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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 12, 2025

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Gemini Links 11/04/2025: Microcosmographia Academica and Ada Language

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At the Root of the SLAPPs There Are Matters of GitHub Corruption and Microsoft Competition Crimes

Keep both eyes on the ball; this is about monopoly abuse and attempts to muzzle critics
Open Source Initiative (OSI) Privacy Fiasco in Detail: More on the Complaint, Which Also Points the Finger at Stefano Mafulli and Deb Nicholson

Focus on what they are attempting to distract from
"Linux" Foundation, Besieged by Microsoft, Isn't About Science But Against Science and Against Facts

(and for Microsoft Dogma, Microsoft Domination, Microsoft Money)
IBM Pays IDG's IDC to Market Proprietary Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Under the Guise of "Research"

Proprietary RHEL promoted by FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt or just plain fear-mongering)

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Links 11/04/2025: Microsoft Mass Layoffs Again, Zelensky Doubles Down on Claim That Many Chinese Are Fighting for Russia

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Slopwatch: A Sea of LLM Slop About SparkyLinux, Kubernetes, Ubuntu, and Linux Kernel

Welcome to the future? The future of the Web?
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