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Updated This Past Day

  1. Kdenlive 24.12 Added Multiple Subtitle Tracks & Removed Qt5 Support
    Kdenlive, the popular Qt-based free open-source video editor
  2. GNU/Linux Growing in Chile [original]
    chart

    New

  3. Software: Cockpit 331, as-tree, Zen Browser, Duolingo Application on Linux, qBittorrent 5.0.3 Released
    Software news for today
  4. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts - last for today
  5. Audiocasts/Shows/Videos About GNU/Linux and Free Software
    mostly from yewtu.be
  6. Linux-Centric "Security" (and FUD) Leftovers
    many FUD pieces
  7. These Are The Most Useful Linux Apps I Discovered in 2024
    Here are the best Linux apps we encountered in 2024. Try them out if you haven't yet!
  8. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux picks and more
  9. Mozilla: Rust Roundup, "Hey Hi" Fluff, Loss of Revenue, and Input About the Main Sponsor (Google)
    Some Firefox and Mozilla updates
  10. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for today
  11. IPFire Linux Firewall Preps for Wi-Fi 7, Adopts Post-Quantum Cryptography
    Today, the IPFire Project released IPFire 2.29 Core Update 190 as a new update to its hardened open-source GNU/Linux distribution, which primarily performs as a router or firewall.
  12. BSD: Release of OpenBGPD 8.7, UK Keyboard layout on X applications on FreeBSD, BSD Now
    some more BSD picks for today
  13. Canonical/Ubuntu patching automation and Charmed Kubeflow
    a pair of new blog posts from Canonical/Ubuntu
  14. Security Leftovers
    mostly patches
  15. Programming Leftovers
    Development related links
  16. Open Hardware/Modding: Pimoroni, Arduino, and More
    Modding and gadgets related
  17. Red Hat Leftovers
    and some IBM
  18. FOSS Weekly, Kubernetes, Ruqola 2.4.0, and 'Free' Proprietary Bait From Broadcom
    software picks
  19. BSD News: Updates on FreeBSD, FreeBSD Foundation, and Release of NetBSD 10.1
    NetBSD 10.1 released days ago
  20. LibreOffice 24.8.4 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 55 Bug Fixes
    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 24.8.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 24.8 office suite series to address more than 50 bugs.
  21. Leap 15.5 Nears End of Life
    The release of Leap 15.6 on June 12 set in motion the End of Life for maintenance and security for Leap 15.5
  22. Introducing Project Aardvark
    and p2panda
  23. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts, about a dozen
  24. Android Leftovers
    Android prepares new options for customizing your lock screen clock
  25. 6 Linux Distros to Watch Out for in 2025
    Some great Linux distributions are expected to be released in 2025
  26. IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 190 released
    The last update of the year is ready to be released: IPFire 2.29 - Core Update 190
  27. Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    Here’s our pick of the finest open source micro-frameworks
  28. Bluefin – Fedora based Linux distribution
    Bluefin is an immutable, developer-focused, Cloud-native Linux distribution that’s based on Fedora
  29. Announcing Incus 6.8
    The Incus team is pleased to announce the release of Incus 6.8
  30. 6 Linux myths, busted
    Linux is more popular than ever, but certain myths still surround the open-source OS
  31. The 4 easiest ways to test Linux on your old PC before Windows 10 support runs out
    If you're considering a migration from the soon sunsetting Windows 10 to Linux and you're looking for a way to test the open-source operating system
  32. Windows TCO Stories
    3 new examples
  33. Games: Steam Replay, Proton Experimental, Tactical Breach Wizards, COPA CITY, Comet Force
    handful from GamingOnLinux
  34. GNU/Linux, Free Software, Coding Etc.
    today's leftovers
  35. Canonical/Ubuntu: Emojis, Microsoft Spyware, and WINE et al
    Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
  36. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for today
  37. Gadgets and Hardware: Zephyr, Jetson, and More
    on the hardware side
  38. Linux (Kernel) Development and 'Linux' Foundation Openwashing
    Some Linux picks
  39. Fedora, CentOS, and Red Hat
    Some more picks
  40. Applications: Cron Job Managers, End of Life for Istio 1.22, Slink Introduced
    Free software news/reviews
  41. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  42. Debian opens a can of username worms
    It has long been said that naming things is one of the hard things to do in computer science
  43. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2024-12-13 to 2024-12-19
    790 /n/2024/12/15/Xfce_4_20_Desktop_Environment_Released_with_Experimental_Waylan.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

They Don't Tell Us that 'Digitalisation' (Now Sold as "Hey Hi") Just Means Customers Become Unpaid Staff and Are Made Accountable
People are being conditioned to associate technology with something undesirable, at times even unbearable
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Has Layoffs and Microsoft Gaming/Entertainment Division Has an Uncertain Future
it's good to see all those horrible things crashing and burning
 
Links 22/07/2025: "Blog Restart" and Microsoft Clobbered by “ToolShell"
Links for the day
Global Warming and Global GAFAM Energy-Wasting
Burn more money (borrowed, loans), then hope the waste will somehow translate into profit?
No Compliance With the European Patent Convention (EPC) at the European Patent Office (EPO)
It's about preventing competition against this autocracy
Blue-Collar Trolls vs White-Collar Trolls
Examples of white-collar trolls
Apple Vision Pro Failed So Badly That Its Sales Are About 2,000 Times Smaller Than iPhone Sales
What's left for Apple to offer other than hype?
To Millions of People "Year of the Linux Desktop" Was Some Time in the 1990s (Bootable GNU/Linux as a Complete Operating System is Over 33 in Age)
In some sense, "year of the Linux desktop" was 33 years ago
Make No Assumptions (or Demands) About the Screen Resolution Used by Other People
There are usability aspects, aside from accessibility aspects
Why Wayland (and XWayland) Won't Solve the Key Problem It Proclaims to be Tackling (the Same Is True for Rust)
The problem isn't Wayland per se but the false promises and efforts to force everybody to move to it whilst insulting or demonising everyone who won't play along
Diplomatic Immunity Should Not Exist for Anybody
The EPO in its current form gradually 'normalises' the end of European democracy
Brett Wilson LLP Stopped Sending Me Papers When I Showed It had Sent Me Over 5 Kilograms of Legal Papers
A week ago we lodged our third lawsuit
Microsoft Mass Layoffs and Shutdowns Became the New Normal at Microsoft
Microsoft mass layoffs became a topic of everyday media coverage since May
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 21, 2025
IRC logs for Monday, July 21, 2025
FSF "Raised Almost $139,000 During This Summer Campaign"
"Thank you for making a stand against dystopia!"
Gemini Links 22/07/2025: VPS Exploited and Fear of View
Links for the day
LLM Bots vs Techrights
Slows things down a bit
New Publication Sheds Lights on Abuse of Workers at the European Patent Office (EPO)
Put in simple terms, they're killing the Office, harming remaining staff, try to hire rubber-stampers
Links 21/07/2025: Hardware, Health, and Imperialism
Links for the day
Gemini Links 21/07/2025: "When Buying Isn't Owning" and "CMS Special Edition"
Links for the day
Links 21/07/2025: Indie Web and Toxic Politics
Links for the day
[Meme] Microsoft Lawyers Throwing Stones in Glass Houses
threatened me with bankruptcy
Google "AI Overview" is Not AI and Not Overview
do not be misled; what Google does isn't smart, it's just ripping off the sites it already crawled for as long as 27 years
Making the Case to Dump Microsoft and GAFAM for National and Digital Sovereignty
"Sovereignty is difficult"
The Tactics of the Opposition (Microsoft Lunduke): Associate With K00ks, Throw in Vaccines to Muddy the Water
Who stands to gain from this?
Europe's Second-Largest Institution (EPO) and Largest Patent Monopoly Office Needs More Transparency, Not Less Transparency
In the EPO, what good are elections when one candidate literally bribes all the voters?
How Not to Report News About Microsoft
This pattern of misreporting is so widespread that it's hard to believe it's not intentional
Computer Science is Under Attack, They Want Everyone to be a Consumer
If people can no longer acquire Computer Science education and real Computer Science experience, they will not know how to control their own digital destiny or emancipate the very same universities that now control the syllabus and instead of teaching Computer Science encourage the outsourcing of systems
The Best Tools Are the Simplest Tools
There's a hidden message here about the merits of sticking with X
Ofcom Online Safety Group Speaks of Protecting Women Online, Will Brett Wilson LLP Ever Listen?
They've essentially became like the Taliban's "burka police"
Social Control Media Relies on Advertisers, So It'll Always Be Hostile Towards Free Software
Sales, sales, sales
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 20, 2025
IRC logs for Sunday, July 20, 2025
Fragmentation of Data
Life is too short to "hoard" data
In Defence of "Spinning Rust"
Just because something is "old" (or older) doesn't mean it ought to become extinct
Using Free Software to Prepare Legal Documents
LibreOffice is openly complaining about OOXML as an obstacle
Tech and Technology Are Not the Same Anymore
"Are you into tech, Sir?"
Our Articles About SLAPPs Receive Recognition and Interest
This week we shall continue writing about the 3 lawsuits we filed
Are You Served?
For many people, advocacy of Free software and GPL enforcement are assumed to be happening
Conspiracy or grooming? Alex Jurado, Voice of Reason compared to Outreachy
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 20/07/2025: Security Breaches and Former 'Open' 'AI' Engineer on Hype and Culture Issues
Links for the day
Links 20/07/2025: Fending Off BRICS and US Government Attacks Its Own Media (Like China and Russia)
Links for the day
Framed by social control media: Alex Belfield, Voice of Reason
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Gemini Links 20/07/2025: Summertime and OCC25 Wrap-up
Links for the day
Jamie Zawinski Complained About Wayland, Then Decided to Give It a Go, Now Complains Again About Wayland
Ask IBM (Red Hat) why it's worth throwing so much away just for Wayland fanaticism
Slopwatch: Planet Ubuntu, LinuxSecurity, and More
former "Linux" blogs which basically became slopfarms
Russia Set to Ban Facebook?
If WhatsApp is made to "leave", that means Facebook or "Meta".
Links 20/07/2025: More GAFAM Lawsuits, Layoffs, and SLAPPs
Links for the day
Taking Stock of a Good and Productive Week
We shall now be taking a break, unpacking the new hard drive (8 TB), and making backups of everything
Nice Recovery (From Actual Fire) by PCLinuxOS, New Version of PCLinuxOS Released, Now Top of DistoWatch
PCLinuxOS is a community-driven distro
More Microsoft Shutdowns That Mostly Slipped Under the Radar
Remember what happened to books 'sold' by Microsoft?
Microsoft Lunduke Still Fighting Cancel Culture With... Cancel Culture
There will be no "winners" in such 'debates'
The History of Daily Links and Politics
"I support Wayland, but I also support abortion..."
Ageism in Tech
Your protocol is "old"...
Microsoft is at 0% "Market Share" in Most Areas
Depending on the taxonomy chosen, there may be dozens of categories other than desktops and laptops
"The moment MSFT stock fails to start tumbling, that’s the beginning of another corporate giant going under."
There are far more layoffs at Microsoft than at Intel, but you would not get this impression based on Wall Street media
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 19, 2025
IRC logs for Saturday, July 19, 2025