Tux Machines original posts since 2025-12-29

2025-12-29

Physical Safety

Roy Schestowitz : Physical safety precedes more "petty" aspects such as reputation

Night Bird and the Free Software Metaphor

Roy Schestowitz : people need to become parts of large groups

In Bosnia And Herzegovina, GNU/Linux Rose From 2% to Over 5% in a Few Years

Roy Schestowitz : We wrote about this before

When People Use What They Want (in the US) Only 1 in 10 People Uses Vista 11

Roy Schestowitz : Vista 11 usage falls by about 50%

2025-12-30

How Richard Stallman Describes Animals Eating Another Animal (That's What the Term “Ecosystem” Implies)

Roy Schestowitz : Yesterday while walking around Town we sadly saw not one but two dead birds (just like 'ours'); the latter was being eaten by a crow

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Might Make it to Goal Without Date Extensions

Roy Schestowitz : also got about $900,000 from mystery donors less than a week ago

An Update on Our Appeal

Roy Schestowitz : "Order already followed"

GNU/Linux Rose to 4% in Somalia, Even 7% If One Counts ChromeOS as Well

Roy Schestowitz : what's happening in Somalia when it comes to operating systems?

7 Days Ago US Workers Left the Office Ahead of Christmas Eve, Now Vista 11 is Measured at 7% "Market Share" in the US

Roy Schestowitz : The Incredible Failure of Microsoft Windows

2025-12-31

Just Like That, Another Year Comes to an End

Roy Schestowitz : Time flew by so fast

Birds Are Smart, Smarter Than "Smart Gadgets"

Roy Schestowitz : The most advanced computers and gadgets are still vastly inferior to a wasp

Dominica's Share of GNU/Linux Doubled This Year

Roy Schestowitz : It's not a large country, there are fewer than 100,00 inhabitants in it, but the trends matter

Things to be Thankful for in 2025 (Tux Machines Edition)

Roy Schestowitz : 10 things we are thankful for this year

Tribute to analognowhere

Roy Schestowitz : End-of-year credit to analognowhere

GNU/Linux Reaches All-Time High in Guatemala as 2025 Ends

Roy Schestowitz : Windows has fallen to new lows

2026-01-01

Gratitude to publicdomainpictures.net

Roy Schestowitz : For those who wonder where we get images for this site from

Burying and Halting Proliferation of Slop Images by Leveraging the Public Domain

Roy Schestowitz : We need to encourage people to reject and steer away from slop images

Good Start for a Good Year

Roy Schestowitz : In terms of activity online, we're doing well so far today

Improving the Site Some More

Roy Schestowitz : Today we're extending the tools we use to run this site

Giving Credit to Public Domain Works

Roy Schestowitz : We're trying to demonstrate what will be attainable with the new workflow

Another 365

Roy Schestowitz : This year will have 365 days in it. In 2028 we'll have 366 days.

Windows Looks Like a Dying Breed in Maharlika

Roy Schestowitz : Maybe there's not much money to be made in this market, but there are many computer users there and Microsoft continues to lose many globally

Firefox is in Trouble

Roy Schestowitz : Firefox has fallen to just 1.6%

Tux Machines Off to a Strong Start

Roy Schestowitz : In January we'll see how long we can keep this going for

Computing Does Not Improve Anymore

Roy Schestowitz : All this "AI" hype is a sign of it

Microsoft Slides in Central Europe, GNU/Linux Adds "Market Share" in 2025

Roy Schestowitz : The same will continue this year

Keeping the Fish Healthy and Happy

Roy Schestowitz : This year was a good year in the fish tank

Does GNU/Linux Attract Smart People or Does GNU/Linux Make People Smarter?

Roy Schestowitz : "Linux is a cult that captures the best-and-brightest kids."

Software Freedom Means Control. Control Means More Than Just Privacy.

Roy Schestowitz : There's a lot more to be lost than one's privacy if someone else controls your computer/computing

Sites About Software... That Build Their Own Software

Roy Schestowitz : They say "build your own tools"

2026-01-02

Red Hat is Vanishing

Roy Schestowitz : Time will tell how much damage IBM is doing

In 2025 Windows "Market Share" in India Fell Below 10%, Says statCounter

Roy Schestowitz : Maybe in 2026 we shall see it falling to 5% territories, more so if many migrate to GNU/Linux (or Android)

Firefox Virtually Dead in India

Roy Schestowitz : If accurate, then Mozilla certainly isn't coming up with a potent strategy

Microsoft LLMs Are Speaking, Spreading Misinformation by Slop About Ken Thompson and Unix

Roy Schestowitz : Ken Thompson can't be happy about this...

No Reboots Since 3 Years Ago

Roy Schestowitz : I was curious to check how many times I rebooted this laptop since purchasing it in February 2022

The People Who Say We Need a Friendlier Community and a Code of Conduct Keep Glamourising Violence

Roy Schestowitz : A "SJW" flair is often used by some of the worst, most antisocial people

Sweden's Move to GNU/Linux: Windows Down to 60%, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Near 20%

Roy Schestowitz : Windows falling, whereas Chromebooks - probably adopted in schools - as well as "proper" GNU/Linux rising last year

Canada Pivots to GNU/Linux

Roy Schestowitz : last year the "market share" of GNU/Linux nearly doubled in Canada

New Lows for Windows in Japan

Roy Schestowitz : Last month was a strong month for GNU/Linux there

Happy New Year, statCounter Sees GNU/Linux at 6% in the UK

Roy Schestowitz : more sessions from the UK (over the Web) come from GNU/Linux

GNU/Linux Grew in Italy, Now Measured at 7% (Not Counting Chromebooks)

Roy Schestowitz : Let's hope the rest of the year will look like this

Big Gains for GNU/Linux in Spain This Year

Roy Schestowitz : Will it stay this way the rest of the year?

Mozilla Firefox's Japanese Volunteers Gave Up, Not Hard to See What Led Them to That (Slop Was the Last Straw)

Roy Schestowitz : In Japan, Korea, and China Firefox is reduced to almost nothing

Letting Go and Another Attack on Richard Stallman (RMS)

Roy Schestowitz : Richard Stallman (RMS) is apparently under attack again

2026-01-03

GNU/Linux up to 7% in Turkey

Roy Schestowitz : When adding up mobile platforms Windows is well below 20% of the whole

First Weekend of the Year

Roy Schestowitz : Richard Stallman's (RMS) talk coming soon

No "Google Killer": Bing Has Only Lost Share in Europe Since Microsoft's ChatGPT Hype

Roy Schestowitz : And Yandex has nearly caught up with Microsoft

GNU/Linux Hits 6% in The Netherlands in 2026

Roy Schestowitz : The neighbouring Belgium sees the same thing

Happy New Year, She's Back

Roy Schestowitz : When you start naming animals it becomes more painful to lose (or lose track) of them

GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High in Taiwan This Year

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux is measured similarly in Hong Kong

2026-01-04

Microsoft Windows Falls to All-Time Low in Cuba This Year

Roy Schestowitz : We can suppose that for political reasons more of the same will be seen ahead

GNU/Linux Rising in Egypt

Roy Schestowitz : What is the "tech trend" in Egypt? Well, not Microsoft it seems...

Iran's GNU/Linux Usage Measured at All-Time High in 2026

Roy Schestowitz : Protests in the country aside, will it seek technological independence?

Tux Machines Has Changed, This Year It'll Turn 22

Roy Schestowitz : Tux Machines is changing and it'll produce more original material, aside from curated news links

GNU/Linux Rises to 5% "Market Share" in Afghanistan

Roy Schestowitz : Android also rose, leaving Microsoft in a tough place

Australia in 2026: New High for GNU/Linux

Roy Schestowitz : Let's see if that's sustainable this year

2026-01-05

New Year, New Reality: GNU/Linux Has Risen to Record High in New Zealand

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux share nearly doubling in a year [...] Let's hope for more of the same until the end of this year

GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Fiji

Roy Schestowitz : Maybe there's just something wrong in Windows...

GNU/Linux Grew in 2025, LLM Slop About GNU/Linux Gradually Died

Roy Schestowitz : That's a relief!

GNU/Linux Measured as Exceeding 7% in Burkina Faso

Roy Schestowitz : Many old [sic] PCs will have GNU/Linux put on them

2026-01-06

Original Stories, Engineering Work, and Bird Flocks

Roy Schestowitz : The birds are like pets for us

In Africa's Second-Largest Nation, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), GNU/Linux Jumped to 4% This Year

Roy Schestowitz : We've been seeing a lot of the same in other African nations this year

2026-01-07

The Crazy Weather is Finished

Roy Schestowitz : We wonder how many birds will perish or die due to climate change

Stick to the Science, the Facts, the Observable Reality

Roy Schestowitz : Science is at the heart of this site

GNU/Linux Measured as Having Risen to 5% in Burundi

Roy Schestowitz : The Republic of Burundi is hardly the exception in Africa

2026-01-08

One Week of 2026

Roy Schestowitz : It has now been 7 days in the new year

2026-01-09

GNU/Linux Rose to 6% in Benin, Says statCounter

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux gains

Does 1 in 10 Laptops/Desktops in Somalia Run GNU/Linux Now?

Roy Schestowitz : statCounter sees the same duo at almost 10%

Barbados Joining Growing Number of Nations Where GNU/Linux is Measured at Around 10%

Roy Schestowitz : Did something happen there?

2026-01-10

2026 Exercise

Roy Schestowitz : I used to underestimate the importance of this, not just for physical but also for mental benefits

2026-01-11

GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Bhutan This Year

Roy Schestowitz : good to see GNU/Linux growing there in 2026

Intermittent Networking Issue Resolved

Roy Schestowitz : upstream

Red Hat Employees Worry About Layoffs Tomorrow

Roy Schestowitz : "There's a rumor of more layoffs."

2026-01-12

GNU/Linux in Guam at All-time High

Roy Schestowitz : a small Pacific island and military base

Some Weekly Updates on Tux Machines

Roy Schestowitz : This week we celebrate another important milestone

Stress and Anxiety at Red Hat Today

Roy Schestowitz : Red Hat whistleblowers say layoffs are planned

Richard M. Stallman Speaks in US College for First Time in 8 Years

Roy Schestowitz : 11 days from now Richard M. Stallman will give a talk in Georgia

Microsoft Didn't Deny Mass Layoffs in the Making, The Mainstream Media is Selling Us Land on the Moon

Roy Schestowitz : There are '100% Made Up' reports that say Microsoft denied the layoffs

2026-01-13

The 'Tone' in Press Coverage Regarding GNU/Linux Has Improved Considerably

Roy Schestowitz : If this trend can be maintained, then convincing people to give GNU/Linux a try will be easier

GNU/Linux Exceeding 4% in Djibouti

Roy Schestowitz : Windows is down to 17.9% this year

Look Closer at "Metaverse" to Understand Where Slop (Misleadingly Marketed as "Intelligence") is Going

Roy Schestowitz : The same will happen to what they call "AI"

GNU/Linux Rose to 7% in Israel, Says statCounter

Roy Schestowitz : Will it reach 10% by year's end?

All-Time High for GNU/Linux in Suriname

Roy Schestowitz : Home to almost a million people (or about 700,000)

Patching, Birds, and Videos

Roy Schestowitz : So far this year we've managed to maintain the publication pace we aimed for at the turn of the new year

2026-01-14

GNU/Linux Rose to All-Time High in Bolivia This Year

Roy Schestowitz : Will it be over 5% by year's end?

What to Use Except Ubuntu and Ubuntu-Based Distros

Roy Schestowitz : There are many fine distros based on Debian and Devuan

Publishing Originals is Hard

Roy Schestowitz : Perhaps I underestimated how much time would be occupied or spent with a growing volume of news

Attacking People Accomplishes Nothing

Roy Schestowitz : When people start attacking those who advocate sharing it's not hard to see who the aggressor really is

Red Hat Gives You Less and Less Over Time

Roy Schestowitz : If the future of GNU/Linux is Software Freedom, then this future isn't Red Hat or IBM

Servers and Hi-Dee

Roy Schestowitz : Today, for the second day in a row, the server exceeds a million requests (this time by 8PM)

2026-01-15

Animals Update

Roy Schestowitz : The fish have remained healthy since summer

GNU/Linux Leaps to All-Time High of 3% in Japan

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux used to be measured at around 1% in Japan

Capsule and Site Maintenance Ongoing

Roy Schestowitz : There are upstream tasks underway today

Make it, Don't Fake It

Roy Schestowitz : We don't want to link to lazy fakes or any form of plagiarism

2026-01-16

Taking the Slop Train to Nowhere, Linuxiac Reverts Back to Slopfarm Mode

Roy Schestowitz : It's not even denying it, even given a chance to deny it

statCounter Reckons 1 in 5 Desktops or Laptops in Finland Runs GNU and Linux (Not Counting Android)

Roy Schestowitz : That's just what statCounter is seeing

Latest Article in Linuxiac Deemed 100% LLM Slop (or Most Certainly Slop)

Roy Schestowitz : Linuxiac is causing its own downfall

Birds, Server Speed, and GNU/Linux Gains

Roy Schestowitz : Some site and life news

2026-01-17

Gemini Growing, Not Google's, the One Predating the Renaming of 'Bard'

Roy Schestowitz : it's never too late to join

Linuxiac Still Isn't Linux and BSD News, It's LLM Slop

Roy Schestowitz : This means we still cannot link to anything in Linuxiac

Why Rust Is Bad

Roy Schestowitz : Linux should avoid Rust for many real reasons

Microsoft Windows Measured as Down to Just 3.7% "Market Share" in the Bahamas

Roy Schestowitz : Windows fall from 93% to just over 3% in 17 years

2026-01-18

Not Limited to One Protocol

Roy Schestowitz : In Geminispace surveys, the growth in adoption of Gemini Protocol can be demonstrated numerically

Linuxiac Digests Other Sites' Work, Then Gets Rewarded by Google

Roy Schestowitz : Even if Google is aware that there is slop there, it's hard to believe that Google will mind

22 Years of Championing Software Freedom

Roy Schestowitz : perhaps we'll find a way to embody the sentiment of freedom

GNU/Linux in Micronesia Measured at 5%

Roy Schestowitz : Micronesia is small, so one might expect the curves to be bumpy

In Equatorial Guinea, GNU/Linux Measured at 5%, Windows Down to 5% Among All Devices (Android Dominates)

Roy Schestowitz : 5% of 2 million (assuming all use a computer) is still 100,000 people

2026-01-19

Improving the Sites Some More

Roy Schestowitz : We wish to make the sites more pleasant to use

Making This Site Faster

Roy Schestowitz : his site is simple enough and does not contain JavaScript

Mainstream Media Obstructs Adoption of GNU/Linux

Roy Schestowitz : Even if 5% of more of the world's computer users adopt Free software (it's a lot higher if one counts people who use Free software on top of MacOS and Windows), the media won't care

statCounter Sees GNU/Linux Rising to 6% in North Macedonia

Roy Schestowitz : That's a good start for 2026

Richard Stallman Talk at Georgia Tech This Week

Roy Schestowitz : The message of RMS is more important than ever before

Before Analognowhere There Was Dilbert

Roy Schestowitz : Analognowhere isn't always humorous; it deals with a difficult topic

Not All 'Linux' Sites Are Real

Roy Schestowitz : Of course we don't link to such 'Linux' sites

Hard to Hide Inconvenient Facts in the Free Software Community

Roy Schestowitz : There are many attempts to silence Free software activists and journalists

Free Software Definition (FSD) Turns 40 Next Month

Roy Schestowitz : the FSD is a more formal document and one which like the GNU Manifesto (turned 40 last year) forms the basis of the movement and the system

2026-01-20

The Harder They Try to Squash GNU/Linux Advocacy, the More Exposure It'll Get

Roy Schestowitz : They will always lose because they are on the wrong side of history

Huge Gains for GNU/Linux Thus Far in 2026

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux gained about 0.5% in "share" in the past month alone

Nations Grasp the Importance of Software Freedom

Roy Schestowitz : For a more meaningful technological transition we ought to emphasise Software Freedom, not focus on brands such as "Linux"

2026-01-21

We've Greatly Benefited From the Growth of GNU/Linux

Roy Schestowitz : We recently noticed that many of our pages, the new pages, receive well over 2,000 requests

GNU/Linux Measured at Almost 10% This Year in Nauru, a Pacific Island Settled by Micronesians

Roy Schestowitz : Windows is said to have sunk to ~7% "market share"

2026-01-22

Protecting the Birds From One Pesky Neighbour

Roy Schestowitz : Let's see what they'll say next

GNU/Linux Up to 7% in Tajikistan

Roy Schestowitz : it looks like real gains for GNU/Linux

Improvements Coming Soon, Uptime Also Improving

Roy Schestowitz : We may soon make improvements to the way images are presented here

We Help Animals, But Some People Don't Like It

Roy Schestowitz : In the interim we feed the birds once a day

2026-01-23

GNU/Linux Seen as Rising Sharply in Mayotte This Year

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux and ChromeOS rose quite sharply when Vista 10 became unsupported. Their combined share is now at over 7%.

Last Week of January

Roy Schestowitz : The year moves along so fast!

Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom, Richard Stallman's Talk About 7 Hours From Now (Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, Room 100, Atlanta, GA)

Roy Schestowitz : over 500 people can probably attend if some people are willing to stand rather than sit down

Feeding 'Problem' Solved

Roy Schestowitz : Earlier this week a neighbour attempted to stop our neighbours and us from feeding birds

2026-01-24

GNU/Linux Surge in Viet Nam (Almost 10% in 2026)

Roy Schestowitz : 15 years ago it didn't register at even 1%

Video of the Talk Richard Stallman Gave at Georgia Tech Yesterday Afternoon

Roy Schestowitz : Reposted from Techrights

Software Freedom is the Goal

Roy Schestowitz : public understanding and awareness of Software Freedom

2026-01-25

Free Software Has No "Kings" or "Queens"

Roy Schestowitz : Kings are a symbol of dependence or misuse of power

Tux Machines Grew Because of Attacks on Tux Machines

Roy Schestowitz : It cannot be silenced, it won't be silenced, and it has more momentum than ever before

Video: Free/Libre Software And Our Freedom: Our shield against many digital injustices.

Roy Schestowitz : The format is widely supported

2026-01-26

Malawi: GNU/Linux Rises Above 4% This Year

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux is doing fairly well

Guernsey: 5% GNU/Linux This Year

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux has surged there

Americas Leaning to GNU/Linux, Americans Lessen Dependence on GAFAM

Roy Schestowitz : Good times for GNU/Linux in the Americas

Victims of Abuse Are Not the Problem

Roy Schestowitz : This is how lawfare and SLAPPs work in the UK

Their Projects, Their Rules

Roy Schestowitz : You're not guaranteed a "Safe Space" from criticism

Georgia (the Country) Turns to GNU/Linux

Roy Schestowitz : now it's measured at almost 10%, based on statCounter

The Richard Stallman (RMS) Criterion for Purchasing Flight Tickets (Booking/Buying)

Roy Schestowitz : In his latest talk he mentions how he pays for things

2026-01-27

GNU/Linux Almost Reaches the 4% Bar in Dominican Republic

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux was typically small there

Happy Birds, Happy Life

Roy Schestowitz : yesterday was a productive day for us

Very Significant Gains for GNU/Linux in Tonga

Roy Schestowitz : With a population of over 100,000

GNU/Linux Market Share Soaring in Namibia

Roy Schestowitz : major increase

2026-01-28

GNU/Linux "Market Share" Measured at 5.2% in Croatia

Roy Schestowitz : GNU/Linux is making gains in eastern Europe

Recent News/Developments: Server, Birds, Trolls, and Richard Stallman

Roy Schestowitz : More coverage about Richard Stallman (RMS) will likely follow in February

GNU/Linux Leaps to Almost 10% in Trinidad And Tobago This Year

Roy Schestowitz : This leap is unbelievably steep/sharp