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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/BrideOfLinux/status/1162053962599718912Aug 16 00:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: VMworld is upfront about being a vendor event, but you would expect something for the community from Open Source Su… https://t.co/RmQ2XGphIYAug 16 00:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: VMworld is upfront about being a vendor event, but you would expect something for the community from Open Source Su… https://t.co/RmQ2XGphIYAug 16 00:48
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schestowitz"|VMworld is upfront about being a vendor event, but you would expect something for the community from Open Source Summit (I guess it depends on what your definition of "community" is): LF's Open Source Summit is a Proprietary Software Marketing Venue|"Aug 16 00:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/BrideOfLinux/status/1162072719413981184Aug 16 00:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: I'm linking to this article because it gives me an opening to state what should be obvious about links I tweet: Lin… https://t.co/zIn9zyuuopAug 16 00:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: I'm linking to this article because it gives me an opening to state what should be obvious about links I tweet: Lin… https://t.co/zIn9zyuuopAug 16 00:49
schestowitz"I'm linking to this article because it gives me an opening to state what should be obvious about links I tweet: Links Are Not Endorsements"Aug 16 00:49
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9lv8uyPV5Xc6YCT9JgAug 16 00:52
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schestowitz"Aug 16 00:53
schestowitzhttps://octodon.social/@craigmaloney/102578894759984779Aug 16 00:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-octodon.social | Craig Maloney ☕: "Saying Goodbye once again to Linux Journal: "On …" - OctodonAug 16 00:53
schestowitzThere's a link in the next took to the "awkward goodbye". Craig says he has the 2018 archive.Aug 16 00:53
schestowitzThat's all I can find.Aug 16 00:53
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9lv8uyPV5Xc6YCT9JgAug 16 00:53
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Omnifarious0/status/1162249190270885888Aug 16 08:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Omnifarious0: This is worrisome: https://t.co/7ipTklg0W7Aug 16 08:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Wrong Person in Charge of the Linux Foundation (and in Charge of Linus Torvalds) | TechrightsAug 16 08:19
schestowitzWe spotted the issue around the same timeAug 16 09:14
schestowitzlocalhost:~# service -v qemu.tuxmachines restartAug 16 09:14
schestowitz * Call to flock failed: Resource temporarily unavailableAug 16 09:14
schestowitz * WARNING: qemu.tuxmachines is already stoppingAug 16 09:14
schestowitzGood to know it prevents us doing something dangerous.Aug 16 09:14
schestowitzI think tuxmachines was also rebooted about 5 days ago.Aug 16 09:14
schestowitz> TM was down and stopped responding to SSH and HTTP.  The databasesAug 16 09:17
schestowitz> needed fixing.  It is back online now.Aug 16 09:17
schestowitzThanks so much!Aug 16 09:17
schestowitz>>> TM was down and stopped responding to SSH and HTTP.  The databasesAug 16 09:26
schestowitz>>> needed fixing.  It is back online now.Aug 16 09:26
schestowitz>> Thanks so much!Aug 16 09:26
schestowitz>>Aug 16 09:26
schestowitz> No problem.  By the way, I have the script "repair_dbs.sh" in ~/bin/ andAug 16 09:26
schestowitz> it does locking too.  The lockfile is based on the script name so it isAug 16 09:26
schestowitz> generic function that can be recycled into other scripts as needed,Aug 16 09:26
schestowitz> though on second thought maybe that is overly complex and a hard-codedAug 16 09:26
schestowitz> lock file name will suffice.Aug 16 09:26
schestowitzI've added that to my notes.Aug 16 09:26
schestowitzThere's usually only one DB that needs repairing. Gallary2 takes ages to scan for issues (maybe 5 minutes).Aug 16 09:26
schestowitz> Yes, of course, and I agree with and accept the rest, too.   A programAug 16 09:29
schestowitz> can extract and sort strings but only a person can prioritize them andAug 16 09:29
schestowitz> time is valuable.Aug 16 09:29
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:29
schestowitz> To digress, however, I'm not looking at the big picture then or now.  IAug 16 09:29
schestowitz> am just focused on the trailing full stops "." on some of the strings.Aug 16 09:29
schestowitz> If one is into code golf for the pattern matching, then making theAug 16 09:29
schestowitz> search pattern more complex using zero-width positive lookaheadAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> assertions would allow looking for acronyms in their varied layouts.Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>     (Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\.\s){2})[[:upper:]\.\s]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\s){2})[[:upper:]\s]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\.){2})[[:upper:]\.]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:Aug 16 09:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Upper - WikipediaAug 16 09:30
schestowitz>     ){2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> That is kind of four patterns in one there. There are less complex waysAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> too.   I'm kind of surprised there appears not to be an existingAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> function for interpreting acronyms anywhere I could find.Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> /LarsAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> PS.  Demo CC0'dAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> #!/usr/bin/perlAug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> use strict;Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> use warnings;Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> while (<DATA>) {Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>     chomp;Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>     while( s/(?'foo'Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                 (Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\.\s){2})[[:upper:]\.\s]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\s){2})[[:upper:]\s]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         (?=(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:\.){2,})[[:upper:]\.]{2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         |Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                         http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?go=Go&search=:upper:Aug 16 09:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Upper - WikipediaAug 16 09:30
schestowitz>                 ){2,}Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>            )//x ) {Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:30
schestowitz>         my $acronym = $+{foo};Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz>         print qq("$acronym"\t);Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz>         $acronym =~ s/[\s\.]//g;Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz>         print qq("$acronym"\n);Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz>     }Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> }Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> exit(0);Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> __DATA__Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> L F and LF and L.F. and L. F. and not L, F.Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> some HTML some XML.Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> or X.H.T.M.L. or X. H. T. M. L. or even X H T M LAug 16 09:31
schestowitz> but not U and I,Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> or You and I.Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> ...Aug 16 09:31
schestowitz> If you want me to publish it (which I can)Aug 16 09:36
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:36
schestowitz> By figosdevAug 16 09:36
schestowitz> Aug 16 09:36
schestowitz> licence: creative commons cc0 1.0 (public domain)Aug 16 09:36
schestowitz> http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/Aug 16 09:36
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-creativecommons.org | Creative Commons — CC0 1.0 UniversalAug 16 09:36
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schestowitz[09:44] <schestowitz> Seen that, been there... Aug 16 13:00
schestowitz[09:44] <schestowitz> https://twitter.com/jeffstone500/status/1162148124338475008?p=p  Aug 16 13:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jeffstone500: Toxic bosses drive away smart people, then eat though organizations like a cancer ✌️https://t.co/qVQD1yVzFy https://t.co/WglUjz5q7gAug 16 13:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.wsj.com | Capital One Cyber Staff Raised Concerns Before Hack - WSJAug 16 13:00
schestowitz[09:48] <schestowitz> https://theothermccain.com/2018/05/30/coraline-ada-ehmke-transgender-feminist-satanic-sjw/ Aug 16 13:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jeffstone500: Toxic bosses drive away smart people, then eat though organizations like a cancer ✌️https://t.co/qVQD1yVzFy https://t.co/WglUjz5q7gAug 16 13:00
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-theothermccain.com | Satanic Transgender SJW Wants to Control ‘Open Source’ Code Community : The Other McCainAug 16 13:00
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/pinguinpatje/status/1162339359808528385Aug 16 13:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@pinguinpatje: @JeromeFritman @KayGee1247 @schestowitz is een goede tip om de perikelen van EPO te volgen! https://t.co/dwQVWwkBCwAug 16 13:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Techrights | People's rights in the digital age | Plutocracy threatened by freedom, democracy, privacy & civil rightsAug 16 13:32
schestowitz"In the patent (invention or utility model) application process, in order to overcome the problems pointed out by the examiner or to obtain the desired…" https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=35062d5b-85f1-4ea9-ad06-9886316859a0Aug 16 13:38
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.lexology.com | Investigation Into Some Sorts of Amendments in China and Europe - LexologyAug 16 13:38
schestowitz"Last week, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) issued 23 institution-phase decisions in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, resulting in 14 IPR institutions and nine IPR denials. Two of the instituted IPRs were brought by Facebook, which is seeking to invalidate claims of a photo tagging patent asserted against it in district court by Blackberry. Apple saw two of three IPRs instituted against Firstface, but the consumer tech Aug 16 16:26
schestowitzgiant was still successful in challenging claims from both of...Aug 16 16:26
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/j082298/status/1162214580535214084Aug 16 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@j082298: @schestowitz https://t.co/OPisShWyEbAug 16 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@CarrollQuigley1: Hold up... You're telling me Maxwell has been shacked up with her new boyfriend in Boston this whole time? And t… https://t.co/mccQGhdGnyAug 16 17:44
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/GarrettCobarr/status/1162238176171180037Aug 16 17:44
schestowitz"Aug 16 17:44
schestowitzTrying to avoid the snark but does that surprise you?Aug 16 17:44
schestowitzI have always felt they were a bit more focused on the monetary than the education.Aug 16 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GarrettCobarr: Trying to avoid the snark but does that surprise you? I have always felt they were a bit more focused on the monet… https://t.co/5q3CeRuJjJAug 16 17:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GarrettCobarr: Trying to avoid the snark but does that surprise you? I have always felt they were a bit more focused on the monet… https://t.co/5q3CeRuJjJAug 16 17:44
schestowitz"Aug 16 17:44
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/FlyUnderRadar91/status/1162283794079948801Aug 16 17:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@FlyUnderRadar91: @schestowitz No one will forget China's treatment of the Uyghurs . Hong Kong people know , it's now or never to stop China 🇨🇳 .Aug 16 17:46
schestowitzNo one will forget China's treatment of the Uyghurs . Hong Kong people know , it's now or never to stop China  .""Aug 16 17:46
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MellowOchre/status/1162290280286101504Aug 16 17:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MellowOchre: If all the Chinese bots marched passed your account four abreast.... https://t.co/BQgNQgPQzvAug 16 17:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: Yesterday, for the first time, I noticed pro #china #hk tweets from questionable accounts, always replying to mine.… https://t.co/EIUdWEtNVmAug 16 17:46
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/gapsandslots/status/1162307227937595392Aug 16 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@gapsandslots: The next Daimler big thing, to indeed revisit this Twitter account on a quick update: look for TEKES (Business Finl… https://t.co/pgtWd6Tu2wAug 16 17:47
schestowitz"Aug 16 17:47
schestowitzThe next Daimler big thing, to indeed revisit this Twitter account on a quick update: look for TEKES (Business Finland) subsiding rules for Nokia patents for a surprise. Aug 16 17:47
schestowitz@DaimlerAug 16 17:47
schestowitz Aug 16 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@gapsandslots: The next Daimler big thing, to indeed revisit this Twitter account on a quick update: look for TEKES (Business Finl… https://t.co/pgtWd6Tu2wAug 16 17:47
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schestowitz@FinMinIndiaAug 16 17:48
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schestowitz@BusinessFinlandAug 16 17:48
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schestowitz@schestowitzAug 16 17:48
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schestowitz@FOSSpatentsAug 16 17:48
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schestowitz   http://fosspatents.com/2019/08/avanci-patent-pool-outlines-how-it.html…Aug 16 17:48
schestowitz"Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.fosspatents.com | FOSS PatentsAug 16 17:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Jaxhana/status/1162309504815513600Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Jaxhana: Just a reminder https://t.co/TMmD23yZl7Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: #microsoft and #pedophilia https://t.co/TcbT66uQrhAug 16 17:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MikeJack41/status/1162330584246603777Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@MikeJack41: No, like in the UK, led by a great democrat, working on behalf of all the people. https://t.co/wAy7ymrMK4Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: A #uk government of national unity like in #africa ? https://t.co/aFacmDftQiAug 16 17:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/pinguinpatje/status/1162339359808528385Aug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@pinguinpatje: @JeromeFritman @KayGee1247 @schestowitz is een goede tip om de perikelen van EPO te volgen! https://t.co/dwQVWwkBCwAug 16 17:48
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Techrights | People's rights in the digital age | Plutocracy threatened by freedom, democracy, privacy & civil rightsAug 16 17:48
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/JeromeFritman/status/1162340314742480896Aug 16 17:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JeromeFritman: @pinguinpatje @KayGee1247 @schestowitz -> volledig kort terzijde, raad je archlinux aan een ICT-'Ik weet hoe ik een… https://t.co/cGVkZZ7i0fAug 16 17:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JeromeFritman: @pinguinpatje @KayGee1247 @schestowitz -> volledig kort terzijde, raad je archlinux aan een ICT-'Ik weet hoe ik een… https://t.co/cGVkZZ7i0fAug 16 17:49
schestowitz"-> volledig kort terzijde, raad je archlinux aan een ICT-'Ik weet hoe ik een printer moet installeren maar meer niet'-noob aan?"Aug 16 17:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/0xFreak71/status/1162340668926246913Aug 16 17:50
schestowitz"Έχετε εσείς τα δικά σας, έχουμε και εμείς τα δικά μας, που όλο το linux foundation το έχουν οι μεγαλοαστοί και αντί να τσοντάρουν βάζουν τρικλοποδιές... Όπου μπουν οι καπιταλιστές σκέτη βρωμιά και ζημιά είναι."Aug 16 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@0xFreak71: Έχετε εσείς τα δικά σας, έχουμε και εμείς τα δικά μας, που όλο το linux foundation το έχουν οι μεγαλοαστοί και αντί… https://t.co/OGRhJRbhlIAug 16 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@0xFreak71: Έχετε εσείς τα δικά σας, έχουμε και εμείς τα δικά μας, που όλο το linux foundation το έχουν οι μεγαλοαστοί και αντί… https://t.co/OGRhJRbhlIAug 16 17:50
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zorbison/status/1162372341558435840Aug 16 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zorbison: @schestowitz wanted to wish you a good Surveillance Day 👋 https://t.co/0FN8d1g23YAug 16 17:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zorbison: Pleased to tweet you ~ August 16 is Surveillance Day! #SurveillanceDay 👋 https://t.co/DQvsqVzRYBAug 16 17:51
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/GeorgeW01735467/status/1162378373311664128Aug 16 17:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@GeorgeW01735467: @PrisonPlanet @NewsWars @BreitbartNews @theblaze https://t.co/2pKX3ExLvoAug 16 17:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: " a former Microsoft employee asked me to remove links to reports about an arrest over his pedophilia, which he did… https://t.co/SCYoMys57QAug 16 17:51
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9lwAspI4Q22ukl3dLsAug 16 17:53
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schestowitz"“Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns his somersault when there is no whip.”"Aug 16 17:54
schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9lwdznbE0B8wCqh5vsAug 16 17:54
schestowitz"Aug 16 17:54
schestowitzyou have to understand. Most people, in societies not financed by USD, £, €, ¥, live on a tiny fraction of their local currency daily. Yet all of their bills are pegged to the USD. So getting even 1 USD is a huge boost in income.Aug 16 17:54
schestowitzOne bank where I am requires 100 USD minimum to start an account that is equivalent to 12000 of my currency. Worse one requires 3 points of ID and 3 recommendations. So hard to get USD yet all my bills are affected by USD daily equivalence.Aug 16 17:54
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schestowitz"Aug 16 17:54
schestowitz> Popular mpv Player is now CelluloidAug 16 17:54
schestowitz @schestowitz GNOME MPV is, actually.Aug 16 17:54
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schestowitzhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9lwoekb74B3gJKo8ZMAug 16 17:55
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schestowitz"oh, I thought it's mpv itself, but it's a GTK GUI for it."Aug 16 17:55
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15705418#c443a55c-175d-5681-19cc-ac4091305267Aug 16 18:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@linux@joindiaspora.com: Microsoft’s latest Surface updates are causing CPU and Wi-Fi issues http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/127009Aug 16 18:27
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.tuxmachines.org | Microsoft’s latest Surface updates are causing CPU and Wi-Fi issues | Tux MachinesAug 16 18:27
schestowitz"@Linux LOL"Aug 16 18:27
schestowitz>> I've added that to my notes.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitz>>Aug 16 18:55
schestowitz>> There's usually only one DB that needs repairing. Gallary2 takes ages toAug 16 18:55
schestowitz>> scan for issues (maybe 5 minutes).Aug 16 18:55
schestowitz>>Aug 16 18:55
schestowitz> Ok.  I've made that optional, but it needs a response before continuingAug 16 18:55
schestowitz> with or without fixing the gallery tables.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzGallary is mostly image data, binaries...Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzI think I only had to repair that about twice since 2013.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzThat's the rare exception and checking it is downtime 'overhead'.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzThankfully TR uptime is now >20 days. I can't write much this week, working every day till Monday.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzI've made the boss kinder and more polite; she no longer sends bullying emails and when she phones she's gentler.Aug 16 18:55
schestowitzRe: the next chapter will knock your socks offAug 16 18:57
schestowitz> im writing about lifeboats for the fsf, and this is the chapter about the librethreat database and the various ways in which the fsf denies a need for lifeboats.Aug 16 18:57
schestowitz> Aug 16 18:57
schestowitz> im also writing about techrights. you know how sometimes youve got a story so big you want to tease people on diaspora about it coming up?Aug 16 18:57
schestowitz> Aug 16 18:57
schestowitz> this is the teaser-- just for the chapter of the new book. none of it is stuff youre unfamiliar with, its just that way that its written that is going to deliver. you can find the other chapters here: http://softwarefreedom.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=118Aug 16 18:57
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-softwarefreedom.jcink.net | free media alliance -> guarding and rescuing the fsf titanicAug 16 18:58
schestowitzReads very well. And I agree with the hypothesis.Aug 16 18:58
schestowitznot for publication-- chapter 5Aug 16 19:00
schestowitz> the licence lets you do pretty much whatever you please, but this saysAug 16 19:00
schestowitz> "not for publication" because i dont recommend publishing it at this time.Aug 16 19:00
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:00
schestowitz> heres the chapter, if you get curious. if you dont, thats alright.Aug 16 19:00
schestowitz> (also, pasting the rich text into this email still didnt preserve theAug 16 19:00
schestowitz> tabs. the tabs are sort of essential to the quotes in this one. oh well.)Aug 16 19:00
schestowitzBest to not edit anything from my end while you still work on it. I have 4 monitors here and have a way of proofreading before it goes live. Best format is html attachment as it preserves all the key formatting and is portable.Aug 16 19:00
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schestowitz> im not doing this one on techrights.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> itll probably get more readers if i do, and itll be public domain as usual so i cant/wont stop people republishing, but with all the books on techrights lately, i dont think it needs one more this month. and by no means does this have anything to do with my love for the website-- this book would never be possible without it.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> a year ago i wrote a similar book aimed at the 4000 people in the fsf-- i call it a failure in that regard. this year im taking what ive learned and adding it to that, i think this edition is more powerful, and aimed at everyone outside the fsf. an fsf member who runs a forum i frequent just joined my forum, and i couldnt be happier about it. he even recommended my forum to his forum.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> we need to be a network, is my very strongest opinion. a network that includes, but exists independently (in the sense that nodes online are connected but indedependent and yet share the network load) of the fsf.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> call it free software mesh network, or since that implies something physical, just call it the free software federation.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> unlike open source, i hope it will be a monument to stallman.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> i compare him to einstein-- you know buckminster fuller was a huge fan, and told einstein that he would be a household name before he knew it himself. einstein never thought he would be famous. stallman never thought free software would get as far as it has.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> einstein was wrong about quantum physics-- thats important.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> the fact that his contributions to physics are as important as newtons arent changed by that.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> stallman is as important as turing and hopper. hes wrong about some important things.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> quantum theory continues to move forward without einstein, but even hawking (who got farther than einstein did, by virtue of coming after) doesnt inspire the awe that einsteins name does. theres no reason it shouldnt-- just that einstein is that important.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> open source got it wrong, because it was always corporate. i think its esrs ego. im not interested in taking down esr. im not even interested in pissing him off. but i will say that open source got it wrong all along. thats the truth. only took perens one year to catch up.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> man, if there was one person i wish i knew a lot more about-- perens is a weird and wonderful person. personality wise, he has a few drawbacks. minor things, very minor-- lets say insignificant.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> historically hes a gem, a model of integrity and we owe him so much. i feel like i know 20 or more times about stallman what i know about perens-- sure, pixar shuttle dfsg osd. i know those. i know about the lawsuit too. he just seems more like a behind the scenes guy, even if he isnt.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitzIf you change your mind about cross-posting in techrights, let me know.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitzI know it's PD, yet it's better done with the author's 'blessing' than without it. Can be published there with 'time delay' if that helps.Aug 16 19:27
schestowitzThis is exactly the kind of stuff techrights has long covered. It's also what readers look for generally...Aug 16 19:27
schestowitz> when the books out, im sure we can come to some understanding about what to release when.Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> im only reluctant because theres as much (imo) like it already up, but if you really want to im sure theres a way we can do it that works well enough.Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> im certainly not going to hoard it.Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> by the way, that line microsoft is using about hating people with disabilities--Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> lennart said the same thing years ago about critics of systemd. im sure he isnt the first, but thats some VERY similar rhetoric from likely a very similar source. eh? this is not a coincidence-- ok, its not exactly as innovative as heavier-than-air flight. but its a very specious argument, fairly specific, used in the same context. notes from similar sources, whether intentionally or incidentally.Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> Aug 16 19:51
schestowitz> "criticising the german reich is like kicking a puppy" -- mike godwin (suck it, mike!)Aug 16 19:51
schestowitzKicking Godwin is like kicking a puppyAug 16 19:51
schestowitz<schestowitz> https://falkvinge.net/2019/08/14/health-circumstances-demand-longer-deeper-timeout/Aug 16 19:53
schestowitz-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights- falkvinge.net | Health Circumstances Demand a Longer, Deeper Timeout - Falkvinge on LibertyAug 16 19:53
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-falkvinge.net | Health Circumstances Demand a Longer, Deeper Timeout - Falkvinge on LibertyAug 16 19:53
schestowitz<schestowitz> "Aug 16 19:53
schestowitz I ran headfirst into a bit of a classic burnout two years ago. I’m still recovering from it. I’ve been trying to maintain a presence and not make this condition show too much, but I need to scale down the rest of my presence too for a while in order to reset and recharge.Aug 16 19:53
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Linux_Concept/status/1161623234485211137Aug 16 20:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Linux_Concept: @tuxmachines I am trying to add my self as contributor but not getting register page, is registration closed? https://t.co/0htC4V5ogeAug 16 20:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Linux_Concept: @tuxmachines I am trying to add my self as contributor but not getting register page, is registration closed? https://t.co/0htC4V5ogeAug 16 20:05
schestowitz I am trying to add my self as contributor but not getting register page, is registration closed?Aug 16 20:05
schestowitzsent us an email, we'll set up an account for you manuallyAug 16 20:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/BrideOfLinux/status/1160970741585723393Aug 16 20:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: Well, I see that the folks at @tuxmachines couldn't help but add an editorial comment to a link today, although the… https://t.co/bbgnWyrcFLAug 16 20:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@BrideOfLinux: Well, I see that the folks at @tuxmachines couldn't help but add an editorial comment to a link today, although the… https://t.co/bbgnWyrcFLAug 16 20:07
schestowitz"Aug 16 20:07
schestowitzWell, I see that the folks at Aug 16 20:07
schestowitz@tuxmachinesAug 16 20:07
schestowitz couldn't help but add an editorial comment to a link today, although they promised yesterday that they were dropping the practice. http://tuxmachines.org/node/126869Aug 16 20:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-tuxmachines.org | Backups: Duplicati and Back In Time for Data Backups | Tux MachinesAug 16 20:07
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schestowitzIt's not in the headline (I thought this was your complaint) ~RoyAug 16 20:07
schestowitz> kicking mike godwin is something only a nazi would doAug 16 20:08

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