●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, March 05, 2024 ●● ● Mar 05 [00:05] schestowitz https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mexico-canada-visas-asylum-1.7128408 [00:05] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cbc.ca | Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexican nationals to curb asylum seekers | CBC News [00:06] schestowitz Canada Will Reinstate Some Visa Requirements for Mexicans, Says CBC [00:06] schestowitz www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-02-28/canada-will-reinstate-some-visa-requirements-for-mexicans-says-cbc [00:10] schestowitz https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/sudan-immigration-program-1.7127272 [00:10] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.cbc.ca | As Canada brings in people fleeing war in Sudan, families scramble to make the cut | CBC Radio ● Mar 05 [01:29] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [01:49] *jacobk (~quassel@skdysgiaygtcc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [02:01] schestowitz >>> Could be time for another deep dive into debian-private [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz >>> Which one was the Debian Developer? [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> bbell/ben bell [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > bjb in Debian [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > I looked and he sent very little on debian-private, maybe he was doing [02:01] schestowitz > everything through IRC. But... [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz >>> Did they ever pay any other DD as a consultant or in collaboration [02:01] schestowitz >>> with any other companies who employ DDs? [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> not that I am aware of. [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >>> I couldn't see any of the names from the Sirius staff list in: [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz >>> https://contributors.debian.org/contributors/flat [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz >>> The names Duncan Gibb and Mark Cave-Ayland come up in mailing lists [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> Mark Cave-Ayland left a long time ago. He was at least very nice. [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >>> Tom Callway comes up in relation to DebConf7 sponsorship funds, GBP 500 [02:01] schestowitz >>> Ming-Xien Yeo too. [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> Tom Callway had left before I joined. [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > The DebConf sponsorship is the most interesting topic I found. Do you [02:01] schestowitz > know anything about it already? bjb doesn't come up in there [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz >>> https://web.archive.org/web/20080518021720/http://www.siriusit.co.uk/about/management-team.html [02:01] schestowitz >>> [02:01] schestowitz >>> https://web.archive.org/web/20160316002940/http://www.siriusopensource.com/meet-the-team [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> Maybe you know some good stories I am not aware of. [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz >> Roger Spurling and Duncan Gibb? Never heard their names before... [02:01] schestowitz >> [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > Maybe they left unhappily for some reason and the boss doesn't mention [02:01] schestowitz > their names [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > It would be useful to go through all possible data sources and make a [02:01] schestowitz > full list of everybody who worked at Sirius and when they were there. It [02:01] schestowitz > may seem mundane but these types of lists are very useful for joining [02:01] schestowitz > the dots later. [02:01] schestowitz > [02:01] schestowitz > If eventually one of the people wants their name removed from the list [02:01] schestowitz > badly enough they might take the first step towards bringing the whole [02:01] schestowitz > crisis into a courtroom at their expense. [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-contributors.debian.org | Debian Contributors [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Enterprise support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Debian Linux, OpenLDAP, PostgreSQL, Samba and Squid from Sirius Corporation - Management Team [02:02] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Meet The Team | Sirius ● Mar 05 [05:08] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:32] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [05:33] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [06:31] *Guest36561 (uid633657@freenode-m2nbo6.focq.uge0.8cnpra.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [07:44] *jacobk (~quassel@32hz32it3ih2k.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [08:30] schestowitz "Semafor extends Microsoft sponsorship with global election hub" [08:30] schestowitz x https://pressgazette.co.uk/north-america/semafor-global-election-hub-microsoft/ [08:30] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pressgazette.co.uk | Semafor extends Microsoft sponsorship with global election hub [08:41] *Guest36561 has quit (Quit: Connection closed for inactivity) ● Mar 05 [10:21] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [10:22] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@tkbibjhmbkvb8.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:52] *rianne_ has quit (connection closed) [10:52] *asusbox2 has quit (connection closed) [10:52] *rianne_ (~rianne@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes [10:52] *asusbox (~rianne@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [11:46] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Mar 05 [12:02] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:36] *parsifal has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Mar 05 [13:16] schestowitz https://www.hygger-online.com/what-fish-can-live-with-turtles-in-tank/ [13:16] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.hygger-online.com | What Fish Can Live With Turtles in Tank - hygger [13:24] *Despatche (~desp@dycvpzw6dvcrw.irc) has joined #techbytes [13:39] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [13:45] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [14:12] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [14:26] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [14:48] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@u8ftxtfux23wk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [15:57] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 05 [16:10] *jacobk (~quassel@hqipcnw2u5ica.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:20] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [16:45] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:45] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:45] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:45] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes [16:51] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:51] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [16:51] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@24axkg87jqny6.irc) has joined #techbytes [16:51] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [17:18] *jacobk (~quassel@hqipcnw2u5ica.irc) has joined #techbytes [17:21] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [17:34] *jacobk (~quassel@8cgmbeq9ipg9s.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [18:56] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Mar 05 [19:56] *jacobk (~quassel@32hz32it3ih2k.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [21:29] *ozialien_ (~ozialien@freenode-n02.i0t.uvstu0.IP) has joined #techbytes [21:29] *ozialien has quit (Connection closed) [21:58] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Mar 05 [22:01] *jacobk has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:49] *ozialien_ has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [22:49] *ozialien (~ozialien@freenode-n02.i0t.uvstu0.IP) has joined #techbytes [22:50] *ozialien is now known as Guest35862 [22:52] *parsifal (~parsifal@uuar9r28yasyu.irc) has joined #techbytes [22:52] *Guest35862 has quit (Connection closed) [22:52] *Guest35862 (~ozialien@freenode-n02.i0t.uvstu0.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 05 [23:35] *jacobk (~quassel@6wygwq2t5e2hw.irc) has joined #techbytes [23:49] *alt-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@qezxp5nudz5uq.irc) has joined #techbytes