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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 22, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Who Will Hold Microsoft and Microsofters Accountable For This Vandalism of GNU/Linux?
    Microsoft seems to have found a way to "compete" with Linux

    New

  2. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Formally Adds John Gilmore, Christina Haralanoa, and Maria Chiara Pievatolo as Voting Members
    This happened in recent days or weeks
  3. [Meme] They Cannot Stop You Writing About Microsoft, But They Can Troll, Harass, and Commit Crimes Against You (to Waste Your Time)
    "Trolling licence"
  4. IBM and OSI Told Us OpenSource.net Would Succeed OpenSource.com, But Now It's a Microsoft Propaganda Site Like OpenSource.org (Same Microsoft Funding)
    ClearlyDefined is Microsoft
  5. Windows Sinks to New Lows in Norway
    it is measured at around 25% of all device types
  6. Links 21/08/2024: Economic Problems in China, Patents From the EPO Smashed in Court
    Links for the day
  7. [Meme] Encryption and Outsourcing Not the Same Thing
    It'll gravitate towards censorship
  8. Google Rises to All-Time High in the UK - Now Used by 19 Out of 20 for Search - While Microsoft Falls (the LLM Hype Was Billions Down the Drain)
    in spite of aggressive Microsoft marketin
  9. Gemini Links 21/08/2024: Self Acceptance and Unfree Will
    Links for the day
  10. Let's Encrypt in a Freefall (in Gemini Protocol at Least)
    Notice there are still over 4,000 capsule, so it wasn't some temporary fluke or mistake
  11. Links 21/08/2024: "AI Bubble Ready to Burst", VS Code Obsolescence
    Links for the day
  12. New Record High for Android in Cameroon
    Operating System Market Share Cameroon
  13. [Meme] GAFAM Takedowns
    Misinformation police here
  14. Another Reminder to Delete GitHub and Never Host/Lodge Any Code There
    Microsoft plays "software police" (even in Free software)
  15. In Malta, Microsoft's Share in Search Fell From 6% to Less Than 4% Since the LLM Hype Started
    It has been the same in many other countries
  16. The Anonymous SIM Challenge
    The classic (iconic) phone booths in the streets are fast vanishing
  17. The 'Reformed Nazi' IBM Does Not Really Care About Diversity and People With Disabilities
    even the Fedora DEI people are starting to stumble
  18. Terminating Linux Under the Guise of 'Security'
    People must speak out against this cruel abuse
  19. [Meme] Fake Security (Net Effect is, GNU/Linux Stops Working)
    "See? It's secure. Secure boot."
  20. Gemini Links 21/08/2024: Against Self-Sufficiency, Haiku OS, and Benben v0.6.0 Plans
    Links for the day
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  22. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 20, 2024
    IRC logs for Tuesday, August 20, 2024
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Wednesday contains all the text.

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