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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 23, 2025

Fish With Open Mouth

Updated This Past Day

  1. Pulling a Microsoft OOXML on an Independent Publisher [original]
    They try to overcompensate with sheer volume for a lack of solid, clear arguments (we are the victims here)

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  2. Brett Wilson LLP Has Just Again (Implicitly) Admitted Breaching Civil Procedure Rules in Frivolous Case Against Tux Machines [original]
    This wasn't done by accident because they know the rules
  3. Hopefully Tux Machines Site Search Will be Ready in 2026 [original]
    2026 is already looking good for us

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  4. The SLAPPs Against Us Are Funded by Rich People Who Hide Their Identity [original]
    We're actually sort of flattered or proud that such despicable people are so desperate to censor us

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  5. This Linux app will make you ditch your mouse for good
    What makes Hints stand out isn’t just what it does, but how naturally it becomes part of your rhythm
  6. The end of Windows 10 has been a boon for one particular Linux distro - and I'm not surprised
    One distribution, Zorin OS, decided to take advantage of the end of Windows 10 support by releasing its biggest upgrade to date
  7. Servers, IBM, and GNU/Linux Leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux news
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    FOSS picks for today
  9. Embedded World, Hackaday Supercon, Linux Day, Free Software Directory (FSD) Meeting
    updates and announcements
  10. Mozilla's Web Browser/Web Server Commentary
    leftovers WWW news
  11. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks for today
  12. Security Leftovers
    Security picks for now
  13. Open Hardware/Modding:: RISC-V, Retro, and Linux
    Hardware bits
  14. Applications: devise-otp 2.0, Valkey 9.0.0, RustDesk Released 1.4.3, Tinkercad, and More
    Application releases and more
  15. today's howtos
    many for today
  16. Free Software: The Next Step
    From its inception, free software has been about ethics
  17. New Release of OpenBSD
    new OpenBSD
  18. Fedora and Red Hat Leftovers
    mostly Red Hat's blog
  19. Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers
    gadgets and more
  20. Games: THRASHER, The Outlast Trials, UTOPIA MUST FALL, and More
    six stories from GamingOnLinux
  21. Android Leftovers
    4 Android Auto apps that make my road trips so much better
  22. AlmaLinux 10.1 Adds Native Btrfs Filesystem Support
    The upcoming AlmaLinux 10.1 will introduce native Btrfs support
  23. I tried Arch Linux as an ex-Windows fanboy
    I'll be upfront; I don't have a lot of experience with Linux
  24. 5 free Linux distros built for speed and power - and your new PC
    Linux isn't just for older, sluggish hardware
  25. Free and Open Source Software
    The software is in a very early stage of development. It’s free and open source
  26. LangitKetujuh OS – Linux distribution
    LangitKetujuh OS is an Indonesian desktop and multimedia Linux distribution based on Void Linux
  27. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  28. The Fall of Windows: Vista 10 and 11 [original]
    Windows is rotting to death
  29. The Fall of Windows: Vista 7 and 8 [original]
    Microsoft kept comparing "7" to its predecessor to make it look like the "lesser pig"
  30. The Fall of Windows: Vista [original]
    Vista flopped, so Microsoft needed to focus on attacking the counterpart
  31. The Fall of Windows: XP [original]
    XP rode the inertia of prior versions of Windows
  32. The Fall of Windows: ME and 2000 [original]
    It was time for Microsoft to pull off some more dirty tricks, including bribery, FUD campaigns, and entryism
  33. The Fall of Windows: 98 [original]
    Windows 98 was not particularly special in any way
  34. The Fall of Windows: 95 [original]
    After Microsoft had weakened IBM (by cheating) it was trying to acquire a market monopoly in operating systems
  35. The Fall of Windows: 3.1 and 3.11 [original]
    Apple and IBM had alternatives
  36. New Audio: "Free/Libre software and freedom in the digital society" by Richard Stallman [original]
    Hours ago a talk by Richard Stallman in Munich (Germany) ended

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

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

    Span from 2025-10-16 to 2025-10-22
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