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Updated This Past Day

  1. Red Hat Layoffs "Affecting Over 400 Employees" This Week (Technical Staff) [original]
    Suppressed by the media industry
  2. French government says it's ditching Windows for Linux - country accelerates plans to ditch US-based software in digital sovereignty push
    2026 is set to be l’année de Linux.
  3. Red Hat Puff Pieces, Promotion of Slop and 'Clown Computing' (the Usual)
    Red Hat in IBM clothing
  4. Mass Layoffs at Red Hat This Week (Hundreds of Engineers Laid Off)
    as reported by Techrights

    New

  5. Two Months Until Community Party [original]
    Today is the tenth of April, so we're exactly two months away from our community party
  6. Next Week Dr. Richard Stallman Gives a Talk in University of Texas [original]
    Talk in Austin, Texas
  7. GNU/Linux Leftovers
    3 more links for today
  8. Debian vs Ubuntu Server and Debian-based TrueNAS
    Debian picks
  9. Sharing and Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
    some standards too
  10. Databases: SQLAlchemy 2 Coverage and IndexedDB for Search
    Database stuff
  11. Web Browsers/Web Servers: the Power of RSS and Mozilla Waking Up After Selling Out to Microsoft, Killing RSS Support, Pushing Slop Against Users' Will
    Mozilla mostly
  12. Programming Leftovers
    Development picks
  13. Linux Devices, Open or Flexible Hardware, Going Back to Landlines
    some hardware picks
  14. "Ubuntu 26.04 will thrill gamer", Leadership Debate, and Media Mocks Ubuntu Over RAM Requirements
    Canonical/Ubuntu news
  15. Games: Godot 4.7 dev 4 and FEX 2604 Tagged
    Games' development and more
  16. KDE: Skrooge 26.4.0, Akademy 2026, and Testing org.kde.Platform Flatpak Built in CI
    KDE picks
  17. Kernel News and Graphics Coverage
    Linux news
  18. Audiocasts/Shows: BSD Now, Dr. Luis Falcon in Cybershow (about GNUHealth)
    2 new episodes
  19. Applications: Why GNU/Linux Works Better, LittleSnitch Targets GNU/Linux, Trying Flatpak, AppImage, and Snap
    software news and more
  20. today's howtos
    Instructionals/Technical posts
  21. Security Patches, News, Analysis
    Security leftovers
  22. Openwashing and Scammers (Python Sells Out to Charlatans, Frauds, and Vicious, Shameless Plagiarists)
    really naughty
  23. KDE Frameworks 6.25 Adds Support for Converting Momme Units in KRunner
    KDE Frameworks 6.25 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop environment. Here’s what’s new!
  24. Android Leftovers
    Every Android phone is getting a free performance upgrade
  25. Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event
    It features a few clear references to Linux
  26. Free and Open Source Software
    This is free and open source software
  27. Tighter KDE Connect Integration
    In my opinion, KDE Connect is one of the finest pieces of software KDE has ever produced
  28. My top 5 Linux desktops of 2026 (so far) - and I've tried them all
    I've spent decades testing nearly every Linux desktop
  29. Can Garuda Linux Mokka Take Manjaro’s Arch-Based Crown?
    Our reviewer looks at Garuda Linix and finds a rolling-release Arch derivative with eye-catching visuals, a friendly installer
  30. I tried CuerdOS and this niche Debian distro is dramatically fast
    CuerdOS is a lightning-fast Linux distro with an alternative approach to preinstalled software
  31. Calibre 9.7 E-Book Manager Improves the Annotations Browser and Content Server
    Calibre 9.7 open-source e-book management software is now available for download with support for grouping results by any field in the annotations browser and other changes.
  32. Today in Techrights
    Some of the latest articles
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

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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
 
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A Break From the Routine
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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
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Fame is Not the Goal
"Fame" kills
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Extremism in the Free Software World is Mostly a Myth
Only the firm belief that justice applies to all will produce a just society
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GNU/Linux news for the past day
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This site is primarily about Free software
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Community Sites Need Genuine Collaboration and True Autonomy
People who want to communicate, federate and organise for effective change need to evolve
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Obscene Contradiction in Microsoft's Layoffs Tally ("Official" Numbers Do Not Add Up)
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Preserving Comments About the Real IBM Before They Get Deleted
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Links 06/07/2026: At Least 20% Staff Reduction in XBox (Microsoft), Taiwan Sees Uptick in Chinese Aggression/Provocation, Senator Rodante Marcoleta Arrested
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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
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DW Documentary About Julian Assange Turns 2
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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
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