Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 22, 2024

Oslo harbour view

Updated This Past Day

  1. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux, Linux Matters, KDE and more
  2. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS related picks
  3. FreeDOS: Retro and Status Report
    some FreeDOS picks
  4. GNOME Intentions and Kolibri
    Some GNOME news
  5. Programming Leftovers
    Programming related picks
  6. Openwashing and proprietary advocacy disguised as "open"
    It's NOT FOSS
  7. today's howtos
    3 howtos for now
  8. NXP Debian Linux and Debian Day 2024 in Santa Maria
    Some Debian news
  9. Linux and Hardware: Banana Pi, NanoPi, and More
    8 stories with open or "Linux" slant
  10. Windows TCO Leftovers
    Windows TCO picks
  11. Security Leftovers
    Security centric news and incidents
  12. Linux Security Focus
    Some FUD as well
  13. YouTube Front-end Applications/Clients
    3 of them
  14. GSoC 2024 Reports for HaikuOS
    3 new reports
  15. Android Leftovers
    Android phone turning off with a full battery? Here's how to fix it
  16. Artix Linux 20240819 drops LXQt and LXDE from the community editions
    Born in 2017, Artix is a rolling-release distro partially based on Arch Linux
  17. New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 14.0a2
    Tor Browser 14.0a2 is now available from the Tor Browser download page and also from our distribution directory
  18. Raspberry Pi and Other Hardware
    hardware projects
  19. Red Hat Leftovers
    Red Hat stories from Red Hat's site
  20. Funding for Free Software Projects
    on funding of FOSS
  21. today's howtos
    many howtos for the morning
  22. Windows TCO Leftovers
    Security blunders and censorship
  23. Games: Path of Exile 2, Borderlands 4, and Lots More
    Latest 11 stories from GamingOnLinux
  24. Plasma Crash Course - KCrash
    A while ago a colleague of mine asked about our crash infrastructure in Plasma and whether I could give some overview on it
  25. MiniOS 3.3.4 Released, Here’s What’s New and Improved
    MiniOS 3.3.4 updates: Now build on 3.3.x, enhanced installer, supports MMC, exFAT, and Linux kernel 6.1.90
  26. Puppy Linux successor EasyOS gets updated to version 6.2
    Often hailed as one of the best lightweight Linux distros that can run from a USB stick while also supporting persistency
  27. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart
  28. Linux Market Share Reaches New Peak: July 2024 Report
    Linux Desktop Market Share Climbs to 4.45%
  29. Kakip: An Upcoming Credit-Card Sized Single Board Computer with Renesas RZ/V2H Chip & Multi-Camera Support
    The manufacturer ensures the Single Board Computer operates on Yocto Linux
  30. This lightweight Linux distro is the best way to revive your old computer. Here's how
    If you want to breathe life back into a slow or aging computer, Linux Lite 7.0 is a lightweight
  31. Why RefreshOS 2.0 is the Linux distro even a Windows user could love
    Focusing on stability, customization, and seamless Qt integration
  32. Good Reason to Delete Windows, Not Dual-Boot, and Call Out the Microsofters Who Worked to Impose 'Secure' Boot, Undermining Antitrust Complaints
    Windows TCO
  33. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-08-15 to 2024-08-21
    1036 /n/2024/08/14/Kubernetes_v1_31_and_More.shtml
    968 /n/2024/08/08/Join_us_in_saying_goodbye_to_our_beloved_office_on_August_16.shtml
    853 /n/2024/08/18/CachyOS_August_2024_Release_Adds_Support_for_the_COSMIC_Desktop.shtml
    823 /n/2024/08/15/mesa_24_2_0.shtml
    798 /n/2024/08/17/Goodbye_Windows_11_hello_Linux_Discover_how_ExTiX_Deepin_24_8_c.shtml
    779 /n/2024/08/16/Forget_Microsoft_Windows_11_the_Chinese_made_deepin_Linux_23_is.shtml
    749 /n/2024/08/15/Gentoo_Linux_drops_IA_64_Itanium_support.shtml
    733 /n/2024/08/13/Openwashing_by_Linux_Foundation_No_Connection_to_Linux_Absent_a.shtml
    666 /n/2024/08/16/Robbins_Changed_His_Mind_Funtoo_Shifts_to_Hobby_Mode.shtml
    654 /n/2024/08/17/Microsoft_Has_Complicated_Booting_Linux.shtml
    643 /n/2024/08/15/10_Linux_keyboard_shortcuts_I_use_every_day.shtml
    637 /n/2024/08/15/Debian_11_Bullseye_Enters_Long_Term_Support_Phase.shtml
    635 /n/2024/08/15/Oreon_A_Fresh_AlmaLinux_Based_Distro_Designed_for_Desktop_Users.shtml
    626 /n/2024/08/17/This_Week_in_GNOME_161_End_to_End_Tests.shtml
    622 /n/2024/08/16/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    617 /n/2024/08/17/This_week_in_KDE_System_Settings_modernization_and_Wayland_colo.shtml
    606 /n/2024/08/17/CockroachDB_Becomes_Proprietary_ParadeDB_on_Why_We_Picked_AGPL.shtml
    585 /n/2024/08/15/today_s_howtos.shtml
    585 /n/2024/08/17/today_s_howtos.shtml
    579 /n/2024/08/14/Sparky_2024_08.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

IBM and Microsoft Hiding Layoffs in Similar, Overlapping Ways
Performance Improvement Plans aplenty
IBM is a Cancer That Attaches Itself to Everything
Red Hat should have remained an independent company
Plot Twist: Microsoft MSN Relays Articles Hinting at or Pointing to Mass Layoffs Soon, Other Gossip
the narrative from Microsoft's "PR bunny" (Shaw) is showing mold already
'Vibe Coding' is Not "AI", It's a Sewer, It is Junk
Linus Torvalds was wrong. 'Vibe coding' isn't good for anything.
GNU/Linux May be Approaching 10% "Market Share" in Montenegro
The surge started around 2021
More IBM Layoffs in India
If IBM cannot afford to retain workers in India, then something is truly "out of control" at IBM
Dr. Richard Stallman Has Done No Harm to the GNU Project or the FSF (He Had Benefited Both, Always, Even After the Attacks on Him Began)
Some people try to prevent Dr. Stallman from speaking or having a platform where many people can hear him
Microsoft Isn't Denying the Mass Layoffs
Still silence from Microsoft
In Western Africa GNU/Linux Flirts With 5% Market Share
there's a gradual increase in GNU/Linux usage there
Gemini Links 09/01/2026: Pro1 X Repair and the Mercury Protocol
Links for the day
No, Microsoft Did Not Deny the Q1 Mass Layoffs (Microsoft Can Delay These)
Maybe they disperse or delay the layoffs (changing plans), but the layoffs are going to happen
 
EPO People Power - Part XXX - New Year Starts, Cocainegate Still Discussed a Lot, António Campinos Desperate for Distraction From It
Why the sudden change or 'generosity'? [...] Actual cocaine addicts caused nervous breakdowns among sober people
2026 Might be the Year Microsoft Replaces Layoffs With Mass Firings (No Severance Payments to Dismissed Staff)
It's hard to "see" PIPs unless insiders blow the whistle
Links 10/01/2026: STV Layoffs (Scottish TV), “CBS Evening News” in Chaos (Culls and Censorship by the US Regime)
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Friday, January 09, 2026
IRC logs for Friday, January 09, 2026
Gemini Links 10/01/2026: Blackout, E-Waste, and Secondary Smartphone
Links for the day
Links 09/01/2026: Google and Character.AI Implicitly Accept Chatbots Kill Kids and GLP-1 ‘Slimming Pens’ Turn Out to be a Lot Worse Than Advertised
Links for the day
At IBM, "Employee Reviews" (or Appraisals in the UK) Are a "Trojan Horse" for RAs (Mass Layoffs), a Waste of Time
comments from IBMer serve to suggest that appraisals can be precursors
Links 09/01/2026: Technical Blogging Lessons Learned and Google's Gmail Getting a Lot Worse
Links for the day
Escaping GAFAM Colonialism Requires Homegrown Free Software
GNU/Linux now measured at 3% in Zambia
GNU/Linux at 4% in Saudi Arabia, Says statCounter
Some years ago Windows fell to a "market share" of just 11% there
Links 09/01/2026: Cambodia and China Extradition, "NATO’s High-risk Patrols Near Ukraine"
Links for the day
Only One Person in Charge of Fedora is Not IBM Staff
This is not a community project, it's just a way for IBM to onboard unpaid volunteers
This Is Not a Drill, GNU/Linux is Really Going 'Mainstream' on Laptops (and Desktops)
It is important to explain to people software freedom
IBM Albany Layoffs
not only did many in the site lose their job; there's more to come "and likely another one in February" (weeks from now)
EPO Workers' Industrial Action to Include Many Strikes, to Last Several Months
In some ways, The Hague and Bavaria are becoming almost indistinguishable from Moscow
EPO People Power - Part XXIX - Getting DER SPIEGEL, FAZ, Deutschlandfunk and Sueddeutsche Zeitung (SZ) to Cover EPO Scandals
We kindly ask our readers to contact their local media and urge it to cover the scandals
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 08, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, January 08, 2026
Gemini Links 08/01/2026: "New Year, Old Plans" and Alex's "Butlerian Jihad"
Links for the day
LLM Slop About "Linux" Scarce and of Very Low Quality
At this rate, we reckon there may be one (or zero) per day by year's end
IBM's "Forever Layoffs" (to Bypass Warnings or Notices as Required by WARN Act)
There is a bunch of speculations about when the next "major round" of RAs will be
Attempts to Undermine This Site's Latest Series Using Intimidation, Threats, and Presumptuous Accusations
threatening language is less effective when everyone is an alibi
Links 08/01/2026: "Golden Smartphone" Scam and Riseup Account Issues
Links for the day
Links 08/01/2026: Possible "Collapse of NATO Over Greenland"; Journalistic Malpractice and "US Voters Hate Slop"
Links for the day
EPO People Power - Part XXVIII - A Sensitive Issue for Germany and The Netherlands
If Germans who read this series can communicate this to public officials or to their media, maybe they can strike a nerve and get the ball rolling
Age Discrimination at IBM Discussed Amid Mass Layoffs (Especially in the United States)
Workers are anxious. Are they next to face the axe?
Gemini Links 08/01/2026: Potentiometer Calculator, Power Outages, Why You Should Abandon Discord for IRC (e.g. Ergo), and Formatting Gopher Posts
Links for the day
Links 08/01/2026: More Software Patents Squashed, White House Repeats Misinformation From the Kremlin
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 07, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, January 07, 2026