Jason Self @jxself@social.bobcall.me

GNU Linux-libre 5.9 is ready for amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, m68k, or1k, powerpc, ppc64, ppc64el, and riscv64 in my APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre - Enjoy. The mirrors should sync over the next 24 hours. #gnu #linux

Added another architecture to my Linux-libre APT repository at https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ - The Motorola 68000 series (68020 or later; an MMU is required.)

A friend of mine had been saying they wanted this for a while. This brings the number of supported architectures up to either 10 or 11, depending on how you count. What next?

Happy GNUiversary!
https://www.gnu.org/gnu/initial-announcement.en.html

On this day, 37 years ago, Richard Stallman announced the GNU Project and with it launched the entire free software movement.

#gnu

Got my flu shot. Doing my part for herd immunity.

I just realized that my APT repository for Linux-libre is 9 years old this month.
https://jxself.org/linux-libre/
#linux

I was reading how an asteroid will come close by the planet on election day. It's so Trump can hitch a ride and go back home?

Ah ha; the moment has arrived. The uncompressed kernel source code for 5.9 has reached 1GB. #linux #bloat

https://opensource.microsoft.com/

Ah, well at least now they explicitly call out that they're in the "Embrace" phase. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

Does anyone plan to watch the launch of Perseverance and Ingenuity on Thursday? I understand the launch will be streamed live via NASA TV.
https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

I like my GNU/Linux distros to be boring and uneventful. Specifically: Releases that happen at 2 - 5 year intervals and where package version numbers are frozen in time on release. This lets me work on the things I want to work on and not spending my time on fixing the distro. Can't remember where I heard this one: "The bleeding edge is stained by the blood of the users."

Oh, derp. I'm so stupid. I thought "Oh I should apply package updates and then after doing so I stupidly restarted the computer that was doing kernel stuff. As I saw the SSH connection close in the other window I immediately thought "Wait, what? Oh yeah; I was using that computer." Now to start over...

I am currently building Linux-libre for amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, or1k, powerpc, ppc64, ppc64el, and riscv64. Should I add anything else? https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ #linux

GNU Linux-libre 5.7 (the freedom-respecting version of Linux) is now available in my APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ Enjoy! #linux

I'd like to thank someone -- who asked to stay anonymous -- with donating 2 build servers for Linux-libre. You know who you are.

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

It's Monday. Go make a programming language.

If they love it so much where is the Windows 7 source code that was asked for? :)

https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Microsoft-Pres-On-Open-Source

https://www.fsf.org/windows/upcycle-windows-7

An odd sight: A golden number 5 just floated by within view of my window. It was a balloon. Someone must have lost it. Number 5 is alive?