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*Topic for #boycottnovell-social is: TechRights.org | Channel #boycottnovell-social for http://TechRights.org | Communication about anything, including Microsoft, Novell, and Free software :: please also join channels #techrights and #boycottnovellApr 19 03:50
*Topic for #boycottnovell-social set by schestowitz!~schestowi@unaffiliated/schestowitz at Fri May 7 00:20:14 2010Apr 19 03:50
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schestowitz>>> On pages 4 and 5.  Kauppalehti is the nation's main business newspaper.Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz>>>  The klaxons probably went off in Redmond when it hit press.Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz>> Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz>> We could use a transcription/translation if it covers the NoWin angle...Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz> Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz> I get all this stuff 2nd hand at best, and not always in a timelyApr 19 08:37
schestowitz> manner, since I cannot read or speak Finnish.  Otherwise, I would offer.Apr 19 08:37
schestowitz> This one predated the NoWin deal by a few months, being written last summer.Apr 19 08:37
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schestowitz> One of the fun things about Techrights is the old thumb in the eyeApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> inflammatory style from the Boycott Novell days.  It's also probably oneApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> thing holding back greater acceptance.  The comment about Bush at theApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> end of Techbytes was one example of material that limits the widerApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> acceptance -- even if it was probably spot on, it seemed to beApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> inflammatory for the sake of being inflammatory.Apr 19 11:02
schestowitz> Apr 19 11:02
schestowitz> Focus has been one of the key things that made Groklaw great.  You haveApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> much focus already.Apr 19 11:02
schestowitz> Apr 19 11:02
schestowitz> Please stay focused on the technology and, except were they areApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> blatantly a technology leave the social issues and politics to the sitesApr 19 11:02
schestowitz> specializing in them.Apr 19 11:02
schestowitzAre you referring to the theme song?Apr 19 11:02
schestowitz> Can you adjust Techrights commenting so that javascript is not needed inApr 19 11:03
schestowitz> order to reply to a reply ?  That's a big difference in how TechrightsApr 19 11:03
schestowitz> and Groklaw manage comments and IMHO a large barrier.Apr 19 11:03
schestowitzIf that was done, we would lose all data associated with threading in all the past posts, so it is not a possibility I'm afraid.Apr 19 11:03
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schestowitz>> Are you referring to the theme song?Apr 19 15:14
schestowitz> Apr 19 15:14
schestowitz> There was a voice-over at the end and some of the discussion in theApr 19 15:14
schestowitz> middle got off-topic.Apr 19 15:14
schestowitzYes, I've passed the feedback anonymously to Tim.Apr 19 15:14
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TechrightsBot-scTitle: Main Page - Techrights .::. Size~: 38.18 KBApr 19 15:20
schestowitznew termApr 19 15:30
schestowitz"troll siteApr 19 15:30
schestowitzlike a site can trollApr 19 15:30
schestowitzreality: people can troll sitesApr 19 15:30
schestowitzsite can't trollApr 19 15:30
schestowitzLook at the troll going: http://twitter.com/M4n1sh/statuses/60338074919514113Apr 19 15:30
TechrightsBot-sc@m4n1sh: FYI Techrights is the biggest troll site Open Source world has ever seen till date. It's author Roy Schestowitz is pathetic to epic levelsApr 19 15:30
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/M4n1sh/statuses/60337701437714432Apr 19 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc@m4n1sh: No one can explain the pain @directhex felt when he was discussing with Roy 2.5 years back on this article http://is.gd/l7MZ45Apr 19 15:31
TechrightsBot-sc-> Title: Novell SUSE and Go-OO[XML] Damage | Techrights .::. Size~: 228.46 KBApr 19 15:31
schestowitz"No one can explain the pain"Apr 19 15:31
schestowitzSave me the dramaApr 19 15:31
schestowitzand novell staff too gets involvedApr 19 15:32
schestowitzIncitingApr 19 15:32
schestowitzhttp://twitter.com/jstedfast/statuses/60331926002741249Apr 19 15:32
TechrightsBot-sc@jstedfast: @jackschofield Shane Coyle was the founder of BoycottNovell (aka Techrights)Apr 19 15:32
schestowitz"First paid article appears: http://is.gd/21iUiA - yep, I got hired by Charlie! Will be covering Free Software, Patents, and other things."Apr 19 15:36
TechrightsBot-scTitle: Real Ipad competitors finally appearing  |  SemiAccurate .::. Size~: 76.2 KBApr 19 15:36
schestowitz"Thanks. Working on Big 1- or 12 part piece on oracle/google patent suit which will have Florian in tears - doesn't mention him."Apr 19 15:36
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/status/60294565436997632Apr 19 15:37
TechrightsBot-sc@FOSSpatents: @schestowitz When the DoJ doesn't raise objections by such a deadline as in the Novell case, that's the closest thing to clearance there is.Apr 19 15:37
schestowitzNo. You're bending the truth. Again. If it's not cleared, then it's not cleared. Stop pumping the stock, will you?Apr 19 15:37
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schestowitzHere is a person who does not know what the term "Appeal to authority" means: http://twitter.com/bojanrajkovic/status/60351093229625344Apr 19 15:55
TechrightsBot-sc@bojanrajkovic: @directhex @m4n1sh I love how he refers to himself as Dr. Roy Schestowitz half the time...appeal to authority much?Apr 19 15:55
schestowitz"Appeal to authority" is when you reach out for someone else with authorityApr 19 15:56
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/FOSSpatents/status/60355535815446528Apr 19 16:28
TechrightsBot-sc@FOSSpatents: @schestowitz I don't "pump" the stock. It's the DoJ that did it. The DoJ's modus operandi is such that they complain in time if they want toApr 19 16:28
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schestowitz[22:32] <koolhead17> hiApr 19 22:34
schestowitz[22:32] <koolhead17> i have submitted talk 4 desktopApr 19 22:34
schestowitz[22:32] <koolhead17> summitApr 19 22:34
schestowitz[22:32] <koolhead17> as wellApr 19 22:34
schestowitz[22:32] <koolhead17> :PApr 19 22:34

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