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Legal obligations vs social contracts

https://pointieststick.com/2026/07/21/legal-obligations-vs-social-contracts/

Published: July 21, 2026 22:35

My post about responsibility for bug reports on old software versions the other day stirred up quite some discussion, and I wanted to drill a bit more into what I think is the crux of the dispute: the difference between legal obligations and the social…

The graveyard of being paid to use Windows 11, AKA “winning!”

https://pointieststick.com/2026/07/12/the-graveyard-of-being-paid-to-use-windows-11-aka-winning/

Published: July 12, 2026 13:47

I just finished reading Thom Holwerda’s hilarious article on OSnews about being paid to use Windows 11 for a month from the perspective of being a “switcher” moving away from Linux. It’s a great read; I encourage everyone to stop right now and go read it!…

This month in KDE Linux: June 2026

https://pointieststick.com/2026/07/01/this-month-in-kde-linux-june-2026/

Published: July 1, 2026 18:52

Welcome to another edition of “This month in KDE Linux” — KDE’s in-progress operating system. This month was pretty smooth; we had no build delivery drama, and all OS images we shipped were of satisfactory quality. The project is maturing, and we’re 78% of…

The Steam Machine is here!

https://pointieststick.com/2026/06/30/the-steam-machine-is-here/

Published: June 30, 2026 18:48

For a while now, my colleagues and I over in Techpaladin Software have been working on software support for the Steam Machine, so it’s so awesome to see the product released! Like everyone else, I was surprised by the pricing… until I went out and looked…

Techpaladin is hiring again

https://pointieststick.com/2026/06/26/techpaladin-is-hiring-again/

Published: June 26, 2026 14:30

Time to put on my Techpaladin Software had again: we’re hiring! David Edmundson has already posted it, so I’m here to boost the signal: we need you! Especially if you’ve got experience with Qt/KDE development. We’re looking for someone with that plus an…

Submit a KDE goal!

https://pointieststick.com/2026/06/26/submit-a-kde-goal/

Published: June 26, 2026 14:13

KDE has now started its fifth round of “goal-setting” — a process that began in 2017. These goals are big, high-level goals. Think “focus on large strategic topic X” more so than “fix my pet bugs A, B, and C”. And it’s up to the KDE community to choose the…

Network shares: still talking about them in 2026

https://pointieststick.com/2026/06/22/network-shares-still-talking-about-them-in-2026/

Published: June 22, 2026 15:44

By now, many of you have probably seen Linus Tech Tips’ “Linux is Easy, right?” video? The TL;DW version is that yes, things are mostly pretty easy, and the tasks they’re having trouble are becoming become less and less common over time… but pain points…

This month in KDE Linux: May 2026

https://pointieststick.com/2026/05/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-may-2026/

Published: May 31, 2026 16:16

Welcome to another edition of “This month in KDE Linux” — KDE’s in-progress operating system. Infrastructure This month we completed a major infrastructure project. Previously, our build process was generating Arch packages for KDE software and having…