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  1. Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines
    From hand‑me‑down laptops to brand‑new desktops
  2. ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.3 released: Enhanced PDF Editor, more signature options, Multipage View, Solver in sheets, and more
    The latest update for ONLYOFFICE Docs is here, bringing more than 30 new features

    New

  3. Busy News Day, Almost Spring [original]
    spring is off to a rough start
  4. Richard Stallman is the Last Crusader of the Software Freedom Movement
    You might have heard Linux Torvalds’ name a dozen times, but you might not have heard of Richard Stallman
  5. today's leftovers
    mostly GNU/Linux news
  6. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software: LibreOffice and Switching to European tech companies
    2 more picks
  7. GNU Project MediaGoblin Has New Release
    now out
  8. KDE SC/Qt: Kubuntu Focus, Typhoon, and Qt News
    KDE/Qt leftovers
  9. FreeBSD Foundation Q4 2025 Status Update and FreeBSD pkg autoremove
    Some BSD picks
  10. Red Hat Promotion of Telemetry and Slop
    latest 3 from redhat.com
  11. Ubuntu: Showtime, Ptyxis, and Upgrades from Zorin OS 17 to 18
    Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
  12. Web Browsers and DNSSEC Picks
    Web and Net-related leftovers
  13. PostgreSQL: credcheck v4.6 and Other PostgreSQL News
    Databases news
  14. Security Leftovers
    Security patches, breaches etc.
  15. Content Management Systems (CMS): WordPress, Wikis, and Pure
    CMS picks
  16. Programming Leftovers
    Development news
  17. Retro/Open Hardware/Modding: RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    Hardware leftovers
  18. Applications: syslog-ng, VLC and More
    Some software news
  19. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts, mostly idroot
  20. BSD/Linux Kernel Space: Linux 7.0, 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18; ZFS and More
    mostly Linux
  21. Linux Foundation for Monopolies, Paid-for Spam (Disguised as 'Studies'), and Software Patents
    LF spammy pieces
  22. Android Leftovers
    I’ve tested dozens of Android launchers, and this is the only one I use on my phone
  23. The last barrier in Linux gaming is not code, it is cowardice
    Every year, someone on the internet declares that this is finally the year of the Linux desktop
  24. 3 Arch-based Linux distros that actually solve real problems (and aren't just reskins)
    Are you tired of Arch-based distros that are just reskins with slightly different system defaults
  25. Forget distro hopping: How to use any Linux distribution on one PC
    You don't need to dual-boot or switch between distros
  26. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  27. Krita 5.2.16 bugfix release!
    Today we're releasing Krita 5.2.16
  28. Linux, product and the art of essence
    Almost every day, I read Linux news (on a few select sites)
  29. ClusterCut Lets You Share a Clipboard Across Your Linux Desktop Fleet
    Tired of emailing yourself snippets and files between Linux systems
  30. Tails 7.5 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Updated Tor Client and Tor Browser
    Tails 7.5 has been released today as the fifth update in the Tails 7.x series of this portable Linux distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux and designed to protect you against surveillance and censorship.
  31. Fwupd 2.0.20 Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP Engage One G2 Advanced Hub
    Fwupd developer Richard Hughes released fwupd 2.0.20 today as the twentieth maintenance update to the fwupd 2.0 series of this open-source Linux firmware update utility.
  32. LibreOffice 26.2.1 Open-Source Office Suite Released with 65 Bug Fixes
    The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 26.2.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with various bug fixes.
  33. Games: Valve, Brotato, and More
    half a dozen news picks
  34. LWN Articles About Kernel Space
    Linux, GCC, and more
  35. Slop Versus Free Software and Free Software Combatting Slop ("AI" Scammers, Plagiarism, Plunder)
    4 new articles from LWN
  36. Android Leftovers
    Android Auto Update Breaks Head-Up Display Navigation — Drivers Are Furious
  37. App verification isn't Google's only evil
    Google has proposed a plan to require Android developers to submit to onerous restrictions just to be allowed to publish their applications
  38. The once beloved PCLinuxOS is back - and it's still a great Windows escape
    There's another Linux distribution that's ready to welcome Windows users with open arms
  39. This KDE add-on brought Home Assistant controls to my Linux desktop
    Home Assistant is fantastic on its own, but with one open-source project and about 10 minutes
  40. 4 reasons I can no longer use Linux as my daily driver
    After a decade of using Linux, it has now been two years since the last time I loaded up a distro to get work done
  41. Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
    This is free and open source software
  42. Finally! 3,300 Active Gemini Capsules Known to Lupa, a Geminispace Crawler and Analyser [original]
    Lupa indicates a new milestone was reaching this morning
  43. GNOME 50 is a brilliant release - but I had to look twice to see why
    This latest (still beta) version of the Linux desktop is faster
  44. The Currency of Software Freedom [original]
    People who do all this for financial gain are easy to corrupt
  45. Want your Linux looking more like Windows? KDE Plasma makes it easy - here's how
    If you'd like to use Linux
  46. Stricter is Less Popular [original]
    Reprinted with permission from Alex Oliva
  47. Scheduled Network Maintenance This Month and Next Month [original]
    Hopefully no downtimes or timeouts will be experienced by anybody
  48. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
  49. Hardware Black Boxes [original]
    Reprinted with permission from Alex Oliva
  50. GStreamer 1.28.1 Released with Support for the AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder
    GStreamer 1.28.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest and greatest GStreamer 1.28 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform multimedia framework.
  51. Wireshark 4.6.4 Updates Protocol and Capture File Support, Fixes More Bugs
    Wireshark 4.6.4 has been released today as a minor update in the Wireshark 4.6 series of this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform network protocol analyzer.
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

Other Recent Techrights' Posts

Ubuntu Started as Free With ShipIt, Now It Becomes Payware That Exploits Debian Volunteers (Slaves)
"Ubuntu" the distro now replaces the GNU components inherited from Debian with a bunch of Microsoft GitHub (proprietary) things that reject reciprocal licences
Last Night The Register MS Published a Fake Article. It Mentioned "AI" 27 Times.
Paid-for nonsense! [...] What's left of once-respectable news sites actively harms society
Links 27/03/2026: Google Executive (GAFAM, US, Surveillance) "Named the New BBC Head", Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA
Links for the day
Gemini Links 27/03/2026: "Being Busy" and "Posting Again"
Links for the day
GNOME Has No "Real" Executive Director, Only an IBM (Perma)'Interim' One With No Openings in Sight
GNOME is having financial problems
Microsoft Experiencing "Leadership Exodus"
Microsoft's current position is no better than Meta's (Facebook)
GNU/Linux Distros Should Reject "Age Verification" and Uphold Software Freedom for Users
It's not about protecting children
Slop Plunge
we can already "smell the blood" of the so-called 'AI industry'
IBM Media Puff Pieces While Layoffs Go On and On
Has the PR industry absorbed the press?
Media Says Microsoft Hiring Freezes, But There Are Already Microsoft Layoffs
They want the public to talk about Microsoft as if it's just not hiring when it is actually firing
Richard Stallman lynchings: Sruthi Chandran splitting Debian
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, March 26, 2026
IRC logs for Thursday, March 26, 2026
Links 26/03/2026: Tor Relay at National Taiwan Normal University, Copyright Hammers Fall
Links for the day
Gemini Links 26/03/2026: "The War of the Worlds" and "sometimes science is just the dumbest thing"
Links for the day
The World Wide Bots
The shape of the Web is so bad that bots exceed humans in some places
Links 26/03/2026: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Closes 101 Law Firms in 2 Years, "Please Compensate the Work You Appreciate"
Links for the day
Regaining Software Freedom Means Regaining Control Over Programs That Run on Our Devices
Richard Stallman will speak in Italy
Microsoft Secure Boot Removes Users' Choice
Has Greenland banned Microsoft and 'secure' boot yet?
IBM Pushes Workers Out, It Does Not Count Them as "Layoffs"
The number of IBM layoffs can be as large as tens of thousands per year
Hard to Find a Job After Working for Microsoft (Back Doors Giant, Bribery Hub)
It generally looks like people who chose to serve Microsoft's agenda don't end up too well
Microsoft Lost 31% Of Its Alleged "Value" in Five Months, Then It Got Downgraded
In 2026 Microsoft focuses on keeping the layoffs silent
Altering Perceived Reality to Make It Seem Like Microsoft is Thriving, Not Failing
pretend XBox did not die
SLAPP Censorship - Part 24 Out of 200: The Failed Effort by Brett Wilson LLP to Strike Out My Lawsuit and My Wife's Lawsuit Against Garrett (the Master Allowed Our Lawsuits to Proceed)
This is lawfare
Official New Figures Show That Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Sees Rise in Dishonesty Among Law Firms Forcibly Shut Down ('Euthanised' Due to Misconduct)
It's rather if in our little country as many as 16 law firms were found to be so dishonest that they needed to be shut down
Back to Normalcy
In our datacentre at least
IBM is "Increasing Its Temporary and Part-time Headcount" While Net Headcount Falls (Despite Buying Many Companies and Their Workforce)
Headcount is a rather superficial yardstick.
Confluent Insiders: IBM Laid Off Over 800 at Confluent, Not Just 800
For the record, the layoffs at Confluent won't be over. After the bluewashing there will be "IBM RAs" impacting Confluent folks, aside from PIPs
EPO Union Decides to Continue Industrial Actions, Next Strike in Four Days
The latest strike had the highest participation rate
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, March 25, 2026
IRC logs for Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Microsoft's "Silent Layoffs" in Slop Clothing
"AI-powered transformation" is just a euphemism for mass layoffs
Where and How to Spot LLM Slop
Many people correctly perceive LLMs as a site's downfall, a step towards the abyss
Public Talk by Richard Stallman in Half a Day "at the Engineering and Architecture Campus of Cesena of the University of Bologna"
He'll probably attract a fairly large crowd
Gemini Links 26/03/2026: Buying a House, Stargazing, OFFLFIRSOCH 2026
Links for the day
Links 25/03/2026: Nations Return to Russian Oil and Burning Wood
Links for the day
Gemini Links 25/03/2026: Resisting Authoritarianism and Why Slop Needs to Go Away
Links for the day
Fedora Maintainer-ship Using Slop (Mistakes) Would Make Fedora Less Reliable
It won't produce reliable code or stable systems one can rely upon
IBM's "Legacy Employees" (Experienced Workers, IBM Management Dubs Them 'Dinobabies')
This notion of "legacy employees" seems like something overlapping with "expensive" (well paid) staff, even if not entirely equivalent
EPO's "Current Industrial Actions Are Likely to Intensify Further."
There is another strike in 5 days
This Morning The Register MS Published Slop Promotion With the Term "AI" 15 Times In It. The Register MS Was (As Usual) Paid to Do This
This is not a serious publisher
SLAPP Censorship - Part 23 Out of 200: We Were Right All Along (for 2 Years) About Third Party Funding and Willingness to 'Break the Bank' in Pursuit of "Revenge"
How much damage can a person do to oneself in pursuit of cover-up of legitimate technical concerns?
Gnome Foundation Inc is in Trouble
the agenda is set GAFAM and IBM rather than donors
Links 25/03/2026: Airports Further Militarised, "Slopification and Its Discontents", Microsoft 'Open' 'Hey Hi' Shutting Things Down
Links for the day
Gemini Links 25/03/2026: Blogging Fright and Absolutely Useless 'Apps' Made by Slop Machines
Links for the day
Rise in Energy Prices Will Significantly Accelerate the Death of So-called "AI Companies"
It should be noted that fake news about Microsoft OpenAI doubling workforce (mere words, not actions) can serve as a nice distraction from the death of Sora due to divestment
It's Always a Question of Trust
There's a widespread stigma of lawyers being manipulative and chronically dishonest
Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Must More Carefully Investigate or Assess the Financial State of Law Firms in the UK
We'll cover this in depth in the future
GAFAM Mozilla Removes Theora Support, Now GNU Needs to Re-encode Videos
Mozilla used to mean something to Free software advocates
An Open Admission Profits Depend on Addiction
Proprietary software tends to be like this
IBM Americas President Ayman Antoun Comes to OpenText, Weeks Ahead the Mass Layoffs Begin
Is that what IBM will be good at?
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IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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