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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 09, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

Updates:

  1. If GNU/Linux Rising is Just "Bots" (It's Not, Many Surveys Show the Same), Why Does Microsoft Rush to Lie About System Requirements of Vista 11?
    The real reason is, GNU/Linux is rising

New:

  1. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 08, 2026
    IRC logs for Saturday, August 08, 2026
  2. Red Hat is in Need of a 'Jolla', as an IBM-Controlled Red Hat is Becoming Like the Microsoft-Infiltrated Nokia
    Dying fast, partly by design
  3. Gemini Links 08/08/2026: Gigs, Poems, SREs, and Shared Passion
    Links for the day
  4. Kompromat Tactics in GNU and Linux
    Kompromat as a concept was covered here in the past in relation to Microsoft
  5. SLAPP Censorship - Part 143 Out of 200: After Nearly 10 Attempts to Settle With Us and Over a Million Pounds Spent on Lawyers and Barristers
    We are in no particular hurry
  6. 20 Years and 43 Years
    GNU/Linux is not just code, it's a philosophy, licence (copyleft), and community
  7. GNU/Linux Turns 43 Next Month, Many Distros Actively Maintained
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  8. Links 08/08/2026: GAFAM Colonialism "Paved Over Protected Wetlands", Slop Companies Hoard Software Patents as Debt Soars to Trillions
    Links for the day
  9. Links 08/08/2026: "Palantir Paid No Federal Income Tax" and "Who's Responsible for This Mess?"
    Links for the day
  10. Retained: The Time IBM's Red Hat Tried to Hijack or Take Offline Site of Critics, Failed on All Grounds (Meritless Action Intended to Harass Critics)
    Replicated from adrforum.com
  11. IBM's 'Final Solution': Censor Sites Not Controlled by IBM, Sites Where Dissent is Expressed
    IBM has no culture of free speech
  12. More Mass Layoffs Coming IBM's Way (Ones IBM Cannot Hide, Cannot Convince Enough People to Leave or Unjustifiably PIP Them When They Say No)
    The company that was like a "father of modern computing" is now stingy when it comes to travel. Not a good sign.
  13. What Will it Take for Mainstream Media to Report Silent or Secret Layoffs at IBM?
    "Silent" or "secret" sometimes because the media won't cover them
  14. Is the Future of IBM Red Hat Temporary Staff, Contractors?
    They want cheap, obedient lemmings
  15. Gemini Links 08/08/2026: Tribute to Lloyd Center, Radio Amateurism, Homeworlds
    Links for the day
  16. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  17. IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 07, 2026
    IRC logs for Friday, August 07, 2026

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