Wrens at the back
Getting chilly
bout 5+ years ago I began writing about the Serial Strangler From Microsoft. The strangulation is a documented fact (told by victims), as are the arrest and charges. He was brought to Court. He was not acquitted. He was never acquitted.
The poor service at Manchester City Council is nowadays a common observation.
Lots of room, but hardly any people
From today’s Techrights Daily Links:
He loves what he does
Signal-to-noise
bout 3 days ago I received a PDF of a submission made by a proponent of Microsoft-controlled Restricted Boot. I was unconvinced by what was said there, as it seemed like an appeal to emotion, not facts. If you spend decades promoting an American monopoly and undermining security, do you expect protection from critics? Do you even believe that critics are allowed to exist?
Does the Mayor recognise this issue?
The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue, and KDE Frameworks 6.32 is here to fix a major, 15-year-old data integrity bug affecting progress indicators when moving or copying files to an external disk. With this bug finally fixed, progress indicators are now fully accurate when copying files to USB sticks or network shares. Read here why it took so long.
Coming a month after Libreboot 26.10, the Libreboot 26.11 release enables TPM 2.0 by default on Topton X2e N150, Supermicro X11SSH-F, ThinkPad X280, ThinkPad X270, ThinkPad T480/T480s, and ThinkPad T580 devices, enables EDK2 by default in Coreboot mkhelper, and adds a new naming scheme for ROMs.
Coming two weeks after LibreOffice 26.8.2, the LibreOffice 26.8.3 update is packed with bug fixes for various issues, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users, focusing on stability, macOS integration, digital signatures, and compatibility with MS Office file formats.
The November 11th Steam Client update is the first stable release to run the Steam Client itself as a 64-bit application on Linux, rather than a 32-bit one. However, Steam installations will still download 32-bit libraries as part of the Steam Runtime, since Steam needs to be able to run the many 32-bit games in its catalog.
Coming two months after Ardour 9.8, the Ardour 9.10 release introduces optional support for audio waveforms that reflect the region’s gain envelope, so the waveform of an audio region updates as you drag the gain envelope nodes around.
Highlights of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 include sealed images for image mode, now generally available, a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for RHEL that moves from Developer Preview to general availability, and a self-managed command-line assistant for regulated and disconnected environments, available as a Developer Preview.
Pimoroni now lists the UNA Watch, a modular GPS smartwatch built around an open-source software platform and replaceable hardware components. The wearable combines an STMicroelectronics STM32U595 microcontroller, multi-satellite GPS, fitness sensors, and a public C++ SDK for developing custom applications.
Cincoze recently expanded its CV-200/P Series of industrial panel PCs with 28 new configurations spanning 10.1-inch to 18.5-inch displays. The additions complement the existing 21.5-inch models, combining Intel Core, N-series, and Atom processors with modular display technology for industrial HMI and automation applications.
Compulab has detailed its IOT-GATE-IMX8PV2, a fanless industrial IoT gateway powered by NXP’s i.MX8M Plus processor. The small-form-factor system combines dual Gigabit Ethernet, optional Wi-Fi 6 and LTE connectivity, and isolated industrial I/O in a 105 × 80 × 30mm aluminum enclosure.
