Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 23, 2025

Various Watercolor Papers of Parisian Coffee Scenes

Updated This Past Day

  1. Security Leftovers
    Security picks
  2. GNU/Linux and Other Operating Systems
    leftovers about OSes
  3. BSD Leftovers
    Some BSD picks
  4. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS and more
  5. Programming Leftovers
    Development stories
  6. Another Ocean of Fake Articles Sponsored by Red Hat About Red Hat and Buzzwords Galore
    really awful 'journalism'
  7. Debian Taking Corporate Money and Defaming Their Own
    Debian picks
  8. Open Hardware/Modding: RISV-V, PocketBeagle, ESP32, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  9. Videos/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, GNU/Linux, OBS Studio, and More
    Some new picks
  10. FOSS Weekly and Software News
    Some software leftovers
  11. today's howtos
    many howtos for the whole day
  12. Flatpak, Ubuntu Upselling, and Home Assistant
    3 leftovers
  13. Latest Buzzwords Festival at Red Hat Summit and Windows Promotion at redhat.com
    redhat.com's latest
  14. Android Leftovers
    Google confirms it’s bringing a desktop mode to Android
  15. Why I Switched to Linux From Windows (It Wasn't the Bugs or Updates)
    It’s only when I used Linux that I realized what a well-thought-out operating system can be
  16. Prime OS on EndeavourOS: Can it Run?
    Prime OS can be installed side by side with the Linux system
  17. Don't "buy" e-books from Oxford University Press
    I found the book’s page on the publisher’s website, Oxford University Press
  18. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  19. OmniOS Community Edition is an enterprise server OS
    OmniOS is an illumos based server operating system with ZFS, Bhyve, DTrace, Crossbow, SMF and Linux zone support
  20. Radxa ROCK 4D with RK3576 SoC, PCIe Gen2 x1, Gigabit Ethernet, and PoE Support Starts at $30
    Software support includes Debian 12, Android 14, Yocto, and Buildroot
  21. PipeWire 1.4.3 Brings netJACK2 Changes, Improves ALSA audio.channels Support
    The PipeWire project released PipeWire 1.4.3 today as yet another minor update to the latest PipeWire 1.4 series for this popular open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux systems.
  22. Games: Humble Bundle, Steam Deck, and More
    10 stories from GamingOnLinux
  23. LWN Articles About Kernel
    outside paywall now
  24. The last of YaST?
    By Joe Brockmeier
  25. 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 2025-05-16 to 2025-05-22
    930 /n/2025/05/15/Microsoft_Broke_Linux_PCs_Now_Microsoft_Sites_Credit_It_With_Fi.shtml
    857 /n/2025/05/17/Wine_10_8.shtml
    712 /n/2025/05/20/Damn_Small_Linux_revived_my_aging_Eee_PC_Here_s_how_to_use_it_t.shtml
    694 /n/2025/05/17/Debian_on_Thinkpad_X13_Gen_5_and_Release_of_Debian_Based_Grml_2.shtml
    672 /n/2025/05/15/KDE_Plasma_6_4_Beta_Release.shtml
    649 /n/2025/05/17/today_s_howtos.shtml
    642 /n/2025/05/16/today_s_howtos.shtml
    633 /n/2025/05/18/today_s_leftovers.shtml
    629 /n/2025/05/18/today_s_howtos.shtml
    628 /n/2025/05/19/today_s_howtos.shtml
    627 /n/2025/05/20/today_s_howtos.shtml
    621 /n/2025/05/19/Konsole_tab_layouts_and_KDE_is_finally_getting_a_native_virtual.shtml
    610 /n/2025/05/17/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    601 /n/2025/05/16/GNU_Linux_Leftovers.shtml
    596 /n/2025/05/20/Android_Leftovers.shtml
    594 /n/2025/05/17/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
    588 /n/2025/05/16/Android_Leftovers.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Czech Mate: EPO Kingmaker or Merely a Pawn in the Game?
recent "missions" of the EPO President
SLAPP Censorship - Part 131 Out of 200: A Big Win for the Media in the United Kingdom (UK) Today
In a democratic society the Right to Know, which is closely connected to freedom of the press (or what one might label "blogging" or "blag"), comes above all else, except where there are lives being put at risk
IBM's Fedora Plans to Integrate Slop Into "Fedora Workstation as a Default Feature."
IBM does not care whether the community wants this or not
The Media Talks a Lot About XBox Layoffs, a Closer Look at the Data Shows Microsoft 'Bloodbath'
'Bloodbath' is the term insiders use
 
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 07, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, July 07, 2026
Links 07/07/2026: Microsoft Cuts Doom "id Software" and Turkey Detains Journalists
Links for the day
Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Old Computer Challenge (OCC) and Hardware Tests
Links for the day
A Break From the Routine
What matters is what whistleblowers keep feeding information to us
SLAPP Censorship - Part 132 Out of 200: When You Cannot Pay a Million Pounds (1,335,520.00 United States Dollar) to Lawyers But Have a Strong Community
Techrights compensates for its fiscal poverty with a wealth of community spirit
Fame is Not the Goal
"Fame" kills
Mental Health in Free Software Communities
clearly there is a subject that merits debate and it ought not be a taboo anymore
The Era of Sponsored Spam
There is no "era of AI", there is era of BRIBES to PRETEND there is an "era of AI"
Gemini Links 07/07/2026: Cleaning, Old Computer, and More
Links for the day
Links 07/07/2026: Le Monde Combats LLM Slop Plagiarism, "ACLU Launches Largest Ever Midterm Electoral Program"
Links for the day
Extremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth
Only the firm belief that justice applies to all will produce a just society
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 06, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, July 06, 2026
Links 07/07/2026: Kernelized Secure Operating System (KSOS) and "Exploiting Thoughtcrime in LLMs"
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 130 Out of 200: Jealousy, Envy, Hubris
This site is primarily about Free software
Gemini Links 06/07/2026: Still Mostly Dry, GoToSocial, and More
Links for the day
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Effective Dispute Resolution… But Not For EPO Staff
Slovenia fielded one of the few Administrative Council delegations which managed to maintain its own independent line against the tyrannical EPOnian "Sun King"
Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy
People who want to communicate, federate and organise for effective change need to evolve
Free Software Foundation (FSF) Covers Quibble, Free Software for Secure Communications, in the FSF Summer Bulletin
The Georgia Tech folks are bringing Free software education and contributions to one of the better known Computer Science hubs in the US
Microsoft Layoffs Include Windows, Bing, Slop (CoPilot etc.) and There Will More More Rounds (or Waves) to Come
"43% of Xbox laid off"
Obscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up)
Notice how they treat "LinkedIn" as separate
Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted
IBM in the 1980s is not what it is right now
Cybershow on "Escaping Prisons For Your Mind"
"THE CYBER SHOW: Stealing technofascism's boots, and stomping on its own face with them."
Links 06/07/2026: At Least 20% Staff Reduction in XBox (Microsoft), Taiwan Sees Uptick in Chinese Aggression/Provocation, Senator Rodante Marcoleta Arrested
Links for the day
Confirmed: Microsoft Layoffs Come in Two Waves, Just Like Last Summer
To us, what stands out is the admission from Microsoft that there are two (or more) waves
In Praise of the UK's Stance on Free Speech (but Some Reservations)
At the moment there is a healthy discussion going on with the objective of disrupting attacks on British press
Exposing Corruption at the European Patent Office (EPO), a Call for More Whistleblowers
We predict that, provided enough whistleblowers speak out, António "the unready" won't even finish his current term
Leaving Our Pets for Several Days
This week our pets will be worried that "mommy and daddy" are away
Dating Trees and Dating 'Apps'
several high-profile stories in the news about scandals in "dating apps"
DW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2
It was released just days after Assange had turned 53 and about two weeks after he had left the UK
Independent Media is the Only Form of Legitimate Media
Independent media is, indeed, what we need to demand more of
The Story of the European Patent Office (EPO) Wagging the Dog (EU)
The aim of the series is to properly inform the world - not just Europeans - how Europe's second-largest institution is run [...] How did a corporate hub of monopolies become so detached from the Rule of Law?
GNU/Linux Up to New High in Libya, Windows Down to All-Time Low
GNU/Linux touches 5% there, based on statCounter
Links 06/07/2026: Artists Reject Slop (or Even de Facto Bribes to Market/Endorse Slop)
Links for the day
SLAPP Censorship - Part 129 Out of 200: Iranian Tactics
Hunger for revenge compels people to do overzealous, irrational things
Quiet Week
Many in the US are still enjoying an extended weekend
The Media Needs to Speak of Slop as a Climate Issue Like It Did With Bitcoin
But the slop industry keeps paying the media to play along with the hype
IBM's Fall
IBM's fate is closely connected to that of the Free software movement because of the salaries
Social Dialogue at the European Patent Office (EPO) is Dead, the Strikes and Work Stoppage-Like Actions Carry on
What next for the EPO?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, July 05, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, July 05, 2026
Links 05/07/2026: Shadows of the Upper Peninsula and 2026 Old Computer Challenge
Links for the day