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schestowitz"Results 1 - 50 of about 2,500 for ballnux." < http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mo... >Dec 21 00:04
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schestowitzde Icaza: use Mono < http://tirania.org/blog/archive/2008/Dec-19.html > (because it's only for Novell... and a patent ambush tot he rest)Dec 21 00:46
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MinceRgnDec 21 03:19
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kentmaHiDec 21 10:26
schestowitzHeyDec 21 10:26
zoobabhiDec 21 10:26
zoobabhave you managed to view the .rm videos?Dec 21 10:27
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schestowitzVideos? I got just audio.Dec 21 10:30
zoobabhttp://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1375Dec 21 10:30
zoobabcan you make a copy of the audio then?Dec 21 10:31
schestowitzIt was painful to hear the fools, but it was mainly pharmas.Dec 21 10:31
schestowitzmplayer -v rtsp://209.3.198.150:554/vi deo/gipc/081008_2.rm?cloakport=80,554,7070 -dumpfile ./file.dump ?Dec 21 10:31
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schestowitzMS wants WAMP: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-1012607...Dec 21 12:36
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MinceRgeekingsDec 21 13:44
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_dougDick Hardt moves to Microsoft ..Dec 21 14:36
_doughttp://www.itwire.com/content/v...Dec 21 14:36
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schestowitzYes, he sold out.Dec 21 14:38
_dougYet more of co-opting Open Source people .. to the BORG ...Dec 21 14:38
schestowitz"We needed the $$$"Dec 21 14:39
_dougWhy the latest IE flaw proves Linux got it right from the startDec 21 14:39
_doughttp://www.itwire.com/content/vie...Dec 21 14:39
_dougAnyone want to make a working example ?Dec 21 14:40
_doughttp://www.itwire.com/content/vie...Dec 21 14:40
_dougschest .. this channel is dire .. no-one is saying anything .. you should kick anyone who lurks ..Dec 21 14:43
kentma1Sort oof go to battle with the bots?Dec 21 14:43
schestowitz_doug: drinking so early in the week? :-)Dec 21 14:48
_doug'buying a stock option and retaining the option to take product at full price during a specified period of time if the price of the stock does not go up' patented .. :]Dec 21 14:51
_doughttp://www.emediawire.com/releases/20...Dec 21 14:51
_dougdrinking: who me, never .. :oDec 21 14:51
_doug"This patent has been sold to Intellectual Ventures, a company of Nathan Myhrvold'"Dec 21 14:51
_dougLong ago, on a south Pacific Island, the natives used rocks as a currency. They were considered valuable as they had to row ten miles to the next island to collect ... :)Dec 21 14:53
_dougIV, the equivilent of trading in rocks ...Dec 21 14:53
_dougWhile the US is distracting itself with this nonsence, it's economy is going down the tubes ..Dec 21 14:54
_dougHow about making stuff and selling it, instead of living parasiticlly off the real economy ?Dec 21 14:54
schestowitzA company?Dec 21 14:55
schestowitzIV is a company?Dec 21 14:55
schestowitzMore like a firm, no?Dec 21 14:55
schestowitzOr a company... like the Rat Pack is 'good company'...Dec 21 14:55
schestowitzPatented Business System Offers Novel Alternative to Bailouts or Bankruptcy For the Automotive Industry < http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2... >Dec 21 14:55
schestowitzDoesn't In Re Bilski assassinate this?Dec 21 14:56
schestowitzMaybe they applies before the ruling?Dec 21 14:56
schestowitz*LOL* @ "IV, the equivilent of trading in rocks ..."Dec 21 14:56
_dougDo Bilski retrospectivly apply, I don't think so, else the need for a patent war-chest ..Dec 21 14:57
schestowitzTrue, true. Someone told me that about a year ago before the Great Depression2 began. People like NathanM ruin the economy and they can't give a flip.Dec 21 14:57
schestowitz_doug: it wouldn't hold in court.Dec 21 14:57
schestowitzBilski can stop applications but lawsuits tooDec 21 14:57
schestowitzIOW, this patent is like a brand-new Apple Lisa in 2008 :-)Dec 21 14:58
_dougPlanting rubber trees patented .. http://www.harvardir.org/articles/1795/Dec 21 14:58
schestowitzStop it, _doug, you're cracking me up!!Dec 21 14:58
schestowitz"IV, the equivilent of trading in rocks ..."Dec 21 14:58
schestowitzOops... "Kerala who patented his own method of planting rubber trees to produce higher yields"Dec 21 14:59
schestowitzSo much propaganda language, e.g.: "On the other hand, activists hope that increased recognition of intellectual property rights will help to eliminate biopiracy and patent pirating in general."Dec 21 15:00
schestowitz"Piracy" and "intellectual property" in the same sense. Where is WoMD?Dec 21 15:00
_dougNSA patents network snooping ..Dec 21 15:01
_doughttp://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/15...Dec 21 15:01
schestowitzI saw that.Dec 21 15:04
schestowitzI'm including this in a post that I proofread now.Dec 21 15:04
_dougNComputing patents virtual desktops ..Dec 21 15:05
_doughttp://www.msnbc.msn.com...Dec 21 15:05
kentma1Virtual desktops have been around for years, if not decadesDec 21 15:06
schestowitzBut they got some MS/Intel people, so they think about patents now.Dec 21 15:06
schestowitz"Unlike other desktop virtualization solutions, the patented and highly-efficient X550 delivers rich multimedia and full-screen video."Dec 21 15:07
schestowitz"The company's award-winning patented technology drastically lowers desktop computing costs, improves manageability, and reduces both energy consumption and e-waste."Dec 21 15:07
schestowitzWhat is the patent??Dec 21 15:08
_dougClevest Solutions Inc, patent configurable forms, validations, and workflows ..Dec 21 15:08
_doughttp://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?A...Dec 21 15:08
schestowitz"A method for building efficient PCs..?"Dec 21 15:08
kentma1Doh...Dec 21 15:08
_dougMyECheck patents clearing cheques ..Dec 21 15:09
_doughttp://opensourcepbx.tmcnet.com/topics/de...Dec 21 15:09
_dougProf patents door-bell triggered image capture sent to a PDA and onto a mobile phone ..Dec 21 15:12
_doughttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/artic...Dec 21 15:12
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_dougActix patents pathloss tuning ..Dec 21 15:14
_doughttp://www.mysolutioninfo.com/news-displa...Dec 21 15:14
_dougThe Post-Bilski Era Gets UnderwayDec 21 15:18
_doughttp://yro.slashdot.org/article...Dec 21 15:18
_dougThe Wal-Mart of Software ..Dec 21 15:20
_doughttp://www.cio.com/article/472116/Micro...Dec 21 15:20
_doug"We're a good choice right now in this economic downturn,"Dec 21 15:21
_dougMore like the AmWay of software :]Dec 21 15:21
_doughttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmwayDec 21 15:21
_dougIf you join up, you get a whiteboard and a manual, and an unlimited suply of cleaning fluid .. :)Dec 21 15:22
schestowitzBoycott Novell in CIO MagDec 21 15:22
schestowitz[bottom of page]Dec 21 15:23
_dougwhere ?Dec 21 15:23
schestowitzhttp://www.cio.com/article/472116/Microso...Dec 21 15:25
_dougOpen source success due to Microsoft ..Dec 21 15:26
_doughttp://www.networkworld.com/news/2...Dec 21 15:26
schestowitzTroll headlineDec 21 15:30
schestowitzThey published it elsewhere with a different headline. The study is not about Microsoft. I wonder if the guy writing this is a Microsoft mole.Dec 21 15:31
schestowitzOr  maybe the editors who chose the headlines.Dec 21 15:31
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_dougWhat a co-incidence http://www.itbusinessedge.com/b...Dec 21 15:31
_dougAnother 'Microsoft helps Open Source' report ..Dec 21 15:32
_dougpeacefull co-existance with dotNEt and Open source ..Dec 21 15:33
_doughttp://www.itbusinessedge.com/bl...Dec 21 15:33
schestowitzThe FastCGI Handler was unable to process the request.Dec 21 15:33
schestowitzIf it's Laura, then no surprise. She's there with Enderle and chums pushing this agenda.Dec 21 15:33
schestowitzYes, I saw that latter one too.Dec 21 15:34
_doug"Microsoft's Robert Duffner says the conference is not a Microsoft-driven initiative, but the company is aware of the conference."Dec 21 15:34
schestowitzMicrosoft is on a EEE campaign with open source.Dec 21 15:34
schestowitzIt's using journalists to stick it in people's faces.Dec 21 15:34
schestowitzRobert Duffner : 'people luv the Vole'Dec 21 15:35
kentmaTalking about eee, I'm looking at eee and acer aspire in GuelphDec 21 15:35
schestowitzMicrosoft EEEed the EEE tooDec 21 15:35
schestowitzNow they push for up-speccingDec 21 15:35
schestowitzASUS said they were closely tied up with MicrosoftDec 21 15:36
kentmaThere're EEEs at a local store, but 678 for win XP version, and 778 for linux versionDec 21 15:36
schestowitzFirst they put Windows (like with the OLPC), then extend to pull out the 'Linux;Dec 21 15:36
kentmaThat's Cnd$Dec 21 15:36
schestowitzWhy the price difference?Dec 21 15:36
kentmaBut there's an aspire for 378 which looks goodDec 21 15:36
schestowitzThat's the leading one.Dec 21 15:37
kentmaI don't know, the Windows version has a bigger SSD as wellDec 21 15:37
kentma80g versus 40gDec 21 15:37
kentmaStill, I'm in on my N800 this morning.. With pidgin.Dec 21 15:38
kentmaI'm amazed at home much the maemo repository has grown.Dec 21 15:39
kentmaThere're so many apps for the N800 and n810, it's extraordinaryDec 21 15:39
schestowitzWait, but why is the Linux version more expensive?Dec 21 15:40
schestowitzIt's worth investigating because Microsoft i playing  distryDec 21 15:40
schestowitzThis is not exactly new.Dec 21 15:40
kentmaI don't know, and worse, it even has the smaller drive, too.Dec 21 15:40
_doughttp://www.unconfirmedsources.com/in...Dec 21 15:40
schestowitzSo ASUS may then say that people don't Linux.Dec 21 15:40
schestowitz[maybe cause it's made more expensive and hobbled]Dec 21 15:41
kentmaYou have to pay a premium for the linux version, now.   It stinks of corruption.Dec 21 15:41
schestowitzMicrosoft pressured ASUS a while ago and if they totally sold out, then it needs to be said.Dec 21 15:41
schestowitzThe corruption occurred a while ago.. a form of kickbacks, IMHO.Dec 21 15:42
kentmaCertain, the prices are rising fast for the asus machines, and getting the linux ones is becoming yet more difficult.  It might be at the distributor leve, though.Dec 21 15:42
schestowitzThey raise if for Intel and MicrosoftDec 21 15:43
schestowitzWith Linux they targeted low end.Dec 21 15:43
schestowitzAs they go upwards with the specs, they punish Linux and pay more to Microsoft's partner, Intel.Dec 21 15:43
_dougBitTorrent used to 'hack' military satellite - only in the movies ..Dec 21 15:44
_doughttp://torrentfreak.com/bittorrent-crash-li...Dec 21 15:44
kentmaIt's daft, because the performance of windows on high end machines is not better than linux on low end machines.Dec 21 15:44
_doug'hacking' in the movies, is painfull to watch ...Dec 21 15:44
kentmahacking?Dec 21 15:46
_doughttp://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/hacking-lik...Dec 21 15:47
_dougmost cring.worthy dude ..Dec 21 15:48
schestowitzcracking?Dec 21 15:48
schestowitzThe media daemonises changing of source code.Dec 21 15:48
schestowitzHacking is a bad thing too now.Dec 21 15:48
kentmaAh, I see what you mean, yes, it's awful.Dec 21 15:48
schestowitz"Why don'y you just use binaries?"Dec 21 15:48
_dougappariently he manages by rotating cubes on screen, without having to type in block letters :]Dec 21 15:49
_dougwhat a load of crock$Dec 21 15:49
kentmaHeheDec 21 15:49
_dougI've got a zero-day sploit :oDec 21 15:50
kentmaIf you ever watched the pretty awful film speed, you'd see that creating a super car mostly involves splashing some grease on your face and taking off your shirt.Dec 21 15:50
kentmaSorry, I mean fast and furiousDec 21 15:50
_dougsee video #2, rotating 3-d flow chaRTS, STILL NO NEED TO TYPE IN TEXT ..Dec 21 15:50
kentmaAh, he's using 7gl languagesDec 21 15:51
kentmaHeheDec 21 15:51
_dougFrom the 'HACKING FOR DUMMIES' school of programming ..Dec 21 15:52
kentmaIs he fat, eating crap fast foo dand drinking high sugar soda pops?Dec 21 15:54
_doughttp://www.pcworld.com/article/45804/h...Dec 21 15:54
_douga real hack would make for a boring movie ..Dec 21 15:55
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schestowitzkentma: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/21/a...Dec 21 16:03
kentmaHmm, perhahps I'll just stick with the aceer machine, then.Dec 21 16:06
kentmaAcer.Dec 21 16:06
kentmaThe pc world article was quite interesting.  I rather liked tron, and wargames was always something of a favourite... "This corn is raw" etc...Dec 21 16:07
schestowitzI should really try to avoid the IDG networks.Dec 21 16:07
schestowitzLike PC World..Dec 21 16:07
schestowitzThere's too much agenda there, usually done through selection of editors.Dec 21 16:08
kentmaOh, yeah, well, they're advertising funded, aren't they?Dec 21 16:08
schestowitzYes, and they are paid to do whitepapers. Microsoft is a big customer.Dec 21 16:09
kentmaI'm sure that MS is, yes.  Stil l lots of money to spend...Dec 21 16:10
schestowitzAV vendors sez malware will increase :-) http://www.prweb.com/releases/20...Dec 21 16:10
schestowitzIt's not "to spend"Dec 21 16:11
schestowitzTo Microsoft, it's "to invest"Dec 21 16:11
schestowitzTo corrupt the media is not "to spend". it's to promote interestsDec 21 16:11
_doughttp://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o4g930pm8MsDec 21 16:12
schestowitzLatest spin watch: http://www.prwatch.org/node/8081 http://www.prwatch.org/node/8083Dec 21 16:12
schestowitz"Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, we look at the Pentagon's PR slush fund, the U.S. auto industry's positioning and Europe's worst lobbyists. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin'," what the coal industry, Iraqi Health Ministry and Barry McCaffrey have in common."Dec 21 16:13
schestowitzThis one might make FP: http://digg.com/linux_unix/Puppy_Linux_f...Dec 21 16:14
schestowitzhttp://use.perl.org/articles/08/12/1... "We have only limited volunteer labour, and the maintenance burden is getting increasingly complex. Hence this will be the last significant release of the 5.8.x series."Dec 21 16:17
schestowitz_doug: your buddy Robert got caught with his hands in the cookie jar: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12...Dec 21 16:18
schestowitzThis one almost made it..... http://www.fsdaily.com/Opposition/Linux_Found...Dec 21 16:20
_dougTop 10 Most Overhyped Tech Products ..Dec 21 16:21
_doughttp://ca.tech.yahoo.com/reviews/digital_...Dec 21 16:21
_dougRobert ?Dec 21 16:21
_dougmedia whore$Dec 21 16:22
schestowitzRob-herDec 21 16:22
schestowitzDecent list there in Yahoo.Dec 21 16:23
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schestowitz""He is one of the most highly regarded members of the Linux and open source community and is known as the first North American kernel developer." Is Freedom a dirty word? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...Dec 21 16:34
_douggtg ..Dec 21 16:52
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schestowitzBush shoe protester has been beaten, Iraqi judge says < http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008... >Dec 21 16:58
schestowitz"Yesterday, an Egyptian man offered his 20-year-old daughter to Zaidi as a bride. Cobblers from Turkey to Lebanon have claimed the shoes were made in their factories."Dec 21 16:59
schestowitz"Hundreds of protesters in Iraq have rallied to the journalist's cause and demanded his release."Dec 21 16:59
schestowitz"The journalist's lawyer said more than 1,000 lawyers had offered to defend him. University students gathered in Falluja on Wednesday to show their support for him, raising their shoes and throwing rocks at US soldiers, who reportedly opened fire above the crowd. Protesters said one student was injured."Dec 21 17:00
zoobabhttp://www.noooxml.org/forum/t-114765/microsoft...Dec 21 17:01
schestowitz"Obama continues to support making ethanol for cars from corn, a practice which feeds cars at the expense of feeding people." http://www.stallman.org/archives/2008-se...Dec 21 17:01
schestowitz"150,000 Haitians protested to demand the return of their elected President Aristide, who was kidnaped by US agents and taken to exile." < http://www.stallman.org/archives/2008-sep-dec.html... >Dec 21 17:02
schestowitzNew ugly details about potential licensing of OOXML patents: http://boycottnovell.com/2008/12/21/cat-i...Dec 21 17:19
schestowitzbblDec 21 17:19
trmancoLinux netbook market share dwindling down: http://gerry.ws/2008/12/426/linux-netbook...Dec 21 17:30
zoobab24C3: EU-EPLA and Community Patent: Software Patents reloadedDec 21 17:38
zoobabhttp://www.youtube.com/w...Dec 21 17:39
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_dougschest ??Dec 21 18:53
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neighborleeinteresting they keep  bringing up RAND(Z), when googling finds nothing on it, not only that but the wwwc considering it at one time, but after considerable reistance from many sources, abandoned this strategy in order to aim for royalty free licensing instead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... " Providing really free software for a standard that incorporates RAND components therefore is a proDec 21 19:06
neighborleeblem for the free and open source community. "Dec 21 19:06
neighborleehttp://boycottnovell.com/2008/1... < brought up here again, last post.Dec 21 19:08
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_dougschest ?? anyone ??? any of you lurkers ??Dec 21 19:49
schestowitzbrbDec 21 19:50
schestowitzjust got bckDec 21 19:50
_doughave to go .. see you tomorrow ...Dec 21 19:55
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schestowitzzoobab: good video, check out: http://www.fool.com/investing/val...Dec 21 20:35
schestowitzMS press: "It seems to me that Mr. Softy is up to his old tricks again. The target this time is the OpenDocument standard, a free and open alternative to Microsoft's own Office formats for text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. The standard's biggest proponent so far is Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: JAVA) and its StarOffice/OpenOffice software packages"Dec 21 20:35
schestowitz"... I still think that both Sun and Novell have become pawns of the Monopoly, to replace SCO. Some of the articles Grouch has listed tend to support that view.[...] Novell may not Linux much either, althoughthey own SuSE. They did mach damage to SuSE by the patent deal with M$. I have wondered if they acquired SuSE to be able to kill it off at a suitable moment. Such things are not unknown in the corporate world."Dec 21 21:14
schestowitzhttp://www.groklaw.net/article.php...Dec 21 21:15
schestowitzCutting Research Threatens Progress, Lawmaker Says < http://www.pcworld.com/article/155841/resea... >Dec 21 21:18
schestowitzReport: Former Vodafone chief to pull out of Yahoo CEO search < http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-... >Dec 21 21:23
schestowitzYouTube overtakes Yahoo, Microsoft in U.S. search < http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11312 >Dec 21 21:25
schestowitzMicrosoft seems to be 'planting' advertsarticles... http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?A...Dec 21 21:27
schestowitzTim Anderson also writes for the Grauniad: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/200... ... pro-Microsoft, as usual..Dec 21 21:39
neighborleenasty ;)Dec 21 21:47
neighborleeboth are losing massive ground to wii anyway LOLDec 21 21:48
neighborleeno contestDec 21 21:48
schestowitzYes, but Microsoft doesn't mention the "W" wordDec 21 21:48
neighborleemy friend just got her own wii/wiifit and is loving it..as well as her new wii game starwars: force unleashedDec 21 21:48
neighborleeheh I dont doubt itDec 21 21:49
schestowitzMS: "We do well" you: "compared to who?" MS: "Gotta go!"Dec 21 21:49
neighborleeroflDec 21 21:49
schestowitzThey lose BILLIONS!!Dec 21 21:49
schestowitz7 billions at last countDec 21 21:50
neighborleegezDec 21 21:50
schestowitzZune too, but not as muchDec 21 21:51
schestowitzWindows Mobile must have lost billions too and new rumours suggest that Microsoft will try to 'Zunify' this dying O/S.Dec 21 21:51
schestowitzhttp://www.htlounge.net/article/...Dec 21 21:52
neighborleego bama!Dec 21 21:52
schestowitzOh mama!Dec 21 21:53
neighborleelolDec 21 21:53
schestowitzMOG promotes MS EEE (against ODF): "Ah, the Christmas spirit of "peace on earth, goodwill to men" must be wafting over Redmond, Washington."Dec 21 22:14
schestowitzMicrosoft fights with crisis < http://www.pb.pl/Default2.aspx?ArticleID=181... >Dec 21 22:20
schestowitzWhat to make of this site? I was never sure.. In Ten Years: Microsoft < http://www.minyanville.com/arti... >Dec 21 22:22
schestowitzPJ's has been gone for almost 2 weeks. She disconnected herself (members only)... http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?stor...Dec 21 22:31
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schestowitzInformationWeek (Microsoft friend) to Microsoft's 'rescue': http://www.informationweek.com/blog...Dec 21 22:38
trmancoIs Cloud Computing Vaporware?: http://www.pcworld.com/article/15585...Dec 21 22:43
schestowitzWhat is cloud?Dec 21 22:44
schestowitzHaha. Ovum. I like them in general.Dec 21 22:45
MinceRMorph Ovum!Dec 21 22:45
schestowitz:-) They are usually quite honest, like 451 GroupDec 21 22:46
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schestowitz"Think that the RIAA is getting sensible? Think again: it's just getting clever: [...] Yup, it's that old favourite: three strikes and you're out..." < http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/... >Dec 21 23:58

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Their plan for IBM is a personal plan
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RMS rightly calls those things "bullshit generators"
Cusdeb Makes New Presentation About Where GNU Hurd (Still a Possible Linux Replacement) Stands in 2026
coming from a generally RMS-friendly account
Gemini Links 18/03/2026: Librarians, Phone Anxiety, Growing 'Small' Net, and Slop Versus Software Engineering
Links for the day
Smug Threat by Garrett to Put My Family and I in Prison Doesn't Prove We Did Anything Wrong, It Only Proves He's Truly Desperate to Stop Further Publications That Embarrass Him
his reputation is poor in the United States
systemd Increasingly Microsoft Project, Controlled by Microsoft and Slopware
Cannot allow choice
What IBM Meant to Red Hat: "Proprietary Bundling, Restricted Source Access"
Anyone or anything that joins IBM likely shortens its lifespan
IBM Thrashing Confluent Upon Arrival, Based on Rumours
We deem it a bigger issue that investigative journalism perished, not that one must rely on hearsay online or mere "rumours"
Slop Is Plagiarism, Not (Vibe) Coding, and It's Not Automated, It Doesn't Save Money
Reject misnomers, explain what's actually happening
UPC is Still Illegal and Unconstitutional (Kangaroo Court for Patents, Manned by Corporate Staff), Federal Court of Justice of Germany Receives Belated Complaint About It
What is happening to Europe???
EPO Demonstration Happening Right Now, Later This Week Things Will Only Escalate Further
The SUEPO The Hague Committee wrote to staff this morning
Links 18/03/2026: Commodore's Hedley Davis Dies, Apple Not Good Enough, Cheeto "Floats Treason Charges for Iran War Coverage"
Links for the day
A Step Close to Shutting Down the European Patent Office (EPO)
Not going to work all month long
EPO Staff Demonstration Today
The demonstration will be live-streamed for those thousands of colleagues who don't live in Munich
Gemini Links 18/03/2026: Brazilian SYN Attacks and BGP
Links for the day
LibreLocal Also Coming to Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, and Spain
It helps raise awareness of Software Freedom
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, March 17, 2026
IRC logs for Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 14 Out of 200: Men Who Strangle Women (and Worse) Trying to Force Us to Write Public Apologies to These Men
For those who never before saw a SLAPP, they basically make many demands
"Vibe-forking" and Why It'll Ultimately Fail (Hype on Top of Hype)
Code made with LLMs sucks; converting solid, human-tested code into slop only complicates matters and increases risk
Updates About Richard Stallman's Free Software Foundation
After all those years (a decade) and in spite of phony scandals many people out there still respect him
LLM Slop With "Linux" in the Domain Names
This is becoming a pain and a problem also in the arts and in software engineering
The EFF Has a Bug, Fixing This Bug is Likely Not Possible Anymore
"the EFF's continued existence impairs the arrival of a replacement organization, one which will actually champion digital rights."
Links 17/03/2026: Microsoft Windows Broken by Samsung, Afghanistan-Pakistan War Escalation
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Gemini Links 17/03/2026: Newcomers and False-Positive 'Slop'
Links for the day
Héctor Orón Martínez & Debian shadow candidate pressure on Sruthi Chandran
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 17/03/2026: American Fentanylware (TikTok) Investors Implicated in Kickbacks, "Big Oil Knew It Was Wrecking Louisiana’s Coast"
Links for the day
For Third Time in a Week The Register MS Runs Google SPAM That Paints Google as an Ally of Women (Which is False, They're Womanisers)
What does that make The Register MS to women?
British Justice Minister Sarah Sackman Blasts Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA)
The "legal industry" is due for "some reckoning"
GAFAM Deprecating Old Videos ("Content") by Removing the Support for Their Format for No Good Reason
"Security" is not a valid excuse
Credit/Debit Cards Have Long Been Called Plastics, Over Time They're Becoming More Like Pure Plastics
They cost less than a dollar to manufacture
The European Patent Office (EPO) Holds a Public Demonstration Tomorrow and It'll be Live-streamed
The EPO's workforce was meant to be capable of speaking many languages and have extensive experience in the sciences
People Who Attacked Techrights Also Attacked My Mother
Picking on old ladies because you don't like Free software advocates is never OK
Little Community Element Left in CentOS
CentOS, unlike Fedora, was meant to be long supported and solid
Social Control Media is Cancel Culture (Companies Like Facebook Also Punish/Ban Accounts for Mentioning "Linux" and Lobby for Anti-Linux Legislation)
The masters of Social Control Media decide what ideas can and cannot be expressed
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Monday, March 16, 2026
IRC logs for Monday, March 16, 2026
Someone at Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is Censoring the Birthday Greetings to Richard Stallman
Some people remember
The European Patent Office (EPO) Illegally Transitioning Into 'Gig' 'Economy' Equivalent (a Shop for Patent Monopolies in Europe)
for scabs aka SEALs
At Least Six EPO Strikes Next Month (Yes, Six!)
The pressure intensifies over time
Several MPs Blast Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for Inaction and Ineffective Action This Week
"Four MPs have written to the SRA"
Microsofters' SLAPP Censorship - Part 14 Out of 200: The Abusive Cases of the Serial Strangler From Microsoft and His Litigation Buddy Garrett Did Cause "Serious Harm"
claims were de facto abandoned at the trial
Today's Discussions About How IBM Pushes Workers Out
The corporate media keeps trying - baselessly and in vain - to paint everything that happens with the "hey hi" brush
Linux Teck (linuxteck.com) and Ubuntu PIT (ubuntupit.com) Are Botspam
now they just keep experimenting by trashing their sites and reputation
Links 16/03/2026: Moscow Experiencing Cellphone Internet Outages, "Salman Rushdie Is Tired of Talking About Free Speech"
Links for the day
Links 16/03/2026: Arctic Security and 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin'
Links for the day
Gemini Links 16/03/2026: KN95 Skins and CSS Surprises
Links for the day
Debian is Dying for Some of the Same Reasons IBM's Fedora is Rapidly Dying
Prioritising CoC censorship, not communities
The Register MS is Again Femmewashing GAFAM (Which Makes Widows) in Exchange for Money
This is a moral issue because they betray or harm women and prop up authoritarian regimes
Gemini Links 16/03/2026: AB 1043, Lagrange Android Beta 47, and Poetry
Links for the day
"Slop-forking" or "Vibe-forking" as the New 'Noble' Plagiarism
New Cloudflare Slop Project?
EPO "Cocaine Communication Manager" - Part VII - Cult Mentality, Mobbing, Nepotism
Does the EPO actually believe in the law?
2026 Microsoft Layoff Rumours
Surely if we had properly-functioning media, then someone would investigate this rather than rely on official statements from Microsoft and WARN notices
EPO Strike This Week
contact your national representatives about it
Gemini Links 15/03/2026: "Create Opportunities for Good Things to Happen", DOSbook, and Bitcoin Criticism
Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...
GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 15, 2026
IRC logs for Sunday, March 15, 2026
Pirate Praveen Arimbrathodiyil & Debian denouncing volunteers, hiding romances
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock