●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Monday, May 24, 2021 ●● ● May 24 [01:23] *saint_dogbert (~phobos@unaffiliated/phobos-anomaly/x-6744724) has joined #boycottnovell [01:26] *phobos has quit (Ping timeout: 258 seconds) [01:45] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [01:46] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds) [01:52] *rianne (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [01:53] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 24 [03:52] *rianne has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [03:52] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [03:53] *rianne (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [03:54] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 24 [05:49] *saint_dogbert has quit (Ping timeout: 258 seconds) ● May 24 [07:33] Techrights-sec2 https://nitter.cc/GaWojtek/status/1396705650021998594#m [07:33] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Wojtek Gazka (@GaWojtek): "Stallman should go away" | nitter [07:33] Techrights-sec2 https://nitter.cc/techleadhd/status/1396667354503815173#m [07:34] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | TechLead (@techleadhd): "This is crazy. Facebook tracks your location from the camera photo's metadata, even if you ask it not to track your location. There's no way to turn this off, except to not share photos on Facebook (or Instagram). https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2021/05/22/apple-user-warning-how-to-stop-facebook-secretly-tracking-your-iphone-ipad/?sh=3c8de2ca4fdf" | nitter ● May 24 [08:16] schestowitz clownflare strikes again [08:16] schestowitz "It seems possible that there are communications issues between Cloudflare and the AWS back end. Does the error page ("in which those green and red rounds, ticks and Xs are present") specify or visually show what is happening between the site's origin and Cloudflare? This can help diagnose or determine if the issue is limited to the network connectivity or something similar. About 95% of site traffic is dealt with Cloudflare rather [08:16] schestowitz than any contact with the site's actual database or CMS." ● May 24 [09:51] schestowitz
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    Libreboot 20210522 released!
    [09:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20210522.html">Libreboot ) [09:51] schestowitz
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    Libreboot is free (as in freedom) boot firmware, which initializes the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, peripherals) in your computer so that software can run. Libreboot then starts a bootloader to load your operating system. It replaces the proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware typically found on a computer. Libreboot is compatible with specifical computer models that use the Intel/AMD x86 architecture. [09:51] schestowitz Libreboot works well with GNU+Linux and BSD operating systems.

    • [09:56] Techrights-sec2 https://nitter.cc/JulianKlode/status/1396735130371297283#m [09:56] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Julian Andres Klode (@JulianKlode): "'techrights' is just a hate amplification device." | nitter ● May 24 [13:13] *phobos (~phobos@unaffiliated/phobos-anomaly/x-6744724) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 24 [15:00] *phobos has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) ● May 24 [16:34] Techrights-sec2 $ w gemini | sed -n '1,2p;$p' [16:34] Techrights-sec2 ??? [16:34] Techrights-sec2 why is this login vi TR? [16:34] Techrights-sec2 ^via [16:35] schestowitz it is in tmux so we can be observe it, but fitting the screen is an issue. It includes uptime state. further down some numbers. [16:36] Techrights-sec2 tmux is ok but the connection seems routed through TR so that the incoming [16:36] Techrights-sec2 connnection is from 23.161.112.116 instead of 192.168.x.y [16:37] schestowitz anyway, today was our last day at the gym. 1) too crowded, not pleasant in terms of noise etc. 2) not feeling safe 3) takes too much time to be worth it given (1) and (2). In better news, kaniini is becoming freenode staff, I heard, and will help to keep it going. [16:38] Techrights-sec2 good on kaniini, that is excellent news [16:38] Techrights-sec2 too bad about the gym [16:38] schestowitz maybe out articles and videos helped make a diff [16:53] Techrights-sec2 I think so, but they are often requiring signfificant investment of time [16:53] Techrights-sec2 to dig into. That's mostly good, but often makes it hard to reach [16:53] Techrights-sec2 a public that is less familiar with the topics written about. [16:53] Techrights-sec2 Occasional summaries would be great, but that would be something that someone [16:53] Techrights-sec2 else could do: take the existing written articles and create an executive [16:53] Techrights-sec2 summary from them [16:53] Techrights-sec2 the videos probably help, too. A lot of people seem to be very into videos [16:53] Techrights-sec2 these days. I'm not sure about the culture though. [16:53] Techrights-sec2 Around town and out on the roads I always see younger people traveling [16:53] Techrights-sec2 (dangerously) wearing headphones while biking and jogging and runnning and [16:53] Techrights-sec2 walking. I presume a lot of them are listening to other than music. [16:53] schestowitz kaniini has just confirmed helping with freenode [16:53] schestowitz I have a video uploaded while on the gym, will release shortly [16:54] schestowitz b/w being limitless helps us a lot, disk space too [16:54] schestowitz I will do a summary about EPO/BoA later this week ● May 24 [17:02] Techrights-sec2 As, always, EPO material is very important. But as mentioned just now, [17:02] Techrights-sec2 occasional intros, written by someone else, would really help bring [17:02] Techrights-sec2 more people on board with awareness of the situation in Europe. [17:02] schestowitz that does take a lot of work because you need to consider what people do and do not know [17:08] Techrights-sec2 Excellent. It is important, because many new groups find out about TR [17:08] Techrights-sec2 Maybe once a quarter or even just two or three times a year ought to [17:08] Techrights-sec2 be more than adequate. If you know where the new people are joining [17:08] Techrights-sec2 from, the message and information could be tuned. [17:09] schestowitz here is the snag: [17:09] schestowitz sites are monotonous [17:09] schestowitz you don't get to write x for audience x [17:09] schestowitz and y for y [17:09] schestowitz rss feeds don't work like that [17:09] schestowitz so you need to find balance and most who read are staff of EPO or people who look up patent stuff in searches [17:10] schestowitz btw, bt remotely updates the hub again and this time it seems to have resolved the bug they introduced a month ago [17:12] Techrights-sec2 The hub ought to be replaces with OpeBSD running PF if possible, and [17:12] Techrights-sec2 with PFSense if not. [17:12] Techrights-sec2 OpenWRT would be a functional choice but less desirable. [17:12] schestowitz atm i lack time and desire to explore that tbh [17:14] schestowitz I have a thought or proposal that I don't mean to come across as rude in text-only [17:14] schestowitz given what you read about EPO [17:15] schestowitz as a non-expert (I am not one either, but spent a lot of time reading docs) [17:15] schestowitz would you be willing to do summaries of the issues [17:15] schestowitz maybe from swpats angle? [17:30] Techrights-sec2 ack [17:30] Techrights-sec2 I have a very poor grasp of the personalities involved, it's too much [17:30] Techrights-sec2 like a sports league where one has to keep track of players and player [17:30] Techrights-sec2 trades. [17:30] Techrights-sec2 Is anyone in IRC interested? [17:30] Techrights-sec2 I /could/ do it, but it would take me days of full time study to [17:30] Techrights-sec2 get comfortable with all the details. [17:30] Techrights-sec2 What are the 4 or 5 most important take-aways from the ongoing EPO / SW patent [17:30] Techrights-sec2 saga, at the moment? [17:30] Techrights-sec2 1. What are sw patents and why are they a threat? [17:30] Techrights-sec2 2. What is the role that the EPO has in granting patents in Europe? [17:31] Techrights-sec2 3. How is the EPO falling short? [17:31] Techrights-sec2 4. [17:31] Techrights-sec2 5. [17:31] Techrights-sec2 I can take a crack at writing answers, but what should be 4 and 5? [17:31] schestowitz [sorry, was just typing a whole article! hence delay] I do not think any analytical assessment is needed [17:31] schestowitz it can be like an outline of recent things, connected based on theme [17:31] schestowitz and words added to the effect of why it affects programming too [17:32] *phobos (~phobos@unaffiliated/phobos-anomaly/x-6744724) has joined #boycottnovell [17:37] Techrights-sec2 that sounds better then [17:37] Techrights-sec2 just an annotated timeline or similar [17:37] schestowitz yes, like wiki on steroids [17:37] schestowitz we can even post the summary in the wiki, like we did gnome foundation [17:57] Techrights-sec2 Individual nations have their own patent offices still. What's the [17:57] Techrights-sec2 ostensible purpose of the EPO and its claims to advantage? [17:57] Techrights-sec2 From what I understand a patent in one country is valid automatically [17:57] Techrights-sec2 in the other member states, so why an EPO? Especially if it does not [17:57] Techrights-sec2 follow the law and treaties? [17:57] Techrights-sec2 do you have 10 minutes to plan in Mumble? [17:57] Techrights-sec2 The current (20-part?) series is on "The EPOs War on Justice and Assault on the Law" [17:57] schestowitz I will log in .... in a bit [17:58] Techrights-sec2 thanks ● May 24 [18:15] schestowitz thanks for the chat [18:17] schestowitz I will be super-busy this week if I try to keep abreast of all the lies. At stake here is only GDPR and the concept of oursourcing courts to GAFAM+ [18:18] schestowitz EPO Does NOT want ANY media attention on this case... so it'll manufacture disractions [18:19] Techrights-sec2 The EPO appeals courts? [18:19] Techrights-sec2 Yes, and probably a DDoS or two as well [18:19] schestowitz oppositions, appeals, referrals. not the same. remember you can't appeal those, epo is a vacuum. [18:22] Techrights-sec2 Is there a 50-cent version of the workflow for applying for a patent via [18:22] Techrights-sec2 the EPO? It is essential that the process be known to the readers. [18:22] schestowitz readers need not know [18:22] schestowitz but it's expensive, renewal, legal help and all ● May 24 [19:13] Techrights-sec2 https://nitter.cc/Execuwear/status/1396844129745842177#m [19:13] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Tinka (@Execuwear): "@RandPaul PLEASE check out http://techrights.org a really extensive site relating to BG and the cover-ups regarding ch.ld http://r.pe and http://p.do philia" | nitter ● May 24 [20:13] Techrights-sec2 https://nitter.cc/Athbheochan/status/1396900671589429261#m [20:13] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Lawrence Turner (@Athbheochan): "Bill and Melinda Gates: The Couple That Made Eugenics Hip | Techrights http://techrights.org/2013/07/08/eugenics-in-africa/" | nitter [20:45] *phobos has quit (Ping timeout: 265 seconds)