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schestowitz__Re: swpat.ffii.org backFeb 02 00:39
schestowitz__> https://media.ffii.org/swpat.ffii.org/xatra/ofeu034/index.en.htmlFirefox warns me not to enter. The monopolies do not approve. Trust monopolies.Feb 02 00:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://media.ffii.org/swpat.ffii.org/xatra/ofeu034/index.en.htmlFirefox )Feb 02 00:39
schestowitz__I had to click many things to enter. Feb 02 00:39
schestowitz__Re: CPU load monitorFeb 02 00:44
schestowitz__> I saw occasional spikes in the load this weekend but nothing which hasFeb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> persisted.  They went over quickly and mostly had the same curve.Feb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> Feb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> I've done a lot of refactoring of various scripts for my own LAN / homeFeb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> automation network this weekend.  Along the way, I've drafted a scriptFeb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> which can report the CPU load via MQTT with more frequent report aboveFeb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> configurable thresholds.  For it to be put into use would require thatFeb 02 00:45
schestowitz__> TR first get upgraded.Feb 02 00:45
schestowitz__I'm at the mercy of kaniini for this because rather than upgrade we plan a migration to containers (Alpine). It' s a good thing we didn't invest much in CentOS upgrades, seeing what IBM now does to it.Feb 02 00:45
schestowitz__                <li>Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__                  <h5><a href="https://www.itnews.com.au/news/videolan-marks-two-decades-of-open-source-success-560533">VideoLAN marks two decades of open source success</a></h5>Feb 02 10:58
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 400 @ https://www.itnews.com.au/news/videolan-marks-two-decades-of-open-source-success-560533">VideoLAN )Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__                  <blockquote>Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__                    <p>The early years of the new millennium saw a great deal of controversy around content dissemination over the internet and piracy thereof, and legal fights over distribution rights. </p>Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__                    <p> "At that time, this was a risky decision for the École Centrale Paris, and the VideoLAN project is very grateful," the organisation said. </p>Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__                    <p> VideoLAN was officially launched as free and open software on February 1 2001, but the Paris based organisation's roots go back to an academic project in 1996, comprising client and server applications to stream videos from satellite dishes across a campus network. </p></blockquote></li>Feb 02 10:58
schestowitz__[17:14] <zoobab> I fixed some http config for http://media.ffii.orgFeb 02 17:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.ffii.org | Index of /Feb 02 17:15
schestowitz__[17:15] <zoobab> next is httpsFeb 02 17:15
schestowitz__[17:15] <zoobab> I have asked some patent scholars over the lack of Compulsory Licensing in UPC, they both agree with the Max Planck analysisFeb 02 17:15
schestowitz__>> Re: swpat.ffii.org backFeb 02 17:50
schestowitz__>>> https://media.ffii.org/swpat.ffii.org/xatra/ofeu034/index.en.htmlFeb 02 17:50
schestowitz__>> Firefox warns me not to enter. The monopolies do not approve. TrustFeb 02 17:50
schestowitz__>> monopolies.Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__>>Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__>> I had to click many things to enter.Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__> Will try to fix the SSL cert today. Finally got access to the load balancer.Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__> Feb 02 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Operation timed out after 10001 milliseconds with 0 out of 0 bytes received ( status 0 @ https://media.ffii.org/swpat.ffii.org/xatra/ofeu034/index.en.html )Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__> Will expose it in HTTP, because I don't see why we need HTTPS.Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__To reinforce the monopolies, with their monolithic browsers that warn people.Feb 02 17:50
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/19998788#56f5cab046a40139fa0022bfe022ffddFeb 02 17:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Google should really open source Chromium http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/146776#comment-28035Feb 02 17:54
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | The Demise of Chromium as Free Software | Tux MachinesFeb 02 17:54
schestowitz__"Feb 02 17:54
schestowitz__ Michele SantulloFeb 02 17:54
schestowitz__Feb 02 17:54
schestowitz__Isn't it open source already?Feb 02 17:54
schestowitz__"Feb 02 17:54
schestowitz__openwashing of chrome, a notorious and common trickFeb 02 17:54
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/19993795#015c1d2045f70139f9ee22bfe022ffddFeb 02 17:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Google Play bans open-source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content” • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/147086Feb 02 17:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | Google Play bans open-source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content” | Tux MachinesFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__https://joindiaspora.com/posts/139f552045840139f9f022bfe022ffddFeb 02 17:55
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Not a Diaspora post?Feb 02 17:55
schestowitz__"Feb 02 17:55
schestowitz__Yet some people even here on Diaspora are so happy about this to the point they feel the need to insult me for saying otherwiseFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__Michele SantulloFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__Michele Santullo - 2 days agoFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__Right hereFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__PolluxFeb 02 17:55
schestowitz__Pollux - 2 days agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Ban Google Play. Use F-Droid.Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele SantulloFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele Santullo - 2 days agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__I do. I don’t have google apps at all on my phone so I’m not affected. But I learn about this things from the news and it’s upsetting because people are already reluctant to use chats other than whatsapp, if now they have to go out of their way to install something else it’s a guarantee they won’t even try.Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__And even more annoying are these brainwashed people applauding without thinking.Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor kFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor k - a day agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__@Michele How do you manage Google play services?Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele SantulloFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele Santullo - a day agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__I don’t have anything Google, Igor. Some apps complain about it but still work ok, others I just don’t use.Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__For the ones I really can’t do without, I have a cheap, dedicated phone with stock Android that contains pretty much nothing else, so whatever they steal from it, it’s mostly worthless.Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor kFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor k - about 21 hours agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__So what a distro are you running? Or did degooglate a normal Android Phone?Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele SantulloFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Michele Santullo - about 17 hours agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__#LineageOSFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor kFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Igor k - about 11 hours agoFeb 02 17:56
schestowitz__Ok…Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__"Feb 02 17:56
schestowitz__>>> Result: M$ has, via the package repository, defacto root access.Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>>>Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>>> This is almost certainly a direct reaction to the Raspberry Pi havingFeb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>>> entered the desktop market with very, very serious models.Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>> Should we do an article about this, you reckon..?Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>>Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__>>Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__> Probably.  The RPi has been a good a project until now but this firstFeb 02 17:57
schestowitz__> mistake is a very big one and may be their undoing.  It's not like theyFeb 02 17:57
schestowitz__> did not have very visible and ample warning about what happened to OLPCFeb 02 17:57
schestowitz__> and why.Feb 02 17:57
schestowitz__I mentioned OLPC to them 3 years ago when Microsoft was infiltrating.Feb 02 17:57
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