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lproven

9,038 karma · joined December 30, 2013

Tall dark black-clad atheist skeptic biker SF fan; writes, mainly about computers, for a living.

# Work

Currently the FOSS & cloud correspondent for the Register.

https://www.theregister.com/Author/Liam-Proven

Work email: lproven+hn@sitpub.com

# Personal

Comments here (or anywhere else, unless otherwise stated) are personal opinion and not on behalf of any employer.

Based in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Quick info:

https://about.me/liamproven/

Personal blog:

http://lproven.dreamwidth.org/profile

Tech blog:

http://liam-on-linux.dreamwidth.org/profile/

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The one-man skunkworks project that became Windows 3.0

news.microsoft.com·1 pts·lproven·
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Epic Linux: maintaining Linux on Itanium out of tree

epic-linux.org·3 pts·lproven·
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Introduction to Operating Systems Abstractions Using Plan 9 from Bell Labs

archive.org·1 pts·lproven·
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The final release of PalmOS, 6.1 Cobalt: colour, multimedia, and multitasking

palmsource.com·19 pts·lproven·
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LinkedIn switches to Azure Linux. Expect Microsoft's pet distro to improve fast

theregister.com·1 pts·lproven·
0

How Lidl accidentally took on the big guns of cloud computing

irishtimes.com·3 pts·lproven·
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TrueNAS Core 13.3 is out, iXsystems' final FreeBSD-based release

truenas.com·1 pts·lproven·
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50 years ago, CP/M started the microcomputer revolution

theregister.com·8 pts·lproven·
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Thunderbird modernisation continues: try it, in case your webmail locks you out

theregister.com·2 pts·lproven·
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Window System Design: If I had it to do over again in 2002. (James Gosling, PDF)

hack.org·4 pts·lproven·
0

OneFileLinux: A 20MB Alpine metadistro that fits into the ESP

hub.zhovner.com·92 pts·lproven·
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Google Translate now fluent in 110 additional languages, including Manx

theregister.com·2 pts·lproven·
0

WinCompose: FOSS that adds a user-defined Compose key for MS Windows

wincompose.info·2 pts·lproven·
0

Ada and Zangemann: a storybook about FOSS for kids (and managers, too)

theregister.com·1 pts·lproven·
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Escargot is a new service that makes old versions of MSN Messenger work again

escargot.chat·3 pts·lproven·
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A FOSS screen reader: 2 friends are helping change opportunities for blind folk

unlocked.microsoft.com·1 pts·lproven·
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The many derivatives of CP/M: 3 entire OS families

theregister.com·9 pts·lproven·
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Gentoo and NetBSD ban 'AI' code; Debian doesn't (yet.) But why?

theregister.com·3 pts·lproven·
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Rescuezilla: A FOSS Norton Ghost. Put it on a bootable key before you need it

theregister.com·7 pts·lproven·
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Asmi 24.04: Ubuntu, without GNOME, or Snap and Flatpak unless you ask for them

theregister.com·4 pts·lproven·
0

Nix fork Aux.computer fixes the political but not the technological objections

theregister.com·5 pts·lproven·
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What's new in kernel 6.9, plus Torvalds indicates ARM64 will get a bit more love

theregister.com·4 pts·lproven·
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After 10Y of Swift, a eulogy for Apple's older, better language: Dylan

opendylan.org·4 pts·lproven·
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Experimental Ubuntu Lomiri remix brings the former Unity 8 back

theregister.com·13 pts·lproven·
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Lightweight Dillo browser revived: TLS but no JavaScript

theregister.com·1 pts·lproven·
0

First 9front release of 2024 is DO NOT INSTALL, its most helpful codename yet

theregister.com·4 pts·lproven·
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RHEL stays fresh with 9.4 while CentOS 7 gets a Rocky retirement plan

theregister.com·6 pts·lproven·
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For BASIC's 60th, three modern BASICs release new versions

theregister.com·10 pts·lproven·
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Building products with NetBSD – thin clients (PDF, 2009)

bsdcan.org·1 pts·lproven·
0

Got a spare Pi 1/2/3? Try RISC OS Open 5.30 It is, literally, something else

theregister.com·86 pts·lproven·
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