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⚓ Post #0: Links 30/12/2022: Slimbook Kymera Ventus

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #1: Links 30/12/2022: Ultimate Edition and a ‘Right To Repair’ Bill Scandal

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #2: Links 30/12/2022: Vanilla OS 22.10 and Calculate Linux 23

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #3: Symptoms of an Impending Bankruptcy?

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

The situation at Sirius has gotten really bad; there are well overdue invoices, dodgy address changes, and recently a major client (oldest client) suffered a very major outage after Sirius had racked up thousands of pounds in unpaid hosting bills

⚓ Post #4: IRC Proceedings: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

IRC logs for Thursday, December 29, 2022

⚓ Post #5: GAFAM Against Higher Education: Fixing the Broken Academy

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

"I was being polite, and writing in a moderate style appropriate for The Times," Dr. Farnell stresses. "The truth is much harder."

⚓ Post #6: [Meme] The Koala Nightmare

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Haunted by burning koalas, the ‘UK’ CEO of Sirius ‘Open Source’ belatedly realises his mistake; maybe he should not be using animal charities as ‘evidence’ in a witch-hunt next time… (if he finds another job)

⚓ Post #7: Kakistocracy at Sirius ‘Open Source’: Running the Company Like a ‘Hobby’, Perpetually and Shamelessly by Hobbyist and Absent ‘Management’

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Sirius ‘Open Source’ has become a minuscule company that’s unable to serve clients and is shamelessly lying to what remains of its client base; Human Resources (HR) is missing in action (MIA), so the operations are improvised and detached from the Rule of Law

⚓ Post #8: Links 29/12/2022: siduction 2022.1, MariaDB 11.0, and RISC-V Proliferation

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #9: Links 29/12/2022: GNUnet 0.19.1 and ArcoLinux Beta 23.02

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #10: Links 29/12/2022: IPFire 2.27 – Core Update 172 and OpenCV 4.7.0

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #11: [Meme] Ultimate Sirius ‘Open Source’ Cover-up

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Things have gotten so bad at Sirius that a scenario like the above (fictional client name) actually happen

⚓ Post #12: Links 29/12/2022: Mostly HowTos

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Links for the day

⚓ Post #13: IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Posted on Wednesday December 28, 2022

IRC logs for Wednesday, December 28, 2022

⚓ Post #14: [Meme] When You Start Lying to Clients Because You’re Broke

Posted on Wednesday December 28, 2022

At Sirius ‘Open Source’ the self-demolition has been fast-tracked lately; one key problem was, workers were expected to lie to longtime well-meaning clients with critical services

⚓ Post #15: Kangaroo Courts Against Voices of Morality (and of Compliance With Laws) at Sirius ‘Open Source’

Posted on Wednesday December 28, 2022

At Sirius ‘Open Source’ people who lie, cheat and trample all over other people are trying to frame themselves as voices of reason and justice; nothing could be further from the truth and it casts Sirius in a negative light (as if it’s an outlaw organisation that escapes from one shell to the next to dodge liabilities, accountability and thus enjoy de facto impunity)

⚓ Post #16: GAFAM Against Higher Education: Toxic Tech

Posted on Wednesday December 28, 2022

Dr. Farnell tells tales he has encountered in academia, seeing that the infrastructure and the software are being outsourced to companies such as Microsoft

⚓ Post #17: Links 28/12/2022: Kraft Version 1.0 and Everyone in LastPass at Risk Now

Posted on Wednesday December 28, 2022

Links for the day


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⚓ Post #0: How to Save Higher Education From Centralised Monopoly Systems

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Guest post by Dr. Andy Farnell

⚓ Post #8: Videos/Shows: Ultimate Edition and Self-Hosted on Matrix

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

2 new videos/shows

⚓ Post #9: Hardware: Macropad, Pi-Cast, and Mini PC

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

3 new articles

⚓ Post #13: HandBrake 1.6 Open-Source Video Transcoder Finally Brings AV1 Video Encoding

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

HandBrake 1.6 open-source video transcoder is now available for download. This major release comes with AV1 video encoding, as well as numerous other new features and improvements.

⚓ Post #14: Christian Hergert: Frame pointers and other practical near-term solutions

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

I’m the author/maintainer of Sysprof. I took over maintainership from Søren Sandmann Pedersen years ago so we could integrate it with GNOME Builder

⚓ Post #15: DebConf8: who slept with who? Rooming list leaked

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Only one person took a suite at DebConf8: Mark Shuttleworth

⚓ Post #16: KDE/Krita: XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro tablet on Linux and KDE Security Policy

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

3 new posts on KDE

⚓ Post #17: Linux in Devices and Arduino

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

3 more stories

⚓ Post #18: This Week in GNOME: #76 Last Fragments of 2022

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Update on what happened across the GNOME project in the week from December 23 to December 30

⚓ Post #19: Reviewing our Linux Gaming Predictions for 2022: Eki

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

There’s only a few more hours left in 2022 so it’s a good time to come back and check how our individual predictions for 2022 fared

⚓ Post #20: today's howtos

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

half a dozen howtos for the early morning

⚓ Post #21: The 5 Best Linux Distros of 2022

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

they’re not all Ubuntu-based

⚓ Post #22: Android Leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Android 14: What to expect from the new version in 2023

⚓ Post #23: A message from FSF president Geoff Knauth: Your FSF membership will help us build a stronger future for software freedom

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

This year-end, we are putting emphasis on one of the four freedoms, sharing, to help remind everyone that our work to defend computer users everywhere can effect change in all areas where software touches modern life

⚓ Post #24: today's leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Videos, hwotos, and more

⚓ Post #25: Open Hardware: Adafruit, Pi, and More

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

5 projects or stories

⚓ Post #26: Programming Leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Coding links

⚓ Post #27: Security Patches and 'Linux' FUD

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

info and disinfo

⚓ Post #28: This Extension Adds Audio Visualizer on Desktop in Ubuntu 22.04 | 22.10

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

This extension can do the job for Ubuntu 22.10, Fedora 37, Arch/Manjaro Linux with GNOME

⚓ Post #29: 6 Reasons Why Many Linux Distros Don't Ship KDE by Default

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

When it comes to customizability, there's no other desktop that even comes close to KDE Plasma. So why don't more distributions ship KDE by default?

⚓ Post #30: Converter Now: An Impressive Privacy-focused Free Unit Converter

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Converter Now is released under the GNU General Public License Version 3.0.

⚓ Post #31: 5 Best Linux Distros to use on Home PC - laptop in 2023

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

We have gone through the various open-source operating systems and chosen the most popular so that in case of any problem, the users could solve them by going through the online tutorials and support forums

⚓ Post #32: Fragments is a Simple Torrent Client for Linux

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Fragments is free, open-source torrent client written in GTK4/libadwaita

⚓ Post #33: Meet the Slimbook Kymera Ventus AMD Black Limited Edition Linux Gaming PC

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Slimbook Kymera Ventus AMD Black Edition Linux PC is now available with AMD Ryzen 7000 or 13th Generation Intel processor series.

⚓ Post #34: Gentoo-Based Calculate Linux 23 Is Out with Xfce 4.18, Cinnamon 5.6, and LXQt 1.2

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Calculate Linux 23 distribution is now available for download based on Gentoo Linux. This release features the Xfce 4.18, LXQt 1.2, Cinnamon 5.6, MATE 1.26, and KDE Plasma 5.25 desktop environments.

⚓ Post #35: BrosTrend Linux WiFi Adapter AC1200 AC3L Review

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

This review looks at the BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 (AC3L)

⚓ Post #36: Khadas VIM1S review – Ubuntu 22.04 tested on an Amlogic S905Y4 SBC

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

In this review of Khadas VIM1S SBC, we’ll install Ubuntu 22.04, and report our experience testing the performance such as memory speed and eMMC flash performance, and 3D graphics capabilities

⚓ Post #37: Games: Steam Deck, Steam Deck OS and Nonsense

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

3 from Liam Dawe, one from TLG

⚓ Post #38: 5 Best Linux Distro Releases for Servers in 2022: Our Top Picks

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Whether you need a stable and secure server platform for your business or personal needs, these best 2022’s Linux distro server releases are the way to go

⚓ Post #39: today's howtos

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

afternoon howtos batch

⚓ Post #40: Vanilla OS 22.10 "Kinetic" Debuts with Groundbreaking Release

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Vanilla OS makes its much-anticipated maiden debut with its first release: Vanilla OS 22.10.

⚓ Post #41: How to Install MX Linux Step-by-Step Guide

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

A simple tutorial shows how to install the popular lightweight distribution MX Linux as a standalone system, dual-boot and in VM.

⚓ Post #42: today's leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

3 more links that are orphaned

⚓ Post #43: Programming Leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Coding links

⚓ Post #44: Must-Have Essential Applications for Linux Desktop Users

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Modern GUI Linux distributions bundle with essential applications to help users get started without much of a hassle. This means that you don’t need to install them in the first place

⚓ Post #45: An Open-Source Alternative to Google, Alexa, and Siri in Works for Home Assistant Platform

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

It can run off a Raspberry Pi or even a local server

⚓ Post #46: 9 Open Source Serious Calculator Apps For Linux...

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

New list

⚓ Post #47: Reproducible Builds: diffoscope 230 released

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

The diffoscope maintainers are pleased to announce the release of diffoscope version 230

⚓ Post #48: Red Hat Leftovers

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

4 new articles by/from Red Hat

⚓ Post #49: Open Hardware/Modding Leftovers

Posted on Thursday December 29, 2022

Mostly Adafruit


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⚓ Post #1: Stack Overflow: Linux Surpasses macOS Among Developers (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Linux has reached a major milestone, surpassing macOS among developers for both personal and professional use

⚓ Post #2: Meet Calculate Linux 23! (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

This new (year) version includes a server Calculate Container Manager for working with LXC, a new cl-lxc tool, and features mirror selection for updates

⚓ Post #3: Manjaro 22.0 Sikaris released (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Another new release

⚓ Post #4: Tokodon 22.11.2 release (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

I’m happy to announce the release of Tokodon 22.11.2 (and 22.11.1 who I released earlier this month and forgot to properly announce)

⚓ Post #5: Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera” Is Now Available for Download (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

New release

⚓ Post #6: PeaZip 9.0 (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

PeaZip is an open source file and archive manager

⚓ Post #7: EndeavourOS Cassini Is Here (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

New distro release

⚓ Post #10: Narrowed Right to Repair gets signed, marking “the end of the beginning” (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Narrowed Right to Repair gets signed, marking “the end of the beginning”Some bad news

⚓ Post #11: Vanilla OS Vanilla OS 22.10 Kinetic is out! (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Vanilla OS 22.10 Kinetic, the first stable release of the project, is available for download

⚓ Post #12: The PineTab2 Is a New Linux Tablet, Coming in 2023 (UPDATED)

Posted on Friday December 30, 2022

Pine64 is a technology company behind many Linux and ARM projects, such as the Linux-powered PinePhone. Today the group revealed a new tablet with desktop Linux: the PineTab2.

Alternative version (more mobile-friendly, for narrow screens and less colour)