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DarwinElfwas there a conspiracy to remove Richard M Stallman (RMS) and Linus Torvalds from Free/Libre/Opensource Software (FLOSS?)Sep 23 01:12
insmodppaDarwinElf: My guess is as good as yours although we can safely say the outrage and lynching in both were caused by "cancel culture" elements who form the Social Justice crowd on (corporate) social media and (corporate) mainstream media. Cui bono?Sep 23 01:37
DarwinElfi think it could be a dystopian conspiracy.  I'm not going to argue it is, because I wouldn't really have proofSep 23 01:39
insmodppaOne thing that strikes me as remarkably baffling is that a few days prior to the Minsky accusation, the Gates-Epstein-MIT revelation was promising to be a huge blow for the Microsoft founder and yet the corporate media has been focusing all their attacks on these two relatively unknown "MIT scientists".Sep 23 01:42
DarwinElfyes... and apparently the student or professional who wrote the original article works on making killer robotsSep 23 01:42
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schestowitz[01:42] <insmodppa> One thing that strikes me as remarkably baffling is that a few days prior to the Minsky accusation, the Gates-Epstein-MIT revelation was promising to be a huge blow for the Microsoft founder and yet the corporate media has been focusing all their attacks on these two relatively unknown "MIT scientists".Sep 23 03:31
schestowitzyesSep 23 03:31
schestowitz[01:42] <DarwinElf> yes... and apparently the student or professional who wrote the original article works on making killer robotsSep 23 03:34
schestowitzlink?Sep 23 03:34
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schestowitzThat might explain hostility towards software ethicsSep 23 03:34
-viera/#techrights-Tux Machines: Building A Linux HTPC / Storage Server With The SilverStone CS381 http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128408 [https://pleroma.site/objects/a5903651-f258-43f5-af92-d9599dab49e9]Sep 23 03:37
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-viera/#techrights-Tux Machines: #Android Leftovers http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128409 [https://pleroma.site/objects/c65dd012-8444-4443-9296-552fe9abbfd3]Sep 23 03:38
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DarwinElfhttps://news.slashdot.org/story/19/09/21/0253227/gnus-former-kernel-maintainer-shares-a-reflection-on-the-departure-of-richard-stallmanSep 23 03:46
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-news.slashdot.org | GNU's Former Kernel Maintainer Shares 'A Reflection on the Departure of Richard Stallman' - SlashdotSep 23 03:46
DarwinElfa comment (now gone?) was '... Selam... works for a defense contractor building killer robots'Sep 23 03:46
DarwinElfSelam GSep 23 03:47
DarwinElfunless I just didn't reopen all the comments, there are maybe 100+Sep 23 03:47
schestowitzseems more likely than it being deletedSep 23 03:48
schestowitzThis is old: https://medium.com/@thomas.bushnell/a-reflection-on-the-departure-of-rms-18e6a835fd84Sep 23 03:49
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-A reflection on the departure of RMS - Thomas Bushnell, BSG - MediumSep 23 03:49
schestowitz./ is behindSep 23 03:49
insmodppaThe overall quality of Slashdot suffered after they were bought over. Now it just seems to parrot MSM talking points (both the editorial and the commenters).Sep 23 03:51
schestowitzyes, I knowSep 23 04:03
schestowitzthe buyer once came here to IRCSep 23 04:03
schestowitztrying to edit away our criticism of /.Sep 23 04:03
schestowitzLately TM has required maintenance to avert catastrophe. Watch / disk space:Sep 23 04:03
schestowitz[root@tuxmachines ~]# dfSep 23 04:03
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schestowitz//tmp fills up because of pdf files. IIRC.Sep 23 04:04
schestowitzWe might want to set up a cron job to periodically delete those.Sep 23 04:04
schestowitzoh, wrong paste, but nothing sensitive hereSep 23 04:04
schestowitzThe correct paste: http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/SlashdotSep 23 04:04
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Slashdot - TechrightsSep 23 04:04
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/wiki/index.php?title=Slashdot&action=historySep 23 04:04
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Revision history of "Slashdot" - TechrightsSep 23 04:04
insmodppaThe connection to Selam working as a defence contractor comes from her LinkedIn profile which reads: "Selam Gano. R&D Engineer at Triton Systems, Inc. Greater Boston Area. Logistics and Supply Chain. Triton Systems, Inc. XYZ Robotics Inc. Massachusetts"Sep 23 04:07
insmodppaThat's an excerpt from search engine results as I'm unable to access the page: www.linkedin.com/in/selam-gano-089895baSep 23 04:10
schestowitzwhat do we know about 1) the company and 2) her role in it/which project?Sep 23 04:12
schestowitzI never heard of her before, but she "liked" some of my tweetsSep 23 04:12
schestowitzesp. those that link to negative articlesSep 23 04:12
schestowitzalso, she said (later) she got 100k hits on her post, after she had leaked the messages to Murdoch-owned media (Rupe is a personal mate of Gates, maybe closer than Epstein is)Sep 23 04:13
insmodppaYou're not the only one critical of her that she has "liked". It seems that she's enjoying the attention.Sep 23 04:13
schestowitzhttps://www.stallman.org/archives/2019-jul-oct.html#18_September_2019_(Online_trolls)Sep 23 04:14
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:14
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.stallman.org | 2019: July - October Political Notes - Richard StallmanSep 23 04:14
schestowitzStop Engaging with Online Trolls altogether, Public Figures Say.Sep 23 04:14
schestowitzAs my experience shows, sometimes a troll storm does not depend on publicity from the victim.Sep 23 04:14
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:14
schestowitzinsmodppa: that was my pointSep 23 04:14
schestowitzshe wrote a later post about it and that brought up some concerns (to me)Sep 23 04:15
schestowitzalso, she's a 'nobody' in Twitter, almost no followersSep 23 04:15
schestowitzshe seems to have changed her name in the blogSep 23 04:15
schestowitzmaybe to limit exposure to who she is, where she works, etc.Sep 23 04:15
schestowitzIIRC, it used to have her full name. Days later... not anymoreSep 23 04:16
schestowitzplease investigate thisSep 23 04:16
schestowitzI put the timeline here: http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128122Sep 23 04:16
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Stallman Under Fire for Views on Epstein | Tux MachinesSep 23 04:16
schestowitzIt's never too later to get the 'anatomy' of media lynch mobsSep 23 04:16
schestowitz"In the email thread, leaked by MIT alum Salam Jie Gano to VICE on Friday, Stallman argued that the late Marvin Minsky – an AI pioneer who died in 2016 and is accused of assaulting one of Epstein’s victims, Virginia Giuffre, - had not actually assaulted anyone."Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128122#comment-21628Sep 23 04:17
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Stallman Under Fire for Views on Epstein | Tux MachinesSep 23 04:17
schestowitz"An angry MIT alumni who was forwarded the email then "started emailing reporters -- local and national, news sites, newspapers, radio stations" -- and then not receiving quick enough responses, published it herself in a Medium essay titled "Remove Richard Stallman. And everyone else horrible in tech." And then leaked the whole thread to Vice.'Sep 23 04:17
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzThe Vice article takes one specific quote out of context and removes keySep 23 04:17
schestowitzwords from it to change the meaning into a clickbait headline and story.Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzThe article explains that Stallman insists that Epstein's victims wereSep 23 04:17
schestowitz"entirely willing" to be trafficked, which is a blatant misquote.Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzWhat Stallman actually wrote in the e-mail thread [1] is that, becauseSep 23 04:17
schestowitzVirginia Giuffre was coerced by Epstein, Epstein would have surelySep 23 04:17
schestowitzforced her to conceal the coercion from people like Marvin Minsky.Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzTherefore she would have presented herself to Minsky as "entirelySep 23 04:17
schestowitzwilling" and Minsky would not have needed to force himself onto her.Sep 23 04:17
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128122#comment-21677Sep 23 04:17
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Stallman Under Fire for Views on Epstein | Tux MachinesSep 23 04:17
schestowitz"His resignation stems from comments made last week, as outlined in Vice and elsewhere."Sep 23 04:17
schestowitzhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128122#comment-21683Sep 23 04:17
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.tuxmachines.org | Stallman Under Fire for Views on Epstein | Tux MachinesSep 23 04:17
schestowitz"Vice reports Stallman made his comments on an MIT mailing list on which he objected to a protest being planned for next week over MIT's ties to the convicted sex offender long after his conviction."Sep 23 04:18
schestowitzhttp://www.tuxmachines.org/node/128122Sep 23 04:18
schestowitzThe first few reports that 'broke' the news cite VicSep 23 04:18
schestowitzViceSep 23 04:18
schestowitzhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_MediaSep 23 04:19
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-en.wikipedia.org | Vice Media - WikipediaSep 23 04:19
schestowitz" In mid-August 2013, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox invested US$70 million in Vice Media"Sep 23 04:19
schestowitzhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/aug/17/rupert-murdoch-vice-magazine-stakeSep 23 04:19
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.theguardian.com | Rupert Murdoch firm dips into hipsters' bible with $70m stake in Vice | Media | The GuardianSep 23 04:19
DarwinElf:OSep 23 04:19
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/257196280781099008?lang=enSep 23 04:20
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@rupertmurdoch: Who's heard of VICE media? Wild, interesting effort to interest millenials who don't read or watch established media. Global success.Sep 23 04:20
schestowitzSuccess in taking down RMS by lyingSep 23 04:20
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/154681642424872960Sep 23 04:20
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@rupertmurdoch: Think! Three richest Americans are three greatest philanthropists - Bloomberg, Gates and Buffett?Sep 23 04:20
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/397096631461351424Sep 23 04:20
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@rupertmurdoch: Tech driving world change ever faster. Bill Gates, with his wonderful philanthropy argues otherwise, but using new tech in all great works.Sep 23 04:20
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:20
schestowitzSep 23 04:20
schestowitzRupert MurdochSep 23 04:20
schestowitz@rupertmurdochSep 23 04:20
schestowitz·Sep 23 04:20
schestowitzNov 3, 2013Sep 23 04:20
schestowitzTech driving world change ever faster.  Bill Gates, with his wonderful philanthropy argues otherwise, but using new tech in all great works.Sep 23 04:20
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:21
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/635059606851579904Sep 23 04:21
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@rupertmurdoch: Gates Foundation doing much good, as did Microsoft for many years with breakthrough software.Sep 23 04:21
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/rupertmurdoch/status/635058354872786945Sep 23 04:21
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@rupertmurdoch: Fabulous achievers, aka Bill Gates, etc, look to be remembered for philanthropy, not enormous contributions to world through innovations.Sep 23 04:21
schestowitzthey're matesSep 23 04:21
schestowitzI'd write more about it if I had timeSep 23 04:21
schestowitzI need to finish two parts more of openwashing report and has family staying over until Tuesday, so...Sep 23 04:22
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insmodppaIt's going to fill volumes of books. Epstein was linked to Murdoch, Gates, Bezos, Clintons, MbS, Prince Andrew... the list goes on.Sep 23 04:24
insmodppaIt's like that George Carlin quote: "It's a big club, and you ain't in it."Sep 23 04:25
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schestowitzclub with a planeSep 23 04:30
schestowitzI got Assange addicted to that skit of CarlinSep 23 04:31
insmodppaWhat happened to Assange? He seems to have dropped off the radar after they brutally dragged him off.Sep 23 04:32
schestowitzyeahSep 23 04:34
schestowitzfor obvious reasons he's forgotten nowSep 23 04:34
schestowitzRMS might be the same soonSep 23 04:34
*schestowitz reads comments in https://joindiaspora.com/posts/16052558#623f84d0bfb60137bff9002590d8e506Sep 23 04:34
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #FSF used to be #RMS Now it's just RMless, or rm | less. Harmless to corporations. rm -rf /home/fsf/ #selfharm #freesw #gnu Sep 23 04:34
schestowitzRMS has not yet posted an article about his MSFT visirSep 23 04:34
schestowitzhe told me twice it would be posted shortlySep 23 04:35
schestowitzmeanwhile, some people want RMS back on the FSF BoardSep 23 04:35
schestowitzhours ago someone said he wanted me too in it (but it's in Boston)Sep 23 04:35
schestowitz(imagine having to fly there, get your fingers scanned at the border just to join a FREE software foundation's board)Sep 23 04:36
insmodppaFingerprinting is the least of your worries.Sep 23 04:39
schestowitzthey already have mineSep 23 04:42
DaemonFC[m]schestowitz: They already have mine too.Sep 23 04:46
DaemonFC[m]Two arrests.Sep 23 04:46
DaemonFC[m]When I was being arrested this year, it pulled up an arrest from 2008.Sep 23 04:47
schestowitz"Alexandre Oliva, Vice President"Sep 23 04:47
schestowitzhttps://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-boardSep 23 04:47
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.fsf.org | Staff and Board — Free Software Foundation — working together for free softwareSep 23 04:47
schestowitzDaemonFC[m]: all visitors to the US since 2001Sep 23 04:47
schestowitz"https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board"Sep 23 04:48
schestowitzArgh....Sep 23 04:48
schestowitz"Bradley M. Kuhn, president of the Software Freedom Conservancy"Sep 23 04:48
schestowitzHe's the one behind the letter to kick out RMSSep 23 04:48
schestowitzoddly enough they don't have a separate page for their BoardSep 23 04:49
schestowitzI want to know who's in itSep 23 04:49
schestowitzsome people want me to pursue a seatSep 23 04:49
schestowitz"Bradley M. Kuhn, president of the Software Freedom Conservancy"Sep 23 04:50
schestowitzThat's real danger right thereSep 23 04:50
schestowitzhe might be in the BoardSep 23 04:50
schestowitzIt does not say who's in the BoardSep 23 04:50
schestowitz"Meet the staff and board of directors of the Free Software Foundation."Sep 23 04:50
DarwinElf'freedom' but they advocate Debian, which has systemdSep 23 04:50
DarwinElf(SFC)Sep 23 04:50
schestowitzthere's worse things than thatSep 23 04:51
schestowitzZemlin advocates Apple :-)Sep 23 04:51
DarwinElf:(Sep 23 04:51
schestowitzalso: http://techrights.org/2019/07/31/jim-zemlin-open-source-loves-microsoft/Sep 23 04:51
DaemonFC[m]I'm still on Fedora.Sep 23 04:51
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Jim Zemlin: Open Source Loves Microsoft | TechrightsSep 23 04:51
DaemonFC[m]I upgraded to 31 beta. Sep 23 04:51
schestowitzhttps://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/42888848Sep 23 04:54
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-Resolving timed out after 10521 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/42888848 )Sep 23 04:54
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:54
schestowitz Name and address of principal officer: Sep 23 04:54
schestowitzRICHARD STALLMANSep 23 04:54
schestowitz51 FRANKLIN STREET SUITE 500Sep 23 04:54
schestowitzBOSTON,MA02110Sep 23 04:54
schestowitz"Sep 23 04:54
DarwinElfLinus Torvalds and Richard M Stallman (RMS) both made the mistake of trusting democracy.  Linus should've never replaced meritocracy with the contributor covenant, and RMS should've never ceded control to a board of directorsSep 23 04:54
schestowitzthe Board is not the problemSep 23 04:55
DarwinElfor maybe he really did resign of his own free will, I don't know.   It's just suspiciousSep 23 04:55
schestowitzit's who got into itSep 23 04:55
DaemonFC[m]Matthew GarrettSep 23 04:55
schestowitzFSF was under  a lot of pressire, as was RMSSep 23 04:55
insmodppaOh look, it's Zemlin, the MacOS laptop guy.Sep 23 04:55
DaemonFC[m]Is he still on it?Sep 23 04:55
schestowitzFrom GNOME, SFC  and others...Sep 23 04:55
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DaemonFC[m]I use GNOME too.Sep 23 04:55
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DaemonFC[m]KDE has been falling apart for years.Sep 23 04:56
DaemonFC[m]It's a big mess and GNOME is okay.Sep 23 04:56
schestowitz"JOHN HSIEH" gets 100k a year for 45 hours Sep 23 04:56
schestowitziirc, he's deputy somethingSep 23 04:56
schestowitz$658,988 in "membership dues"Sep 23 04:57
schestowitzlater came Pineapple FundSep 23 04:57
schestowitzIIRC, RMS netted some financial awards too (personal I assume)Sep 23 04:58
schestowitz'Linux' Foundation has a budget about 100 times higher https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/460503801/201823199349304962/IRS990Sep 23 04:58
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-projects.propublica.org | Nonprofit Explorer - THE LINUX FOUNDATION - Form 990 - ProPublicaSep 23 04:58
insmodppaWould be safe to prefix it with 'corporate' everytime it's mentioned: The Corporate Linux FoundationSep 23 05:03
schestowitzyes, but it's longSep 23 05:18
DarwinElfi hope they made Linus a millionaire or it should be shut downSep 23 05:19
schestowitzI call it "Zemlin PAC", which is a more informative (IMHO) label as it says several thingsSep 23 05:19
schestowitz1) it's not LinuxSep 23 05:19
schestowitz2) it's some clueless marketing loserSep 23 05:19
schestowitz3) it's acting like a PAC, an unregulated influence frontSep 23 05:19
-viera/#techrights-Tux Machines: Microsoft is Not an Open Source Authority But an Opponent of Open Source http://techrights.org/2019/09/23/microsoft-as-king-of-open-source/ [https://pleroma.site/objects/29124320-25b7-40e7-b73d-3f4d7026479a]Sep 23 06:06
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schestowitzDarwinElf: they pay him a million per yearSep 23 06:53
DarwinElf:OSep 23 06:53
schestowitzplus bonusSep 23 06:54
DarwinElfwell that's fine then but I wonder how Linux got corpoRATizedSep 23 06:54
schestowitzI am writing an article about it right nowSep 23 06:54
schestowitzalso see http://techrights.org/2019/07/30/the-linux-foundation-oaas/Sep 23 06:54
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Linux Foundation: Openwashing as a Service (OaaS) | TechrightsSep 23 06:54
DarwinElfokSep 23 06:54
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/09/23/the-dying-open-source-brand/Sep 23 07:10
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | OSI Did Not Guard the Open Source Brand; Now Its Own Name, Open Source Initiative, is Being ‘Diluted’ and “Open Source” is Almost Meaningless | TechrightsSep 23 07:10
schestowitzI used the term "Corporate Linux Foundation"Sep 23 07:10
MinceRhttps://i.imgur.com/ARkbvVr.jpg   https://i.imgur.com/0vuWxhq.jpg   https://i.imgur.com/gc3dv5U.jpg   https://i.imgur.com/FuIvPm8.jpgSep 23 07:14
MinceRhttps://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/abr6rPE_460swp.webpSep 23 07:19
DarwinElfgood article.  However what I'm wondering is how Linus Torvalds handed over some control to this corporation that did all this stuff and apparently pushed him to use the contributor covenant... but even before that... it's been corpoRATized maybe decades nowSep 23 07:25
schestowitznice, thanks, MinceRSep 23 07:25
schestowitzDarwinElf: they don't want to be seen as dictatorsSep 23 07:25
schestowitzso they make a BoardSep 23 07:25
DarwinElfoh...Sep 23 07:26
schestowitzand then the Board calls them not dictators but "rude" or "sexist"Sep 23 07:26
DarwinElfi subscribed to the Tech Rights RSSSep 23 07:26
schestowitz"does not represent us"Sep 23 07:26
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/06/29/ousting-linus-torvalds/Sep 23 07:26
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Campaign to Oust Linus Torvalds and Other Microsoft Critics at the ‘Linux’ Foundation | TechrightsSep 23 07:26
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/08/15/professionalism-myth/Sep 23 07:26
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | The Myth of ‘Professionalism’ | TechrightsSep 23 07:26
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2009/01/12/bill-gates-jihad-vs-linux/Sep 23 07:27
DarwinElfi don't see what's wrong with them being seen as dictators.  The oldest GNU/Linux distribution (distro) Slackware, has Patrick Volkerding as benevolent dictator for life (BDFL)... it's always been a dependable distro.  Of course, RMS and Linus aren't PatSep 23 07:27
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Bill Gates: “Where Are We on This Jihad?” (Against Linux at Intel) | TechrightsSep 23 07:27
schestowitzhttp://techrights.org/2019/06/23/bill-gates-and-his-jihad/Sep 23 07:27
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-techrights.org | Bill Gates Said He Was on a “Jihad” Against GNU/Linux, But GNU/Linux Users/Developers Engaged in Self-Defense Are Foul-Mouthed ‘Microsoft Haters’? | TechrightsSep 23 07:27
schestowitzmaybe they can push out Patrick one day, but his distro is no longer influential enough for corporations to try to subvertSep 23 07:28
schestowitzCorporate media never even mentioned Slackware anymore (I know because I have news alerts for the word)Sep 23 07:28
MinceRthey'll just fuck up Linux so much it won't be worth usingSep 23 07:28
schestowitz s/mentioned/mentions/Sep 23 07:29
MinceRthe LDF, i meanSep 23 07:29
schestowitzthen we can move to BSD, which doesn't have copyleftSep 23 07:29
schestowitzso Apple and Microsoft can keep the "better versions"Sep 23 07:29
DarwinElfRMS said it has copyleftSep 23 07:29
DarwinElfoops... maybe I meant 'Free Software'Sep 23 07:29
schestowitz "At this point, Lennart Poettering is a more immediate EEE threat: "Systemd-homed: Systemd Now Working To Improve Home Directory Handling"" http://lxer.com/module/forums/t/36637/Sep 23 07:30
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-LXer: Misses the big picture completely: Call me crazy, but Windows 11 could run on LinuxSep 23 07:30
DarwinElfFree/Libre.  He has two different definitions for thatSep 23 07:30
MinceRthey already doSep 23 07:31
MinceRthere's even a flagrant GPL violator in the Linux-Destroying FoundationSep 23 07:31
MinceRat least oneSep 23 07:31
schestowitztwoSep 23 07:31
MinceROTOH BSD licenses do allow for patent treacherySep 23 07:31
schestowitzMicrosoft as caught at least thriceSep 23 07:31
MinceRon the third hand, Linux never moved to GPLv3 so m$ could do their patent treachery against it anywaySep 23 07:35
DarwinElfthanks for clearing things up, Dr. Schestowitz and everyone.  TechRights was the only place that seemed to have the full story on the RMS controversy and maybe the earlier Linus Torvalds controversy (forgot now)... I'm on too many channels so might '/part' but will be watching the RSS almost every day and probably be back laterSep 23 07:40
schestowitz"Sep 23 07:43
schestowitzRichard Stallman resigns, we share our thoughts and discuss the future for RMS and the FSF.Sep 23 07:43
schestowitzPlus what systemd-homed is, why Debian is reconsidering init diversity, and some good news for CentOS.Sep 23 07:43
schestowitz"Sep 23 07:43
schestowitzhttps://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/134872/linux-action-news-124/Sep 23 07:43
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-www.jupiterbroadcasting.com | Linux Action News 124 | Jupiter BroadcastingSep 23 07:43
schestowitzDarwinElf: cool, thanks, we'll keep watching, as we've done since 2006Sep 23 07:44
*psydroid thinks it's time to create a new GPLv3 kernel+userland, if only as a contingency measureSep 23 07:47
schestowitzmaybe Oliva has a planSep 23 07:49
schestowitz(but I doubt it; we speak a lot to him in Diaspora)Sep 23 07:49
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zoobabhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190914212743/https://selamgano.wordpress.com/projects/Sep 23 13:05
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-web.archive.org | Portfolio – selam jie ganoSep 23 13:05
zoobabhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190914212622/https://selamgano.wordpress.com/experience/Sep 23 13:05
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-web.archive.org | About Me – selam jie ganoSep 23 13:05
zoobabhttps://jackbaruth.com/?p=16779Sep 23 13:06
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-jackbaruth.com | Weekly Roundup: The Passion Of Saint iGNUcius Edition - Riverside GreenSep 23 13:06
zoobabher website is gone, but still on archive.orgSep 23 13:06
*psydroid wonders if any and how much money was involvedSep 23 13:07
psydroidhttps://twitter.com/bcantrill/status/1174792533416673280Sep 23 14:23
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@bcantrill: Namaste, #OpenCoreSummit! 🙏 https://t.co/HxMWo8HHQ2Sep 23 14:23
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-@bcantrill: Namaste, #OpenCoreSummit! 🙏 https://t.co/HxMWo8HHQ2Sep 23 14:23
schestowitzhaSep 23 14:41
schestowitz[13:05] <zoobab> https://web.archive.org/web/20190914212743/https://selamgano.wordpress.com/projects/Sep 23 14:41
schestowitzAnything of particular interest in this first link?Sep 23 14:41
schestowitzThat second one helps establish the link to the Army and MicrosoftSep 23 14:41
schestowitzI am not going to do another post about RMS saga; I will, however, name the role of IBM, media,....Sep 23 14:58
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MinceR> From a post on the Debian forum . . . "The aim of SystemD is RedHat ecosystem. Everything which is not RH-based thing is under attack  because SystemD is Open Source Proprietary Software (OSPS)."Sep 23 19:48
MinceR> We have a new acronym!  Brilliant!!Sep 23 19:49
schestowitzhttps://www.phoronix.com/forums/forum/phoronix/site-discussion/1127653-the-phoronix-premium-oktoberfest-2019-deal-support-linux-open-source-benchmarking#post1127653Sep 23 19:49
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-The Phoronix Premium Oktoberfest 2019 Deal - Support Linux/Open-Source Benchmarking - Phoronix ForumsSep 23 19:49
schestowitz"Sep 23 19:49
schestowitzDeal doesn't end until next week, whoops. Just realized 22nd date was shown rather than 29th.Sep 23 19:49
schestowitzRSS reader full-text is still being figured out for securing it and also the issue of graphs in articles. Some RSS readers don't like SVG and in that case would need to fall back to PNG, but in doing so dynamically would require JavaScript that is also a problem for some RSS readers. Just defaulting to PNG would degrade the experience for those that support SVG.Sep 23 19:49
schestowitz"Sep 23 19:49
schestowitz"Unsure. No commercial supporters to it and due to thermal/power constraints I suspended it for the time being. Might resume it just for weeks around the merge window or something."Sep 23 19:49
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MinceRhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H511Iye6BsISep 23 20:50
-TechrightsBot-tr/#techrights-The Analog Session - N5 From Outer Space - YouTubeSep 23 20:50
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