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Today in Techrights
Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 13, 2024
Updated This Past Day
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Linux is Released Too Often, Tested Insufficiently (Same as Chromium, Firefox, and Systemd)
Driven by schedule, not quality (objective criterion)
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When I discovered people trafficking in open source software
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
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Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
New
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DPL Sam Hartman proves blackmail is alive and well in Debian
Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
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What is a safe space?
Reprinted with permission from the Free Software Fellowship
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Does Debian deserve an independent news service?
Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
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Linux.com So Neglected If Not Abandoned That It Promotes Deals That Expired 4 Weeks Ago
Quite some "stewardship" by the Linux Foundation
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The Fall of Meritocracy in Tech
nuff said
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Microsoft Has Lost Malta
Android has caught up
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In Asia, Baidu Has Become Bigger Than Bing and Yandex is Getting There Too
XBox and Bing are going through existential crises
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"Having IBM Next to Your Name is a Scarlet Letter"
IBM staff just motivated not to work
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Techrights Browsing Made Easier
a draft for discussion
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Links 12/05/2024: XBox Founders Say Microsoft Lost Its Identity
Links for the day
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Gemini Links 12/05/2024: Enshitification and Mind Maps
Links for the day
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Aside From Red Hat Spam and Partisan Media There's a Lingering Rumour of Layoffs
Some rumour said IBM had second thoughts about a WARN notice and delayed that a bit
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The Albanian open source community is very healthy indeed
Windows nosedives from 99.1% to a lot less
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Web Sites Hijacked by WIPO on Behalf of Microsoft-Sponsored SPI (and People Looking to Hide Embarrassing Facts)
debian.chat; debiancommunity.org; debian.day; debian.family; debian.finance; debian.giving; debiangnulinux.org; debian.guide; debian.news; debian.plus; debianproject.community; debianproject.org; debian.team; debian.video
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Julian Assange on Privacy of People, Even Little Children
Facebook/Google (or GAFAM, an acronym I coined with Assange) knows you better than your mom knows you
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[Meme] Miscomprehension of GDPR
Social control in general is a ticking timebomb
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In Haiti, the Market Share of Windows Collapsed (From 97% to 27% on Desktops/Laptops)
A couple of months ago Windows was measured at 3.04%
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In Most Countries It's Still Possible Not to Have a 'Smartphone' and to Pay for Nearly Everything With Cash
Withdrawing money will be possible as long as enough people use many ATMs (cash machines)
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Expect Lots of Material From Daniel Pocock as Election Day Nears
The experiences of Daniel Pocock were an excellent example of reprisal or retribution against either whistleblowers or people who give a voice to whistleblowers
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I've Been Promoting Free Software for Over 25 Years
I wrote my first computer program when I was about 14, maybe a little younger (I have visual memory of it)
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Reminder: Richard Stallman's Talk is This Week in Paris (and in French)
Defending rms isn't the same as defending everything he has ever said
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IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 11, 2024
IRC logs for Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Online Bullying (Trying to Make People Unhappy)
Narcissists and bullies behind mice and keyboards, no honesty or fact-checking required
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Talk About Software Freedom
"Linux" and "BSD" may mean a lot to more and more people, but they're still just brands or acronyms
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Windows in South Korea: From 98.5% in 2010 to About 30% (Android Rises to Almost 50%)
Samsung ships like a million Linux devices per dayThe corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text. Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):Span from 2024-05-06 to 2024-05-121306 /n/2024/05/08/Microsoft_Layoffs_and_Closures_Now_Reported_in_Africa.shtml 1229 /n/2024/05/11/GNU_Linux_Reaches_11_Market_Share_in_the_United_States_Of_Ameri.shtml 1224 /n/2024/05/06/Tesla_Has_Become_a_Ponzi_Scheme_or_a_Meme_Stock.shtml