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techrights-newsTodayโ€™s #HowTos | #UNIX โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153738 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 00:05
techrights-newsComputer scientist showcases worldโ€™s first RISC-V-based Linux PC coupled with an AMD RX 6700 XT GPU โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153739 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 00:09
techrights-newsLinks 24/7/2021: Rackspace Layoffs and Ubuntu Touchโ€™s Latest โ€ข ั‚ั”ยขะฝัฮน๏ปญะฝั‚ั• โš“ http://techrights.org/2021/07/23/rackspace-layoffs/ ไท‰ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | โ™พ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/23/rackspace-layoffs/Jul 24 00:28
techrights-news#Programming Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153740 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 00:28
techrights-newsTodayโ€™s ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ง ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…ข Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153741 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 00:29
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schestowitzFwd: Why do we need patents when software is automatically protected by copyright? #askbastianJul 24 03:06
schestowitz Bastian Best Jul 24 03:06
schestowitzBastian BestJul 24 03:06
schestowitz@https://twitter.com/bastianbestJul 24 03:06
schestowitzThatโ€™s indeed one of the classic questions, which came up once more during an in-house inventor training I was giving the other day.Jul 24 03:06
schestowitzIn todayโ€™s #askbastian video I make the case for software patents and explain why copyright does not protect software inventions at all:Jul 24 03:06
schestowitz===Jul 24 03:06
schestowitzDid he ever code?Jul 24 03:06
schestowitzRe: Fwd: Fwd: Microsoft: A U.S. Security ThreatJul 24 03:09
schestowitz> I remember that article, now that I am reminded of it.  It will be hardJul 24 03:09
schestowitz> to find online at CW even if it still exists there.  The oldest one IJul 24 03:09
schestowitz> can find at the moment is this:Jul 24 03:10
schestowitz> Jul 24 03:10
schestowitz> https://www.computerworld.com/article/2573932/cios-share-the-blame.htmlJul 24 03:10
schestowitz> My recollections are fuzzy but I vaguely recall an article describingJul 24 03:10
schestowitz> that the CEO of M$ stating that it would be his patriotic duty to putJul 24 03:10
schestowitz> back doors in the software if called upon to do so by his government.Jul 24 03:10
schestowitz> That was a week or so before little Bush replaced Judge Thomas PenfieldJul 24 03:11
schestowitz> Jackson with someone obedient.  All talk of break up, antitrustJul 24 03:11
schestowitz> remedies, and security were brushed away at that point.  So when it isJul 24 03:11
schestowitz> said that M$ is politics, it is that level of politics which is meant.Jul 24 03:11
schestowitz> Finding an article on that would be a major advantage.  However, so muchJul 24 03:11
schestowitz> has vanished from that era.Jul 24 03:11
schestowitzI heard the same story.Jul 24 03:11
schestowitz> Nothing at IA:Jul 24 03:11
schestowitz> Jul 24 03:11
schestowitz> https://archive.org/search.php?query=title%3A%28%22Microsoft%20a%20U.S.%20Security%20Threat%22%29%20AND%20date%3A%5B1998-11-30%20TO%202001-11-30%5DJul 24 03:11
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schestowitz> I observe over the decades that one problem with the complaints aboutJul 24 03:12
schestowitz> monoculture is that it shifts the debate away from the persistently badJul 24 03:12
schestowitz> design found in M$ products.  The monoculture exacerbates the effects ofJul 24 03:12
schestowitz> the bad design.  However, mostly it has served as a distraction whichJul 24 03:12
schestowitz> then devolves into debates with about monopolies with shills, resultingJul 24 03:12
schestowitz> in getting further from the truth.Jul 24 03:12
schestowitz> Dude is also the former CIO of General Foods, Kraft, and Xerox ๐Ÿ˜ณ. What a goddamn career. Iโ€™m elated that he got back to me.Jul 24 03:12
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techrights-newsThis week in KDE: Power profiles and a more polished Kickoff โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153742 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 09:00
techrights-news#Google #Android Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153743 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 09:01
techrights-news##HowTo Fix yay: error while loading shared libraries: libalpm.so.12 โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153744 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 09:19
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techrights-newsKDE Making It Easy To Tune Your Laptop's Power Profile, Other Improvements Land http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153742#comment-30375Jul 24 14:17
techrights-newsLinks 24/7/2021: FreeBSD Report (April-June) and KDE Reporting Its Progress โ€ข ั‚ั”ยขะฝัฮน๏ปญะฝั‚ั• โš“ http://techrights.org/2021/07/24/freebsd-report-2021/ ไท‰ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | โ™พ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/24/freebsd-report-2021/Jul 24 14:50
techrights-newsTodayโ€™s ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ง ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…ข Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153745 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 14:51
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techrights-newsFirewalld 1.0 Firewall Management Tool is Here with Big Improvements http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153699#comment-30376Jul 24 15:18
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techrights-newsTodayโ€™s #HowTos | #UNIX โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153746 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 15:54
techrights-newsToday in #Techrights โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153747 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 16:00
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techrights-news7 Best Free and Open Source Front-Ends for mpv โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153748 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 18:06
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techrights-news#HowTo Use Download Managers on Ubuntu and Android โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153749 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 18:13
techrights-news#Fedora Workstation 35 Looks To Use Power Profiles Daemon By Default โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153750 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 18:19
techrights-news#Google #Android Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153751 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 18:25
techrights-news#Skrooge 2.26.1 released โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153752 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 19:00
techrights-news10 Best Free and Open-Source Webinar Solutions 2021 โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153753Jul 24 19:18
techrights-newsTodayโ€™s #HowTos | #UNIX โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153754 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 19:18
techrights-news#Loongson 3A5000 Benchmarks For These New Chinese CPUs Built On The LoongArch ISA โ€ข ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ง ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…ข โš“ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153755 ไท‰ #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 19:23
techrights-newsWhat Is Kubernetes and What Is It Used For? โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153756 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 19:27
techrights-newsVideos: Splitgate on Linux and Enterprise Linux Security โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153757 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 19:54
techrights-newsStockfish Developers Sue Chessbase Claiming Copyright Violation http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153608#comment-30378Jul 24 20:19
techrights-news"The White House recently announced that government officials are working directly with Facebook to limit the spread of "misinformation."" https://fee.org/articles/why-the-threat-to-free-speech-suddenly-looks-much-bigger/Jul 24 20:20
techrights-newsWhatโ€™s New in GNOME 40? โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153758 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 20:25
techrights-news#Intel To Finally Remove Cannon Lake Graphics Support From Their Linux Kernel Driver โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153759 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 20:39
techrights-news#ARM and NVIDIA Gaming Chromebooks are in the works โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153760 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 20:40
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techrights-newsBest Way to Learn #Java and Other Game Development Languages https://www.sciotopost.com/best-way-to-learn-java-and-other-game-development-languages/Jul 24 21:28
techrights-newsBut Amazon puts #listeningDevices and cameras in millions of homes, spying on billions of non-consenting people https://www.tampafp.com/amazon-cuts-off-services-to-spyware-company-over-alleged-hacking-surveilling-of-journalists-and-activists/Jul 24 21:34
techrights-newsMore of these uncomfortable alliances between #blender3d and its rivals https://techgage.com/news/adobe-joins-blender-development-fund/Jul 24 21:36
techrights-news10PM and still no updates from our government about latest #covid19 figures...Jul 24 21:40
techrights-newsProducts that cost cents to make but #patents make like x100 more expensive. Whose interests are served here? They slow down production to increase demand, lower supply, drive up pricing. #patent #monopoly in action! https://endpts.com/covid-19-roundup-pfizer-to-supply-us-with-200m-more-vaccines-as-uk-study-finds-higher-antibodies-in-8-10-week-intervals/Jul 24 21:42
techrights-newsNew Important Kernel Update Released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS 7 Users โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153761 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 22:17
techrights-newsLibreOffice 7.1.5 Community is available for download http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153679#comment-30379Jul 24 22:26
techrights-news#Programming Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153762 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 22:56
techrights-newsodayโ€™s ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ง ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…’๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…ข Leftovers โ€ข ๐—ง๐˜‚๐˜… ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ โ‡จ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153763 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachinesJul 24 22:59
techrights-newsLinks 24/7/2021: Skrooge 2.26.1 and K-9 Mail Release โ€ข ั‚ั”ยขะฝัฮน๏ปญะฝั‚ั• โš“ http://techrights.org/2021/07/24/skrooge-2-26-1/ ไท‰ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | โ™พ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/24/skrooge-2-26-1/Jul 24 23:01
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