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  1. openSUSE’s Agama Installer 17 Released with UI Improvements
    openSUSE's new Agama installer v17 brings improved storage UI
  2. LMDE 7 Will Be Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”, Linux Mint 22.3 Planned for December
    Linux Mint leader Clement Lefebvre revealed today in the project’s monthly newsletter that the team is working on the LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 operating system.

    New

  3. Security Patches and More
    Security news
  4. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    GNU/Linux picks
  5. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks
  6. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  7. BSD News and Shows
    FreeBSD, OpenBSD, BSDNow
  8. Kernel: BSD, Proxmox/VB for VMs, Fixing False Positive Soft Lockups in net/sched Fuzzing
    some kernel level work/news
  9. Barry Kauler on Latest EasyOS Work, Focus on overlayfs
    overlayfs mostly
  10. Open Hardware/Modding: SparkFun, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Hardware picks
  11. Fedora Family / Red Hat's Latest Marketing Pitch and "Hey Hi" Drivel (AI)
    mostly redhat.com
  12. today's howtos
    idroot and more
  13. KDE Frameworks 6.18 Lets You Use Your Laptop’s Copilot Key for Launching Apps
    The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue with KDE Frameworks 6.18, published today by the KDE Project as a companion update to the recent KDE Plasma 6.4.5 desktop environment and KDE Gear 25.08.1 software suite releases.
  14. Android Leftovers
    Samsung Galaxy phones may get 3D capture ahead of Android XR headset debut
  15. Dash to Panel GNOME Shell Extension Gets GNOME 49 Support and New Features
    A big update to the popular GNOME Shell extension Dash to Panel is rolling out today with new features, bug fixes, and support for the soon-to-be-released GNOME 49 desktop environment series.
  16. VirtualBox 7.2.2 Maintenance Update Brings USB, Networking, and GUI Fixes
    VirtualBox 7.2.2 fixes crashes, GUI freezes, and USB/IP issues
  17. Fwupd 2.0.16 Released with New Search Feature
    Fwupd 2.0.16 introduces a new search feature and fixes FreeBSD update issues
  18. VirtualBox & vmugfx unsupported hypervisor error
    Recently, I encountered a weird little problem. An inconsistent little problem, too. On a Linux host
  19. Q4OS 6.1 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 with KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktops
    The Q4OS project announced today the release and general availability of Q4OS 6.1 as the newest stable (and LTS) version of this lightweight, KDE-oriented distribution featuring the latest KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments.
  20. Introducing The ASF’s New Logo
    going "woke"?
  21. Games: DOOM, Capcom Retro Revival Pack Humble Bundle, and More
    GamingOnLinux mostly
  22. This Linux-based operating system is the perfect secondary OS for your PC
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  23. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  24. Happy with the Framework 12 Laptop
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  25. Stable kernels: Linux 6.16.7, Linux 6.12.47, Linux 6.6.106, Linux 6.1.152, Linux 5.15.193, and Linux 5.10.244
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.16.7 kernel
  26. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    4 more links
  27. Games: Godot 4.5 RC 2, Steam’s Sept Client Update, and More
    gaming related news
  28. Linux Lite 7.6: Plenty for Windows Refugees, But Too Dumbed Down for Comfort
    Though feature-rich, Linux Lite 7.6 might come off as patronizing to new users abandoning Windows 10
  29. Hardware Leftovers
    Hardware and Linux
  30. Free, Libre Software, LibreOffice, and Openwashing by Microsoft OSI
    FOSS leftovers
  31. Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
    holes and more
  32. today's howtos
    5 howtos
  33. FreeBSD Foundation Reports and Keeping Data Safe with OpenZFS
    BSD picks
  34. Debian: Gunnar Wolf, Sven Hoexter, and Dirk Eddelbuettel on Technical Work
    some Debian picks
  35. Programming Leftovers
    Development stories
  36. Videos/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, What’s in the SOSS?, and LWN's Jonathan Corbet
    3 new ones
  37. New Release of EasyOS and Some EasyOS Updates
    EasyOS roundup
  38. Debian stable updates explained: security, updates, and point releases
    Debian stable updates work through three main channels
  39. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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Microsoft XBox is Having Its 1990s Apple Moment (Near Bankruptcy), Says Respected Insider
Microsoft's CEO has already admitted that XBox is having serious financial problems [...] They already try to reuse the brand "XBox" to refer to Vista 11
OECD Carries Water for Microsoft, Targets Schools and Children With Slop Agenda
Peel off a layer or two to find GAFAM
Links 16/06/2026: UK to Restrict Access to Social Control Media; The FCC Wants to Eliminate Burner Phones
Links for the day
 
Microsoft Will "DOOM" id Software and Others, Claim Observers
As the worst predictions trickle in and out Microsoft loses control of the narrative
Austria Shows Rapid Demise of Windows in the EU
Expect many Microsoft layoffs soon, and not just in XBox/gaming
Links 16/06/2026: Mainstream Media Affirms Microsoft Studio Closures Planned, Anthropic’s Latest Marketing Hype Debunked by Experts
Links for the day
This Morning The Register MS Published Page With "AI" 42 Times in It. It Was Paid SPAM.
The Register MS is propping up a pyramid scheme
Microsoft "Xbox braces for sweeping studio closures before June 30."
Microsoft's control of the damage-limiting narrative has clearly slipped
In Africa's Largest Nation Windows Has Fallen From 100% to a Lot Less, Now All-Time Lows
Let's see what happens or will happen in Algeria in 2027
Richard Stallman's Talk Due in One Hour, Here's What People Say
To Stallman, what matters is control by users and collective control
SLAPP Censorship - Part 108 Out of 200: Moving On and Moving Up
an explanation of our rich history and commitment to courageous whistleblowers
Why We Call Him Dr. Stallman
He got at least 15 such titles
United States of America: GNU/Linux Hovering Around 5% (It Started There)
GNU/Linux is turning 43 this year (in a few months), Linux will turn 35
Microsoft Promises Made to be Broken
It's a real problem and it is not limited to XBox
IBM Down $61 in Two Weeks, The Lies About Quantum Computers Didn't Last Long
IBM is an unsafe employer, not a good place to work
You Probably Don't Want to "Go Viral" in Toxic Social Control Media
Good news sites do not strive to go "viral" but to be consistently good, irrespective of "traffic"
New 'Article' in The Register MS Has Mentioned "AI" 44 Times. The Register MS Got Paid to Publish It.
Bear this in mind when seeing "hey hi" all over the news
18-Year Anniversary of Our IRC Community
As noted some months ago, trolling and abuse in our IRC network is very rare these days
Microsoft - Like IBM - is Leaving a Legacy is Emptied/Abandoned Buildings
Microsoft's LinkedIn had many layoffs recently
Richard Stallman's (RMS) Speaking Tour in Europe Coincides With Abandonment of Microsoft Windows
The message applies to all governments
Gemini Links 16/06/2026: Nazi Law of Mental Abuse and Lewis Aburrow's 3D-Printed Slider
Links for the day
Links 16/06/2026: Windows TCO and Fedora Finding Serious 20-Year-Old Holes in Microsoft Outlook
Links for the day
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: An Advisor to the President
he had recently advanced to membership of the "inner circle" of Team Campinos.
Two Weeks Ahead of July Three Studios Microsoft Plans to Shut Down Already Named
This is what happens when companies try to establish themselves on a mountain of promises and false assumptions, kicking the can down the road until payroll becomes hard to complete
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, June 15, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, June 15, 2026
IBM Works for Microsoft
Hours ago in IBM.com
Microsoft May Already Be Shutting Down More Gaming Studios
the writings are on the wall: XBox is in disarray.
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The EPO's Brussels Liaison Officer
It would appear that in January 2020, Pellegrino was induced by Campinos to jump ship from the EUIPO and take up his current position as Brussels Liaison Officer for the EPO
European Patent Office (EPO) Receiving Section (RS) and Elimination of Many Roles
Open letter to Mr Rowan (VP1) and Mr Aledo Lopez (COO) [...] Does the EU leadership intend to tolerate this?
Microsoft's XBox is Disintegrating, Executives Are Quitting
We're basically witnessing the slow-motion "end of XBox"
Gemini Links 15/06/2026: Slop Code Benchmarked, Wireguard on NixOS and Guix
Links for the day
Links 15/06/2026: More Own Goals for the Slop Industry, Palantir Trouble in UK
Links for the day
Apple Wants Everybody to Forget About "Vision Pro" Because It Was a Giant Flop
worthless gadgets with no obvious use case/s
The Cyber Show is Adopting 'Book Form' (or Long Form Publications)
Andy and Helen nowadays invest more time in making their site faster
Richard Stallman's Software Freedom/Digital Sovereignty Tour in Europe
As things stand at present, the vast majority of people have their interactions controlled/policed by GAFAM
Estimates of Scale of Microsoft Layoffs, Will Likely Happen "in Batches"
"Heard 10 to 15 percent eventually but idk date."
IBM Has Put Red Hat on a Poor Diet of Slop, Now Fedora and Red Hat Suffocate or Choke on It
Over the weekend we saw more people leaving the company
Estimates of Microsoft Layoffs: 3,000 Staff to be Culled Just in Gaming, How Many in Other Divisions?
Now the XBox division has its own "fall guy", but it is a woman
Straw Man Arguments Against Rust
If anything, it teaches the importance of auditing packages
Tesla Debt Rose Sharply, Sales Declined, Wall Street's Claim of Tesla "Value" is Merely a Fairytale (and Not Just Tesla)
We would gladly sell land on Mars to anyone who honestly believes a company that loses money is somehow "worth" trillions in Wall Street
Stop Calling Losses "Investment"
XBox is losing money, it is a sinkhole
For Justice We Need More Speech, Not Less Speech
When you attack something you are just giving that something a bigger platform
SLAPP Censorship - Part 107 Out of 200: Keeping Law Accessible to Everybody
We'll have stories related to this in the future
Links 15/06/2026: Slop "Beg Bounties", Wall Street Fakes 'Worth', and Arkansans Saved PBS
Links for the day
Gemini Links 15/06/2026: Dating Oaks, Simulation, and Theremin
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, June 14, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, June 14, 2026
Links 14/06/2026: Energy Cost and Reality Strikes at Heart of Slop Bubble, 75 Data Center Build-outs "Successfully Blocked"
Links for the day
Microsoft CEO Says XBox is Not a Sustainable Business
"Now, we have to turn this into a sustainable business," he said about XBox
MElon (MUSK, Elon) is a Trillionaire Like Penguins Are Mammals
Have media outlets told the truth?
Unlikely Heroes
One personal hero who is not alive (anymore) is Navalny
Bruce Schneier Was Probably Wrong About Slop
Right now politicians who openly speak in favour of slop are committing "political suicide"
SLAPP Censorship - Part 106 Out of 200: 100 Kilograms of Legal Papers
When one party's communications and filings weigh at about 3 KG of paper and another's... at about 100 KG of paper
Links 14/06/2026: More Google Layoffs, Wall Street Deems Companies That Lose Money "Worth" Trillions
Links for the day
Gemini Links 14/06/2026: "The Universe is a Hologram", "Matrix Brain Download", and "Happy 0th Year"
Links for the day
European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Battistelli's "Baltic Crusader"
Gilles Requena, Battistelli's erstwhile "Baltic Crusader" and the loyal servant of his successor Campinos
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, June 13, 2026
IRC logs for Saturday, June 13, 2026