Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 03, 2024

Updated This Past Day

1. Jurgen Gaeremyn on Software Freedom Day

   "today the event is more important than ever in the movement to further Software Freedom."

   New

2. Tomorrow It's British (UK) General Election, Cybershow Has a New Episode Exploring the Tech Angle

   There are about 4 people involved in this episode

3. GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Rising in Zambia, Android Rises Above 72%, and Windows Down to Only 7%

   Windows is down, Android is surging, and even GNU/Linux is doing reasonable well

4. Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Track to Meet Fundraising Goal

   There are over 17 left

5. Links 02/07/2024: Summer Plans, Unit of Selection, and Debian

   Links for the day

6. In Northern Mariana Islands (and Saipan) Android Replaces Microsoft Windows as Dominant Platform

   Android finally exceeded Windows in terms of market share in Northern Mariana Islands

7. It's Julian Assange's Birthday, His Fundraiser Still 30,000 Pounds Short

   20 days are left and it's one way to give a "birthday gift"

8. Luc Zimmerman (Geneva city council, Le Centre political party) advised Software Freedom Institute on trademark registration

   Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock

9. This Month Colombia Has Exceeded the 4% Milestone for GNU/Linux

   Colombia is more than twice the size of France

10. Even the News/Articles About Debian Are Slop and Spam Now

    linuxsecurity.com is trying to destroy Linux news on the Web for SEO purposes (selling its proprietary junk)

11. Windows Measured at 1.6% in Central African Republic This Month

    If we're meant to think Microsoft is worth "trillion of dollars", what is that valuation based on?

12. This Article is Freeware

    Microsoft AI CEO mentions "freeware"

13. Steady Increases for GNU/Linux in Israel This Year

    Windows is down to a quarter

14. An Own Goal: Filing Legal Cases in the UK When You Don't Even Live in the UK and Weren't Born In the UK

    It'll just be expensive, tedious, and fruitless

15. Brazil's GNU/Linux Community Growing (a New High)

    It's a new all-time high

16. Speaking to Sources (or People Outside One's Country) is Not Crime and Not Seditious

    serious ramifications for publishers

17. GNU/Linux Above 6% in Hong Kong, Windows Falls to New Lows

    Many choose to walk away from Windows

18. Android (Linux) Blasting Past Windows in France, Highest Desktop Share Since Winter for GNU/Linux

    while Windows down

19. Stella Assange and Kristinn Hrafnsson Recorded This a Week Before Julian Was Freed (Knowing He Would Fly Out Soon)

    What happened last week shows that even in notorious and stacked courts there's some hope

20. statCounter: GNU/Linux Starts July at Over 4%, Steam Survey Shows GNU/Linux at Over 2%

    More to come, over time...

21. The Truth Will Always Win (Eventually)

    RMS et al

22. CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling on Julian Assange and the Espionage Act

    Some people don't survive and get out of there at all

23. Jen Robinson Explains How the Case of Evan Gershkovich Contributed to the Case for Release of Julian Assange

    Robinson is an excellent counsel

24. Links 02/07/2024: DMA Violations and CSA Regulation

    Links for the day

25. LibrePlanet 2024: Roberto Innocenti on the Latest Buzzword and Typically Misnomer ("AI")

    It's about the latest "hot" buzzword

26. IBM: We Killed CentOS, Now Start Paying Us

    The M in IBM is marketing

27. Links 02/07/2024: Jennifer Robinson Turns to Free Press in Hong Kong, Calls for an Assange Pardon

    Links for the day

28. Gemini Links 02/07/2024: Project Crossroads and Reloading Packet Filter Tables

    Links for the day

29. Seth Patterson on Git-based Workflow and Free Software for Literature and Storytelling

    "We can create a storytelling community that allows cross-pollination between creators and disciplines (e.g., novels, songs, and video games) and changes us from consumers to creators."

30. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

31. IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 01, 2024

    IRC logs for Monday, July 01, 2024

32. Jennifer Robinson on Julian Assange's Birthday Tomorrow (Even the Judge Wished Him an Early Happy Birthday)

    we know recordings exist and some people selectively publish these online

33. It's About Community, About Society, Not Business or Profit

    The "rat race" is not for humans

34. LibrePlanet Talk on Making Movies With Free Software Only

    "I can talk about how I made it and what I had to do to manage the project."

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