●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Monday, October 27, 2025 ●● ● Oct 27 [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45713347 [01:57] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-news.ycombinator.com | > *it was the typical feeding frenzy that happens after a successful cancellatio... | Hacker News [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] "> it was the typical feeding frenzy that happens after a successful cancellation [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] It was actually a few years later, prompted by Richard Stallman's reinstatement by the board. I don't know what you mean by "feeding frenzy", but I habitually ignore the unreasonable voices in such cases: it's safe to assume I'm not talking about those. [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] > "he asked me out once at a conference" [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] That wasn't the main focus of the criticism I saw. However, there is an important difference between an attendee asking someone out at a conference, and an invited speaker (or organiser) asking someone out at a conference. If you're going to be in a leadership position, you need to be aware of power dynamics. [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] That's a running theme throughout all of the criticism of Richard Stallman, if you choose to abstract it that way: for all he's written on the subject, he doesn't understand power dynamics in social interactions. He's fully capable of understanding it, but I think he prefers the simpler idea of (right-)libertarian freedom. (And by assuming he expects others to believe he'll behave according to his respect of the (right-)libertarian [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] freedom of others, you can paint a very sympathetic picture of the man. That doesn't mean he should be in a leadership position for an organisation as important as the FSF, behaving as he does.) [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] > None of them seem to like the politics of Free Software, either. [01:57] schestowitz[TR2] Several of them are involved in other Free Software projects. To the extent those people have criticisms of the politics of Free Software, it's that it doesn't go far enough to protect user freedoms. (I suspect I shouldn't have got involved in this argument, since I'm clearly missing context you take for granted.)" ● Oct 27 [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > Thanks for the very generous & courteous reply. [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > To be fully transparent about my own biases, I've lived in China for the past 9 [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > years. I do think the criticisms levied against China are a very small part of [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > TechRights. But I'm cynical about the "pox on both your houses" view of [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > geopolitics. [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] > I remain of course a supporter & reader of your site [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] Our neighbors are Chinese and the parents cannot speak English. Their child is their interpreter and my wife helps them. The other day they bought 8 packs of organic eggs for us. [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] So I am happy to know some readers of TR understand China isn't an "enemy". [03:16] schestowitz[TR2] br, ● Oct 27 [07:21] *FANTOM has quit (Ping timeout: 120 seconds) [07:43] *FANTOM (~fantom@freenode-1tj.fvm.v1ickb.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Oct 27 [10:23] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes ● Oct 27 [11:09] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:35] schestowitz[TR2]
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    Arch Linux AUR Hit by Another DDoS Attack, Port 22 Access Disrupted
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    The Arch Linux team has once again been forced to respond to a distributed denial-of-service attack targeting its AUR repository infrastructure. As a result, DDoS protection has been enabled for aur.archlinux.org to help mitigate the ongoing disruption.

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    While this measure helps keep the AUR website accessible, it has introduced a significant side effect: pushing to the AUR is currently not possible.

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    Solseek Brings a Fast, TUI-Based Package Manager to Solus Linux
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    A new terminal-based tool has arrived for Solus users who prefer managing their systems without relying on graphical interfaces. Solseek is a freshly released TUI (text user interface) package manager built in Bash that brings a fast, streamlined way to browse, install, and update software on Solus Linux.

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