Windows 10 support ends on October 14.

Help the people around you continue to be protected by helping them switch to Linux. They don't need to go buy a new computer just because Microsoft made a decision for them.

Follow @Endof10@floss.social for success stories and resources for how to help people switch!

Learn more: https://endof10.org

#EndOf10 #Linux #OpenSource #Fedora

Stop Killing Games update - UK petition to see a debate Parliament
#StopKillingGames #Gaming #PCGaming

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/stop-killing-games-update-uk-petition-to-see-a-debate-parliament/

This site does considerably better than just asking "Is this the year of the Linux Desktop?".

It lists and breaks down the current status of major software support in Linux, so you can decide whether the switch is right for you at the current moment, as well as a guide to help you make an informed choice on distro and know what else you might be getting into.

https://yearofthelinuxdesktop.net

#OpenSource #Linux #windows #desktop

#Tails 7.0

https://tails.net/news/version_7.0/

#privacy #cybersecurity #anonynmity #FOSS #Tor #Linux

man when people were telling me that smart TVs are a privacy nightmare, I thought that was because they recorded what you watched using their built in media-player OS.

NOPE! Apparently Roku TV's will give you popups based on what DVDs you're watching through them, because they screenshot the HDMI-in and compare it to a database.

that's a few steps creepier than I was expecting from a garden variety privacy invasion

here's the page I was linked to (from a tumblr post I've lost track of) on how to turn this off on various TVs:

https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/privacy/how-to-turn-off-smart-tv-snooping-features-a4840102036/

Somehow I got involved with some coworkers at lunch and the discussion came down to someone saying "Bill Gates is one of the richest people alive and he controls all the technology. They're going to be building a T-1000 with those AI of theirs." Then someone else immediately says to him. "All of these rich people are the same. Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk, they don't care about us."

Bill Gates doesn't get involved in Microsoft anymore, because he's too busy playing with the World Health Organization to shape healthcare in favor of his investments (even though 10% of WHO isn't a whole lot). Steve Ballmer isn't going to destroy Linux anymore, he's too busy with the Lakers. Meanwhile, Satya Nadella knows Linux makes him lots of money and HE was the one to boost it in Microsoft.

Put me in coach! My conspiracies about the "readiness™" of Apple products based on the editing of their events is more legitimate than what people cook up without understanding the industry. You know they're toast this year when they have an event where the camera wandered every few seconds, no AI offerings, made a thin phone with "all day battery life" then immediately told people to buy a MagSafe less than a minute later, obsoleted their C1 modem from the iPhone 16e for the N series modems, and wasted time bragging about removing the SIM tray even though they did that years ago to pad for time.

So I looked at Tahoe release (in VM). Some UI highlights (thread):

- Window toolbar changing color from white to black for no reason

Full thread: https://mastodon.online/@nikitonsky/115248089319181113

IMPORTANT UPDATE

🇧🇪 Belgium now SUPPORTS the compromise proposal IN PRINCIPLE, despite contradicting promises to citizens: reverts to UNDECIDED.

🇮🇹 Italy is UNDECIDED, expressing doubts on including new CSAM in scope.

🇱🇻 Latvia is UNDECIDED but assesses the text positively, pending national support.

“Cloudflare proposes the Spotify model for the web” by @cory@social.lol

🔗 https://www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/cloudflare-proposes-the-spotify-model-for-the-web

> We'll pool some revenue and dole it out to you based on how valuable we decide it is. How do we decide how valuable it is? Shut up and trust us. It's the Spotify model for the entirety of the internet.

If it's not clear enough, “the Spotify model” is not a good one.

#Cloudflare #AI

⚓️ https://nicolas-hoizey.com/links/2025/09/23/cloudflare-proposes-the-spotify-model-for-the-web/

@nhoizey@mamot.fr @cory@social.lol I would also add to the mix this article I found about Cloudflare in general: https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/thoughts-on-cloudflare/.

Often when our list of Adobe alternatives is shared people comment that it's okay to pirate Adobe software. It's not, because that still supports Adobe through usage and staying in their ecosystem. Instead, do look into alternatives!

https://github.com/KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives

🇮🇹 Il Friuli Venezia Giulia spinge per il software libero

In Friuli, una proposta di legge firmata Open Sinistra FVG vorrebbe che la PA desse la priorità all’utilizzo di software libero: “ogni volta che un ente pubblico decide di usare un software proprietario, deve motivare esplicitamente la scelta. In caso contrario, rischia di perdere i contributi

https://eticadigitale.org/2025/09/24/il-friuli-venezia-giulia-spinge/ #Legge #SoftwareLibero

🇪🇺 #ChatControl LEAK! 📂 https://www.patrick-breyer.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/LEWP-Meeting_12-September-2025.pdf

💪Your pressure is working! Italy is wavering

😠But Germany & Belgium are seeking compromises

We have 20 DAYS to save privacy&encryption. Time to turn up the heat! 🔥

☎️ Call your government NOW: https://fightchatcontrol.eu

Openverse, una piattaforma open source per la ricerca e il riutilizzo di immagini con licenza libera

Openverse è un catalogo che raccoglie opere con licenza Creative Commons (CC) e di pubblico dominio da numerosi archivi online.

https://www.lealternative.net/2025/09/24/openverse-una-piattaforma-open-source-per-la-ricerca-e-il-riutilizzo-di-immagini-con-licenza-libera/

Storia di come prendere un #virus con #WINE usando un programma craccato e avere difficoltà a toglierlo.

https://vitforlinux.wordpress.com/2025/09/07/storia-di-come-prendere-un-virus-con-wine-usando-un-programma-craccato-e-avere-difficolta-a-toglierlo/

#sicurezzainformatica @sicurezza

L'ex eurodeputato Patrick Breyer: il ministro danese usa una "palese menzogna" per ricattare l'UE affinché accetti un accordo di sorveglianza di massa tramite "chatcontrol"

L'attivista che lotta per le libertà digitali denuncia una campagna di disinformazione per spezzare la resistenza al #ChatControl 2.0 ed evidenzia l'ipocrita esenzione per polizia e militari mentre il voto del Consiglio dell'UE è in bilico.

https://pirati.io/2025/09/lex-eurodeputato-patrick-breyer-il-ministro-danese-usa-una-palese-menzogna-per-ricattare-lue-affinche-accetti-un-accordo-di-sorveglianza-di-massa-tramite-chatcontrol/

@privacypride

while working on the win10 -> gnome a4 for the halifax #endof10 event, i installed microsoft edge from flathub because... i dunno, it's there and why not, i guess.

are all microsoft products this obnoxious? it really rivals google for shitty user interfaces. it started with the world's slowest full-screen animation to say "Hi." and then proceeded to force me to click through a dozen things telling me about how good it is at "ai" before i got to the browser part.

totally bananas.

The more time passes, the more aggressive #YouTube gets with third party clients (see @FreeTube@fosstodon.org having to make new workarounds every month or so and see the dozens of dead @invidious@social.tchncs.de / Piped instances) and downloaders. As a viewer, it's probably best to start archiving channels you care about offline. As a YouTuber, it's probably best to start mirroring your videos elsewhere, like on @peertube@framapiaf.org and Odysee.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@wafflesies/115261516275175316

#LinkedIn will soon use your data to train #AI. Here’s what you can do to opt out.

https://proton.me/blog/linkedin-ai-training

#privacy #JobHunting #jobs #career #Microsoft