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    • [13:51] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | PeaZip 10.7 File Archiver Adds Image Thumbnails on Linux ● Oct 19 [21:48] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Oct 19 [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] >> If there is a connection between the McGovern (GNOME, Debian) and [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] >> Ruby Central affair and the current Ruby Central affair (using [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] >> Microsoft GitHub to take control, probably in the name of control over [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] >> political speech), it would help greatly. Their official messages [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] >> mince so many words to make it look like nobody pulls strings. [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > I'll check but I'm not too optimistic. [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > Do you feel McGovern was a driver of this stuff or a lackey for Lamb and [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > others? [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] No. [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] I think there are similarities to be shown there. Debian and Ruby cult(ure). [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > I have some other blogs coming. How frequently do you poll the [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > different sources? [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] By RSS daily and several times a day by direct access. It's in depth, not shallow like most sites. [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > Do you know why they went nuts about the Love Nest blog? Look at Bcue [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > in the diagram. He was working at ANSSI. It is like French GCHQ. But [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > the blog is accurate. I pinpoint the ages when they met but I don't [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > claim anything physical happened, maybe they never got that far with the [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > girl. The main point I wanted to make is that Dandrimont knew stuff and [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > hid it from other team members all while pretending to recuse himself [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] > honourably. [22:48] schestowitz[TR2] I mentioned GCHQ in relation to Debian a day ago.