism) Destroying Evidence, "Data Center Backlash Has Officially Rattled Scam Altman"
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, September 01, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, September 01, 2026
FSF Staff Uses 'CoC' to Stop Conversation About Autistici/Inventati in Relation to Free Software
The list is already heavily moderated
IBM Allegedly Stopped Hiring (This Tends to Coincide With Mass Layoffs)
Is a hiring freeze an echo of layoffs? Yes, definitely.
SLAPP Censorship - Part 168 Out of 200: When Choosing Clients Recklessly and Poorly Self-Harm is Inevitable
"If you're doing something hard and nobody hates it, you probably aren't doing it. If the right people hate it and those people happen to be some of the worst people alive, so much the better."
Something Big is Happening at IBM This Week/Month
Some people at IBM (and Red Hat) are panicking
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September at IBM: Silent Layoffs on Day 1
PIPocalypse at IBM
Last Month IRC Entered Its 39th Year and It's Still Growing (New IRC Networks)
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Links 01/09/2026: Climate, Disinformation, Microsoft Overworking People
Links for the day
Richard Stallman's Site Still Offline (Third Day), But Richard Stallman is Active Online
he is busy online despite his site not being accessible so far this week
PIP Layoffs at Microsoft, Even in India
Microsoft is trying to hide the true scale of the layoffs
Layoff Trackers Are a Sham, They're Like US 'Unemployment Data'
Layoff trackers are similarly misleading as they only measure what companies openly admit and register with WARN notices
The Peculiar Case of OSNews, Which Experiments With Slopfarming
It wasn't published in error. It has been there for two months.
Russian Federation is Removing Windows From Computers
Windows is going "out of fashion"
XBox CEO Has No Clue What She is Selling
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That's one way to support their work
PIP/GVSA at Microsoft: Mass Layoffs Disguised as Something Else
Microsoft is trying to cheapen the workforce because the numbers don't add up
Microsoft Lunduke Uses Twitter ("X") Because It's Algorithmically Designed to Boost His Worldview/s, He Ignores What "X" Is
Maybe all those people really deserve one another
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IRC logs for Monday, August 31, 2026
Censorship by Threats
It should be noted that the Web site of Richard Stallman will soon enter its third day of downtime
In Romania, GNU/Linux Reaches 6%, According to Clownflare
Tomorrow we'll see the latest data from statCounter (for September)
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Links for the day
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there are days when they work 17 hours a day (barely any time left to sleep and eat) and work starts at 5AM
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That says a lot about the state of "Tech Giants" and also the utterly shameless state of the media
Record Highs for GNU/Linux, Especially in the United States of America
the "market share" of GNU/Linux is about 9%, still about a third of what Vista 11 stands at
PIPocalypse at IBM
Silent layoffs
Spending Over a Million Bucks on Lawsuits Abroad When There's a Big Mortgage to Pay in America
Priorities, priorities...
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Links for the day
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In a few weeks GNU turns 43
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So be like Stallman
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"[t]he rules of the vote saw community members asked to rank each of the eight proposals. Just under 600 people voted, but Debian’s election team rejected many for unspecified reasons, leaving almost 450 valid votes to count."
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Working for Microsoft is foolish
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SLAPP Censorship - Part 167 Out of 200: The Court of Appeal Might be the Next Step
Today is our last vacation day
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Flatpak is sponsored by, run, and controlled by IBM
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