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schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> KISS static web photo albums with `photoalbum.sh` gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2023-10-29-kiss-static-web-photo-albums-with-photoalbum.sh.gmiOct 30 00:40
schestowitz-pi<techrights-news> "A decent looking (in my opinion, at least) in less than 500 (273 as of this writing, to be precise) lines of Bash code and with minimal dependencies; what more do you want? How many LOCs would this be in Raku with the same functionality (can it be sub-100?)." gemini://foo.zone/gemfeed/2023-10-29-kiss-static-web-photo-albums-with-photoalbum.sh.gmiOct 30 00:40
techrights-newsTechrights – There's Life After (Death of) Microsoft ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/29/There_s_Life_After_Death_of_Microsoft.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/29/There_s_Life_After_Death_of_Microsoft.gmi ∎Oct 30 01:09
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Free Software is a Wild Animal, Not a Pet, and One Entity Controlling It All Would Harm Its Freedom (and Users' Too) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Free_Software_is_a_Wild_Animal_Not_a_Pet_and_One_Entity_Control.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Free_Software_is_a_Wild_Animal_Not_a_Pet_and_One_Entity_Control.gmi ∎Oct 30 01:10
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Putting the Size of GNU/Linux in Perspective ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Putting_the_Size_of_GNU_Linux_in_Perspective.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Putting_the_Size_of_GNU_Linux_in_Perspective.gmi ∎Oct 30 01:10
techrights-newsTechrights – Microsoft and Microsoft-Sponsored (Bribed) Media Said That Google Was Doomed Because of Chatbots. That Did Not Happen. ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Microsoft_and_Microsoft_Sponsored_Bribed_Media_Said_That_Google.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Microsoft_and_Microsoft_Sponsored_Bribed_Media_Said_That_Google.gmi ∎Oct 30 01:35
techrights-newsTechrights – Free Software-Hostile Militants Created Fictional and Defamatory Blogs About Me. It Turns Out They Wrote About Themselves, Projecting Their Own Abusive Behaviour. ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Free_Software_Hostile_Militants_Created_Fictional_and_Defamator.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Free_Software_Hostile_Militants_Created_Fictional_and_Defamator.gmi ∎Oct 30 02:36
techrights-newsTechrights – [Meme] The Great Projector ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/_Meme_The_Great_Projector.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/_Meme_The_Great_Projector.gmi ∎Oct 30 02:36
techrights-newsTechrights – IRC Proceedings: Sunday, October 29, 2023 ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/irc-log-291023.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/irc-log-291023.gmi ∎Oct 30 03:00
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Release Delayed by Lenovo ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_Release_Delayed_by_Lenovo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_Release_Delayed_by_Lenovo.gmi ∎Oct 30 03:10
techrights-newsTechrights – Boycott Lenovo, and Enemy of Linux (and of Reliable Hardware) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Boycott_Lenovo_and_Enemy_of_Linux_and_of_Reliable_Hardware.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Boycott_Lenovo_and_Enemy_of_Linux_and_of_Reliable_Hardware.gmi ∎Oct 30 03:49
schestowitz-pi"Oct 30 04:09
schestowitz-piPS.  As per your previous message, I think that the tenets ofOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-piConfucianism are not as widely known in the West.  The core parts,Oct 30 04:10
schestowitz-pirelated to your discussion might be mentioned explicitly even if just inOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-pifootnotes.  I do understand the importance of Confucianism inOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-piinfluencing the character of South and Southeast Asia, but not the gistOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-piof what that influence is, at least not any more.  Of SSEA, I onlyOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-pigained a book-level familiarity with Buddhism and, to a certain extent,Oct 30 04:10
schestowitz-piTaoism having minored in philosophy as an undergraduate at a topOct 30 04:10
schestowitz-piuniversity.Oct 30 04:10
schestowitz-pi"Oct 30 04:10
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux Kernel 6.6 Officially Released, This Is What’s New ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_Kernel_6_6_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_Kernel_6_6_Officially_Released_This_Is_What_s_New.gmi ∎Oct 30 04:34
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Linux 6.6 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_6_6.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Linux_6_6.gmi ∎Oct 30 04:35
techrights-newsTechrights – Linus Torvalds is Extremely Angry at This Person Right Now (But the Code of Censorship Prevents Him From Talking Frankly) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Linus_Torvalds_is_Extremely_Angry_at_This_Person_Right_Now_But_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Linus_Torvalds_is_Extremely_Angry_at_This_Person_Right_Now_But_.gmi ∎Oct 30 04:49
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Software: BleachBit, Berty, Kitty, Discord ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Software_BleachBit_Berty_Kitty_Discord.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Software_BleachBit_Berty_Kitty_Discord.gmi ∎Oct 30 05:07
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_howtos.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_howtos.gmi ∎Oct 30 05:07
techrights-newsTechrights – Google is Failing Millions of People Who Wish to Know More About GNU/Linux ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Google_is_Failing_Millions_of_People_Who_Wish_to_Know_More_Abou.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Google_is_Failing_Millions_of_People_Who_Wish_to_Know_More_Abou.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:07
techrights[sec]old: https://yle.fi/a/74-20054897Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]If the providers were not selling 'stolen' copies of OpenWRT, it would beOct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]trivial to update the routers' firmware and keep it secure.   The security Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]failure is thus not a technical problem, that has been solved.   It is entirelyOct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]a legal and ethical problem.  Futhermore it leads to unnecessary e-waste      Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]as peope are told the throw out routers and buy new ones rather than simplyOct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]update the firmware.Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]^ topic ? Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]The above is *also* a smoke screen to distract from the more severe and prevalent security holes on the desktopOct 30 08:11
techrights[sec] called Windows.  Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]^ topic ?Oct 30 08:11
techrights[sec]also maybe sompi has something to say about the theatrics thereOct 30 08:11
techrights-newsTechrights – If Google Really Worries About “Zero Day Security Issues”, It Will Deprecate WebM Support, Not Ogg Theora Support ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/If_Google_Really_Worries_About_Zero_Day_Security_Issues_It_Will.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/If_Google_Really_Worries_About_Zero_Day_Security_Issues_It_Will.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:20
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Review: The Murena Two with privacy switches ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Review_The_Murena_Two_with_privacy_switches.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Review_The_Murena_Two_with_privacy_switches.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Cohesity Data Clown ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/26/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_and_Cohesity_Data_Clown.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/26/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_and_Cohesity_Data_Clown.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 5 reasons Linux is the best OS for coding ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/5_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_OS_for_coding.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/5_reasons_Linux_is_the_best_OS_for_coding.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:21
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 30 08:21
schestowitz-pitrying to reach sompiOct 30 08:47
schestowitz-pii need to break between previous postsOct 30 08:47
schestowitz-pioverslept by accident tooOct 30 08:47
schestowitz-pibut the body klnows better anywayOct 30 08:47
schestowitz-pi(sompi responding now)Oct 30 08:47
techrights[sec]Yes, if you overslept it was most likely that you needed the sleep. Oct 30 08:49
schestowitz-piscrollback still goingOct 30 09:07
*psydroid2 (~psydroid@u8ftxtfux23wk.irc) has joined #tuxmachinesOct 30 09:15
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Security Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Security_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Security_Leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:25
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 HowTos ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_howtos.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_howtos.1.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:25
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): FreeBSD Jails vs. Docker: A Comparison ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/FreeBSD_Jails_vs_Docker_A_Comparison.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/FreeBSD_Jails_vs_Docker_A_Comparison.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:25
schestowitz-pienough there for mini-series perhaps?Oct 30 09:29
schestowitz-pirianne insists people no longer read very long textsOct 30 09:29
techrights[sec]Perhaps a mini-series but I would try to encourage re-interest in long formOct 30 09:33
techrights[sec]writing because with the short ones context ends up missing and worse theyOct 30 09:33
techrights[sec]become more knee-jerk and people stop responding to the message and jsut to]Oct 30 09:33
techrights[sec]the delivery.  I would highly recommend reading (or listening to) theOct 30 09:33
techrights[sec]book "The Loop" by Jacob Ward.  Oct 30 09:33
schestowitz-pitelling people, "read longer"Oct 30 09:34
schestowitz-pii think is liike tellingf yle "write more"Oct 30 09:34
schestowitz-pior "write longer"Oct 30 09:34
schestowitz-pishaping thew general trend is hardOct 30 09:34
schestowitz-piadapting is easier sometimeesOct 30 09:34
techrights[sec]Yes but one can push back with occasional longer or medium sized postsOct 30 09:34
schestowitz-piok, will prepare overview paragraphOct 30 09:35
schestowitz-piand then some subsectionsOct 30 09:35
techrights[sec]thanksOct 30 09:36
schestowitz-pitaking a break from post for a few hourOct 30 09:37
schestowitz-pislese, info overloadOct 30 09:37
schestowitz-piwill do links nowOct 30 09:37
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 30/10/2023: Misinformation/Disinformation and Digital Restrictions (DRM) in Cameras ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Links_30_10_2023_Misinformation_Disinformation_and_Digital_Rest.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Links_30_10_2023_Misinformation_Disinformation_and_Digital_Rest.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:37
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Audiocasts/Shows: Destination GNU/Linux and Free Software Security Podcast ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Destination_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Securi.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Audiocasts_Shows_Destination_GNU_Linux_and_Free_Software_Securi.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:38
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Raspberry Pi RP2040 Superior Boy Takes Cybersecurity on the Go ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Raspberry_Pi_RP2040_Superior_Boy_Takes_Cybersecurity_on_the_Go.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Raspberry_Pi_RP2040_Superior_Boy_Takes_Cybersecurity_on_the_Go.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:38
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Programming Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Programming_Leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 30 09:38
techrights[sec]What aspects of the WebP fiasco along with using the removal of Theora asOct 30 09:54
techrights[sec]a distraction are based in control of software patents?  Those companies withOct 30 09:54
techrights[sec]any sense would put their weight behing open standards and avoid encumbered onesOct 30 09:54
schestowitz-piryan mention expiry days in irc (scrollback)Oct 30 09:54
schestowitz-pihe chedkedOct 30 09:54
techrights[sec]expiry days?Oct 30 09:54
techrights[sec]on patents?Oct 30 09:54
schestowitz-piyesOct 30 09:54
techrights[sec]checkingOct 30 09:55
schestowitz-pi707amOct 30 09:55
techrights[sec]not seeing it... checkingOct 30 10:07
techrights[sec]Yes, software for Theora is much more mature and thus safer.  Oct 30 10:07
techrights[sec]So maybe an additional goal is bug doors in addition to patent encumberanceOct 30 10:07
techrights[sec]"Only 5 CVEs that are related to Theora. The last one was in 2011."Oct 30 10:07
schestowitz-piwe have at least 4 articles about itOct 30 10:07
schestowitz-piit would help is SN et al became aware Oct 30 10:07
schestowitz-piand made a fussOct 30 10:07
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Radxa Zero 3W SBC features Rockchip RK3566 SoC, up to 8GB RAM in Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W form factor ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Radxa_Zero_3W_SBC_features_Rockchip_RK3566_SoC_up_to_8GB_RAM_in.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Radxa_Zero_3W_SBC_features_Rockchip_RK3566_SoC_up_to_8GB_RAM_in.gmi ∎Oct 30 10:08
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 12 of the Best Compression Tools to Compress Files on Linux ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/12_of_the_Best_Compression_Tools_to_Compress_Files_on_Linux.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/12_of_the_Best_Compression_Tools_to_Compress_Files_on_Linux.gmi ∎Oct 30 10:08
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 7 Best GNU/Linux Distros for Developers and Programmers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/7_Best_GNU_Linux_Distros_for_Developers_and_Programmers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/7_Best_GNU_Linux_Distros_for_Developers_and_Programmers.gmi ∎Oct 30 10:08
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Unifont 15.1.04 Released ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Unifont_15_1_04_Released.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Unifont_15_1_04_Released.gmi ∎Oct 30 10:08
DaemonFCThe last h264 patent apparently expires in late 2027.Oct 30 10:22
DaemonFCVery widely used codec.Oct 30 10:22
techrights[sec]https://soylentnews.org/submit.plOct 30 10:26
techrights[sec]back in some hoursOct 30 10:26
schestowitz-piDaemonFC: then they say it is deadOct 30 10:26
schestowitz-piin the mediaOct 30 10:26
schestowitz-piand we need to move to the next trapOct 30 10:27
schestowitz-pipatent evergreeningOct 30 10:27
schestowitz-piif it's free, it is "dead"Oct 30 10:27
techrights-newsTechrights – Alexandre Oliva on including underrepresented democraphics ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Alexandre_Oliva_on_including_underrepresented_democraphics.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Alexandre_Oliva_on_including_underrepresented_democraphics.gmi ∎Oct 30 10:30
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.1.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.1.gmi ∎Oct 30 11:22
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today's 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_leftovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/today_s_leftovers.gmi ∎Oct 30 11:22
techrights-newsTechrights – Links 30/10/2023: Hardware Sanctions Failing, Apple May Face Import Bans ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Links_30_10_2023_Hardware_Sanctions_Failing_Apple_May_Face_Impo.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Links_30_10_2023_Hardware_Sanctions_Failing_Apple_May_Face_Impo.gmi ∎Oct 30 11:23
*MinceR gives voice to psydroid2Oct 30 12:32
techrights[sec]backOct 30 13:18
techrights[sec]can you post the google link here, the one which recently rolled off the topOct 30 13:18
techrights[sec]of the screen?Oct 30 13:18
schestowitz-pihttps://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/g/blink-dev/c/qqDdLkeyk7YOct 30 13:19
techrights[sec]ThanksOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]Part of the problem, a really big part of the problem at that, is that mostOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]MBAs and the engineers sucking up to the admire having to shell out big moneyOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]just to use a codec.  They seem to go out of their way to seek such codecsOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]and to avoid standards which are in any way open.  I'm sure it's an ideologicalOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]decision because it sure as heck does not make financial sense.Oct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]WebP is an image format and so not a decent comparison, except that it points tto the fact that Google is not aOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]bout either security or open standarxsOct 30 13:48
schestowitz-pilast post mentions webm againOct 30 13:48
techrights[sec]Three excellent posts today; the ISP one, and the ones by Oliva and RyanOct 30 14:08
schestowitz-piwe got a good pace goingOct 30 14:08
schestowitz-pii do originals in TM too :-)Oct 30 14:08
techrights[sec]Great!Oct 30 14:09
schestowitz-pi1) news will slowOct 30 14:10
schestowitz-pi2) gulag noise_may_ die (irrelevant already)Oct 30 14:10
schestowitz-pi3) trolling in irc stoppedOct 30 14:10
schestowitz-piwe can write more, over time also restore and improve old pagesOct 30 14:10
schestowitz-pie.g. wikiOct 30 14:10
techrights[sec]"It is like Microsoft does not even bother to check who it is hiring" .. Oct 30 14:11
techrights[sec]... it does, those are selected as they fit in with the corporate culture at m$Oct 30 14:11
schestowitz-pii don't disagree :DOct 30 14:12
schestowitz-pihttp://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Putting_the_Size_of_GNU_Linux_in_Perspective.shtmlOct 30 16:38
techrights[sec]back in some hoursOct 30 16:38
techrights-newsTechrights – What the Situation in Finland Teaches Us About ISP-Supplied Routers (a Global Problem, Back Doors Increasingly Rampant) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/What_the_Situation_in_Finland_Teaches_Us_About_ISP_Supplied_Rou.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/What_the_Situation_in_Finland_Teaches_Us_About_ISP_Supplied_Rou.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:42
techrights-newsTechrights – Marius Nestor or Speedy Gonzales? ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Marius_Nestor_or_Speedy_Gonzales.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Marius_Nestor_or_Speedy_Gonzales.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:42
techrights-newsTechrights – The Fantasy of Google as Saviour (Saving Us From Microsoft Monopoly) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/The_Fantasy_of_Google_as_Saviour_Saving_Us_From_Microsoft_Monop.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/The_Fantasy_of_Google_as_Saviour_Saving_Us_From_Microsoft_Monop.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:42
techrights-newsTechrights – Mass Layoffs at Microsoft Contractors, Subsidiaries and Proxies in India (About 22,000 Laid Off in a Few Months) ⇨ http://news.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Contractors_Subsidiaries_and_Proxies_.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/n/2023/10/30/Mass_Layoffs_at_Microsoft_Contractors_Subsidiaries_and_Proxies_.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:42
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): The Danger to Microsoft in Australia: Windows Devices Aren't Selling Well (0%) ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/The_Danger_to_Microsoft_in_Australia_Windows_Devices_Aren_t_Sel.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/The_Danger_to_Microsoft_in_Australia_Windows_Devices_Aren_t_Sel.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Trinity Desktop Environment 14.1.1: Your Classic Linux Desktop Choice ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Trinity_Desktop_Environment_14_1_1_Your_Classic_Linux_Desktop_C.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Trinity_Desktop_Environment_14_1_1_Your_Classic_Linux_Desktop_C.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Mozilla Doubles Down on Firefox DEB Package for Debian-Based Linux Distros ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Mozilla_Doubles_Down_on_Firefox_DEB_Package_for_Debian_Based_Li.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Mozilla_Doubles_Down_on_Firefox_DEB_Package_for_Debian_Based_Li.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 𝘛𝘶𝘹 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: Google Android Leftovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.2.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Android_Leftovers.2.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 29th, 2023 ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_29th_2023.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/9to5Linux_Weekly_Roundup_October_29th_2023.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:43
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Marius Nestor (9to5Linux) Fastest to Cover Linux Releases ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Marius_Nestor_9to5Linux_Fastest_to_Cover_Linux_Releases.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Marius_Nestor_9to5Linux_Fastest_to_Cover_Linux_Releases.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:44
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): India Gives the Boot to Microsoft ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/India_Gives_the_Boot_to_Microsoft.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/India_Gives_the_Boot_to_Microsoft.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:44
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): GNU Linux-Libre 6.6 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/GNU_Linux_Libre_6_6_Kernel_Released_for_Software_Freedom_Lovers.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/GNU_Linux_Libre_6_6_Kernel_Released_for_Software_Freedom_Lovers.gmi ∎Oct 30 16:44
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Today in Techrights ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Today_in_Techrights.gmi ∎Oct 30 17:10
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): MediaTek Genio 1200 Arm Cortex-A78/A55 EVK gets official Ubuntu 22.04 support ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/MediaTek_Genio_1200_Arm_Cortex_A78_A55_EVK_gets_official_Ubuntu.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/MediaTek_Genio_1200_Arm_Cortex_A78_A55_EVK_gets_official_Ubuntu.gmi ∎Oct 30 17:10
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): Canonical teams up with MediaTek ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Canonical_teams_up_with_MediaTek.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/Canonical_teams_up_with_MediaTek.gmi ∎Oct 30 17:10
techrights-news➲ 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⨦ (NEW): VLC 3.0.20 Brings Fixes for Potential Security Issue, AV1 Hardware Decoder ⇨ http://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/VLC_3_0_20_Brings_Fixes_for_Potential_Security_Issue_AV1_Hardwa.shtml | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.tuxmachines.org/n/2023/10/30/VLC_3_0_20_Brings_Fixes_for_Potential_Security_Issue_AV1_Hardwa.gmi ∎Oct 30 23:13
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