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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 26, 2024
=> IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 25, 2024 | A Week After a Worldwide Windows Outage Microsoft is 'Bricking' Windows All On Its Own, Cannot Blame Others Anymore
=> ↺ HTTP: Switzerland mandates government agencies use open-source software
Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfillment of Government Tasks
security related news
Security related stories for the day
misleading nonsense
IBM and more
=> ↺ HTTP: Programming Leftovers
Programming related stories
=> ↺ HTTP: Open Hardware: ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and More
Some devices and gadgets
=> ↺ HTTP: Events: Supercon, Free Software Directory Meeting, and DebConf24
some FOSS-centric events
=> ↺ HTTP: Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS stories with focus on applications
many howtos for today
=> ↺ HTTP: VirtualBox 7.1 Promises Wayland Support for Clipboard Sharing on Linux
Oracle released today the beta version of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.1 open-source and cross-platform virtualization software for public testing, a major update that promises exciting new features and improvements.
=> ↺ HTTP: Arduino to switch from Arm Mbed to Zephyr RTOS
The Zephyr project was first introduced in 2016 as a lightweight RTOS managed by the Linux Foundation and we’ve covered several products making use of Zephyr OS over the years
=> ↺ HTTP: IP68-rated Rockchip RK3588 embedded mini PC works underwater
Mekotronics provides support for Android 12, Buildroot, Debian 11, and Ubuntu 20.04 (through Armbian) for the waterproof embedded computer
=> ↺ HTTP: Best Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
=> ↺ HTTP: Stable kernels: Linux 6.9.11, Linux 6.6.42, and Linux 6.1.101
I'm announcing the release of the 6.9.11 kernel
=> ↺ HTTP: Meet The Thunderbird Team: Sol Valverde, UI/UX Designer
Welcome back to our Meet The Team series
=> ↺ HTTP: Have you tried Desktop Mode with your Fairphone?
Did you know that your Fairphone 5 can double up as a personal computer
=> ↺ HTTP: Hyprland Completes Independence from wlroots
Hyprland has completed its move off of wlroots and is now a fully independent Wayland compositor
=> ↺ HTTP: Qt Creator 14 Open-Source IDE Released with Support for Lua-Based Plugins
The Qt Company released today Qt Creator 14 as the latest stable version of this open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for designing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in the Qt language.
=> ↺ HTTP: Microsoft 'Bricking' Windows Again (Cannot Blame EU or ClownStrike or "Linux")
here we go again
This Widget Makes Your Android Phone More Like a Smart TV
=> ↺ HTTP: CrowdStrike Outage Exposes Windows Risks: Why Linux is the Better Choice
On July 19, 2024, a significant incident underscored the vulnerabilities of Windows for mission-critical tasks
=> ↺ HTTP: Online Communities, Microsoft Layoffs, Games, and More
today's leftovers
=> ↺ HTTP: Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike
let's point to a better way If you read the news, went to work, or boarded a plane in the last few days
=> ↺ HTTP: "Your personal information is very important to us.", part two
XScreenSaver rant
=> ↺ HTTP: Curl 8.9.0 Released
new big release
=> ↺ HTTP: Programming Leftovers
Programming links with R focus
=> ↺ HTTP: DreamQuest N95 Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction
This is a multi-part blog looking at a DreamQuest N95 Mini PC running Linux
=> ↺ HTTP: Best Free and Open Source Software
We only recommend free and open source software here
=> ↺ HTTP: Kubuntu & proprietary driver management
In my Kubuntu 24.04 review a few days back, I asserted that the distro does not have a GUI driver management utility
=> ↺ HTTP: (Updated) Forlinx’s New SoM Leverages Rockchip RK3562J Quad-Core Processor
Forlinx Embedded has launched the FET3562J-C SoM
=> ↺ HTTP: Stable kernel: Linux 6.10.1
I'm announcing the release of the 6.10.1 kernel
=> ↺ HTTP: Randy Bias Is VP Open Source Strategy and Technology at Mirantis’ New OSPO
I would have thought it would have had an open source program office long ago
=> ↺ HTTP: GNU/Linux-Friendly Devices/Embedded Products
Some hardware news
=> ↺ HTTP: A veneer of organization
When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail
9 howtos for the morning
=> ↺ HTTP: FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Clown
Some BSD news
=> ↺ HTTP: OpenSSL Unveils New Governance Model
New from OpenSSL
=> ↺ HTTP: Games: Necesse, Horticular, and More
8 latest stories from GamingOnLinux
=> ↺ HTTP: LWN Articles on Kernel
Outside the paywall today
=> ↺ HTTP: Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
=> ↺ HTTP: Programming Leftovers
Programming related posts
=> ↺ HTTP: Software: Mission Center, WordPress, Chrome, and OpenShift
Some FOSS or OSPS updates
=> ↺ HTTP: GNU/Linux, Kernel, Ubuntu, and Gentoo
today's leftovers
=> ↺ HTTP: Microsoft: Mass Surveillance, Vista 11 Popups, and CG Move as Cause for Mass Layoffs
Some opposition news
=> ↺ HTTP: Audiocasts/Shows: Destination Linux, This Week in Linux, and More
3 new episodes
=> ↺ HTTP: Latest Developments in OpenEmbedded and EasyOS
BK on his OS work
=> ↺ HTTP: OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and EuroBSDCon
Some BSD news
=> ↺ HTTP: Openwashing PR From Facebook and Others
Openwashing never ends
an eatrly morning batch of howtos
Security related leftovers
=> ↺ HTTP: VMware and Microsoft: Anti-Linux Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) and Propaganda
classic FUD attacksThe corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text. Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):Span from 2024-07-19 to 2024-07-251545 /n/2024/07/19/Apache_Software_Foundation_Becomes_Politics.shtml 1189 /n/2024/07/20/Windows_TCO_Ransomware_Azure_Downtime_Bricked_Windows_People_Dy.shtml 992 /n/2024/07/21/OpenMandriva_ROME_24_07_Released.shtml 941 /n/2024/07/18/NVIDIA_560_Linux_Graphics_Driver_to_Fully_Adopt_Open_Source_GPU.shtml 906 /n/2024/07/18/postmarketOS_selected_for.shtml 853/n/2024/07/19/today_s_leftovers.shtml 845 /n/2024/07/23/Linux_Mint_22_Wilma_Is_Now_Available_for_Download_Here_s_What_s.shtml 797 /n/2024/07/23/The_final_Linux_Mint_22_ISOs_are_undergoing_final_checks_before.shtml 786 /n/2024/07/19/Our_Gemini_Capsule_is_Turning_Two.shtml 759 /n/2024/07/23/NVIDIA_560_Beta_Linux_Driver_Released_with_Open_GPU_Kernel_Modu.shtml 753 /n/2024/07/20/This_past_two_weeks_in_KDE_fixing_sticky_keys_and_the_worst_cra.shtml 745/n/2024/07/19/today_s_howtos.shtml 744 /n/2024/07/19/KaOS_Linux_2024_07_Released_with_KDE_Plasma_6_1_and_Linux_Kerne.shtml 716 /n/2024/07/19/The_Federal_Trade_Commission_FTC_vs_Microsoft.shtml 715/n/2024/07/20/today_s_howtos.1.shtml
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