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QuadrescenceGoogle rarely contacts Gmail users via email, but we are making an exception to let you know that we've reached a settlement in a lawsuit regarding Google Buzz (http://buzz.google.com), a service we launched within Gmail in February of this year.Nov 03 01:02
QuadrescenceShortly after its launch, we heard from a number of people who were concerned about privacy. In addition, we were sued by a group of Buzz users and recently reached a settlement in this case.Nov 03 01:02
QuadrescenceThe settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service to address users' concerns. In addition, Google has committed $8.5 million to an independent fund, most of which will support organizations promoting privacy education and policy on the web. We will also do more to educate people about privacy controls specific to Buzz. The more people know about privacy online, the better their online experience will be.Nov 03 01:02
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QuadrescenceJust to be clear, this is not a settlement in which people who use Gmail can file to receive compensation. Everyone in the U.S. who uses Gmail is included in the settlement, unless you personally decide to opt out before December 6, 2010. The Court will consider final approval of the agreement on January 31, 2011. This email is a summary of the settlement, and more detailed information and instructions approved by the court, inNov 03 01:02
Quadrescencecluding instructions about how to opt out, object, or comment, are available at http://www.BuzzClassAction.com.Nov 03 01:02
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QuadrescenceThis mandatory announcement was sent to all Gmail users in the United States as part of a legal settlement and was authorized by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.Nov 03 01:02
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FurnaceBoyQuadrescence: I declare this thread ON TOPICNov 03 01:07
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schestowitzMore good newsNov 03 11:07
schestowitzBoss may allow all my code to be gpl-licensedNov 03 11:07
schestowitziow, getting paid to write and expand gnu software from homeNov 03 11:07
schestowitzbut not for sure yetNov 03 11:07
oiaohmI have a more fun releation ship.Nov 03 11:11
oiaohmI get to set the licence of what I code based on how much company wanting it pays.Nov 03 11:12
oiaohmAnd after 12 months has passes I can then release the code under what ever licence I like.Nov 03 11:12
gnufreexoiaohm: What software it is?Nov 03 11:28
oiaohmMostly customistions on stuff.Nov 03 11:48
oiaohmSo far most have no prac usage outside the target companies.Nov 03 11:48
oiaohmBut some of the stuff I am doing with asterisk at the moment might be worth while.Nov 03 11:48
oiaohmLot has been inter business data conversion.  gnufreexNov 03 11:51
oiaohmFrom one internal database format to another.Nov 03 11:51
gnufreexData integration... what language?Nov 03 11:51
oiaohmScary enough various.Nov 03 11:52
gnufreexyikesNov 03 11:52
oiaohmDepends on the data sources.Nov 03 11:52
oiaohmexcel works out best processed with java.Nov 03 11:52
oiaohmsql storage to sql storage works out very well with php.Nov 03 11:52
gnufreexI do some stuff with Metamatrix... or Teiid, as it is called now.Nov 03 11:53
gnufreexJboss stuff.Nov 03 11:53
oiaohmLot of these are legacy crap as well.Nov 03 11:53
oiaohmSo acccess databases forwards to something sane.Nov 03 11:53
gnufreexI hate when there is patchwork of languages.Nov 03 11:54
gnufreexIn same project.Nov 03 11:55
oiaohmMine is a worse nightmare.Nov 03 11:55
oiaohmPatchwork of languages with patchwork of companies.Nov 03 11:55
oiaohmAnd part of the processes is working out what information two companies are preparied to share.Nov 03 11:56
gnufreexHow do you mean... two companies run same datacenter... or two companies work on same software?Nov 03 11:56
oiaohmYou are being nice.Nov 03 11:56
oiaohm2 companies independnant datacenters independant software.  I am writing the bridge between there two systems.Nov 03 11:56
oiaohmSame datacenter or same software would make the job so many times simpler.Nov 03 11:57
gnufreexSo you need to exchange data... that's a mess.Nov 03 11:58
oiaohmAnd hopefully only 2 companiesNov 03 11:58
oiaohmMy worse was a 12 way share.Nov 03 11:58
oiaohmof information.Nov 03 11:58
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oiaohmAnd nothing matched between the compaines at all.Nov 03 11:58
oiaohmRight down to using different server OS's.Nov 03 11:58
oiaohmI also do exchange of data setups for large company software migrations.Nov 03 11:59
oiaohmThose are nicer because you don't have blacklist data from each company to worry about.Nov 03 12:00
oiaohmIe blacklist data the data you are not allowed to transfer to other companies under the pain of very big law suit for breach of NDA.Nov 03 12:00
gnufreexYeah, that's what I suspected when I said "mess"Nov 03 12:01
oiaohmMy worst annoyance is how much crap software is out there.Nov 03 12:02
oiaohmWritten on access.Nov 03 12:02
gnufreexUghNov 03 12:02
oiaohmMakes my intergration work many times harder.Nov 03 12:02
gnufreexI hate access.Nov 03 12:02
gnufreexAnd ACCESS.Nov 03 12:02
oiaohmSameNov 03 12:02
oiaohmOnly database I know that can show you one query and process a completely different one.Nov 03 12:03
oiaohmInstead.Nov 03 12:03
oiaohmIts like as if it is designed to destory companies.Nov 03 12:03
oiaohmYes I don't say that lightly.Nov 03 12:04
gnufreexAccess is designed that way to upsell you to MS SQL SERVERNov 03 12:04
gnufreex"We have cure for that"Nov 03 12:05
gnufreexlolNov 03 12:05
gnufreexBut I never used SQL server, avoided it lika plague... so I might be wrong.Nov 03 12:05
gnufreexIs it also crappy?Nov 03 12:06
oiaohmUmmNov 03 12:10
oiaohmOther than the fact access backs onto JET database that has a different internal format.Nov 03 12:11
oiaohmThat does not transfer correctly to MS SQL ServerNov 03 12:11
schestowitzoiaohm: gnu is more funNov 03 12:12
schestowitzI have 3 months possibly to just write free softwareNov 03 12:12
schestowitzand hopefully to do much of it from homeNov 03 12:12
oiaohmCurrent work is fun.Nov 03 12:12
schestowitzI am currently working on getting another grantNov 03 12:12
oiaohmasterisk pbx having to secure freepbxNov 03 12:13
oiaohmSo that the server can have spamassissian and email filtering with interface intergrated.Nov 03 12:13
oiaohmAll threw ssl port.Nov 03 12:13
schestowitz"I have just spoken to ******, who I understand mailed you a short while ago. She phoned me to explain that whether I continue after 3 months or not it is wise to apply for a grant as it is possible to give up the grant at any stage but never possible to request it at a later stage. She has explained to me which forms are required (I have all that they require) and that a 2-page project proposal needs to be written. I canNov 03 12:14
schestowitzattempt to write a draft once we know which project or direction to concentrate on."Nov 03 12:14
oiaohmThat is something that is annoying.Nov 03 12:17
oiaohmI have 12 other documents to write up.Nov 03 12:17
gnufreexFrom what I saw on VLC mailing list, I don't think I will be using VLC ever again.Nov 03 12:56
oiaohmReally avloding vlc is hard.Nov 03 12:57
oiaohmdvd play back libs most people use come from them. gnufreexNov 03 12:58
gnufreexDid you read the thread?Nov 03 12:58
gnufreexIs that guy VLC dev?Nov 03 12:58
oiaohmWhat thread.Nov 03 13:01
oiaohmThere are blow ups in vlc about every 3 months.Nov 03 13:01
oiaohmI have got to the point of disregarding.Nov 03 13:01
gnufreexhttp://mailman.videolan.org/pipermail/vlc-devel/2010-November/077486.htmlNov 03 13:01
gnufreexBrett Smith from FSF was invited to comment.Nov 03 13:02
gnufreexThen some guy attacked himNov 03 13:02
gnufreexFor nothing.Nov 03 13:02
gnufreexAnd blamed FSF for all kinds of crapNov 03 13:02
gnufreexMostly made upNov 03 13:02
gnufreexSaid FSF tries to break VLC community.Nov 03 13:03
oiaohmJean-Baptiste Kempf Is a special case.Nov 03 13:08
oiaohmHis role with VLC is multisided.Nov 03 13:08
gnufreexI see he is special, he shoud have his head examined.Nov 03 13:08
oiaohmFSF actions most likely are interfering with what he is upto.Nov 03 13:08
gnufreexFSF is doing nothing.Nov 03 13:09
gnufreexVLC contributor asked for opinion, and got it. That's it.Nov 03 13:09
oiaohmOpening publishing the GPL issue most likely is interfering with what Jean-Baptiste is upto.Nov 03 13:09
oiaohmJean-Baptiste had opened up dialog with Apple over the issue.Nov 03 13:10
oiaohmJean-Baptiste has poisoned glassed companies causing VLC issues before.Nov 03 13:12
gnufreexHe should have told that to contributors, FSF has no way of knowing that.Nov 03 13:12
gnufreexObviously, he has axe to grind against FSF.Nov 03 13:13
gnufreexSo he failed at communicating with them.Nov 03 13:13
oiaohmHistory of the beast.Nov 03 13:14
oiaohmHe trys to operate by stealth.Nov 03 13:14
oiaohmEffect is yes fall out.Nov 03 13:15
oiaohmLets just say he is one of the sharks on the open source side.Nov 03 13:15
oiaohmI don't particularly like him either.Nov 03 13:15
gnufreexMaybe he is not all that bad, but what I see here is more ammo for mobbyists who will claim how FSF is awful and community hates them.Nov 03 13:16
gnufreexAnd fault is not at FSF.Nov 03 13:16
gnufreexHe should know better, everybody should know better.Nov 03 13:16
gnufreexExcept if he is one of mobbyists.Nov 03 13:16
oiaohmHe is not one of the mobbyists.  But his core blieve is destroy from inside.Nov 03 13:19
oiaohmTo take out companies like apple and Ms.Nov 03 13:19
oiaohmMS don't play fair so he does not.Nov 03 13:19
oiaohmSomethign I strictly don't bleive that 1 wrong justifies another.Nov 03 13:20
oiaohmMostly from Jean-Baptiste point of view is that he would have wanted to force Apple to remove the product due to legal risks to them.Nov 03 13:22
oiaohmNot have the VLC community pull it down.  gnufreexNov 03 13:23
oiaohmIe apple removing it will do harm to apple.Nov 03 13:23
oiaohmFSF and Jean-Baptiste basically fight the opensoruce battle different ways.Nov 03 13:23
oiaohmThe FSF way I see as the fair and truth way.Nov 03 13:25
gnufreexI see only this JB guy attacking FSF, and then he blames FSF for things he does: being impolite, missinpreting...Nov 03 13:26
gnufreexTypical mobbyist talking point.Nov 03 13:26
gnufreexHe thinks he is VLC community, and FSF is "attacking" VLCNov 03 13:27
oiaohmBut he is not a mobbyist.  I don't know what you would call the open source equal.Nov 03 13:27
oiaohmThat in traps closed source compaines into using the product.Nov 03 13:28
gnufreexHe probably isn'tNov 03 13:28
oiaohmThen turns the closed source company into the bad guy when they stop shipping the product.Nov 03 13:28
oiaohmHe has done this before.  gnufreexNov 03 13:28
oiaohmAs I said FSF actions were interfering with JB style of operations.Nov 03 13:29
gnufreexAll this would not happen if he talked to FSF.Nov 03 13:29
gnufreexThey probably didn't have a clue what he does.Nov 03 13:29
oiaohmFSF don't agree with JB way of doing things either.Nov 03 13:29
oiaohmBasically for years they have not seen eye to eye.Nov 03 13:30
oiaohmAnd there last arguement before this one JB told FSF to stay out of his turf that he would take care of the issues.Nov 03 13:30
oiaohmIe history of bad blood here.Nov 03 13:30
oiaohmI personally see JB method creating fear of open source that open source will be used as a trap.Nov 03 13:31
oiaohmBasically JB is not a mobbyist as you want to call him.  He is something else bad that there does not exist a valid title for.  gnufreexNov 03 13:32
oiaohmYes JB still believes in the ideals of FOSS.  More an extermist how to get there.Nov 03 13:33
gnufreexI know there are bigger "extremists" than FSF. Basically, he wants his way or the highway.Nov 03 13:34
gnufreexPeeps are saying FSF is extreme, I don't think so.Nov 03 13:35
gnufreexHe says "I flamed Brett, because he did not come to vlc-devel for an analysis first.Nov 03 13:39
gnufreexFor exactly this reason, nothing else."Nov 03 13:39
gnufreexHe couldn have any way to know what list JB prefers.Nov 03 13:40
gnufreexOvereacted, that's it.Nov 03 13:40
schestowitz"@Levo75 "Try plugging in an ATI GFX card." >heh. I'm not into masochism :-)"Nov 03 13:58
schestowitzIs ATI still really so hard?Nov 03 13:59
schestowitzgnufreex:  Jean-Baptiste I recall from some cotroversyNov 03 13:59
schestowitzthe fsf will be daemnised either way, by multiple mobbyists at the momentNov 03 14:00
oiaohmJean-Baptiste only 1 cotroversy you must have missed a few.  schestowitzNov 03 14:09
gnufreexHahaha.... Mobbyists implies that Oracle might buy Google as part of setlement.Nov 03 14:10
gnufreexhttp://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/statuses/29498607392Nov 03 14:11
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gnufreex"That is also what I consider a more likely package. I still thought the idea of a multi-billion $ M&A deal was interesting."Nov 03 14:11
oiaohmReally Oracle aquire google see the anti-trust regulators have a field day.Nov 03 14:11
gnufreexOracle CANT aquire GOOG. Other way around is more likely.Nov 03 14:12
gnufreexSee market cap.Nov 03 14:12
gnufreexMobyist #failNov 03 14:12
oiaohmReally Market cap can fall quicky if share price drops.Nov 03 14:13
oiaohmIts not impossible.  gnufreexNov 03 14:13
oiaohmBut highly unlikely.Nov 03 14:13
gnufreexGOOG 197B ORCL 148BNov 03 14:13
oiaohmLets say GOOG share price halves because it does badly in the court case against orcale.Nov 03 14:14
gnufreexAlso, Google has 25Bn in bank and no debt.Nov 03 14:14
oiaohmThen Orcale could possiblely take it.Nov 03 14:14
gnufreexOracle has about 10bn debt and also 10bn in bankNov 03 14:14
oiaohmCompared to Orcales assets they could take lone for more.Nov 03 14:14
gnufreexNo way share halves.Nov 03 14:15
gnufreexGoogle is not dependant on AndroidNov 03 14:15
oiaohmHas happened before.Nov 03 14:15
oiaohmit is a rare event.Nov 03 14:15
gnufreexIt is a search company, if they kill Android, they are still good.Nov 03 14:15
oiaohmRemember Android and Google search engine to share common parts.Nov 03 14:15
gnufreexAndroid is just a bat to club Microosft.Nov 03 14:15
gnufreexand appleNov 03 14:15
oiaohmIf orcale gets lucky they could hit something critical to google in the process.Nov 03 14:16
oiaohmParticularly with some of the clustering filesystem patents they have from sun and there own developments.Nov 03 14:16
oiaohmAs I said highly unlikely.Nov 03 14:16
oiaohmIt requires Oracle having some luck and hitting critical parts of google.Nov 03 14:17
oiaohmAnd requiring a huge settlement out of google.Nov 03 14:17
oiaohmSo causing google share price to dive and Orcale to have the money to take google.Nov 03 14:17
oiaohmOdds of it happening I would not be betting money on.Nov 03 14:18
schestowitzRed Hat will buy Microsoft... /me trying to be mobbyistNov 03 14:18
gnufreexschestowitz: Did you see red hat story I linked this morning?Nov 03 14:19
oiaohmschestowitz: that is getting truly in the impossible at current time.Nov 03 14:19
oiaohmBut long term who knows how far Microsoft will fail.Nov 03 14:20
oiaohmMore and more market assessments say Microsoft will fail the question is when.Nov 03 14:21
oiaohmNot if.Nov 03 14:21
gnufreexSome grannies have some sort of club and calling it Red Hat Society. And they are now enforcing trademarks on "Red Hat" against some people. That could dilute trademarks of Real Red Hat. SchestowitzNov 03 14:21
gnufreexhttp://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-03/microsoft-debeers-abbott-l-a-printex-red-hat-intellectual-property.htmlNov 03 14:22
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*gnufreex has to go, brbNov 03 14:22
oiaohmRedhat real trademark does not have a space.  gnufreexNov 03 14:24
oiaohmYes small  difference big difference when it come to a trademark.Nov 03 14:24
oiaohmWith a space big question if its a legal trademark.Nov 03 14:25
gnufreexoiaohm: I don't think so. Logo don't have space, trademard (word) has space.Nov 03 14:34
gnufreexAnd it doesn't matter, it dilutes the brand anyways.Nov 03 14:35
gnufreexNow somebody will think grannies instead open source.Nov 03 14:35
gnufreexWhen he hears Red hat, thet is.,Nov 03 14:36
oiaohmRedhat offical trademark is space less.Nov 03 14:36
oiaohmRed hat with space techically should not be a trademarkNov 03 14:36
oiaohmSince its general words.Nov 03 14:36
FurnaceBoythe name of the corporation is Red Hat, Inc.Nov 03 14:37
gnufreexThere is thing with being similar. I know I read papers, for example Sombrero Rosa would be violation. You can't translate it. Same for sticking spaces and dots.Nov 03 14:37
FurnaceBoytheir registered trademark is Red Hat(R)Nov 03 14:39
FurnaceBoythere is a helpful pdf on their site titled 'Red Hat Trademark Guidelines' :)Nov 03 14:39
gnufreexSo, it has space.Nov 03 14:39
gnufreexYeah, I reat that exactly.Nov 03 14:39
FurnaceBoyyes, so does the name of the product, and the corporation.Nov 03 14:39
FurnaceBoyof course, all that has the qualifier '...that might cause confusion in the marketplace.' (section A)Nov 03 14:40
gnufreexSo, should we report grannies? I think Microsoft is funding them, to dilute Red Hat's trademark.Nov 03 14:41
FurnaceBoysection C is particularly interesting.Nov 03 14:41
gnufreexIt is strange that they offten show up on Google news search before real Red Hat.Nov 03 14:41
gnufreexI've been seing that for months now.Nov 03 14:41
gnufreexWhy are buch of grandmothers that interesting?Nov 03 14:42
gnufreexConspir~1Nov 03 14:42
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schestowitzI didn't noti\ce themNov 03 14:51
schestowitzHadn't heard of it till oiaohm brought it up...Nov 03 14:51
*schestowitz writing some posts about gnu octave todayNov 03 14:51
schestowitz"@schestowitz: Ahh, cool. Out of my league though. I did some process control in the past, but now I use it for more simple stuff."Nov 03 14:51
FurnaceBoysue Little Red Riding HoodNov 03 14:51
schestowitz"@CajunTechie re "is it KDE only? Works in GNOME too?" > yes, with Qt. #gnu #octave #qtoctave"Nov 03 14:52
schestowitzFurnaceBoy: f* erNov 03 14:52
schestowitzShe dilutes LinuxNov 03 14:53
schestowitz:-)Nov 03 14:53
schestowitz"Look! !kde ☛ ♻ @schestowitz: #MATLAB ☛ vs #QtOctave ☛ First Impressions: QtOctave Looks Better http://ur1.ca/29apg #gnu ☛ #Octave ☛"Nov 03 16:17
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schestowitz"#DICOM Viewers for #gnu #linux http://ur1.ca/29cgj a little survey update. Now I'll return to posting some Free software "Nov 03 18:45
schestowitzNow, that was funNov 03 18:45
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schestowitzLots easier than I imagined it would beNov 03 18:45
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