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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 25, 2026

Techrights Turns 18

Techrights Turns 18

Updated This Past Day

  1. Stop believing these myths about Qubes OS. It's much easier than you think
    If you've heard of Qubes, you've probably heard about its steep hardware requirements or difficulty of use
  2. GNU/Linux Measured at 5.3% in Costa Rica [original]
    3 weeks later we see it approaching 6% [...] Almost none can escape the allure of the only potent rival to Vista 11
  3. Four Birds [original]
    there's a mental and physical health benefit

    New

  4. GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux
  5. Linux Kernel Space Leftovers
    Linux and more
  6. Linux Pays for Bloat
    CVEs galore
  7. Linux Devices and Open Hardware
    hardware centric picks
  8. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical picks
  9. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS leftovers
  10. Web Browsers/Web Servers/Feed Readers News and Videos
    mostly Mozilla
  11. Software Freedom / Digital Sovereignty
    "Digital Independence" drives
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  13. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks or news
  14. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    mostly Red Hat blog
  15. CIQ and AlmaLinux: RHEL Clones and Security Sales Pitch
    pair of items
  16. Fedora 44 templates available for Qubes OS 4.3, Qubes OS Summit 2026
    Some Qubes news
  17. XFS Weakness Impacts RHEL and Related Distros
    Dubbed RefluXFS by the Qualys
  18. Red Hat on Slop and Servers
    mostly from redhat.com
  19. Games: Space Battles, Proton, Steam Machine with SteamOS Linux, and More
    mostly GamingOnLinux
  20. Mike Masnick Was Right About Lady Streisand [original]
    Lady Streisand shows this approach can backfire
  21. Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 Officially Released for Supported Linux Phones and Tablets
    Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 rolls out with support for Nothing Phone (1) and Zinwa Q25, the ability to adapt for device notches and rounded corners, improved web compatibility, and more.
  22. 8 Years Without Flying [original]
    It used to be an annual thing
  23. Linuxiac is Dead. It's a Slopfarm Composed With LLMs. [original]
    We won't link to it, we're done [...] If you wish to support journalism about GNU/Linux, do not visit or link to slop
  24. Slop Versus Free Software and Linux
    4 picks
  25. All About Proton
    Linux gaming has come a long way
  26. The smallest desktop OS you’ve never heard of
    KolibriOS is an open-source project that brings you an entire operating system in just over a megabyte
  27. Sega Dreamcast and Linux Gaming
    The funny thing about following Linux development is that you learn the kernel is compatible with more hardware than you originally thought
  28. My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server
    My Linux machines are either running Proxmox or they're running CachyOS with bleeding-edge desktop software and the latest in hardware
  29. Immutable Linux distros are not the only way to build a system you can't break
    Immutable Linux distros absolutely deserve all of the attention they get
  30. Fedora quietly turned into a serious gaming distro while everyone argued about Ubuntu
    If you had gathered a congregation of Linux gamers into a single room and asked them which distro they use
  31. I switched from Zorin to elementary OS for a Mac-like PC experience I never expected
    When it comes to finding the perfect Linux distro
  32. LibreOffice 26.2.5 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 20 Bug Fixes
    LibreOffice 26.2.5 is now available for download as the fifth point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 21 bug fixes.
  33. 5 signs you're using the wrong Linux distro
    Linux isn't really just one operating system. It's the bones of an operating system
  34. This single KDE Plasma feature solves Linux's biggest multi-monitor frustration
    Instead of treating every display as one large workspace, Plasma now lets each monitor switch independently
  35. Melanoides Tuberculatus [original]
    it has been extremely satisfying (and very easy) to deal with these creatures
  36. I'm not upgrading to Windows 11, but I'm not tolerating Linux either
    I love the excitement of a new operating system, but I'm not upgrading my old laptop to Windows 11
  37. Quiting the Addictive Fake 'Social' 'Media' [original]
    Life is too short to be stuck inside a skinnerbox
  38. Share Food and Water [original]
    Sharing is caring
  39. Another Week Comes to an End [original]
    It's Friday already!
  40. Getting Back to 99.99% Reliability/Availability [original]
    We'll soon need to apply some kernel patches, then reboot
  41. Android Leftovers
    Your Android phone is downgrading your Bluetooth headphones, and one developer setting fixes it
  42. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-24
    1560 /n/2024/09/01/Back_To_School_With_Linux.1.shtml
    1095 /n/2026/07/06/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml

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"At least 3 days per week in the Office for an allocated office"
 
The Fate of "Alicante Mafia" at the EPO Yet to Be Determined
It'll be interesting to hear what they say about the secret meeting regarding the future of Campinos
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IBM RAs: "It's on Me"
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The Efforts to Criminalise Opposition to a Ponzi Scheme Sold as "Super Intelligence" (Plagiarism Engines, Disinformation Generators)
Cops are becoming combatants for slop bros, i.e. they use power to promote a Ponzi scheme
Clownflare Sees Most Requests in Africa Coming From Android (Linux)
Android is the dominant platform
IBM's "RA Season" is Nearly Upon Us, But Tens of Thousands Are Already Marked for Removal With PIPs (as "Low Performers")
IBM is a dying company
Microsoft Has Confirmed It Had a Plan to Cut Azure (or Azure Costs) by 20%
So basically... yes! Microsoft did have a plan to slash Azure.
Red Hat Silent Layoffs Seem to Carry on Throughout This Month
How much longer will these silent layoffs (e.g. PIPs) carry on for?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Netflix and Its Newest Rival Carry 100 Billion Dollars in Debt
What sort of economy is this?
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Egypt is a prominent African nation and economy
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Links for the day
DRM Giant Announces Giant Layoffs (Netflix’s Debt is Huge)
It's not like operational costs are decreasing, they're climbing fast.
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Links 14/10/2026: Houthi Attacks on KSA and Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border
Links for the day
No Coronation for 'Cocaine King' Campinos (Not Yet Anyway)
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In Reddit, Moderators of IBM Subs Are Allegedly on IBM's Payroll (IBM Can Censor Discussions About IBM)
There also seem to be PIP layoffs in India
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Definitely not a bubble!
It Sounds Like Microsoft Plans to Lay Off Over 2,000 Azure (Microsoft) Workers as the Datacentre Business Brings Nothing But Epic Debt
Trillions in losses is not a solid business plan
IBM's Anderon is Like Theranos, But Will Anybody at IBM or Anderon Be Imprisoned for This Billion-Dollar Scam?
Will anyone ever be held accountable for it?
Microsoft XBox Won't Survive, Microsoft's CEO for This Perishing Business Turns to Slop
What the founder or father of XBox said about Asha Sharma earlier this year turns out to be accurate
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Microsoft Demands That Staff Keeps Silent About the Mass Layoffs
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Microsoft Has Had Mass Layoffs in Azure Every Year Since 2020 and the Bleeding Continues Because It Misreports Earnings There
This is a bad week for Microsoft
Microsoft's International Mass Layoffs (Asia, Europe, Africa), Now Vietnam
A crisis that Microsoft is unable to hide
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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Reports of Stress and Layoffs at Microsoft, Some People Laid Off Under the Guise of "Ban" (Gift From the Administration) and Many Sacked in India
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ITwire Became Slop and Spam
The site still exists, but it's not what it used to be
W3C Died 20 Years Ago, Now We Live in a Post-W3C Era. Linux Foundation is 'Slop Bros', Now Linux is Becoming Unfree.
Torvalds is on the same side as Epsteingate
We're Way Past the Point Where Companies Announce or Declare Mass Layoffs
Layoffs are becoming hidden
Linux Kernel to Hide the Slop to Avoid Backlash, Suggestion Made by Former Microsoft Employee While Another Former Microsoft Employee is Worst Slopper/Culprit in Linux
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Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Besieged by Blind Justice UK, Politicians Increasingly Involved
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Vance Has Helped Microsoft Implement Secret, Silent Layoffs
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Expect many more mass layoffs
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Microsoft Shutdowns in Africa, Mass Layoffs Also Reported This Week
further shutdowns
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Intercontinental Brigading - Part II - An Outline of This Series
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