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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 21, 2023

Updated This Past Day

  1. 10 Years Ago: Eben Moglen in the European Parliament, Explaining Software Patents, GPL/Copyleft, and Importance of Free Software
    To him, India is a good role model when it comes to GNU/Linux adoption and technical teaching to that effect
  2. Debian preps ground to drop 32-bit x86 as a separate edition
    There is a bit of internal project jargon here which we suspect bears clarifying
  3. Canonical Nowadays Shamelessly Behaving Like a Division of Microsoft, Selling Notorious Proprietary Software, Back Doors, and TPM/DRM
    Don't migrate from Microsoft to Microsoft
  4. 'Soft Layoffs' at Microsoft
    "Microsoft Corp.'s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Quality Assurance (QA) workers within Activision are protesting a new return-to-office mandate, labeling it a "soft layoff" and fearing it will force many employees out of the company."
  5. December's 'Top' Posts (by Views)
    We cover issues we deem important, not what we think will make us popular

    New

  6. [Meme] 'Hey Hi' (AI) is the New 'Metaverse' (or 'Meta'), Just Hype and Vapourware (VR and Chatbots Rebranded) to Keep Shareholders Waiting
    this "Hey Hi" stuff (mindless fluff) is nothing but an "economic bubble"
  7. Links 20/12/2023: Clown Computing Perishing (More Layoffs), Software Patents Ban Apple Products
    Links for the day
  8. [Meme] Mark Zuckerberg: They "trust me". "Dumb fucks."
    based on real quotes
  9. Former Spokesperson for the European Commission's President Jose Manuel Barroso (Revolving Doors With Goldman Sachs) is Running Puff Piece Noise for Bill Gates at a Critical Time (Potential Third Arrest for Mr. Gates)
    more media noise
  10. Only Fools Take Media (or Web) Advice From Social Control Media Moguls or From GAFAMonopolies
    Facebook kneecapping world journalism
  11. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news
  12. Naming Bill Gates Among Jeffrey Esptein's Special Clients (Not Just 'Frequent Flyers')
    new reports
  13. Links 20/12/2023: More Intel Layoffs (Days Before Xmas)
    Links for the day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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