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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 09, 2024

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  1. Nepali Community celebrates LibreOffice 24.2 Release Party with CS50x Nepal students
    We shared some positive words around the LibreOffice project

    New

  2. Pi 5 Desktop Case For NVMe Base or HatDrive! Bottom
    This is an adaptation of my standard desktop case for the Raspberry Pi 5, with adjustments made for the bottom-mounted NVMe hat
  3. Security, Encryption, and More
    many news pertaining to security, with GNU/Linux focus
  4. Juno Computers Launches Neptune 17 v6 Linux Laptop with Up to NVIDIA RTX 4090
    Linux hardware vendor Juno Computers announced today the Neptune 17 v6 Linux-powered laptop with a 14th generation Intel Core processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics.
  5. [Fedora] Communishift is now available
    made mainly for hosting containerized projects related to Fedora, but not ready for infrastructure deployment yet
  6. Web Browsers and Mozilla Losing Focus
    Mozilla and curl latest
  7. BSD: FreeBSD's Colin Percival, the new Release Engineering Team Lead, and Running NetBSD 10 Release Candidate 5!
    Some BSD news for today
  8. Programming Leftovers and Devices
    Some technical stuff for coders and hackers
  9. FSFE (FSF-EEE) Latest: Device Neutrality, FOSDEM, and More
    Some FSFE news
  10. today's howtos
    moderate number, more to come later
  11. Android Leftovers
    Upcoming Google Pixel Watch 3 may be able to unlock your Android phone quicker
  12. Postfix 3.9 Email Server Introduces MongoDB Support
    Postfix 3.9 MTA embraces MongoDB, upgrades MySQL/pgSQL clients
  13. Immich 1.98.0 Introduces New Logo and App Enhancements
    New logo, new features: Immich v1.98.0, a Google Photos alternative
  14. Malware in Proprietary Software - Latest Additions
    Here are our latest additions
  15. Games: DraStic, Steam Deck, Enlisted: Reinforced, and More
    7 stories from gamingonlinux
  16. Kodi 21 “Omega” Gets Its First RC Release
    After 3 alpha and 3 beta releases, Kodi media center 21
  17. The first 5 Linux commands every new user should learn
    If you want to start using Linux, these are the commands you should know
  18. Blaming "Linux" for Things That Are Not Linux
    Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation in the media
  19. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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Welcome to the Web in 2025. Articles about "Linux", "Security", and the Web (e.g. "Firefox") are fake.
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Gemini Links 07/02/2025: Mid-level Details and Simple Code
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Links 07/02/2025: US 'Demolition Crew', e-ID Loopholes, and Sanctions
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Professor Eben Moglen on How Social Control Media Metabolises Humans and Constrains Freedom of Thought
Nothing of value would be lost if all these data-harvesting giants (profiling people) vanished overnight
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Nowadays there's a lot more literature and even press coverage explaining the harms of Social Control Media
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What would the FSF really lose if it stopped posting there?
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It'll be interesting to see what data in the coming months shows
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IRC Proceedings: Thursday, February 06, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, February 06, 2025
Richard Stallman (RMS) Confirms Next Week's Talk in Europe
He gave at least 2 talks in Europe last month
Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) by Microsoft Azure, Gutting the US Government for Profit
Will Microsoft be receiving bailouts as a reward for all this?
Rumours of IBM Layoffs Apparently Confirmed Yesterday, IBM Canada Consulting Impacted (as Rumoured)
when IBM has layoffs we must also read it as Red Hat layoffs
Tons of Anti-Linux 'Articles' Published by Bots (LLMs), Maybe Microsoft's
Upon closer inspection, all this FUD turned out to be LLM garbage
Gemini Links 06/02/2025: Voicemail Sucks and Night of Lights
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Ubuntu Desktop Director of Engineering Has Only One Blog Post. It Promotes Microsoft Windows.
Remember that even 15 years ago (more or less, maybe 16 years ago) Canonical appointed a a 'former' Microsoft manager (Spencer) to lead Ubuntu on the desktop
Links 06/02/2025: YouTube Takedowns Out of Control, 'DOGE' Breaking Laws
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IBM Red Hat on "era of cloud computing", pushing "hey hi" (AI) hype in Microsoft Azure
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Corruption and Rule-Breaking Prevail at the European Patent Office (EPO), Europe's Second-Largest Institution
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Gemini Links 06/02/2025: Cynicism and "Real Magic on the C64"
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Links 06/02/2025: New Sanctions, Layoffs, and Executive Orders
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Distros and Desktop Environments, Devices
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