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schestowitzhttp://www.forbes.com/2008/11/17/layo...Nov 23 01:36
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pcolongn. Off to the airport.Nov 23 02:16
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twitterI've decided to look back at the stories I've submitted to Slashdot.  Here's a start and I already see a lot I'm proud of, http://slashdot.org/~twitter/journ...Nov 23 02:20
twittergood night all.Nov 23 02:20
MinceRgnNov 23 02:31
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wispyHey roy, you there?  :)Nov 23 04:50
wispyOK, I'll come back later.Nov 23 04:53
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koolhead17hi allNov 23 05:42
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schestowitzBig Brotha is watching: http://www.pcworld.com/article/154392/verizon...Nov 23 09:01
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schestowitz[OT] Explanation of he crisis: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v... http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kN...Nov 23 10:13
schestowitzhttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KYlyb1Bx9I...Nov 23 10:23
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schestowitzCravath Cuts Bonuses, Hints at 2008 Financials < http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?i... >Nov 23 10:45
PetoKrausi am so tired of  this Chrome FUDNov 23 10:58
schestowitzThat it's 'open'?Nov 23 10:58
PetoKrausyes, that's the thing which annoys me mostNov 23 10:59
schestowitzOr at it's got a bad EUL?Nov 23 10:59
schestowitzOpen means nothing.Nov 23 10:59
PetoKrausi mean, even freaking Mozilla let's you use their trademark as long as you don't change muchNov 23 10:59
schestowitzGPL... Free software. Check your rights.Nov 23 10:59
schestowitzIf it were Free and built using a proper stack, it would be trivial to build on anything... Cell blades, GNU system, anything...Nov 23 11:00
schestowitzPetoKraus: same with Red Hat (trademarks)Nov 23 11:00
PetoKrauswell but red-hat distributes you complete sourceNov 23 11:00
PetoKrauslast time I checked, Chromium != Chrome - TrademarksNov 23 11:00
PetoKrausand this whole "omg we'll preinstall this rubbish on PC's"Nov 23 11:01
PetoKrausanother reason for me to wipe any out-of-the-box install with prefferably Gnu/linux, but even clean windowsNov 23 11:01
schestowitzHardware needs to be more free to build.Nov 23 11:02
PetoKrauswell i don't disagreeNov 23 11:03
schestowitzYou pick the components based on their merits, not rely on OEM bribes, collusions, 'incentives'...Nov 23 11:03
schestowitzA proper PC shop should work like SubwayNov 23 11:03
PetoKrausthat's why I like dell's business schemeNov 23 11:03
PetoKrausif only they done it the PROPER wayNov 23 11:03
schestowitzYou come in, you say what you want in the box and get a fair price.Nov 23 11:03
PetoKrausthat means, include AMD and Ubuntu anywhereNov 23 11:03
schestowitzDon't like some HDD, choose another one...Nov 23 11:03
PetoKrausschestowitz: in slovakia, it works like thatNov 23 11:03
schestowitzSame with some GNU/Linux distrosNov 23 11:04
PetoKrausmost people build their own pc'sNov 23 11:04
PetoKrauseveryone has a friend in the warehousesNov 23 11:04
schestowitzThey bundle a lot of software, but you have hundreds of options and can spin your ownNov 23 11:04
PetoKrausno one, except of stupid ppl and corporate environments buy build machinesNov 23 11:04
schestowitzHere people just let some Dell make their choicesNov 23 11:04
PetoKraus*builtNov 23 11:04
schestowitzMind you, Dell was bribes by Intel to avoid AMDNov 23 11:04
PetoKrauswell, duhNov 23 11:04
schestowitzAMD is in many ways better, but Dell pocketed a bribe to 'decide 'for you'Nov 23 11:05
PetoKrausthe idea of my next laptop being HP is scaryNov 23 11:05
PetoKrausbut they are the only ones doing AMD Puma atmNov 23 11:05
schestowitzYes, laptops are hardNov 23 11:05
schestowitzThey shouldNov 23 11:05
schestowitzSomeone shouldNov 23 11:05
schestowitzIntel needs to be embargoed in some places.Nov 23 11:06
schestowitzIt's an interference to fair markets.Nov 23 11:06
PetoKrausmoreover, you don't really need Core 2 Quad in your laptop, when your IGP is crappyNov 23 11:06
PetoKrausmy boss sold a machine  like that yesterdayNov 23 11:07
PetoKraus€£3.1kNov 23 11:07
schestowitzHaha.Nov 23 11:08
schestowitzPrice-fixing work, I guess.Nov 23 11:08
schestowitz*wordsNov 23 11:08
schestowitz*worksNov 23 11:08
PetoKrausnot reallyNov 23 11:08
schestowitzWhy not?Nov 23 11:08
PetoKrausit's dell offer on the webpageNov 23 11:08
PetoKrausso it's price-fixing from dell, not from usNov 23 11:08
schestowitzYou allow companies to tell /YOU/ how much PCs costs if you isolate the  marketNov 23 11:08
schestowitzIt's the polycracy transformed to s sector.Nov 23 11:09
schestowitz"Trust Intel and Microsoft to tell you how much a PC costs"Nov 23 11:09
PetoKrausbrb, i need tp wake upNov 23 11:09
schestowitzDell is merely part of this.Nov 23 11:09
schestowitzHold on, I'll give you a URLNov 23 11:09
PetoKrausi am not parting IRC ;)Nov 23 11:10
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2007/02/02/int... and http://boycottnovell.com/2007/10/29/...Nov 23 11:10
schestowitzI can 'snip' for you.Nov 23 11:10
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PetoKrausbloody nutter: vNov 23 12:19
PetoKraushttp://yro.slashdot.org/article.p...Nov 23 12:19
schestowitzNot really.Nov 23 12:20
schestowitzI think all govt. communication must be visible.Nov 23 12:20
schestowitzI don't know the violators' intentions, but I almost commend them.Nov 23 12:21
schestowitzKnowing how much corruption runs the system < http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8ghoXQxd... >, total transparency is a must, IMHO, family being an exception.Nov 23 12:21
schestowitzOtherwise we are left involved in this once in 4 years... without knowing how or why he makes certain decisions. Let the public be HEARD, not HERD.Nov 23 12:23
trmancoHiNov 23 12:23
PetoKrausschestowitz: well i dunnoNov 23 12:24
schestowitzAbout what?Nov 23 12:24
PetoKrausi think president's account should be securedNov 23 12:25
schestowitzThe Palin incident... that was personal mail (bad), but if he speaks to top people to make decison, the public must know.Nov 23 12:25
PetoKrauspublicly displayed, maybe, but they SHOULD be secureNov 23 12:25
schestowitzWhat you're suggesting if closed-box regime.Nov 23 12:25
schestowitzToo dangerous. You make independent elitesNov 23 12:25
schestowitzI mean, look at BNNov 23 12:26
schestowitzA lot of thought and discussion comes from IRC... but nothing is kept secret. People can see the anatomy of thoughts. Same in USENET, to an extent.Nov 23 12:26
schestowitzCompare ODF or Debian development to OOXML and Windows.Nov 23 12:27
PetoKrausschestowitz: well, what I am saying is, that obviously, governmential bodies should have their net secureNov 23 12:28
schestowitzLinux too... kernel.org and git... mailing lists..... you have paper trail and you can find out why decisions are being made.Nov 23 12:28
PetoKrausi am not addressing the issue of transparency at allNov 23 12:28
PetoKrausin ideal society (tm), the data should be publicly displayed, but still secure from editingNov 23 12:28
schestowitzPetoKraus: if they want security, they should work on it properlyNov 23 12:28
PetoKrausthat's what i am trying to sayNov 23 12:28
schestowitzWith people in the system, it's impossible to get total securityNov 23 12:29
PetoKrausobviously notNov 23 12:29
schestowitzInside attacks, man in the middle, threat from within and all that......Nov 23 12:29
PetoKrausbut still, you don't want man-in-the-middle attacks on your govt's pagesNov 23 12:29
schestowitzWHich pages?Nov 23 12:29
PetoKrausschestowitz: we've had some incidents in slovakiaNov 23 12:30
PetoKrausnational security bureau compromisedNov 23 12:30
PetoKrausyou also don't want your medical records to be publicly availableNov 23 12:30
schestowitzUS too...Nov 23 12:30
schestowitzPentagon, White house, you name it.Nov 23 12:30
PetoKrausthere's distinction between policy and politics making, which should be transparentNov 23 12:31
schestowitzI know of no single thing that's immune to vandalism or total leak of all dataNov 23 12:31
PetoKrausand personal data, which shouldn'tNov 23 12:31
schestowitzNot even the biggest banksNov 23 12:31
PetoKrausschestowitz: my whirlpool is!Nov 23 12:31
PetoKraus:PNov 23 12:31
schestowitzWhat about wikileaksNov 23 12:31
PetoKrauswell that's completely okayNov 23 12:31
schestowitzHow do you ensure the 'Man with All The Password' doesn't toss stuff in there?Nov 23 12:31
PetoKrauscommunity review...Nov 23 12:32
PetoKrausanyway, the point i am trying to makeNov 23 12:32
PetoKrausis, that public figures have no right to privacyNov 23 12:32
schestowitzI think 'privacy' is not only dead, but we should almost give up on it.Nov 23 12:32
PetoKrausit's your choice to be "public figure", people poking in your privacy is the cost of itNov 23 12:33
schestowitzAnything people hide tends to be bad.Nov 23 12:33
PetoKrauson the other hand, misplaced databases of medical records etc are a BAD thing which shouldn't happenNov 23 12:33
schestowitzAny time someone doesn't want to show something, it's for selfish reason.Nov 23 12:33
schestowitzGood thing.. people want to shareNov 23 12:33
schestowitzBad things.. people hide using euphemismsNov 23 12:34
PetoKrausit's hard to draw a lineNov 23 12:36
PetoKrauswhether you have right to be anonymous... whether you have right to keep something privateNov 23 12:36
PetoKrausi'd say yes to bothNov 23 12:36
PetoKrauson the other hand, that means we are giving room to the leaders to "hide stuff"Nov 23 12:36
schestowitzYesNov 23 12:46
schestowitzBut that's the thingNov 23 12:46
schestowitzIf you put yourself in the public scene, you must accept other rules.Nov 23 12:46
schestowitzAs Jeff Waugh used to say, being a spokesman makes his susceptible to criticism. That's part of the job or an artifact rather.Nov 23 12:47
PetoKrausschestowitz: yes, exactlyNov 23 12:47
schestowitzLikewise, a president should be spied on by the public if he runs the country for them.Nov 23 12:47
schestowitzThis whole notion of govt. behind closed doors and secret services is ludicrous. It's totality almost.Nov 23 12:48
schestowitzJust because it is not conventional thinking does not make it improper. It's clear that the system is broken (tell this to 90,000 Americans who lost their job this month alone).Nov 23 12:48
PetoKrausyes, but setting the distinction who it's okay to "spy" on and who it's notNov 23 12:49
PetoKrausis hardNov 23 12:49
schestowitzIt should be written and made clear to those involved.Nov 23 12:50
schestowitzAs in,if you become president, you 'professional' phonecalls will be made available as audio and text to the public.Nov 23 12:51
schestowitzI think they should go further and track these people's meetings too. Lots of people out there (reporters and bloggers) too *will* look into this and publish iffy things too.Nov 23 12:52
schestowitzThis either leads to the president to behaving better (constant eye watching) or being caught for bad/corrupt decision-making.Nov 23 12:52
schestowitzMI5 agents are the same... they are tracked all the same. I know this from a friend at the gym whose brother was offered a job by the MI5. It comes with strings.Nov 23 12:53
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anivarschestowitz: heyNov 23 13:38
schestowitzHey, what's up?Nov 23 13:38
anivarschestowitz:  nothing special.Nov 23 13:39
anivarCUSAT incidents become a big controvercy in local mediaNov 23 13:39
anivara lot of magazines are pinging me for articles on  itNov 23 13:40
anivarEven a lot of new comments are coming in blogNov 23 13:40
schestowitzThat's good.Nov 23 13:43
schestowitzThis means that the media gives presence to voices of FreedomNov 23 13:43
schestowitzTry to explain to people the causes of Free software. Most people don't know and never stop to think about it.Nov 23 13:43
anivarhey  I dont think so. It is because a political party also involved (silently )Nov 23 13:44
anivarBut we can use this spaceNov 23 13:44
schestowitzAh...Nov 23 13:44
anivarto spread the causeNov 23 13:44
schestowitzSupportive of FS or not?Nov 23 13:44
*schestowitz doesn't know Indian politics at all.Nov 23 13:44
anivarIt is big storyNov 23 13:44
schestowitzMicrosoft plays politics too.Nov 23 13:44
anivarYesNov 23 13:45
schestowitzMcCain for instance is behind letting Microsoft ran wild... among others.Nov 23 13:45
anivarBut it is not black and whiteNov 23 13:45
schestowitz*wunNov 23 13:45
MinceRy helo tharNov 23 13:45
schestowitzHeheNov 23 13:45
schestowitzIndia is the biggest software nation, I think.Nov 23 13:45
schestowitzIf FS can grow, India is crucial.Nov 23 13:46
anivarbut the compuer penetration is 1.5 % of populationNov 23 13:46
anivarcomputerNov 23 13:46
anivartypoNov 23 13:46
anivarThe 11th 5 year plan for development clearly says FS is the way forwardNov 23 13:47
anivarto increase comp penetration to 5 %Nov 23 13:47
anivarsee a news from karnataka http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/19/sto...Nov 23 13:49
anivarA Technical university  in karnataka state is in partnership with M$Nov 23 13:49
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trmancomay I post an OT bash quote?Nov 23 14:27
_dougyea .. sure ...Nov 23 14:48
MinceRhttp://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoon...Nov 23 14:48
schestowitzhttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/23/losing...Nov 23 14:57
MinceR:)Nov 23 14:59
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trmanco_doug, <arkan> You know, you really ought to have a bra with 403: forbidden on it.<Labyrinth> And you really ought to have a pair of boxers with 404: not found.Nov 23 15:19
MinceRoldNov 23 15:21
schestowitzPeople out to take a look at the memos in the collusion case: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/11... ( Microsoft asks court to dismiss Vista Incapable lawsuit ). _doug you can dig up lots of s* from these PDF and the n share them in publicNov 23 15:33
schestowitzE.g.: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11... ( How Close is Rob Enderle to Microsoft? Here’s How Close. )Nov 23 15:34
_dougEnderle did seem to be trying to warn them of the comming disaster ..Nov 23 15:39
_doughttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2...Nov 23 15:43
PetoKrausschestowitz: nice!Nov 23 15:43
_dougLatest Open Source FUD on slashdot ..Nov 23 15:44
_doug"Is Open Source Software a Race To Zero?"Nov 23 15:44
_doughttp://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/08/...Nov 23 15:44
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_doug"My company is an open source software vendor/develope .. Over time we've seen our business model eroding as other open source projects produce free versions of the same extensions and utilities that are our bread and butter."Nov 23 15:44
neighborleemorn ;0-Nov 23 15:45
schestowitz_doug: nothing provocative in the headline. ;-)Nov 23 16:05
PetoKrauswhy liferea sucks so badly?Nov 23 16:09
MinceRi think it's for the same reason akregator sucks so badlyNov 23 16:10
MinceRi'm thinking of moving to some sort of feed-to-email and reading them over imapNov 23 16:10
MinceRbut even imap is slow, at least from kmailNov 23 16:11
MinceRi've thought of writing a new feed reader, but i lack the timeNov 23 16:11
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schestowitzUse Thunderbird.Nov 23 16:17
schestowitzYou can handle RSS items like mail. Symbiosis. Used RSSOwl beforehand.Nov 23 16:17
PetoKrausMinceR: that's what i am thinking of doing right nowNov 23 16:21
PetoKrausit can't be THAT hardNov 23 16:21
PetoKrausschestowitz: that's a good ideaNov 23 16:22
PetoKrausi'd be able to move from sunbird to thunderbird thenNov 23 16:22
PetoKraushmmNov 23 16:22
MinceRwhat i'm looking for is a _fast_ database to handle feed items (including viewing all the feeds inside a folder -- i don't know how i could do this with email, perhaps via a virtual folder)Nov 23 16:24
MinceRand being able to access the same database from multiple hosts would be niceNov 23 16:24
MinceR(laptop and pda/phone)Nov 23 16:24
MinceRi've noticed that akregator becomes really slow with feeds with lots of items (i want to keep them all)Nov 23 16:25
MinceRsomeone recommended liferea, but it seems to be just as slowNov 23 16:25
MinceRa webapp i can run on my server with 3-pane view would be nice too, but i can't find anyNov 23 16:25
MinceRthe only FLOSS feed reading webapp i've found is Gregarius, which doesn't seem to have a 3-pane viewNov 23 16:26
MinceR(also, putting a notification icon in the tray would require some programming on my side)Nov 23 16:26
PetoKrausliferea is crapNov 23 16:27
PetoKrausit eats 50% of my cpu for no apparent reasonNov 23 16:27
MinceRalso, it would be nice if the feed database would be portable across clients (only email seems to be able to do this...)Nov 23 16:27
MinceRi guess i'll have to bite the bullet and test how well searching in all subfolders in kmail worksNov 23 16:28
MinceRbut i suspect that maildirs aren't really cut out for that jobNov 23 16:28
MinceRi expected liferea to be fast (as it uses sqlite) but i guess their schema doesn't fit the folder viewNov 23 16:30
MinceRakregator uses some kind of non-sql databaseNov 23 16:30
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*Omar87 sends his greetings to schestowitz.Nov 23 16:32
Omar87Hello everyone. :)Nov 23 16:33
_doughi there ..Nov 23 16:33
_doughow's thinks in Jordan ?Nov 23 16:34
_dougping Omar ...Nov 23 16:35
_doug"China has stepped up computer espionage against the US government and American businesses ..  Congress .. warned that China was gaining increasing access to sensitive information from US computer networks"Nov 23 16:36
_doughttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asi...Nov 23 16:36
_dougQuick, get that sensitive information off the Internet, IMMEDIATLY !!!Nov 23 16:37
_doug"The report said the US government and economy were critically vulnerable to cyber-space attack since both depended heavily on computers and the internet"Nov 23 16:37
MinceRthunderbird can't display all the feed items of a folder :/Nov 23 16:38
_dougthat would be Windows and the Internet ..Nov 23 16:38
_doug"world's first online mobile psychotherapy service"Nov 23 16:41
_doughttp://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communica...Nov 23 16:41
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neighborleeoh btw in case anyone wondered, debian lenny does not install mono or any of its apps by default ( I just finished installer) ;)Nov 23 16:43
MinceR:)Nov 23 16:43
schestowitzhey, Omar87 Nov 23 16:44
schestowitzMinceR: you can share ~/.thunderbird across PCsNov 23 16:45
MinceRperhaps i should host my maildir on some fs other than ext3Nov 23 16:45
MinceRschestowitz: won't that break if they're all running a copy?Nov 23 16:45
schestowitzneighborlee: true, it doesn't. IIRC, it almost made it, but there are resistors.Nov 23 16:46
schestowitzMinceR: depends.Nov 23 16:47
schestowitzThundrbird has a /lock/ file.Nov 23 16:47
MinceRicNov 23 16:47
schestowitzAlso, what I used to do it SSH to one host machine (the one I have at work)Nov 23 16:47
schestowitzI now use my machine as home as the 'main' one.Nov 23 16:47
schestowitzSame with KNode. FF can be slow because rendering pages over the network is no fun, esp. when you scroll.Nov 23 16:48
MinceRhm, does rsync help sync only the changed parts of a large binary blob?Nov 23 16:48
PetoKrausno, it copies the whole changed file afaikNov 23 16:48
schestowitzmacabe: I don't know. I no longer use rsyncNov 23 16:48
schestowitzOops. That was to MinceR Nov 23 16:48
MinceRfor file-level sharing, such an approach would be nice.Nov 23 16:49
PetoKraussvn?Nov 23 16:49
MinceRbut i guess some NFS-like approach could work too.Nov 23 16:49
PetoKraus:PNov 23 16:49
MinceRsvn doesn't target binariesNov 23 16:49
PetoKrausah :/Nov 23 16:49
MinceRhm, someone says rsync only gets the changed partsNov 23 16:50
MinceRfinally i see some point to using it :>Nov 23 16:50
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neighborleeschestowitz, whew ;)Nov 23 16:51
schestowitzrsync should treat binaries as a special case and just overwrite if changed, I suppose.Nov 23 16:52
trmancoMono 2.0.1 has already been pushed into jauntyNov 23 16:52
trmancoby...   you know the guy...Nov 23 16:53
trmancohttps://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/jaunty-cha...Nov 23 16:54
schestowitzThe tooth fairy?Nov 23 17:02
trmancoI don't know him by that nameNov 23 17:03
trmancololNov 23 17:03
schestowitzYes, he avoid the question too.Nov 23 17:07
schestowitzHe was asked in BN why/if he's pushing this poison pill into distros. Instead of responding he attacked the messenger, IIRC.Nov 23 17:08
neighborleeWhen they feel backed into a corner and have no other answer,,they either do that, or if on a forum, 'request thread  closed' LOL ;)Nov 23 17:13
schestowitzQuick! Schnell! Zon't give an opport~1 to shoot down the monkey.Nov 23 17:14
neighborlee&/or moved to recurring ,,:))Nov 23 17:14
schestowitzA whole culture developed around this Novell/Microsoft product (Mono)Nov 23 17:14
neighborleeand I wasn't the only one to note that fact either.Nov 23 17:14
schestowitzWhy does Ubuntu take this poison? It's beyond me..Nov 23 17:15
neighborleeI guess? they feel they are safe, being harbored in UK ? ;))Nov 23 17:15
neighborleenasttttttttttyNov 23 17:17
neighborleehis reply sounds like typical rants from mono backersNov 23 17:18
neighborlee" At this stage we see no significant issues with patents and Mono. There is a risk of a patent claim against almost any component of Ubuntu - across every jurisdiction in which Ubuntu ships, the patent minefield is too complex. "Nov 23 17:18
neighborlee“We cannot live in fear of that threat, we can only respond to it as an when it arises.”Nov 23 17:18
neighborleeI still have not verified yet if   fedora dvd still has it, maybe someone else has ;0-Nov 23 17:19
schestowitzFedora reaches many people (millions, maybe 10 million). It's time for Red Hat to clean up this mess and a friend tells me that their legal team is apparently watching this closely/Nov 23 17:20
neighborleekinda like,,well we know global warming exists as of LONG ago,,but we really only need to respond to it when its  aRISES ( or when  certain gov. heads dont block it),ha <Nov 23 17:21
schestowitzBN has more Fedora/Red Hat readers than SUSENov 23 17:22
schestowitzGood analogyNov 23 17:22
neighborleethat does not surprise me i n the leastNov 23 17:22
neighborleethx ;)Nov 23 17:22
neighborleeI hope I'm not being too,,holier than thou :)Nov 23 17:23
neighborleeplease let me know if I ever do get there <winks>Nov 23 17:23
_dougWebXchange sues Visual Studio endusers ..Nov 23 17:24
_doughttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-1010089...Nov 23 17:24
_doug'In its suit, Microsoft said that WebXchange's lawsuit has "placed a cloud over Visual Studio software, Web services, and the SOAP protocol."'Nov 23 17:26
_doughttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_...Nov 23 17:26
schestowitzSigh. It won't end.. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/21/mono-and-moonl...Nov 23 17:28
schestowitzI can't follow news. The hecklers pop us endlessly trying to shoot down the messenger. http://boycottnovell.com/2008/11/22/protectio...Nov 23 17:28
_dougNotice the request was for a: "Request for a written license for ECMA 334 implementation"Nov 23 17:31
_dougAnd the email responded with: "If a license to cover Mono or other technologies is necessary, I can workwith you and/"Nov 23 17:32
neighborleeschestowitz, if I were you I might consider blocking their IP's from even posting...its one thing to be willing to engage the 'other side', but its another thing to be swamped in rhetoric that only wants to divide rather than 'discuss' rationally..they do it here, and they do it on ubuntu forums,,and people here AND on ubuntu forums ( some anyway), see IT for what it is ;))Nov 23 17:33
_dougHow does this relate to ECMA 332 ?Nov 23 17:33
schestowitzI had the wrong ECMA number initially.Nov 23 17:39
schestowitzI corrected it.Nov 23 17:39
Omar87Hey guys, I'm backNov 23 17:42
Omar87_doug: sorry I didn't answer you, I was away, just came back. :)Nov 23 17:42
schestowitzI'm away for a whileNov 23 17:43
Omar87schestowitz: So what's that youtube video thing?Nov 23 17:43
schestowitzI've got to go for a couple of hours. Nov 23 17:50
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trmancohttp://www.mattcutts.com/blog/...Nov 23 18:07
PetoKraus"nice"Nov 23 18:13
PetoKrausthe device mechanism in linux seriously needs reworkNov 23 18:13
trmancohardware "for" WindowsNov 23 18:14
PetoKrausyes. You get what you pay forNov 23 18:15
trmancoI would like to see Windows load tat SD card without it's precious.inf filesNov 23 18:15
PetoKrauswindows unmounting is even more flakey that unix one at timesNov 23 18:16
neighborleesometimes theses debates from some users sound like school children recess arguements..I mean do they really think anyone is going to take them seriously  acting like this , calling people 'dense' that dont fit their world views ;)...oh wait thats a talking point from one of them isn't it , how darn ironic ;)Nov 23 18:16
MinceRvista takes flaky unmounting to a new levelNov 23 18:16
MinceR(namely, that it just doesn't work)Nov 23 18:17
neighborleeive never had any trouble unmounting things in windows.vista included.I guess YMMV :)Nov 23 18:17
MinceRprobablyNov 23 18:17
PetoKrausneighborlee: you probably don't use dodgy flashdrives or your PC is well securedNov 23 18:17
neighborleeindeedNov 23 18:17
PetoKrauswe're using, at work, a pc, where's FREE AVG as a frontline of defenceNov 23 18:17
MinceRi somehow doubt that kingston is dodgyNov 23 18:18
neighborleeI run comodo, and have windows firewall on, in addition to linksys router firewallNov 23 18:18
PetoKrauswe're running our service database on that machine, RDP to main invoice databaseNov 23 18:18
neighborleeI take no chances, when in in a battle zone haha ;)Nov 23 18:18
PetoKrauswe plug almost every hdd we need to diagnose in the machineNov 23 18:18
neighborleein /I'mNov 23 18:18
PetoKrausno wonder the thing can't unmount the hard drives...Nov 23 18:18
PetoKrausstill, you should be able to kill all processes using the hdd, which you simply cannot under windowsNov 23 18:18
PetoKrausout of the box, that is...Nov 23 18:19
trmanconeighborlee, that is a lot of "junk"Nov 23 18:19
MinceRrunning windows is taking chances :>Nov 23 18:19
neighborleeavg is nice too yup, but I think comodo has more feature for the price or so I rememberNov 23 18:19
trmancocomodo is freeNov 23 18:19
trmancoI thinkNov 23 18:19
neighborleetrmanco, of course, but I feel safer using all of it ;)Nov 23 18:19
MinceRPetoKraus: no processes were supposed to use the flash driveNov 23 18:19
MinceRall apps were closedNov 23 18:19
trmanconeighborlee, But you aren't still safeNov 23 18:19
neighborleetrmanco, yup its free, otherwise I would not be using itNov 23 18:19
MinceRyet vista still claimed it's being usedNov 23 18:19
PetoKrausneighborlee: i think using FREE antivirus in CORPORATE environment is just asking for troubleNov 23 18:19
MinceR(didn't say by what, of course)Nov 23 18:19
neighborleePetoKraus, im not cooporate.Nov 23 18:19
trmancoyou never will be :-PNov 23 18:19
PetoKrausneighborlee: i amNov 23 18:19
neighborleeicNov 23 18:20
PetoKrausi am talking about my workNov 23 18:20
PetoKrauswhere these dumb people can't realise what stupidity are they dashing outNov 23 18:20
neighborleeeducation is a wonderful tool.Nov 23 18:20
PetoKrausi mean - you don't wanna plug drives with viruses into your WXP machine!Nov 23 18:20
PetoKrausyes, you can read what i did on my blog... http://pk.gjhak.skNov 23 18:20
PetoKrausslowly i'll erode the companyNov 23 18:20
neighborlee:)Nov 23 18:21
PetoKrausand explain that it's necessary to install linux/bsd on machines which should act as a "data recovery" stationsNov 23 18:21
PetoKrausESPECIALLY because there's like 90% chance that the pure fact that Windows doesn't boot is caused by malicious "software".Nov 23 18:21
PetoKraus(number pulled out of my ass)Nov 23 18:22
PetoKrausmoreover last time i saw how one guy tried to revive Raid 1 array, i almost criedNov 23 18:22
PetoKraushe used them drives.... in windows...Nov 23 18:22
PetoKrausi mean, just freaking DD the whole thing, so if you crap up, you still have the original dataNov 23 18:23
PetoKrauspeople are stupid.Nov 23 18:24
PetoKrausit's sad that this is the only thing I learned about life in the UKNov 23 18:24
PetoKrausthere was a girl who brought us her laptopNov 23 18:25
PetoKrausshe jacked in her AC cable into usb portNov 23 18:25
PetoKrausi had HARD time not to burst in laughter... how possibly can you do that?!? she BROKE the plastic bar inside of the USB port and bent the pins...Nov 23 18:25
seller_liarThe big problem in free operating systems is the lacking of hardware managerNov 23 18:31
seller_liarLinux people believe in head shot detectionNov 23 18:31
seller_liarWhere the OS detects evrything without a manual instalationNov 23 18:32
trmancohttp://www.linux-watch.com/files/misc/...Nov 23 18:32
PetoKrausseller_liar: and what's bad about it?Nov 23 18:32
seller_liarSomeone must create a easy hardware managerNov 23 18:32
PetoKrausas long as you 1) keep the detection transparent 2) make it configurableNov 23 18:32
seller_liarbut the is very hard the linux detect everythingNov 23 18:33
PetoKrauslike, for example, xorg independent of xorg.conf is nice, but i should be still able to override xorg's own settings using xorg.confNov 23 18:33
seller_liarIt's necessary create a hardware manager GUI-BASED and without use of "fronettenddsNov 23 18:34
PetoKrausi still don't get what forNov 23 18:34
seller_liarLike hardware manager of windowzNov 23 18:34
PetoKrausthe HW detection in linux is much better than in windoze from the UI sideNov 23 18:34
PetoKrauslspci actually SHOWS you somethingNov 23 18:34
seller_liarI know ,but if the hardware detection fails???Nov 23 18:35
seller_liarWhat the user must do?Nov 23 18:35
PetoKrauswell, if the hardware detection fails, you are pretty much f*Nov 23 18:35
seller_liarlspci is very rudimentary command line interfaceNov 23 18:35
seller_liarand lspci only Informs about hardwareNov 23 18:35
seller_liarSomeone know th program in java?Nov 23 18:36
PetoKrauswell i should know a bitNov 23 18:36
seller_liarTry to create a hardware manager using gnome-javaNov 23 18:36
seller_liarorNov 23 18:36
seller_liarQT JambiNov 23 18:36
PetoKrauspay me, will do :PNov 23 18:36
seller_liarheheNov 23 18:36
seller_liarBut there's no need  to program in full timeNov 23 18:36
seller_liaronly some hoursNov 23 18:37
seller_liarThis is the first solution of linuxNov 23 18:37
seller_liarcreate a hardware managerNov 23 18:37
PetoKrauswell hmmNov 23 18:37
seller_liarcreate GUI interfaces for hardware acessNov 23 18:37
seller_liarFor exampleNov 23 18:37
seller_liarall net connection in windowz is done in GUINov 23 18:37
seller_liarNetworking,driver installation , Sound ,etcNov 23 18:38
seller_liarLinux need thisNov 23 18:38
PetoKrausfor desktop deployment?Nov 23 18:38
seller_liarAnd windowz does not use Stupid "frontends"Nov 23 18:38
PetoKrauswhat's stupid about frontendNov 23 18:38
seller_liarThe Linux people must use GUI without use backendsNov 23 18:39
PetoKrauswhat?Nov 23 18:39
PetoKrausschestowitz: is that a troll?Nov 23 18:39
seller_liarnoNov 23 18:39
seller_liarNONov 23 18:39
seller_liarI'm sincereNov 23 18:39
seller_liarI like linuxNov 23 18:39
PetoKrausi guess we could agree to disagree in this matterNov 23 18:39
MinceRseller_liar: first you'll need a reasonable argument why the gui+backend approach isn't good enoughNov 23 18:39
PetoKrausfrontend-backend separation is one of the things which give linux it's performance edgeNov 23 18:40
seller_liarBecause It causes dissonanceNov 23 18:40
MinceRtechnical arguments, pleaseNov 23 18:40
seller_liarFor example ,the Gui passes messages to the backend and after the backend execustesNov 23 18:40
seller_liarthis is very badNov 23 18:40
seller_liarbecause if the gui dies ,the backend continues to workNov 23 18:40
MinceRyou'd prefer the gui to freeze while processing happens?Nov 23 18:40
PetoKrausseller_liar: which is what you'd expect it to doNov 23 18:41
seller_liarthis is very bad and blocks the usabilityNov 23 18:41
MinceRand you'd prefer the backend to die with the gui?Nov 23 18:41
PetoKrauslook at HurdNov 23 18:41
MinceRi think you have a really strange concept of usabilityNov 23 18:41
MinceR(well, most "experts" do...)Nov 23 18:41
PetoKraushurd is frontend-backend separation taken to perfection (except it's not working)Nov 23 18:41
seller_liarThere's a need to direct acess to functionality throgh LibsNov 23 18:41
PetoKrauswell not reallyNov 23 18:41
MinceR(it's enough to take a look at the train wreck that is the apple HIG, and its copy used by gnome)Nov 23 18:41
seller_liarFor example ,all windowz appz uses this conceptNov 23 18:41
MinceRseller_liar: "windows apps use this" is not a valid argumentNov 23 18:42
seller_liarGui Links directly with dll and not with backendNov 23 18:42
PetoKrausseller_liar: you can do that on linux as wellNov 23 18:42
PetoKrausthe point isNov 23 18:42
PetoKrausthe backends are usually WELL testedNov 23 18:42
MinceRso your "usability issue" is that message passing is done via function calls and not other means such as sockets?Nov 23 18:42
MinceRis that a usability issue?Nov 23 18:42
seller_liarWhy , Two Interfaces?Nov 23 18:42
PetoKrausseller_liar: because of debuggingNov 23 18:43
seller_liarGui must use use direct function callsNov 23 18:43
seller_liarAnd Sometimes The backend fails and The continues working,but the uses did not perceive thisNov 23 18:43
MinceRseparating the gui for the backend also gives other benefits such as a cleaner design resulting in a more robust implementationNov 23 18:43
MinceRand possibly even network transparencyNov 23 18:43
seller_liarNoNov 23 18:43
seller_liarThis is very stupidNov 23 18:43
MinceRseller_liar: i'm still waiting for technical argumentsNov 23 18:44
PetoKrausalright, he's a troll.Nov 23 18:44
MinceRindeedNov 23 18:44
seller_liarEvery time the gui uses a backendNov 23 18:44
PetoKrauscase closed, !nextNov 23 18:44
seller_liarThe gui bases in CLI conceptsNov 23 18:44
PetoKrausnot really, but let's say yessNov 23 18:44
PetoKrausever heard of dbus?Nov 23 18:44
seller_liarDbus is  a app daemonNov 23 18:45
MinceRno, it's a message passing mechanismNov 23 18:45
seller_liarthere's not a need for a gui for dbusNov 23 18:45
PetoKrauswell... more of a IPC daemonNov 23 18:45
seller_liarYesNov 23 18:45
MinceRor rather, IPC mechanismNov 23 18:45
PetoKrauswicd uses dbus, for exampleNov 23 18:45
MinceRseller_liar: the point is that dbus can connect the gui with the backend without any of those "cli concepts" you're so horrified about.Nov 23 18:45
seller_liarBut instead link the lib directly with guiNov 23 18:46
MinceR(forgetting that every command and query could be mapped to "cli concepts" anyway)Nov 23 18:46
seller_liarThere's not need for stupid communication and two interfacesNov 23 18:46
PetoKrausseller_liar: and what are the improvements of that approach?Nov 23 18:46
MinceRlol, "stupid communication"Nov 23 18:46
seller_liarMore fastNov 23 18:46
PetoKraushmm, you have a pointNov 23 18:46
MinceRlook at windows and say with a straight face that it's fastNov 23 18:46
PetoKrausin this particular thingNov 23 18:46
seller_liarmessaging passing is SloowNov 23 18:46
MinceRthen we'll laugh at youNov 23 18:46
MinceRyes, that's what they said about having the gui in userspaceNov 23 18:47
PetoKrausmessage passing is, yes, slowNov 23 18:47
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MinceRresult: we have windows with gui in the kernel and it's not only unreliable, it's also slowNov 23 18:47
PetoKrausjust use gentoo with -03 --funroll-all-loops --oomg-optimize --ffast-mathNov 23 18:47
seller_I 'm not a troolNov 23 18:47
PetoKrausand you are set.Nov 23 18:47
MinceRand we have x, which runs in userspace and is faster than the windows gui on the same machine.Nov 23 18:47
seller_"Stupid coomunication " I'm reffering about the apps and not hereNov 23 18:47
MinceRdon't forget --vomit-frame-pointer eitherNov 23 18:47
seller_But X is a system appNov 23 18:48
PetoKrausMinceR: that one is actually the only one which is harmless AND gives slight performance improvementNov 23 18:48
seller_LookNov 23 18:48
seller_For exampleNov 23 18:48
PetoKrausat a cost of impossible debugging, thoNov 23 18:48
seller_Have you seen the scene where the user clicks in Gui and does happen nothingNov 23 18:48
MinceRi've seen itNov 23 18:48
MinceRin photoshop, for exampleNov 23 18:48
seller_because of backend is crashed or buggedNov 23 18:49
seller_but the Gui does nothing about itNov 23 18:49
MinceRoh, and libraries are immune to bugsNov 23 18:49
MinceRwe knowNov 23 18:49
MinceRlibraries are perfect!Nov 23 18:49
seller_NoNov 23 18:49
PetoKrauswell then the gui is poorly programmedNov 23 18:49
PetoKrausobviouslyNov 23 18:49
seller_But if the gui crashesNov 23 18:49
seller_The software crashes everythingNov 23 18:49
MinceRand of course, windows in its infinite perfection always responds immediatelyNov 23 18:49
seller_And The user restart the programNov 23 18:49
MinceRbecause of the magic of the perfect librariesNov 23 18:50
seller_and eliminates the dependency of CLINov 23 18:50
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MinceRrestarting the program rewrites it to use a library instead?Nov 23 18:50
PetoKrausseller_: ever seen kernel panic?Nov 23 18:50
MinceRthis "discussion" is getting funnier by the secondNov 23 18:50
PetoKrausseller_: why do you think it happensNov 23 18:50
seller_But the kernel is the systemNov 23 18:50
PetoKrausit doesn't matterNov 23 18:51
seller_app ,the user restartsNov 23 18:51
PetoKrauswellNov 23 18:51
seller_System do notNov 23 18:51
PetoKrausif you were using HurdNov 23 18:51
seller_Is more fast this approachNov 23 18:51
PetoKrausyou'd be able to restart the fallen daemon without hassleNov 23 18:51
PetoKrausat a cost of slight IPC overhead much better stabilityNov 23 18:51
seller_The CLI-GUI-CLI-GUI messaging passing is very ....uglyNov 23 18:51
PetoKrausit's elegant, tested, and workingNov 23 18:51
seller_No , you are wrongNov 23 18:52
PetoKrauswhy do you think modules for linux were introduced in the first place?Nov 23 18:52
seller_because the gui depends of backend and the software runs TWO interfacesNov 23 18:52
PetoKrausriight.Nov 23 18:53
seller_The gui must not restrict the communication over parameters to the backendNov 23 18:53
PetoKrauswell the point isNov 23 18:53
seller_The GUI is free to communicate with the library directlyNov 23 18:53
PetoKrausif you wanted to enable the user to perform all operations possible in a gui for such easy thing as... say wpa_supplicantNov 23 18:54
PetoKrausyou'd create something totally unusableNov 23 18:54
seller_This approach is betterNov 23 18:55
seller_more fastNov 23 18:55
seller_and more responsiveNov 23 18:55
*PetoKraus facepalmsNov 23 18:55
seller_Interface and functionality distinctionNov 23 18:55
seller_CLI indepedentNov 23 18:56
seller_For example ,there a project called CLS where all communication is doneNov 23 18:57
seller_through a simple API for compression librariesNov 23 18:57
seller_There's no need to use the zip backend for Ark open zip filesNov 23 18:57
seller_All communication is done througs libsNov 23 18:58
seller_Using a good APINov 23 18:58
seller_is more fast and does not run 2 interfacesNov 23 18:58
seller_a bit risky,but not so muchNov 23 18:59
seller_http://encode.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=182Nov 23 19:00
seller_There are another problemNov 23 19:00
seller_lack of internationalization testersNov 23 19:01
seller_For example,Nov 23 19:02
seller_I was using Fedora 9 but a lot of software was not translatedNov 23 19:02
seller_And the software have inclued translationsNov 23 19:02
seller_but The systems fails to install the correct translationNov 23 19:02
seller_There are more problems but I will say somedayNov 23 19:04
seller_PetoKraus: Did you understand?Nov 23 19:04
PetoKrausi don't really care, sorry :/Nov 23 19:04
seller_I'm not a trollNov 23 19:04
seller_Why?Nov 23 19:05
PetoKrausput it down somewhere, like an essay, and send it to my email - peter.kraus@member.fsf.org - i'll reply.Nov 23 19:05
seller_OKNov 23 19:06
seller_What you don't reply now?Nov 23 19:08
trmancohttp://www.codefree-mag.org/about.htmlNov 23 19:09
trmancoPetoKraus, you are Peter Kraus?Nov 23 19:09
PetoKraustrmanco: not the austrian actor, obviouslyNov 23 19:09
trmancoyes, I knowNov 23 19:10
PetoKraus*germanNov 23 19:10
PetoKraustrmanco: why?Nov 23 19:10
trmancoI think I saw you on facebook, remember the boycott novell cause?Nov 23 19:10
PetoKrausyes, joined itNov 23 19:10
trmancoI've seen you thereNov 23 19:10
trmancoyeahNov 23 19:10
seller_Well , I will say another problemNov 23 19:11
seller_In Linux there's a not separation  in what is The System and what is AppsNov 23 19:12
seller_For example in the windows ,the start Button will NEVER disappearNov 23 19:13
PetoKrausit can, if you replace the shellNov 23 19:13
PetoKrausit depends how you define operating systemNov 23 19:13
seller_In linux ,kde will disappear if some app conflicts with KDENov 23 19:13
seller_If you remove mono ,ubuntu will disappearNov 23 19:14
PetoKrausfor me an operating system is set of code which enables me to work...Nov 23 19:14
PetoKrausi'd say applications are part of the operating systemNov 23 19:14
seller_But lookNov 23 19:14
PetoKrausothers may argue that operating system is just the kernelNov 23 19:14
PetoKrausor minimal development platform (build-essential)Nov 23 19:14
seller_Windowz wll never permit some casual app remove the start buttonNov 23 19:15
PetoKraushmm, ever heard of headless W2k3 servers ?Nov 23 19:15
PetoKrausthey don't have gui AT ALLNov 23 19:15
seller_I knowNov 23 19:15
PetoKrausand windows WILL permit "some casual app" to remove the start button from the display.Nov 23 19:16
seller_But the system must separate what is application and what is system applicationNov 23 19:16
PetoKrauswhy do you think so?Nov 23 19:16
PetoKrausit's old concept, this separationNov 23 19:16
seller_But the difference isNov 23 19:16
PetoKrausi am not gonna say bad, deprecated, or useless, but it's old (i don't like the idea of "the cloud OS" either)Nov 23 19:16
seller_windowz does not permit the app conflict with the start buttonNov 23 19:17
PetoKrausit does... there are mac skins for XPNov 23 19:17
seller_if app conflicts with the start button ,windowz forbids the appNov 23 19:18
seller_Linux notNov 23 19:18
PetoKraushttp://www.boxshots.org/screenies/5022.pngNov 23 19:19


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Media Coverage Regarding IBM is Vapourware and LLM Slop
With slop images, too
statCounter Says GNU/Linux Rose to 4% in the Russian Federation
Adoption of Vista 11 has been embarrassingly weak
Corruption is Not a Joke
we'll try to limit our use of humour to avoid misunderstandings or misinterpretations
The Slopfarm WebProNews is Overwhelming "linux" Results in Google News
Google News is slop
The Fall of IBM: What Happened?
Just like the EPO continues riding some old reputation acquired in the 1970s IBM relies on old myths like, "nobody gets fired for buying IBM."
IBM's CEO Already Has the Excuse for the Latest Wave of Mass Layoffs
Only days ago the CEO told a bunch of nonsense
Links 04/11/2025: Conflicts, Politics, and IPv6 at Home
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Gemini Links 04/11/2025: Entering WiFi Passwords and Programming Rambles
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Arch Linux Seems Like the New Debian
Arch users (btw!) are growing in relative and absolute share
Analytics From US Government Affirm a Trend: Microsoft's "Market Share" in Search is Falling
the data set is large
Holding Institutions Such as the EPO Accountable Through Public Information
Speaking truth to power is never easy
Techrights Will Contact German Media About the EPO's Substance Abuse
This scandal won't "go to waste"
EPO Staff Losing Holidays, as Usual, as the Office Increases Profits by Illegally Granting Invalid Patents While Reducing Salaries
How much more can the staff endure and generally tolerate?
Free Software Does Not Always Speak for Itself, It Needs Advocates
Legal matters that relate to sharing of code will be discussed
Over at Tux Machines...
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IRC Proceedings: Monday, November 03, 2025
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The Register MS Continues Looking for Money in Promotion of the "AI" Ponzi Scheme
That The Register MS participates in this deceit rather than tackle/debunk it says a lot about The Register MS
IBM Layoffs in "Software", This Likely Impacts Red Hat as Well
Many people say "software" people are impacted
Escaping Proprietary Software, Not Just Escaping Microsoft
To take control of your life adopt GNU/Linux
A Lot of Fake News About Microsoft Headcount (Also: Microsoft's Debt Rose by About 24 Billion Dollars in Past 12 Months)
If you see some headline about Microsoft's CEO making claims about hirings, look away
Techrights Turns 19 in Three Days
It would be nice to meet for a chat
Akira Urushibata on How Grokipedia Fails to Work
The Grokipedia article gives the wrong character for the "Ko" on "Koan"
Links 03/11/2025: Data Breaches, Wars, and Digital Censorship
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Gemini Links 03/11/2025: Poetry, Old Androids and Small Shells
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The Rumour Was True, Mass Layoffs at IBM Today
How widespread the layoffs are (or how they're disguised, e.g. PIPs) is hard to assess
Links 03/11/2025: Internet Anniversary
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Two Years of Uptime
Reboots are seldom involuntary
Richard Stallman is Giving Another Talk in Less Than a Fortnight
in two weeks' time (13 days from now)
Windows Falls Below 20% in the UK
Many people choose to leave Windows altogether
Microsoft's Search Business Falls to Lowest Point in 2 Years, Based on statCounter
what can Microsoft sell other than shares in Microsoft?
Evidence Regarding Layoffs at Red Hat
Seems like IBM layoffs
Microsoft: Our "Goodwill" Value Grew More Than Tenfold Since 2011
Hallmark of pseudo-economics
GNU/Linux as a Boarding Pass
being mostly analogue is still feasible
Links 03/11/2025: Lack of Trust in LLMs and Windows TCO at Jaguar
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Gemini Links 03/11/2025: Books in October and Change
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Mozilla Firefox Won't Survive and Many Sites Don't Work With It (Compatibility Abandoned)
The Web has become monocultural
Debian is Non-Free
Devuan might be worth looking into
Slopwatch: Brian Fagioli and LinuxSecurity
This is a real problem and most certainly a big problem because when people try to find real information about security and GNU/Linux they instead read "word salads" made by bots
Four Reasons to Party With Us in Four Days, Celebrating the Four Freedoms
Today we expect to be back to a more-or-less regular publication pace
Links 03/11/2025: The "Smartphone Panopticon" and Belarus' Hybrid Attacks on EU Intensify
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IRC Proceedings: Sunday, November 02, 2025
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