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schestowitz>                         Hello Sir/Mam, How are you?May 09 06:39
schestowitz> I want to about the guest/casino post price on this siteMay 09 06:39
schestowitz> http://techrights.org/May 09 06:39
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights | People's rights in the digital age | Plutocracy threatened by freedom, democracy, privacy & civil rightsMay 09 06:39
schestowitz> Please let me know.May 09 06:39
schestowitzLOLMay 09 06:39
schestowitz>> that much is certainly true - I've been on Linux personally since the early 2000'sMay 09 07:10
schestowitz>> but I am really interested in finding out what his redux list of linux distros that do not reply on github wereMay 09 07:10
schestowitz> If you get in touch with him (he appears to be a SUSE developer) be sure to let him know that there probably are zero Github-free distros (gtk <- glib2 <- libffi) but they are the 33 "least" Github-encumbered distros, per the methodology of the article. http://techrights.org/2020/04/06/check-phase/May 09 07:10
schestowitzSee today's log (published soon).May 09 07:10
schestowitzHe was given this URL by me yesterday and there was a looooong discussion about your work.May 09 07:10
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | GitHub is Moving the Free Software Movement Into “Check” | TechrightsMay 09 07:10
schestowitz> At some point someone's going to have to take the fact that the people causing the most problems for Stallman, Guix and FSF (also the ones with active GitHub repos) are mostly European.May 09 07:11
schestowitz>May 09 07:11
schestowitz> Relevant, as FSFE is utterly corrupt and bribed by Google AND Microsoft. These are mostly not Americans fucking the FSF, they're Europeans, like the FSFE.May 09 07:11
schestowitz>May 09 07:11
schestowitz> This isn't nationalism talking. It's geography and organisational "coincidence." FSFE, like GH is now a weapon being turned against the FSF.May 09 07:11
schestowitzI think it's not correct to conflate FSFE (mostly .DE) with Europe as a whole. It would lead us astray....May 09 07:11
schestowitz"Probably not a coincidence"May 09 07:19
schestowitz> Hello Dr RoyMay 09 07:36
schestowitz>May 09 07:36
schestowitz> It's sad that she left, employee induction is a lengthy process. ThisMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> somehow makes it difficult for me.May 09 07:36
schestowitz>May 09 07:36
schestowitz> I have been an intern before, as an xxxxxxxxxx before I decided toMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> change my career to Software Development. I'm quite familiar with HTML,May 09 07:36
schestowitz> CSS, JS. Bootstrap and React, the front end libraries. Im willing toMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> immerse myself with new technologies and languages. Hence I wish to joinMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> as a Coder.May 09 07:36
schestowitz>May 09 07:36
schestowitz> I liked the part where you said I have to work on practical things, andMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> I believe it's what I've been after all this while. Without vouching forMay 09 07:36
schestowitz> myself, I believe myself to be hardwork and this internship give me aMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> chance to improve my Resume and my GitHub, and who knows if I work veryMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> well with you I could end up to be an integral part of your team in theMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> future.May 09 07:37
schestowitz>May 09 07:37
schestowitz> On the part of commitment, I thought of it, perhaps an enforceableMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> contract would work, I'm not sure.Perhaps you can let me know what makesMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> you comfortable.May 09 07:37
schestowitz>May 09 07:37
schestowitz> Another important detail is that this is strictly remote. I'm originallyMay 09 07:37
schestowitz> from xxxxxxxxx, but currently based in xxxxxxxx[25 y.o M]May 09 07:37
schestowitz>May 09 07:37
schestowitz> Regards,May 09 07:37
schestowitzHi,May 09 07:37
schestowitzSorry for the late replies.May 09 07:37
schestowitzI am speaking with an associate now to see what might best suit your skills. We have some ideas but discuss between us, based on your experience.May 09 07:37
schestowitz>> How good are they at web stuff? Or how much experience have they got?May 09 08:20
schestowitz> Is there a portfolio available?May 09 08:20
schestowitzNot that I was told about...May 09 08:20
schestowitzNotice "GitHub" was mentioned... already a sign that software freedom/activism is weak.May 09 08:20
schestowitz>> What if they come up with something they fancy but we have to reject?May 09 08:20
schestowitz> That's why the work should aimed at upstream anyway.May 09 08:20
schestowitzMakes sense.May 09 08:20
schestowitz>> How would they feel?May 09 08:20
schestowitz>>May 09 08:20
schestowitz>> What might they say?May 09 08:20
schestowitz>>May 09 08:20
schestowitz>> Giving them a reduced and safe copy of the CMS (no users etc.) to playMay 09 08:20
schestowitz>> with an option?May 09 08:20
schestowitz> It is an option if it fits in with something else already planned.  IMay 09 08:20
schestowitz> presume some practice on our end will be needed for the migration fromMay 09 08:20
schestowitz> CentOS to Devuan or Alpine.  Setting up another machine or even donatingMay 09 08:20
schestowitz> a RPi would cost time and entail some risk.May 09 08:20
schestowitzI wasn't even thinking in that direction...May 09 08:20
schestowitzBut setting up a 'sandbox' too would be time-consuming with no assurance of any yield.May 09 08:20
schestowitz>> Or... how about getting them involved in IRC log posts? Or enhancing theMay 09 08:20
schestowitz>> IRC logs someone?May 09 08:20
schestowitz>>May 09 08:21
schestowitz>> We have the extra capacity, but we just need to know how to use thatMay 09 08:21
schestowitz>> capacity.May 09 08:21
schestowitz>>May 09 08:21
schestowitz>> Regarding coding, any programs that might improve the workflow? OrMay 09 08:21
schestowitz>> refinement of existing programs?May 09 08:21
schestowitz> Again, I'm not thinking towards direct interactive sessions within theMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> site's systems but instead something done via upstream at Wordpress,May 09 08:21
schestowitz> tailored for TR but generic enough that it would go in upstream.  We'dMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> fetch the work that way.  It doesn't have to be big, small is betterMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> actually, it just has to be good.  Besides getting a small, qualityMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> addition upstream would help his career as much as being able to referMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> to an internship.May 09 08:21
schestowitzDo we want changes to WP? It would be hard to have that accepted. The theme? It seems clear coding is his goal, not writing.May 09 08:21
schestowitz> I'm not into Wordpress enough to say anything specific.  What aboutMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> those mock ups that several made a few years ago?  Would it be feasibleMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> to use them as models to trim down a theme in Wordpress, refactoring theMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> HTML classes and CSS while removing the Javascript?  WordpressMay 09 08:21
schestowitz> components are in a dire need of refactoring.May 09 08:21
schestowitzThat might 'break' lots of old posts, so I am reluctant. We already did a lot of work on IRC layouts and stuff...May 09 08:21
schestowitzGiving an intern 'robotic' work would not be rewarding and thus not long-lasting.May 09 08:21
schestowitzWhat if we set up a new container on the HV for git alone and ask him to 'garden' it a bit, then add his own code to it? Setup is done quickly, but adding repos is another thing. Can give git experience without GH.May 09 08:21
schestowitzOr we can ask him to install and then maintain a gitlab instance for us, if we have enough IP addresses left to make it Net-facing....May 09 08:22
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schestowitz>> What if we set up a new container on the HV for git alone and ask him toMay 09 08:31
schestowitz>> 'garden' it a bit, then add his own code to it? Setup is done quickly,May 09 08:31
schestowitz>> but adding repos is another thing. Can give git experience without GH.May 09 08:31
schestowitz> If there is time to supervise and if the whole thing is sufficientlyMay 09 08:32
schestowitz> sandboxed.  I'm not into PHP and won't touch JS even in this context.May 09 08:32
schestowitz> If we go that route, it'd be better to have a new, clean WordpressMay 09 08:32
schestowitz> deployment in the sandbox and have to work done on that with an eyeMay 09 08:32
schestowitz> towards using that as model.May 09 08:32
schestowitzDoes not seem the person has Wordpress experience.May 09 08:32
schestowitzMy experience coaching a CS-studying youngster a decade ago with Wordpress wasn't positive.May 09 08:32
schestowitzIf they don't know Wordpress, then they don't know Wordpress... and you end up spending all the time just teaching the whole thing.May 09 08:32
schestowitzMaybe research into making a static mirror of TR?May 09 08:32
schestowitzOr automating IRC posts?May 09 08:32
schestowitzWhat problems are we looking to solve?May 09 08:32
schestowitz>>> 'garden' it a bit, then add his own code to it? Setup is done quickly,May 09 08:36
schestowitz>>> but adding repos is another thing. Can give git experience without GH.May 09 08:36
schestowitz>> Or we can ask him to install and then maintain a gitlab instance for us,May 09 08:36
schestowitz>> if we have enough IP addresses left to make it Net-facing....May 09 08:36
schestowitz>>May 09 08:36
schestowitz> It'd be a fiddle and, more problematically require kaniini'sMay 09 08:36
schestowitz> intervention but HV should be able to route incoming ports to different,May 09 08:36
schestowitz> sandboxed VMs.  I'd prefer other methods.May 09 08:36
schestowitzI suppose we could set git.DOMAIN on another port, listening and directing traffic to an internal IP with the main domain (.20) as access point. The setup would be above the intern's skill level, but maybe not 'gardening' gitlab.May 09 08:37
schestowitzThe term gardening may be seemingly offensive to those who don't grasp its meaning in the computing context.May 09 08:37
schestowitzOnce git is there the projects we have can be made public (backups, links and so on), then he can add his own projects. Ones that are customed to help the site/campaigns....May 09 08:37
schestowitzI spent 2 hours on email this morning; it's one of those things I wished I could do without, in favour of doing more articles (I never lack articles ideas and still have Windows-in-hospitals material).May 09 08:37
schestowitz> It's the metaphor I have used for decades.  However, that said, I'dMay 09 09:09
schestowitz> prefer to see more of a CV to put the e-mails in context.  What is inMay 09 09:09
schestowitz> the e-mail does not indicate familiarity with Git.May 09 09:09
schestowitz>May 09 09:09
schestowitz>> Once git is there the projects we have can be made public (backups, ...May 09 09:09
schestowitz> Actually the Git repository we have must be erased and started overMay 09 09:09
schestowitz> minus passwords and other cruft.May 09 09:09
schestowitzI'll ask for a CV-ish...May 09 09:09
schestowitz> change my career to Software Development. I'm quite familiar with HTML,May 09 09:11
schestowitz> CSS, JS. Bootstrap and React, the front end libraries. Im willing toMay 09 09:11
schestowitz> immerse myself with new technologies and languages. Hence I wish to joinMay 09 09:11
schestowitz> as a Coder.May 09 09:11
schestowitzDo you have list of  past work and experience in the area of code and Web stuff? We want to find a suitable task/project, but lack an understanding of what you'd be comfortable with.May 09 09:11
schestowitzRegards,May 09 09:11
schestowitz> In plain text or TeX please.  :/May 09 09:12
schestowitzEmail tooMay 09 09:12
schestowitzIf I get a .DOC file, plus the GitHub mention, I think we'll get the message....May 09 09:12
schestowitz>> Email tooMay 09 09:19
schestowitz>>May 09 09:19
schestowitz>> If I get a .DOC file, plus the GitHub mention, I think we'll get theMay 09 09:19
schestowitz>> message....May 09 09:19
schestowitz>>May 09 09:19
schestowitz> Never hurts to give a hint in advance though.May 09 09:19
schestowitz>May 09 09:20
schestowitz> Plain text: it was good enough for Shakespeare.May 09 09:20
schestowitzBut they had leeway on 'fonts'....May 09 09:20
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schestowitzx https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/inside-microsoft-s-high-tech-plan-to-speed-up-coronavirus-vaccine-efforts-83230789534May 09 11:11
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.nbcnews.com | Inside Microsoft’s high-tech plan to speed up coronavirus vaccine effortsMay 09 11:11
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schestowitzhttp://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2020/05/01/settlement-for-former-suepo-leader-social-tensions-remain-at-the-epo/?doing_wp_cron=1589033001.4364869594573974609375May 09 15:03
schestowitz"May 09 15:03
schestowitzWhat has happened to Mr Prunier is the fig leave behind which the president will hide when he will report to the AC. Look how wonderful I am, I settled the case. I deserve an even higher bonus!!May 09 15:03
schestowitzThe social situation as a whole has certainly not improved, it rather continues to worsen, contrary to the mandate given by the AC to the president to restore social peace.May 09 15:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | Settlement for former SUEPO leader, social tensions remain at the EPO - Kluwer Patent BlogMay 09 15:03
schestowitzComing up with such a biased financial study, simply taking the worst possible assumptions, e.g. no fee increase or annual fee revenues, is not a way which will allow staff of the EPO to trust its president and all the minions working for him.May 09 15:03
schestowitzBeing competent was not a guarantee neither under the previous nor under the present one to keep your job. By asking the right questions you have a high chance to end up in a cupboard, and we come back to the stiffening of the backbone mentioned by Max Drei in another comment..May 09 15:03
schestowitz"May 09 15:03
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