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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 25, 2024
=> https://news.tuxmachines.org/i/2024/08/tourist-boat-at-the-sea-11279910650au6u.thumbnail.jpg ↺ Tourist boat at the sea in Turkey
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Microsoft_GitHub_is_Losing_Loads_of_Money_Has_Loads_of_Layoffs_.shtml ↺ Microsoft GitHub is Losing Loads of Money, Has Loads of Layoffs, Shuts Down Whole Offices, and Is a Proprietary Bubble
GitHub represents the attack on FOSS, it is not FOSS
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Terms_of_Service_TOS_Under_Scrutiny_Part_II_Forced_Arbitration_.shtml ↺ Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part II - Forced Arbitration in TOS
We're going to deal both with issues and examples
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Meme_Still_Waiting_for_a_Statement_From_Red_Hat_IBM_About_Secur.shtml ↺ [Meme] Still Waiting for a Statement From Red Hat (IBM) About 'Secure Boot' Looking Out (or Zapping) Dual Boots
It was all along more like a Microsoft "kill switch"
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/GNU_Linux_in_Russian_Federation_Since_Invasion_of_Ukraine.shtml ↺ GNU/Linux in Russian Federation Since Invasion of Ukraine
Up by over 1%
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/RealPage_Should_be_Put_Out_of_Business_Not_Penalised.shtml ↺ RealPage Should be Put Out of Business, Not Penalised
"There were also some monopoly articles about RealPage's algorithms"
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Only_Fools_Still_Use_Twitter_Which_is_Dead_It_s_Called_X_Offici.shtml ↺ Only Fools Still Use "Twitter" (Which is Dead; It's Called "X", Officially Controlled by Dictators Who X-ecute Their Critics)
It has been like this for nearly a decade
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Almost_10_Press_Releases_or_Press_Articles_About_the_Shiny_New_.shtml ↺ Almost 10 Press Releases or Press Articles About the Shiny New Release of LibreOffice 24.8, Which Now Does Better Encryption of ODF Files
ODF is an open standard
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Links_24_08_2024_Ukraine_Diplomacy_and_Transport_Strikes.shtml ↺ Links 24/08/2024: Ukraine Diplomacy and Transport Strikes
Links for the day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Gemini_Links_24_08_2024_US_Democracy_and_Touchscreen_Woes.shtml ↺ Gemini Links 24/08/2024: US Democracy and Touchscreen Woes
Links for the day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/A_Forest_of_Slop_What_the_Web_is_Becoming_Even_for_Linux_News.shtml ↺ A Forest of Slop: What the Web is Becoming, Even for 'Linux' News
What will be left of the Web if more sites do this?
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Links_24_08_2024_Deepfake_and_Declines_in_Media_Freedom.shtml ↺ Links 24/08/2024: Deepfake and Declines in Media Freedom
Links for the day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Links_24_08_2024_Ukraine_Updates_Wildfires_Protests.shtml ↺ Links 24/08/2024: Ukraine Updates, Wildfires, Protests
Links for the day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Gemini_Links_24_08_2024_Photos_and_Summer_Recap_at_WPN.shtml ↺ Gemini Links 24/08/2024: Photos and Summer Recap at WPN
Links for the day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml ↺ Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
=> http://techrights.org/n/2024/08/24/IRC_Proceedings_Friday_August_23_2024.shtml ↺ IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 23, 2024
IRC logs for Friday, August 23, 2024The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.
=> http://techrights.org/txt-archives/techrights-2024-08-24.txt ↺ Saturday