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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/ThinkPrivacyIO/status/1184934543918133248Oct 18 01:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@ThinkPrivacyIO: For the time being, or maybe forever, StartPage is removed from our site. See this link for more info: https://t.co/8bfjxSsgIIOct 18 01:16
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schestowitz> Thanks Roy for correcting the post.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> I would like to some small change as below.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> In 1983 Richard Stallman, a great computer programmer,Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> In 1983 Richard Stallman, a great thinker and technologist of our time,Oct 18 06:52
schestowitzI will amend.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> pls publish it under my name "Jagadees.S"Oct 18 06:52
schestowitzwill do.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> I would like to post it in my blog too.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitzyes! of course! that's the idea!Oct 18 06:52
schestowitz> thanksOct 18 06:52
schestowitzthank you too.Oct 18 06:52
schestowitzRe: Attack on Stallman: emacsOct 18 07:22
schestowitz>> Hi,Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz>>Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz>> can we say emacs as first free software?Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz> As per GPL/copyleft, probably....Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz> Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz>> Please review the attached post.Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz> See attached.Oct 18 07:22
schestowitz> can we say emacs as first free software?Oct 18 07:29
schestowitz> Oct 18 07:29
schestowitz> Please review the attached post.Oct 18 07:29
schestowitz> Oct 18 07:29
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/10/18/users-at-the-center/ Oct 18 07:29
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/10/18/attack-on-stallman-emacs/Oct 18 07:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Guest Article: Techies Should Not Dictate the Free Software Movement | TechrightsOct 18 07:29
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Guest Article: In the Absence of Richard Stallman OEM Source Software (‘Open Source’) is Trying to Hijack Even Emacs | TechrightsOct 18 07:29
schestowitz> Normally I try to avoid links to the perpetual shitstorm called trump.Oct 18 07:36
schestowitz> However, too many of the international aspects now are having severeOct 18 07:36
schestowitz> fallout currently including ethnic cleansing.  Mainstream media isOct 18 07:36
schestowitz> complicit in not calling out the lies of /any/ politicians.  With noOct 18 07:36
schestowitz> pushback the politicians' behaviors have become more and more outrageous.Oct 18 07:36
schestowitzSome people think being a "reporter" means being a loudspeaker (access to platform with high budget/reach).Oct 18 07:36
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DarkHorse048/status/1184901583458492416Oct 18 08:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DarkHorse048: @schestowitz https://t.co/m52HgBjzN1Oct 18 08:01
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@JohnDoe78359022: “We found individuals access the dark web site from the networks of the U.S. Army Intelligence, the U.S. Senate, th… https://t.co/qwc7zZvUUHOct 18 08:01
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/thomas_lord/status/1184926751379480576Oct 18 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @schestowitz @therealpadams After years of facilitating OSI's assault on software freedom. Anyway, consider this,… https://t.co/sNdG3bRC47Oct 18 08:02
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @schestowitz @therealpadams After years of facilitating OSI's assault on software freedom. Anyway, consider this,… https://t.co/sNdG3bRC47Oct 18 08:02
schestowitz"After years of facilitating OSI's assault on software freedom.  Anyway, consider this, given your stance on returning RMS to the board:Oct 18 08:02
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DMCANews/status/1185036310886539265Oct 18 08:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DMCANews: @thomas_lord @schestowitz @therealpadams Right but we have to remember that Bruce actually was the one who promoted… https://t.co/yg7tUeH4fbOct 18 08:03
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DMCANews: @thomas_lord @schestowitz @therealpadams Right but we have to remember that Bruce actually was the one who promoted… https://t.co/yg7tUeH4fbOct 18 08:03
schestowitz"Right but we have to remember that Bruce actually was the one who promoted Molly de Blanc for OSI and if you look at the history there... Clearly Molly is not a leader...but established credibility through the FSF. Bruce also told us not to pursue what happened with Ian Murdock."Oct 18 08:03
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/thomas_lord/status/1185059194992414720Oct 18 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @DMCANews @schestowitz @therealpadams > "Bruce also told us not to pursue what happened with Ian Murdock." By "pur… https://t.co/W24cz6H0eHOct 18 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @DMCANews @schestowitz @therealpadams > "Bruce also told us not to pursue what happened with Ian Murdock." By "pur… https://t.co/W24cz6H0eHOct 18 08:07
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/thomas_lord/status/1185058495697018881Oct 18 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @DMCANews @schestowitz @therealpadams Oh, god. I just looked it up. Oh, man.Oct 18 08:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 08:07
schestowitz> "Bruce also told us not to pursue what happened with Ian Murdock."Oct 18 08:07
schestowitzBy "pursue" do you mean investigate?  Because its sounds shady as shit.Oct 18 08:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 08:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 08:07
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/thomas_lord/status/1185058146382802947Oct 18 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @DMCANews @schestowitz @therealpadams I was an early years FSF employee and for a number of years that after somewh… https://t.co/drBe2D5KHdOct 18 08:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@thomas_lord: @DMCANews @schestowitz @therealpadams I was an early years FSF employee and for a number of years that after somewh… https://t.co/drBe2D5KHdOct 18 08:07
schestowitzI was an early years FSF employee and for a number of years that after somewhat closely associated but I've been away for a few years.  Now paying attention again w/the current mess.   What happened with Ian Murdock?Oct 18 08:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 08:07
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/DarkHorse048/status/1185051455469871106Oct 18 08:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DarkHorse048: @schestowitz https://t.co/HiVJwlTYpN https://t.co/KioyLbqmMGOct 18 08:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techcrunch.com | Inside the shutdown of the ‘world’s largest’ child sex abuse website – TechCrunchOct 18 08:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@DarkHorse048: @schestowitz https://t.co/HiVJwlTYpN https://t.co/KioyLbqmMGOct 18 08:10
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jhamby/status/1185072656019648513Oct 18 08:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jhamby: This is terrible, and of course Google doesn't care about the harm to users. https://t.co/WoDoLfG4TnOct 18 08:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● Low Cost Phones Are Turning #Privacy Into A Luxury Option https://t.co/txpMxCEnXfOct 18 08:10
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1185089522314469376Oct 18 08:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: Corrupt copyright laws, no kidding https://t.co/0Q2qDrvzFNOct 18 08:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Guest Article: In the Absence of Richard Stallman OEM Source Software (‘Open Source’) is Trying to Hijack Even Emacs | TechrightsOct 18 08:39
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1185089870211026946Oct 18 08:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: The idea or the concept of users’ freedom is a dangerous one to the ruling class, the 1% https://t.co/0Q2qDrvzFNOct 18 08:39
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1185090234339483648Oct 18 08:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: Open Source slavery: "they say words like 'community' and 'open' etc but actually it’s for the corporate profits." https://t.co/0Q2qDrvzFNOct 18 08:39
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/globalspectator/status/1185092842760232960Oct 18 08:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@globalspectator: This is how history is created by the ruling class. the question is whether you accept it or not. Will you let it h… https://t.co/K0MxKhiXumOct 18 08:40
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@globalspectator: This is how history is created by the ruling class. the question is whether you accept it or not. Will you let it h… https://t.co/K0MxKhiXumOct 18 08:40
schestowitz"This is how history is created by the ruling class. the question is whether you accept it or not. Will you let it happen? Let all freedom-loving people be united and end this crazy unethical takeover of Free software."Oct 18 08:40
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/globalspectator/status/1185092473229434880Oct 18 08:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@globalspectator: Guest Article: In the Absence of Richard Stallman OEM Source Software (‘Open Source’) is Trying to Hijack Even Emac… https://t.co/iurLxGwa40Oct 18 08:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@globalspectator: Guest Article: In the Absence of Richard Stallman OEM Source Software (‘Open Source’) is Trying to Hijack Even Emac… https://t.co/iurLxGwa40Oct 18 08:41
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/why0hy/status/1185091423781052416Oct 18 08:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@why0hy: What an odd notion of “low cost” #privacy #imperialism https://t.co/zkKh5W60UkOct 18 08:41
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/twiteeyapa/status/1185110803214721024Oct 18 09:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@twiteeyapa: "#sysadmins" are now called "#ops"; "#servers" are now "clouds"; "#algorithms" are now called "#AI"; "#databases" a… https://t.co/UtflNGd4qUOct 18 09:30
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@twiteeyapa: "#sysadmins" are now called "#ops"; "#servers" are now "clouds"; "#algorithms" are now called "#AI"; "#databases" a… https://t.co/UtflNGd4qUOct 18 09:30
schestowitz"Oct 18 09:30
schestowitz"#sysadmins" are now called "#ops";Oct 18 09:30
schestowitz"#servers" are now "clouds";Oct 18 09:30
schestowitz"#algorithms" are now called "#AI";Oct 18 09:30
schestowitz"#databases" are "#blockchains";Oct 18 09:30
schestowitzsurveillance is "#bigdata" and spies are "#DataScientists"Oct 18 09:30
schestowitz"Oct 18 09:30
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/crossedroo/status/1185112542378545152Oct 18 10:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@crossedroo: @twiteeyapa @schestowitz But buzzwords are necessary to keep the spirits high 😎 And also to open the space for the… https://t.co/vz0FTOodzSOct 18 10:07
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@crossedroo: @twiteeyapa @schestowitz But buzzwords are necessary to keep the spirits high 😎 And also to open the space for the… https://t.co/vz0FTOodzSOct 18 10:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 10:07
schestowitzBut buzzwords are necessary to keep the spirits high Oct 18 10:07
schestowitzAnd also to open the space for the new generation of "winners" in business.Oct 18 10:07
schestowitz0 replies 0 retweets 1 likeOct 18 10:07
schestowitz"Oct 18 10:07
MinceRlol @ vocabularyOct 18 15:20
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/gambe_ro/status/1185214079008423936Oct 18 16:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@gambe_ro: Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of 'Privacy One Group' - Link: https://t.co/cQJqFXfOI5 Com… https://t.co/Sh9QJdjx2HOct 18 16:45
schestowitz"Oct 18 16:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of ‘Privacy One Group’ | TechrightsOct 18 16:45
schestowitzMoreOct 18 16:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@gambe_ro: Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of 'Privacy One Group' - Link: https://t.co/cQJqFXfOI5 Com… https://t.co/Sh9QJdjx2HOct 18 16:45
schestowitz Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of 'Privacy One Group' - Link: http://techrights.org/2019/10/16/startpage-is-surveillance/ … Commenti: https://gambe.ro/s/udzhlk  #etica #politica #privacyOct 18 16:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-gambe.ro | Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of 'Privacy One Group' | gambe.roOct 18 16:45
schestowitz"Oct 18 16:45
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/mysuYin/status/1185224080938680320Oct 18 17:06
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@mysuYin: @StartPage_DACH wie ist dieser Artikel zu deuten? https://t.co/kx6xPS5G1VOct 18 17:06
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2FyU1xwEh3vC5PBwOct 18 17:47
acer-box"I like terminology. It's not native to my usual desktop but I generally have it around anyhow."Oct 18 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:47
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2Gbk14REDYnGO3iiOct 18 17:47
acer-box"Oct 18 17:47
acer-boxA similar dynamic is happening in the Greta/XR world where "environmentalism" is embraced and extended by the NGO/PR/Corporatist complex. Oct 18 17:47
acer-boxWho/what is to blame? TV, video games, microwave radiation, flouride? Oct 18 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:47
acer-boxOr is it just our way to jack up things just when they are getting useful and affordable?Oct 18 17:47
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acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2H1ud5bKOREseKAaOct 18 17:47
acer-box"I started with Warty"Oct 18 17:47
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:47
acer-boxI started 2004Oct 18 17:47
acer-box"the inspiration for my @kewball"Oct 18 17:48
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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:48
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2I2lpvsVCCDDd6jAOct 18 17:49
acer-box"Hunziker should look at a) NGOs that are pushing XR and b) corporations funding said orgs. Then he should follow the money."Oct 18 17:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:49
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2Wjq8RAezTM0iTnEOct 18 17:50
acer-box"Who cares what some liberal bitches think about hunting? I'm gonna kill me some deer and bears and I'll be fucking damned if some liberal jackass tries to shame me into not enjoying my gun hobby."Oct 18 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:50
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o2X9Ka373sz1BmqBsOct 18 17:50
acer-box"hhhnfh i just read the article. yea, killing animals in a contest is dumb and bad."Oct 18 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:50
acer-boxhttps://pleroma.site/notice/9o39Kh0DsuYM0EsFbUOct 18 17:50
acer-box"Picture of Piccadilly Gardens from the 80s. That garden is a grey concrete block now. Haha."Oct 18 17:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:50
acer-boxYes, we hope the Council will change that back to actual gardensOct 18 17:50
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-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | PleromaOct 18 17:51
schestowitz> Hi both,Oct 18 18:01
schestowitz> Oct 18 18:01
schestowitz> May I have a response from you both for my email on the 15th Oct 2019Oct 18 18:01
schestowitz> please. I have been waiting and I need to make a decision on this soon.Oct 18 18:01
schestowitz> Thanks. Oct 18 18:01
schestowitzI've been planning to discuss this with him tonight as he's back to work and we'll be both online.Oct 18 18:01
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schestowitzRe: I had fun with this one.> Fines are just a fancy way for the government to profit off of monopolies.Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz> Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz>> On Oct 17, 2019, at 11:32 PM,xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz>> xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxOct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>> He’s *still* trying to recover. He thinks fines fix monopolies. It’sOct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>> kind of obvious that he hasn’t researched the whole anti-trust thingOct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>> before this. Hilarious.Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>> https://twitter.com/richturn_ms/status/1184862879700250629?s=20Oct 18 18:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@richturn_ms: @stautistic Others have been more heavily fined of late: https://t.co/Vfn6kJFEdFOct 18 18:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> appleinsider.com | Google up to $9.4 billion in total fines to EU, with latest $1.7 billion AdSense penaltyOct 18 18:15
schestowitz>> microsoft defense: it's OK to break the law if you pay finesOct 18 18:15
schestowitz>>Oct 18 18:15
schestowitz>> Fallback: OH! LOOK OVER THERE! A different company!Oct 18 18:15
schestowitzRe: Attack on Stallman: emacsOct 18 18:16
schestowitz> thank you Roy.Oct 18 18:16
schestowitzFOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION:Oct 18 18:16
schestowitz("I really hope Jagadees likes this one")Oct 18 18:16
schestowitzShould Anybody Dictate the Free Software Movement?Oct 18 18:16
schestowitzBy figosdevOct 18 18:16
schestowitzworking on it...Oct 18 18:16
schestowitzthis person wanted to do a response article to yoursOct 18 18:16
schestowitzit will be published soon under Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 UnportedOct 18 18:16
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schestowitzTM backups growing in side, cache plays a big roleOct 18 18:18
schestowitz>>> Normally I try to avoid links to the perpetual shitstorm called trump.Oct 18 18:19
schestowitz>>> However, too many of the international aspects now are having severeOct 18 18:19
schestowitz>>> fallout currently including ethnic cleansing.  Mainstream media isOct 18 18:20
schestowitz>>> complicit in not calling out the lies of /any/ politicians.  With noOct 18 18:20
schestowitz>>> pushback the politicians' behaviors have become more and more outrageous.Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz>> Some people think being a "reporter" means being a loudspeaker (accessOct 18 18:20
schestowitz>> to platform with high budget/reach).Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz> I liked the summary of journalism which goes something like this: if oneOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> person says it's raining and another says it's sunny, a journalist's jobOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> is not to report 'both sides' but to look out the window and see what isOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> actually happening.Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz> Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz> Tech news has become steganography.  if I am not missing some, there'sOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> Torrentfreak, Techdirt, which is hit or miss, Linuxgizmos, and thenOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> Phoronix.Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz> Oct 18 18:20
schestowitz> In some cases it has been like that for a long time.  I remember aOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> newspaper column or two that pretended to be about tech but really justOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> summarized corporate press releases without a word of analysis orOct 18 18:20
schestowitz> investigation.Oct 18 18:20
schestowitzYes, exactly. Phoronix tried to improve in that regard. Linuxgizmos was always similar to press release, but I know and like the founder. They do an important service.Oct 18 18:20
schestowitzCase in point, just hearsay though, no real transcript from BBC:Oct 18 18:20
schestowitzhttps://mobile.twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1185095504360812544?p=pOct 18 18:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-mobile.twitter.com | TwitterOct 18 18:20
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1185095504360812544?p=pOct 18 18:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@EmmaKennedy: Pretty much everything Andrew Bridgen has just said on BBC was wrong. He was allowed to do it. This is why we’r… https://t.co/tos9jMTiivOct 18 18:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@EmmaKennedy: Pretty much everything Andrew Bridgen has just said on BBC was wrong. He was allowed to do it. This is why we’r… https://t.co/tos9jMTiivOct 18 18:21
schestowitz> Case in point, just hearsay though, no real transcript from BBC:Oct 18 18:21
schestowitz> Oct 18 18:21
schestowitz> https://mobile.twitter.com/EmmaKennedy/status/1185095504360812544?p=pOct 18 18:21
schestowitzWTF, did she block me?? If so, what for? I don't want to check, seems like it might be down to a Twitter issue.Oct 18 18:22
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/FOSSForce/status/1185239341649534976Oct 18 19:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@FOSSForce: We Don't Know Who Will Run the Free Software Foundation, But We Know Who Will Run the GNU Project https://t.co/vbpVvNG5JWOct 18 19:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | We Don’t Know Who Will Run the Free Software Foundation, But We Know Who Will Run the GNU Project | TechrightsOct 18 19:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/mysuYin/status/1185224080938680320Oct 18 19:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@mysuYin: @StartPage_DACH wie ist dieser Artikel zu deuten? https://t.co/kx6xPS5G1VOct 18 19:05
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Startpage and System1 Abuse Your Privacy Under the Guise of ‘Privacy One Group’ | TechrightsOct 18 19:05
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16276252#14095580d3f9013752850cc47a07853cOct 18 19:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: People must be very, VERY wary of the role Bain CAPITAL plays in the attacks on (or hijacking of) FOSSOct 18 19:08
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:08
schestowitzSo according to Wikipedia “Bain Capital Private Equity purchased a majority stake in technology consultancy Brillio” which in turn acquired Comity Designs, a cloud and mobile solutions provider and notable Salesforce consulting partner, to extend its front-office technology capabilities and Salesforce expertise.Oct 18 19:08
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comOct 18 19:08
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about an hour ago Oct 18 19:08
schestowitzso grand inquisitor mei is (sort of) working for bain capital?Oct 18 19:08
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:08
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brillio#Acquisitions,_Partnerships_and_CSROct 18 19:08
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Capital#Since_2008Oct 18 19:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Brillio - WikipediaOct 18 19:08
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Bain Capital - WikipediaOct 18 19:08
schestowitzit foes beyond salesforce; they're involved in buyouts of many FOSS playersOct 18 19:08
schestowitz*goes beyondOct 18 19:08
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16276834Oct 18 19:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@freemedia@share.naturalnews.com: @{Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊); schestowitz@joindiaspora.com} considering that red hat is trying to steal emacs, i wonder if instead of people attending the emacs event inside, they should protest the event outside. they can also protest the censorship of pro-stallman emails on the fsf mailing lists. **open source is stealing the free software foundation** and the fsf is being silent. this is bullshit, thisOct 18 19:09
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:09
schestowitz@Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊) considering that red hat is trying to steal emacs, i wonder if instead of people attending the emacs event inside, they should protest the event outside.Oct 18 19:09
schestowitzthey can also protest the censorship of pro-stallman emails on the fsf mailing lists.Oct 18 19:09
schestowitzopen source is stealing the free software foundation and the fsf is being silent. this is bullshit, this lying and covering up has to stop.Oct 18 19:09
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:09
schestowitzJust don't punish the ordinary FSF staff, I think they just poorly handled the attack on them...Oct 18 19:10
schestowitz“Turkish-backed Syrian fighters” is code for “IS extremists”.Oct 18 19:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16276351#b89f2ce0d3f601370b0000163e73147fOct 18 19:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ● NEWS ● #syria ☞ U.S., #Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds https://www.truthdig.com/articles/syrian-kurdish-force-to-abide-by-ceasefire/ Oct 18 19:10
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.truthdig.com | U.S., Turkey Agree on Turkish Cease-Fire with Syrian Kurds - TruthdigOct 18 19:10
schestowitzhttps://our.wikileaks.org/Berats_BoxOct 18 19:11
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-our.wikileaks.org | Berats Box - our.wikileaks.orgOct 18 19:11
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16270390#851427a0d3cc013752630cc47a07853cOct 18 19:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "We have become aware of a #security issue for #Guix on multi-user systems that we have just fixed (CVE-2019-18192). Anyone running Guix on a multi-user system is encouraged to upgrade guix-daemon—see below for instructions" https://guix.gnu.org/blog/2019/insecure-permissions-on-profile-directory-cve-2019-18192/Oct 18 19:12
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzyes, they found the problem. apparently there were about 12 lying assholes in the middle of the project.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzso the solution was to remove the assholes from the project and recompile. because thats how we fix everything now.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzOct 18 19:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> guix.gnu.org | Insecure permissions on profile directory (CVE-2019-18192) — 2019 — Blog — GNU GuixOct 18 19:12
schestowitztomgrz - about 13 hours ago Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzNot pretty.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzOct 18 19:12
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - about 6 hours ago Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzno, but at least theyre taking security seriously.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16272671#a04cb000d3be01377261002590d8e506Oct 18 19:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: We Don't Know Who Will Run the Free Software Foundation, But We Know Who Will Run the #GNU Project http://techrights.org/2019/10/18/gnu-is-rms/ #fsf #freesw #freedom #boston Oct 18 19:12
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzBtw, I saw the open letter from GNU devs.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzSeems they are revolting too.Oct 18 19:12
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:12
schestowitzThey're a vocal minorityOct 18 19:12
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | We Don’t Know Who Will Run the Free Software Foundation, But We Know Who Will Run the GNU Project | TechrightsOct 18 19:12
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16260612#35837bd0d342013752850cc47a07853cOct 18 19:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Please don't become #facebook , #mozilla The company hired a VP from #fb and now #firefox is becoming a "timeline" that pushes "news" stories to you. Just focus on rendering pages, Mozilla. Let us control the rest. Don't be "recommendation" (ads) engine.Oct 18 19:14
schestowitz"gecko is still free software, but maybe the rest should be gutted'Oct 18 19:14
schestowitzThey said in Quantum they improved the code or refactoredOct 18 19:14
schestowitzThey said in Quantum they had improved the code or refactoredOct 18 19:14
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16173409#f12ee300cafe013752230cc47a07853cOct 18 19:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The main concern here is that the EFF might become a "hush organisation", attracting corporate funding in exchange for leaving these corporations alone (no criticism) or worse -- lobby for their agenda!Oct 18 19:15
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzits all the rage these days.Oct 18 19:15
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comOct 18 19:15
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 11 days ago Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzthis is another reason the fsf needs a federation. if something like that happened to the fsf–Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzwait, the fsf?Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzlook, i never thought it could happen to the eff. theyre like the aclu of the digital world.Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzwhat does the aclu go after?Oct 18 19:15
schestowitzthe stories with the big returns on investment. im not saying their work isnt valuable.Oct 18 19:15
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:16
schestowitzsomeone PLEASE indict the criminally ignorant cunts responsible for this trend already.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzstop putting everything on the fucking network.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz(i know, theyre not on the network yet. keep it that way.)Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz Phillip JohnsonOct 18 19:17
schestowitzPhillip Johnson - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzSmart technology designed by venal people is the reason AI gets a bad name.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comOct 18 19:17
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzin laymans terms i consider ai to be “more computing.”Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzfor some applications, more computing is not a bad thing. what formerly took a team of dozens can be done with only leased equipment time.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzfor other applications, more computing is a dark thing. some ai research should not be funded, but it is going to be anyway. it should be scrutinised in certain fields-- surveillance, business management (affecting hiring) in particular.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz harry hallerOct 18 19:17
schestowitzharry haller - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzAI is a marketing term. Now all evil can be blamed on something you can’t jail. Because of the marketing. Drones picking out their own targets based on profiles?Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzIt goes back to the beginning of commercial computing - being prosecuted for not having paid a bill for £0.0s.0d - something a bit difficult to pay - and you can’t say the bill is wrong either - you really don’t owe them any money. It’s just that you just can’t pay nothing into their account and get a receipt proving it… ;)Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzsomeone PLEASE indict the criminally ignorant cunts responsible for this trend already.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitzstop putting everything on the fucking network.Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz(i know, theyre not on the network yet. keep it that way.)Oct 18 19:17
schestowitz Phillip JohnsonOct 18 19:18
schestowitzPhillip Johnson - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzSmart technology designed by venal people is the reason AI gets a bad name.Oct 18 19:18
schestowitz freemedia@share.naturalnews.comOct 18 19:18
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzin laymans terms i consider ai to be “more computing.”Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzfor some applications, more computing is not a bad thing. what formerly took a team of dozens can be done with only leased equipment time.Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzfor other applications, more computing is a dark thing. some ai research should not be funded, but it is going to be anyway. it should be scrutinised in certain fields-- surveillance, business management (affecting hiring) in particular.Oct 18 19:18
schestowitz harry hallerOct 18 19:18
schestowitzharry haller - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzAI is a marketing term. Now all evil can be blamed on something you can’t jail. Because of the marketing. Drones picking out their own targets based on profiles?Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzIt goes back to the beginning of commercial computing - being prosecuted for not having paid a bill for £0.0s.0d - something a bit difficult to pay - and you can’t say the bill is wrong either - you really don’t owe them any money. It’s just that you just can’t pay nothing into their account and get a receipt proving it… ;)Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15572475#1f6ae2d095ed013743a6005056264835Oct 18 19:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: iophk: as planes become networked, attacks will no longer require physical access, such a thing has happened in cars. https://www.apnews.com/6219f26c3ea145b6b29b5e69115504a9Oct 18 19:18
schestowitzI've long argued it's an accountability dodge and wikileaks repeated me on that years agoOct 18 19:18
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.apnews.com | US issues hacking security alert for small planesOct 18 19:18
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15931285#56df69d0b41c01378db1002590d8e506Oct 18 19:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: This is how meaningless the term #opensource has become http://sandhillsexpress.com/abc_politics/candidates-name-check-inslee-at-climate-town-hall-praise-his-open-source-ideas-abcid36216277/Oct 18 19:19
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:19
schestowitzIn Nicosia we have something called “American Open Source Center”:Oct 18 19:19
schestowitzhttps://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=open source nicosia#map=19/35.14412/33.30297Oct 18 19:19
schestowitzThis is not what you think it is:Oct 18 19:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> sandhillsexpress.com | Candidates name check Inslee at climate town hall, praise his ‘open source’ ideas | Sandhills ExpressOct 18 19:19
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_intelligenceOct 18 19:19
schestowitz'Oct 18 19:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.openstreetmap.org | open | OpenStreetMapOct 18 19:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Open-source intelligence - WikipediaOct 18 19:19
schestowitzYes, this is where the term originally comes from: military (which says a lot about its proponents)Oct 18 19:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16246790#2777e770d1810137099d7a163ef10931Oct 18 19:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Rising temperatures mean that #heatwaves will become hotter, more frequent, last longer and will cover much wider areas." https://climatenewsnetwork.net/heatwaves/ Oct 18 19:19
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:19
schestowitzThis is only the very beginning.Oct 18 19:20
schestowitz:-(Oct 18 19:20
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:20
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> climatenewsnetwork.net | Extreme heatwaves pose spreading threat | Climate News NetworkOct 18 19:20
schestowitzWill harm ability to produce food in the form of crops or animals that need these to growOct 18 19:20
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15496529#ea8e11608ea30137e59a0cc47a07853cOct 18 19:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #linux cannot 'win' if it becomes 'domesticated' by #surveillance giants like #facebook as well as #drm #tovoisation etc. Else... we accomplished nothing! http://techrights.org/2019/04/26/drm-inside-linux/Oct 18 19:21
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:21
schestowitzthis is more true than anything you could possibly say to prove it. its that british gift for understatement again.Oct 18 19:21
schestowitz sphere@pluspora.comOct 18 19:21
schestowitzsphere@pluspora.com - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:21
schestowitzUp until now I still find it hard to believe that people still don’t realize that piracy will never die if capitalism continues to existOct 18 19:21
schestowitz sigsleep@nerdpol.chOct 18 19:21
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Research Into Who’s Putting DRM Inside Linux | TechrightsOct 18 19:21
schestowitzsigsleep@nerdpol.ch - 3 months ago Oct 18 19:21
schestowitzGeneral rule:Oct 18 19:21
schestowitz“Commons” must never be let to market.Oct 18 19:22
schestowitz'https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16260612#b15fed20d4020137528d0cc47a07853cOct 18 19:35
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Please don't become #facebook , #mozilla The company hired a VP from #fb and now #firefox is becoming a "timeline" that pushes "news" stories to you. Just focus on rendering pages, Mozilla. Let us control the rest. Don't be "recommendation" (ads) engine.Oct 18 19:35
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:35
schestowitzThey said in Quantum they had improved the codeOct 18 19:35
schestowitzmicrosoft “improves” code every day. my concern isnt the quality, its the antifeatures. they shouldnt be there.Oct 18 19:35
schestowitzalso why would i trust mozillas assessment?, theyre the problem.Oct 18 19:36
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:36
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16276834#0370a620d403013752970cc47a07853cOct 18 19:41
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@freemedia@share.naturalnews.com: @{Dr. Roy Schestowitz (罗伊); schestowitz@joindiaspora.com} considering that red hat is trying to steal emacs, i wonder if instead of people attending the emacs event inside, they should protest the event outside. they can also protest the censorship of pro-stallman emails on the fsf mailing lists. **open source is stealing the free software foundation** and the fsf is being silent. this is bullshit, thisOct 18 19:41
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:41
schestowitzJust don’t punish the ordinary FSF staffOct 18 19:41
schestowitzsigns that say to end the censorship and silence and reinstate stallman shouldnt be a problem. those are the key issues.Oct 18 19:41
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:41
schestowitzThey areOct 18 19:41
schestowitz<https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16161953#d43bbc90c9e0013752450cc47a07853cOct 18 19:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: A #beatles museum (overpriced TBH) http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Seafront-Liverpool-and-More/20190920_124243Oct 18 19:42
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:42
schestowitzwhat was the coolest thing there?Oct 18 19:42
schestowitzOct 18 19:42
schestowitzfreemedia@share.naturalnews.com - 13 days ago Oct 18 19:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> schestowitz.com | 20190920 124243Oct 18 19:42
schestowitzthey look like theyre saving loads on proper lighting.Oct 18 19:42
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:42
schestowitzThat's the ambience they want. Also, the whole museum is undergroundOct 18 19:43
schestowitzThat's the ambiance they want. Also, the whole museum is undergroundOct 18 19:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16008142#a82853f0bb6b013752430cc47a07853cOct 18 19:44
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: ....rianne angry to see the 'mob justice' against #rms They can try the same on me; they can even distort and fabricate to achieve such goals...Oct 18 19:44
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:44
schestowitzas far as theyre concerned, you defended the guy that “defended” epstein.Oct 18 19:44
schestowitzwe both defended rms.Oct 18 19:44
schestowitzeventually they can create a free software movement for everybody that hates and wants to smear stallman, they can call it “free source” or something. “open software.” still working on the name.Oct 18 19:44
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:44
schestowitzThe one who defended Epstain most is Bill the 'angel'Oct 18 19:44
schestowitzThe one who defended Epstein most is Bill the 'angel'Oct 18 19:45
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15871089#969c5d30af0f0137097b7a163ef10931Oct 18 19:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Mall last Monday http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Ireland/Belfast/Belfast-Town-Centre/20190826_174516Oct 18 19:45
schestowitz"Hi there!"Oct 18 19:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> schestowitz.com | 20190826 174516Oct 18 19:45
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/15867351#8272fa70aed30137523d0cc47a07853cOct 18 19:46
schestowitz"second favourite place in the uk! lucky bastard. (first is wales of course) lovely norn iron."Oct 18 19:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #Belfast Town Hall http://schestowitz.com/royrianne/gallery/index.php/Ireland/Belfast/Belfast-Town-Hall #Ireland #ieOct 18 19:46
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> schestowitz.com | Belfast Town HallOct 18 19:46
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16230063#4a456730d009013709957a163ef10931Oct 18 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Longtime #microsoft booster Julie Bort does anything she can to distract from #billgates #mit #pedophilia scandals https://www.businessinsider.com/gnu-programmers-call-for-richard-stallman-to-quit-2019-10?r=US&IR=TOct 18 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.businessinsider.com | GNU programmers call for Richard Stallman to quit - Business InsiderOct 18 19:49
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:49
schestowitzLet them go. They don’t need to work with RMS if they do not want to. After years?Oct 18 19:49
schestowitz tomgrzOct 18 19:49
schestowitztomgrz - 5 days ago Oct 18 19:49
schestowitzWho is Matt Lee? From whom does he get his pay?Oct 18 19:49
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:49
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16230063#4a456730d009013709957a163ef10931Oct 18 19:49
schestowitzhe has gripes with rms over gnu social funding Oct 18 19:50
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/16199313#60af0aa0cd200137527b0cc47a07853cOct 18 19:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: The 'new' Microsoft. #github #concentrationcamps #deletegithub #xenophobia #microsoft https://twitter.com/evan_greer/status/1181745056698572802 also (older): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/technology/amazon-oracle-jedi-pentagon.htmlOct 18 19:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@evan_greer: Someone just sent this to @fightfortheftr. An internal email showing that @github, which is now owned by @Microsoft… https://t.co/MZMoVFfHKKOct 18 19:50
schestowitz'"Oct 18 19:50
schestowitzoh, a microsoft/github/trump government connection–Oct 18 19:50
schestowitznow lets watch all the people saying that stallman isnt woke enough defend keeping their projects on trumphub!Oct 18 19:50
schestowitz(people who dont care about freedom shouldnt dictate what happens to fsf/gnu.)Oct 18 19:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> www.nytimes.com | Judge Clears Way for Amazon and Microsoft to Compete for Giant Pentagon Contract - The New York TimesOct 18 19:51
schestowitz"Oct 18 19:51

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