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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 20, 2024,
updated May 20, 2024

Bridge span at Savannah Georgia

Updated This Past Day

  1. Firefox Has Fallen to 2% in New Zealand
    At around 2%, at least in the US (2% or below this threshold), there's no longer an obligation to test sites for any Gecko-based browser

    New

  2. GNU/Linux in Georgia: Looking Good
    Windows down from 99% to less than 33%
  3. Tomorrow is a Historic Day for Press Freedom in the UK
    Take note of the Julian Assange case
  4. Hiding in a Forest Without a Phone and Hiding Behind the First Amendment in the United States (US)
    some serial defamer is trying to invert the narrative
  5. Links 19/05/2024: Iran's President Lost in Helicopter Crash, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Awaits Decisions in Less Than a Day
    Links for the day
  6. Links 19/05/2024: Microsoft Investigated in Europe
    Links for the day
  7. 4 Old Articles About Microsoft/IBM SystemD
    old but still relevant
  8. Winning Streak
    Free software prevalence
  9. Links 19/05/2024: Conflicts, The Press, and Spotify Lawsuit
    Links for the day
  10. GNU/Linux+ChromeOS at Over 7% in New Zealand
    It's also the home of several prominent GNU/Linux advocates
  11. libera.chat (Libera Chat) Turns 3 Today
    Freenode in the meantime continues to disintegrate
  12. [Teaser] Freenode NDA Expires in a Few Weeks (What Really Happened 3 Years Ago)
    get ready
  13. GNU/Linux is Already Mainstream, But Microsoft is Still Trying to Sabotage That With Illegal Activities and Malicious Campaigns of Lies
    To help GNU/Linux grow we'll need to tackle tough issues and recognise Microsoft is a vicious obstacle
  14. Slovenia's Adoption of GNU/Linux in 2024
    Whatever the factor/s may be, if these figures are true, then it's something to keep an eye on in the future
  15. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  16. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, May 18, 2024
    IRC logs for Saturday, May 18, 2024
  17. Links 19/05/2024: Profectus Beta 1.2
    Links for the day
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-05-13 to 2024-05-19
    2022 /n/2024/05/16/People_Who_Defend_Richard_Stallman_s_Right_to_Deliver_Talks_Abo.shtml
    1800 /n/2024/05/14/Video_LinuxFest_Northwest_is_Letting_GAFAM_Take_Over_and_Why_It.shtml
    1384 /n/2024/05/15/Video_Late_Stage_Capitalism_Microsoft_as_an_Elaborate_Ponzi_Sch.shtml
    1287 /n/2024/05/15/Ebury_is_Not_Linux_That_s_Just_the_Media_Shifting_Attention_Mic.shtml
    1087 /n/2024/05/17/Journalists_and_Human_Rights_Groups_Back_Julian_Assange_Ahead_o.shtml
    1073 /n/2024/05/11/GNU_Linux_Reaches_11_Market_Share_in_the_United_States_Of_Ameri.shtml
    1014 /n/2024/05/13/EPO_Language_of_Conflicy.shtml

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