●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 ●● ● Jun 16 [01:36] *asacengyet has quit (connection closed) ● Jun 16 [02:20] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:22] *agentcas2y has quit (Quit: leaving) [02:23] *agentcas2y (~dracos@8pzu2fcsusfzc.irc) has joined #techbytes [02:23] *agentcas2y is now known as humundr [02:38] *agentcasey has quit (Quit: leaving) ● Jun 16 [03:30] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [03:34] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@xk49uzi5amp4u.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 16 [04:36] schestowitz[TR2] you'll have a field day with this one.... https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/16/a-modest-proposal-reformat-everything-to-make-documents-more-palatable-to-ai/5255938 [04:36] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | A modest proposal: Reformat everything to make documents more palatable to AI [04:55] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Jun 16 [05:14] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 16 [08:02] *humundr has quit (Quit: Lost terminal) [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ktt6x93e#replies [08:33] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1ktt6x93e#replies ) [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] " [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] I don't wanna go to work either!! [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] Why do I have to work? [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] I deserve a salary. But not work. Fu-k this! [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] 6 hours ago by Anonymous [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] | 3 reactions (+3/-0) | Reply [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @10c+1ktt6x93e [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] +4 [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] @y4 good to see that Alvinds favorite pipmunk is still among us. [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] 9 hours ago by Anonymous [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] | 4 reactions (+4/-0) | Reply [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @zp+1ktt6x93e [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] +5 [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] @ze - That would make Arvind a chairman for sure ! [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] 10 hours ago by Anonymous [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] | 5 reactions (+5/-0) | Reply [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @zh+1ktt6x93e [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] +3 [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] @yg how about Gorilla Glue applied to the seat of Arvind's chair ? [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] That should nail his azz down. [08:33] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jun 16 [11:11] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Fedora 44 Gnome review - We're not in Kansas anymore
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    Recently, I've had a rather unusual streak of decent luck with Linux. My Kubuntu machines are behaving nicely, and my latest review of the 26.04 LTS showed some good results. Optimism, what. Yes. Buoyed by this unexpected bag of fortune, I decided to do some more distro testing. Sure, over the last few years, I've significantly minimized my involvement in this space, but now and then, the [11:11] schestowitz[TR2] mood strikes.

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    Today, I'd like to take a look at Fedora 44, Gnome edition. There's the whole only-Wayland thing, which is a terrible thing for the Linux desktop long term, but never mind that for the moment. Perchance Fedora does offer nice, redeeming features. Perhaps I may not be so averse to the Gnome desktop and its anti-ergonomic stance. Perhaps. Overall, I found the current minus two version to be [11:11] schestowitz[TR2] okayish, so maybe, maybe there's hope. Let us commence gingerly forward.

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    • [11:11] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Fedora 44 Gnome review - We're not in Kansas anymore ● Jun 16 [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00024.html [12:59] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: LLM code as public domain and copyleft [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] " [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] Virus has intention too. Should we grant it a legal status? [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] LLM is just that, bunch of numbers in data recorded somewhere on some disks. It is organized data without any life in itself. Life created it, so only life can have intention, not the product of life. [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] You are in illusion that any LLM or software has intention. [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] It was created with specific intentions, yet those came from living being named human. That is quite different. [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] Is not good living in the illusion that some program (which had to be run by human) and some data, has intentions... [12:59] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Jun 16 [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00023.html [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] " [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] In the first half of the 1980s software became more recognized. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Good times, that is when I could get a glance of Spectrum ZX, and in second half I could already browse hex data on Commodore Plus/4. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Personal computers changed nature from a hobbyist's toy to an [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] office worker's tool. The IBM PC and Lotus 1-2-3 played important [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] roles in this transition. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] At that time computer owners pretty much lacked specialized software. Good thing that every IBM PC came with instruction on how to use the operating system and how to program in GW Basic. And people followed the pattern, programmed, and created specialized software for their organizations. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] "The Third Wave" is an important book. It predicted that the border [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] between producer and consumer would become less distinct giving rise [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] to what the author calls the "prosumer." [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] That must be by evil intention, for greed and rich to get richer. Not to help the society. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Without Richard Stallman pushing all those years, civilization would not survive, we would be all in proprietary software, not even knowing it. More or less we have that situation now, yet free software pretty much is immortal now. We must give huge credit to the GNU project for the immortality of the idea of free software. It continues saving the civilization of programmed control. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Microsoft's policy strictly distinguishes between producer and [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] consumer while free software allows users to participate in [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] programming. As such Microsoft adheres to the older model. Early [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] on, when few people understood the newer model it was very successful. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Bill Gates is anti social person. His organization today is friendlier than before, but he continues doing his evil projects which subject doesn't fall in this LibrePlanet domain. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Note also that Microsoft never put much effort in direct sales of [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] operating systems. The operating system came with the computer. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Not quite. That successful idiot forced and monopolized every computer manufacturer, conditioning them not to get a license to sell DOS/Windows unless they sold it with the computer and exclusively. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] You can find the video of Bill Gates' deposition in the antitrust case United States v. Microsoft Corporation from August 1998 on the Internet Archive. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Bill Gates vs United States - Deposition : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive: [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] https://archive.org/details/bill-gates-deposition [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] He (the idiot) was punished $1 per day, yet probably did not pay it. That is corruption on high level. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] The EU did what the U.S. wouldn't: 497 million fine (about $613 million) in March 2004. https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2004/March/04_at_184.htm [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] 280.5 million additional fine in July 2006 for non-compliance https://molawyersmedia.com/2006/08/14/how-level-is-the-playing-field/ [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Obviously the law does not apply same to rich idiots and common people. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] Production and sales of computer hardware is a typical industrial age [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] activity: the biggest firms enjoy scale merit and succeed. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] No, it was all about mafia-like deal. Either you will take Microsoft, or we will punish you that you will never get Microsoft license. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] It is not about biggest firms, and merit. [13:00] schestowitz[TR2] It is crime." [13:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Connection timed out after 10001 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00023.html ) [13:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-archive.org | Bill Gates vs United States - Deposition : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive [13:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.justice.gov | #184: 03-24-04 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR ANTITRUST, R. HEWITT PATE, ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE EC?S DECISION IN ITS MICROSOFT INVESTIGATION [13:00] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://molawyersmedia.com/2006/08/14/how-level-is-the-playing-field/ ) [13:01] schestowitz[TR2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-06/msg00021.html [13:01] schestowitz[TR2] "hi [13:01] schestowitz[TR2] I really wish I could jump in and support this project financially honestly, I love the idea behind Mission:Libre and what its trying to do for young people and free software activism. But coming from Iraq, that part is lets say a bit of a 404: Funds Not Found situation. Direct donations or consistent funding support are pretty much very difficult here for most people. Still, I dont think that should be t [13:01] schestowitz[TR2] he end of the road. If money is hard to get, maybe there are other ways to keep this going strong: - Open up micro-volunteering roles (social media, translation, outreach) so people worldwide can contribute time instead of money - Look into partnerships with universities or tech communities that might sponsor educational initiatives - Create a mentor network where experienced free software contributors guide the project infor [13:01] schestowitz[TR2] mally I genuinely think Mission:Libre has a strong idea behind it it just needs a funding approach that doesnt rely too heavily on traditional donation streams, especially in times when everything feels economically tight. Wishing you the best of luck and hoping the project finds the support system it deserves. 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