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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 28, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Games: Proton 9.0-4, Driveloop, and More
    GamingOnLinux's latest 10
  2. Fedora / Red Hat / IBM
    mostly Red HHat
  3. Elementary OS 8 continues the tradition of a beautiful, user-friendly desktop
    If you're a fan of Elementary OS, then get excited because the latest major version has arrived with extra privacy and more
  4. Slower News [original]
    The next few days will be quieter than usual, as per expectations

    New

  5. Debian, Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, and Openwashing
    today's leftovers
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  7. Tor, Tor Browser, and Firefox
    Some Web picks
  8. Open Hardware: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Fairphone, and More
    gadgets and devices
  9. Canonical/Ubuntu Leftovers
    Some more picks from or about Canonical/Ubuntu
  10. Security Leftovers
    inc. some Linux focus
  11. KDE: Akademy 2024 in Würzburg and Web Search Keywords
    a pair of KDE posts
  12. Audiocasts/Shows: Cybershow, Microsoft Controlling "What’s in the SOSS", Linux Matters, and More
    new episodes or videos
  13. Applications: PDF Converter, Gitpod, and More
    Some FOSS picks
  14. today's howtos
    one last batch for today
  15. Microsoft Increasingly Sinister and Incompetent
    3 stories
  16. Transition from Windows to Linux: A Step-by-Step Guide
    by Douglas DeMaio
  17. Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Launches as a Modular Version of Raspberry Pi 5
    The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today the general availability of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 as the fifth update to their Raspberry Pi CM (Compute Module) series.
  18. Mixxx 2.4.2 DJ App Adds Support for Intech TEK2 and Numark Scratch Controllers
    Mixxx 2.4.2 has been released as a new stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtual DJ software for performing live mixes.
  19. Android Leftovers
    Delete These 15 Dangerous Apps On Your Phone—8 Million Installs So Far
  20. This Is Why I Switched to Xfce for Linux Mint on My Older Laptop
    Linux is a great operating system for older computers
  21. FSF Ethical Tech Giving Guide: Remember to give freedom
    All year long, but especially during the last two months of the year
  22. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  23. CROWZ – Linux distro based on Devuan
    CROWZ is a lightweight distro based on Devuan and uses the Calamares Installer
  24. Web Search Keywords
    Did you know about a small but very useful feature from KDE
  25. Is a real-time OS right for your business?
    A real-time operating system (RTOS) ensures precise and deterministic responses
  26. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  27. today's leftovers
    only 3 more links for now
  28. Programming Leftovers
    coding and more
  29. Security Leftovers
    Security related picks
  30. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
    Raspberry Pi in particular
  31. Server: Kubernetes, Istio, and RHEL Clones
    Mostly Red Hat
  32. Barry Kauler's Latest Work on EasyOS
    2 new posts
  33. I'm now using i3 as Window Manager
    Even though I love Xfce and have been using it for years
  34. Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, Late Night Linux, and LINUX Unplugged
    3 new episodes
  35. Code of Conduct Censorship and Thomas Bonnefille Joins Bootlin
    Kernel news mostly
  36. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2024-11-21 to 2024-11-27
    852 /n/2024/11/18/AlmaLinux_OS_9_5_Is_Here_as_a_Free_Alternative_to_Red_Hat_Enter.shtml
    726 /n/2024/11/25/Audiocasts_Shows_Linux_Out_Loud_GNU_World_Order_Open_Source_Sec.shtml
    641 /n/2024/11/22/Canonical_Ubuntu_Leftovers.shtml
    573 /n/2024/11/23/mesa_24_3_0.shtml
    559 /n/2024/11/25/Mozilla_Firefox_133_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml

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Free Software Foundation's Miriam Bastian: We Surpassed Our Year-end Goal of $400,000 USD Thanks to You!
Miriam Bastian: We surpassed our year-end goal of $400,000 USD!
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No kidding!
 
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[Meme] The 'Garbage in, Garbage Out' Patent Office
"law of the buzzword"
Clueless and Nontechnical EPO Management Uses the 'Great Scam' (Hey Hi Hype) to Justify Automation Where It's Both Detrimental and Illegal
The EPC has been practically set aflame; thus, the EPO has no legitimacy or reason to exist anymore
Links 22/01/2025: Democratising Tech Initiative and "Bye Bye Meta"
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The Japanese translation of the term "free software"
by Akira Urushibata
Links 22/01/2025: "The AI Bubble Is Bursting" and Microsoft's Scam Altman is Already Looking for De Facto Bailout From the Insurrectionist
Links for the day
Dr. Andy Farnell's Latest Article About Software Freedom and Richard Stallman
why Dr. Stallman is being picked on
Geminispace (Gemini Protocol) Offers an Escape From Social Control Networks Owned by Oligarchs and Governments
Gemini capsules that promote fascism and retreat to feudalism are rare and scarce
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has Formally Added an Outreach and Communications Coordinator
Maybe the addition happened last year (we mentioned it in passing), but now it's in the "rota"
Electronic Frontier Foundation: Fighting 'for the Poor and Powerless' While Taking Home $336,000 in Annual Salary
nowadays works for or serves not the interests of the masses
Of Note: The Misguided, Infiltrated, Weakened Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) Now Operating at a Loss of Over a Million Dollars
Worst since the COVID-19 lockdowns
[Meme] Omit Microsoft When It's a Scandal or a Breach, Whereupon It Becomes Just an 'IT Company'
Microsoft is like a cult. Members of this cult promote the opposite of security, expecting to be financially rewarded for it.
Calling Out Windows (TCO) is Apparently Impermissible in Some News Sites
The online news sites are failing us (and corporate sponsors play a role)
Richard Stallman's Remarks on His Pain
Published two days ago
Focusing on the Issues
we'll do our best to find the news and not talk about "Mr. T"
Only About 3.6% of Web Users in Pakistan Use Vista 11, According to statCounter
It's not hard to see why so far in 2025 Microsoft has already had several waves of mass layoffs - more than any other company
Rumour: In IBM, Impending "25% Reduction in Finance Roles"
25% to be laid off?
[Meme] Fake Articles From linuxsecurity.com (Just Googlebombing "Linux" With LLM Slop)
Google should really just entirely delist that site
RedHat.com Written by Microsoft Staff, Promoting Microsoft' Proprietary Software That Does Not Even Run on Linux!
This is RedHat.com this week...
Links 22/01/2025: Mass Layoffs at Stripe, Microsoft's Illegal Accounting Practices Under Scrutiny
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Fake 'Article' by Brittany Day (Guardian Digital, Inc) About Linux Mint 22.1 'Xia'
Apparently they've convinced themselves that this is OK
Red Hat Dumps "Inclusive Language", Puts "Master" In Official Communications and Headlines
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[Meme] Plagiarism Does Not Eliminate Jobs by Replacing Humans, It Replaces Human Knowledge With False Cruft
We need to boycott sites that fake their output
Slopwatch: BetaNews Plagiarism and LLM Slop by UNIXMen
"state-of-the-art" plagiarism
What Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Debian Elections Teach Us About the State of Weak (or Fake) Communities
They show a total lack of trust in these communities
[Meme] Doing Dog's Job (Not God's Job)
The FSF did not advertise the talk by RMS (its founder), who spoke in France almost exactly 23 hours ago
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The January 20 Public Talk by Richard Stallman (Around Midday ET), Livestream 'Assassinated' by Google's YouTube
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They do this to RMS all the time
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took many months to get
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This is what domains or former "news" sites do when they die and look very desperately for "another way"
Pocock shot in the face, shot in the back, shot on Hitler's birthday saving France, Belgium and FOSDEM
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Dr Richard Stallman in Montpellier, Robert Edward Ernest Pocock in France
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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Is the talk happening?
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[Meme] EPO Targets
Targets mean nothing if or when you measure the wrong thing
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To those of us (over 99.999% of people impacted by this) who do not work at the EPO the misuse of words like "products" (monopolies are not products) should be disturbing
The EPO is Nowadays Trying to Trick Staff Into Settling Instead of Solving the Underlying Problems of Corruption and Injustice
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BetaNews Spreads Donald Trump Propaganda, Promotes Scams, and Publishes Fake 'Articles' About "Linux"
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It's free (gratis)
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