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Techrights in the Next Ten Years

Hulme Hall 2000
2000 when I started university



Summary: An outlook for Techrights and topics it will focus on, seeing that the nature of threats is evolving

10 years is a very long time, but we believe we've secured the next decade or even more (maybe 2 decades) for our writings, activism, campaigning etc. It's not about money but about persistence and focus. We're on steadier ground (more than ever before) and we have the capacity to expand to more protocols, shall the World Web Wide gradually go the way of the dodo (that's already happening to social control media, which this site always rejected).



"As for Free software (and GNU/Linux) advocacy, we do that in Daily Links and we produce material when time permits."Our top/utmost priority is exposing corruption and giving a voice to whistleblowers. As far as we're aware, we still maintain a 100% source protection track record. As for Free software (and GNU/Linux) advocacy, we do that in Daily Links and we produce material when time permits. It's not the highest priority, but it is still very important. Consensus that GNU/Linux is technically ahead (and very widely used) was reached about a decade ago. Most GNU/Linux users I know very well understand that the Linux Foundation does not speak for them. The Foundation is just a corporate, corrupting force of occupation against us. Resist this.

More than a decade ago we asked readers what issues to focus on. Patents were a common theme and there was consensus that we needed to tackle software patents (that was years before 35 U.S.C. €§ 101/Alice). Nowadays we barely write about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). It's not that it's not problematic, it's just not the top priority at this time.

Last year we finally put our code out there, in public, via Git over Gemini. This year we're finally, belatedly in fact, moving away from systemd and various other things that ought to be rejected.

"Our main 'value proposition' is that we can publish material no other Web site or news [sic] paper is willing to; we're uncompromising on freedom of expression and the public's right to know."Techrights is a very large site, but it not a 'mainstream' site (whatever that term even means). It's still read by many people -- over Gemini, over IPFS, in the form of a text bulletin, or even HTML (many read the HTML as RSS/XML). We've moved way ahead and aren't reliant on "old school" HTML over HTTP/S. We're also making extensive use of IRC and last summer we created our own IRC network. We recently began experimenting with MQ Telemetry Transport (MQTT) for real-time updates, both in Git and sites. More on that soon...

Since 2006 we withstood and survived all sorts of challenges. Seeing that the last Novell CEO is desperate to take us offline is a badge of honour. Of course he has no legal basis, none whatsoever.

Any whistleblower from any company (or organisation) should know we're all ears. We're devoted to protecting sources as we already have. Our main 'value proposition' is that we can publish material no other Web site or news [sic] paper is willing to; we're uncompromising on freedom of expression and the public's right to know.

Recent Techrights' Posts

Televisions Have Become Billboards
Bottom line: you get what you pay for
 
Windows Down to New Lows as Switzerland's Federal Government Abandons Microsoft (Where Feasible for Now)
That's how it starts...
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 12, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, September 12, 2026
Mass Layoffs at Microsoft as "Voluntary Separation Agreement" (or PIP)
the man who kept lying about the layoffs has just left the company
The Cyber Show on Media Clickbait About Slop as 'Existential Threat' and Derek Thompson's Response to That
Ignore the hype, focus on real news
Links 12/09/2026: "Revolt Is Here" Against Slop and "Top Chinese Court" Cracks Down on Slop That's Fake/Misleading
Links for the day
Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Rants About Slop, Switching From QWERTY, and Why TVs Are 'Cheap'
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 180 Out of 200: A Third Act, (Mis)Using Your Client's Application to the Court for Your Own Purposes as a Law Firm (Reputation Management and Censorship)
How much can a lawfare firm get away with?
Canonical Has Withdrawn Ubuntu 24.04.5 Installer Due to a Critical Bug Connected to Microsoft-Controlled Restricted Boot and TPM
already breaking systems running GNU/Linux [...] Who asked for TPM in Linux?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 179 Out of 200: Using One's Clients to Save Face at Their Expense
Who's being served really?
Switzerland's Software Freedom/Digital Sovereignty is Improving as People Move to GNU/Linux
Well done to them
Links 12/09/2026: "U.S. Debt Surpasses $40 Trillion" and "Trump Wants to [Illegally] Bribe Voters."
Links for the day
Gemini Links 12/09/2026: Readjusting, Fighting Sleep, and FreeBSD bhyve
Links for the day
Matt Mullenweg Got the 'Linus Treatment' or 'RMS Treatment'
"back, but not in charge any more..."
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 11, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, September 11, 2026
Earlier This Year Microsoft's Chief Liar Frank Shaw Lied About the Layoffs. Now He's Leaving.
he's nowhere near retirement age
Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Small Things and "Hitching Your Wagon"
Links for the day
Links 11/09/2026: Tristan Buckmaster Ripped Off by Slop, Social Control Media Spreads Hatred for Profit
Links for the day
Animals Smarter Than Chatbots
Quack quack goes the chatbot
Why Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Won't Work
American companies don't follow laws, they work around them
IBM Isn't Reporting Layoffs, But It Removes Tens of Thousands of People From Its Workforce
Red Hat and IBM already mark people for removal
"A Tale of Two Antónios" Will Resume Soon
In November the site turns 20
Links 11/09/2026: Cyberattack in Berlin (Windows/Microsoft TCO) and Hype About Slop as 'Existential' Something; Scam Altman et al Caught Stealing/Plagiarising "Mathematical Breakthrough"
Links for the day
Microsoft/GNOME 9/11
Garrett and Graveley (Microsoft/GNOME) will have a lot to explain
Net Gain of 50 Gemini Capsules in Just One Month
a big jump in just one month
Keeping Linux Reliable
If Linux becomes a lot more reliable in the future, it'll be an "hey hi" miracle. If Linux becomes a lot less reliable in the future, we'll know why and who is responsible for it.
9/11 Was a National Event, Not an International Event
They insist that back doors will "save lives"
Very Sloppy PR From a Dying IBM, Company in Disarray and in Need of Distractions
IBM could really use distractions right now
Cyber Show on the Fallacy of Salary/Ego as a Function of Wisdom in the Era of Pyramid Schemes (Cheating People Using Buzzwords and Complicit Media)
"the remuneration fallacy and the role of reluctance as a negative feedback force."
What a Price-Fixing Cartel Can Look Like
If your prices increase five-fold or ten-fold and so do your revenues/income, what does that tell us?
SLAPP Censorship - Part 178 Out of 200: Explaining to Your American Clients That Spending 130,000+ United States Dollars on a Single Hearing in Another Continent Means the UK's National Archives Will Retain in Perpetuity What Your Spouse or Girlfriend Said
Balabhadra (Alex) Graveley should ask Garrett how much money he has lost so far
EPO's Local Staff Committee Munich Organises General Assembly Next Week, the Goal is to Oust the Corrupt President and Derail His Unlawful Agenda
They're aiming to show Campinos the door
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, September 10, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, September 10, 2026
Latest IBM Gossip is, Over 25,000 People to be PIPed (by Year's End)
That figure, 10%, is different from 15% (what we saw a lot). 10% is over 25,000 staff.
Solidarity at EPO
"Many colleagues have made personal and professional sacrifices by participating in the ongoing strike and work-to-rule action"
Gemini Links 11/09/2026: Culture Stuck, Robot Symphony, and Back to Geminispace
Links for the day