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WINSYSTEMS’ SBC-477 PowerTier Series is a family of compact rugged single board computers for industrial and MIL/COTS applications, combining 13th Gen Intel Core Raptor Lake processors with DDR5 memory, dual Ethernet, Mini PCIe expansion, TPM 2.0 security, and extended-temperature operation.

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Ubuntu 25.10 Reached End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Ubuntu 25.10 was released on October 9th, 2025, and, since it’s not an Ubuntu LTS (Long Term Support) release, it only received support for nine months, until July 2026. Ubuntu 25.10 was powered by the Linux 6.17 kernel series and featured the GNOME 49 desktop environment series with a Wayland-only session.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 04, 2026

Updated This Past Day

  1. How to Identify Demonisation or Dehumanisation Tactics Against Interesting Figures or Luminaries in Free Software
    Rather than in general or generally in technology
  2. We Should Learn From Bulgaria
    Why can't European companies and government recognise and react to a threat (when they see one)?
  3. Canonical: Ubuntu is GAFAM (US), We're Resellers of American Proprietary Software
    They want people to pay for a licence
  4. Links 03/02/2026: "Distraction is a Sin" and Fake "Encryption" (Surveillance With Good Marketing)
    Links for the day

    New

  5. IBM Falls by Over 10%
    a recipe for disasters like accounting fraud
  6. Links 03/02/2026: Windows Copies GNU/Linux, Windows TCO Shown Again
    Links for the day
  7. Gemini Links 03/02/2026: Alhena Turns One, Slop Rejected, and Max Roy Carrouges Recalled
    Links for the day
  8. Dr. Andy Farnell on Why and How European Authorities Can Adopt Free Software, Parenting in the Age of Digital Abundance
    Will Europe use technology that Europe controls (not the hegemon), for a change?
  9. Seems Like IBM Trolls Use Chatbots to Vandalise Platform That Discusses IBM's Secret Layoffs, Forever Layoffs
    Not for the first time either
  10. You Know Your Company is Dead or Basically a Pyramid Scheme When Jim Cramer Keeps Promoting Its Stock
    How much does IBM pay for "puff pieces" or "fluff" about QC?
  11. Red Hat (Under IBM) Works for Microsoft (Proprietary Software) and Slop
    Yesterday Red Hat's official site, redhat.com, published exactly 5 new blog posts
  12. IBM is Dying (More Layoffs), Red Hat Will Continue to Suffer From the Acquisition
    Financial engineering
  13. Colombia Adopting GNU/Linux Even Faster (at Microsoft's and Apple's Expense)
    Do politics play any role in this?
  14. An Effort to Tackle Slavery in 'Open Source' Clothing
    "a civil rights lawsuit to examine the concerns of censored developers in the free, open source software ecosystem"
  15. $15 billion lawsuit: Ubuntu, Google & Debian crowdfunding campaign launch
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  16. The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Delusion - Part II - Why We Need to Expose the SRA to More Daylight, Public Scrutiny
    SRA is neither effective nor regulated
  17. 400-Page US Federal Court Against Abuses by Google, Microsoft and Front Groups That Abuse Volunteers for American Corporations
    There are 386 pages in total (in the US claim)
  18. Corporate Influence Never Impacted Us
    There's no reason to assume we'll ever "sell out"
  19. Growth of GNU/Linux in Cuba
    Right now a lot of the world drafts or already implements a GAFAM exit plan
  20. A Day After EPO Strikes an Escalation to Heads of Delegations to the Administrative Council
    They rely on the European media playing along, helping them to hide major blunders, even crimes
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  22. IRC Proceedings: Monday, February 02, 2026
    IRC logs for Monday, February 02, 2026
  23. Gemini Links 03/02/2026: Stargazing, Development Boards, and Tcl/Tk Slop
    Links for the day
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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