Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 25, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. New Article Explains How the GPL Came About and WordPress Having Copyleft Obligations

   Having been involved in the WordPress development community since almost the beginning, I know why it chose the GPL and how it restricts abuse by Automattic

2. Dr Richard Stallman (RMS) Gives Talk in Oxford University in 4 Hours

   If you live nearby, go there (it's free as in gratis)

3. Using a Law Firm's Licence to Exercise Politics Through Frivolous SLAPPs and Nastygrams (to Silence People, Remove Pages, Demand Fake or Forced 'Apologies')

   Things must be getting really bad when lawyers act for raving antisemites

   New

4. Links 24/04/2025: GAFAM Problems and No Peace (or Ceasefire) in Sight

   Links for the day

5. Slopfarms on the Web Almost Always Generate Anti-Linux FUD When They Produce "Linux" Output

   Welcome to the dying Web

6. Richard Stallman's Oxford Talk Has Just Ended, Here Are Some Photos

   he might hop over to another European country

7. Gemini Links 24/04/2025: Birthday and Good Work of Academia in Esotericism

   Links for the day

8. Links 24/04/2025: EU fines Apple and Facebook, Another Microsoft GitHub Security Blunder

   Links for the day

9. IBM Gained Almost 6 Billion Dollars in "Goodwill" Value in Just 3 Months, According to IBM

   Congrats to the management!

10. In Belarus, Yandex is Now Measured as 50 Times More 'Popular' (by Usage) Than Microsoft

    Yandex continues to gain, whereas Bing cannot even register at 1%. Last month it was registered or measured at a measly 0.65%.

11. IBM Cannot Lie to Shareholders Anymore

    "I would not be surprised if we see a layoff every quarter this year."

12. We're Working to Make Full-Site Search Available

    This site has over 1,000 'wiki' pages, many thousands of documents, several thousands of videos, and about 50,000 blog posts or articles. We need to make them easier to find/navigate.

13. Links 24/04/2025: IBM Loses Many Contracts, Intel to Lay Off Over 20% (Not Counting Those Who Leave 'Voluntarily')

    Links for the day

14. Richard Stallman Can Explain to Oxford Artificial Intelligence Society Why LLM Slop is Not Artificial Intelligence and Why It Hurts Society

    another 'crop' of LLM slop that damages GNU/Linux and facts

15. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

16. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

    IRC logs for Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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