Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 07, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. One Person's Take on Jef Spaleta, the New Fedora Project Leader

   "With a little searching, I wonder what else may be found regarding Microsoft."

2. LLM Slop Has Virtually Killed unixmen.com and Many Other Sites

   There's no longer any incentive to write real articles in there

3. Taking a Moral Stand Against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and the Worst Offenders/Facilitators

   Any other stance would sidle with moral depravity or moral hazard

   New

4. In Iraq, Windows 3.1 (Percent)

   There's also zero

5. Links 06/04/2025: Flood, Cool Gemini Capsule, and Long Form

   Links for the day

6. Links 06/04/2025: Science, Politics, and Pricier Goods

   Links for the day

7. Sharp Declines for Microsoft Windows in Bangladesh (Pop. ~175,000,000), Big Gains for GNU/Linux

   Microsoft Windows has been having a really hard time in poor countries

8. Links 06/04/2025: Fake Reviews, Privatisation Heists, and "AI" as Smokescreen for Impoverishing Humans

   Links for the day

9. Links 06/04/2025: Many New Acts of Repression and Elements of Financial Depression

   Links for the day

10. In Qatar GNU/Linux Rose From Under 1% to Over 4% in Two Years (or Over 5% If Counting ChromeOS)

    It's a big improvement compared to what we saw last year

11. LLM Scrapers Are a Nuisance, But They're Also a Reminder It's Time to Make Your Site Static

    Perhaps the best protection is the ability to endure surges

12. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

13. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, April 05, 2025

    IRC logs for Saturday, April 05, 2025

14. Links 06/04/2025: Attacks on Education, Fake Patents, and Fake (Illegal) Patent Courts

    Links for the day

15. France: Apple and Microsoft Down, GNU/Linux Up to New Record Levels

    How will tariffs against France impact things in the coming months?

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