IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, July 14, 2021

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Kathysadr1967: @schestowitz Think, Schestowitz. You know about Bill Gates and GAVI. Why the f*** do you think these people need what he's selling?

https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1415027265314906115

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz FRAND to nuke free software.

https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1415026756843675650

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz Link?

https://twitter.com/leftylabourtech/status/1415025509033934848

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@leftylabourtech: @schestowitz They're called stenographers, not journalists.

https://twitter.com/ElJefeDSecurIT/status/1415013317676990468

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ElJefeDSecurIT: @mjg59 @schestowitz Free software costs too much.

https://twitter.com/Kathysadr1967/status/1414992545386532866

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Kathysadr1967: @schestowitz Did you receive my email about Dr. David Martin's evidence?

https://twitter.com/Hueho/status/1414929115573014534

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Hueho: @mjg59 @schestowitz people still mad that secure boot isn't the devil

https://twitter.com/Developer122/status/1414893776506482688

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Developer122: @mjg59 @schestowitz Tempts me to MIT everything and invent "Generous" ("non-free"!) software. Non-binding pledge t… https://t.co/wrSsNly5My

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Developer122: @mjg59 @schestowitz Tempts me to MIT everything and invent "Generous" ("non-free"!) software. Non-binding pledge t… https://t.co/wrSsNly5My

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Tempts me to MIT everything and invent "Generous" ("non-free"!) software.

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Non-binding pledge to "never impose a restriction on what anyone can do with the software."

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But clearly that's not "free" enough.

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https://twitter.com/Developer122/status/1414891584940740609

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Developer122: @mjg59 @schestowitz The philosophy of GPL the world to protect everyone from themselves runs deep. Calling it "ethi… https://t.co/VT2Ikh3tCa

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Developer122: @mjg59 @schestowitz The philosophy of GPL the world to protect everyone from themselves runs deep. Calling it "ethi… https://t.co/VT2Ikh3tCa

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The philosophy of GPL the world to protect everyone from themselves runs deep. Calling it "ethical" too.

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(as if automatically branding your actions "free" and "ethical" could NEVER be problematic; just ask "democratic" countries)

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https://twitter.com/stautistic/status/1414858909794275328

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: https://t.co/MZbeTs96Ko https://t.co/gQkRRkKLIb

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: Plutocrats and plutophiles ought not travel to space; they should be sent there. Exile.

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@stautistic: https://t.co/MZbeTs96Ko https://t.co/gQkRRkKLIb

https://twitter.com/LifeLiberty3/status/1414853948419321857

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@LifeLiberty3: @schestowitz Jealous progressive politicians and bureaucrats are such losers.

https://twitter.com/__ljrk/status/1414848342396440579

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@__ljrk: @mjg59 @schestowitz Ohjeez and the last paragraph trumps (heh) everything. Let's not talk about ... allegations, m… https://t.co/ncxFJ9blH3

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@__ljrk: @mjg59 @schestowitz Ohjeez and the last paragraph trumps (heh) everything. Let's not talk about ... allegations, m… https://t.co/ncxFJ9blH3

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|Ohjeez and the last paragraph trumps (heh) everything. Let's not talk about ... allegations, maybe the issues will resolve itself? What a clown.|

https://twitter.com/__ljrk/status/1414848759205449728

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@__ljrk: @mjg59 @schestowitz And, I mean, I do kinda disagree w/ you in some points on the Copilot issue, but I wish those r… https://t.co/dca5AVRvwM

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@__ljrk: @mjg59 @schestowitz And, I mean, I do kinda disagree w/ you in some points on the Copilot issue, but I wish those r… https://t.co/dca5AVRvwM

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Leonard Janis Robert König

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15h

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Replying to

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And, I mean, I do kinda disagree w/ you in some points on the Copilot issue, but I wish those representing this view wouldn't be apologetic nuts :(

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https://twitter.com/ClaireKraatz/status/1414836507723010086

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ClaireKraatz: To fight #Ecocide, we have to criminalize it. I agree. @Indigenous_ca @IENearth @WCELaw @ecojustice_ca #abLeg… https://t.co/Q0ciEWRJdO

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ClaireKraatz: To fight #Ecocide, we have to criminalize it. I agree. @Indigenous_ca @IENearth @WCELaw @ecojustice_ca #abLeg… https://t.co/Q0ciEWRJdO

https://twitter.com/steubens7/status/1414791988055101441

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@steubens7: @schestowitz couldn't find a newer article?

https://twitter.com/SelfDrivingCarp/status/1414783239533727750

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@SelfDrivingCarp: @danparsons @mjg59 @schestowitz Some people define themselves primarily through the things they're opposed to.

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what, if anything, should we do about link text that is to boytcottnovell.com?

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for example,

http://techrights.org/wiki/AARD

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gemini://gemini.techrights.org/wiki/AARD/

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The label looks wrong, but the link itself actually got updated.

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | AARD - Techrights

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There's not a way to semantically parse the label / text.

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So some mentions of boycottnovell.com will be correct

Jul 14 09:24

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I'm thinking that even in the case of pages like the AARD entry, it is best

Jul 14 09:24

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to leave it as-is.

Jul 14 09:24

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I've long wanted to get rid of the old URLs (the wiki preserves changes anyway), but I never found a systemic way for doing so and since I still keep the old domain I guess it was never urgent enough :-) your call!

Jul 14 09:25

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If it is

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<a href="http://boycottnovell.com/something">some words</a>

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Then the href attribute is easy to fix, and probably ought to be fixed.

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If it is

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<a href="http://boycottnovell.com/something">boycottnovell.com/something</a>

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ http://techrights.org/something%22%3esome )

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The href is still easy, but the anchor text itself is probably best dealt

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | The ‘a b c’ of Microsoft ‘Innovation’ Teaches Us About Its Strategy (or How Microsoft Will Be Attacking GNU/Linux) | Techrights

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with manually -- but I don't know how many are like that.

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An automated fix for that second example would be

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<a href="http://techrights.org/something">boycottnovell.com/something</a>

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and the href could be no problem. The achor text would need to go

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or stay depending on context.

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There are "only" 700 wiki pages so far.

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I've always corrected manually in pages that are accessed more and are less suitable for this domain name

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That's probably the most practical approach.

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By the way, there are some "orphaned" pages:

http://techrights.org/wiki/Special:LonelyPages

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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Orphaned pages - Techrights

http://techrights.org/wiki/Special:LongPages

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some of those pages I forgot all about. The site is very large and thus not so easy to manage, but we cope.

Jul 14 10:09

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A bigger problem, pardon the pun, is the oversized pages that choke the

Jul 14 10:11

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Gemini clients with their length.

Jul 14 10:11

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our for a run, bbl

Jul 14 10:11

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I'm not sure where the cutoff is:

Jul 14 10:12

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Jul 14 10:12

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Long pages - Techrights

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http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/07/13/ilo-epo-president-battistelli-abused-his-power-in-restraining-workers-right-to-strike/#comments

-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | ILO: EPO president Battistelli abused his power in restraining workers’ right to strike - Kluwer Patent Blog

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The worse is that the Chair of the AC in 2016 then became VP 5 Legal and International Affairs when the present head of the EPO took office. In other words, he just wanted a cushy job with a lot of money and perks before retiring for good.

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Similarly, the head of the Hungarian delegation became PD 5 Legal affairs and. for instance, played an obnoxious role during the OP in G 1/21. Rumour has it that he could become the next head of the EPO!

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No wonder the AC is a puppet on the strings of the EPO upper management and that the tail is wagging the dog.

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Both VP5 and PD 5.1 have failed to contribute in the slightest to restoring social peace at the EPO. Both are at the origin of the budgeting provision of 6 Millions of Euros to get legal advice against the staff!

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Poor EPO to have to do with such incompetent people. It is not their competence, and neither that of the past and present heads of the EPO, which brought them in the position they are in. It is nepotism as best as it can be.

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All those people have no idea about the work carried out by those bringing in the money, especially the examiners, but they know best how it has to be done and under which conditions, e.g. 5 years contracts, or open space offices for the few allowed to work part-time on the premises of the EPO. They also know best what form OP should take outside the pandemic. It makes one want to puke.

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Between the tenure of a post in the AC and a job within EPO a cooling off period of two years should be set up. This would correspond to the cooling off period required from former members of the BA once they leave for pension or are not reappointed. Do what I tell you, but do not do what I do. Hypocrisy at its best. But this cannot come as a surprise.

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I am truly worried about the future of all the new representatives recently coming on the list. With the quality steadily going down, not officially, but internal key indicators are more than eloquent in this respect, one wonders what the future of the EP system will be.

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Ooooppppppppsssss

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JULY 14, 2021 AT 3:34 PM

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nepotism? cronyism? abuse of power? abuse of law?