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schestowitz> Roy:May 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz>      > IBM played a role as well. Is there a finer point you needMay 23 03:41
schestowitz>     clarificationMay 23 03:41
schestowitz>      > on? I can link to some pages given more specificity.May 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz> OK I'm awake now. :-)May 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz> As I mentioned earlier, some proprietary companies have lost billions as May 23 03:41
schestowitz> a result of the Free Software Movement. I understand why they would want May 23 03:41
schestowitz> to see the FSF fail. I have greater difficulty understanding why May 23 03:41
schestowitz> companies like IBM and Google - whose revenue streams are advertising May 23 03:41
schestowitz> and cloud services that rely on GNU/Linux - would want the Free Software May 23 03:41
schestowitz> Movement to fail.May 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz> Please help me out here. Web searches don't seem to be giving me the May 23 03:41
schestowitz> right answers.May 23 03:41
schestowitzIBM makes money from selling support for RHEL. So CentOS was seen as interference.May 23 03:41
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/IBM#2023_OnwardsMay 23 03:41
schestowitz> CheersMay 23 03:41
schestowitz> May 23 03:41
schestowitz> PS: Thanks for the links. Didn't realise that Jamaica featured so May 23 03:41
schestowitz> prominently in IBM's plans!May 23 03:41
schestowitzIBM is also working with Microsoft and Apple.May 23 03:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | IBM - TechrightsMay 23 03:42
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schestowitz[TR]  <li>May 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR]                            <h5><a href="https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2023/05/22/369/">Venom Linux no systemd or elogind from scratch</a></h5>May 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR]                            <blockquote>May 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR]                                <p>On our strict list “sysdfree strict list of distros without any part of systemd” there are complete distros that can run without systemd or elogind (Obarun, joborun, antiX), and by complete we mean thousands of packages to choose from, and are some minimal base systems that you will have to build yourself software that will run on those bases. Kiss, chimera, sabotage, mere, can all boot and canMay 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR] all build software. (links to Venom to be found in the end of the document)</p>May 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR]                            </blockquote>May 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR]                        </li>May 23 14:49
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-sysdfree.wordpress.com | Venom Linux no systemd or elogind from scratch | systemd-free linux communityMay 23 14:49
schestowitz[TR] <li>May 23 14:54
schestowitz[TR]                                    <h5><a href="https://www.techzim.co.zw/2023/05/gmail-deleting-inactive-accounts-how-to-save-your-account/">Gmail will be deleting inactive accounts, here’s how you save your account</a></h5>May 23 14:54
schestowitz[TR]                                    <blockquote>May 23 14:54
schestowitz[TR]                                        <p>I know I’m not the only one with multiple Gmail accounts. I have used these accounts for different things over the years and one in particular has been my go-to for free trial sign-ups on the net. Can’t have my main Gmail flooded with promotional material, drowning out the important stuff.</p>May 23 14:54
schestowitz[TR]                                    </blockquote>May 23 14:54
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schestowitz[TR]                             May 23 14:54
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.techzim.co.zw | Gmail will be deleting inactive accounts, here's how you save your account - TechzimMay 23 14:54
schestowitz[TR]  <li>May 23 14:58
schestowitz[TR]                                            <h5><a href="https://itwire.com/government-tech-news/technology-regulation/facebook-parent-meta-fined-%e2%82%ac1-2b-for-personal-data-transfers-to-us.html">Facebook parent Meta fined €1.2b for personal data transfers to US</a></h5>May 23 14:58
schestowitz[TR]                                            <blockquote>May 23 14:58
schestowitz[TR]                                                <p>The statement said: "Given the seriousness of the infringement, the EDPB found that the starting point for calculation of the fine should be between 20% and 100% of the applicable legal maximum.</p>May 23 14:58
schestowitz[TR]                                            </blockquote>May 23 14:58
schestowitz[TR]                                        </li>May 23 14:58
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-iTWire - Facebook parent Meta fined €1.2b for personal data transfers to USMay 23 14:59
schestowitz[TR]x https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/bill-gates-says-top-ai-agent-poised-to-replace-search-shopping-businesses/articleshow/100428110.cmsMay 23 15:15
schestowitz[TR]# there have been an awful lot of "bill sez" in the press of late, what's heMay 23 15:15
schestowitz[TR]# distracting from?May 23 15:15
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-economictimes.indiatimes.com | gates: Bill Gates says top AI agent poised to replace search, shopping businesses - The Economic TimesMay 23 15:15
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