Key Parts of the Latest Talk From Bruce Perens, Who Seemingly Wants to Go Back to Freedom (Because 'Open' Became Increasingly Meaningless and Users Are Harmed)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2020-09-01 04:36:21 UTC
Modified: 2020-09-01 04:36:21 UTC

Summary: Inspired by this very good and thought-provoking talk from Bruce Perens (published about a week ago), we've cropped the relevant parts, which we think help narrow down a one-hour talk into a few minutes (00:01:00 - 00:12:20). Notice to what degree Mr. Perens shares our views and interpretations, e.g. regarding the Linux Foundation and OIN.

Affirming What We Already Know: Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is Profoundly Incompetent: "SRA ordered to pay solicitor £50k in costs after failed prosecution"
RMS Was Right 35 Years Ago: Stallman’s viewpoints have remained the same
Fedora is IBM and There's Hardly Any Community Left: It's more like an onboarding mechanism for unpaid labour at (and for) IBM
Oracle's Debt Exploded by 22 Billion Dollars in 6 Months, the Ponzi Scheme With Scam Altman Was Classic 'Pump and Dump': The founder of Oracle now uses his wealth for right-wing ideological reasons, nothing else
Facebook ('Meta') is Dead Meat, This GAFAM Company's Debt Exploded by Almost 33 Billion Dollars in Just 3 Months (11 Billion Per Month): we can expect many sales/contracts to get canceled
Australia's top nurse takes on Musk, Zuckerberg & rogue health influencers, birthkeepers: Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XVI - The Associates of Mr. Cocainegate Don't Want to Talk About Cocainegate (Right of Reply): Nobody wanted to talk about cocaine at the EPO
The "Open Source" (Corporate Openwashing) Fake Community Rejects Democracy, Open Source Initiative is in Effect Dead: This is basically the end of the OSI
Cracks and Holes in Microsoft's Slop Bubble (Also, Windows is Declining): "More Bad News For Xbox As Microsoft Blames Gaming For An Annual Decline In Its PC Business"
Microsoft's Debt Exploded by More Than 20 Billion Dollars This Past Year, Says Microsoft: Expect more mass layoffs
Strike at the EPO Today: Next month we'll start a new EPO series
State of the Slop and The Register MS Runs Ads as 'Articles': Yesterday we could not find much slop about "Linux"
Gemini Links 30/01/2026: Announcing Crossyword and SYN Attack: Links for the day
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Thursday, January 29, 2026: IRC logs for Thursday, January 29, 2026
Gemini Links 29/01/2026: Naps, Letting Go, and Terribly Cold Weather: Links for the day
Links 29/01/2026: Kennedy Center Officials Resigning and Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs: Links for the day
Goodbyes to Red Hat and IBM: PIPs let them do the same with less "wasted" on severance or with obscene narrative-shaping
The Need to Understand the Projection Tactics Against RMS: There's an old and common saying (or "wisdom") about who's guilty when there's a fart in elevators (lifts)
Links 29/01/2026: Neocities Is Blocked by Microsoft, “Intellectual Freedom Centers” as the New "Intelligent Design": Links for the day
Microsoft XBox Dying Not Only as a Console, Reveals Microsoft: Microsoft is trying to rebrand or repurpose the brand
Don't be Mistaken, Microsoft Boasts About Money That Does Not Exist and Revenue (Buying From Oneself!) Is Not Income: the company's debt grew
IBM's Financial Performance in IBM's Own Words: Money Down, Debt Up Sharply: IBM isn't a healthy company
In Dominica, GNU/Linux Has Risen to All-Time High in 2026: a lot of America is moving to Free software this year
The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XV - EPO is on Strike Tomorrow, Lots to be Angry About (Except Money): We'll soon finish the series
Gemini Links 29/01/2026: "Lady Audley's Secret" and "The Value Of Our Fear" (Carney's Speech): Links for the day
Emmanuel Macron on Europe's GAFAM Addiction/Dependence: "There is No Such Thing as Happy Vassalage": Microsoft has long worked to prevent commodification
It's Official, Mass Layoffs at IBM Again (2026): In a matter of days we'll just see how much IBM's debt has grown
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, January 28, 2026: IRC logs for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Laos and Microsoft: About 10% Windows, 0% Bing: There are many more nations like it
EPO Technical Meetings Show no Breakthroughs, a Strike Goes Ahead This Friday: Apparently there was another (fourth) meeting today [...] The industrial actions are working already
Google News as the Sole Source of Slop About "Linux", a Feeder of Slopfarms or Serial Sloppers: At least it's no longer hard to 'contain' the slop problem, knowing which domains are the culprits and seeing that Google is their main 'feeder'
IBM to Announce 'Results' Shortly, Expect Lots of Chaff Like "Quantum" and "Hey Hi" (Nothing Material to Show): We're still seeing layoffs and an exodus
Links 28/01/2026: ChatGPT Has Financial Problems, White House Sharing Fakes (or Deepfakes) in Official Accounts/Sites: Links for the day
Gemini Links 28/01/2026: FlatCube NES Port Finished and "Why I Still Write on the Small Web in 2026": Links for the day
Upcoming Techrights Series About the Public Appearances of Richard M. Stallman (RMS) in the United States: we plan to drop all pretences about "Open Source" and instead focus on Software Freedom
Upcoming Techrights Series About the Experiences of EPO Insiders: We'll start the new series some time next week
Links 28/01/2026: Microsoft Ordered to Stop Spying on School Children, Apple's Brand Tarnished by Its Complicity With Human Rights Abusers: Links for the day
Upcoming Techrights Series About the Failure of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) to Stop Hired Guns Who Work for Americans That Abuse Women: The SRA has demonstrated nothing but considerable incompetence at many levels
The "Alicante Mafia" - Part XIV - The EPO Vice-President Steve Rowan and the Hidden Alicante Connection is a Big Deal: We'll soon take a closer look at Ernst
Gemini Links 28/01/2026: Particle and AirMIDI: Links for the day
Amandine Jambert (EDPB/CNIL/FSFE), motive for lying, trust in blockchain and encryption: Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Over at Tux Machines...: GNU/Linux news for the past day
IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, January 27, 2026: IRC logs for Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Key Parts of the Latest Talk From Bruce Perens, Who Seemingly Wants to Go Back to Freedom (Because 'Open' Became Increasingly Meaningless and Users Are Harmed)

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