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Updated This Past Day

  1. BleachBit 5.0 System Cleaning Utility Released with Major Upgrades
    BleachBit 5.0 open-source system cleaning utility is out now with new cleaners

    New

  2. Mesa 25.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, This Is What’s New
    Mesa 25.1 open-source graphics stack for Linux is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements for existing graphics drivers, as well as better support for numerous video games.
  3. today's leftovers
    FOSS in particular
  4. LibreOffice Conference Budapest 2025 and FLISOL Brasilia 2025
    events about LO or with LO
  5. FSF Events and Kenya, UK, and IRC
    some Freedom-centric happenings
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  7. Databases: PostgreSQL's external_file v1.2, 30 years of MySQL
    DB news
  8. OpenBSD and OpenSSH Leftovers
    BSD picks
  9. My week with Linux: I'm dumping Windows for Ubuntu to see how it goes | Tom's Hardware
    I'm ready to try joining that industrious four percent and installing Linux on my computers to use as my main OS
  10. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and More
    hardware leftovers
  11. Fedora and CentOS Leftovers
    IBM universe
  12. LibreArts Weekly and Upscaler 1.5.0 Released
    Applications in focus
  13. Videos/Shows: Ask Noah, Ubuntu 25.04, Linux on FPGA
    4 new ones
  14. Kernel Space: AUTOSEL and Linux Kernel 6.6.89 in EasyOS
    Linux news (kernel)
  15. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical articles
  16. Security and Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) Leftovers
    plus some LF fluff
  17. This is what I’m doing with my old Windows 10 PC instead of trading it in like Microsoft wants me to
    The solution here is easy; once Windows 10 falls out of support, I will put Linux on the computer and use that instead
  18. Codethink Trustable Reproducible Linux (CTRL OS)
    new announcement
  19. A Linux-backed project shows how to save unsupported backdoored Windows 10 PCs by installing Linux
    a pair of reports
  20. New Planet GNOME and GNOME Foundation’s New Executive Director
    after Executive Director quit
  21. Fwupd 2.0.9 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for Intel Arc ‘Battlemage’ GPUs
    Fwupd 2.0.9 is out today as the ninth maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility with support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes.
  22. Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Printers App, Linux 6.12 LTS, and Wayland Improvements
    The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced today a new version of their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi computers that introduces some new features, better touchscreen handling, and various Wayland improvements.
  23. Slimbook Launches Kymera Black Linux Desktop Computer for Gamers and Creators
    UE-based Linux hardware vendor Slimbook announced today the launch of Kymera Black as the next generation of their Linux desktop computer designed for creators, gamers, and hardware enthusiasts.
  24. Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download
    As of May 1st, 2025, Canonical has officially opened the development of Ubuntu 25.10 (codename Questing Quokka), and now they published the first daily build ISO images for early adopters, application developers, and general public testing.
  25. today's leftovers
    SUSE, hardware, and FOSS
  26. Latest From Red Hat's Official Site (Some Buzzwords, Too)
    redhat.com picks
  27. Android Leftovers
    Android’s phone taskbar isn't quite ready yet, but it's already getting a multitasking boost
  28. PeerTube Mobile App v1 Is Out
    The PeerTube mobile app has reached version 1
  29. These 10 Linux Commands Showed Me How Much Better Life Is Off Windows
    When I first switched to Linux from Windows, I was intimidated by the terminal
  30. Interrupt: A Linux based Flipper Zero rival that just launched and is already funded
    Interrupt, a new pen-testing gadget, has just launched on Kickstarter
  31. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  32. Games: Proton 10, Monster Hunter Bundle, SteamVR 2.10, and More
    10 stories from GamingOnLinux
  33. Project management apps are my top productivity hack - and these are my favorites on Linux
    Need to manage a small to medium-sized personal or business project
  34. Empowering Engineers as Ambassadors: A Strategic Business Investment
    When organizations embrace open source
  35. I've used dozens of distros as a Linux power user, but this one feels truly different
    If you're ready for a new approach to Linux
  36. Ready to ditch Windows for good? This is the Linux distro I recommend for beginners
    SDesk is a lightweight Linux distribution designed with a familiar interface
  37. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles

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

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The Price of Exposing Corruption in Poland (and Elsewhere)
It's easier to participate in corruption than to merely do the right thing and oppose it
Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part IX: Minimum Wages For You (Experienced Scientist), Alicante/EU Paydays For Me (Unproductive, Corrupt Official)
Does UPRP maladministration extend to the false belief that qualified and experienced scientists can play the role of circus clowns?
"The Liberating Power of Simply Telling People the Truth."
'polite' bullying
Who Imitates Who? Plagiarist as Client (From Microsoft), 'Plagiarism' at the Law Firm?
let's revisit the subject
EPO's Central Staff Committee (CSC) Scrutinises the Man Who Illegally Grants (and Forces Others to Illegally Participate in Granting) Software Patents in Europe
EPO compels examiners to break the law in the name of obeying illegal "rules" or "orders"
The Latest Rumour Says The Next (as Correctly Predicted Before) Wave of Layoffs at Microsoft is 3 Weeks Away, "Larger Than the First Wave"
Step 2
TV Licensing Used to SPAM Your Postbox, Now It Does the Same to E-mail
First they ask for your E-mail address; then they start nagging you via E-mail
 
X11 is Free Software
Whether you agree (e.g. on politics) with the person/s forking it doesn't matter
The More Time Passes, the Better Our Advice on Social Control Media Seems
At the end of the day, any platform you do not control yourself is working for someone else
UK High Court Blasts Brett Wilson LLP for Misusing "GDPR" After Failed Efforts to Censor Critics Using 'Libel' Claims
No wonder this firm is rapidly shrinking
Recent Blunders in Microsoft GitHub (e.g. Slop-Generated Bug Reports or GPL Violations 'as a Service') Taking Their Toll?
Put bluntly, if you still use Microsoft GitHub, then you're slave to Microsoft
American Imperialism and Microsoft Plagiarism
Techrights will therefore do what Microsoft does not want it to do: it'll write even more about Microsoft
When They Have Nothing Left to Help Advance Abusive Litigation for Microsoft People... Other Than Throwing ~500 Pages of Someone Else's Work Into a PDF
Microsoft is having a very tough year
Slopwatch and Yet More Holes in 'Secure Boot' (as Usual!), Promoted Inside Linux by the Man We Are Suing
Today's Slopwatch will be short
Gemini Links 13/06/2025: People You've Left Behind, Life Update and OS Changes
Links for the day
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 12, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, June 12, 2025
Links 12/06/2025: Portland Homeless Deaths Quadruple, COVID Cases Surge in Asia
Links for the day
EPO's Gareth Lord Asked About "Quality and Productivity" or, Put Another Way, Why the EPO Keeps Granting So Many Invalid/Illegal Patents
letter to Lord
The Toxic Playbook
Either you support Prince Mohammed bin Salman or you're a nazi
It's Possible That BetaNews Got Cracked, But Nobody Talks About It, The Site Contains an Outdated Old Image, No Activity
It's possible that they will never explain what happened to the site and users' accounts
Links 12/06/2025: Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Dies
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Gemini Links 12/06/2025: Video Game Diegesis and Steam Next Fest
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Why the Militants Have Lost Every Battle Since 2022 (When Attacking My Wife and I in Various Ways, Even Attacking Our Employers)
This takes patience, sure, but at the end most evildoers face the consequences for their actions
Our Priority is Still Tackling Software Patents and Corruption in Patent Offices
Meanwhile we got compliments on our recent articles, which means that they are effective
Politics Will Impact Software Choices
Will those systems respect users' freedom?
EPO: Neglecting Children to Promote American Monopolies by Shielding Them From European Competition
Yesterday the Central Staff Committee at the EPO spoke about another "reform" at the Office
Slopwatch: Another Day, Another Slopfest, LLM Slop Scrapers Slow Down Our Site
We too have some slop issues; this past day this site and the sister site had to answer about 2.5 million requests (not counting Gemini Protocol) and it's slowing things down for everybody
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Links 11/06/2025: More Vulnerabilities Found in 'Smart' Phones, China Extends Reach in the Pacific
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Gemini Links 11/06/2025: Grain and Steam Next Fest
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Links 11/06/2025: "Quantum" Hype From IBM, US Closer to Martial Law, and “The Nation” Celebrates Milestone
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IBM's CEO Roasted, Sizzled and Grilled for Dumb and Inconsistent Vapourware Promises
It looks like being a chronic liar is what it takes to lead the company once synonymous with computing
IBM's Goal Is Not (and Never Was) Computer Users' Freedom
More than 1.5 decades ago I found IBM to be an "ally of convenience" because of OpenDocument Format (ODF)
Wayland Shows the IBM/Red Hat Way of Doing Things
IBM is trying to 'kill' X
GitHub is Proprietary, Controlled by Microsoft, and GPL Violation Warehouse
"IRS tax filing software [will be] released to the people as free software" ... In general this is good news
Slopfarm Catastrophe
Seems like BetaNews (or BetaNoise) has just suffered a major data loss and restored the site from a week-old backup
Abuse Inside the Polish Patent Office (UPRP) - Part VIII: Illegal Working Conditions
How many people need to die for these people to get their massive salaries?
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IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
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