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schestowitz-TRgmMay 20 07:27
schestowitz-TRgot camelcaseMay 20 07:27
schestowitz-TRbtw, seems like sam's feed at itwire is no longer filled with the obligatory webspam ('articles') and May 20 07:27
schestowitz-TRis just his ownMay 20 07:27
schestowitz-TRbased on the past weekMay 20 07:27
Techrights-secgmMay 20 07:29
Techrights-secit's still worth dealing with ITWire manually since although it does have May 20 07:29
Techrights-secsome really good articles from time to time, for the most part it is tri[eMay 20 07:29
Techrights-sec^tripMay 20 07:29
Techrights-sec^tripeMay 20 07:29
schestowitz-TRyes, I associate them with the tripeMay 20 07:29
schestowitz-TRthat's their "business model"May 20 07:29
Techrights-secthough as mentioned several times Sam's articles tend to be good and thenMay 20 07:50
Techrights-secthere are occasionally others tooMay 20 07:50
schestowitz-TRCurious: how do you feel since stoping to scroll through mastodon blobs looking for "toots"?May 20 08:06
schestowitz-TR"algo speak" is partly outrage speak or clickbair speakMay 20 08:06
schestowitz-TRlooking to get noticed in a sea of billions of daily mindfarts with little actual contribution to humanMay 20 08:06
schestowitz-TRknowledgeMay 20 08:06
Techrights-secin a word, betterMay 20 08:07
Techrights-secless stressMay 20 08:07
Techrights-secI still scan for URLs abotu once a week but if the entry does not have anMay 20 08:07
Techrights-secobvious URL, I don't read itMay 20 08:07
schestowitz-TRNo URL -> no reference -> usually just some random though that cannot be verifiedMay 20 08:08
schestowitz-TR"number of likes" does not mean likelihood of accuracyMay 20 08:08
schestowitz-TRsometimes it means the oppositeMay 20 08:08
schestowitz-TRit is "outrage scoreMay 20 08:08
Techrights-secexactlyMay 20 08:08
Techrights-secyes "engagement" does not relate to veracity or relevance.May 20 08:08
schestowitz-TR"not that I got your attention," says the unlothed person...May 20 08:09
Techrights-secI should probably check sometime in the next few days, but really don't feelMay 20 08:10
Techrights-seclike wasting that timeMay 20 08:10
schestowitz-TRin 2009-2010 we had an identi.ca bot in IRCMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRIt wouls coop up people like Moody and GreveMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRThen, when posting IRC logs (we've done this since 2008) I'd click on LINKS they postMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRand consider them as RSS feed equivalentMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRbut I found that overwhelming at timesMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRas that was a lot of links, even back thenMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TRbut curated at leastMay 20 08:12
Techrights-secGlyn Moody writes quite well and always on relevant and interesting topicsMay 20 08:12
Techrights-secbut does not have a central place where one can find what he has writtenMay 20 08:12
Techrights-secso it is hard to know where and when he has writtenMay 20 08:12
schestowitz-TROpen dot dot dot...May 20 08:13
schestowitz-TRHe used to post there a daily roundup of his quips, or maybe that's a seperate blogMay 20 08:13
schestowitz-TRIf the latter, I'm quit sure he stopped maintaining it >5 years agoMay 20 08:13
schestowitz-TRhe never had a site of his own, AFAIKMay 20 08:13
schestowitz-TRGoogleSpot was the cloest thingMay 20 08:13
Techrights-sechttps://opendotdotdot.blogspot.comMay 20 08:14
Techrights-secthat;s only his personal writings not his paid workMay 20 08:14
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-opendotdotdot.blogspot.com | open...May 20 08:14
schestowitz-TRhe already lost his spot at Linux JournalMay 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRHe lost Gulag+May 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRHe lost DiasporaMay 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRHe lost IdenticaMay 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRMusk Social is leftMay 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRand maybe some "toot" thing...May 20 08:15
schestowitz-TRMaybeMay 20 08:15
Techrights-sec:/May 20 08:16
Techrights-sechttps://mastodon.social/@glynmoodyMay 20 08:16
Techrights-secno work-related writings there eitherMay 20 08:16
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Glyn Moody (@glynmoody@mastodon.social) - MastodonMay 20 08:16
schestowitz-TRhe chose the mega-instance, mastodon.'social'May 20 08:17
schestowitz-TRknown for restrictions on speechMay 20 08:17
schestowitz-TRfyi suepo is escalatingMay 20 08:19
schestowitz-TRand will enhance the actionsMay 20 08:19
schestowitz-TRit's confirmed to me techrights caused the ourageMay 20 08:19
schestowitz-TRI put some details in ircMay 20 08:19
schestowitz-TRnot in the blogMay 20 08:20
schestowitz-TRboasting/bragging is a weaknessMay 20 08:20
schestowitz-TRand a risk/liabilityMay 20 08:20
schestowitz-TRso I left that out of last night's articlesMay 20 08:20
schestowitz-TReventually it's team upc losing its coolMay 20 08:20
schestowitz-TRand looking like a bunch of ogresMay 20 08:20
schestowitz" The inflation in the Netherlands of 11.2% and in Germany of 7.8% over the last 12 months accounts for far more than a double step reward (on average 1 step equals 2%). Less than 60% of eligible staff (actually less than 50% of all staff) may receive a single step let alone a double step this year. This is the worst year in the career of EPO staff which comes at the time when staff worked diligently through the worst pandemic of the century and May 20 08:20
schestowitzthe worst inflation since the EPO inception."May 20 08:20
Techrights-secackMay 20 08:23
Techrights-secDoes SUEPO have a concise summary for outsiders on their site, yet?May 20 08:23
Techrights-secIt would go a long way to be able to point to the original source from timeMay 20 08:23
Techrights-secto time.May 20 08:23
schestowitz-TRthe site helps the union communicate with its membersMay 20 08:24
Techrights-secyes but there ought to be at least a little outward communicationMay 20 08:32
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Techrights-secby the way, Glyn's books have been quite good,May 20 08:40
Techrights-sec"Digital Code of Life: How Bioinformatics is Revolutionizing Science, Medicine, and Business by Glyn Moody" was hard to get ahoMay 20 08:40
Techrights-secld of thoughMay 20 08:40
Techrights-secApparently there is not much market for books any more May 20 08:40
Techrights-sec"Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution" is more relevant than everMay 20 08:40
Techrights-secbut the younger generations who need that message can't/don't read anythingMay 20 08:40
Techrights-seclonger that a "tweet" May 20 08:40
schestowitz-TRwhen did you last sit in a queue and saw a kid reading a physical bookMay 20 08:40
schestowitz-TRrather than mess around with some "phone"?May 20 08:40
Techrights-secMust be ove a decade.  May 20 08:41
Techrights-secA couple of years ago I helped one kid find a book for a book report.  He waMay 20 08:41
Techrights-secwas supposedly a top student but whined and struggled with a ~ 100 page May 20 08:41
Techrights-secnovella, I figure he probably used the LibriVox edition rather than theMay 20 08:41
Techrights-secpaperback I loaned him.  But I haven't even heard second hand of anyone underMay 20 08:41
Techrights-sec40 or so reading anything, whether an ebook or a real book.  May 20 08:41
Techrights-secSome will listen to podcasts and such but give equal weight to those as toMay 20 08:41
Techrights-secwell researched works.  However most seem to be "engaged" in tiktok or whatsappMay 20 08:41
Techrights-secor similar empty timewasters.May 20 08:41
schestowitz-TRBIAB WORKOUTMay 20 08:42
schestowitz-TR(oops, caps)May 20 08:42
Techrights-secackMay 20 08:46
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Techrights-secover the past few weeks there have been several links from ec.europa.eu       May 20 10:39
Techrights-secregarding patents and,potentially, software patents, if you are looking forMay 20 10:39
Techrights-secsuch material, those can warrant a close lookMay 20 10:39
Techrights-sechttps://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/13109-Intellectual-property-new-framework-for-standard-essential-patents/feedback_en?p_id=28414115May 20 10:39
Techrights-secThe opportunity for feedback closed 9 May, so that has come and goneMay 20 10:39
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ec.europa.eu | Have your sayMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRthanks,May 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRI was just ota when you typed itMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRresponding to a video of CampinosMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRaMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TR1-hour rebuttaslMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRthis inc. exactly this subjectMay 20 10:39
schestowitz-TRlike "harmonisation"May 20 10:39
Techrights-secApple, for example, submitted 81 pages of comment pushing for patents and suchMay 20 10:44
schestowitz-TRwell, apple is a european company based in reland :-)May 20 10:44
Techrights-sec:(May 20 10:45
schestowitz-TRmaybe they should take the demands/advice of yandex and huawei tooMay 20 10:45
Techrights-secit would be about as inappropriate   May 20 10:50
Techrights-secUnfortunately there is rarely any coverage for these consultations unless, May 20 10:50
Techrights-seclike this time, it happens after the period has closedMay 20 10:50
schestowitz-TRtickbox-checking exerciseMay 20 10:51
schestowitz-TR"we did open up to feedback"May 20 10:51
schestowitz-TR(from corporations, not even European ones)May 20 10:51
Techrights-secyepMay 20 11:02
schestowitz-TRjust found and enabled a screen drawing thing in kwin so I can paint on top of things I showMay 20 11:02
schestowitz-TRin fututr videosMay 20 11:02
Techrights-secinteresting capabilityMay 20 11:10
schestowitz-TRthe campinos video will take ages to processMay 20 11:10
schestowitz-TRI will likely do more like thatMay 20 11:11
schestowitz-TRknowing it gets under his skin   May 20 11:11
schestowitz-TR"show me what hurts you"May 20 11:11
schestowitz-TR"so I know what yo do more of'May 20 11:11
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schestowitz-TRdraftMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TRso you think the term "Monpoly Tony" isMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TR1) polite enoughMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TR2) informative enough May 20 11:42
schestowitz-TR3) effectiveMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TR?May 20 11:42
schestowitz-TRAdopting it would // May 20 11:42
schestowitz-TRa) be stupidMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TRb) become catchyMay 20 11:42
schestowitz-TR?May 20 11:42
Techrights-secit'd be too unclear about to whom it refers, best stick with the given nameMay 20 11:48
Techrights-secit also may help in "SEO" to associate his name with TR articles ...May 20 11:48
schestowitz-TRfirst name or last name?May 20 11:48
schestowitz-TR"Monpopoly Antonia Campinos" is too long and not catchyMay 20 11:48
schestowitz-TRI will link the name Monopoly Tony o his wiki pageMay 20 11:48
schestowitz-TRMonopoly Tony has a "sing" to itMay 20 11:48
Techrights-secbothMay 20 11:50
Techrights-secright but an eptithet might not be necessaryMay 20 11:50
Techrights-secif you introduce him in each article as 'Antonio "Mr Monopoly" Campinos' thenMay 20 11:50
Techrights-secfor the rest of that current article you can simply refer to him as May 20 11:50
Techrights-secMr Mono-oloy, but it is important that the full name show up at least onceMay 20 11:50
Techrights-secin each relevant articleMay 20 11:50
schestowitz-TROk, the headline says his nameMay 20 11:50
schestowitz-TRand then the eptithet links to a wiki page s he loatghes deeplyMay 20 11:50
schestowitz-TRalso, the target audience here knows who that usMay 20 11:50
schestowitz-TR*isMay 20 11:50
Techrights-secthat's ok, the repetition of the full name is important for later and for May 20 11:50
Techrights-secnewcomers and for the search engines, so three reasons IMHOMay 20 11:50
schestowitz-TRmakes sense!May 20 11:51
schestowitz-TRI notice terms we use are adopted inside and outside EPO, over time...May 20 11:51
Techrights-secexcellentMay 20 12:21
schestowitz-TRI'm guessing you saw some quotes in #techrights last night about what had happenedMay 20 12:21
Techrights-secwhich ones?May 20 12:31
schestowitz-TR gemini://gemini.techrights.org/irc-gmi/irc-log-techbytes-190522.gmi May 20 12:32
schestowitz-TRhttp://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techbytes-190522.html May 20 12:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, May 19, 2022May 20 12:32
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Techrights-secackMay 20 13:18
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schestowitz-TRsome god news from turkeyMay 20 15:36
schestowitz-TRI'm not too ffond of their regimeMay 20 15:36
schestowitz-TRbut they do represent a success story on the SF sideMay 20 15:36
Techrights-secexcellentMay 20 15:36
Techrights-secAral's doing?May 20 15:36
schestowitz-TRno, see latest 2 posts in TRMay 20 15:36
schestowitz-TRAral was a Mac fanboy for too longMay 20 15:36
schestowitz-TRhe still loves JSMay 20 15:36
Techrights-secAral's doing?May 20 15:37
Techrights-secyes javascript is a major downside to his workMay 20 15:37
schestowitz-TRtim b-l's also, plus GITHUB!May 20 15:37
Techrights-sectimbl rendered himself mostly irrelevant as far as the future goes whenMay 20 15:40
Techrights-seche folded on EME / DRM May 20 15:40
psydroid2Solid/InruptMay 20 15:41
schestowitz-TRTim's Rusty Linus momentMay 20 15:41
schestowitz-TRor some other analogiesMay 20 15:41
schestowitz-TRor RMS going to lecture... Microsoft, only to be thrown under a bus to distract from BillG 2 weeks later?May 20 15:41
schestowitz-TRpsydroid2: solid went nowhereMay 20 15:41
schestowitz-TRexcept MicrosoftMay 20 15:41
psydroid2schestowitz-TR, I saw him do his presentation at FOSDEM 19, but halfway through someone from IRC came to meet me and we leftMay 20 15:42
Techrights-secI still don't get what went on with RMS that he would have such exceedingly badMay 20 15:42
Techrights-secjusdgment as to visit RedmondMay 20 15:42
psydroid2it's not that I was overly interested in it, it just gave me a chuckle that he was even trying to peddle this lame duckMay 20 15:43
schestowitz-TRI asked him to write to explainMay 20 15:43
schestowitz-TRwhich he didMay 20 15:43
schestowitz-TRand then the storm startedMay 20 15:43
schestowitz-TRso he mostly vanishedMay 20 15:43
Techrights-secso maybe he will never bring it up again?May 20 15:44
Techrights-sectoo bad, others could learn from that mistake if more details were knownMay 20 15:44
schestowitz-TRpsydroid2: I know very little about itMay 20 15:45
schestowitz-TRexcept Microsoft shit+JS shitMay 20 15:45
psydroid2schestowitz-TR, it just sounded so lameMay 20 15:45
schestowitz-TRand he was helping DRM agenda around that timeMay 20 15:45
schestowitz-TRa senior momentMay 20 15:45
psydroid2as if he was trying to keep people onboardMay 20 15:45
psydroid2rather than suggesting a way out of the messMay 20 15:45
psydroid2I would not trust this guy with anything ever againMay 20 15:46
Techrights-secI see the two posts on market share in Turkey May 20 15:46
Techrights-secIt would help if there were a link from the statement that school migratinosMay 20 15:46
Techrights-secplay a large role in the numbersMay 20 15:46
schestowitz-TRthe statements would not be in englisha dn in fact english-speaking media totally ignored all thisMay 20 15:47
schestowitz-TRI can guess whyMay 20 15:47
schestowitz-TRyou can tooMay 20 15:47
Techrights-secyes AFAIK similar happened in Spain, starting with Extremadura.  The mainstreamMay 20 15:47
Techrights-secpress pretended the land had vanished as it upgraded tp GNU/Linux and droppedMay 20 15:47
Techrights-secM$ all around.  May 20 15:47
psydroid2I speak Spanish pretty well, but my Turkish is in its infancyMay 20 15:48
psydroid2there is a lot to be found in SpanishMay 20 15:48
Techrights-secYes, /in/ Spanish but not about Spain in English...May 20 15:50
schestowitz-TRthe nature of media manipulationMay 20 15:51
schestowitz-TRa) microsoft holes blamed on victims and attackersMay 20 15:51
schestowitz-TRb) billg is vaccine expert, not profiteers, and his haters are all just "antiovaxxer" and jealousMay 20 15:51
psydroid2fortunately English isn't the only language spoken in the worldMay 20 15:52
psydroid2and I don't think it's fair to expect people from each country to write in a foreign language to reach a wider audienceMay 20 15:53
Techrights-sec:)May 20 15:54
schestowitz-TRIIRC, Spanish is spoke in most countriesMay 20 15:59
schestowitz-TRmaybe Arabic by most peopleMay 20 15:59
schestowitz-TRif not MandarinMay 20 15:59
schestowitz-TREnglish spoken as a secondary language in many placesMay 20 15:59
schestowitz-TRor third languageMay 20 16:00
schestowitz-TRafter the fall of the British Empire and see US hegemony this will changeMay 20 16:00
psydroid2HindiMay 20 16:00
schestowitz-TRthat can take several more generations to changeMay 20 16:00
schestowitz-TRpsydroid2: but many dialects in India, no?May 20 16:00
schestowitz-TRin school, aged around 10, I did a project about Indian languagesMay 20 16:01
schestowitz-TRI might still have that somewhere in my archivesMay 20 16:01
psydroid2schestowitz-TR, yes, but this is specifically about standard HindiMay 20 16:01
psydroid2I speak another North Indian language nativelyMay 20 16:01
psydroid2in addition to HindiMay 20 16:01
Techrights-secNot in the country but at least those outside the country covering that beat.May 20 16:01
Techrights-secSpain was covered up until major parts dropped M$.  May 20 16:01
Techrights-secHowever, there is a margeting and political advantage for each countryMay 20 16:01
Techrights-secpresenting an English language news service for foreign consumption.  May 20 16:01
psydroid2I think that's more important if English is the only foreign language you speakMay 20 16:02
psydroid2German is still very important in EuropeMay 20 16:03
psydroid2and French when speaking to people in AfricaMay 20 16:03
schestowitz-TRwestern africaMay 20 16:03
psydroid2and Anglophone countries abuse that power they have over people who at most speak English in addition to their native language(s) by offering bad living/working conditionsMay 20 16:06
Techrights-sechttps://today.rtl.lu/May 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://cphpost.dk/?cat=8May 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://news.err.ee/May 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://eng.lsm.lv/May 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://www.lrt.lt/en/May 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-today.rtl.lu | RTL Today - HomeMay 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://about.rte.ie/May 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-cphpost.dk | News Archives - The PostMay 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.err.ee | news | ERRMay 20 16:09
Techrights-sechttps://mexiconewsdaily.com/category/news/May 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Eng.lsm.lv - Reliable news from LatviaMay 20 16:09
Techrights-secand many African countries have English as a primary or secondary languageMay 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.lrt.lt | Lithuanian National Television and Radio. News, livestreams, video, audio - LRTMay 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-about.rte.ie | About RTÉMay 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-mexiconewsdaily.com | Mexico news archivesMay 20 16:09
psydroid2https://www.edudwar.com/list-of-most-spoken-languages-in-the-world/May 20 16:09
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.edudwar.com | List of Most spoken Languages in the World 2022: top languages in the WorldMay 20 16:09
psydroid2French is the fastest growing language in AfricaMay 20 16:10
Techrights-secI can muddle through much of the cyrillica and devangiri alphabets but thMay 20 16:10
Techrights-secthe transliteration does nothing without knowing the languagess.May 20 16:10
Techrights-secBack before he started making American movies, I used to read enough ChinesMay 20 16:10
Techrights-secto find Jackie Chan's name on videos in the Chinese video shop.  Same for jet liMay 20 16:10
Techrights-secand a few others.  That's all forgotten now.May 20 16:10
psydroid2if you don't use it, you'll lose itMay 20 16:11
Techrights-secThere are only 24 hours per day and memories / knowledge fades without refresshingMay 20 16:16
psydroid2minä puhun vähMay 20 16:17
psydroid2än suomeaMay 20 16:17
psydroid2or something like thatMay 20 16:17
psydroid2it's been a whileMay 20 16:17
psydroid2and yes, I knowMay 20 16:17
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> "Students should not have to use proprietary software to participate in the educational process. The FSFE joins the Dutch coalition ‘Fair Digital Education’ supporting privacy-respecting solutions involving Free Software in schools." https://fsfe.org/news/2022/news-20220520-01.en.htmlMay 20 17:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fsfe.org | FSFE signs Dutch manifesto calling for education improvements - FSFEMay 20 17:32
schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Indonesian LibreOffice community: recent activities https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2022/05/20/indonesian-libreoffice-community-recent-activities/May 20 17:32
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-blog.documentfoundation.org | Indonesian LibreOffice community: recent activities - The Document Foundation BlogMay 20 17:32
schestowitz-TRkeep pushingMay 20 17:34
schestowitz-TRwe make progressMay 20 17:34
schestowitz-TRthe media is not on our sideMay 20 17:34
Techrights-secackMay 20 17:34
Techrights-secyeaMay 20 17:34
schestowitz-TRsame issue re EPO and "AYE PEE"May 20 17:35
schestowitz-TRFUCK THE MEDIA!May 20 17:35
schestowitz-TRPeople can see for themselves who makes more senseMay 20 17:35
schestowitz-TRMonopoly Tony or what he called (int the talk) "movement" of "anti-IP"May 20 17:35
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schestowitz-TR<techrights-news> Outsourcing one's readership to a volatile third party seems like short-sighted and risky a move from a site almost 30 years old https://lwn.net/Articles/895898/May 20 18:51
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-LWN is now on Mastodon [LWN.net]May 20 18:51
schestowitz-TRlaws is well knownMay 20 18:54
schestowitz-TRnot some new incognitoMay 20 18:54
schestowitz-TRcase scanario: "oh, cool, I can follow all the sites here... FREE CANDY!"May 20 18:54
schestowitz-TRuser stops using the rss feed, uses this insteadMay 20 18:54
schestowitz-TRinstance shuts downMay 20 18:54
schestowitz-TRreader lostMay 20 18:54
schestowitz-TR"oh, shit, I forgot you exist or thought you stopped publishing!!"May 20 18:54
schestowitz-TR  /s/laws/LWN/May 20 18:54
Techrights-secackMay 20 18:55
Techrights-secwhich source for the quote?May 20 18:55
schestowitz-TRjust hypothetical, jokeMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRa long long time ago I worried about thatMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TR2010 or earlierMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRboycott novell daysMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRnow LWN can become "just some account"May 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRand people might not even explore the siteMay 20 18:59
Techrights-secackMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRit's like B2B marketingMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRinstead of setting up shopMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRyou see:May 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRit's OK if people link to LWNMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRbut people won't assume that those peolple are LWNMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRor that LWN is an accountMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRthey also chose a likely very transient instganceMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRfosstodonMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRit is only years oldMay 20 18:59
schestowitz-TRhow do you prove intentMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRas in "intnetional"?May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRboycott novell can be banned in an instanceMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRit is intentionaly antagonistic to some thingsMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRyoiu are REQUIRED to be "active in the community"May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRso you cannot post just links to lwn with a scriptMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRto your own siteMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRyou must leave some "likes" and comments here and thereMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TROrwell would be proudMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRcannot "engege in personao attacls"May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRoh, shit, there go all my posts about ZemlinMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRthe millionaireMay 20 19:08
Techrights-sec  :(May 20 19:08
Techrights-secor they can intentionally misconstrue everything and anything as a personal May 20 19:08
Techrights-secattackMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRrule number one says "antiSemitism" and "transphobia"May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRunder "hateful ideaologies"May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRHAHAHAHAMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TR"do not debate moderation action"May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRthey are above the law!May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRCannot even talk about their decisions!!May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRYou MUST post only in ENGLISH!May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRBecause...oderationMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TR*moderatinMay 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRthat does seem against the principles of inclusion :-)May 20 19:08
schestowitz-TRcan you see above "how do you prove intentMay 20 19:12
schestowitz-TRI lost that (out of scrollback)May 20 19:12
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Techrights-secnot that far backMay 20 19:43
schestowitz-TROK, I wrongly estimated number of lines I had after restating this machineMay 20 19:44
schestowitz-TRanyway, I know roughly what I said there, I'm likely going to do a video about itMay 20 19:44
schestowitz-TR'Do not be intentionally antagonistic. A post or reply designed to provoke a confrontation is not acceptable."May 20 19:45
schestowitz-TRhttps://fosstodon.org/about/moreMay 20 19:45
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-fosstodon.org - FosstodonMay 20 19:45
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schestowitz-TROTAMay 20 20:43
schestowitz-TRI've increased the visile buffer; along the way I found some ytalk feature I was not aware of beforeMay 20 20:45
schestowitz-TReither way, it's fine as it isMay 20 20:45
schestowitz-TRI didn't lose anythingm of valueMay 20 20:45
schestowitz-TRbut the scrollback helped a bit when recording May 20 20:45
schestowitz-TRI have a vague recolleMay 20 20:45
schestowitz-TRction of what I saidMay 20 20:45
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