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RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116924874418802342

Linus Torvalds has repeatedly said that LLMs are "clearly useful" and "just a tool" and that the kernel maintainers will use LLMs for Linux development.

He fails to acknowledge that LLMs are based entirely on the theft of intellectual property and that they are destroying our habitat and the future of our species as a whole.

I find this extremely frustrating, coming not just from some random tech bro but the man who controls arguably one of the most important pieces of software in the world.

#Linux

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Happy hacking!

Unranked, systemd, crawls via @ggpsv https://lobste.rs/s/tsp3fq #linux #systemd
https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_138_systemdocker/

Yesterday I compiled the Asahi fairydust kernel. Today I work on that machine. Great OS. Thanks @AsahiLinux

#asahi #linux

"Open source by definition keeps the door wide open, legally to boot. But a fork only gives you the code. An open source project is more than its code, it's the sum of its maintainers, infrastructure, trademarks, dependencies, and trust. You can copy the code in seconds, the rest you would need to rebuild from scratch in most cases. The people invoking the right to fork already know this."

- @tarakiyee

https://tarakiyee.com/fork-it-or-walk-away/

H/T @jbz

#FOSS #linux

Salut le Fediverse ! Moi c'est Aro. Étudiant en informatique de gestion, passionné par le code (Java, Vue.js, C++), le Pixel Art et le gaming/Linux. Hâte d'échanger avec vous ! #Introduction #Dev #PixelArt #linux

Announcing Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak https://lobste.rs/s/kvlafj #linux
https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/

It's fun learning to use another DAW. There's always enough difference in the process that it makes you think about different things.

In this case, trying out the linux DAWs.

Once I moved back to x86, all the problems I had with the audio pipeline disappeared.

#linux

Bazzite Deck 44 Launches Today https://lobste.rs/s/dxjbaj #linux #release
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzites-biggest-update-deck-44-has-launched-happy-birthday-to-universal-blue/12373

Easy Sandboxing on Linux with Bubblewrap https://lobste.rs/s/stehhb #linux #security
https://bxt.rs/blog/easy-sandboxing-on-linux-with-bubblewrap/

I had to replace #FreeBSD with #Linux on my old laptop at home serving as a streaming server for movies mainly. The only reason is low internet speed. The laptop came with an Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 Plus Bluetooth wireless card, both the iwn and iwlwifi successfully bring it up and connect. However, neither driver worked well enough to achieve as fast as 1M/s speen when downloading large files. After installing #Debian downloading speed easily goes up to as 2M/s when downlading the same large files.

#Unix #BSD #RunBSD #FOSS

432 Linux kernel CVEs published in the last 24 hours https://lobste.rs/s/t2jxyu #linux #security
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/

#Linux 7.1.8, 6.18.44, 6.12.103, and 6.6.151 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

Tracking TCP lifespans using eBPF (2016) https://lobste.rs/s/d1kkzy #linux #networking
https://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2016-11-30/linux-bcc-tcplife.html

A lot of people are moving away from Big Tech. Many more would like to do so, but they do not know that it is really easy to do so and that there are good options.

You do, given that you are here. Maybe time to help your friends?

Some good options, that I use myself :

OS : Linux.
Browser : Vivaldi.
Mail client : Vivaldi.
Calendar client : Vivaldi.
Mail Service : Proton, FastMail.
Social : Mastodon & Fediverse in general.
Office package : Libre Office.
Video conference : Whereby.

Feel free to suggest more options and share with your friends!

#Linux #BigTech #Microsoft #Apple #Google #Alternative #EU #Europa #Vivaldi #Browser #Mail #Calendar

No kidding, I have been using the #SoftMaker Office NX for more than a year under an annual subscription license on my #Debian laptop that I use for both work and personal use. I use it almost every day and it has been great experience, by far the best office suit based on my desktop #Linux experience for over 10 years. Until recently, in their 4501 version where they announce to add #AI feature, I started to get TONS of crashes, multiples times almost daily! I am annoyed, and sad...

Did you know #SteamOS can now be downloaded and installed almost anywhere?

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227#install

#Steam #Linux #gaming

Really good #Linux O’Reilly book bundle (DRM-free) available on Humble Bundle just now. Worth checking out:

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/linux-all-things-oreilly-books

#Tech #Books #IT #HumbleBundle #Git #Kubernetes #SysAdmin

Most of Flathub's AI-generated apps were abandoned within months [XDA, Jul 18, 2026] Summary 73% of Flathub apps labeled as “AI Slop” were abandoned within months. Many were deleted or received no updates after release. Analysis suggests the Flathub app AI ban helped spare reviewers and curb quick abandonware. Page · lemmy.ml

Summary

73% of Flathub apps labeled as “AI Slop” were abandoned within months.
Many were deleted or received no updates after release.
Analysis suggests the Flathub app AI ban helped spare reviewers and curb quick abandonware.

Most of Flathub's AI-generated apps were abandoned within months [XDA, Jul 18, 2026]

https://lemmy.ml/post/50247342

RE: https://mastodon.uno/@linux/109615662120260087

💻 Perché pagare una licenza di Windows se vuoi usare Linux?
Oggi è possibile acquistare notebook con la tua distribuzione #Linux già pronta all'uso. 🚀

Abbiamo raccolto una lista di produttori che vendono computer Linux-friendly che puoi anche seguire direttamente su Mastodon:👉 https://mastodon.uno/collections/117042082494935890

Hai dubbi su quale PC acquistare o vuoi un consiglio prima di spendere? Chiedi alla community FediLUG:

📌 Fediverso: @linux

💬 Telegram: https://t.me/fedilugita

💚 Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/#fedilug:fedimedia.it

Re: https://social.freebitcoin.gay/users/drew/statuses/01KY7HAXB9R8BZ60CXWB3P2B7Y

I think the most important question is: why does anyone comply with what one incurious, self-centered, and self-important man, Linus Torvalds, says?

Why is that most important? Because Linux does not belong to Linus Torvalds. It belongs to the world. Torvalds only gets to dictate if the people who are best-positioned to take that power from him fail to do so. From where I sit (as an outsider), he should have been removed from the project, or at least have his dictatorial power removed, long ago, and the primary problem is that there is no structure or will to actually do that.

Under these conditions Linux is a hierarchical, and therefore right-wing, project. The project allows a single man to dictate the future evolution of a global good. Let's drop the illusion that it is "free" or "open" till that changes.


#dev #tech #FOSS #FLOSS #LOSS #linux #kernel #AI #LLM

Woke up this morning to discover that, after an update, Microsoft no longer trusts me to edit my own files and folders on my own external hard drive. I was trying to update a portable application and the usual warning popped up that was asking me, was I sure I wanted to paste these files? And I better do it with administrative rights, even though I am the fucking administrator of this Gods damn PC, so I hit continue with administrative right. You do not have permission to edit these files. I am the fucking administrator, you dolts. I am not a casual user, endless screaming. Gods, I wish #Linux was... just better at screen reader accessibility overall, but just... *sigh* I am gonna be one of those seniors that movies love to mock where they know nothing of technology because I'll just stop doing new tech things. #Microsoft

California and Colorado legislated that Linux distributions, being free and open-source, are exempt from the age verification in operating systems, unless they are proprietary like SteamOS (and Windows).

Too bad the systemd developers already complied with fascism in advance before the bills were even finalized.

Will Lennart Poettering and his followers now please remove the birthDate field from systemd?

P.S.: If you reply with any variation of "You need to calm down," I will block you.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/colorado-and-california-age-verification-bills-exempt-open-source-operating-systems/

#fascism #surveillance #AgeVerification #Linux #systemd

General Resolution: LLM usage in Debian via @boramalper https://lobste.rs/s/ygobr3 #culture #linux #vibecoding
https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002

Thanks to the recent fixes, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition got bumped up to Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified -> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bethesda-finally-fix-the-skyrim-special-edition-on-screen-keyboard-crashing-steamos-steam-deck/

#Skyrim #SteamDeck #SteamMachine #SteamOS #Linux