Linux Desktop Alternatives Can Starve the Tech Oligarch Machine

Linux Desktop Alternatives give users a practical way to reduce dependence on Big Tech platforms tied to Trump-era influence politics.

https://thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-to-know/tech-news/linux-desktop-alternatives/

An audit of the Net folder as a full kernel subsystem: drivers, packet parsing, DNS, TCP, TLS, Wi-Fi, CapNet, recovery, and diagnostics. The foundation is strong, but the next step is making the whole stack share one ownership model, one capability path, one error taxonomy, and one recovery story.

#kernel #Ethernet #DNS #development #operatingsystems

https://oreulius.com/blog/code-review-net-functionality

Code Review | Net Functionality — Oreulius Kernel

An audit of the Net folder as a full kernel subsystem: drivers, packet parsing, DNS, TCP, TLS, Wi-Fi, CapNet, recovery, and diagnostics. The foundation is strong, but the next step is making the whole stack share one ownership model, one capability path, one error taxonomy, and one recovery story.

Oreulius Kernel

Remember Windows 98? When it broke, fixing it meant figuring it out yourself. No internet guides, just pure problem-solving.

Smash that Like, Share, and Subscribe! Visit us on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Rumble!

#Windows98 #TechNostalgia #90sTech #RetroComputing #ProblemSolving #TechHistory #OperatingSystems

Enthusiast hacks Valve’s AMD-first gaming OS to run on Intel hardware — SteamOS boots on Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but it takes a Radeon card, installer workaround, and Resizable BAR fix

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/reddit-user-gets-valves-amd-first-gaming-os-running-on-intel-hardware-steamos-boots-on-intel-arc-b580-desktop-gpu-but-it-takes-a-radeon-card-installer-workaround-and-resizable-bar-fix

I really need to learn, what desktop OSs are used in india. GlobalStats aka statcounter claims over 55% are running an "unknown" OS.

gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/india#monthly-202505-202606

#Windows #OperatingSystems #macOS #Linux

Pook-Emu Bee: Links For 06-15-26

Monday is a fun day. One reason Monday is a fun day is because it marks the return of Pook-Emu Bee links after the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, I published links and commentary to enjoy in Saturday's Newsletter Leaf Journal 284. 1. Historic Carroll Street Bridge in Gowanus reopens after 5-year renovation (Aaron Ginsburg for 6sqft New York City. June 11, 2026.) The above photo is from my walk to the re-opened Carroll Street Bridge. Why did I go to the Bridge? NLJ article […]

https://social.emucafe.org/naferrell/pook-emu-bee-links-for-06-15-26/

Just finished the technical audit and review of the current state of the IPC infrastructure.

#IPC
#Kernel #Development
#OperatingSystems
#capabilitybased
#Security

Read the blog about what was found when auditing, securing, and strengthening Oreulius Kernel’s IPC here:

https://oreulius.com/blog/code-review-the-ipc

Code Review | The IPC — Oreulius Kernel

Oreulius IPC is not an ambient message bus. It is a capability-gated, kernel-mediated channel system where every cross-process data transfer is visible, bounded, auditable, and checked against explicit send or receive authority.

Oreulius Kernel

Microsoft is reportedly testing Copilot+ AI features with discrete GPUs instead of NPUs — a feature available on Windows App SDK with a Windows Insider Experimental Channel build and Developer Mode turned on

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-is-reportedly-testing-copilot-ai-features-with-discrete-gpus-instead-of-npus-a-feature-available-on-windows-app-sdk-with-a-windows-insider-experimental-channel-build-and-developer-mode-turned-on

🟠🟡 The Case for Free Online Books (FOBs): Experiences with "Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces"
by Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau #RemziArpaciDusseau
#FreeOnlineBook #OperatingSystems #textbook-publishing

https://from-a-to-remzi.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-case-for-free-online-books-fobs.html