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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 12, 2026

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  1. IBM SkillsBuild as Microsoft Training, Microsoft Vendor Lock-in, Microsoft Surveillance
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  2. Gemini Links 11/01/2026: Scott Morgan and 'The Unix Way'
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  3. IBM to Be 'Reorganised'
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  4. Dr. Andy Farnell Explains Why He'll Stop Sending E-mail to Microsoft and Gmail Users
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  5. EPO People Power - Part XXXI - Almost No Crime is Possible Without Enablers and Complicit Colleagues
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  6. Aruba's GNU/Linux Adoption Seems to Have Reach All-Time High This Year
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  7. After the LLM Slop Frenzy...
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  8. Links 11/01/2026: 'Nothing to Lose' in Iran and Kyiv Restores Electricity
    Links for the day
  9. Gemini Links 11/01/2026: "Late To The Party" and "Thinking About Software Licences"
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  10. Links 11/01/2026: Bob Weir and Stewart Cheifet Perish
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  11. Higher Adoption Rates of GNU/Linux in Cyprus in Recent Years
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  12. Microsoft's linkedin.com is Shrinking, Expect LinkedIn Layoffs to Carry on in 2026
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  13. Over at Tux Machines...
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  14. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, January 10, 2026
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