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Links 22/9/2019: KMyMoney 5.0.7, Lennart's Latest Plan
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Summits of Open Bear Traps: The Open Core Summit and Other 'Open' Events That Actually Attack Software Freedom
Conferences that call themselves "open" something are sometimes nothing but an attack on openness (not to mention freedom) and promotion of FUD about Free/Open Source software (FOSS); there's an ample set of examples to that effect
Openwashing Report: 'Open Source' Without Any or Most of the Benefits
The cheapening of the term "Open Source" continues; sooner or later everything out there will be called "open" irrespective of what it really is
Patent Extremism is Not Normal and Not an Innocent Mindset
Reflection upon the sad state of the European patent system and how media turns a blind eye to it; worldwide, in general, the discussion about patents is being warped by the litigation giants, whose sole goal is to maximise the number of lawsuits/shakedowns (personal gain)
Links 22/9/2019: LLVM 9.0.0 and FreeBSD 12.1 Beta
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Links 21/9/2019: Plasma 5.17 Beta in Kubuntu, Cockpit 203
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IBM Cannot Become a True Friend of Free Software Because of Its Current Patent Policy
IBM needs to quit bullying people/companies with software patents; that would help towards appeasement of IBM critics and sceptics
When Patent 'Professionals' Sound Like Children Who Learned to Parrot Some Intentionally-Misleading Buzzwords, Myths and Lies
With buzzwords like "AI" and misleading terms like "IP" the litigation zealots are trying to convince themselves (and the public) that software is a physical thing and a "property" which needs "protecting" from "theft"; it doesn't seem to bother these people that copyright law already covers software<
The European Parliament Needs to Become More Outspoken About EPO Abuses
There are few encouraging signs in Europe right now because the EPO's disregard for patent law (striving to just grant as many patents as possible) earned it much-needed backlash from the European Parliament
Links 19/9/2019: German Federal Ministry of the Interior Wants FOSS, Top Snaps Named
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Buying the Voices of 'Linux' People to Repeat Microsoft's Talking Points While Removing Our Icons and Leaders (Calling Them Sexist)
The dirty games leveraged by several companies including Microsoft target charismatic people who are essential for morale and leadership; these tactics aren't particularly novel
When the EPO Sees Itself as Above European Law, Grants Patents in Defiance of the EPC (Its Founding Document) and Violates Staff's Labour Rights/Protections (International Law)
The absurd state of affairs at the EPO has reached the point where laws at every level are being violated and even judges are being threatened or vainly ignored; the EU is belatedly trying to tackle these issues, which have actually cost its credibility a great deal and threaten the perception of Rule of Law at multiple levels
Links 19/9/2019: Samba 4.11.0 and Kubernetes 1.16
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Update on Koch v EPO: Internal Appeals Committee (IAC) Composition Still Likely Illegal
An important EPO case, concerning a dismissed staff representative, shows what ILO-AT and the EPO's Internal Appeals Committee boil down to
Links 18/9/2019: Fedora Linux 31 Beta, PCLinuxOS 2019.09 Update
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Links 17/9/2019: CentOS 7.7 and Funtoo Linux 1.4 Released
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EPO is Not European
Internationalists and patent trolls are those who stand to benefit from the 'globalisation' of low-quality and law-breaking patents such as patents on algorithms, nature and life itself; the EPO isn't equipped to serve its original goals anymore
The EPO's Central Staff Committee and SUEPO (Staff Union) Respond to “Fascist Bills” Supported by EPO President António Campinos
Raw material pertaining to the latest Campinos "scandal"; what Campinos said, what the Central Staff Committee (CSC) said, and what SUEPO said
Storm Brewing in the European Patent Office After a Hot Summer
Things aren't rosy in EPOnia (to say the least); in fact, things have been getting a lot worse lately, but the public wouldn't know judging by what media tells the public (almost nothing)
Why I Once Called for Richard Stallman to Step Down
Guest post from the developer who recently authored "Getting Stallman Wrong Means Getting The 21st Century Wrong"
As Richard Stallman Resigns Let's Consider Why GNU/Linux Without Stallman and Torvalds Would be a Victory to Microsoft
Stallman has been ejected after a lot of intentionally misleading press coverage; this is a dark day for Software Freedom
Links 16/9/2019: GNU Linux-libre 5.3, GNU World Order 13×38, Vista 10 Breaks Itself Again
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Links 16/9/2019: Qt Quick on Vulkan, Metal, and Direct3D; BlackWeb 1.2 Reviewed
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Richard Stallman's Controversial Views Are Nothing New and They Distract From Bill Gates' Vastly Worse Role
It's easier to attack Richard Stallman (RMS) using politics (than using his views on software) and media focus on Stallman's personal views on sexuality bears some resemblance to the push against Linus Torvalds, which leans largely on the false perception that he is sexist, rude and intolerant
Links 16/9/2019: Linux 5.3, EasyOS Releases, Media Backlash Against RMS
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Openwashing Report on Open Networking Foundation (ONF): When Open Source Means Collaboration Among Giant Spying Companies
Massive telecommunications oligopolies (telecoms) are being described as ethical and responsible by means of openwashing; they even have their own front groups for that obscene mischaracterisation and ONF is one of those
'Open Source' You Cannot Run Without Renting or 'Licensing' Windows From Microsoft
When so-called ‘open source’ programs strictly require Vista 10 (or similar) to run, how open are they really and does that not redefine the nature of Open Source while betraying everything Free/libre software stands for?
All About Control: Microsoft is Not Open Source But an Open Source Censor/Spy and GitHub/LinkedIn/Skype Are Its Proprietary Censorship/Surveillance Tools
All the big companies which Microsoft bought in recent years are proprietary software and all of the company’s big products remain proprietary software; all that “Open Source” is to Microsoft is “something to control and censor“
The Sad State of GNU/Linux News Sites
The ‘media coup’ of corporate giants (that claim to be 'friends') means that history of GNU/Linux is being distorted and lied about; it also explains prevalent lies such as "Microsoft loves Linux" and denial of GNU/Free software
EPO President Along With Bristows, Managing IP and Other Team UPC Boosters Are Lobbying for Software Patents in Clear and Direct Violation of the EPC
A calm interpretation of the latest wave of lobbying from litigation professionals, i.e. people who profit when there are lots of patent disputes and even expensive lawsuits which may be totally frivolous (for example, based upon fake patents that aren't EPC-compliant)
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