11.26.09
IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: November 26th, 2009
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Patents Roundup: Patent Lawyers Sued for Software Patent Violations, Other New Absurdities
The patent system (solicitors) is attacking itself, products shown to be retarded by patents, and "death patents" suggest need for overhaul
Teachers Demand That Bill Gates Gets Thrown Out of the Education System and Stops Controlling Coverage
A roundup of complaints about Gates lobbying to change schools, put his foundation in charge of the change, and change coverage about this in the media (by paying those who cover it)
IRC Proceedings: September 8th, 2010
IRC logs for September 8th, 2010
Links 8/9/2010: GNU/Linux Market Share Debate, ACTA Meets Barriers
Links for the day
Red Hat's Market Cap Tops $7 Billion Today, Novell Only at $2 Billion
Novell is getting smaller and smaller while Red Hat expands, partly at Novell's expense
OpenSUSE is Not a Community Project, It's a Novell Product
Clarifications about the role of OpenSUSE and how it is primarily developed by full-time Novell staff (while marketed as "community project")
Microsoft Came to VMworld Only to Ruin It, as Usual
Microsoft's business strategy still involves mocking the competition rather than offering something better, let alone a truthful comparison; VMware and Novell still grow closer
Latest Examples of Gates Foundation Attacking the World Under Pretense of Charity
A roundup of Gates Foundation activities from the past two weeks and an explanation of these activities within a wider context
Seattle Weekly: Microsoft May be Breaking the Law in California (Again)
Microsoft's walking on the fine line of crime and disorder continues unabated, but some publications call out the issues
'Consumer' 'Watchdog' Admits Being Hosted by Edelman's AstroTurfing Network
Consumer Watchdog's president reveals this AstroTurfer's connection to Edelman, which is a hugely unethical 'PR' firm that bribed people for positive reviews of Windows and now hosts a "Slog" against Google
Barclays Lowers Estimates on Microsoft; Microsoft Executives Dump Microsoft Shares and Stock Dives
Microsoft's value is being hit again, this time by Barclays; many Microsoft executives choose to sell their stakes at Microsoft as its value approaches new lows
Libraries Burned by Microsoft and the Gates Foundation as Another Project/Product Dies
The libraries which Bill Gates has been giving 'free' Windows can no longer access crucial software that Microsoft has just announced it is killing, which "leaves users in limbo"
Microsoft's Director of Game Platform Strategy Quits, Could Further Pollute Amazon
Andre Vrignaud quits Microsoft and Kinect is still malfunctioning, jeopardising the whole future of Xbox
Likewise Software is Faking Open Source, But So Do Many Others
Companies that are selling proprietary software present their products and themselves publicly as "open source"; some are actually linked closely to Microsoft
Red Hat Should Eliminate All of Its Patents, or At Least Attach Self-Destructive Clauses to Them
In order to prevent software patents which are owned by Red Hat from falling into the wrong hands (e.g. in an acquisition like Oracle's), something should be done to diffuse them
Apple Sells Perception of Self Worth and Snubs Everything Which is Free
Apple's marketing technique is similar to L’Oréal's, whose famous advertising slogan is "because I’m worth it"; Apple continues to serve as a barrier to GNU/Linux adoption
IRC Proceedings: September 7th, 2010
IRC logs for September 7th, 2010
Microsoft Tax in Televisions, Thanks to Ballnux
More new televisions run Linux, but not the type which is free because Microsoft unjustifiably gets paid
“Q: Why is it written in Mono/C#? A: Because I hate freedom.”
SparkleShare is Mono (and proud of it), Ubuntu still under threat of having Banshee spread throughout the project, putting in it code which Microsoft explicitly stated is a patent problem
Links 7/9/2010: Debate About Choices in GNU/Linux, Linux Mint 9 Fluxbox is Released
Links for the day
Links 7/9/2010: Backports and Debian, GDB 7.2 is Released
Links for the day
How the Gates Foundation is Sometimes Starving -- Not Feeding -- African People
An analysis of banking interests in Africa, Gates' role in them, and their impact on the population
World's Leading Medical Journal (The Lancet) Slams Bill Gates for Supporting Tobacco Industry
Professor Simon Chapman explains why Gates does a disservice to the population along with Carlos Slim
Why Microsoft Still Loves Software Patents
Some of the latest developments in an unnecessary dimension of patents and how they help show that Microsoft needs software patents
ZDNet's 'Open Source and Linux' Blog Consults With Pro-Microsoft Campaigner
Microsoft's agenda gets spread to other areas using a European booster-for-hire who masquerades as a "FOSS" guy
European Court of Justice Advocates General Says Pan-EU Patent Court Would Violate the Principles of EU Founding Treaties
An expansion on the words of those who deny access of software patents into Europe; an update on barriers to Microsoft's RAND pushers (also software patents in the EU)
IRC Proceedings: September 6th, 2010
IRC logs for September 6th, 2010
Links 6/9/2010: Debian 5.0.6, Many More Android Tablets
Links for the day
Microsoft Loses the Web Browsers Competition (Despite Cheating), Loses to Google as Prestigious Brand in Japan
Despite a lot of attacks on Google, Microsoft carries on losing in search, Web browsers, and public status
Microsoft Hypocrisy: Google Accuses Microsoft of Giving Google Legal Trouble Over Search Impartiality and Privacy
'Consumer' 'Watchdog' (AstroTurfing) and action from Texas Attorney General is linked to Microsoft, which is trying to fight against Google in nefarious new ways
