Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 19, 2025

Updated This Past Day

1. Defeating LLM Abuse (State-of-the-Art Plagiarism) in the Area of Linux and GNU, Free Software, BSD, Security and So On

   The aim is to get them to stop using LLMs to rip off other people's work

2. Digital Sanitation Good Practices

   leave behind Microsoftism

3. 10 Days Ago Richard Stallman Gave a Long Interview in French (linuxfr.org)

   English translation

4. Science, Not Fast Food/Junk Food

   The commercial exploitation of users won't stop until users exercise full control over their software or - more broadly - their computing (including data)

   New

5. The Term "AI" is Not New and What Today's Media Calls "AI" Isn't Even AI

   Only the hype was new... and totally artificial

6. Gemini Links 18/10/2025: "Planetary Rings", Steam, and PSU Replacement

   Links for the day

7. Links 18/10/2025: Russell Vought in Charge, US Government Leans to Russia Again

   Links for the day

8. Credit Where It's Due: LinuxConfig.org Quit Doing LLM Slop, Back to Original and Real Articles

   We waited for a while to say this, now it seems conclusive

9. Of Note: UbuntuPIT Aware of Critics of Slop, Adds Disclosure of Use of LLMs

   We appreciate the honesty

10. Links 18/10/2025: Madagascar's President Flees and ICE Arrests Protest Comedian Robby Roadsteamer

    Links for the day

11. Richard Stallman Near the European Patent Office (EPO) in 3 Days From Now

    It'll be a good opportunity for patent examiners to listen, ask questions, and maybe greet him in person

12. From Scholar to Booster of Slop (and Even Slop in His Own Blog)

    We're going to keep an eye on future posts of his

13. End of Vista 10 Also Good News for the BSDs

    There are many news sites that recommend trying GNU/Linux this month

14. What's Wrong With Liking Parrots or Birds as Pets?

    They'd demonise people for speaking about freedom, no matter what they say or do

15. The Free Software Foundation, Which Has Appointed a 43-Year-Old President, is Looking to Add Another Board Member (or Treasurer)

    expect the FSF to add more people

16. Richard Stallman Confirms Next Week's Talk at Technical University of Munich, We Urge EPO Staff to Attend

    That's probably late enough for EPO staff to attend after work

17. Gemini Links 18/10/2025: Notifications and Geminaut

    Links for the day

18. Many Red Hat People Are Leaving, But It'll Be Framed Publicly as Leaving IBM

    Similarly, IBM layoffs (or "RAs" as they're called) include Red Hat layoffs

19. Expect More Waves of Microsoft Layoffs This Month (at Least Two Rounds Confirmed Already)

    From what we can gather, assuming the recent rumours about XBox are true, there will be at least 3 waves of Microsoft layoffs this month alone

20. Security Issues in Cisco and Jenkins Passed Off as "Linux" Problems

    Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) tactics

21. Over at Tux Machines...

    GNU/Linux news for the past day

22. IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 17, 2025

    IRC logs for Friday, October 17, 2025

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