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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 02, 2025

Undergrowth In Autumn

Updated This Past Day

  1. BSD: OpenBSD and FreeBSD Stories
    mostly FreeBSD
  2. Incus 6.11 Container & Virtual Machine Manager Released
    Incus 6.11 container & virtual machine manager is out with initial Linstor support
  3. (Updated) OrangePi RV SBC Gains JH7110 RISC-V Processor and PCIe 2.0 Interface
    The OrangePi RV is a development board based on the open-source RISC-V architecture
  4. LibreByte Uses Tux Machines in Video About Sleeping Cycles of Linus Torvalds and Richard Stallman [original]
    "famous" in YouTube?

    New

  5. Firefox 138 Is Out for Public Beta Testing with New Contrast Control Settings
    With Firefox 137 rolling out today to the stable channel, Mozilla promoted the next major release of their open-source, free, and cross-platform web browser, Firefox 138, to the beta channel for public testing.
  6. Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux
    Valve’s latest stable Steam Client update arrived today for all supported platforms, including Linux, with various improvements and many bug fixes for a better Steam gaming experience.
  7. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux, openwashing, and more
  8. Linux Embedded and Devices With Linux or Open Systems
    some hardware stories of interest
  9. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for now
  10. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today, many about Firefox
  11. Summer of KDE and New Releases of Kaidan
    KDE news
  12. Videos/Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux, Funding Free/Open Source Stuff, Makulu Fences, and The Linux Link Tech Show
    4 new picks
  13. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  14. Debian: Nitrux 3.9.1 and Binary Distribution Rebuilds
    Debian related
  15. Web Browsers/Web Servers: wget, curl, and Brave
    Web client news/views
  16. Android Leftovers
    This upcoming Android phone is thinner than a Pixel 9, but has a 7,300 mAh battery
  17. today's leftovers
    4 more stories
  18. Latest in redhat.com
    lots of buzzwords
  19. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  20. Shotcut 25.03 Released with Smart Bin & New Filters
    Shotcut, the free open-source non-linear video editor, released new 25.03 few days ago with enhancements
  21. Best Free and Open Source Software
    Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion. Open source software at its finest
  22. postmarketOS: In search for a better keyboard
    This was unbelievably great timing, because we are actually integrating a new keyboard with the following features...
  23. 5 fun Linux commands you should try at least once
    The Linux terminal window can actually be quite entertaining
  24. KStars v3.7.6 is Released
    KStars v3.7.6 is released on 2025.04.01 for Windows, MacOS & Linux
  25. 4 reasons why LibreOffice downloads are way up (hint: you'll relate)
    More users than ever are flocking to the open source suite since its latest update
  26. Why this Linux distro is my new favorite Windows replacement
    Zorin OS 17.3 is everything you know and all the things you need
  27. Games: Last of Us Part II Remastered, Monster Train 2, Vampire Survivors, and More
    gaming picks
  28. Canonical is Using FUD to Sell Ubuntu, Having Paid for "Studies" (International Data Corporation (IDC), Marketing Company of IDG)
    shameful
  29. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

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Disinformation and Marketing Spam From and For OIN (GAFAM's and IBM's Weapon Against Free Software Activists and Reformists Against Software Patents)
All in all, this anniversary is just a PR stunt with revisionism
Google Spreading Misinformation and Lies
Google is in the propaganda business
New Video Report About Microsoft Cancelling Multi-Billion Dollar Projects
direct link to the video
Microsoft is Already Laying Off Lots of Contractors
cost-cutting at Microsoft takes a new "edge"
 
IBM Allegedly to Sell More Parts of the Company While Outsourcing to India, Microsoft Now Goes After Unions
They both have cash and debt problems
Slopwatch: Google Noise ("News"), Linux Security (Slopfarm), and BetaNoise (Serial Slopper)
Today there's no lack of LLM slop
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
IRC logs for Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Links 30/04/2025: "Brian Lumley’s Necroscope Series" and "Death In The Afternoon"
Links for the day
Links 29/04/2025: Microsoft Infosys Layoffs, 'Popcorn Lung' With Vapers, Hong Kong Banning Possession of e-cigarettes in Public
Links for the day
Gemini Links 29/04/2025: Hey-Hi (AI) Isn't Your Friend/Lover, Mastodon is a Mess, and Mandelbrot Programming
Links for the day
Just Sending More and More Threats Does Not Change the Fact We Got Abused for Many Years and Women Got Strangled
Wanting a "gag order" - or sometimes injunctions - by sending many threats
Links 29/04/2025: Water Scarcity, LLM Slop Backfiring Again in Legal Documents
Links for the day
statCounter: GNU/Linux Adoption Surging in Switzerland, Windows at All-time Low
What happened?
Gemini Links 28/04/2025: Free Speech and Perfectionism in Design
Links for the day
What Fake News Looks Like (IBM)
IBM told a lie. The media then just blindly repeated this lie.
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 28, 2025
IRC logs for Monday, April 28, 2025
China is Already Culling GAFAM (Not Just Microsoft Windows)
OS monoculture or "OS hegemony" may be coming to an end
The "Telephone Operating System in the Vatican" is 95 Years Old, Vatican Moved to GNU/Linux
Maybe Microsoft is down to zero already
If Tesla Shares (and Alleged Value) Fell 55% (From $489 to $222) in a Few Months Maybe It's Not Worth Anything At All (It's Just Gambling)
Tesla swasticars have turned from a "status symbol" into a "public embarrassment" and cause for casual humiliation
Coming Soon: Microsoft Fake Results, Mass Layoffs, and Silence About All the People Microsoft Pressured to "Quit" (So That They Don't Get Counted as Layoffs)
there will be more mass layoffs
Chromebooks' Adoption in Sweden No Longer Depends on Schools
School breaks are when classrooms are shut
No, IBM is Not Investing $150 Billion in the US and It Doesn't Even Have That Kind of Money
Here we go again... media as a vehicle of lobbying and misinformation
Leak: The EPO's General Consultative Committee (GCC) Does Not Consult Staff on Crucial Matters and Bypasses the Administrative Council (AC) to Do Illegal Things
violations against the EPO's very staff
New Leaks Coming Soon, We Maintain 100% Record of Successful Resistance to Censorship
We won't be told what we can and cannot say (especially when it's true)
Central African Republic (CAR): Vista 11 is Only ~0.2% Market Share
99.8% to go!
BSD and GNU/Linux Replaced Microsoft in Secure Servers, All Microsoft Has Left is LLM Slop for Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD)
the FUD machine never rests
Gemini Links 28/04/2025: A Simple Task Tracking and Auto-Prioritization Tool and Other Programs
Links for the day
Links 28/04/2025: Canada's Election, Pakistan-India Conflict
Links for the day
Speed of GNU/Linux
The media seldom speaks of the dangers of "proprietary software"
Glue Inside Your Pizza (or Why People Will Get Fed Up With Slop)
People are given "answers" from non-intelligence word dumpsters
Proprietary Windows Versus "Linux" News (Trying to Keep People on Windows, Never Exploring GNU/Linux)
Good editors know better how to recognise threats and not give them lip service
Ensuring That Every Computer User Anywhere in the World Can Take Control of All His or Her Computers
We must fight the people who attack general-purpose computing, in particular those who push this agenda very aggressively inside Linux
Links 28/04/2025: Cyberattacks Happening, Chatbots Disappointing, and "Free Speech Under Fire"
Links for the day
Phone Adoption Very Low in Vatican, Windows Usage Fell Nonetheless
Even in places where people still use desktops/laptops most of the time (and have access to these) Windows is gradually losing ground
GNU/Linux 9% in Cuba, Vista 11 Waning, Android Dominant
Microsoft has pretty much lost Cuba
Gemini Links 28/04/2025: Autism and Structural Navigation
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, April 27, 2025
IRC logs for Sunday, April 27, 2025