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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 17, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Inclusion of Dissent and Diversity of Views (Opinions, Interpretations, Scenarios)
    Stand for freedom of expression as much as you insist on software freedom

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  2. GNU/Linux Continues to Get More Prevalent Worldwide (Also on the Desktop)
    Desktops (or laptops) aren't everything, but...

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  3. Links 16/04/2024: Levente "anthraxx" Polyák as Arch Linux 2024 Leader, openSUSE Leap Micro 6 Now Alpha, Facebook Blocking News
    Links for the day

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  4. Examining Code of Conduct violations
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  5. Ruben Schade's Story Shows the Toxicity of Social Control Media, Not GNU/Linux
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  6. Upgrading IRCd
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  7. The Free Software Community is Under Attack (Waged Mostly by Lawyers, Not Developers)
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  8. Grasping at Straws in IBM (Red Hat Layoff Rumours in 2024)
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  9. Who is a real Debian Developer?
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  10. Links 16/04/2024: Many More Layoffs, Broadcom/VMware Probed (Antitrust)
    Links for the day
  11. Links 16/04/2024: Second Sunday After Easter and "Re-inventing the Wheel"
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  12. Where is the copyright notice and license for Debian GNU/Linux itself?
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  13. Halász Dávid & IBM Red Hat, OSCAL, Albania dating
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  14. Next Week Marks a Year Since Red Hat Mass Layoffs, Another Round Would be "Consistent With Other Layoffs at IBM."
    "From anon: Global D&;I team has been cut in half."
  15. Over at Tux Machines...
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  16. IRC Proceedings: Monday, April 15, 2024
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