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| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> the new layout on the site is much nicer, very easy on the eyes. | Jan 20 04:31 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> excellent, good to know! | Jan 20 04:31 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <admfubar> i've noticed older articles dont have the same look. Will they? | Jan 20 04:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <schestowitz[TR2]> no, that is deliberate | Jan 20 04:32 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | admfubar> ok | Jan 20 04:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <techtrights-sec6> we could retrofit the old articles but that'd be a minor to medium sized | Jan 20 04:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | <techtrights-sec6> subproject | Jan 20 04:40 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Xorg is proposing a new “main” branch of their X11 server which: | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - Would go back in time, and re-base itself on code from February of 2024 (almost 2 years ago) and | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - Rename their branch from “master” to “main”. | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Putting aside the obviously woke “main” branch name change… | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | The goal here appears to be to make new releases of Xorg which have as little influence as possible from past contributions by the main developer of @XLibreDev | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | . | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While the motivation of Xorg seems obvious — Xorg has personal animosity towards the lead developer of XLibre, stemming from a combination of him forking Xorg as well as him having non-Leftist political views (which is not allowed) — the fact that Xorg is looking to make an effort at new releases *at all* is more than a little peculiar. | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Over the last few years, key developers of Xorg (and Wayland) have made it clear that a primary goal of the Xorg Foundation is to, ultimately, kill off Xorg entirely (in order to drive adoption of Wayland, by force). And, to that end, they have been working quite hard, refusing (literally) thousands of code submissions over many years and dragging their feet on significant features and fixes (many of which are already incorporated | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | into the XLibre fork). | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Is this a reaction to the widespread adoption of XLibre, which appears to be gaining momentum? Or, perhaps, is this bizarre strategy prompted by the fact that Wayland adoption has stagnated (sharing roughly equal market share as Xorg/XLibre), despite forcing Wayland on users for several years? | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Will this approach be formally adopted? It appears likely, as this is a proposal from Alan Coopersmith, an Xorg Foundation Board member and Xorg release manager." | Jan 20 06:46 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I heave heard so many stories like this from employees within IBM. Absolutely astonishing how common they are. | Jan 20 06:47 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then again… this is IBM. | Jan 20 06:47 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While I have a deep fondness for some of the technology from the company (including OS/2)… there’s no denying the twisted, evil legacy of Big Blue." | Jan 20 06:47 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "IBM is working hard to settle discrimination lawsuits behind closed doors. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dill v IBM (where a white man was fired from IBM… because he was white)… was settled, last July, for an undisclosed sum. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Wood v Red Hat (an IBM subsidiary, and a case involving race and gender discrimination)… is currently in forced arbitration (at the request of Red Hat). Meaning: Red Hat is trying to get this settled without a court ruling. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | There is a clear pattern that we are seeing with IBM: | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - IBM engages in race, gender, or age discrimination. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - When the victim takes IBM to court, IBM tries to get the case dismissed. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - If that fails, IBM attempts to delay and “compel arbitration”. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | - And, ultimately, IBM settles out of court. | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That way there is less ammunition for other employees to use for fighting against discrimination by the Big Tech giant." | Jan 20 06:51 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "There’s some new details coming to light regarding IBM & Red Hat’s illegal DEI policies. | Jan 20 06:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you’re looking to catch up on the saga so far, here is a chronological listing of all of the leaked documents, emails, and videos from within IBM (along with a number of the initial lawsuits): | Jan 20 06:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lunduke.locals.com/post/5515346/the-ibm-red-hat-leaks-what-weve-learned-so-far | Jan 20 06:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thank you to all of the brave IBM whistleblowers who provided this material. Without you, this story would have never seen the light of day." | Jan 20 06:52 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lunduke.locals.com | Shared post - The IBM / Red Hat Leaks: What we've learned so far | Jan 20 06:52 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I heave heard so many stories like this from employees within IBM. Absolutely astonishing how common they are. | Jan 20 06:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Then again… this is IBM. | Jan 20 06:52 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | While I have a deep fondness for some of the technology from the company (including OS/2)… there’s no denying the twisted, evil legacy of Big Blue." | Jan 20 06:52 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "Announcement: Membership Fees 2026 | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Dear SUEPO Members, | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We would like to inform you about the updated membership fees for 2026, which are now available online here. | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Invoices for the 2026 membership fees will be sent out shortly. Please refrain from making any payments until you receive your invoice and are explicitly invited to proceed. | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you have provided SUEPO Munich with a SEPA mandate (Lastschrift), you are eligible for a 10% discount on your membership fee (up to a maximum of €20). The membership fee will be automatically deducted from your account, and you will receive a prior notification of the debit. | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If there have been changes to your grade during the past year, if you have retired, or if you have any other questions regarding your SUEPO membership, please contact our treasurer, Dominik Kirchler, at munich-treasurer@suepo.org. | Jan 20 16:43 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Thank you for your continued support and solidarity." | Jan 20 16:43 |
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