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    Happy 31st Birthday, FreeBSD!
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    When we talk about Open Source, especially free operating systems, one name written in golden letters consistently stands out. Yes, its FreeBSD! Its a name celebrated in the open-source community and continues to serve millions of users and organizations worldwide reliably.

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    Today, we commemorate a significant milestone in the technology landscapeFreeBSD, a trailblazing open-source operating system, reaches the age of 31. Its journey began at the University of California at Berkeley, on June 19, 1993, with an email thread on an early BSD list, officially heralding the birth of what we now recognize as FreeBSD.

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    • [11:38] schestowitz[TR2] [11:38] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-linuxiac.com | Happy 31st Birthday, FreeBSD! ● Jun 20 [12:52] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Jun 20 [13:21] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 20 [14:08] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 20 [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/07/nat-friedman-wikipedia-spam/http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml [15:30] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ http://techrights.org/o/2022/10/07/nat-friedman-wikipedia-spam/http://techrights.org/n/2023/12/09/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation_Incorporated_is_Run_by_for_Corpo.shtml ) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2024/06/from-conceptual-art-to-ai-on.html?showComment=1718847595238#c7938887768655384694 [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] "" [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] Druet sued the "wrong" persons and, in dismissing the action in procedural grounds, the CA noted that the presumption of Cattelan's authorship under French law stands: "In accordance with Article L. 113-1 of the Intellectual Property Code, Authorship belongs, unless proven otherwise, to the person or persons under whose name the work is disclosed.The author is therefore presumed to be the one who first disclose [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] d the work under his name, this simple presumption being rebuttable. In this case, it is not disputed that the works in dispute, over which [I] [X] claims exclusive rights, namely the works called La Nona Ora, 1999, La Rivoluzione Siamo Noi, 2000, Untitled, 2000, Him, 2001, Frank and Jamie, 2002 (2002); [U], 2002, Betsy, 2003 and Now, 2004, were all disclosed under the sole name of [O [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] ] [Z], both in the press where he is presented as their sole author, as well as during exhibitions. In application of the aforementioned article L. 113-1, Mr. [Z] is therefore presumed to be the author of said works." (machine translation) [15:30] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:30] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | From conceptual art to AI: On the Druet/Cattelan dispute and authorship of works made by someone other than the author - The IPKat [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] standing alone, twitter never made sense; you're right. But as compared to "X" twitter seems intelligent, inspired, even. [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] X was the former name of PayPal, that is why the Elmo hat das domain name already. [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] the X.app is his dream :) [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] luckily I never cared about Twitter (or other Social Media Platforms), IRC is enough, and some IM like Signal and such with circles of people I know personally [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] * Runaway1956 has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] twitter used to be a web site [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] then it got a pile of JS [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] and now it's ""webapp" [15:42] schestowitz[TR2] the quality went down considerably too [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t48g4hN [15:47] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t48g4hN ) [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] "If you look at IBMs divisions (infrastructure, SW, and consulting) ask yourself who is the weak sister? [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] Consulting is most likely the future of IBM as they are guiding the fortune 2000 to new technology (transform in a cloud market), SW modernization, and IBMs vision of cloud. Yes they are overmanned, but have willing/loyal customers who will engage them. [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] SW is the most profitable, but the least innovative as they have adopted an acquire strategy. AI will most likely 1/2 the SW division as it makes coders efficient (note I didnt say innovative). Once AI works, you dont need very many coders [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] Infrastructure is a tale of two cities. Large enterprise is very very profitable with dedicated customers who appreciate what value enterprise boxes bring. [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] Everything else in Infrastructure (cloud, TSS, scaleout product offerings) that makes near commodity offerings with low profit margins and low customer locality. [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] So instead of talking about breaking IBM up, maybe an absorption of Enterprise infrastructure into consulting and a spinoff/partnership (hello Francisco partners) of commodity infrastructure offerings might be the better solution. [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] IBM drops down to two divisions (Consulting and SW), and still has a near commodity offering thru Francisco partners. [15:47] schestowitz[TR2] Its just a thought, BUT it certainly is where IBM is heading (enterprise focus)" [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t6mwcMV [15:48] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t6mwcMV ) [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] and...the cretins in IBM management decide to merge departments and offshore more jobs to lower cost geographies as a means to save money and achieve some economy (but it rarely saves money, because you get what you pay for). It just means less people to do more work, and we know that never happens unless you are using good AI and tools. That does not happen in India for obvious reasons (it's cheaper to pay people there than it is [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] to develop good AI and tooling). But when you pay peanuts, you hire monkeys. [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] But should they ever cut the IBM dividend, Killjoy Krishna will be gone very quickly, as he rightly deserves. So, the id--t and Knavish Kavanaugh better figure that one out and get the IBM fire sale right. It's business ! [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] The "cretinous" moves that occurred in previous years took place because the executives got greedy. In contrast, the "cretinous" moves that are occurring now are taking place because the executives have no choice...they are out of time. [15:48] schestowitz[TR2] " [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t6mwcMV [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] " Out of time, eh ? Well, no one should shed a bitter tear because IBM executive (SVPs in particular) heads should be rolling at the top for mismanagement of the corporation. After all, that is where the problems begin 100% of the time. Layoffs should start at the top, not the bottom of the corporate ladder. After all, it's the SVPs, VPs and Senior managers who set the direction and if they get it wrong, they need to be shown the d [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] oor. To keep them on after their failure to make their goals and numbers for more than 2 quarters shows how cretinous the IBM CEO and senior management is. It called winning in the marketplace. [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] Can Krishna clearly justify his $20+ million dollar bonus for 2024? It's about greed, arrogance and not doing the right things for the corporation fast enough. After all, IBM adopted the Agile methodology a few years ago before the Pandemic, but that seems to have been discarded now. If Krishna did the right things, there would be fewer layoffs of the productive US employees. But that's not his style, is it? So, If you can't make a [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] profit, you need to go. If you cut the dividend, you need to go. No room for mistakes and no whining. We want winners, not whiners. [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] In 20 years time when the IBM Corporation is likely no more, the HBS (Harvard Business School) will likely produce a great research paper on the lessons learned from the greed and missteps of IBM executives and the resulting decline and fall of IBM. For the rest of us, there's always the lessons learned from the journalist Bob Cringely who always had the inside scoop on IBM's missteps: [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.cringely.com/2014/06/04/decline-fall-ibm/ [15:50] schestowitz[TR2] And, Rotten Rometty will relish the opportunity to turn out the IBM lights when the time comes. " [15:50] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-The Decline and Fall of IBM | I, Cringely ● Jun 20 [16:29] *parsifal (~parsifal@56e4qsjh6yz4k.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 20 [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t6mwcMV [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] " 0 [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] It's easy to say "off with their heads" if you're in the rank and file and you think the management has sc--wed up...everybody else has said it too. The problem for the management right now is that they really are out of time, and almost out of money. They have to make payroll every pay period, keep the lights on, make payments on their debt and pay any other recurring expenses they have with the revenue they have coming in. It's a [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] challenge...not an impossible one perhaps, but extremely difficult without making very tough choices. [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] This might have been avoided long ago had the executives made different choices, but they didn't do so. They made the choices they made and so the company is where it's at now...a lumbering giant that can barely make ends meet. It's just like it was in the 1990s, except that executives have gotten out of many lines of business that could have been developed into something profitable. So they gotta do something. [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] " Since you put it that way, let's start by asking the CEO and all the Senior Executives and managers to donate their 2024 bonuses back. After all, it's for a GOOD cause - saving the IBM corporation from itself. It's a far better, more productive solution than the original "off with their heads" idea (mind you, I like the original proposal for Rob Thomas). [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] Let's see what their responses are. And, NO offense taken if they say "NO". [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] After all, blessed are they who expect nothing, they shall not be disappointed. [17:02] schestowitz[TR2] PS : One question lurks at the back of my mind - if they could ALL see this coming, why didn't even one of them lift a finger and take the appropriate measures? " [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t72aMor [17:03] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1t72aMor ) [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] Were you expecting Pearls Of Wisdom from IBV ? You're likely to be sorely disappointed if you did. They are the agents of mayhem and chaos much like McKinsey Consulting who brought the follow-the-sun methodology with Rotten Rometty and her comrade in Consulting, Gherson. [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] Consider the millions of people who in India who make their living through the IT industry and ask this question - what will happen to them if AI displaces them from their jobs as it is currently doing in the US and Europe? There will be social chaos /upheaval and mayhem to contend with due to major cultural change. You cannot blame the people as they have NO economic support structure as exists in the US and Europe when jobs are l [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] ost. It would be a major tragedy, as it currently in the US and Europe. Some things are best left alone for such situations. Why would you want millions to lose their livelihoods for some technology which has clearly not been thought out for all situations and countries? AI has all the potential of releasing the evils from Pandora's box in countries where many people still follow a different culture and the old way of life. [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] " [17:03] schestowitz[TR2] Automation is nothing new, even if that gets rebranded as "AI" to furnish fictional Wall Street valuations [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] SN will realise the same [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] more so with anon comments and submissions [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] the WWW is becoming a cesspool of sorts [17:26] schestowitz[TR2] becoming? were you asleep the past 15 years? ● Jun 20 [18:58] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.4 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Jun 20 [19:01] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@j9gt2haw74jrk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Jun 20 [22:20] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.0.0 Aria http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:52] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [22:54] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes