TechBytes Episode 21: Copyright Abuses, Agitators and Trolls, Starting a New Site

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 1: Brandon from Fedora	TechBytes Episode 1: Apple, Microsoft, Bundling, and Fedora 14 (With Special Guest Brandon Lozza)	1/11/2010
Episode 2: No guests	TechBytes Episode 2: Ubuntu's One Way, Silverlight Goes Dark, and GNU Octave Discovered	7/11/2010
Episode 3: No guests	TechBytes Episode 3: Games, Wayland, Xfce, Restrictive Application Stores, and Office Suites	8/11/2010
Episode 4: No guests	TechBytes Episode 4: Fedora 14 Impressions, MPAA et al. Payday, and Emma Lee's Magic	9/11/2010
Episode 5: No guests	TechBytes Episode 5: Windows Loses to Linux in Phones, GNU/Linux Desktop Market Share Estimations, and Much More	12/11/2010
Episode 6: No guests	TechBytes Episode 6: KINect a Cheapo Gadget, Sharing Perceptually Criminalised, Fedora and Fusion 14 in Review	13/11/2010
Episode 7: No guests	TechBytes Episode 7: FUD From The Economist, New Releases, and Linux Eureka Moment at Netflix	14/11/2010
Episode 8: Gordon Sinclair on Linux Mint	TechBytes Episode 8: Linux Mint Special With Gordon Sinclair (ThistleWeb)	15/11/2010
Episode 9: Gordon Sinclair returns	TechBytes Episode 9: The Potentially Permanent Return of ThistleWeb	17/11/2010
Episode 10: Special show format	TechBytes Episode 10: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux	19/11/2010
Episode 11: Part 2 of special show	TechBytes Episode 11: Microsoft FUD and Dirty Tactics Against GNU/Linux - Part II	21/11/2010
Episode 12: Novell special	TechBytes Episode 12: Novell Sold for Microsoft Gains	23/11/2010
Episode 13: No guests	TechBytes Episode 13: Copyfight, Wikileaks, and Other Chat	28/11/2010
Episode 14: Patents special	TechBytes Episode 14: Software Patents in Phones, Android, and in General	29/11/2010
Episode 15: No guests	TechBytes Episode 15: Google Chrome OS, Windows Refund, and Side Topics Like Wikileaks	30/11/2010

Show overview	Show title	Date recorded
Episode 16: No guests	TechBytes Episode 16: Bribes for Reviews, GNU/Linux News, and Wikileaks Opinions	3/12/2010
Episode 17: No guests	TechBytes Episode 17: Chrome OS Imminent, Wikileaks Spreads to Mirrors, 'Open' Microsoft	5/12/2010
Episode 18: No guests	TechBytes Episode 18: Chrome OS, Sharing, Freedom, and Wikileaks	11/12/2010
Episode 19: No guests	TechBytes Episode 19: GNU/Linux Market Share on Desktop at 4%, Microsoft Declining, and ChromeOS is Coming	16/12/2010
Episode 20: No guests	TechBytes Episode 20: GNU/Linux Gamers Pay More for Games, Other Discussions	18/12/2010

SLAPP Censorship - Part 128 Out of 200: Making Laws Work for Britain, Not Oversensitive Americans Looking for 'Revenge' by Lawfare: The SLAPPs are intended to protect corporations (employers like Microsoft)
Series on GNU/Linux in Japan: This series can last a week or longer
75% of All the Patents Last Year Were Software: The corporate media has more or less ceased to discuss this matter
At Microsoft "the Morale of Developers is at an All-time Low": Numerous reports today say that after at least 5 studios got marked for shutdown (mothballing) by Microsoft there are rumours about Obsidian as well
Links 05/07/2026: Data Breaches, Heat Waves, and Weinstein Rape Conviction Upheld: Links for the day
Confidentiality at Risk With Slop 'Coding': People who continue to cheer for slop aren't just misguided fanbis and fangurls
False Narratives of Slop "Efficiency" as Debt Climbs: false stories about slop
July 8 as "D-Day" for Microsoft, Mass Layoffs Planned: Microsoft's grip on the market has slipped for a long time
GNU/Linux Leaps to 6% in Thailand: Can we expect 10% by year's end?
EC Looking for Input on Digital Networks Act Until Next Month: New initiative
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 04, 2026: IRC logs for Saturday, July 04, 2026
Gemini Links 05/07/2026: Ragebaited and Removing Lines in Emacs: Links for the day
Links 05/07/2026: "Tesla Slams Into Crowded Cafe" and "ChatGPT [Turned] Into a Sociopath": Links for the day
BRICS and Windows: All-Time Lows: Expect many more Microsoft layoffs in years to come
Do No Evil, Do Not DDoS: Sites that attract DDoS attacks because of their message are sites that are difficult to debunk or debate
France is Winning the Race Against Windows: France instructs, then orders, government agencies to adopt GNU/Linux
Not 2.5% and Not 2.5 Billion Dollars for "Hey Hi"; 2 Waves of Microsoft Layoffs Rumoured This Month, July 8th, Then July 22nd (Just Before 'Results'): People there join unions, knowing they will be terminated silently or otherwise
Microsoft Double Trouble With Slop: What does Microsoft even sell at this point?
Based on US Government Sites, GNU/Linux Has Reached About 8% "Market Share" in Desktops/Laptops: Culled to exclude mobile platforms, GNU/Linux would likely be above 8%
TheLayoff.com is Deleting Comments About IBM Offshoring: Meanwhile, rage-baiting Internet trolls and sometimes trolls who paste in LLM slop are immune from censorship
American Independence Needs Independent Media: The American regime's hostility towards media is an international problem
Techrights Was Always a Community Platform: Techrights is about whistleblowers
Phenomenal Growth for GNU/Linux in Afghanistan: This is impressive because for many years it was registered at near 0%
Daniel Pocock Pursuing Complaint in the United States Against Software in the Public Interest (SPI) et al: It seems like the only people who don't support him are those whom he criticises
Gemini Links 04/07/2026: Busy Squirrel, Independence Day Celebrations, PalmOS Programming: Links for the day
Canonical/Ubuntu is Breaking CP (cp) to Help Microsoft Turn Coreutils Into Proprietary Software for Windows: What we could do reliably in the 1970s (before GNU) we cannot do in 2026?
Brett Wilson LLP is Downsizing, Apparently Closing Down the Oversized and Overpriced Office: Address changed 13 hours ago
Free Software Has No Kings or CEOs: The kingdom is a cross-border phenomenon, so national flags and other such symbolism overlook the core problem [...] Free Software can help lead us out of the current imbalances
The United States Lost Freedom of Speech: independence refers to a condition, not an activity
IBM Replacing the People Who Built IBM With Cheaper and Younger Staff, According to IBM Insiders: This is a very common sentiment in IBM
For USA 250 Microsoft is Messing With Our Minds (2.50%) to Distract From Mass Layoffs: The slopfarms contribute to this noise
"Defective by Design" Turns 20: DBD is still as relevant as ever (probably more relevant than ever before)
A Bicycle for the Feeble Mind, or How Computers Got Worse for Productivity (Intentionally): Many of us still adopt and champion the "workstation" mentality
Links 04/07/2026: Microsoft Tax Haven (Evasion) Tactics, Tobacco Bans, and More: Links for the day
Links 04/07/2026: 2026 Old Computer Challenge and Trying Gopher: Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 127 Out of 200: Lawsuits by Americans Filed in the UK a Burden on British Taxpayers, No Way to Recover the Funds When Americans Lose Their Cases: Are Garrett and Graveley 'pulling a 4Chan'?
Links 04/07/2026: USMCA (Covering Software Patents) Might Not be Renewed, Slop Bros Try to Pay Weird Al to Endorse Their Scheme: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 03, 2026: IRC logs for Friday, July 03, 2026
Gemini Links 03/07/2026: Mindfulness Practice and "Slop Is Killing the Human Spirit": Links for the day
Links 03/07/2026: Openwashing of Slop in "Linux" Clothing and "Happy Birthday, America": Links for the day
John Been (reallinuxuser.com) May Have Crossed Over to the 'Dark Side' of LLM Slop: It 'smells' like it, a scanner seems to concur
Who or What is "Nadeko"?: Fijxu's services make life a lot easier for Free software sticklers
10 Years Since the World Lost Ian Murdock: My wife and I still use Debian, as does this site
No, Microsoft is Not Laying Off 5,000-6,000 But a Lot More: There are "buyouts", "PIPs" (silence layoffs), pink slips, and future waves, not counting subsidiaries and contractors
The Cyber Show's Andy and Helen Confronting 'Upgrades': the latest from Andy and Helen
statCounter Sees Almost 1 in 10 Desktops or Laptops in Egypt as GNU/Linux Workstations: 10% "market share" (for GNU/Linux) was nearly attained last month
The March of GNU/Linux in the Russian Ally, Belarus: record high for GNU/Linux in Belarus
Being Prevented From Accessing One's Own System Means Getting Locked Out, Not Security: a metaphor
Technology is Getting Objectively Worse and Less Reliable: Something went horribly wrong
FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive Lacks Independence From GAFAM's 'Linux' Foundation: We're not trying to 'bash' FOSS Force
News That Matters, News That's Exclusive, and News LLM Slop Will Never Get Right: Churning out blog posts just for quantity's sake was never our goal
3/4 (Three-Quarter) of Requests Seen by statCounter (Originating From Desktops/Laptops) Deemed to be "Linux" in San Marino: 74% Linux, it says...
The Linux Foundation Does Not Work for Linux, Definitely Not for Free Software: works for its biggest sponsors, i.e. companies like Microsoft, IBM, and others
Independence and Software Freedom: Much work remains to be done
The European Patent Office's (EPO) Crisis Week Ends Today, the Rest of the Year Will be EPO Staff on Strike: The outcome of the two-day meeting won't change the fact that EPO staff is on strike for the whole year
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Operation Monte Titano: Micro-State Diplomacy: On 28th May 2026 EPO President António Campinos paid a visit to the Most Serene Republic of San Marino where he was received with full diplomatic honours
Links 03/07/2026: Slop "Isn’t Replacing Lawyers", "App Fatigue": Links for the day
Statement on This Week's DDoS Attacks: DDoS attacks are not a "badge of honour". They are a nuisance.
Skinnerboxes as Health Problems and Impediments (Against Happiness): skinnerboxes are a form of addiction
Costa Ricans' Adoption of GNU/Linux Reaches New Highs: Windows is doing poorly in general
British Women Don't Want to Work for American Men Who Attack American Women: "[g]reeting clients and preparing beverages"
Mass Layoff Event on June 30 at Red Hat? Let Us Know...: We are looking for more Red Hat whistleblowers
Gaming on Windows is in Trouble, XBox is Practically Dead Already: It seems increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to get rid of XBox
New Record for GNU/Linux in the World's Largest Muslim-Majority Population (287,983,025): Will Indonesians leave GAFAM behind?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 126 Out of 200: Becoming More Aggressive Against Us Only Proves Us Right: the police involved
IBM Red Hat Kicks Out the Community, Promotes Slop: It has gotten so bad
The Register MS Covers "AI" Because It Gets Paid to: A lot of noise "in the news" about "AI" is paid-for trash
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 02, 2026: IRC logs for Thursday, July 02, 2026
Gemini Links 02/07/2026: OpenBGPD, Newt and OpenBSD, Indieweb Theme for Ghost: Links for the day

TechBytes Episode 21: Copyright Abuses, Agitators and Trolls, Starting a New Site

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