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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DevuanOrg: @schestowitz Devuan will survive, especially if - as it's already happening - some of the wisest and most talented… https://t.co/2yqhWDrgkQ | Dec 30 04:19 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@DevuanOrg: @schestowitz Devuan will survive, especially if - as it's already happening - some of the wisest and most talented… https://t.co/2yqhWDrgkQ | Dec 30 04:19 | |
| schestowitz | Devuan will survive, especially if - as it's already happening - some of the wisest and most talented Debian developers offer their help. The road ahead is hard, but we are lucky many people understand the importance of this effort. | Dec 30 04:19 |
| schestowitz | I'm asking because we consider moving our servers to it, but we waited until Dec 27th. | Dec 30 04:19 |
| social_log | > This is a test message. | Dec 30 04:22 |
| social_log | > I've sent a mail before to bytesmedia from this account that didn't | Dec 30 04:22 |
| social_log | > reached destination. | Dec 30 04:22 |
| social_log | This time it worked :-) | Dec 30 04:22 |
| social_log | I wonder why... | Dec 30 04:22 |
| schestowitz | >> I am going to read it now. Even if I disagree, I might still post it. I | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | >> don't want to abuse editorial control. What matters is the accuracy | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | >> (e.g. not antivaxx etc) | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | >> | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | >> | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > Oh, I'm so happy to see it published! | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > And you also took the time to correct it! I was so afraid of my | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > english... it's ok, but not good enough for large articles. I'll surely | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > learn a lot from your corrections. | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > Thank you so much! | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > I've sent a test mail to bytesmedia account. But don't worry if you | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > don't get it, as other people told me before my messages didn't reach | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > them. I though it would be some EEE from gmail and the other big mail | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > servers, but I will take a look at it (again) on my spare time. Please | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > tell me if you happen to see anything weird about my account. | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | > Thanks again, | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | I have had similar issues. They leverage things like DMARC to protect the email oligopoly. We had similar problems at work. | Dec 30 04:25 |
| schestowitz | Gift on its way to you soon. We have not forgotten about the card, we just want to make the delivery more special than just that.. | Dec 30 04:51 |
| schestowitz | <li> | Dec 30 05:02 |
| schestowitz | <h5><a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/372564/how-to-make-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux">How to Make the Switch From Windows to Linux</a></h5> | Dec 30 05:02 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 400 @ https://www.pcmag.com/news/372564/how-to-make-the-switch-from-windows-to-linux">How ) | Dec 30 05:02 | |
| schestowitz | <blockquote> | Dec 30 05:02 |
| schestowitz | <p>Unlike Windows and macOS, there isn't just one version of Linux. Instead, Linux is packaged into many different distributions, or "distros," each with their own interface and set of features. One may use a Mac-like interface with a dock and an "app store," while others may use a more minimalist interface and require installing apps from the command line. </p> | Dec 30 05:02 |
| schestowitz | <p> Exploring the bevy of Linux distributions out there is a fun part of the hobby, but for your first installation, you will likely want something popular and beginner-friendly, so it's easy to get help when you need it. That's why I recommend starting with Linux Mint. </p></blockquote></li> | Dec 30 05:02 |
| MinceR | that way, you get to keep many of the design flaws that made you look for alternatives to windows and macos in the first place | Dec 30 05:06 |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/StarchyArchie/status/1211526843003801600 | Dec 30 06:51 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@StarchyArchie: @schestowitz 💻🤓 #Boo! #MicrosoftLinux | Dec 30 06:51 | |
| schestowitz | https://twitter.com/Anton_Goncharuk/status/1211465310395682817 | Dec 30 06:53 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Anton_Goncharuk: @schestowitz almost :) | Dec 30 06:53 | |
| schestowitz | http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2018/03/swedish-supreme-court-says-that_19.html?showComment=1577696239641#c2474805107994869247 | Dec 30 09:17 |
| schestowitz | "What's Ironic about this is that the artist in his painting copied the goat from a painting Called "The Scapegoat" by William Holman Hunt (English). Hunt is unlikely to complain about this since he died in 1910, & any copyright associated with his family or relatives would have run out at this point; some art museums claim copyright of paintings they own (I personally don't think this is right or fair) I don't know what the museum's attitude | Dec 30 09:17 |
| schestowitz | is regarding copyrights on the painting. I'm including a link to Wikipedia re Hunt's painting so you can judge for yourself any similarities (there is a photo of the painting).... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scapegoat_(painting) See also, https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/collections/preraphaelites/item-227852.aspx" | Dec 30 09:17 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Swedish Supreme Court says that painting based on photograph is new and independent creation and hence … non-infringing - The IPKat | Dec 30 09:17 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | The Scapegoat (painting) - Wikipedia | Dec 30 09:17 | |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk | The Scapegoat, Pre-Raphaelites collection, Liverpool museums | Dec 30 09:17 | |
| schestowitz | http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2019/12/its-nearly-new-years-eve-why-tipsy-is.html?showComment=1577701849908#c5885817698865058186 | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | "I don't know if the writer is from the US, but the article adopts a non sequiter that is often heard in that country, i.e. that inebriation inevitably leads to drunk driving. To state the obvious (which the writer seems to have ignored) a few glasses of wine will make anyone tipsy, regardless of the trade mark on the bottle, but it can't lead to drunk driving if the car stays in the garage. | Dec 30 15:29 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-ipkitten.blogspot.com | It's nearly New Year's Eve: Why "Tipsy" is such an undesirable mark - The IPKat | Dec 30 15:29 | |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | Interesting post! I see your point against 'Tipsy' for white wine; intoxication should not be advertised for. However I'd like to challenge your assumption that the trademark would be legal. | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | In my opinion, one could use your argument to oppose the trademark based on the absolute ground for refusal or invalidity of article 4.1 f (trade marks which are contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality) of the trademark directive. Especially after Vigeland. Since I accidentally broke all blogpost rules by e-mailing you this directly I already know you considered this option and came to a contrary conclusion yourself. I' | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | d like to add that the CJEU proved in Spiegel Online, Funke and Pelham that it'll stretch EU legislation as it sees fit to come to a (from its point of view) just result, avoiding any reasoning that falls outside of the scope of the articles of the – in those cases – copyright directive. I would imagine it would do the same in a case like this. Or how do you foresee the social concern be taken into account to reach a refusal of a | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | trademark that is registrable on legal grounds? As you can hopefully tell, I'm having a lot of fun with your post. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter! | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:29 |
| schestowitz | Interesting post! I see your point against 'Tipsy' for white wine; intoxication should not be advertised for. However I'd like to challenge your assumption that the trademark would be legal. | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | In my opinion, one could use your argument to oppose the trademark based on the absolute ground for refusal or invalidity of article 4.1 f (trade marks which are contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality) of the trademark directive. Especially after Vigeland. Since I accidentally broke all blogpost rules by e-mailing you this directly I already know you considered this option and came to a contrary conclusion yourself. I' | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | d like to add that the CJEU proved in Spiegel Online, Funke and Pelham that it'll stretch EU legislation as it sees fit to come to a (from its point of view) just result, avoiding any reasoning that falls outside of the scope of the articles of the – in those cases – copyright directive. I would imagine it would do the same in a case like this. Or how do you foresee the social concern be taken into account to reach a refusal of a | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | trademark that is registrable on legal grounds? As you can hopefully tell, I'm having a lot of fun with your post. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this matter! | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | Neil, | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | Your humour is drying up. Time for a glass of wine. | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 15:30 |
| schestowitz | "Sorry, Neil, but instead of making a (once again, patronising) tirade, this time on this mark, don't you think that in any case 'tipsy' referred to wine and alcohol would lack distinctiveness or would be considered descriptive? " | Dec 30 15:30 |
| social_log | https://pleroma.site/notice/9qT5yVum1YLVugqnrc | Dec 30 18:00 |
| social_log | "galaxy brain: not using a password to require this" | Dec 30 18:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Dec 30 18:00 | |
| social_log | https://pleroma.site/notice/9qTnMhDXwqejwnPQ1I | Dec 30 18:00 |
| social_log | "What's been so bad about this presidency in particular? | Dec 30 18:00 |
| social_log | " | Dec 30 18:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Dec 30 18:00 | |
| social_log | https://pleroma.site/notice/9qTqexSeapT3OvsIls | Dec 30 18:00 |
| social_log | "adopt, extend, extinguish. but what exactly has been extinguished?" | Dec 30 18:00 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Dec 30 18:01 | |
| social_log | https://pleroma.site/notice/9qUAPJtxOHhXRsSyHI | Dec 30 18:01 |
| social_log | "on the upside, having the freedom of religion might be useful. Could pit that fundamental freedom against DRM/copyright" | Dec 30 18:01 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-pleroma.site | Pleroma | Dec 30 18:01 | |
| schestowitz | >> Gift on its way to you soon. We have not forgotten about the card, we | Dec 30 18:05 |
| schestowitz | >> just want to make the delivery more special than just that.. | Dec 30 18:05 |
| schestowitz | >> | Dec 30 18:05 |
| schestowitz | > Thanks. It's not necessary, but appreciated. | Dec 30 18:05 |
| schestowitz | We found what was missing... this morning. | Dec 30 18:05 |
| schestowitz | https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16857207#4159be900bf5013816ce047d7b62795e | Dec 30 18:13 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Happy Birthday, Linus #Torvalds ! http://techrights.org/2019/12/28/birthday-linus-torvalds/ #kernel #linux #linustorvalds | Dec 30 18:13 | |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | happy birthday, you lying yes-man douchebag backstabbing hypocrite judas fucking asshole… and thief. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron - 2 days ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | @freemedia@framasphere.org | Dec 30 18:13 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes--> techrights.org | Happy Birthday, Linus Torvalds! | Techrights | Dec 30 18:13 | |
| schestowitz | Why are you so angry? Just fork the linux-kernel -→ :) | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org - 2 days ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | Just fork the linux-kernel | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | piece of cake! | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | actually, im quite serious about people who are capable of modifying the kernel (at least to route around the damage) doing just that, but people more qualified than i am insist theyre not up to the task. either way, i know what will happen if they dont. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | the bsd kernel is technically superior, ill give it that. its not as practical, which is why the linux kernel is everywhere. its not like bsd asks more of its corporate users-- it asks less of them. its very, very practical in some areas (just fewer overall.) im strictly talking about applications, not quality. bsd wins at quality. linux wins at application. both have strengths. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | basically, i dont expect bsd to replace linux unless it has already. which is a pity, because i think the future of the (standard) linux kernel is bleak, its only a matter of time. a (community, not corporate) fork is the future, but who will actually create it? as for the standard kernel, watch ibm and microsoft patch up their differences. theyre practically rolling around in the sack on a daily basis as it is. ugh-- id rather watch my | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | parents. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron - 2 days ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | @freemedia@framasphere.org Perhaps Stallman will save us from these OpenSource, GNU/Linux mess we are already in. Perhaps he will have some time free to fight in the technical realms now, instead of only philosophy-ing about the thing. Who knows? | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org - about 3 hours ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | Perhaps Stallman will save us from these OpenSource, GNU/Linux mess we are already in. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | in 30 years, stallmans fight against open source has consisted mostly of three things-- asking people to say “free software” instead of open source, writing the “open source misses the point” article, and suggesting that people refer to the gnu operating system as gnu/linux, not linux. imo this wasnt enough, as evidenced by the sheer level of takeover resulted from a very minimal policy against it. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | Perhaps he will have some time free to fight in the technical realms now, instead of only philosophy-ing about the thing. Who knows? | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | i am told by stallman that he is overwhelmingly busy. he isnt one to make up that sort of thing, so i believe that he does not have any more free time now than he did as president of the fsf. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | also stallman doesnt code anymore, and this problem (like so many) has elements that are both technical and political. so even if he had the time, and had the inclination, im curious what you think those could add up to for stallman. waiting for stallman to do something about this will lead to nothing in particular. | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron - about 3 hours ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | @freemedia@framasphere.org That’s what did said “Perhaps”. So, what is your take about linux kernel and GNU and other related issues? Where are we heading to? And what are our options about these things? Forking, heading to BSD’s, adopting Redox Rust OS, building a modern Lisp Machine… and waiting again for the loop of BigBrothers taking the new Free-open-source project of the future again step-by-step and going on this infinite | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | loop forever… What do you envisage as viable solutions? | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | cybertron - about 3 hours ago | Dec 30 18:13 |
| schestowitz | @freemedia@framasphere.org *what I did said… | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | freemedia@framasphere.org - about an hour ago | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | So, what is your take about linux kernel and GNU and other related issues? Where are we heading to? And what are our options about these things? | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | in the future, the linux kernel is likely to become so corporate (and such a weak choice for software freedom, incorporating things like drm) that some kind of fork is likely. i think a fork is more likely than switching to bsd. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | and waiting again for the loop of BigBrothers taking the new Free-open-source project of the future again step-by-step and going on this infinite loop forever… | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | that is pretty much how freedom works. freedom is a moving target, and if we stop, we lose. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | What do you envisage as viable solutions? | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | certainly this will be a boon for bsd development, i think more people will opt for bsd than before. standard linux becoming a decreasingly viable solution will probably help all other projects, but not necessarily as much as some people think. i dont think bsd is the future. bsd is pretty much now what it is most likely to be in the future-- a (significant) second option with its own strengths. id be perfectly happy if it met our very broad | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | needs, but i dont think its likely to take over. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | of course its possible something will (as the linux kernel did) show itself unexpectedly. thats somewhat impossible to predict. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | creating a freedom-friendly linux seems easier and more likely than fitting any other kernel to the task. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | as for gnu, i worry. at least stallman is still the head of that project, no thanks to a dozen or so gnu devs who were ready to seize the opportunity to try to get rid of him when he had already been knocked down from three other positions. id prefer those people step down now. | Dec 30 18:14 |
| schestowitz | " | Dec 30 18:14 |
| MinceR | rms won't even save us from red hat | Dec 30 18:17 |
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