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schestowitz[TR2]"I’m still waiting to hear back from the FSF regarding LibreLocal, since I’d really like toMar 18 06:22
schestowitz[TR2]strengthen our connection with them. It’s been about a week, but hopefully someone thereMar 18 06:22
schestowitz[TR2]will reach out soon — even after they gave that stalker of y’all’s some undeserved attentionMar 18 06:22
schestowitz[TR2]on the mailing lists. Still no replies there though, don’t worry — I checked. That guy isn’tMar 18 06:22
schestowitz[TR2]just a loser, he’s a coward too."Mar 18 06:22
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schestowitz[TR2]bought soil and compost so was out for an hour, not at homeMar 18 11:28
schestowitz[TR2]Re: typo - RaphaelMar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]> I corrected his name in the page heading, it is Raphael, not RaphelMar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]I saw the typo, but assumed it had a purpose. Fixed.Mar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]> Did you ever research the Freexian phenomena?  I will do some more about it.Mar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/17/Debian_Freexian_Collaborators_Reports_Debian_Democracy_Reduced_.shtml Mar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]> I think I might visit the UK again some time in May or June.  Will you Mar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]> be around then?Mar 18 11:35
schestowitz[TR2]Yes.Mar 18 11:35
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.tuxmachines.org | Tux Machines — Debian: Freexian Collaborators' Reports, Debian Democracy Reduced to Sruthi Chandran or "None of the Above"Mar 18 11:35
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schestowitz[TR2]"In the meantime, please do not hesitate to send any questions or comments to hague@suepo.org.Mar 18 11:41
schestowitz[TR2]Your feedback is essential to ensure that the course of action reflects the collective will of the membership.Mar 18 11:41
schestowitz[TR2]Kind regards,Mar 18 11:41
schestowitz[TR2]The SUEPO The Hague Committee"Mar 18 11:41
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schestowitz[TR2]: Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]"Who is in charge of the releases of the GNOME Desktop Environment?Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]According to the GNOME Release Calendar, two of the most prominent release managers (responsible for some of the most significant releases) are:Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]Jeremy Bicha (jbicha) - A registered sex offender who, according to reports, was responsible for thousands of assaults of small children.Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]Jordan Petridis (alatiera) - A man who attacks Jews, on the official GNOME website, as apartheid, ethnosupremacist, babykillers and fascist maggots.Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]Both men have also defaced the source control repositories and wiki pages of competing open source projects, calling those they disagree with Nazis.Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]At no point has GNOME made a statement against these actions, nor has GNOME acted to protect their contributors and users from the predators running their project.Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]This is GNOME."Mar 18 17:43
schestowitz[TR2]"The GNOME Desktop Environment has made some truly bizarre moves over the last few years.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]Technical, marketing, and management.  Just pure insanity.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Restricting to only SystemD based systems.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Restricting to only Wayland based systems.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Hiring a shaman to be their Executive Director.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Making an official Mention Lunduke and youre banned for life policy.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Harboring and defending registered sex offenders.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Force installing Trans Pride propaganda and artwork on users computer.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Attacking Jews, on their official website, as leeches and baby killers.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]- Official spokespersons defacing wiki pages of other projects with wrong political views.Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]One horrific decision, and action, after another from the most widely used Linux Desktop Environment."Mar 18 17:46
schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1kks1jms4#repliesMar 18 19:29
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schestowitz[TR2]"Mar 18 19:29
schestowitz[TR2]You Effin bag of liquid sh1tMar 18 19:29
schestowitz[TR2]60 Years ago India was still a sh1thole. Many places still are. Why can't your citizens improve your country? They have to come here and ruin mine."Mar 18 19:29
schestowitz[TR2]<admfubar> sure just rub it in that it is warm by you! ;)  tuxmachines.org/n/2026/03/18/Feels_Like_Summer.shtmlMar 18 20:43
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schestowitz[TR2]https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1km0rz1w4#repliesMar 18 21:00
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schestowitz[TR2]"I don't think any Execs go with "NO compensation" during hard times. Maybe "no" or "reduced" PAY using your clarification. Even the most famous example I remember from B-School was Lee Iacocca at Chrysler and he worked for more than the $1 salary he took during their turnaround in the early Eighties . " Lee Iacocca worked for far more than $1, although he famously accepted a $1 annual salary at Chrysler between 1979 and 1980 to syMar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2]mbolize shared sacrifice during the company's financial crisis. His pay cut was symbolic; he still made millions during that period through stock options, bonuses, and deferred compensation. I think the point of the original post wasn't the merits of CEO compensation in free market Capitalism, but the RATE of year over year increase these Execs are getting compared to the job cuts, zero or nominal 1-2% GDP passed out to the rank & Mar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2]file.Mar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2]1 hour ago by AnonymousMar 18 21:00
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schestowitz[TR2]Post ID: @av+1km0rz1w4Mar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2] +3 Mar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2]...and Im sitting at 83% of my compa ratio being told there is not enough money in the budget this year to give me a meaningful raise despite my performance.Mar 18 21:00
schestowitz[TR2]"Mar 18 21:00
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