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Links 23/6/2017: Wine 2.11 Released, HPC Domination by GNU/Linux
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Primer to the Crisis and Scandals at the European Patent Office (EPO)
An introduction to the chaotic state of what used to be the world's leading patent office and quickly became Europe's biggest embarrassment
Workers of the European Patent Office (EPO) Are Going on Strike Again, Almost 90% Voted in Favour
Thousands of brave EPO employees chose to cast a vote and make it known that they are in favour of another strike
Benoît Battistelli Has Lost the Election at the EPO
FFPE candidates (or moles from the yellow union) failed to enter the Central Staff Committee in spite of Battistelli's attempt to help them get in
Emerging Threat to Patent Reforms at the USPTO
Our plan of returning to coverage of US patent affairs in the wake of powerful lobbies that pursue patent maximalism
You Know That the Unitary Patent (UPC) is in Huge Peril When Its Biggest Fans Admit It's Unlikely to Happen Even Next Year
The tactics of Team UPC turn ugly as they personally target anyone who stands in their way, even a professor/judge who is courageous enough to state the obvious
More Than Six Human Casualties Under Battistelli at the EPO, But the Human Toll Can Become a Lot Worse
The bigger or much broader picture detailing the high cost of autocracy and mental torture at the EPO, where lives are ruined not only when these are ended and some key buildings pose severe threat to a lot of workers
EPO's Elodie Bergot Calls Staff Suicide Just 'Passing Away', Pretends to Care
How the EPO continues to mislead if not lie to staff, even when staff commits suicide -- a growing problem for Team Battistelli, whom some insiders hold accountable for these deaths
The Administrative Tribunal of ILO Will Deliver EPO Judgments in Six Days
Despite its old age (nearly a century), ILO's tradition when it comes to enforcing the law is anything but sterling, yet one can hope that it will stop its unproductive cat-and-mouse game with the EPO, where compliance is rare and actual judgments (not deferrals/referrals) are even rarer
Links 21/6/2017: Red Hat's Numbers Are Up, New Debian Being Studied
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Another Suicide Reported at the EPO While the Paid-for Media Focuses on 'European Inventor Award' Charade
Puff pieces for Benoît Battistelli published aplenty while the European media refuses to deal with the reality -- not paid-for illusions -- at the European Patent Office
Links 20/6/2017: Chuwi Lapbook, Linux 4.12 RC6, Mesa 17.1.3
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At the European Inventor Award Ceremony Benoît Battistelli Lied to a Lot of Scientists and “Media Partners” About the UPC
The Liar in Chief, Benoît Battistelli, still lives in a fantasy world or simply lies intentionally, which would be worse
Contact Details for the EPO's Administrative Council Delegations
List of Heads of Delegation and their E-mail addresses (used to be public information before Benoît Battistelli's oppressive regime or coup)
Don't Forget to Vote for EPO Strike This Week (Thursday)
A reminder that there's a vote on a strike at the European Patent Office later this week, giving an opportunity to rebut the "vocal minority" myth which Benoît Battistelli likes to spread
European Patent Office (EPO) Whistleblowing Guidelines: Motivation and Impact of Leaks
Advice on when to leak and what to leak for the desired effect, which is reformatory (though transparency and accountability)
Links 18/6/2017: New Debian Release, Catchup With a Lot of News
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Appalling Press Coverage Regarding the Unitary Patent (UPC)
How the media has lied (and keeps lying) about the UPC, which the European public neither needs nor wants, putting aside serious constitutional issues that are associated with the UPC
The Writings on the Wall at the European Patent Office: Number of Directors May Soon Decline From 150 to Just 65-70
Battistelli is seizing more direct and indirect control over the European Patent Office (EPO), which is supposed to eject him with a proposal for replacement already formally prepared for publication
European Patent Office (EPO) Whistleblowing Guidelines
The first part of a series which offers tips for sending us material/evidence, specifically from the European Patent Office (EPO)
General Consultative Committee of the EPO Warns About Battistelli's Plans
The General Consultative Committee (GCC) issues a long document (176 pages) which explains to the overseer of the Office how internal rule changes make things even worse
Links 16/6/2017: New Atom Release, Firefox 55 Beta
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Leaked: European Patent Office Still Uses Microsoft Windows XP... in 2017
The EPO continues to rely on inherently insecure (by design) platforms and Mr. Kraft, Battistelli's CIO, bragged that the actions of the Office "prevented any damage to the EPO and its reputation"
Unitary Patent (UPC) Will Start “Real Soon” Now... Said Team UPC For So Many Years
The Unitary Patent or Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) is going nowhere fast, but those who spent time and money promoting it for self gain continue to lie to the press with overly optimistic predictions, unrealistic timelines, and Kool-Aid about the supposed 'benefits' of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
EPO Management Wastes Millions of Euros on a Silly, Gratuitous, Self-Serving Festival While EPO Staff is Planning Another Strike
Unrest at the European Patent Office (EPO) is growing again, with plans of a strike resulting in a formal vote for a strike next week
Links 15/6/2017: Mir 0.26.3, FreeNAS 11.0
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Software Patents in Europe Are Still Promoted by the EPO, Even in Defiance of the Ban
The European Patent Office continues to ignore the directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions, which had software patents disallowed with an overwhelming majority of 648 to 14 votes at the European Parliament
Leaked: Job Advertisement for Removing Battistelli From the European Patent Office
In spite of rumours that Benoît Battistelli would pursue elongation of his term, in clear defiance of the rules (again), paperwork is being put forth to replace him
Links 14/6/2017: New BlackArch Linux ISO and Q4OS 1.8.6, Orion
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Even UPC Proponents, Paid by the EPO's PR Firm, Admit That UPC May Never Happen
Speculations are being floated regarding the cause of the impasse, which is going to result in a very long period of uncertainty and possibly the collapse of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) as it was envisioned by Michel Barnier, Benoît Battistelli and other opportunists
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