GNU/Linux and Windows TCO

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 17, 2025

• GNU/Linux

  • Audiocasts/Shows

    • The Cyber Show ☛ #055 | S6 | In The Chair | In The Air: Rob Demain

      Air travel is increasingly a target for cyber-attacks because it is safety-critical. Rob Demain CEO of E2E Assure talks about continuity of operations at airports and why backing up technology with paper and pen processes saves the day.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Fedora Family / IBM

    • InfoWorld ☛ Red Hat Linux bolsters AI assistance [Ed: Red Hat rides a financial Ponzi scheme]

      RHEL command-line assistant expands context limit for more effective AI-powered Linux management and troubleshooting, while offline version becomes available in developer preview.

  • Open Hardware/Modding

    • Linux Gizmos ☛ Unipi Edge E410, E411, and E413 Controllers Built on Raspberry Pi CM4

      All three models use the quad-core Arm Cortex-A72 processor found in the CM4 and support RAM configurations up to 8 GB and eMMC options up to 32 GB depending on variant.

• Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

  • Programming/Development

    • AboutChromebooks ☛ Is A Chromebook Good Enough For Programming

      Chromebooks captured 18% of the programming education device market in 2024, marking a 23% increase from 2023. The platform supports over 40 web-based development environments and runs native Linux applications since 2019. Budget constraints drive 34% of beginner programmers to start on Chromebooks, with 78% reporting satisfaction for learning basic coding skills.

      The devices recorded 4.2 million units sold to educational institutions for programming courses in 2024. Web development and Python training account for 67% of Chromebook programming usage, according to developer surveys conducted across 15,000 students and hobbyists.

• Windows TCO / Windows Bot Nets

  • Krebs On Security ☛ Microsoft Patch Tuesday, November 2025 Edition [Ed: New bug doors ready to install]

    Microsoft this week pushed security updates to fix more than 60 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including at least one zero-day bug that is already being exploited. Microsoft also fixed a glitch that prevented some Windows 10 users from taking advantage of an extra year of security updates, which is nice because the zero-day flaw and other critical weaknesses patched today affect all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.

  • SANS ☛ Finger.exe & ClickFix

    In the ClickFix attacks, it is used to retrieve a malicious script via the finger protocol.