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trmancoI got it from one of your posts on usenet and it wasn't on this channel that I was thinking on posting the linkSep 11 22:43
PetoKraus:)Sep 11 22:47
schestowitzIt's an important one nonetheless because it's about Microsoft disregard for standards. There's lot of this in the Novell deal (interop versus real standards)Sep 11 22:47
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schestowitzhttp://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?... "I'm sure the LSE was a big part of Microsoft's Get the Facts campaign, and a poster for how reliable their software is. Mind you, it's not just Microsoft software but the culture that grows around it. I've seen some almighty messes made by Accenture, and given how much money that outage cost I'm not surprised no one is commenting."Sep 12 07:15
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schestowitzhttp://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/news... "George Weiss, the vice president of Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner Inc., said that there is probably "a whole lot more Linux [in use] than people realize" because so much is downloaded for free that is not counted in server shipments."Sep 12 07:54
MinceRwhoa, gartner has discovered 'installed base'Sep 12 07:55
schestowitzNo.Sep 12 07:55
schestowitzIt denies it pretty much. And IDC/IDG meanwhile takes money from Microsoft to study 'Linux use' (preinstalls from large vendors) announcing that Linux has just 13% of the pieSep 12 07:56
schestowitzWeeks ago: "There's a lot of Linux out there -- much more than Microsoft generally signals publicly -- and their customers are using it..." --Paul DeGroot, a Directions On Microsoft analyst.Sep 12 07:57
schestowitzAnother recent favourite from the Partner Group (Microsoft's 'partner'): http://digg.com/linux_unix/GNU_... Sep 12 07:58
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schestowitzFWIW, I've just put that in Digg: http://digg.com/linux_unix/A_Whole_Lot_M... http://digg.com/linux_unix/There_s_a_l...Sep 12 08:04
schestowitzOops. Typo in that second one.Sep 12 08:04
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schestowitzThe Microsoft-O-Gara shill is repeating some old speculation from Sam Dean: http://virtualization.sys-con.com/node/651819 (note: VMware is headed by Microsofters now)Sep 12 08:18
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ZiggyFishschestowitz: hey I like the video at the end of 'Links 11/09/2008: Many New Releases, KDE in CERN'Sep 12 10:09
schestowitzNo Ogg though.Sep 12 10:09
schestowitzMaybe I should get back to producing Oggs.Sep 12 10:10
ZiggyFishyeahSep 12 10:10
schestowitzIt fills up the server.Sep 12 10:10
ZiggyFishdidn't know linux could do thatSep 12 10:10
schestowitzThat's an old videoSep 12 10:10
schestowitzYears ago. Maybe 3 or 4.Sep 12 10:10
ZiggyFishanyway shows you the power of Linux.Sep 12 10:11
schestowitzIt came from an argument I had in USENETSep 12 10:11
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:11
schestowitzhttp://groups.google.com/group/comp... (many trolls here, so be warned)Sep 12 10:11
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:13
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ZiggyFishhttp://linuxvoid.com/2008/09/09/... (are these guys computers?)Sep 12 10:14
ZiggyFishthey sound like robotsSep 12 10:15
schestowitz*LOL*Sep 12 10:16
schestowitzMaybe their mother's tongue is RoboticsSep 12 10:16
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:16
ZiggyFishdon't you get that impression?Sep 12 10:16
schestowitzOne sounds more like a robotSep 12 10:17
ZiggyFishwhy can't they speak like the guys on Linux Action ShowSep 12 10:18
schestowitzIt's a Linux void (of soul). No action./Sep 12 10:22
ZiggyFishhehSep 12 10:22
schestowitzMaybe Dorothy will sort them out when they find the Wizard of Oz.Sep 12 10:23
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:23
schestowitzAnyway, enough laughing at them. They might notice.Sep 12 10:23
ZiggyFishdidn't no robots were that smart yetSep 12 10:23
ZiggyFish;)Sep 12 10:23
schestowitzThey're overclockedSep 12 10:24
ZiggyFishheheheSep 12 10:24
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schestowitzHow  true: "t should be Linux only. That's how it was all started prior to MS sticking their thumb into the media circle. However, once MS dropped it's five ton gorilla onto the plate the initiative has all but died. it's the MS "extend, embrace, extinguish" plan in full action." http://digg.com/linux_unix/OLPC_s_Amazon_No...Sep 12 10:32
ZiggyFishvery trueSep 12 10:33
schestowitzI just never though of it like this, but anyone whom I know that advocated OLPC got sick of it when Microsoft rubbed it in the media. They also drove away key OLPC people that way.Sep 12 10:36
schestowitzMicrosoft fumigates anything it enters. ODF... Apache..? Hopefully never.Sep 12 10:36
ZiggyFishbut what have Microsoft to gain in taking down OLPC.Sep 12 10:37
schestowitzA lot. It's the Slog: http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/... http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/upl...Sep 12 10:37
schestowitzZiggyFish: Microsoft fears low-cost laptops; same with Intel. Price-fixing has been their thing for ages.Sep 12 10:37
ZiggyFishtrueSep 12 10:38
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schestowitzI rely now on the Chinese to make those better chips and not to be corrupted by the Ballmer/Gates axis that has a lot of influence on their totalitarian regime.Sep 12 10:38
schestowitz$98 laptops. What will Wintel do?Sep 12 10:38
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:39
schestowitzThey've struggled against computers becoming a commodity or a generic 'drug' like Aspirin.Sep 12 10:39
schestowitzThey want the kids on MSD, not AspirinSep 12 10:39
schestowitz*LSDSep 12 10:39
schestowitz“Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but people don’t pay for the software,” he said. “Someday they will, though. As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours. They’ll get sort of addicted, and then we’ll somehow figure out how to collect sometime in the next decade.”Sep 12 10:40
schestowitz--Bill Gates on how to get people addicted to expensive stuffSep 12 10:40
mib_s8rnj5I have an interesting email sent from Jack Messman to Novell partners complaining and attempting to correct microsoft fud.    http://embed.mibbit.com/pb/U4fV4pSep 12 10:41
*schestowitz looksSep 12 10:41
schestowitzI can recall a comment in Groklaw about Messman using FUD in 2005Sep 12 10:41
schestowitzI see it here: http://www.sdoss.org/events/Presentations/2004/3...Sep 12 10:43
schestowitzThat's very interesting, thank you very much!Sep 12 10:43
ZiggyFishyeahSep 12 10:43
mib_s8rnj5Welcome.  I am sure I have a few more as I worked for a novell partner for 10 yearsSep 12 10:44
schestowitzEspecially after Novell had torn down all its anti-FUD pages from novell.com (just after the deal was signed)Sep 12 10:44
mib_s8rnj5Ill post if I find themSep 12 10:44
schestowitzNovell is now *USING* Microsoft's FUD to its advantage against other vendors.Sep 12 10:44
ZiggyFishsureSep 12 10:44
ZiggyFishlolSep 12 10:44
schestowitzExcellent! Thanks for that.Sep 12 10:45
schestowitzLet me try to see if I can find the Messman FUD remarkSep 12 10:45
schestowitzGot it! http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/01/j...Sep 12 10:46
mib_s8rnj5Messamn was the most boring man ever.Sep 12 10:46
schestowitzI have some interviews of  hisSep 12 10:48
schestowitzhttp://www.archive.org/search.php?q...Sep 12 10:48
ZiggyFishOh, Bill, usually wins that title (the most poring man ever), you've just upset him, watchout he'll try to 'extend, embrace, extinguish' you ;)Sep 12 10:49
ZiggyFish*boringSep 12 10:49
schestowitzThere\s the thing about VMLSep 12 10:49
schestowitzhttp://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/new...Sep 12 10:49
schestowitzWith OOXML they try to make it s 'standard'.Sep 12 10:49
schestowitzVery annoying.Sep 12 10:49
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MinceR124457 <@schestowitz> I see it here: http://www.sdoss.org/events/Presentations/2...Sep 12 10:54
MinceRthe domain's dead :/Sep 12 10:54
schestowitzhttp://64.233.183.104/search?...Sep 12 10:57
schestowitznux+in+their+latest+SEC+filing.+ These,+however,+are+the+true+facts.& ;hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1Sep 12 10:57
schestowitzhttp://tinyurl.com/5xddp9Sep 12 10:57
ZiggyFishI recon that the Major vendors have an agreement with Microsoft (any computers they sell, Microsoft get's a percentage of, in exchange for lowered Windows licences cost (can't find any references to back it up though))Sep 12 10:58
schestowitzThere was lots in the Iowa trial, e.g. http://boycottnovell.com/200...Sep 12 10:59
schestowitzIntel has some similar illegal deas.Sep 12 10:59
schestowitzDell's investors sued for accepting secret bribes (kickbacks) from Intel. Lenovo is said to have played the same game. It's all corruptSep 12 10:59
ZiggyFishreading http://boycottnovell.com/2008/09/1... confirms itSep 12 11:00
schestowitzThe Acer one is a better example.Sep 12 11:00
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008...Sep 12 11:00
ZiggyFishyeahSep 12 11:02
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schestowitzOne site vainly claims to know precisely Microsoft's hare on desktop: "And others talk of switching allegiance completely, though in reality Microsoft Windows still holds a massive 94.9% share in desktop OS use." ORLY?  http://searchcio-midmarket.tec... Look who is cited as the 'source'? The media propagates the Big Lies.Sep 12 12:46
schestowitzThe Microsoft O'Gara shill (see http://boycottnovell.com/2008... ) is doing a series of attacks on VMWare: http://openwebdeveloper.sys-con.com/node... http://symbian.sys-con.com/node/488349Sep 12 12:51
schestowitzWTF? She's still going ballistic. Classic Microsoft slog: http://silverlight.sys-con.com/node/670417  It's just like in http://boycottnovell.com/wp-content/u...Sep 12 12:53
schestowitz"Ideally, use of the competing technology becomes associated with mental deficiency, as in, "he believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and OS/2." Just keep rubbing it in, via the press, analysts, newsgroups, whatever. Make the complete failure of the competition's technology part of the mythology of the computer industry. We want to place selection pressure on those companies and individuals that show a genetic weakness for comSep 12 12:53
schestowitzpetitors' technologies, to make the industry increasingly resistant to such unhealthy strains, over time."Sep 12 12:53
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schestowitzAnd the O'Gara VMWare FUD then continued: http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/454273Sep 12 13:01
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trmancohttp://www.heise-online.co.uk/news/Canoni...Sep 12 13:27
schestowitzIt's being hyped up in the media like it's the second coming, as opposed to a blog post. There are already thousands of contributors.Sep 12 13:28
schestowitzWhat's with this picture? http://www.businessweek.com/magazin...Sep 12 13:54
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PetoKrausso is chrome opensource?Sep 12 15:23
schestowitzYes.Sep 12 15:24
PetoKrauswhere's the code?Sep 12 15:24
schestowitzhttp://code.google.com/chromium/Sep 12 15:24
schestowitzThe Apple and GNU/Linux versions are very much behind, so while Wine can now run it decently, don't expect native versions any time soon.Sep 12 15:25
PetoKrausi saySep 12 15:27
PetoKrausfuck googleSep 12 15:27
PetoKrausalsoSep 12 15:27
schestowitzCheck out the comments here (mind also): http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/05/goo...Sep 12 15:29
PetoKrausis chromium REALLY the same thing as chrome?Sep 12 15:29
schestowitzIt pissed me off a lot more because they actually /ruined/ the Web.Sep 12 15:30
schestowitzAlso see: http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blo...Sep 12 15:30
PetoKrausruined?Sep 12 15:30
schestowitzWell, you come and visir a Google page and they tell you "go away, GNU/Linux users. Go and buy Windows, then come back."Sep 12 15:31
PetoKrausgoshSep 12 15:32
PetoKrauscrappy.Sep 12 15:32
PetoKrausi don't trust cloud computer for one thingSep 12 15:33
PetoKrausthe board of any company, eg google, can be changedSep 12 15:33
PetoKrausand the new board forces the devs to switch one boolean variableSep 12 15:33
PetoKrausand boom, cloud works only under certain os.Sep 12 15:33
schestowitzYes, I know.Sep 12 15:34
schestowitzI'll write some more about insiders later. Microsoft is spreading its goons all over the placeSep 12 15:34
schestowitz(Google included, told me one professor)Sep 12 15:34
schestowitzDo you know of high-level people in Google who arrives from Microsoft?Sep 12 15:34
schestowitz*arrivedSep 12 15:34
PetoKrausno, not really, but i guess i can imagineSep 12 15:34
schestowitzHmmmmm.... http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/11122/ ... I wonder how wtitter is doing under their storm in the east.Sep 12 15:36
schestowitz...Petty to complain about some rainy weather unless it floods. There are worse climatic issues out there.Sep 12 15:38
schestowitzGood news if true: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/200... "But the spec also mentions 1GB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive, "Ubunto Linux" (sic), dimensions extending to 30 x 30 x 17cm and a weight of 1.2kg, all of which are rather large for an MID."Sep 12 15:42
MinceRit's dell, therefore it includes the hidden microsoft tax, doesn't it?Sep 12 15:46
schestowitzYes.Sep 12 15:46
schestowitzThe problem is that many of these vendors are not being 'infected'. To tell you the truth, I am very pissed off about Novell at the moment (usually I'm more clam). Microsoft is slogging some companies (this time VMware, not just Red Hat) and Novell is /helping/ it. It's like an abusive dunce.Sep 12 15:47
schestowitznot->nowSep 12 15:47
schestowitzclam->calm.    Microsoft is still losing but to whom? To Novell? No, it 'bribed' Novell to keep it alive (kind of like SCO) in order to have its competition change sides (remember the Caldera trial that was settled secretly?) Sep 12 15:49
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schestowitzFrom http://beranger.org/index.php?p... "boycottmandriva.com might soon have a market value!" OH NO. Don't ruin Mandriva, Radu.Sep 12 15:53
schestowitzMandriva is based in Europe (and South America). They ought to complain about Microsoft... and not just in an open letter over the bribery, e.g. in Nigeria. It's down to bureaucracy, but they are all being surrounded by undercover shills like Zuck and his pressure-group-for-Microsoft-du-jour, which impacts corruptible politicians.Sep 12 15:59
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schestowitzLinux.com: promoting Free (as in humour) software, as usual: http://www.linux.com/feed/147613 :-)Sep 12 16:28
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tessier_schestowitz: What do you think of Nexenta? Open-solaris based distro with GNU userland.Sep 12 18:03
schestowitzI've not tried OpenSolaris before. CDDL...Sep 12 18:05
tessier_You haven't tried it because it is CDDL?Sep 12 18:07
MinceRslowlaris.Sep 12 18:08
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schestowitztessier: it seems like something useful if you need Sun-only features like ZFS. I don't know how much software it runs well (don't know != runs badly).Sep 12 18:12
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_Doug????????????????????????????????????????????Sep 12 18:29
schestowitzHey, Dug.Sep 12 18:30
schestowitz*DougSep 12 18:30
_Dougsee the latest Gates/Seinfeld advert ?Sep 12 18:30
_Doughttp://www.macrumors.com/2008/09...Sep 12 18:31
schestowitzDo you know who showed PJ the "O'Gara sabotages OSDL E-mail"?Sep 12 18:31
_Doug?Sep 12 18:31
schestowitzI don't care for Microsoft adverts. It's free advertising to mention them.Sep 12 18:31
_DougPM ..Sep 12 18:31
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_DougWhat's extraordenary is they have a strategy in place to attack the OSDL, before its even set up, talk about knifing the fetus :OSep 12 18:48
_DougThen attack OSDL ffor what it is doing and put a negative spin on it .. ehSep 12 18:49
_Doug"Linux and Open Source are supposed to be all about "free" technology and no one group having competitive advantage. This new alliance seems to go against these principles."Sep 12 18:49
schestowitzThat's the routine.Sep 12 18:49
schestowitzI'm going to write about it.Sep 12 18:50
schestowitzMOG is attacking VMware now.Sep 12 18:50
_DougSo it's either fragmentation or it's against the principles of Open Source ,can't win .. :)Sep 12 18:50
_DougGot a link to MOG ?Sep 12 18:50
_Doug"Old UNIX guard attempting to hijack Linux to go after Sun"Sep 12 18:51
schestowitzAh, that's a classicSep 12 18:53
schestowitzMOG has begun promoting Novell and slamming Red Hat... wonder why...Sep 12 18:53
schestowitzAnd her 'publication' claims that Microsoft might buy Novell.Sep 12 18:53
schestowitzMust be something they  send her from Redmond.Sep 12 18:54
_Doug:)Sep 12 18:55
_DougMS don't want to buy Novell, at least not just yet. They are more usefull as being an independent 'open source' company.Sep 12 18:56
_DougThe most obvious impact of the coveneant was to kill any Novell ambitions on the desktop ..Sep 12 18:56
_DougAll for the exchange of some vouchers and loose change out of Redmond ..Sep 12 18:57
MinceRtheir loss, i don't miss suse on the desktop. :>Sep 12 19:01
schestowitzI'm typing it right now. :-)Sep 12 19:02
_DougMS don't want to buy Novell as they also risk getting call a monopoly, again. It's best to keep at least the one 'opne source' company on life support. If I was an OEM or a media company, I would snap up Novell right now ..Sep 12 19:07
_DougNovDell should sell a high end multimedia device and make their money back on subscriptions, movies, games etc .. it's a license to print money ...Sep 12 19:09
_DougA €£60 cheep box made in China, would fly off the shelves ..Sep 12 19:09
MinceRi think they'll just kill novell once they don't find it useful any more.Sep 12 19:13
MinceR(that seems to be close to what happened to sco...)Sep 12 19:14
_DougSCO is like a vampire, keeps rising from the dead ..Sep 12 19:15
_DougCanonical to improve usability of the Linux desktop ..Sep 12 19:21
_Doughttp://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/2008...Sep 12 19:21
_Dougot: virtual racism ..Sep 12 19:24
_Doughttp://arstechnica.com/news...Sep 12 19:24
_Douggtg .. bye ...Sep 12 19:24
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cjschestowitz: I thought you might want to read this:Sep 12 20:28
cjhttp://tirania.org/blog/archiv...Sep 12 20:28
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MinceRhttp://sackheads.org/~bnaylor/spew...Sep 12 21:17
schestowitzOh noes! http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.htmlSep 12 22:18
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cjschestowitz: that Canonical link looks like something my wife would be able to help with!Sep 12 22:56
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cjschestowitz: lol @ webcamsSep 12 23:17
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Recent Techrights' Posts

YouTube is a Spamfarm, Slopfarm, and Clickfarm (a Lot of Numbers There Are Fake)
Those who don't fake look unpopular and unimportant
 
Links 25/07/2025: NOAA Cuts Endanger Lives, "Europe's Self Inflicted Cloud Crisis"
Links for the day
They Try to Lecture Us on Ethics
They even removed "master" from Microsoft GitHub
The Future of the Web is One Rendering Engine or 'Flavours' of Chrome
The future of the Web does not look bright at all
Best Sites Are Not Optimised for Any Browser, They Work Equally Well With All of Them
Red Hat (IBM) is making rubbish sites
We Don't Do JavaScript and Pages Are Small
Thankfully Gemini Protocol has nothing like JavaScript
'Tech' is Not Technology
Some people use terms like 'Old Tech'
IBM's Debt Rose by Almost 10 Billion Dollars in the Past 6 Months Alone
The "hey hi" circus is coming to an end
Yes, Master
Gaslighting by actual racists
Microsoft Bribes and Buys Politicians to Tell Europe What to Do About Free Software (Which It's Attacking)
Microsoft: we speak for the thing that we are attacking! Follow the money...
Making Backups Quickly and Reliably
Backups are imperative, more so in an age of uncertainty, unpredictable weather, and worsening standards (quality of products going down while prices go up)
Techrights Investigation: Estimating the Point in Time LinuxIac Turned Into LLM Slop (Part of the Time)
Bobby Borisov got lazy
10th Month, Ten Weeks From Now, at Ten AM
In Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 24, 2025
IRC logs for Thursday, July 24, 2025
A Nadella Memo Distracts From Microsoft's Cheapening Of the Workforce
Right now the "MSM" (mainstream media) is flooded/overwhelmed by garbage pieces that relay lies for Nadella
Vanishing Faces of GNU/Linux
Free software projects do not depend on any one person or company to still exist
Microsoft Says It Lost 400 Million Windows Users, Now It's Waiting for GNU/Linux to Stop Booting on 'Old' PCs
When it comes to Windows, Microsoft is fully aware of the issue and statements it made earlier this summer suggest it lost 400 million Windows users
Slopwatch: LinuxTechLab, linuxsecurity.com, LinuxIac, and More
Also: The Register's Microsoft agenda (new editor)
Gemini Links 25/07/2025: Gemtext Aware Titan Editor and Gemini Protocol Comeback
Links for the day
Links 24/07/2025: Convicted Felon Quits UNESCO, "Vibe Coding Goes Wrong", and Signalgate Gets Worse
Links for the day
Gemini Links 24/07/2025: Forgejo Woes and Smolnet Directory Week
Links for the day
Misinformation is Not Intelligence
It's low-grade plagiarism and it fails to show any signs of intelligence
Links 24/07/2025: Storage Tapes Still Kicking, Windows TCO 'on Steroids' (Microsoft-Induced Catastrophes)
Links for the day
Bobby Borisov (LinuxIac) Has Apparently Begun Experimenting With LLM Slop, So We Cannot Trust LinuxIac Anymore
So did LinuxIac become a slopfarm? Maybe not yet, but it's getting there
Informa TechTarget's ITProToday is Becoming a Slopfarm Generated by Microsoft Chatbots
Busted.
'Tech' Gimmicks Are for Advertising, Not for Usability
In the case of Microsoft, they latched onto slop
BetaNews Sacked Brian Fagioli and Deleted His Comments, But He Still Tries to Use the "BetaNews" Brand for Self-Affirmation
Fagioli takes the work of other people
[Meme] Hard to Be a Better Person?
Sooner or later they'll realise that for each pound I spend they need to spend about 1,000 times more
The LLM Con Artists Are Highly Destructive
Who will ever be held accountable for this scam?
Too Bribed by Microsoft to Move to Free Software?
Microsoft lies and Microsoft bribery (in politics)
New US Editor for The Register is a Microsoft Booster
"Avram Piltch has served as US editor for The Register since July 2025."
Microsoft Hiring European Politicians is Another Form of Bribery; There Should be a European Investigation
When Microsoft bribed people in Europe for OOXML (there's no denying this!) a European government delegate said that Microsoft operated like a cult
Reda Demanded That FSF Removes Its Founder, Now Reda Works Directly for Microsoft
A sellout and a traitor, first working for GAFAM, now Microsoft
PCLinuxOS is Raising Money to Support Development After Fire Incident at the Host
PCLinuxOS has not had announcements lately
Speed of the Site Should be Better Now
The "bot attacks" impact the speed of the sister site too
Getting More From AnalogNowhere
Recently we used many images from AnalogNowhere
Microsoft, Microsofters and 'Secure' Boot Shills Already Storming the LWN Report About Expiring Certificate, Shooting the Messenger
LWN has clearly stuck a nerve
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 23, 2025
IRC logs for Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Disable "Secure" Boot Today (the Only Better Time to Do So Was Yesterday)
Don't trust anything Red Hat tells you about security
Links 23/07/2025: Windows Killed Company After 150+ Years, US Government Mimics Russia's Attacks on the Media
Links for the day
Freedom Generally Wins at the End, History Shows (But It's Constantly Attacked, Too)
At the moment people realise "Linux" (e.g. Android) isn't enough to guarantee any freedoms
Over 3 Months Later Brett Wilson LLP Still Unable to Recruit a Media Lawyer?
"Immediate start", but not found... still unfilled
“Inhumane” and “Disgusting” Mass Layoff Execution, According to Microsoft Staff
The workers are looking for other places to work
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Has a New Slogan for Its 40th Anniversary
The freedoms are what's most important
Microsoft is Trying to "Pull a Nokia" on GNU/Linux as Desktop/Laptop Platform
We all remember that rather well, don't we?
LLM Slopfarms gbhackers.com, "Cyber Press" and CyberSecurityNews Are Drowning Google News (and Shame on Google for Feeding and Facilitating Them)
All are run by the same people
Links 23/07/2025: Droplets GUI Patent Monopoly Challenge, Nokia Leverages Illegal Patent Court Against Rivals
Links for the day
Gemini Links 23/07/2025: Community in Geminispace and Challenges With Old Computers
Links for the day
Links 23/07/2025: Slop Patents Tackled, Slop Copyright Misuses Tackled by Politicians
Links for the day
Our Three Lawsuits Against Microsofters Are About to Become a Lot More Relevant to GNU/Linux
The Master will easily understand why Garrett has been attacking me since 2012
Links 23/07/2025: Retreating From Transparency on Jeffrey Epstein, We No Longer Have Press Freedom
Links for the day
Gemini Links 23/07/2025: Piano and Food
Links for the day
New and Old
On Ageism in Tech
Slop Is Not Intelligence and It Does Not Enhance Productivity
Like voice dictation, which cannot tell the difference between "sheet" and "shit"
EPO Crimes Are Spreading to the British Court System
Society is now paying the price for failing to tackle crimes at the EPO
It's Time to Dump SharePoint and Here's What to Use Instead
Nextcloud, ownCloud, Bookstack, MediaWiki, and MediaGoblin
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 22, 2025
IRC logs for Tuesday, July 22, 2025
Brett Wilson LLP Has Gone Silent
Sometimes silence says more than nothing at all
Slopwatch: LinuxSecurity, Planet Ubuntu, and LinuxTechLab
some slopfarms show no remorse and they don't value their reputation at all
Links 23/07/2025: Book Bans, Storms, and Kangaroo Court for Patents Commits More Unlawful Acts of Overreach
Links for the day