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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/paulinestdenis1/status/1408874409885147139Jun 26 21:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@paulinestdenis1: @schestowitz anything for beefJun 26 21:03
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/wget42/status/1408759046585397256Jun 26 21:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz IMHO, attracting new developers is vital for a FOSS ecosystem otherwise it would be dying. Being pres… https://t.co/qWjaMxmtvnJun 26 21:03
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz IMHO, attracting new developers is vital for a FOSS ecosystem otherwise it would be dying. Being pres… https://t.co/qWjaMxmtvnJun 26 21:03
schestowitz"Jun 26 21:04
schestowitzIMHO, attracting new developers is vital for a FOSS ecosystem otherwise it would be dying.Jun 26 21:04
schestowitzBeing present where the devs are entertains that idea of visibility and viability.Jun 26 21:04
schestowitz"Jun 26 21:04
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/wget42/status/1408758556493500423Jun 26 21:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz At the end of the day, even if GitHub is proprietary software, this move benefits the whole Collabora… https://t.co/BIFbVucS19Jun 26 21:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz At the end of the day, even if GitHub is proprietary software, this move benefits the whole Collabora… https://t.co/BIFbVucS19Jun 26 21:04
schestowitz"At the end of the day, even if GitHub is proprietary software, this move benefits the whole Collabora Online product (and as a consequence the LibreOffice ecosystem as well since all our source code is upstreamed/free software)."Jun 26 21:04
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/cjnator38/status/1408878761429323782Jun 26 21:04
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@cjnator38: @schestowitz @elementary_bot Weekend* Cassidy flopJun 26 21:04
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/wget42/status/1408758210371141634Jun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz You need to understand that this choice has been made for visibility reasons. If you want to benefit f… https://t.co/MfHNeG4yQqJun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@wget42: @schestowitz You need to understand that this choice has been made for visibility reasons. If you want to benefit f… https://t.co/MfHNeG4yQqJun 26 21:05
schestowitz"You need to understand that this choice has been made for visibility reasons. If you want to benefit from a FOSS community and be discovered, you need to be present on platforms where the people (the devs) are."Jun 26 21:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/RodneyE34641593/status/1408706459043463169Jun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@RodneyE34641593: @schestowitz @ravelesm @Snowden The new way the rich escape prosecution, fake suicides!!!Jun 26 21:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Softly_Sarah/status/1408698181815353345Jun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Softly_Sarah: 🙁 https://t.co/16bwcYeOO8Jun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #ClimateNewsNetwork ☞ Shape-shifting birds in US skies surprise #science https://t.co/To4cXonnxuJun 26 21:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/robothiveIRC/status/1408667358944661513Jun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@robothiveIRC: https://t.co/lDxoQQRYY7 https://t.co/Waj0R3DaPEJun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: Annotated Transcript of #AndrewLee ( #Freenode ) Interview With Lode Ray Dio https://t.co/YQe3ydZviu #irc needs to… https://t.co/QLEyBKOFmiJun 26 21:05
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@robothiveIRC: https://t.co/lDxoQQRYY7 https://t.co/Waj0R3DaPEJun 26 21:05
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/MicheleDuffy18/status/1408635596998778883Jun 26 21:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@MicheleDuffy18: @OlgaNYC1211 🥤https://t.co/UdbHVjxej7Jun 26 21:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz: #Blinken Warns That #NordStream 2 Could Be ’Coercivie Tool’ Against Europe ⚓ https://t.co/TlNeXYkmoD ䷉ #rferl #de |… https://t.co/kBxiQpG6M9Jun 26 21:06
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/jimmyroybloom/status/1408447706700333057Jun 26 21:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@jimmyroybloom: .... https://t.co/5aybcAgxORJun 26 21:06
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schestowitz> Dear RoymJun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> As an occasional techrights reader I know that you've no specific Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> interest in digital rights literature /per se/, however may I Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> include a link to Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> https://digitalvegan.netJun 26 23:41
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-digitalvegan.net | Digital Vegan BookJun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> just in case it is of interest to you personally or toJun 26 23:41
schestowitz> friends and colleagues. Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Digital Vegan is a book that tries to spread the messageJun 26 23:41
schestowitz> not just of privacy and software freedom, but of digital dignity,Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> moderation and responsible technology use through the metaphor ofJun 26 23:41
schestowitz> diet.Jun 26 23:41
schestowitzThe analogy was drawn before and it is an interesting one.Jun 26 23:41
schestowitzThanks for passing this along.Jun 26 23:41
schestowitz> Hi Roy, Jun 26 23:42
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:42
schestowitz> Could you please provide me with mobile number so that I could further discuss your concern and request for an appointment ?Jun 26 23:42
schestowitzWow, it took them two weeks to respond (!!) and they ask for a mobile number... in response to a message that was all about me not having a mobile numberJun 26 23:42
schestowitzRe: Fwd: The dangerous liaisons of OracleJun 26 23:48
schestowitz> Dear Dr. Roy,Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> It's me, Alessandro, your reader and collaborator since the times ofJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Boycott Novell.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> I'm sorry for the Gmail account, I'm trying to move to another provider.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Well, as you know, I write to PCLOS Magazine. In the April issue, IJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> wrote about how the big techs are in bed with spying agencies of the USJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> government.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzYes, we linked to that. Several times.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> When I was researching, to write the article, a disturbing piece ofJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> information surfaced. That Oracle was helping the Chinese governmentJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> with facial recognition and software surveillance, in the XinjiangJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> province, China.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzNot too shocking.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Well, I believe you might know better about this matter than the info IJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> was able to collect.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> So, I would like to ask you some questions.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> 1) I could only find information about it on the site of The Intercept.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Could Oracle be hushing up the case ?Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzThe Intercept = Omidyar = friend of Thiel. Look up the Oracle connections.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzThe Intercept does go hard on IBM. Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> 2) Would you know if Oracle is using some piece of Free Software, toJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> enable the software surveillance / facial recognition it is selling toJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> China ?Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzAlmost all things now leverage Free software.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> 3) How is it possible that, while the US government condemns ChineseJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> government acts in Xinjiang, citing human rights violations, an allJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> american company is selling software / services that enable those humanJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> rights violations ?Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzThis would not be the first time. Microsoft does the same in China.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> 4) Do you know if Oracle was involved, at any level, in the attempt toJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> cancel the return of Richard Stallman to the FSF's board of directors ?Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzI could not see much/any of an Oracle role.Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> 5) Do you see any parallels on the actions of Oracle, with the ChineseJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> dissidents, and the actions of IBM, collaborating with the Nazi GermanJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> government, back in the 30's ?Jun 26 23:52
schestowitzMicrosoft also, at present:  http://techrights.org/2021/04/04/microsoft-nationalism/Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Well, those were my doubts about this Oracle case. If you could answerJun 26 23:52
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Microsoft: Nationalism As A Service (NaaS) | TechrightsJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> me before next monday, it would be great( So I can write a follow upJun 26 23:52
schestowitz> article in time for the July issue).Jun 26 23:52
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:53
schestowitz> Thanks in advance, for your time, and your continued efforts for theJun 26 23:53
schestowitz> good of Free Software, since now, everyone wants a piece of it, and, ofJun 26 23:53
schestowitz> course, they want to alienate the users, the ones who have been using itJun 26 23:53
schestowitz> since the beginning, kinda of a gentrification of Free Software (expelJun 26 23:53
schestowitz> the old time users and let only the corporations use and control it).Jun 26 23:53
schestowitzYes, this sums up what they do.Jun 26 23:53
schestowitz> Best regards,Jun 26 23:53
schestowitz> Hi Roy,Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> I appreciate the effort you make syndicating blogs that may be somewhatJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> controversialJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Nobody wants to air the rumor about a rent boy.  Least of all their mentor.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Moreover, the rent boy rumor /may not be true/.  It is true that peopleJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> speculate about such things in a case like this.  But they may be wrong.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz>  There are very few ways to explain the vast amounts of money granted toJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Pranav and his brother.  All of these explications are despicable butJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> some of them do not require him to be a rent boy.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> There is more to this.  Various people told me that Pranav has denouncedJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> me.  I don't write this out of spite.  I write this from a factualJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> perspective: he has been offered travel and speaking opportunities asJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> consideration for denouncing his mentor.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> No intern spontaneously chooses to denounce their mentor.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> There is something very toxic hereJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Jun 26 23:55
schestowitz> Moreover, there are other details I did not disclose in this email.  DoJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> you and your wife envisage a visit to Switzerland or the French alpsJun 26 23:55
schestowitz> during the summer?Jun 26 23:55
schestowitzWe don't travel much these days, except the suburbs of Manc.Jun 26 23:55
schestowitzIt would be easier to meet people around here, safer as well. Jun 26 23:55

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