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- Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications: NexPhone Delays and Google Attempting to Tempt People to Make Slop-ware (LLM as Plagiarism Engine)
NexPhone and more - Jack Wallen is Promoting Slop-ware (LLM Slop / Plagiarism), Others Try to Normalise the Practice (Even on Linux)
really bad - LibreOffice Migration Workshop in Nairobi, ONLYOFFICE Promotes Slop Plagiarism and Microsoft Formats
office suites news - Happy 30th Birthday, KDE!
The KDE project is celebrating 30 years since the first announcement of the KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) desktop environment on October 14th, 1996. - Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
Ubuntu’s Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10. - KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New
KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment is now available with triple buffering for NVIDIA GPUs enabled by default, a Wayland-only session, and much more. - Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Slated for Release on Christmas, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” will be the next major version of the Ubuntu-based distribution, slated for release on Christmas 2026 and based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - Software Made Sloppily [original]
In the 90s, our operating systems were built by many professional coders - Laptop/Desktop Operating System Market Share in Turkey: GNU/Linux Bigger Than Apple Based on statCounter [original]
Clownflare Radar (US) shows lower numbers, but they're still modest - Libreboot 26.10 “Ominous Olive” released! With full UEFI support.
Today’s release changelog is relative to the previous Libreboot 26.01 release - today's leftovers
BSD, Linux, and more - Sharing and Open Data Leftovers
mix of stories - Web Browsers: Tab Management, MozPhab 2.22.0 and 2.22.1 Released, Fixes for Known Flaws
mostly Firefox - Pure Blog and Headless WordPress on Kubernetes
Content Management Systems (CMS) / Static Site Generators (SSG) leftovers - PostgreSQL News: psqlODBC 18.00.0005, pglifecycle 2.0 beta, PgBouncer 1.26.1, and Perseid 0.1.0
4 releases - "Package managers have an integrity problem" and "big problems with Ubuntu’s Snap packages"
a pair of related articles - Linux Graphics: Pimax Play and Nvidia
from mixed-news.com - today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical leftovers - Games: Iron Nest Review, Old Handheld Gaming Consoles, 1996 Quake, and More
lots of gaming leftovers - Red Hat Promoting Slop and More
Red Hat's official site - Debian: Freexian Debian Contributions, Reproducible Builds, and Tails 7.15
3 stories regarding Debian - Linux, Devices, and Open Hardware Leftovers
hardware side of the news - Programming Leftovers
Development picks - Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
bugs and breaches - Audiocasts/Shows/Videos: KDE Documentary and More
3 picks for today - Linus Torvalds Turns to Slop, Creates More Problems in Linux
Linus Torvalds caught getting lazy - Epic Games Launcher Turns to Slop, "Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux"
Slop festivals - Proprietary Software on Linux, Vendor Lock-in and More
3 stories - NetBSD may have found a new role: The AI-free FOSS OS
“We received $120,282 USD in total. Naturally, this has completely filled up our donations target bar which was set at $50,000. Time to fund some projects!” - Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Ubuntu 26.10 official flavors are now available for download, so here’s a look at what’s new in Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Unity, and Ubuntu Kylin. - Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 7.3 and using the GNOME 51 desktop environment. - Libreboot 26.10 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Released with Full UEFI Support
Libreboot 26.10 open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware is now available for download with full UEFI support, support for over 200 Intel/AMD Chromebooks, and other changes. - Android Leftovers
Struggling with calls on your Pixel? The latest Android beta has tools for you (Update: Not new) - Best Free and Open Source Software, howtos and Installations
This is free and open source software - The Framework 12 is the ultimate tinkerer’s PC – and a joy for Linux users
I've historically been skeptical of Linux laptops, but Framework showed me how it's done - My top 5 Linux server distros for your home network – and they’re all free
From hundreds of Linux distributions, I've hand-picked five that will more than meet your needs - I tested the 9 most popular Linux desktop environments, here’s how I’d rank them
One of the best things about Linux is that you’re not stuck with a single desktop experience - Ubuntu MATE 26.10 Release Notes
Ubuntu MATE 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) is here - kumaOS – declarative Fedora-based Linux distribution
kumaOS is a Fedora-based Linux distribution built around declarative system configuration - Clownflare Reckons GNU/Linux Rose Again in the United States, Now 12% "Market Share" (analytics.usa.gov Also Shows Record High) [original]
Let's keep an eye on this trend. - Tenka – Debian-based Linux distribution with Japanese-inspired desktop
Tenka is a Debian-based Linux distribution that places particular emphasis on desktop appearance and visual consistency - Planet KDE: Some room to play
OSS has a rather unusual relationship with creativity. We can inspect how things work, modify them, share our experiments, and build on each other's work - Thirty Years of KDE
When I joined KDE in 1999 I already thought of it as a mature project - LibreOffice comes to the rescue of Microsoft Publisher users
The LibreOffice community is here to help you - Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles - LWN on Kernel, Slop in Linux, Chromium OSPS ('Open Source' Proprietary Software), and Rust Hype
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