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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 16, 2026

Updated This Past Day

Updates:

1. Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications: NexPhone Delays and Google Attempting to Tempt People to Make Slop-ware (LLM as Plagiarism Engine)
   NexPhone and more
2. Jack Wallen is Promoting Slop-ware (LLM Slop / Plagiarism), Others Try to Normalise the Practice (Even on Linux)
   really bad
3. LibreOffice Migration Workshop in Nairobi, ONLYOFFICE Promotes Slop Plagiarism and Microsoft Formats
   office suites news
4. Happy 30th Birthday, KDE!
   The KDE project is celebrating 30 years since the first announcement of the KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) desktop environment on October 14th, 1996.
5. Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
   Ubuntu’s Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10.
6. KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
   KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available with triple buffering for NVIDIA GPUs enabled by default, a Wayland-only session, and much more.
7. Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Slated for Release on Christmas, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
   Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” will be the next major version of the Ubuntu-based distribution, slated for release on Christmas 2026 and based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

New:

1. Today in Techrights
   Some of the latest articles
2. Software Made Sloppily [original]
   In the 90s, our operating systems were built by many professional coders
3. Laptop/Desktop Operating System Market Share in Turkey: GNU/Linux Bigger Than Apple Based on statCounter [original]
   Clownflare Radar (US) shows lower numbers, but they're still modest
4. Libreboot 26.10 “Ominous Olive” released! With full UEFI support.
   Today’s release changelog is relative to the previous Libreboot 26.01 release
5. today's leftovers
   BSD, Linux, and more
6. Sharing and Open Data Leftovers
   mix of stories
7. Web Browsers: Tab Management, MozPhab 2.22.0 and 2.22.1 Released, Fixes for Known Flaws
   mostly Firefox
8. Pure Blog and Headless WordPress on Kubernetes
   Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) leftovers
9. PostgreSQL News: psqlODBC 18.00.0005, pglifecycle 2.0 beta, PgBouncer 1.26.1, and Perseid 0.1.0
   4 releases
10. "Package managers have an integrity problem" and "big problems with Ubuntu’s Snap packages"
    a pair of related articles
11. Linux Graphics: Pimax Play and Nvidia
    from mixed-news.com
12. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical leftovers
13. Games: Iron Nest Review, Old Handheld Gaming Consoles, 1996 Quake, and More
    lots of gaming leftovers
14. Red Hat Promoting Slop and More
    Red Hat's official site
15. Debian: Freexian Debian Contributions, Reproducible Builds, and Tails 7.15
    3 stories regarding Debian
16. Linux, Devices, and Open Hardware Leftovers
    hardware side of the news
17. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
18. Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
    bugs and breaches
19. Audiocasts/Shows/Videos: KDE Documentary and More
    3 picks for today
20. Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux
    Linus Torvalds caught getting lazy
21. Epic Games Launcher Turns to Slop, "Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux"
    Slop festivals
22. Proprietary Software on Linux, Vendor Lock-in and More
    3 stories
23. NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS
    “We received $120,282 USD in total. Naturally, this has completely filled up our donations target bar which was set at $50,000. Time to fund some projects!”
24. Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
    Ubuntu 26.10 official flavors are now available for download, so here’s a look at what’s new in Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Unity, and Ubuntu Kylin.
25. Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
    Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 7.3 and using the GNOME 51 desktop environment.
26. Libreboot 26.10 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Released with Full UEFI Support
    Libreboot 26.10 open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware is now available for download with full UEFI support, support for over 200 Intel/AMD Chromebooks, and other changes.
27. Android Leftovers
    Struggling with calls on your Pixel? The latest Android beta has tools for you (Update: Not new)
28. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
29. The Framework 12 is the ultimate tinkerer’s PC – and a joy for Linux users
    I've historically been skeptical of Linux laptops, but Framework showed me how it's done
30. My top 5 Linux server distros for your home network – and they’re all free
    From hundreds of Linux distributions, I've hand-picked five that will more than meet your needs
31. I tested the 9 most popular Linux desktop environments, here’s how I’d rank them
    One of the best things about Linux is that you’re not stuck with a single desktop experience
32. Ubuntu MATE 26.10 Release Notes
    Ubuntu MATE 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is here
33. kumaOS – declarative Fedora-based Linux distribution
    kumaOS is a Fedora-based Linux distribution built around declarative system configuration
34. Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux Rose Again in the United States, Now 12% "Market Share" (analytics.usa.gov Also Shows Record High) [original]
    Let's keep an eye on this trend.
35. Tenka – Debian-based Linux distribution with Japanese-inspired desktop
    Tenka is a Debian-based Linux distribution that places particular emphasis on desktop appearance and visual consistency
36. Planet KDE: Some room to play
    OSS has a rather unusual relationship with creativity. We can inspect how things work, modify them, share our experiments, and build on each other's work
37. Thirty Years of KDE
    When I joined KDE in 1999 I already thought of it as a mature project
38. LibreOffice comes to the rescue of Microsoft Publisher users
    The LibreOffice community is here to help you
39. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
40. LWN on Kernel, Slop in Linux, Chromium OSPS ('Open Source' Proprietary Software), and Rust Hype
    latest in LWN

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