Openwashing: Intel, Apple, and Microsoft

• The Several Faces of Intel Compilers [Ed: It says that this so-called 'article' is "sponsored", so IDG is now running ads as 'articles'. Not even pretense about whether it's journalism or not.]

• FoundationDB Goes Open Source [Ed: "FoundationDB gave Apple a foothold in the crowded NoSQL database sector," it says and this is what this openwashing is all about. It's helping Apple in spreading its proprietary frameworks and surveillance 'clouds'.]

• Linux Everywhere (Premium) [Ed: "Linux Everywhere," says longtime Microsoft propagandist, in service (IMHO) of the latest EEE strategy. Don't forget who's still in charge.]

Android Leftovers

• Severe Weather and Android: Everything you need to know

• Google Accused of Showing ‘Total Contempt’ for Android Users’ Privacy

• Apple's new Android switcher ads fall horribly flat

• Comprehensive Android Binary Scans Find Known Security Vulnerabilities in 1 Out of Every 5 of the 700 Most Popular Apps on Google Play Store

• Google's new podcast 'app' is already on your Android phone

An introduction to the GNU Core Utilities

These two collections of Linux utilities, the GNU Core Utilities and util-linux, together provide the basic utilities required to administer a Linux system. As I researched this article, I found several interesting utilities I never knew about. Many of these commands are seldom needed, but when you need them, they are indispensable. Between these two collections, there are over 200 Linux utilities. While Linux has many more commands, these are the ones needed to manage the basic functions of a typical Linux host.

Today in Techrights

• Patent Maximalists Step Things Up With Director Andrei Iancu and It’s Time for Scientists to Fight Back
• Mythology About Patents in the East
• Patent Trolls Watch: Red River Innovations, Bradium Technologies/General Patent, and Wordlogic
• Holding Benoît Battistelli Accountable After the EPO
• Links 23/4/2018: Second RC of Linux 4.17 and First RC of Mesa 18.1