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1 ready"Use Wayland" Isn't a Bugfix for X (X11 is Still Necessary) (updated)

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2 readyThe New Head of OSI is an "Hey Hi" (AI) Obsessed Person (updated)

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3 ready"Governments, local authorities, schools and hospitals can lead by example by procuring only Free Software" (updated)

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4 readyCindy Cohn Leaving the Electronic Frontier Foundation While Its Co-founder John Gilmore, Whom She Apparently Helped Oust, Will Celebrate 40 Years of the Free Software Foundation, Inc. (updated)

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5 ready"Google is Googlebombing KDE's Project Banana" (updated)

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6 readySome Very Large IRC Networks Are Growing (updated)

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7 readyWhat Ruben Amorim and Stefano Maffulli Have in Common (updated)

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8 readyMicrosoft Won't Cooperate in Trying to Tackle EPO Corruption (Microsoft Profits From This Corruption) (updated)

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9 readyWe Are Sad to Hear the Story of Jonathan Riddell, Champion of KDE and GNU/Linux on Desktops/Laptops (updated)

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10 readyLinks 16/09/2025: While Oracle Pretends to be Rich It's Firing About 70 MySQL Workers, "Oracle's Revenge" (Faking Demand With "AI")

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11 readyMicrosoft Has Just Published a New Web Page About "Secure Boot Update Process" (Microsoft Also Admits Issues; PCs Can Stop Booting)

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12 readyMicrosoft Lunduke: I Spread Hate and Then I Receive Hate

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13 ready"Disable Secure Boot and Fast Boot. Wipe and Start Over."

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14 readyThe Oracle Ponzi Scheme

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15 readyTaking Out the Battery, Opening Up Your Computer, Just Like a "Normie" Would

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16 readySlopwatch: Serial Sloppers and Slopfarms Still Infesting Google News (Fake 'Articles' About "Linux" Spreading FUD)

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17 readyThe Reach of Techrights Has Broadened

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18 readyComplicating Things for No Actual Benefit, Just Added Risk and More Difficulties Adding GNU/Linux and BSDs

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19 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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20 readyIRC Proceedings: Monday, September 15, 2025

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21 readyLinks 16/09/2025: Autumn Party, RPG Planet, and Optical ROOPHLOCH

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22 readyGeminispace Growing at Pace of Over 10% Per Year

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23 readyLinux Mint Forums Today: Disable 'Secure Boot', It Doesn't Improve Security, It's Just a Microsoft Obstacle to GNU/Linux Users

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24 readySolved Less Than an Hour Ago: Trying to Escape Windows, 'Secure Boot' Gets in the Way

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25 readyStefano Maffulli, Executive Director of the Open Source Initiative, Resigns or Gets Removed (We'll Continue Covering OSI Scandals)

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26 readyAndy Has Just Nailed It (Regarding Complexity and Failure, a la UEFI)

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27 readyCompatibility Support Module (CSM) Versus GNU/Linux Simplicity

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28 readyLinks 15/09/2025: "Postal Traffic to US Down by Over 80%" and 'Smart' Spinozacampus Laundry Room Goes AWOL

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29 readyGemini Links 15/09/2025: Dungeon Hustle and Deleting Oneself From the Net

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30 readyBreach of EPO's Duty of Care or Cigna Reimbursement Issues

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31 readyAsk Ubuntu About "Secure Boot" Violation and Laptops That Don't Boot GNU/Linux

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32 readyTalking About the Problem vs Talking to the Problem

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33 readyFocusing on Patents

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34 ready"Secure Boot Violation": The 'Joys' of Fake Security Gone Wrong

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35 readyLinks 15/09/2025: Russia Invades Romanian Airspace, Penske Media Sues Google Over LLM Slop

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36 readyLinks 15/09/2025: Bitcoin ATMs Scam and "Conservative Cryptography" (Backdoors Fantasies)

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37 readyEPO Imitates Microsoft: "Three Days or More Per Week" Inside the Office to Get a Desk to Work on; "the Office Breaches Its Promise Towards Staff and Acts in Breach of Its Duty of Care"

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38 readyLinks 15/09/2025: Political Affairs, Censorship, and Copyrights

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39 readyGemini Links 15/09/2025: Music Genres, Invisible Networks, and Akademy 2025

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40 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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41 readyIRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 14, 2025

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42 readySatya's Plan B: Try to Hide the Massive Extent/Scale/Scope of Microsoft Layoffs

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43 readyRed Hat News About De Facto Mass Layoffs (Bluewashing) Gone From Reddit (Censored by Gatekeepers), Still Online in The Register

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44 readyUEFI "Secure Boot Doesn’t Play Nice at the Moment"

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45 readyGemini Links 14/09/2025: ROOPHLOCH, Music, and Reddit

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46 readyIf You Want to "make your 'Windows PC' lean, mean, and fast" You Will Install GNU/Linux or Some BSD

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47 readySlopwatch: Google News Infested With Slop (About Half of the Results for "Linux" Today)

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48 readyLinks 14/09/2025: Ricky Hatton Dies and McDonald's Declares War on Tipping Culture

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49 readyLinks 14/09/2025: Disasters for CEOs Obsessed With Slop and Slop Companies School Like Fish

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50 ready"Bad Shim Signature" (Microsoft 'Secure' Boot)

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51 readyWhat Microsoft Garrett and Microsoft Lunduke Have in Common

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52 readyLinks 14/09/2025: US "Economy Sagging", "Michigan Economy Wobbles From Tariffs"

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53 readyGemini Links 14/09/2025: Minimalist Snippet Manager and Omarchy Linux

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54 readyThe Face of the Digital Far Right: Microsoft Lunduke

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55 ready20 Years Later and Academia Isn't the Same

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56 ready'Cancel Culture' by the Right: Microsoft Lunduke Contacts People's Employers Trying to Get Them Fired

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57 ready"Bad Shim Signature"; So 'Secure' That It Overrides Users' Preferences and Turns Itself Back on (Coercive Measure)

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58 readyOver at Tux Machines...

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59 readyIRC Proceedings: Saturday, September 13, 2025

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