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schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1266777743808704514 | May 31 02:53 |
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schestowitz | "Sometimes I think there are massive contrivances that pass for, or get 'sold' as, 'happenstances'. If there is anything that has markedly increased in , and effected change in, our World, it's advertising." | May 31 02:53 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Flavia0847: Sometimes I think there are massive contrivances that pass for, or get 'sold' as, 'happenstances'. If there is any… https://t.co/y5j2EaOtJe | May 31 02:53 | |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Flavia0847: Sometimes I think there are massive contrivances that pass for, or get 'sold' as, 'happenstances'. If there is any… https://t.co/y5j2EaOtJe | May 31 02:53 | |
schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Flavia0847/status/1266762958778089477 | May 31 02:54 |
schestowitz | " | May 31 02:54 |
schestowitz | Who else would want to get out? Chelsea Manning? John Walker Lindh? Jonathan Pollard? | May 31 02:54 |
schestowitz | Whaaat? He is out? | May 31 02:54 |
schestowitz | " | May 31 02:54 |
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schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9vZrpM29Gu9XoDAXZ2 | May 31 03:04 |
schestowitz | "...this is down from when obama was in office iirc" | May 31 03:04 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | Pleroma | May 31 03:04 | |
schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9vZL4SH13cxh19iSDQ | May 31 03:04 |
schestowitz | " They don't want to take action on any sort of content. Totally irresponsible." | May 31 03:04 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | Pleroma | May 31 03:05 | |
schestowitz | No, they contradict themselves when it suits them | May 31 03:05 |
schestowitz | https://pleroma.site/notice/9vZI3JBr2lX8h73zlo | May 31 03:05 |
schestowitz | " | May 31 03:05 |
schestowitz | can get Mac Micro with this | May 31 03:05 |
schestowitz | https://raspbian-x.com/ | May 31 03:05 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-pleroma.site | Pleroma | May 31 03:05 | |
schestowitz | " | May 31 03:05 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-raspbian-x.com | RaspbianX | May 31 03:05 | |
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schestowitz | > In 1948, Albert Einstein, Hannah Arendt and other prominent voices composed a scathing open letter in the New York Times, comparing the party that would take over Middle Eastern politics for decades to come to actual, literal Nazis. | May 31 04:08 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 04:08 |
schestowitz | > This letter pulled no punches, and laid things out exactly how they were. Today, things are still like that-- they are even worse. We know from this letter, the sort of things Einstein might say about the state of the world. | May 31 04:08 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 04:08 |
schestowitz | > I am no Einstein, no Hannah Arendt, but is the closest I'm going to come to writing that letter. This one is to the GNU maintainers. I think it's perfectly clear which ones and which parts the scathing disgust is directed at. We were all betrayed-- as was rms. Techrights does not have to agree with this letter. But I welcome Techrights to play the part of the New York Times, in publishing it. | May 31 04:08 |
schestowitz | > OSI was founded in 1998, I think. But the "nearly 30 years" bit still fits, because Linux (1991) and because these assholes pretend they invented software collaboration anyway. | May 31 04:42 |
schestowitz | Yes, it must be compounded. Revisionism to be confronted, too... | May 31 04:42 |
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schestowitz | >>>> What do the papers/paperwork say about Linux (C) and (TM)? Is it public | May 31 07:17 |
schestowitz | >>>> knowledge? | May 31 07:17 |
schestowitz | >>> It's been public knowledge for ages: | May 31 07:17 |
schestowitz | >>> | May 31 07:17 |
schestowitz | >>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/linux-mark/ | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage/ | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/linux-mark/ | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.linuxfoundation.org | The Linux Mark - The Linux Foundation | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | >>> | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> However, I am not sure how much the pubic knows about that nor how much | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> LF intends to honor the legal situation. They are busy wiping their | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >>> collective assess with the GPL, for example. | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | >> | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.linuxfoundation.org | Trademark Usage Guidelines - The Linux Foundation | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | >> I am aware of the above, but I am more interested in copyright assignment. | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | I assumed there might be something like a CLA, knowing the LF produces crap advocacy to that effect. | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > Well, again, just to be clear, the project is continually reminding | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > everyone that the trademarks are his: | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > https://www.kernel.org/legal.html | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.kernel.org | Legal disclaimers and copyright | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > There would be a fight buy he can take them and go elsewhere. | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | Only if developers would follow; nowadays like 80% of the coders are of the 'big tech' cabal. They also have a grip on the media; see RMS... | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | Torvalds' right hand men are Microsofters... | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > The code is different. It's mostly under the GPL and The copyrights are | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > held by the various contributors. There is no copyright assignment | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > requirement. Some other projects require filling out paperwork to | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > transfer copyright for all contributions. Linux does not do that and | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > there is not even a mention of it in the developers' guide: | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.13/process/development-process.html | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > Though license labeling is covered in detail: | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.kernel.org | A guide to the Kernel Development Process — The Linux Kernel documentation | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | > https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v4.18/process/license-rules.html | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > ??? http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/475654/focus=475721 | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.kernel.org | Linux kernel licensing rules — The Linux Kernel documentation | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | > However, it's not spelled out. I presume that is because copyright law | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > spells it out already. | May 31 07:18 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 523 @ http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/475654/focus=475721 ) | May 31 07:18 | |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > However, one of the sore points for the detractors get who angry at | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > Linus is his support of the GPL: | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:18 |
schestowitz | > https://www.osnews.com/story/16720/non-gpl-linux-kernel-modules-banned-starting-january-2008/ | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/linus_torvalds_367380 | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.osnews.com | Non-GPL Linux Kernel Modules Banned Starting January 2008? – OSnews | May 31 07:19 | |
schestowitz | > ??? | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > https://www.informationweek.com/the-torvalds-transcript-why-i-absolutely-love-gpl-version-2/d/d-id/1053128 | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > Do you have a timeline on the attacks on Linus? They might match up | May 31 07:19 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.brainyquote.com | Linus Torvalds - Making Linux GPL'd was definitely the... | May 31 07:19 | |
schestowitz | > nicely with various intrigues. | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | A good first step, I think, would be to date the above lists, add quotes/passages of relevance to them, sort logically/chronologically, laying out things in a way that can be self-explanatory. | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | Since you already saw the above links and know the text, can you have a go at it? | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.informationweek.com | The Torvalds Transcript: Why I 'Absolutely Love' GPL Version 2 - InformationWeek | May 31 07:19 | |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > dead link: | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > https://www.informationweek.com/operating-systems.asp | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > ??? | May 31 07:19 |
schestowitz | > https://stackoverflow.com/questions/736972/non-gpl-kernel-modules-using-gpl-ones/753282#753282 | May 31 07:19 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.informationweek.com | Operating Systems News, Analysis, & Advice - InformationWeek | May 31 07:19 | |
schestowitz | informationweek is defunct. | May 31 07:19 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-stackoverflow.com | licensing - Non-GPL kernel modules using GPL ones - Stack Overflow | May 31 07:19 | |
schestowitz | Can anything entitled "Recent Shows" in democracynow be omitted for being too generic? | May 31 07:34 |
schestowitz | I was also thinking, for meduza, among few other sites, I will write some special substitution at my end. It's getting to the point where s/n ratio is very high now and I get lots of signal from my text editor alone :D | May 31 07:34 |
schestowitz | Lunduke's site is dead to me. For a few weeks it was good, then... downhill. | May 31 07:34 |
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schestowitz | >> Since you already saw the above links and know the text, can you have a | May 31 08:07 |
schestowitz | >> go at it? | May 31 08:07 |
schestowitz | > I can take a partial look at it but can't guarantee anything: the search | May 31 08:07 |
schestowitz | > engines suck in this area and many articles and magazines are gone, even | May 31 08:07 |
schestowitz | > from the Internet Archive it seems. | May 31 08:07 |
schestowitz | I tried the IA for a Hilf article the other day. No success... | May 31 08:07 |
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schestowitz | EPO manages to scare potential sources: | May 31 09:27 |
schestowitz | > 3) Our communication is secure (its content anyway), so (2) is unlikely related to the communications. Not impossible, but not likely IMHO. | May 31 09:27 |
schestowitz | Yes, I believe encryption works. That's why I'm brave enough to write at all these days. | May 31 09:27 |
schestowitz | The problem is that it the communications are observed regardless of the contents and the Microsoft people already have their eye on both of us. | May 31 09:27 |
schestowitz | Control Risks has their eye on you. I imagine they cooperate to neutralize people and we know the Microsoft people thrive on this kind of spying and exposure. | May 31 09:27 |
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schestowitz | #deletegithub https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252483808/Supply-chain-attack-hits-26-open-source-projects-on-GitHub https://www.cyberscoop.com/github-octopus-malware-supply-chain/ https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/github-supply-chain-attack-uses-octopus-scanner-malware/d/d-id/1337943 | May 31 10:06 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-searchsecurity.techtarget.com | Supply chain attack hits 26 open source projects on GitHub | May 31 10:06 | |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.cyberscoop.com | How GitHub untangled itself from an 'Octopus' malware that infected 26 projects | May 31 10:06 | |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.darkreading.com | GitHub Supply Chain Attack Uses Octopus Scanner Malware | May 31 10:06 | |
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schestowitz | Too much fake 'journalism' out there right now; lots of it in sites like #techradar #zdnet etc. Writers being ;assigned' to do #marketing disguised as 'articles'. #corruptmedia #spam | May 31 14:58 |
schestowitz | https://twitter.com/entubao/status/1267076924762963969 | May 31 14:58 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@entubao: @schestowitz Ha. Trolled! ;) | May 31 14:58 | |
schestowitz | https://twitter.com/AmbyR00/status/1267066978751205379 | May 31 14:59 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@AmbyR00: @schestowitz I would gladly join an effort to bring St. IGNUcius back if there ever was one. RMS did nothing wrong. | May 31 14:59 | |
schestowitz | http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/05/19/actions-against-the-threat-of-patent-infringement/?doing_wp_cron=1590052028.2064480781555175781250 | May 31 22:32 |
schestowitz | "You seem to happily disregard patent holders who try to enforce patents, which said patent holders know or should know, will not survive a properly conducted invalidity challenge." | May 31 22:32 |
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | Actions Against the Threat of Patent Infringement - Kluwer Patent Blog | May 31 22:32 | |
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