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OSNews is now my [Thom] job, after quitting my job as a translator, so I could focus all my time on keeping OSNews running. This means I'm entirely dependent on Patreons and donations (and what little ad money comes in).https://www.osnews.com/story/138936/some-personal-news/If you like OSNews and want to keep the site alive, consider becoming a Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/osnews) or donating through Ko-Fi (https://ko-fi.com/thomholwerda).Thank you!
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BREAKING: we have just completely removed all ads from OSNews. The ad industry sucks, so I've put my money where my mouth is. OSNews is now entirely ad-free, for everyone.Since this means losing a chunk of income, I would greatly appreciate it if you could support us by becoming a Patreon, by making an individual donation through Ko-Fi, or by buying our merch.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/osnewsKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thomholwerda/Merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/osnews/Stay weird, nerds. ♥️
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HP-UX hits end-of-life today, and I’m sadIt's 31 December 2025 today, the last day of the year, but it also happens to mark the end of support for the last and final version of one of my favourite operating systems: HP-UX. Today is the day HPE puts the final nail in the coffin of their long-running UNIX operating system, marking the end of another vestige of the heyday of the commercial UNIX varihttps://www.osnews.com/story/144094/hp-ux-hits-end-of-life-today-and-im-sad/#Unix
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Redox bans code regurgitated by “AI”Redox, the rapidly improving general purpose operating system written in Rust, has amended its contribution policy to explicitly ban code regurgitated by "AI".Redox OS does not accept contributions generated by LLMs (Large Language Models), sometimes also referred to as "AI". This policy is not open to discussion, any content submitted that is clearly labehttps://www.osnews.com/story/144574/redox-bans-code-regurgitated-by-ai/#RedoxOS
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Microsoft finally makes a few concrete promises about Windows 11 improvementsEarlier this year, Microsoft openly acknowledged the sorry state of Windows 11, and made vague promises about possible improvements somewhere in the near future, but stayed away from making any concrete promises. Today, the company published a blog post with some more details, incluhttps://www.osnews.com/story/144638/microsoft-finally-makes-a-few-concrete-promises-about-windows-11-improvements/#Windows
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Java Sun SPOTs (Small Programable Object Technology)These were Sun microcontrollers that run Squawk Java ME directly on metal with gc and all the bells and whistles, created by Sun Microsystems in 2005.The feature mesh networking and tcp/ip and multitasking. Even the drivers are java just like Java OS.They run a command and control server by default and there’s graphical https://www.osnews.com/story/144648/java-sun-spots-small-programable-object-technology/#OracleAndSUN
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Microsoft removes trust for drivers signed with the cross-signed driver programToday, we’re excited to announce a significant step forward in our ongoing commitment to Windows security and system reliability: the removal of trust for all kernel drivers signed by the deprecated cross-signed root program. This update will help protect our customers by ensuhttps://www.osnews.com/story/144691/microsoft-removes-trust-for-drivers-signed-with-the-cross-signed-driver-program/#Windows
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Adobe secretly modifies your hosts file for the stupidest reasonIf you're using Windows or macOS and have Adobe Creative Cloud installed, you may want to take a peek at your hosts file. It turns out Adobe adds a bunch of entries into the hosts file, for a very stupid reason.I found that in my hosts file the other day too, and I investigated to find why they're doinghttps://www.osnews.com/story/144737/adobe-secretly-modifies-your-hosts-file-for-the-stupidest-reason/#ClownCar
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Google is tying reCAPTCHA to Google Play Services, screwing over de-Googled Android usersThe ways in which Google can lock you into their ecosystem are often obvious, but sometimes, they're incredibly sneaky and easily missed.CAPTCHA tests are annoying, but at the same time, they can help protect websites from bots. While these tests are alrehttps://www.osnews.com/story/144909/google-is-tying-recaptcha-to-google-play-services-screwing-over-de-googled-android-users/#Android
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The anti-minimalist backlash is the bigger story behind Oxygen’s revivalA few weeks ago, we talked about a project within KDE to revive two of their classic themes, Oxygen and Air, and polish them up to make them usable on the current versions of KDE. The developers and designers working on this project say they've been utterly surprised by just how popular this nehttps://www.osnews.com/story/144941/the-anti-minimalist-backlash-is-the-bigger-story-behind-oxygens-revival/#KDE
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Flathub bans slopcoded applications, but not if they’re from a “mature, well-maintained” projectFlathub, by the most popular (effectively only) repository for Flatpak applications, has changed its policies to include a strict ban on "AI" use for both application submissions as well as the application code itself.This policy applieshttps://www.osnews.com/story/145144/flathub-bans-slopcoded-applications-but-not-if-theyre-from-a-mature-well-maintained-project/#InTheNews
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Microsoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019 installationsYou're a smart cookie, so you opted to buy a copy of Microsoft Office for macOS back in 2019, eschewing the Office 365 subscription, so you could keep on using Office 2019 forever if you wanted to. Just like in the old days.I've got some bad news.Microsoft Office 2019 and 2021 for Mhttps://www.osnews.com/story/145179/microsoft-is-intentionally-bricking-all-office-for-mac-2019-installations/#Office
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Rsync opens the slopgates, regressions and bugs ensueAndrew Tridgell, developer of rsync, has published a blog post addressing the massive surge in "AI" code submissions and the string of regressions supposedly caused by them. He explains rsync was flooded with "AI"-generated security reports, and he couldn't handle the volumes anymore.As this flood started to get mohttps://www.osnews.com/story/145198/rsync-opens-the-slopgates-regressions-and-bugs-ensue/#GeneralDevelopment