https://techrights.org/ bonum certa men certa en Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:16:19 +0000 300 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Dr_Richard_Stallman_in_Ada_Lovelace_Lecture_Series_20_Hours_Fro.shtml Well-connected and affluent corporations want everything to be controlled by them, ranging from culture to words and news Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:33:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Gemini_Links_05_03_2026_Industrial_Panettone_Cancel_and_LLMs.shtml Links for the day Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/It_s_Not_AI_IBM_is_Collapsing_Due_to_Financial_Difficulties_All.shtml IBM is in trouble. Insiders know it. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:08:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/AI_Companies_Running_Out_of_Money_GAFAM_Layoffs_Are_Signs_of_We.shtml In the past, this term ("AI") had another meaning and connotation Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:50:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Libel_Defamation_Law_Does_Not_Exist_to_Cover_up_Crimes.shtml The projection tactics are nothing new Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:49:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Myanmar_Burma_Growing_Acceptance_of_GNU_Linux_Big_Losses_for_Wi.shtml GNU/Linux has come close to 5% there Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:06:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Without_IBM_Microsoft_Would_Not_Have_Taken_Off_Both_Companies_N.shtml Maybe it's time to boycott IBM as well Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:59:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Former_Red_Hat_Staff_Upset_That_Techrights_Covers_IBM_Accountin.shtml Are we touching a sensitive subject at IBM? Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:45:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Ubuntu_is_Controlled_by_a_Youngster_From_the_British_Army_Backg.shtml "Canonical is aware of the legislation and is reviewing it internally with legal counsel" Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:30:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/IBM_Hates_Computer_Freedom_This_Means_Red_Hat_Too_is_an_Enemy_o.shtml A summary of Fedora's position when it comes to "attestation" Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:09:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/IBM_Union_Says_Many_IBM_Layoffs_in_Europe_With_Netherlands_and_.shtml IBM's demise will harm Red Hat and already harms Red Hat, according to whistleblowers Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:23:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Microsoft_and_Microsoft_s_Open_AI_Seeking_Bailout_From_the_Pent.shtml Microsoft and its offshoots growing more and more dependent on military ("defence"; "Department of War") budget Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:56:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Another_EPO_Strike_a_Fortnight_From_Now_Local_Staff_Committee_M.shtml The Office is circling down the drain Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:35:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_3_Out_of_200_A_More_In_Depth.shtml presents the narrative in a less chronological and more logically coherent fashion Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/2026_Seems_Like_Potentially_the_Last_Year_of_Slop_Drowning_News.shtml Sites that do so perish [...] It's getting hard to find slop in news sites which cover "Linux" because many gave up Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Links_05_03_2026_New_LexisNexis_Data_Breach_Confirmed_Goldman_S.shtml Links for the day Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:51:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Silent_Layoffs_or_Forever_Layoffs_at_IBM_and_Red_Hat_After_Blue.shtml Like every day (all day long) we can see people who leave IBM and say something that's based on a 'script' Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:03:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Free_Software_Foundation_FSF_and_Others_Promoting_String_of_RMS.shtml Well done, FSF! Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:36:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Links_05_03_2026_A_Bet_Against_Substack_American_Government_Ope.shtml Links for the day Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:26:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Links_05_03_2026_Greed_and_Sentiments_Shifting_Against_Slop.shtml Links for the day Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:59:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/05/IRC_Proceedings_Wednesday_March_04_2026.shtml IRC logs for Wednesday, March 04, 2026 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 05:58:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/FSF_Promoting_Richard_M_Stallman_RMS_Talk_in_Switzerland_in_Jus.shtml RMS may have more talks on the way Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:06:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Why_Slop_Will_Flop_Part_IV_We_ve_Seen_the_End_of_It.shtml Some years ago they insisted blockchains would revolutionise everything Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:27:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Android_is_Proprietary_Linux_and_It_Becomes_More_Malicious_Over.shtml Google is a proprietary software giant, GSoC is only a distraction and confusion Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:04:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Links_04_03_2026_Scam_Altman_Causes_Chatbot_Sub_Numbers_to_Plun.shtml Links for the day Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:48:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Why_Slop_Will_Flop_Part_III_Our_Relationship_With_Slop_and_Your.shtml I never - except inadvertently - "used" an LLM-based chatbot Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Why_Slop_Will_Flop_Part_II_Devil_in_the_Details.shtml News sites or social control media sites which tolerate slop are digging their own grave Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:38:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Simpler_Means_Faster.shtml Do you know your bottlenecks? Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:32:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Gemini_Links_04_03_2026_About_a_Missing_Symbol_and_Good_Manners.shtml Links for the day Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:13:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/The_Register_MS_Takes_Money_From_Chinese_Surveillance_Threat_to.shtml "Sponsored by Huawei." Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Nicaragua_s_GNU_Linux_Usage_Measured_at_Over_8_by_statCounter.shtml Nicaragua is a poor country, but it also has rich culture Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:39:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Why_Slop_Will_Flop_Part_I_Slop_Fatigue_Prevalent.shtml See, sooner or later people (audiences of colleagues) find out and as soon as they find out you are slopping, they will lose interest Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:29:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_2_Out_of_200_Detailed_Timeli.shtml we reproduce a document produced 2 years ago to give people more context and more facts Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:53:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Links_04_03_2026_The_EU_moves_to_kill_infinite_scrolling_and_a_.shtml Links for the day Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:39:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Coming_Soon_Evidence_of_Abuse_in_Our_IRC_Network.shtml IRC's freedom can sometimes be its 'weakness' if not properly guarded Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/High_GNU_Linux_Adoption_in_Brunei_Darussalam.shtml It's worth noting (or at least noticing) that Microsoft loses ground in some of the countries where the government contracts paid the most Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Media_Blackout_Reducing_or_Preventing_Press_Coverage_of_Microso.shtml Worse yet, there will be gaslighting and deceit Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/GNU_Linux_in_Laptops_Desktops_Still_Matters_It_s_Likely_the_Onl.shtml Software Freedom requires all sorts of things at the "OS level" Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:11:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Gemini_Links_04_03_2026_The_Garnet_Star_The_Hunt_The_SYN_Attack.shtml Links for the day Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:45:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/The_EPO_s_General_Consultative_Committee_GCC_Discussion_Illumin.shtml a videoconference - not a physical meeting - discussed EPO policies Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:06:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Free_Software_Foundation_Supports_Its_Founder_Advertises_His_Ta.shtml When you suppress voices, assuming the reasons for suppression are bunk, it is always bound to backfire very badly Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:49:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:11:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/04/IRC_Proceedings_Tuesday_March_03_2026.shtml IRC logs for Tuesday, March 03, 2026 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:10:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Over_1_500_EPO_Workers_Went_on_Strike_Last_Week.shtml a new publication which celebrates some accomplishments of industrial actions and calls for further actions Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:57:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Madame_Streisand_Wanted_to_Censor_The_Web_Instead_She_Created_a.shtml It is basically an own goal Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:45:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Solicitors_Regulation_Authority_SRA_Failed_to_Detect_Fraud_in_L.shtml Earlier today we contacted some more politicians about this and received mail from them as well Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Our_EPO_and_IBM_Coverage_Bears_Fruit.shtml In case insiders want to get in touch with us, please ensure or at least try doing so securely Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:03:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Defending_Women_Isn_t_a_Crime_Everybody_Can_Agrees_on_That.shtml Their culture is unlike ours Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:54:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/EPO_Cocaine_Communication_Manager_Part_VI_Influx_of_Spaniards_a.shtml There is now data supporting this assertion, new and complete data in fact Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:29:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Links_03_03_2026_Scam_Altman_in_Damage_Control_and_Oil_Traffic_.shtml Links for the day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:43:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Gemini_Links_03_03_2026_Phones_LLMs_and_Changes_on_the_Web.shtml Links for the day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:41:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Richard_Stallman_Confirms_Talk_in_Bern_Next_Week.shtml Dr. Stallman has just formally confirmed his third talk this month in Switzerland Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:20:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Nobody_is_Safe_at_IBM_or_Red_Hat.shtml There is no job security at IBM Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:07:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/GNU_Linux_at_All_Time_High_in_Guam.shtml there are many computers in that island Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:49:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Bad_faith_Hugo_Roy_knew_FSFE_impersonating_FSF_before_French_tr.shtml Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:12:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Microsofters_SLAPP_Censorship_Part_1_Out_of_200_Claim_No_KB_202.shtml abuse of process by a law firm working for an American who was arrested for strangling women and another American whose own spouse calls a "rapist" Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:02:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/When_EPO_Team_Managers_TMs_Are_Harassing_People_Who_Strictly_Ap.shtml There are two strikes planned for this month Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:36:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Confirmed_Using_Slop_Gets_You_Fired.shtml Let the story of Benj Edwards be a cautionary tale Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Links_03_03_2026_No_one_wants_to_read_your_AI_slop_and_chatbots.shtml Links for the day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:40:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/EPO_and_Equivalent_to_More_Than_100_Days_of_Strike.shtml The industrial actions continue and already have a positive effect Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:28:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Streisand_Effect_the_Microsoft_Way.shtml Microsoft has once again proven the Streisand Effect Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:16:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Keeping_Track_of_IBM_Layoffs_in_March_2026.shtml IBM depends on bribery Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:53:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/GNU_Linux_Measured_at_7_in_Yemen.shtml Windows is too hostile and dangerous Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Links_03_03_2026_Security_Breaches_Iceland_Wants_EU_Membership_.shtml Links for the day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Queensland_Health_Payroll_System_IBM_billion_dollar_blowout_inq.shtml Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml GNU/Linux news for the past day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:08:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/IRC_Proceedings_Monday_March_02_2026.shtml IRC logs for Monday, March 02, 2026 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:06:00 +0000 https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/03/Gemini_Links_03_03_2026_GrapheneOS_and_Keyboard_Shortcuts.shtml Links for the day Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:05:00 +0000