Techrights — Welcome to the New Techrights
WEBWelcome to Techrights. Welcome to the current iteration of Techrights, online since 2006 with a major infrastructural upgrade in late 2022.Here you will find our latest posts. In addition to HTTP/HTTPS here, Techrights is also available via Gemini and IPFS editions, though the IPFS service is on hiatus for the foreseeable future. Just recently, Techrights has upgraded from a heavy content ...
The Danger of Outsourcing Your Platform to Social Control Media …
WEB1 day ago — The Danger of Outsourcing Your Platform to Social Control Media and Getting "Information" There. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 05, 2024. Stella is probably not aware of what she has just done.
Techrights — Plans for the Site's 19th Year
WEB4 days ago — Plans for the Site's 19th Year. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 02, 2024. A single month from now begins our 19 th year as a site and next summer will be the start of our 18 th year as an IRC community, which continues to expand.Back in 2014 we focused a lot of our efforts, resources etc. on covering EPO scandals.
Techrights — One Step Closer to the End of Microsoft's XBox
WEB2 days ago — One Step Closer to the End of Microsoft's XBox. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 04, 2024. XBox has long been in trouble, but this time it seems fatal. XBox sales are down over 50% in the past year. That's according to Microsoft, so maybe the real (complete) numbers are even worse than this. Now …
Techrights — Today in Techrights
WEBDec 11, 2023 — Today in Techrights. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 11, 2023. Updated This Past Day. A Code of Conduct Can Lead to Deterioration of Quality Control in Linux (Nobody Reprimanded for Technical Issues, Instead Critics at Times of …
Techrights — Focus on the Concepts, Not the Brands
WEBOct 31, 2023 — Society needs to move towards transparency, sharing, collaboration and cooperation, not monopolisation, consolidation of power, and price-fixing cartels (mostly "validated" by patents). Remember not to focus too much on the brands. If we keep focusing on brands, then people will just "hop" from one …
Techrights — Microsoft's Collapse is Continuing
WEB5 days ago — Microsoft's Collapse is Continuing. Microsoft has ended production of its HoloLens 2 headsets, with no sign of a replacement ahead. UploadVR reports that HoloLens 2 will still get “updates to address critical security issues and software regressions” until the end of 2027, but production of the headsets has now ended.
Widening the Horizons in an Age of Patent Injustice
WEBJan 2, 2024 — Widening the Horizons in an Age of Patent Injustice. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jan 02, 2024. THIS month we happily and boldly go back to some essential "roots", so to speak.We'll not only relay articles from Daniel Pocock, who is basically a whistleblower (huge Free software contributor who turned sour in the face of abuse inside communities and organisations).
Techrights in the Coming Decade: The Patent Angle
WEBJun 24, 2024 — Techrights in the Coming Decade: The Patent Angle. posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 24, 2024. AS noted 'in passing' some moments ago, I had decided to outline priorities and, having discussed the matter over Mumble, it seems there's some consensus on the strategy - what needs to change, what can be improved, which aspects need further emphasis etc.. The outline for this mini-series includes ...
Terms of Service (TOS) Under Scrutiny - Part XII - Techrights
WEBSep 4, 2024 — Over at Tux Machines... GNU/Linux news for the past day IRC Proceedings: Friday, September 27, 2024 IRC logs for Friday, September 27, 2024 Links 27/09/2024: Kangaroo Courts, Invalidating More Software Patents