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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 02, 2023,
updated Oct 02, 2023

Penguin at the north pole

GNU Liberates
GNU is here to stay. Like it or not
Mission Center: A Sleek System Monitoring App for Linux
What if, one day, you find that your system is sluggish, and the default system monitor app of your distro is not helpful?
IRC Proceedings, Bulletins, and Upcoming Improvements
Changes in sites
Mesa 23.2 Brings OpenGL 3.1 - OpenGL ES 3.0 Support on Asahi, New RADV Features
Mesa 23.2 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with OpenGL 3.1 and OpenGL ES 3.0 support on Asahi, new RADV features, and many bug fixes to improve Linux gaming.
Auto-CPUFreq 2.0 Released with Graphical User Interfce, Nix Flake Support
This is a popular free open-source tool
DebConf23 Coverage From Jonathan McDowell and Jonathan Carter
Two reports
Understanding GNU and Richard Stallman Battling Cancer
Some GNU news
The Month After...
10 months ago I left my job and this month we're finalising the server move, upgrading the site to a static form that can be carried forward many years if not decades
Android Leftovers
Google Play Store 37.7.22 Apk now rolling out to Android devices
9 Sparkling Free and Open Source CLI Linux Time Trackers
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 9 high quality open source CLI time trackers
Review: Zenwalk GNU Linux Current-230909
Around a year and a half ago I reviewed Zenwalk GNU Linux 15.0. It was a mixed experience which improved on my experience with vanilla Slackware 15.0 in some ways while also introducing some fresh problems
Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google’s desktop environment
Although not everyone knows it, ChromeOS is effectively a Linux distribution. That fact is effectively hidden and I can understand why: Linux can be a scary word to mainstream consumers
Is Linux Truly The Best Privacy Alternative For The Average User?
Privacy concerns have soared in the public eye. It’s always been a topic of interest, but more so in recent years, after multiple global scandals. The line between conspiracy theories and soft-core surveillance has blurred more than ever, making privacy a much more global and mainstream topic.
Security Leftovers
just 3 links for now
Debian: Paul Wise, Junichi Uekawa, and Ian Jackson
Some Debian Developers' writings
Devices Leftovers
EmuDeck and more
today's howtos
half a dozen howtos
Kernel: Linux 6.6-rc4, Ode to Linux, Updated kernels available for antiX-23 and sid/testing users
Some kernel news
Cinnamon Desktop: Features, Installation - Deep Walkthrough
Linux Mint is one of the most famous distributions out there, and it’s generally thought of as a beginner-friendly Linux distribution
Introduction OpenBSD and OctOpenBSD
Some openBSD picks
Open Hardware/Modding: StarFive RISC-V and More
4 stories
New Releases of Distros: NuTyX 23.09.0, KaOS 2023.09, Porteus-v5.01, Zephix v7
4 new releases
Security Leftovers
Mostly CISA links
FLOSS Weekly, YouTube Videos, and The Linux Link Tech Show
Videos from the past week or recent days
today's howtos
many howtos from recent days
Perl Programming
5 stories from the Perl site
Ubuntu 23.10 Will Officially Support the Raspberry Pi 5
Here’s some awesome news: Ubuntu 23.10 will support the Raspberry Pi 5
Android Leftovers
New addition to Gmail Android app might make you dread your inbox a little less
Wine and Proton News
From Liam Dawe
Peppermint Mini: The Newest Member of the Peppermint OS Family
Still in beta, Peppermint Mini promises enhanced flexibility and options. Get a sneak peek at what it has to offer here
The biggest blocker to LibreOffice adoption? LibreOffice
Let me start with a disclaimer. I really like LibreOffice
The Debian Family
Debian is still primarily community-run (never mind sponsors of SPI) and if Debian is a family, then this family is users and developers
Free Software is a Story of People, Not Just Code
Free software is people
Writing Stories With Us
we promise to publish anything that meets some basic quality criteria
New Month, New Beginning
This site now runs on Debian GNU/Linux version 12
Mobsters Did Not Slow Down Tux Machines, They Made It Even Faster
We'll strive to do 5-10 original stories per day while maintaining a flow of news picks peripheral to us
Matthew J. Garrett (M.J.G.) is Down and Might Never Come Back
Matthew J. Garrett (M.J.G.) can't get it up
Lessons of Wayland: If You Insult Your Users, the Users Will Talk About You Negatively and Walk Away
Stop insulting the users
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS picks
Python Programming Leftovers
a few for the weekend
Open Hardware: GPLed hardware and more
3 links
today's howtos
Saturday's picks
Raspberry Pi 5 Announced for End of October, Here Are the Specs
The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today the launch of the highly anticipated Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer, which will be available for purchase at the end of October 2023.
The 8 Best Markdown Editors for Linux
Looking for an easy-to-use Markdown editor for your Linux PC? Here are some of the best options.
Security Issues and Windows TCO
Security links
Programming Leftovers
7 stories
Android Leftovers
Here's How Your Android's Google Assistant Can Improve Your Favorite Apps
Tor Browser Releases and a Personal Story
be sure to update to the latest version because the 'modern' browsers are full of holes
Games: FidelityFX, 4x, Moonstone Island, and Humble Bundle
4 new posts by Liam Dawe
today's howtos
7 howtos for the morning
GNU/Linux is for Communities (Before Businesses)
The system needs to be modular and controlled by many parties

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Links 30/06/2024: LLMs Under Fire and Dictatorship of the Old
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[Meme] Walking Outside the Guardrails of the Walled Gardens Built by Monopolies
So-called "advertiser-unfriendly" material was never a problem for Wikileaks
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[Meme] Opening a 'Webapp' With 'Only' 4 GB of RAM
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Microsoft Layoffs, Mass Plagiarism, and More
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mostly redhat.com
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Notice the title and the image, what's being promoted etc.
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Seychelles cannot be considered poor
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About 10 New Free Software Foundation (FSF) Members Per Day
The total changed from 46 to 47 while typing the article
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This is not happening only in Germany
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It uses buzzwords where none are needed
[Meme] Garbage In, Garbage Out (linuxsecurity.com)
It is neither Linux nor security, just chatbot-generated slop
Microsoft-Invaded CISA Spreads Anti-Free Software FUD (as If Proprietary Software Has No Memory Safety Issues), Brittany Day Uses Chatbots to Amplify and Permutate the Microsoft FUD
linuxsecurity.com became an anti-Linux spam site
Microsoft Laying Off Staff in an Act of Retaliation and Union-Busting
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an appeal to recover some of these talks
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Taking full history into account, this is a decrease of over 90% in some cases
Corwin Brust Hosting Freedom: A Behind-the-scenes Tour With the GNU Savannah Hackers
"the "smiling faces" behind it."
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Windows below 2%
David Wilson: Cultivating a Welcoming Free Software Community That Lasts
"a feeling of shared ownership for all users."
Julian Assange Might Continue Wikileaks, But Certainly Not Yet (Recovery Time Needed)
And probably at a symbolic capacity only
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Julian Assange's life inside the Ecuadorian embassy
Neil Plotnick on GNU/Linux in the High School Classroom
uploaded to the LibrePlanet instance of MediaGoblin
Asia Appears to be Fastest to Adopt GNU/Linux
the home of a considerable majority of the world's population
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in spite of technical difficulties encountered while recording
What They Used to Do With Mono They Now Do With Systemd (Lower and Deeper Down Than Userspace)
Now we have a project started primarily by Red Hat (and managed by Microsoft GitHub, which is proprietary) being managed by Microsoft and primarily serving Microsoft and IBM
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[Meme] In 50 Years...
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"Microsoft has pulled a Windows 11 update after users reported boot loops and startup failures."
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We're talking about India today
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Never Assume That Because the Law Exists the Powerful Will Follow the Law
Who's going to hold them accountable now?
Nearly a Month Has Passed and Nobody at the Debian Project Even Attempted to Explain What Seems Like Back-dooring of Debian (and Hundreds of Distros That Are Debian-Derived)
I can cynically guess that only matters when a user with a Chinese name does it
[Video] Julian Assange Explains Wikileaks' Logistics
predating indefinite detention
IBM Was Never the "Good Guy", Just a Self-Serving and Opportunistic Money- and Power-Hungry Monopolist, Living Off of Taxpayers' Money (Government Contracts)
The Nazi Party of Germany was its second-biggest client at one point and now it's looking to profit from the work of slaves
"I Hated Working at IBM. They Were the Most Unfriendly People."
Don't forget what Watson the son did to a poor woman on a plane
State of the News (and Depletion of Journalism Online, Not Just Offline)
Newspapers are not coming back and the Web is not coming back either
GNU/Linux Consolidates in North America
Android rising a lot this year, too
[Meme] More Monopolies Granted While Patent Examiners Die (Overworking for Less Compensation)
Work more; Get less
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SUEPO wants more EPO staff to participate in collective action
Stella Assange and the Legal Team Speak to the Media a Day After WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Arrives in Australia
Published yesterday by a number of mainstream publishers
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RIP Daniel Bristot de Oliveira, Red Hat death
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock