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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 29, 2024

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Linus Torvalds, His Employers, and Critics of His Employers Can Agree That Rust in Linux is a Failed Experiment

=> ↺ Linus Torvalds, His Employers, and Critics of His Employers Can Agree That Rust in Linux is a Failed Experiment

What we published 2 years ago (2022-09-22) leaves us vindicated

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Links 28/09/2024: Stagnation of Journalism and More Suppressions in HK (Now China)

=> ↺ Links 28/09/2024: Stagnation of Journalism and More Suppressions in HK (Now China)

Links for the day

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Gemini Links 28/09/2024: ROOPHLOCH and smolspace

=> ↺ Gemini Links 28/09/2024: ROOPHLOCH and smolspace

Links for the day

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Linux remains a safer choice

=> ↺ Linux remains a safer choice

Microsoft worries

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Links 28/09/2024: Microsoft Lays Off Hundreds of California Workers, Windows Recall Infuriates Many

=> ↺ Links 28/09/2024: Microsoft Lays Off Hundreds of California Workers, Windows Recall Infuriates Many

Links for the day

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Demise of Desktops/Laptops in the British Market

=> ↺ Demise of Desktops/Laptops in the British Market

The British market is getting overrun by mobile phones (up more than 10% in the past year)

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Gemini Links 28/09/2024: Misfin and Beepy

=> ↺ Gemini Links 28/09/2024: Misfin and Beepy

Links for the day

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[Meme] 25+ Years After Winamp (WINAMP.EXE)

=> ↺ [Meme] 25+ Years After Winamp (WINAMP.EXE)

Winamp is pretty much irrelevant because of the solid replacements for it that are Free software

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Winamp Was Always Windows and Proprietary, Now Its Code is Also Controlled by Microsoft

=> ↺ Winamp Was Always Windows and Proprietary, Now Its Code is Also Controlled by Microsoft

It's not "free" or "Open Source"

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"WINAMP" Reminds Us That Choosing GitHub is Sign of Failing to Understand or Not Intending to Respect Freedom (Usually a Platform for Lousy Openwashing Stunts)

=> ↺ "WINAMP" Reminds Us That Choosing GitHub is Sign of Failing to Understand or Not Intending to Respect Freedom (Usually a Platform for Lousy Openwashing Stunts)

GitHub is a "cancer" - more so than WP Engine ever was

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Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) Barometer

=> ↺ Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) Barometer

Fear-mongering/dramatisation regarding CVE-2024-47076, CVE-2024-47175, CVE-2024-47176 and CVE-2024-47177 had very small impact

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Over at Tux Machines...

=> ↺ Over at Tux Machines...

GNU/Linux news for the past day

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IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 27, 2024

=> ↺ IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 27, 2024

IRC logs for Friday, September 27, 2024The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text. Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):Span from 2024-09-22 to 2024-09-28951 /n/2024/09/26/Why_We_Keep_Saying_Bryan_Lunduke_is_a_Liability.shtml 751 /n/2024/09/23/A_Year_Since_the_Big_Switch_Part_II_Early_Discussions_About_Mor.shtml 636 /n/2024/09/21/After_3_Strikes_Watching_YouTube_Without_Ads_YouTube_Accuses_Yo.shtml 632 /n/2024/09/23/Expect_Microsoft_Windows_to_Nodedive_in_China_Just_Like_in_Indi.shtml 610 /n/2024/09/24/A_Year_Since_the_Big_Switch_Part_III_Deliberate_Deceit_and_Misu.shtml 578 /n/2024/09/23/YouTube_You_re_Blocked_From_Watching_Videos_About_Why_YouTube_S.shtml

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