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#ThankGNU! to Antonio Carzaniga, Casper Freksen, Christian Sperr, Louis Holbrook, Minoru Sekine, and Nick Graham for helping the FSF to promote #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy

Keep up with the exciting news coming out of the KDE apps projects with "This Week in KDE Apps"!

In this issue: NeoChat emojis, Itinerary seats, Gwenview speedups and Android support tweaks, among other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/

Note that this week it is on Monday, but we will be posting about all KDE app news on Sunday from now on.

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Juno Tab 3 is a pricey 12.1-inch Linux tablet powered by an Intel Processor N100 CPU

Juno Tab 3 is a rare Linux tablet running Mobian Phosh, Ubuntu, or Kubuntu on an Intel Processor N100 quad-core Alder Lake-N processor and equipped with a 12.1-inch touchscreen display with 2160×1440 resolution. We’ve covered many Intel N100 hardware platforms, mostly mini PCs, and the…
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/12/juno-tab-3-is-a-pricey-12-1-inch-linux-tablet-powered-by-an-intel-processor-n100-cpu/

Linux 6.11 Release – Notable changes, Arm, RISC-V and MIPS architectures

Linux 6.11 is out with Linus Torvalds’ announcement on the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML): I’m once again on the road and not in my normal timezone, but it’s Sunday afternoon here in Vienna, and 6.11 is out. The last week was actually pretty quiet and calm, which is nice to see. The shortlog is below for anybod…
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/16/linux-6-11-release-notable-changes-arm-risc-v-and-mips-architectures/

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Good news, bad news in Chiraq. A man tried to come in through the bathroom window while a girl was showering. The girl ran out and got her mom. The mom threatened to shoot the man unless he left. He chose to continue trying to come through the window so she shot him. Police arrested him and while the mom isn't being charged she did have her gun confiscated. Hopefully she gets it back soon as I can only imagine what Chiraq is like unarmed.

https://odysee.com/@LibertyDoll:e/mom-shoots-pervert,-cops-take-her-gun:7

Progression to ARDS in COVID-19: Here’s What It Looks Like - Diffuse alveolar damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome
For most patients who are infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus (the disease caused by this virus is referred to as COVID-19), symptoms are typically mild-to-moderate, often restricted to the upper respiratory system. However, in more severe cases patients can develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), leading to a worse prognosis. https://web.archive.org/web/20200510231935/https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/progression-to-ards-in-covid-19-heres-what-it-looks-like/

A reminder that you can change your #Linux desktop on your #SteamDeck to whatever theme you want! Not just the background wallpaper, but the themes themselves are all interchangeable.

I love how #KDE lets you make what is yours even more 'you'. I chose a cozy lofi feeling for mine and I adore it :)

Now when #gaming and I need my desktop mode, I can feel super snug looking at it <3

#videogames

In New York teens were stealing cars and trying to run people over. Luckily the guy was armed and shot one of them. So far he hasn't been charged and hopefully it stays that way.

https://rumble.com/v5f2dh9-armed-citizen-shoots-teens-trying-to-run-him-over-in-new-york.html?e9s=src_v1_mfp

Flashback to this blog post from former campaigns intern Leonardo Vignini intern which details the history of #DRM: where did Digital Restrictions Management start, how did it get this bad, and what can we do about it? https://u.fsf.org/34g #DefectiveByDesign #EndDRM

The Linux Libre kernel has been updated to version 6.11. A whole bunch more blobs had to be removed to keep it fully libre. This continues to be one of the best kernels to use if privacy and security are your top concerns as it keeps closed source blobs to a miniumum that do God knows what. Updated my NovaCustom NV41 earlier today with no issues.



The main website for the project is located here:

https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/




A good writeup of the release can be found here at 9-5 Linux:

https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-11-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers



The release notes for this update are available here:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2024-09/msg00007.html



It seems that the Linux kernel is getting even worse when it comes to how it includes non free code. Part of the release notes for 6.11 libre kernel is the following:

"# Bad news

When preparing 6.11-rc7-gnu, tutor Alex caught a long sequence of numbers that looked suspicious, contacted the contributor of the new driver, and got confirmation that it was indeed executable code generated from unreleased source code.

Back when upstream started adding binary blobs to Linux, they were argued to be separate programs, under different licenses. But this new one was contributed explicitly under the GNU GPL, so, as long as its source code remained unavailable, it could not be distributed at all.

The contributor agreed, and immediately proceeded to address the legal problem, posting patches to move the blob out. Unfortunately, the top maintainer of Linux doesn't seem to have seen a problem there, and proceeded to the final release without the fix.

IANAL, but even as a penguin I understand that distributing it that way fails to comply with the requirements of the stated license, and can thus get your license automatically terminated. So, those of you who plan on distributing that release, watch out and stay out of trouble!

Even more unfortunately, a deeper problem remains: the program that must be loaded onto the device for it to work remains nonfree, so the device remains incompatible with the freedoms that all users deserve.


# Good news

On the good side, that binary blob can still be obtained from upstream under the GNU GPLv2, so anyone interested in it can proceed to legally reverse engineer it, and get us all one more Free piece of firmware."

@matrix

Kenneth and Anna from Försäkringskassan, one of our customers, will be in Berlin on 20 Sept showcasing SAFOS, a cloud-based secure communications platform built on Matrix that sets a new standard for Sweden’s public sector.

Read our blog post for more info about Sweden's ambitious digital communications initiatives https://element.io/blog/dsam-och-esam-forordar-matrix-for-saker-och-federerad-kommunikation-inom-sveriges-offentliga-sektor/

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Import the 3rd world, become the 3rd world.

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https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1682091200548442116

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