●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, February 08, 2022 ●● ● Feb 08 [00:21] *u-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@asrpphbur8fa4.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:47] *psydroid5 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:51] *psydroid5 (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:59] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:59] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:59] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@svp6nvmiuarba.irc) has joined #techbytes [00:59] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [00:59] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR ● Feb 08 [02:17] *u-amarsh04 has quit (connection closed) [02:23] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [02:31] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@y56qsb6r6yg94.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [03:53] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [03:53] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@y2g2fu82ii99s.irc) has joined #techbytes [03:58] schestowitz https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1490767954631401482 [03:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz Guglag [03:58] schestowitz https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1490765758028304384 [03:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz A good left Vs right. [03:58] schestowitz GyroGen(TM) (@GyroWaveGen_TM): "All BULLSHIT! The PTO won't allow ANY 'broad patents' anymore & is intent on stamping out any that somehow make it through! That's just plain unconstitutional and even worse, 'corrupt'! You should always be able to claim priority of prior applications (unless abandoned/expired)!" | nitter https://nitter.eu/GyroWaveGen_TM/status/1490763236253310979 #nitter | more in http:// [03:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-nitter.eu | GyroGen(TM) (@GyroWaveGen_TM): "All BULLSHIT! The PTO won't allow ANY 'broad patents' anymore & is intent on stamping out any that somehow make it through! That's just plain unconstitutional and even worse, 'corrupt'! You should always be able to claim priority of prior applications (unless abandoned/expired)!" | nitter [03:58] schestowitz schestowitz.com/2022/02/08/#latest [03:58] schestowitz https://twitter.com/GyroWaveGen_TM/status/1490761819597721606 [03:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GyroWaveGen_TM: @schestowitz Doesn't even save applicants money! [03:58] schestowitz https://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1490693334255509504 [03:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@zoobab: @schestowitz They won't, too much money involved for them as a source of revenue. [03:59] schestowitz https://twitter.com/GyroWaveGen_TM/status/1490510006504017922 [03:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GyroWaveGen_TM: @schestowitz Now they can't use the same arguments if they are sued for infringement. Risky strategy. Can work against you too! [03:59] schestowitz https://twitter.com/GyroWaveGen_TM/status/1490509681877467136 [03:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@GyroWaveGen_TM: @schestowitz So 'some' patents actually remain valid?!! WOW! How can that be?! ● Feb 08 [04:18] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [04:18] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@ics3kmbg4wfu4.irc) has joined #techbytes [04:35] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 08 [05:36] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@cdi55u9b7mjf4.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [06:50] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Feb 08 [08:53] schestowitz
[08:53] schestowitzAs the actual devs are busy, what we can do is try to make things as easy for them as possible. In other words the port needs review and testing. The simplest way is to help is to check out the code from the meson branch of this repo, compiling it and running it. Then report your success (or failure) in this Github discussion thread. I will keep rebasing the branch against upstream master at regular intervals.
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[08:59] schestowitzThis is the first in a series of posts I intend to write explaining how various free and open source software licenses work, and what that means for you as a user or developer of that software. Today well look at the MIT license, also sometimes referred to as the X11 or Expat license.
[09:15] schestowitzI discovered that, indeed:
[09:15] schestowitzMy own NHS QR code is not accepted by TAC Verify
[09:15] schestowitzMy own NHS QR code can be loaded into TousAntiCovid, and added to my wallet in the app
[09:16] schestowitzIf I get TousAntiCovid to display that certificate, it shows a visually different QR code which TAC Verify accepts
[09:16] schestowitzThis made me curious.
[09:17] schestowitzSenators have reintroduced the EARN IT Act, requiring social media companies (among others) to administer a massive surveillance operation on their users: [...]
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[14:12] schestowitz [14:12] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://nitter.eu/ForrestGUID/status/1490934892124901378"> Forrest H. (@ForrestGUID): ":immediately downloads & installs new Peppermint on external drive: :discovers it uses systemd and that removing systemd removes many desirable things: :wipes it and installs Devuan:" | nitter [16:02] blitzed almost as satisfying as formatting over an OEM laptop which has Microsoft Windows on it...without even booting into the damn OS once [16:03] blitzed I like Distrowatch's filter to list all distros which do not contain systemd \0/ https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=All¬basedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=Not+systemd&status=Active#simple [16:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-distrowatch.com | DistroWatch.com: Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD. ● Feb 08 [18:17] schestowitz > Hey Roy, [18:17] schestowitz > [18:17] schestowitz > yes! Please let me know if you find someone or have someone in your mind. [18:17] schestowitz > But keep in mind that he/she should be at least a bit trustworthy. It is [18:17] schestowitz > a lot of sensitive data in this database ;) [18:17] schestowitz > [18:17] schestowitz > [18:17] schestowitz > I am CC'ing Fla here to keep him in the loop. [18:17] schestowitz > [18:17] schestowitz > Best, [18:17] schestowitz Hi, [18:17] schestowitz I sent a message to Fla the other day. We need to progress this unless you and Fla have already made progress, seeing that we have 3 weeks left. Fla, did you receive my email? [18:17] schestowitz Kind regards, [18:30] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [18:31] *Techrights-sec (~quassel@joseon-o8i0c7.am6e.nqgd.t29qgt.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [19:14] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@rm9qf2bd96b5u.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:37] *Noisytoot has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [19:53] *Noisytoot (~noisytoot@y56qsb6r6yg94.irc) has joined #techbytes [19:54] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 08 [20:48] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@ppnzd78r6xqv6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [21:12] *psydroid3 has quit (connection closed) [21:20] *GNUmoon2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Feb 08 [22:02] schestowitz > Thanks for your support Richard. Yes, I think the interpretation of [22:02] schestowitz > non-free software as a form of pollution is quite compelling, and it [22:02] schestowitz > isn't a stretched or tenuous analogy, there's a direct relation [22:02] schestowitz > between the use of proprietary code, blocked reuse and consequent [22:02] schestowitz > discarding of physical goods. [22:02] schestowitz > [22:02] schestowitz > I know this from personal experience of having to throw out locked [22:02] schestowitz > phone handsets. [22:02] schestowitz > [22:02] schestowitz > But how a researcher would quantify this is unclear. It's a great [22:02] schestowitz > masters or undergrad project for a student. Numerical data would [22:02] schestowitz > bolster the position greatly. [22:02] schestowitz > [22:02] schestowitz >> But I am disappointed that you didn't take the natural opportunity to [22:02] schestowitz >> support the free software movement substantially, [22:02] schestowitz > Please allow me to explain my situation. Basically I'm just a guy who [22:02] schestowitz > writes to spread my own philosophy and understanding of the digital [22:02] schestowitz > world. I teach comp sci students and cybersecurity people to earn a [22:03] schestowitz > little money, but nobody funds me. I rarely get paid much for writing, [22:03] schestowitz > not enough to live on. There's always limited time and word counts. [22:03] schestowitz > [22:03] schestowitz > But most of all I am not beholden any specific institution or group, [22:03] schestowitz > because my life experience is that petty internal politics always [22:03] schestowitz > inserts itself before truth and honesty. [22:03] schestowitz > [22:03] schestowitz > I am a BIG supporter of Free Software and your philosophy, despite the [22:03] schestowitz > ideological decline of the FSF and drift of the community toward [22:03] schestowitz > apathetic pragmatism (evidenced by Microsoft GitHub now accounting for [22:03] schestowitz > 80% of all "Free Software" hosting - which is a disgrace and defeat in [22:03] schestowitz > my eyes) [22:03] schestowitz > [22:03] schestowitz > However, if you don't want to be "disappointed" then please work [22:03] schestowitz > _with_ me. I can give generously of my time and mind to give fresh, [22:03] schestowitz > courageous and strong new frameworks for advancing the philosophies of [22:03] schestowitz > software freedom. But there is little gained by me shouting into the [22:03] schestowitz > wind. I understand that the FSF has its own internal struggle going [22:03] schestowitz > on and isn't necessarily open to new ideas. I understand that GNU is [22:03] schestowitz > it's own thing, specifically your (RMS's) thing, and is not a soapbox [22:03] schestowitz > for any Tom, Dick or Harry to stand on. That's cool. [22:03] schestowitz > [22:03] schestowitz > In practice though, I think if you helped me rework the essay Roy [22:03] schestowitz > published, as a co-author, and helped me find substantial publication [22:03] schestowitz > outlets for it, we can get a message out to the world that Free [22:03] schestowitz > Software is about _the future_, not just digital, but about the real [22:03] schestowitz > world, ecology. education, economy, mental and physical health... [22:03] schestowitz > there is a holism to our work that I think is quite overlooked at [22:03] schestowitz > present. [22:03] schestowitz > [22:03] schestowitz > all sincere best wishes [22:03] schestowitz > I am really quite enthusiastic about Gemini. Right now any investment [22:03] schestowitz > in it would be largely "preaching to our existing congregation" but it [22:03] schestowitz > has the potential to explode (for various political/practical reasons [22:03] schestowitz > unfolding right now) and is a horse worth backing. Roy has been [22:03] schestowitz > tracking the growth and stablility for a while now and it looks [22:03] schestowitz > promising. A GNU/FSF presence in Gemini space would be a strong and [22:03] schestowitz > inspirational signal, and something I'd be prepared to create orginal [22:03] schestowitz > content for. [22:11] *Despatche has quit (Quit: Read error: Connection reset by deer) [22:26] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@u24cqz6d6jkie.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Feb 08 [23:19] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:20] *DaemonFC (~daemonfc@389qztengum92.irc) has joined #techbytes