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schestowitz[14:36] <Old_Man> If the blackmailing ops are gone from freenode, why don't you undo the +q you put on me?May 27 01:21
schestowitz[14:37] <schestowitz> let's wait a few more daysMay 27 01:21
schestowitz[14:37] <schestowitz> there if flux everywhereMay 27 01:21
schestowitz[14:37] <schestowitz> *isMay 27 01:21
schestowitz[14:37] <Old_Man> Okay, but it does still keep you pretty hypocritical, if you're still maintaining the kinds of bans/silences you decry from others.May 27 01:21
schestowitz[14:53] <schestowitz> things need to cool down a bitMay 27 01:21
schestowitzMinceR:  thoughts?May 27 01:21
MinceRwho is he referring to?May 27 01:22
MinceRwe quieted Old_Man because A.C. blackmailed us?May 27 01:25
schestowitzmore or lessMay 27 01:27
MinceRin that case, we would want to change our hosting firstMay 27 01:28
MinceRcan the website be simplified (maybe removing video/audio files) to be hostable with a much lower storage requirement? that way we could at least mirror most of the site more cheaplyMay 27 01:28
schestowitzwe have gemini, ipfs etc.May 27 01:30
schestowitzbut tbh, moving hosts isn't a good ideaMay 27 01:30
schestowitznot based upon something so relatively minorMay 27 01:30
schestowitzI guess the question is,May 27 01:30
MinceRa corrupting influence is not minorMay 27 01:30
schestowitzwould it be ok to return all but the Google trollsMay 27 01:31
schestowitzor trollMay 27 01:31
MinceRalso, we don't have to move if we can have multiple instances at the same timeMay 27 01:31
MinceRthen any host can pull the plug and we'll be unaffectedMay 27 01:31
schestowitzyes, well.. good luck finding additional mirrors etc on the cheapMay 27 01:31
schestowitzand ones you can trust with the dataMay 27 01:31
MinceRcost depends on how large the site is, hence my earlier questionMay 27 01:32
MinceRwhere is the gemini version hosted?May 27 01:32
schestowitzhomeMay 27 01:33
schestowitzMinceR: give him voice backMay 27 01:33
MinceRokMay 27 01:33
schestowitzand let's hope it'll be calmMay 27 01:33
MinceRdoneMay 27 01:33
schestowitzthanksMay 27 01:33
MinceRnpMay 27 01:33
MinceRi guess it all comes down to how much you mind if the website goes down, how much do you think it suppresses our messageMay 27 01:34
MinceRthey can't take down our IRC presence, or gemini, or IPFSMay 27 01:34
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schestowitzMinceR: well, the other protocols are there for eggs being in many basketsMay 27 02:29
schestowitztechrights has zero presence in social control mediaMay 27 02:29
schestowitzthose sites are worthlessMay 27 02:29
MinceRsure, but do you consider the general audience to be savvy enough so that silencing the web presence does not suppress us?May 27 02:29
schestowitzwell, the web site was always there, except during major ddosMay 27 02:37
schestowitzwhich in 2008 or 2009 caused the web host to pull the plug (DDOS)May 27 02:38
MinceRyeah, but it won't be there once the host pulls the plug because someone says something she does not likeMay 27 03:02
schestowitzthat dependsMay 27 03:27
schestowitzwe are on good terms currentlyMay 27 03:27
schestowitzthere's also a complete offsite copyMay 27 03:27
schestowitzor wasMay 27 03:27
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MinceRif we want to speak freely, we should not depend on herMay 27 05:39
MinceRespecially if the linux-destroying foundation really has control over herMay 27 05:39
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schestowitz=May 27 09:23
schestowitzx https://odysee.com/@Lunduke:e/BiggestLinuxEvent:1May 27 09:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-odysee.com | We Just Held The Biggest In-Person Linux Event of the Last Year!May 27 09:23
schestowitz# multi-state spreader event; how long before bryan starts quoting qanon?May 27 09:23
schestowitz=May 27 09:23
schestowitzx https://olimex.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/we-moved-our-irc-chat-channel-olimex-to-libera-chat/May 27 09:23
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-olimex.wordpress.com | We moved our irc chat channel #olimex to Libera.chat | olimexMay 27 09:23
schestowitz# :(May 27 09:23
schestowitzx https://venturebeat.com/2021/05/26/microsoft-to-drive-italys-digital-transformation-with-defense-partner/May 27 09:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-venturebeat.com | Microsoft to drive Italy's digital transformation with defense partner | VentureBeatMay 27 09:26
schestowitz=May 27 09:26
schestowitzx https://www.theregister.com/2021/05/27/uspto_pdf_charge/May 27 09:26
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.theregister.com | US Patent Office to take only DOCX in future – or PDFs if you pay extra • The RegisterMay 27 09:26
schestowitz# DOCX is *not* the same as  ECMA-376 and ISO/IEC 29500, they areMay 27 09:26
schestowitz# spreading a lieMay 27 09:26
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schestowitz[08:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> fsfellowship.eu is a sockpuppet domain used by pocock to harass FOSS developers who do not deserve itMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> just so you are awareMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:20] <schestowitz__> is it just him?May 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> yesMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:21] <schestowitz__> ok, thanksMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:22] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> if you would like a scoop that would actually be worth covering, dig into pocock's "Free Software Contributors Association"May 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:23] <schestowitz__> I never heard of that termMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:23] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it claims to be an incorporated charity in germany, but the german corporate register has no record of itMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:23] <schestowitz__> he's in Switzerland, I thinkMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:23] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> as i now have a board position involving xxxxxxxx, i have decided to recuse myself from such ugly businessMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:24] <schestowitz__> he did problematic things latelyMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:24] <schestowitz__> to several debian peopleMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:24] <schestowitz__> so I stopped reprintingMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> elana hashman is one of those debian peopleMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:25] <schestowitz__> Former debianMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:25] <schestowitz__> she did some problematic things this year as wellMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:25] <schestowitz__> and I think they can still amend their letterMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:25] <schestowitz__> it contains falsehoodsMay 27 12:04
schestowitz[08:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> she is an active member of the debian technical committeeMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so not 'former' debianMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:26] <schestowitz__> She has a hand in many thingsMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:26] <schestowitz__> I mostly ignored her OSI roleMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:26] <schestowitz__> but that becomes more troubling in recent monthsMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i have noticed that OSI is largely becoming an advertising vector for tideliftMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <schestowitz__> that tooMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <schestowitz__> luis villa et alMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <schestowitz__> former Moz and OSIMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <schestowitz__> many of those orgs are connectedMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <schestowitz__> tidelift is also IBM (Red Hat)May 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:27] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i mean, i don't care about that personallyMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:28] <schestowitz__> many people are being misledMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:28] <schestowitz__> to deflect the angerMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:28] <schestowitz__> IBM does some very bad things this yearMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:29] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> trueMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:29] <schestowitz__> patents, spying and moreMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:29] <schestowitz__> they still blackmail companiesMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:29] <schestowitz__> and they screwed with communities like CentOS, Fedora is very hollowMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[...]May 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> leads to future conernsMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> 5 days ago, microwave with linuxMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> to connect to GoogleMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> and have always-on microphoneMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> linux does not belong on life critical systems imoMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> microwave-microphone in the news this past weekMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it is not designed for thatMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> RTOS works okMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:40] <schestowitz__> butMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <schestowitz__> the engs throw linux at everythingMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <schestowitz__> with open telnet ports and stuffMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> there are FOSS RTOSes out there :)May 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <schestowitz__> and then the fun begins..May 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <schestowitz__> because the small circuits are powerful enough nowMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:41] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyway, i think it is pretty funnyMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:42] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the systemd crowd, they think they are winningMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:42] <schestowitz__> it does spread a lotMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:42] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> while slowly xxxxx has just chipped awayMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:42] <schestowitz__> one day I hope the sites will run on current alpine, as security at the very least would be improvedMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:42] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hopefully soonMay 27 12:05
schestowitz[08:43] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i've been up to my neck in xxx governance and security stuff for the past month and a halfMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:43] <schestowitz__> that's fine :-)May 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:43] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the good news is, there is a lot of budget out there for xxxxMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:43] <schestowitz__> we did well in the mean time, the techbytes show is back onMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and LF is good at finding itMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <schestowitz__> LF is all about moneyMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> yepMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i appreciate that about them :)May 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <schestowitz__> starting salary $300,000/annumMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> haha nahMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> they don't pay that good :pMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <schestowitz__> for management levelMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:44] <schestowitz__> IRS filings show the whole lotMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> maybe zemlin and them get paid like thatMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <schestowitz__> Zemlin is almost a million now, tax freeMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the engineers get compensated nicelyMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but not 300k nicely :pMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <schestowitz__> Greg K-H 2-3 years ago: $400k/annumMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <schestowitz__> I took a screenshot 2 weeks agoMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:45] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> tbh he deserves every pennyMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:46] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it is not easy working a job like Greg K-H has to deal withMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:46] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> being second in command means you have to deal with all the shit, but you don't get the glory :pMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:47] <schestowitz__> I'm ok with himMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:47] <schestowitz__> he commented many times in techrightsMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:47] <schestowitz__> he's very professional.. when he needs to be http://techrights.org/2019/08/15/professionalism-myth/May 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:47] <schestowitz__> but he commented like 10+ years agoMay 27 12:06
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | The Myth of ‘Professionalism’ | TechrightsMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <schestowitz__> I am doing a poem nowMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <schestowitz__> "Act More 'Professional'"May 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <schestowitz__> it's a satire about the suitsMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> strangely you can thank LF for the increase of activity on my blog :pMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <schestowitz__> that's goodMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:48] <schestowitz__> notice zemlin is being hidden nowMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:49] <schestowitz__> rianne says it's likely because he's seen as a liabilityMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:49] <schestowitz__> and riskMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:49] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> zemlin is enthusiastic about free software, but he sometimes gets ahead of himselfMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:49] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> he definitely "gets" itMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:50] <schestowitz__> gets, pocketsMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:50] <schestowitz__> AWS 'gets' "Cloud"May 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:50] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> executive compensation is always ridiculousMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:51] <schestowitz__> they operated at a lossMay 27 12:06
schestowitz[08:51] <schestowitz__> because of those salariesMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:51] <schestowitz__> http://techrights.org/2020/08/16/the-linux-racket/May 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:51] <schestowitz__> ""May 27 12:07
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | The Linux Foundation Exceeds $100,000,000 in Revenue and Jim Zemlin Now Pays Himself About a Million Dollars a Year While ‘His’ Foundation Operates at a Loss of $732,261 | TechrightsMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:51] <schestowitz__> "The Linux Foundation Exceeds $100,000,000 in Revenue and Jim Zemlin Now Pays Himself About a Million Dollars a Year While ‘His’ Foundation Operates at a Loss of $732,261"May 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:52] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :DMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:54] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i mean, i can't say i disagree that executive compensation runs hot there :pMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:54] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> obviously i would support more pay for engineers and less pay for fatMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:55] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i do think they have changed things up a bit though since then :)May 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:55] <schestowitz__> it's part of a broader issue, imhoMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:55] <schestowitz__> like, how we get dominated by buzzwordsMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> which gives advantage in dialogue to less technical peopleMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the issue i want to solve is making sure people are getting paid to write free softwareMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> who then elevate themselvesMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so far, LF has done the best job at making that happenMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> they can blame "edge" and "clown" and stuffMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> free software helps sell manhours and supportMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> but they say manhour is a bad wordMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> which is a distractionMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> from the low payMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:56] <schestowitz__> or no pay at allMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <schestowitz__> exploitationMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <schestowitz__> I do free sw for a livingMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <schestowitz__> last nightMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <schestowitz__> I just need to watch, patch etc. some serversMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sure, but i don't want to "sell support"May 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> there are 2 billion devices running xxxx in the world, i should be paid to maintain xxxxMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:57] <schestowitz__> helps me buy my foodMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> LF solved this problem for xxxxMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <schestowitz__> goodMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <schestowitz__> for everyoneMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <schestowitz__> LF is not ALL badMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <schestowitz__> I never said it wasMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:58] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i'm just saying that time spent having to chase support contracts or sponsorship funding is time that could be spent producing free softwareMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:59] <schestowitz__> yes, I mostly get no hassle where I workMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[08:59] <schestowitz__> I get paid on time, not much, but it keeps me focused on activismMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:00] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> certainly validMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:00] <schestowitz__> I also keep in touch with latest 'tech'May 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:00] <schestowitz__> hands-onMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:00] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i rather just produce the latest techMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:00] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :pMay 27 12:07
schestowitz[09:01] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> when profitability is incorporated into the design decisions of technology, you get systemdMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:01] <schestowitz__> stonk: 'tehc'May 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:01] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i am trying to undo some grave injustices that have happenedMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:02] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> IBM ruining GNU/Linux with systemd and other crapware being a big oneMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:02] <schestowitz__> thomas lord btw wrote about the shouting by RMSMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:02] <schestowitz__> might be of relevance to your colleague's grievancesMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:02] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i think everyone has largely said their pieceMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:03] <schestowitz__> yeah, this one if from aprilMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:03] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> some have retracted their signature from the RMS open letter due to their revision of itMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:03] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i am considering doing so as wellMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:04] <schestowitz__> https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2021-04/msg00098.htmlMay 27 12:08
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: Support RMSMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:04] <schestowitz__> yes, we mentioned the commits that remove sigsMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:04] <schestowitz__> elana did almost all of themMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:04] <schestowitz__> I get the whole repo here once in a few days and study itMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:05] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i think more productive approaches are necessaryMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:05] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> turning GNU into a radical tech collective, for exampleMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <schestowitz__> if done rightMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <schestowitz__> not by doing IBM-backed mob tacticsMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <schestowitz__> because that causes unrestMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the GNU assembly is not IBM-backedMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <schestowitz__> and burns people outMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:06] <schestowitz__> some bloggers were so emotional over it and took a breakMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i don't knowMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i've been busy doing actual workMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <schestowitz__> goodMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <schestowitz__> good time to take a breakMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <schestowitz__> it was chaoticMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <schestowitz__> rms gives a talk tomorrowMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:07] <schestowitz__> 1.5 hoursMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:08] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i think rms is an important historical figure, but he's far from the only oneMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:08] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> i need to focus on the futureMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:08] <schestowitz__> true, but it's making a pointMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:09] <schestowitz__> as there is an effort to have a go at people whom the monopolies don't likeMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:09] <schestowitz__> because they don't even want to acknowledge where it all came fromMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:09] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it didn't "all" come from RMS thoughMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:09] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the boys at berkeley were already hard at work rewriting AT&T UNIX one piece at a time by the time GNU came alongMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:10] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> by working together, it was possible to build a free systemMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:10] <schestowitz__> yes, but BSD suffered from the lawsuits and stuffMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:10] <schestowitz__> maybe that changed because gnu was gaining momentumMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:11] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> right now i am focusing on wrestling away the CVE system from corporate americaMay 27 12:08
schestowitz[09:12] <schestowitz__> I saw your postMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:12] <schestowitz__> and others'May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:12] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you haven't seen this post yetMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:12] <schestowitz__> and saw proposal for replacementsMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <schestowitz__> Josh Bressers:  https://opensourcesecurity.io/2021/03/30/its-time-to-fix-cve/May 27 12:09
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-opensourcesecurity.io | It’s time to fix CVE – Open Source SecurityMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> there's a lot of talk, we are building some cool shitMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> xxx is this coming weekendMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <schestowitz__> excellent!May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you'll want to watch itMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <schestowitz__> we've long written about thatMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:13] <schestowitz__> the monopoly over security and trustMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> that's also what sigstore is about btwMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> fireeye is part of themMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> they try to shape the narrative of safety as wellMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> and they have contracts with the "Big boys"May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the endgame for sigstore is to supplant microsoft as the UEFI trust rootMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> sigstore needs to be chains to the communityMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> not the LFMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it isMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <schestowitz__> otherwise it's another Microsoft UEFIMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyone can set up their own sigstore rootMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:14] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> LF has just offered to cross-signMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:15] <schestowitz__> people cannot even upgrade Ubuntu on old systems nowMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:15] <schestowitz__> UEFI would not let it boot!May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:15] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> yepMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyway, deep dive into sigstore soonMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but LF being the only root isn't the planMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> that root is primarily for cross signingMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <schestowitz__> I see...May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <schestowitz__> if it's explained a lot in many blogs, they'll not centralise itMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <schestowitz__> like gitlab.COMMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:16] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> it's a chicken and egg thingMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> that's the problem with x509May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you need a trusted rootMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so to bootstrap, you cross-sign other rootsMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> each project is supposed to be their own CA basicallyMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <schestowitz__> for gemini I self-sign the certMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:17] <schestowitz__> gemini is permissive about itMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> not Googlezilla and Google etc.May 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:18] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> that's not goodMay 27 12:09
schestowitz[09:18] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> because NSA can generate a gemini.techrights.org certMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and snoop on your trafficMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> it canMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> someone made a fake cerf for email domain of mine last weekMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> so now we create a new free cerf for itMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> it's not my main domainMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <schestowitz__> just bytesmedia.co.ukMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:18] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> for signing tarballs, containers, binaries, etcMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you don't want a system where somebody can spoof youMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but you also want it to be "simple"May 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <schestowitz__> it does warm me about the changeMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so, that's what sigstore tries to doMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> enable projects to run their own x509 CA for signingMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:19] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and then LF will cross-sign your CA certificate to enable it to be trustedMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <schestowitz__> as long as it doesn't become another "appstore"...May 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but longer term there is supposed to be a bundleMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> of known good trust rootsMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <schestowitz__> that's a political riskMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <schestowitz__> they use that to wield powerMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so you have LF, GitHub, Gitlab, GNOME foundation, KDE, Alpine, Debian, etcMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <schestowitz__> and this is what gemini tries to avoidMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:20] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> yes, unfortunately x509 is the best solution we have for idiot-proof securityMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:21] <schestowitz__> yeahMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:21] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the SSH model does not work because people just click "OK"May 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:21] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> and then they are ownedMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:21] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> this is something gemini will have to deal with if it gains enough popularity to be targeted by nation statesMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <schestowitz__> people discussed it last weekMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <schestowitz__> like bundle of certsMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <schestowitz__> while the total number of capsules is still smallMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <schestowitz__> it's over 1000 nowMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> congratulations, you reinvented x509 ;)May 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <schestowitz__> techrights is the biggest capsuleMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:22] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> except worseMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:23] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyway, dan lorenc is a pretty smart cryptography dudeMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:23] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> he's just not good at explaining things in simple termsMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:23] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but sigstore is something we wantMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the alternative is centralized points of authority, like gitlab's docker container registry serviceMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or github releasesMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or github registryMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> or github this, github thatMay 27 12:10
schestowitz[09:24] <schestowitz__> github as a whole needs to gMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:24] <schestowitz__> *goMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:24] <schestowitz__> for many reasonsMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:24] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> sigstore is about moving us past stuff like github/gitlab.comMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:24] <schestowitz__> projects are too centralised thereMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:24] <schestowitz__> and it's in PRISM etc.May 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> GitHub is perfect pwning tool for a nation stateMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> agreedMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> they can even custom-tailor your downloadMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> but it's so damn convenientMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> for them tooMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> the statesMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> like FB and Twitter areMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> yepMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> for everyoneMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> :pMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> better than 10 million blobsMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> you nuke people in one place and bamMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:25] <schestowitz__> *blogsMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <schestowitz__> now all the 'blogs' are just 'account' in some companies with shareholdersMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> the best part of sigstore isMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> if you don't trust LFMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> who caresMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <schestowitz__> twitter had my account banned for 3 months for talking about patents on vaccinesMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyone can countersign a project's root certificateMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <schestowitz__> 3 months before Biden went like, "ROY IS RIGHT" ;0-)May 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:26] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> so you can trust somebody else :)May 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <schestowitz__> some profs wrote to Twitter's CEO and my account was reinstatedMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <schestowitz__> Twitter is still a problemMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> twitter sucksMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <schestowitz__> I am write-only in that site (copies)May 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> fediverse also sucksMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:27] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> diaspora is cricketsMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> the concepts are badMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> the topologyMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> also not efficientMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> federation, web bloatMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> so much for just one sentenceMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> I'd serve a whole long article for as many bytesMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:28] <schestowitz__> and avoid confusionMay 27 12:11
schestowitz[09:29] <schestowitz__> concision leads to ambiguity and "misunderstandings"May 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:29] <schestowitz__> people cited out of contextMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:29] <schestowitz__> it's why I left Twitter last year: http://techrights.org/2020/06/08/twitter-cancel-culture/May 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:30] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> pocock uses the same tactics as the twitter trolls doMay 27 12:12
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Social Control Media: Where ‘Cancel Culture’ Thrives | TechrightsMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:31] <schestowitz__> home addresses ought not be postedMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:31] <schestowitz__> some people did this tp meMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:31] <schestowitz__> threatening violenceMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:31] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> anyway nightMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:32] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> lots of work to doMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:32] <schestowitz__> coolMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:32] <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> xxxx is gonna have some big talks worth covering thoMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[09:32] <schestowitz__> gnMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[11:52] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx preliminary xxxx schedule: xxxxxMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[11:52] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yes, i know, its a google sheet :pMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:00] <schestowitz__> postmarketOS is a good projectMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:00] <schestowitz__> will it be streaming?May 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:01] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx yesMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:01] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on bigbluebuttonMay 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:01] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 100% free software streaming setup :)May 27 12:12
schestowitz[12:01] <schestowitz__> it worked well for FSFMay 27 12:12
MinceRpushing kdbus wasn't very professionalMay 27 16:22
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