●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Sunday, February 14, 2021 ●● ● Feb 14 [08:15] schestowitz > Yes: [08:15] schestowitz > [08:15] schestowitz > Her CV was online, it has the name Maria but her emails have Pauline [08:15] schestowitz > [08:15] schestowitz > They both went to ENS Cachan, it is one of the elite schools that [08:15] schestowitz > President Macron promised to close after the gilets jaunes protests. [08:15] schestowitz > The reason people are so angry about these schools is because the [08:15] schestowitz > graduates behave like this, they reserve opportunities for their fellow [08:15] schestowitz > alumni and children. [08:15] schestowitz > https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/12/macron-unveils-scheme-poorer-students-grandes-ecoles-ena-france [08:15] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.theguardian.com | Macron unveils scheme to help less affluent students go to grandes coles | France | The Guardian [08:15] schestowitz > [08:15] schestowitz > I never saw the DPL make any comment on the conflict of interest but I [08:15] schestowitz > suspect it might have been discussed secretly and they didn't tell me, [08:15] schestowitz > they didn't want to admit that is the reason she withdrew her [08:15] schestowitz > candidature. They used another reason to take her out, the reason is [08:15] schestowitz > plausible but they never indicated they had something to apologize for. [08:15] schestowitz > [08:15] schestowitz > Or maybe there was never any discussion between Dandrimont and the DPL, [08:15] schestowitz > it was genuinely coincidence that she left for another reason. Maybe it [08:15] schestowitz > never occurred to anybody in Debian (admin team or DPL) that it would be [08:16] schestowitz > unusual to select somebody's girlfriend. When he resigned in 2017, it [08:16] schestowitz > was simply because he had enough, no thought about the conflict of [08:16] schestowitz > interest. People only started to think about these things in 2018 when [08:16] schestowitz > Google complained. [08:16] schestowitz > [08:16] schestowitz > I thought it was a good idea to test the waters with the first blog, see [08:16] schestowitz > if they deny it and then follow up with more details. Please don't [08:16] schestowitz > share any of this just yet. [08:16] schestowitz > [08:16] schestowitz > Regards, ● Feb 14 [09:09] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [09:09] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [09:18] schestowitz " [09:18] schestowitz So, a couple of weeks ago, I was pinged about a job - it turned out to be, according to the contact, a consulting gig working on a "linux" job with ex microsoft employees who "still work with the teams". [09:18] schestowitz Below is most of the conversation, some redacted. [09:18] schestowitz The end result was the hiring manager was xxxxxx xxxx - the guy featured in this article https://www.wired.com/1999/10/microsoft-lambastes-linux/ [09:18] schestowitz Microsoft Lambastes Linux [09:18] schestowitz Now, they are working on an effort using Linux. I was like - Pass... but also interesting is how little is even considered about our culture... [09:18] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.wired.com | Microsoft Lambastes Linux | WIRED [09:18] schestowitz like - why is using github and issue. [09:18] schestowitz Not sure - maybe there's more information about the effort of the ex msft employees and linux there. [09:18] schestowitz This is all I know... so, sharing. 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[20:20] schestowitz__ > [20:20] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > To ensure that our article is highly authoritative, we quote more than [20:21] schestowitz__ > 20 different sources. [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > May I send you the article to see if you think its worth linking to [20:21] schestowitz__ > from your page? [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > * [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > Thanks, [20:21] schestowitz__ > [20:21] schestowitz__ > -Lauren [20:21] schestowitz__ SPAM [20:21] schestowitz__ lousy spam [20:34] schestowitz__ Re: Pauline / Maria name evidence [20:35] schestowitz__ > As mentioned in the blog, there is no assumption of wrongdoing, people [20:35] schestowitz__ > have a right to change their name, use a middle name or whatever. But [20:35] schestowitz__ > as you are publishing a copy of it, I felt you may want the facts on [20:35] schestowitz__ > file in case anybody queries it. [20:35] schestowitz__ > [20:35] schestowitz__ > [20:35] schestowitz__ > Here is the first contact from her as Pauline: [20:35] schestowitz__ > [20:35] schestowitz__ > https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pki-clean-room-devel/Week-of-Mon-20161010/000005.html [20:35] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-alioth-lists.debian.net | [Pki-clean-room-devel] Applying for Outreachy [20:35] schestowitz__ > [20:35] schestowitz__ > Pauline Pommeret [20:36] schestowitz__ > My name is Pauline Pommeret and I'm a 24 years old girl from France. [20:36] schestowitz__ > I have a masters degree in bioinformatics [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > Age and degree match the web site and details in CV: [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > pommeret@crans.org [20:36] schestowitz__ > MARIA POMMERET [20:36] schestowitz__ > maria.climent-pommeret.red/en [20:36] schestowitz__ > 11/08/1992 [20:36] schestowitz__ > 2015-08: Masters Degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > There are some news reports about them placing hearts at mosques for peace: [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/des-anciens-etudiants-de-cachan-deposent-des-coeurs-en-papier-dans-les-mosquees-856065.html [20:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr | Des anciens tudiants de Cachan dposent des curs en papier dans les mosques [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > She appears on various university web sites, sometimes using the name [20:36] schestowitz__ > Pauline and sometimes Maria [20:36] schestowitz__ > [20:36] schestowitz__ > The real issue is the Debian behavior, not the girlfriend. Everybody [20:36] schestowitz__ > thought this was OK in 2016 but Google had a fit in 2018. [20:36] schestowitz__ Thanks for preparing me in case someone goes ad hom on me, for merely reposting something. [20:36] schestowitz__ Did you notice Phoronix covering your findings re diversity? ● Feb 14 [21:16] Techrights-sec bytesmedia only [21:16] Techrights-sec that must be another account? [21:16] schestowitz__ I've checked that cc was sent to the right inbox. Are you still on that account and am checking it? [21:42] Techrights-sec I see it now. [21:42] Techrights-sec gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/02/14/ [21:42] Techrights-sec We already have daily aggregations, updated at 0000 and 1200 UTC [21:42] Techrights-sec See the above gemini link. If the day aggregation pages are published after [21:42] Techrights-sec midnight then they'll be up to date for the previous day. [21:42] Techrights-sec Or does the feed he is talking about have to be the same URL every day? That's doable too. [21:42] Techrights-sec It would be a minor tweak to have a "yesterday's links' page [21:42] schestowitz__ I am going to ask (sorry, was away, could not respons) [21:47] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 256 seconds) [21:47] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 272 seconds) [21:55] schestowitz__ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/02/highlights-from-new-epo-guidelines-for.html?showComment=1613318686082#c2976886533300990289 [21:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Highlights from the new EPO guidelines for examination 2021: ViCo oral proceedings, description amendments and antibodies - The IPKat [21:55] schestowitz__ " [21:55] schestowitz__ There have already been quite a few exchanges on the new guidelines on Kluwer Patent Blog. [21:55] schestowitz__ http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/02/02/top-5-changes-to-the-2021-epo-guidelines-for-examination/ [21:55] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | Top 5 changes to the 2021 EPO Guidelines for Examination - Kluwer Patent Blog [21:55] schestowitz__ A lot has been said there and it is not appear worth commenting further. [21:55] schestowitz__ It is a bit like for the legality of ViCo. There are apparently two visions which are manifestly not on the same wavelength. [21:56] schestowitz__ It can just be hoped that the BA will be in a position to clarify the matter. [21:56] schestowitz__ In view of G 3/19 and Art 15a RPCR 2020, I fear however that the EBA will not be of great help. It will always find a "dynamic interpretation" so as to fulfil the president's wishes. 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