Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 03, 2026

Fractal,unknown world

Fractal,unknown world

Updated This Past Day

    Updates:

    1. California’s Age Attestation Bill to Exclude Linux and All Open Source OSes
      California’s Digital Age Assurance Act will exempt open source operating systems and applications from its age-verification requirements.
    2. Mozilla: Excuses for Privacy Shortcomings, Servo, and Firefox Developer Experience
      Mozilla picks
    3. Kernel Space: Multikernel, BPF, and More
      Linux news
    4. Mozilla Firefox 155 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
      Mozilla Firefox 155 open-source web browser is now available for download with support for Happy Eyeballs v3 for faster page loading and many other changes.
    5. Applications: Calibre 9.13, Dynamic Music Pill 1.3.0, NordVPN
      new releases and more
    6. Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” Released with Reproducible Builds, ARM64 Support
      Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.

    New:

    1. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles
    2. Oman's GNU/Linux Usage According to Clownflare [original]
      Oman is a very large nation with imperial history and wealth attributed to natural resources
    3. GNU/Linux Leftovers
      3 more picks
    4. GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: After Clear Linux, Distros for Graphic Designers, LFS, SUSE/OpenSUSE, and Slop Boosting Omarchy
      wide mixture of OSes
    5. 'Smart' Devices, Open Hardware, Linux/Android Mobile
      hardware news
    6. Audiocasts/Shows: Linux Matters, What’s in the SOSS? Podcast, and Wonders of Web Weaving
      new episodes
    7. Linux Kernel: AMD Patches, Mac Support, ECC RAM, and Fuzzing With Better 'Marketing Steroids'
      Linux leftovers
    8. today's howtos
      Instructionals/Technical picks
    9. Games: Classics, EVERSPACE 2, Rovio Copenhagen Closes, and More
      gaming leftovers
    10. Fedora-Based Bazzite Linux Released, Red Hat Talks About Almost Nothing But LLM/Slop Plagiarism
      Red Hat picks
    11. Free Software, Web, and LibreOffice
      FOSS leftovers
    12. MapQuest Gains From Repsecting "Lake Ontario"
      4 more picks
    13. IRC: FSF, Ubuntu, and BSDs
      Some IRC news and more
    14. Programming Leftovers
      Development related picks
    15. Security Patches and News
      Security leftovers
    16. Canonical Sells OpenStack Services, Canonical LXD
      a pair of blog posts
    17. News About Debian-based Sparky and "Debian Has Fallen" as Slop Plagiarism Tolerated (for Volunteers to Assess Botspam)
      Debian leftovers
    18. Qt Group Drifting Away to LLM Plagiarism and Microsoft's Proprietary Spyware, a Non-free Mindset
      new from Qt
    19. Ubisoft Does Not Like GNU/Linux, Blocks Users (Despite Full Compatibility)
      DRM lovers wants rootkits
    20. Linux Besieged by LLM Plagiarism Engines That Clog Up the Development Pipeline, LWN Increases Fees After Persistent Problems With LLM Scrapers
      linux news
    21. Linux Kernel 7.1 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.2
      Linux kernel 7.1 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.2 kernel series as soon as possible.
    22. Android Leftovers
      Android’s New Features Have Me Excited, Especially This One for Motion Sickness
    23. Haiku OS Releases Beta 6
      After just a little over 25 years of the Haiku project trying to keep the BeOS spirit alive
    24. The best Linux distro for you probably isn't the one everyone recommends
      Making the switch from Windows to Linux comes with a lot of challenges for first-time users
    25. Free and Open Source Software
      This is free and open source software
    26. CoreELEC – lightweight Linux distribution for Kodi
      A minor fork of LibreELEC
    27. Debian Crisis Due to Plagiarism 'Normalised' in Code [original]
      Understandably, not just people in social control media (users and developers and Debian) are upset about what happened
    28. Tor Browser 15.0.21 and Mozilla Blocks Ads While Pushing Its Own Ads
      Firefox and more
    29. Embedded platform implements Amlogic A311Y3 octa-core SoC with PCIe 3.0 support
      With respect to software, Boardcon currently lists Android 16 for the Idea311Y3, using U-Boot 2025.01 and Linux kernel 6.12.69
    30. Today in Techrights
      Some of the latest articles
    31. Mozilla Thunderbird 155 Adds Custom OAuth Support for IMAP and SMTP Servers
      Mozilla Thunderbird 155 open-source email client is now available for download with new features, improvements, and numerous bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
    32. Steam Client Now Supports HDR Streaming on Steam Deck OLED
      Valve released a new stable Steam Client update with support for HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED via Remote Play, and improvements across Steam Input, Friends & Chat, and Big Picture Mode.

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.
    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    1882 /n/2026/08/31/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    1425 /n/2026/08/31/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    1191 /n/2026/08/18/Debian_Deciding_Whether_to_Ban_Slop_Plagiarism_in_Debian_Develo.shtml
    1015 /n/2026/08/30/Linus_Torvalds_Announces_First_Linux_Kernel_7_3_Release_Candida.shtml
    1003 /n/2026/09/01/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    947 /n/2026/08/31/California_s_Age_Attestation_Bill_to_Exclude_Linux_and_All_Open.shtml
    908 /n/2026/09/01/Kdenlive_26_08_0_released.shtml
    907 /n/2026/09/01/Today_in_Techrights.shtml
    886 /n/2026/08/31/today_s_howtos.shtml
    881 /n/2026/08/30/Debian_Project_Says_LLM_Slop_Plagiarism_Can_be_Tolerated_and_Un.shtml
    869 /n/2026/08/28/DXVK_3_1_Released_with_Initial_Support_for_DXGI_Present_Paramet.shtml
    854 /index.shtml
    829 /n/2026/08/30/Linux_Hardware_Stories.shtml
    828 /n/2026/08/31/Today_in_Techrights.shtml
    819 /n/2026/08/30/LLM_Slop_Attacking_Linux_Kernel.shtml
    806 /n/2026/08/29/EndeavourOS_Titan_Nova_Is_Out_with_Linux_Kernel_7_1_and_KDE_Pla.shtml
    796 /n/2026/08/30/SteamOS_3_9_0_Preview.shtml
    770 /n/2026/08/31/OpenShot_4_0_Open_Source_Video_Editor_Officially_Released_Here_.shtml
    770 /n/2026/08/27/Ubuntu_26_04_1_LTS_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s_.shtml
    753 /summary.shtml
    750 /n/2026/08/26/LibreOffice_26_8_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml
    735 /n/2026/08/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml
    735 /intro.shtml
    731 /n/2026/08/30/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_About_7_in_Portugal_Desktops_Laptops.shtml
    730 /litigation.shtml
    719 /n/2026/08/29/GNU_Linux_is_Mainstream.shtml
    702 /n/2026/08/29/Thailand_Has_High_Adoption_Rates_of_GNU_Linux.shtml
    699 /n/2026/08/28/Kernel_Space_Multikernel_BPF_and_More.shtml
    689 /n/2026/08/28/Linux_HaikuOS_and_BSD_Leftovers.shtml
    688 /n/2026/09/01/ReactOS_Gets_An_Upgrade.shtml
    681 /n/2026/08/27/Security_Leftovers.shtml
    674 /n/2026/08/27/Dolphin_26_08_and_KIO_part_two_what_got_faster_and_smaller.shtml
    669 /n/2026/08/28/Germany_Said_It_Would_Dump_Microsoft_and_It_s_Actually_Happenin.shtml
    665 /n/2026/08/29/stillOS_offers_one_of_the_best_Linux_onboarding_experiences_I_v.shtml
    660 /n/2026/08/25/Happy_35th_Birthday_Linux.shtml
    659 /n/2026/08/27/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml
    656 /n/2026/08/29/Canonical_Ubuntu_Ubuntu_24_04_to_26_04_LTS_Ubuntu_26_04_1_FunOS.shtml
    644 /about.shtml
    642 /n/2026/08/29/Stable_kernels_Linux_7_2_2_Linux_7_1_12_Linux_6_18_48_Linux_6_1.shtml
    641 /originals.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

NVIDIA Turns Out to be Serial Cheater, Stock Plunges 33% in 5 Weeks
The "slop bros" have long relied on patience and blind faith
IRC is for Communities, Social Control Networks Are for Broligarchs (by Broligarchs)
Unlike Reddit, it's not a company
 
Photo Ops Are Liabilities
NVIDIA is not a "family business" and its CEO isn't some modest genius
NVIDIA’s Total Debt Trebled in Three Months!
Not the hallmark of a rich company unless its accounting is fraudulent
Adopting LLM Slop is Still Suicide
Suicide (in the literal sense) is also linked to adoption of chatbots
On Laundering Licences and Code
A "Second SCO" waiting to happen
The Cyber Show on Slop and the Ministry Of Truth in "Nineteen Eighty Four"
"cultural erasure" by slop
Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXXXVIII - Keeping Both Eyes on the Ball
One upside of these disputes is that they raise at least two very important issues concerning the law
Gemini Links 12/11/2026: Encryption is Easy, Human Emacs, and Legislation in Italy
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, November 11, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Links 11/11/2026: End of Novaya Gazeta (Assassinated by Putin) and North Koreans Too Poor to Buy Rice
Links for the day
Gemini Links 11/11/2026: The Tyrant’s Moat and Rants About Slop Causing Problems
Links for the day
Links 11/11/2026: Skydance Games and Boeing Hit By Layoffs, "Time Out for Timeouts"
Links for the day
JavaScript is the Problem, Not the Answer
Making the Web better is about making things better, not slapping more JavaScript 'walls' at it
Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXXXVII - "Making a False Complaint to Police is a Crime." (British Cops Aren't American Mercenaries)
"In the United Kingdom, the Foreign Enlistment Act 1819 and the Foreign Enlistment Act 1870 make it unlawful for British subjects to join the armed forces of any state warring with another state at peace with Britain."
The Label 'Anti-AI'
They make it sound like opposing plagiarism or cheating is an act of intolerance or hatred
Intolerance and Violence
Intolerance in the software world is not a new problem
António Campinos Hiding From Staff Amid Strikes, Won't Participate in Dialogue
They voted to continue striking until Christmas
Silent Layoffs at IBM (Rolling Layoffs), Now Curbs on H1B (Mostly Indian Applicants)
Little will change at IBM except the gravity (global distribution) of its workforce will go east
Links 11/11/2026: Moving from Proton to Posteo and "Floating in Space"
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Intercontinental Brigading - Part XXXXVI - Attempts to Kill Critics
"Epstein contacted Cambridge academics about research funding"
Gemini Links 10/11/2026: Running, Tektronix, and "Smallnet Information Services Zig Port"
Links for the day
Corporations Don't Lose 2 Trillion Dollars in 'Value' Over a 'Dick Story', This is an Overvaluation and Belated Correction
Nvidia is down, down, down again
Links 10/11/2026: "50 Years of Project Censored" and NVIDIA's Collapse Continues
Links for the day
NVIDIA Down About 30% in 5 Weeks, When Does the Media Call It "Bubble" Rather Than Frame It as Sex Scandal?
they'll find a way to blame "China"
Surreal Times
NVIDIA's shares fell 27% in 5 weeks
Links 10/11/2026: "Jensen Huang Could Face $81 Billion Divorce Bill" and "Nvidia Shareholders sue Jensen Huang"
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 09, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, November 09, 2026
Gemini Links 10/11/2026: Open Problem in Computer Science Due to Bloat and "Queueing Nine Hours for an iPhone"
Links for the day