Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 05, 2026,
updated Jul 05, 2026

Updated This Past Day

1. Brett Wilson LLP is Downsizing, Apparently Closing Down the Oversized and Overpriced Office

   Address changed 13 hours ago

2. The United States Lost Freedom of Speech

   independence refers to a condition, not an activity

3. SLAPP Censorship - Part 127 Out of 200: Lawsuits by Americans Filed in the UK a Burden on British Taxpayers, No Way to Recover the Funds When Americans Lose Their Cases

   Are Garrett and Graveley 'pulling a 4Chan'?

   New

4. BRICS and Windows: All-Time Lows

   Expect many more Microsoft layoffs in years to come

5. Do No Evil, Do Not DDoS

   Sites that attract DDoS attacks because of their message are sites that are difficult to debunk or debate

6. France is Winning the Race Against Windows

   France instructs, then orders, government agencies to adopt GNU/Linux

7. Not 2.5% and Not 2.5 Billion Dollars for "Hey Hi"; 2 Waves of Microsoft Layoffs Rumoured This Month, July 8th, Then July 22nd (Just Before 'Results')

   People there join unions, knowing they will be terminated silently or otherwise

8. Microsoft Double Trouble With Slop

   What does Microsoft even sell at this point?

9. Based on US Government Sites, GNU/Linux Has Reached About 8% "Market Share" in Desktops/Laptops

   Culled to exclude mobile platforms, GNU/Linux would likely be above 8%

10. TheLayoff.com is Deleting Comments About IBM Offshoring

    Meanwhile, rage-baiting Internet trolls and sometimes trolls who paste in LLM slop are immune from censorship

11. American Independence Needs Independent Media

    The American regime's hostility towards media is an international problem

12. Techrights Was Always a Community Platform

    Techrights is about whistleblowers

13. Phenomenal Growth for GNU/Linux in Afghanistan

    This is impressive because for many years it was registered at near 0%

14. Daniel Pocock Pursuing Complaint in the United States Against Software in the Public Interest (SPI) et al

    It seems like the only people who don't support him are those whom he criticises

15. Gemini Links 04/07/2026: Busy Squirrel, Independence Day Celebrations, PalmOS Programming

    Links for the day

16. Canonical/Ubuntu is Breaking CP (cp) to Help Microsoft Turn Coreutils Into Proprietary Software for Windows

    What we could do reliably in the 1970s (before GNU) we cannot do in 2026?

17. Free Software Has No Kings or CEOs

    The kingdom is a cross-border phenomenon, so national flags and other such symbolism overlook the core problem [...] Free Software can help lead us out of the current imbalances

18. IBM Replacing the People Who Built IBM With Cheaper and Younger Staff, According to IBM Insiders

    This is a very common sentiment in IBM

19. For USA 250 Microsoft is Messing With Our Minds (2.50%) to Distract From Mass Layoffs

    The slopfarms contribute to this noise

20. "Defective by Design" Turns 20

    DBD is still as relevant as ever (probably more relevant than ever before)

21. A Bicycle for the Feeble Mind, or How Computers Got Worse for Productivity (Intentionally)

    Many of us still adopt and champion the "workstation" mentality

22. Links 04/07/2026: Microsoft Tax Haven (Evasion) Tactics, Tobacco Bans, and More

    Links for the day

23. Links 04/07/2026: 2026 Old Computer Challenge and Trying Gopher

    Links for the day

24. Links 04/07/2026: USMCA (Covering Software Patents) Might Not be Renewed, Slop Bros Try to Pay Weird Al to Endorse Their Scheme

    Links for the day

25. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

26. IRC Proceedings: Friday, July 03, 2026

    IRC logs for Friday, July 03, 2026

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