●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Thursday, October 23, 2025 ●● ● Oct 23 [00:05] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [00:13] *psydroid2 has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [00:50] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@4fqyq57tpudzs.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [02:55] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [02:59] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@4fqyq57tpudzs.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [05:02] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [05:03] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@mxvxdy9rfz87u.irc) has joined #techbytes [05:43] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [05:43] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@d6ty4n8yb97ey.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [06:27] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [06:52] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [07:48] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [07:58] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [09:15] *schestowitz-TR has quit (connection closed) [09:15] *acer-box__ has quit (Connection closed) [09:15] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@qiysgnj2chdjg.irc) has joined #techbytes [09:15] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@freenode-8sj3ha.ldvb.0amm.hij1op.IP) has joined #techbytes [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] found a extra 'o' in the line .... (one would assume too censor his sites because of what he was showing) should it not be 'to'? [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/22/Who_Asked_Software_in_the_Public_Interest_SPI_for_a_Refund_100_.shtml [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] found another in this article... https://techrights.org/n/2025/10/22/Trouble_in_Red_Hat_IBM_and_a_Retreat_to_Ponzi_Economics_in_Sear.shtml [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] 'inn' should be 'in' [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] thanks [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] * [admfubar] is away (Away) [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] issue due to barrier running over LAN [09:49] schestowitz[TR2] corrected now [09:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Who Asked Software in the Public Interest (SPI) for a Refund? ($100,000, Resulting in Losses of $267,201 in 12 Months, Highest-Ever Losses) [09:49] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Techrights Trouble in Red Hat/IBM and a Retreat to Ponzi Economics in Search of Wall Street Market Heist ● Oct 23 [11:25] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:30] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@4fqyq57tpudzs.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:31] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:31] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@4fqyq57tpudzs.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [12:11] *croissant_ (~croissant@zy9abmr927v9e.irc) has joined #techbytes [12:12] *croissant has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 23 [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] Re: Who Asked Software in the Public Interest (SPI) for a Refund? ($100,000, Resulting in Losses of $267,201 in 12 Months, Highest-Ever Losses) [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > I tried to answer that with my blog. It may not be so serious though. [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > For example, as I wrote in the blog, maybe they applied for a grant, [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > they received the money and then they changed their mind about a project [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > and gave it back. [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > [14:12] schestowitz[TR2] > More stuff is coming on other topics. [14:41] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Dedoimedo Ubuntu upgrade adventures, a rollercoaster with mostly down
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    Going from one major release of Ubuntu to another. Should be a simple affair, shouldn't it? After all, this is an officially supported method of upgrading your Ubuntu system. Over the years, I've bumped my various Ubuntu setups multiple times. Predictably, over the years, the quality of the procedure had deteriorated, much in line with the rest of the Linux world. When I moved Trusty to Bionic, things were fine. When I [14:41] schestowitz[TR2] upgraded 18.04 to 22.04 on my Slimbook Pro2, there were some issues and annoyances, but nothing major.

    • [14:41] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.dedoimedo.com | Ubuntu upgrade adventures, a rollercoaster with mostly down ● Oct 23 [15:22] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Oct 23 [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2025/10/renaming-nigerias-national-theatre.html?showComment=1760992593136#c3923670750852962944 [16:08] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | [Guest Post] Renaming Nigerias National Theatre: Issues in Law, IP, and Heritage - The IPKat [16:08] schestowitz[TR2] "The fact that an act of Parliament has stipulated that the UK Patent Office's official name is "The Patent Office", has not prevented it from using the name "The Intellectual Property Office" as a trading name. Possibly Nigeria could do something similar." [16:24] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [17:21] *psydroid2 (~psydroid@yu29f4abyrsnc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 23 [18:17] *MinceR has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) ● Oct 23 [22:06] *psydroid2 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) [22:25] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [22:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes