Bonum Certa Men Certa

Over at Tux Machines...

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 08, 2026

Poster Advertising an Exhibition at Regent Hall in London

Poster Advertising an Exhibition at Regent Hall in London

Updated This Past Day

  1. New GNU/Linux Releases: FydeOS v22 and GParted 1.8.0
    2 recent announcements
  2. This Week in Plasma: beefed-up Window List widget
    This week the Plasma team continued polishing up Plasma 6.6 for release in a week and a half
  3. Amutable, a Microsoft Satellite [original]
    replacing freedom-respecting systems with ones controlled by Microsoft at many levels

    New

  4. Security Leftovers
    Security picks, mostly patches and incidents
  5. GNU/Linux Distributions and Operating Systems: LFS, OpenSUSE, Debian, and Microsoft Canonical
    mixture of OS centric news
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Development Leftovers
    FOSS and coding
  7. Linux Devices, Raspberry Pi, and Open Hardware Leftovers
    collection on gadgets-centric leftovers
  8. ML in Kernel Space and Kubernetes Could Use a Different Linux Scheduler
    Kernel news
  9. Red Hat and Fedora Leftovers
    mostly Red Hat's site
  10. today's howtos
    many howtos
  11. Tux Machines So Far in 2026 [original]
    GNU/Linux makes many advances this year (in gaming also!)
  12. PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience
    PeaZip 10.9 has been released today as the latest stable update for this open-source file manager and file archiver for Linux, BSD, macOS, ReactOS, and Windows by Giorgio Tani.
  13. KDE Linux Gears Up for Beta Release with Plasma Login Manager, KDE Initial Setup
    It’s been a few months since the KDE Project announced its in-house Linux distro, KDE Linux, and they’ve been very busy beefing it up with some of the latest technologies and hardware support for the upcoming beta release.
  14. Android Leftovers
    I fixed so many of Android's annoying little quirks with this secret weapon
  15. DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech
    A new day for privacy advocates to look forward to
  16. I’m done pretending open-source software is free
    I discovered Linux in high school and fell in love with the OS in college
  17. 5 ways Linux beats Windows that you only notice after you switch
    It's one thing to be told that if you switch to Linux you'll enjoy various benefits compared to Windows or macOS
  18. 2026 will be the year of gaming on Linux
    Yes, I know. Every year is the "year of Linux," even if it has never actually happened yet
  19. I tried replacing Windows with Linux Mint, here's how it went
    I decided to give Linux Mint an honest try
  20. If Linux is going to thrive, some distros have to die
    Linux is leaving the basement. It's putting on a suit, cutting its hair
  21. Canonical and SpacemiT team up for Ubuntu on SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V chips
    Chinese RISC-V chip maker SpacemiT is partnering with Canonical to bring Ubuntu to computers powered by two of the company’s processors
  22. Blonging for Freedom
    I often get the misguided retort that free software is technological solutionism
  23. Why OOXML is not a standard format for office documents
    Unfortunately, I keep reading about open-source software advocates who happily use Microsoft’s proprietary DOCX, XLSX and PPTX formats...
  24. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  25. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  26. Kapsule: Completing the KDE Linux Extensibility Story
    This blog post outlines some gaping holes I see in its extensibility model
  27. GNOME Foundation Update, 2026-02-06
    Welcome to another GNOME Foundation weekly update
  28. GTK hackfest, 2026 edition
    As is by now a tradition, a few of the GTK developers got together in the days before FOSDEM to make plans and work on your favorite toolkit
  29. DOSBox performance improvements on modern processors
    If you're running something like Kubuntu 24.04, with the Plasma desktop environment
  30. Stable kernels: Linux 6.18.9, Linux 6.12.69, Linux 6.6.123, Linux 6.1.162, Linux 5.15.199, and Linux 5.10.249
    I'm announcing the release of the 6.18.9 kernel
  31. Games: Timberborn, ZOMBUTCHER, Voraxis, and More
    latest from GamingOnLinux
  32. Security Leftovers
    security breaches, patches, and more
  33. today's leftovers
    GNU/Linux for the most part
  34. Programming Leftovers
    Development related picks
  35. Mzansi 2025, FOSDEM 2026, and Arduino Days
    Educational events
  36. Red Hat and CentOS Leftovers
    The IBM stuff
  37. Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
    Hardware picks
  38. Distributions and Operating Systems: ReactOS at 30, Kali Linux vs. Parrot OS, Debian/MX Linux-based iDeal OS
    3 OS news picks
  39. Audiocasts/Shows: David Revoy, Zitron/Gerard, BSD Now, and Cybershow
    4 new episodes
  40. A Meteoric Rise of GNU/Linux in Barbados? [original]
    In some places, GNU/Linux rears its head
  41. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  42. In US Government Sites, Windows "Market Share" About 40%, Vista 11 Only About 10% [original]
    The era of Windows domination ended some time ago
  43. Applications: Discord, OpenVT, Papers, and More
    Applications on GNU/Linux
  44. today's howtos
    mostly from Friday
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

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

    Span from 2026-02-01 to 2026-02-07
    892 /n/2026/02/01/Canonical_Ubuntu_Ubuntu_26_04_Snapshot_3_and_Old_Bug_Which_make.shtml
    871 /index.shtml
    802 /n/2026/02/04/LibreOffice_26_2_Open_Source_Office_Suite_Officially_Released_T.shtml

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

No Noticeable Libera Chat Exodus After Code of Censorship (CoC) Scandal Earlier This Month
Libera Chat pissed off some people by unmasking the CoC's real purpose
 
Fridges Do Not Need an Internet Connection
Keep it simple, stupid (KISS)
Wikileaks Still Matters
The world needs more sites like these
'Cocaine King' Campinos Should 'Get the Message', Pack Up His Things and Go Already
His staff is constantly on strike and engaged in various industrial actions
We Don't Do Slop
People tend to appreciate genuine work, not fakes
On Lying With Confidence
LLMs are hype
Market Share of Windows in the United Kingdom is Shockingly Low
Microsoft's losses are very profound
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, October 15, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, October 15, 2026
Microsoft Can Barely Afford to Colonise Africa Any Longer (Too Much Debt)
"Before the announcement, former Microsoft employees publicly described staff being placed on performance improvement plans or offered “voluntary” exits."
Intercontinental Brigading - Part IV - Harassment Registered With the Police Before Projection Attempts Made From America
The thing one gets subjected to for opposing back doors in Linux
Gemini Links 16/10/2026: Dogs, Slop, and Blogging
Links for the day
The Fate of "Alicante Mafia" at the EPO Yet to Be Determined
It'll be interesting to hear what they say about the secret meeting regarding the future of Campinos
Gemini Links 15/10/2026: Medical Difficulty, Science Fiction, and Playstation 3 Dies
Links for the day
Links 15/10/2026: Cuts to Public Health and Misuse of License Plate Data for Social Control
Links for the day
Links 15/10/2026: ALPRs Are Mass Surveillance, GAFAM Front Group ('New' EFF) Asks the Wisconsin Supreme Court to End Warrantless ALPR Searches
Links for the day
IBM RAs: "It's on Me"
IBM has no respect for the workers and it tries to hide the layoffs
Gemini Links 15/10/2026: Literature, Funerals, and Devices
Links for the day
The Efforts to Criminalise Opposition to a Ponzi Scheme Sold as "Super Intelligence" (Plagiarism Engines, Disinformation Generators)
Cops are becoming combatants for slop bros, i.e. they use power to promote a Ponzi scheme
Clownflare Sees Most Requests in Africa Coming From Android (Linux)
Android is the dominant platform
IBM's "RA Season" is Nearly Upon Us, But Tens of Thousands Are Already Marked for Removal With PIPs (as "Low Performers")
IBM is a dying company
Microsoft Has Confirmed It Had a Plan to Cut Azure (or Azure Costs) by 20%
So basically... yes! Microsoft did have a plan to slash Azure.
Red Hat Silent Layoffs Seem to Carry on Throughout This Month
How much longer will these silent layoffs (e.g. PIPs) carry on for?
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, October 14, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Netflix and Its Newest Rival Carry 100 Billion Dollars in Debt
What sort of economy is this?
Egypt: GNU/Linux Still Measured at About 5%
Egypt is a prominent African nation and economy
Gemini Links 14/10/2026: Time Allocation, English as a Fourth Language, and "Reading News Sources" in Geminispace
Links for the day
DRM Giant Announces Giant Layoffs (Netflix’s Debt is Huge)
It's not like operational costs are decreasing, they're climbing fast.
Intercontinental Brigading - Part III - Reporting Harassment From America to British Police
Why are they so hostile towards (and afraid of) cops?
The Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) Speaks of Deterioration of Working Conditions at the European Patent Office (EPO)
"At least 3 days per week in the Office for an allocated office"
Gemini Links 14/10/2026: GemPub, Randogoth Forge F-Droid Repo, Oddμ, and Kolibri
Links for the day
Bluewashing as Silent RAs: A "journey that began at Neudesic [...] and continued as part of IBM" inevitably came "to a close"
IBM can be antagonistic and reckless with whatever it buys
Links 14/10/2026: Houthi Attacks on KSA and Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border
Links for the day
No Coronation for 'Cocaine King' Campinos (Not Yet Anyway)
A flash update suggests perils exist and we must all wait until December as the position for EPO President may open
In Reddit, Moderators of IBM Subs Are Allegedly on IBM's Payroll (IBM Can Censor Discussions About IBM)
There also seem to be PIP layoffs in India
If Worthless Companies Are Valued at a Billion Dollars in the Slop Industry, Then What Is the True Worth of 'Trillion-Dollar' Companies?
Definitely not a bubble!
It Sounds Like Microsoft Plans to Lay Off Over 2,000 Azure (Microsoft) Workers as the Datacentre Business Brings Nothing But Epic Debt
Trillions in losses is not a solid business plan
IBM's Anderon is Like Theranos, But Will Anybody at IBM or Anderon Be Imprisoned for This Billion-Dollar Scam?
Will anyone ever be held accountable for it?
Microsoft XBox Won't Survive, Microsoft's CEO for This Perishing Business Turns to Slop
What the founder or father of XBox said about Asha Sharma earlier this year turns out to be accurate
Links 14/10/2026: So-called 'AI' Giants Go Bankrupt, "Military Will Hack the Election"
Links for the day
Indoor Season
we have more planned in order to improve navigation, accessibility, and workflows
Microsoft Demands That Staff Keeps Silent About the Mass Layoffs
Way to cause anger and ensure whistleblowers will go to the media
Microsoft Has Had Mass Layoffs in Azure Every Year Since 2020 and the Bleeding Continues Because It Misreports Earnings There
This is a bad week for Microsoft
Microsoft's International Mass Layoffs (Asia, Europe, Africa), Now Vietnam
A crisis that Microsoft is unable to hide
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Gemini Links 14/10/2026: Ceiling Fan, Fascism, Democracy, and Slop Being a Huge Bubble
Links for the day