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schestowitzRe: solving FSF, contacting RMSApr 03 01:16
schestowitz> Hi Roy,Apr 03 01:16
schestowitz>Apr 03 01:16
schestowitz> Do you know how people can contact RMS now that @gnu.org emails areApr 03 01:16
schestowitz> being blocked?Apr 03 01:16
schestowitz>Apr 03 01:16
schestowitz> Regards,Apr 03 01:16
schestowitzIt's tricky without email, but I can relay messages to him, provided they're adequate.Apr 03 01:16
schestowitzWe need to maintain manners to keep the impression we're a lot more polite and respectful than the mob. Because we are.Apr 03 01:16
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2021/03/30/hateful-anti-fsf-mob/Apr 03 01:16
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | The Anti-FSF Mob Has a Severe Anger Management and Hate Problem | TechrightsApr 03 01:16
schestowitzI made a hashtag this week: #BullyDeBlancApr 03 01:16
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20427305#6cd9379075db013901e500505681eeb8Apr 03 01:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: It certainly looks as though #BullyDeBlanc and co. totally self-pwn3d with their hate letter, the deeply libellous petition. http://techrights.org/2021/04/01/fsf-was-right/ #gnu #rms #freeswApr 03 01:18
schestowitz"houldn't it have been credited in a caption, then? :-)"Apr 03 01:18
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Still on Course to Making the Strong Point That FSF Was Right to Bring RMS Back | TechrightsApr 03 01:18
schestowitzHe corrected it, the corrected version was mentioned today in IRCApr 03 01:19
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20389870#bbad3c10722f013901e300505681eeb8Apr 03 01:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Antonio Terceiro: Migrating from Chef™ to #itamae • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149315 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #debianApr 03 01:20
schestowitz"I was so sad and disappointed to notice his name in a petition the other day"Apr 03 01:20
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.tuxmachines.org | Antonio Terceiro: Migrating from Chef™ to itamae | Tux MachinesApr 03 01:20
schestowitzgroupthink and peer pressure? Misled? Some people changed their minds about signing, e.g. AriandeApr 03 01:20
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20348823#6d11d1206db6013901dd00505681eeb8Apr 03 01:22
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Also, #zdnet talks about RMS by only quoting (about him) employees of #ProprietarySoftware companies, usually #monopolies (talk about fake 'journalism' or lobbying for robber barons)Apr 03 01:22
schestowitz"nod; what a surprise that “top movers and shakers of today’s open-source software”, a campaign that was always about burying his ideals and promoting a corrupt version thereof, are not happy he’s back, no? just in case anyone had any doubts on whether fsf’s move was good for the free software movement…"Apr 03 01:22
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20340567#092302d06cb2013901d700505681eeb8Apr 03 01:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "RMS back on the board of directors of the FSF... awaiting his reelection as President" - #techrights IRC based on #libreplanet live stream. This is great news.Apr 03 01:23
schestowitz"Apr 03 01:23
schestowitz Alexandre OlivaApr 03 01:23
schestowitzApr 03 01:23
schestowitzI said the FSF was in good hands, didn't I?Apr 03 01:23
schestowitz"Apr 03 01:23
schestowitzNow even more so, seeing who left...Apr 03 01:23
schestowitz"Weird news. What is going on?'Apr 03 01:23
schestowitz"Hmmm, I’ll try to keep an open mind."Apr 03 01:23
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20312313#a3c40c5069e70139adbf64115bb33a84Apr 03 01:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: "Picture the most abusive app store." (Alexandre Oliva: The WWWorst App Store) • 𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/18/alexandre-oliva-on-webapps/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/18/alexandre-oliva-on-webapps/Apr 03 01:24
schestowitz"Apr 03 01:24
schestowitzLiked it (although I didn’t really learn anything new) ; a bit shocked at no seeing the word ‘Linux’ anywhere in the text…Apr 03 01:24
schestowitz(I mean, Linux as in Debian, of course not M. Shutterworth’s Ubuntu, who replaces the standard app managers with Ubuntu’s gated one!)Apr 03 01:24
schestowitz"Apr 03 01:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Alexandre Oliva: The WWWorst App Store | TechrightsApr 03 01:24
schestowitzhttps://news.slashdot.org/story/20/06/05/2148219/linux-mint-dumps-ubuntu-snapApr 03 01:24
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.slashdot.org | Linux Mint Dumps Ubuntu Snap - SlashdotApr 03 01:24
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/20266300#515ecaf06582013901d100505681eeb8Apr 03 01:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The so-called 'speakers' that are actually MICROPHONES for #eavesdropping on you (police, state, corporations)... now wants your heartbeats too. Only dumb people would buy these. https://www.iottechtrends.com/smart-speakers-heart-monitoring/Apr 03 01:25
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> www.iottechtrends.com | Smart Speakers Could Add Heart Monitoring - IoT Tech TrendsApr 03 01:25
schestowitz"the so-called smart devices are made for people dumb enough to regard them as smart" https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20266300#515ecaf06582013901d100505681eeb8Apr 03 01:25
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schestowitz>> Daniel Pocock wrote on 02/04/2021 11:20:Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>> I updated the page with thisApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>> Useful picture, puts Paul Tagliamonte in the Pentagon next theApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>> Rebellion's co-founderApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>> https://media.defense.gov/2017/May/08/2001743535/-1/-1/1/AFD-170508-064-014.PDFApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>> I can see him clearly in page 9 grinning like a (useful) idiot.Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> Here are some comments sent on the gnu-misc-discuss, they've bouncedApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> Now do you see why my blogs about the rape issues were so relevant?  ItApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> is not about the rape, it is about the abuse of power whether forApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> personal or official purposes, the involvement of multipleApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> conspirators/accomplices, the mechanisms used to maintain secrecyApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> -------- Forwarded Message --------Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> Subject: Re: Pentagon linked to shaming attack on RMSApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2021 09:11:15 +0200Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> From: Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.pro>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> To: jcb62281@gmail.comApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> CC: gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org, Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>, MikeApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>, Kaz Kylheku (gnu-misc-discuss)Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> <936-846-2769@kylheku.com>, shulie <shulie_release@optimum.net>, slbttyApr 03 10:57
schestowitz> <shenlebantongying@gmail.com>, Akira Urushibata <afu@wta.att.ne.jp>,Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> sysadmin@fsf.org, rms@gnu.orgApr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz> On 03/04/2021 04:17, Jacob Bachmeyer wrote:Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>> Daniel Pocock wrote:Apr 03 10:57
schestowitz>>> Its all in the last pictureApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>> Paul Tagliamonte, seconded the motion in Debian, with the co-founder ofApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>> Rebellion Defense and the top brass at the Pentagon.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> https://debian.community/paul-tagliamonte-debian-usds-white-house-mob-ringleader/Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-debian.community | Paul Tagliamonte & Debian: White House, Pentagon, USDS and anti-RMS mob ringleaderApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>>>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> In conclusion, while asking his employer if they are being paid to helpApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> instigate a mob against RMS seems to be an amusing example of "sauce forApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> the gander", Tagliamonte's previous government employment and tripApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> through the "revolving door" to the private sector does not stand out asApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> reason to suspect that the government is somehow behind the attacks onApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> RMS.  The "revolving door" is simply too widespread to support a claimApr 03 10:58
schestowitz>> of that type of corruption.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> It is far more complicated.  Misuse of office can occur whether a staffApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> member is political or not.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> With or without official orders, any employee of the White House may beApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> able to exert some influence in the community.  They can use theirApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> position to get extra credibility, for example, to get accepted as aApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> conference speaker.  They can also use their position to threatenApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> people, the recent scandal[1] of somebody threatening a journalist, "IApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> will destroy you", comes to mind.  Sounds a lot like the attacks on RMS.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>  Biden sacked that guy.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> Then there is the misuse of public resources.  In Australia, an employeeApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> of the defense minister was bringing female employees to the office andApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> raping[2] them on the sofa, everybody is pretending they didn't know.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> These people can profit from their personal friendships and they canApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> lose if those relationships are damaged.  Look at the way Australia'sApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> prime minister was caught spreading defamation about the rape victim'sApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> boyfriend.  A G20 country running their cabinet like debian-privateApr 03 10:58
schestowitz> (leaked).Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> At the US Capitol riot, they found[5] a PsyOps officer on her day off.Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:58
schestowitz> Society trusts these people with training, surveillance technology, gunsApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> and nuclear weapons.  In return, it is expected that they demonstrateApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> the highest standards of integrity.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> Setting up a kangaroo court to shame another citizen on your own sideApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> appears to be well outside the expected standards of integrity.  ItApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> appears to be a much more active role than that taken by the PsyOpsApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> officer at the siege.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> Regards,Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> DanielApr 03 10:59
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> 1.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/02/i-will-destroy-you-biden-aide-threatened-a-politico-reporter-pursuing-a-story-on-his-relationshipApr 03 10:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.vanityfair.com | “I Will Destroy You”: Biden Aide Threatened a Politico Reporter Pursuing a Story on His Relationship | Vanity FairApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> 2.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> https://kangaroocourtofaustralia.com/2021/03/24/scott-morrisons-office-staff-lawyer-up-because-they-do-not-trust-him-regarding-the-brittany-higgins-alleged-rape-cover-up/Apr 03 10:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-kangaroocourtofaustralia.com | Scott Morrison’s office staff lawyer up because they do not trust him regarding the Brittany Higgins alleged rape cover-up – Kangaroo Court of AustraliaApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> 3.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-25/brittany-higgins-formal-complaint-backgrounding-pm-office/100028234Apr 03 10:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.abc.net.au | Brittany Higgins makes formal complaint to Prime Minister's Office over alleged smears against partner - ABC NewsApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> 4. https://debian.community/debian-private-leaked/Apr 03 10:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-debian.community | debian-private archives leakedApr 03 10:59
schestowitz> 5.Apr 03 10:59
schestowitz> https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/army-investigates-psyops-officer-officer-emily-rainey-capitol-riotApr 03 10:59
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theguardian.com | Army investigates psyops officer for role in Washington on day of Capitol riot | US Capitol breach | The GuardianApr 03 10:59
schestowitz>Apr 03 10:59
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schestowitz> US Federal employees have some pretty strict obligationsApr 03 21:48
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:48
schestowitz> Tagliamonte is a contractor since August 2019 so the RMS stuff may not stickApr 03 21:48
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:48
schestowitz> In 2016 he was a White House employee, that is when he wrote theApr 03 21:48
schestowitz> Appelbaum emailApr 03 21:48
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:48
schestowitz> I notice that on the tuxmachines site it truncates part of the article name.Apr 03 21:48
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:48
schestowitz> As I'm publishing these documents as facts, not as my opinion, would youApr 03 21:48
schestowitz> consider removing my name from the article title so people can see bothApr 03 21:48
schestowitz> Appelbaum and White House together in the title?Apr 03 21:49
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:49
schestowitz> https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.101Apr 03 21:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.law.cornell.edu | 5 CFR § 2635.101 - Basic obligation of public service. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteApr 03 21:49
schestowitzDrupal places superficial limits on length of comment titles. Thus the truncation, if any. I try to put all the RMS-related stuff in one long node in Drupal to alleviate the s/n ratio problem.Apr 03 21:49
schestowitz> To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>, Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281@gmail.com>Apr 03 21:50
schestowitz> CC: gnu-misc-discuss@gnu.org, Kaz Kylheku (gnu-misc-discuss)Apr 03 21:50
schestowitz> <936-846-2769@kylheku.com>, shulie <shulie_release@optimum.net>, slbttyApr 03 21:50
schestowitz> <shenlebantongying@gmail.com>, Akira Urushibata <afu@wta.att.ne.jp>Apr 03 21:50
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz> On 03/04/2021 13:55, Jean Louis wrote:Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> * Jacob Bachmeyer <jcb62281@gmail.com> [2021-04-03 05:17]:Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> Daniel Pocock wrote:Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>> Its all in the last pictureApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>> Paul Tagliamonte, seconded the motion in Debian, with the co-founder ofApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>> Rebellion Defense and the top brass at the Pentagon.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>>> https://debian.community/paul-tagliamonte-debian-usds-white-house-mob-ringleader/Apr 03 21:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-debian.community | Paul Tagliamonte & Debian: White House, Pentagon, USDS and anti-RMS mob ringleaderApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> I do not know where you are located, so perhaps you are unaware that that isApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> a fairly tenuous link in the USA -- the "military-industrial complex" thatApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> President Eisenhower warned us about in his farewell speech has grown veryApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> large and the "revolving door" between government and private industry hasApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> been long-lamented and long-pilloried.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> After more careful review of the hyperlink, if that email is genuine,Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> it is in my opinion against the mentioned law 5 CFR § 2635.702 - UseApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> of public office for private gain.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz> I found an even stronger example, attached below.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz> While he was in the White House, he sent a strongly worded emailApr 03 21:51
schestowitz> encouraging people to lynch Jacob Appelbaum, another US citizen, like DrApr 03 21:51
schestowitz> Stallman.  It is copied below.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz> Maybe this is why they have censored me from posting to the gnu.org,Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz> fsf.org and libraplanet.org lists?Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> Tagliamonte, whose actions are legitimate to discuss because he hasApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> publicly promoted a position on the issue, would have been hired inApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>> 2015, based on the email you quote in that article.Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2635.702Apr 03 21:51
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.law.cornell.edu | 5 CFR § 2635.702 - Use of public office for private gain. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> IMHO, when Tagliamonte during his employment mentioned his position inApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> government, he is in violation of the above law. Thus his work atApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> Debian IS INFLUENCED by person who worked in government, and itApr 03 21:51
schestowitz>> represents conflict of interest.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz> Does the White House have a reporting mechanism for this, should it goApr 03 21:52
schestowitz> to the FBI or somewhere else?Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> As such, Tagliamonte would have been considered a civil serviceApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> employee, and was supposed to have been hired on an apoliticalApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> basis.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> The Federal Regulation does not mention differences on that page. ItApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> speaks of employees regardless of the basis of employment.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> In conclusion, while asking his employer if they are being paid toApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> help instigate a mob against RMS seems to be an amusing example ofApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> "sauce for the gander"Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> First time I have read your comment, and because did not find factsApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> (and still don't see enough) on the page, I was in agreement. Now IApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> see it right that Pocock points out to that violation, at least ifApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> the email there is genuine, as that is clearly abuse of power.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> Tagliamonte's previous government employment and trip through theApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> "revolving door" to the private sector does not stand out as reasonApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> to suspect that the government is somehow behind the attacks on RMS.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> The "revolving door" is simply too widespread to support a claim ofApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>> that type of corruption.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> From visits to many countries, even if one person employed inApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> government does some action, it is act of government, that is whyApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> there is the regulation (law) to prevent the abuse of power. I just doApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> not see what would be the sanction for that.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> Prohibitions may apply after the employment:Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> 5 CFR § 2641.202 - Two-year restriction on any former employee's representations to United States concerning particular matter for which the employee had official responsibility.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>> https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/5/2641.202Apr 03 21:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.law.cornell.edu | 5 CFR § 2641.202 - Two-year restriction on any former employee's representations to United States concerning particular matter for which the employee had official responsibility. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Information InstituteApr 03 21:52
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz> Paul R. Tagliamonte was employed in the White House, US Digital ServiceApr 03 21:52
schestowitz> and Pentagon, Defense Digital Service from 2015 to 2019.  There are moreApr 03 21:52
schestowitz> photos on the site now.Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz> This takes in all of the following Debian conspiracies and it looks likeApr 03 21:52
schestowitz> he was an active participant in all of them:Apr 03 21:52
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> - public shaming of Jacob Appelbaum with falsified accusationsApr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> - Debian Christmas lynchings 2018, blackmailing Dr Norbert Preining toApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> make a forced confession early in 2019Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> - death of Lucy Wayland during the period that the fascists wereApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> blackmailing Dr PreiningApr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> Tagliamonte has contributed to this toxic culture, the email belowApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> proves it.  Now he added his weight to the lynching of Dr Stallman byApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> seconding the motion for a GR vote.  He does not appear to be aApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> Government employee right now but his firm is a defense contractor so itApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> is almost the same thing.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> I read the coroner's report for Lucy Wayland.  She died far too young, 2Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> days before de Blanc gave her talk at FOSDEM about how to blackmailApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> people.  Wayland died from the type of accident that is much more likelyApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> during a period of acute stress.  I can see somebody dying in similarApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> circumstances during the current lynching of Dr Stallman.  In bothApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> cases, Molly de Blanc appears to be present.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> When people write emails like this in Debian, they are impersonating aApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> police officer.  After all, they use words like "enforce", they makeApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> verdicts, they make punishments.  There are real crimes and real victims.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> -------- Forwarded Message --------Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> Subject: Re: Jacob Appelbaum and harrassementApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016 16:53:50 -0400Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> From: Paul R. Tagliamonte <paultag@gmail.com>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> To: Debian Private List <debian-private@lists.debian.org>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> The DAM is not providing input into the criminal process.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> The DAM will be providing input into who is and is not a Debian ProjectApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> Member.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz> A member who threatens the safety of others should be removed, if weApr 03 21:53
schestowitz> trust that it's an issue.Apr 03 21:53
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz> We have Debian project members who can substantiate these claims, andApr 03 21:54
schestowitz> do not feel safe.Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz> Will we act to create a safe space for our members?Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 4:50 PM, Piotr Ożarowski <piotr@debian.org> wrote:Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> [Rhonda D'Vine, 2016-06-15]Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>>>  Come on.  Really?  Sorry, I consider your response pretty disgusting.Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> so if we see another email with a message that some DD (about whom weApr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> might never heard before) will be expelled because there are "accusations"Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> out there, we should just respond with "burn him alive!"?Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> What if these accusations where not true? Don't we have courts for aApr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> reason? Since when is DAM qualified to evaluate criminal evidence?Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> Don't get me wrong: I'm pretty sure I'd be demanding higher punishmentApr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> for rapists, murderers and other degenerates than most of you... butApr 03 21:54
schestowitz>> AFTER proven guilty!Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz>Apr 03 21:54
schestowitz> -- :wqApr 03 21:54
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schestowitz>> Drupal places superficial limits on length of comment titles. Thus theApr 03 22:01
schestowitz>> truncation, if any. I try to put all the RMS-related stuff in one longApr 03 22:01
schestowitz>> node in Drupal to alleviate the s/n ratio problem.Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> This is the title now:Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz>Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> "Daniel Pocock: Jacob Appelbaum character assassination was pushed fromApr 03 22:01
schestowitz> the White House"Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz>Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> This is what appears in the side bar on the main page:Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz>Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> "Daniel Pocock: Jacob Appelbaum character assassination.."Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz>Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> The White House (or Pentagon) is the most significant part, could youApr 03 22:01
schestowitz> please consider this, it is more concise for the side bar:Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz>Apr 03 22:01
schestowitz> "White House linked to Jacob Appelbaum accusations"Apr 03 22:01
schestowitzThis sidebar changes quickly, I don't want to edit minor details for something that will be out of view in a few hours anyway...Apr 03 22:01
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