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schestowitz> Hi Roy!Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> Thanks for the link.  I enjoyed the interview very much. The questionsJul 06 04:52
schestowitz> were good and you answered them very eloquently.  Good job!Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> I sent the link to some friends, so I hope you get some new readers!Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> Jul 06 04:52
schestowitz> Take care,Jul 06 04:52
schestowitzThanks, this is very much appreciatedd!Jul 06 04:52
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schestowitz> Hi, Roy,Jul 06 09:08
schestowitz> Jul 06 09:08
schestowitz> Again this smells like Windows:Jul 06 09:08
schestowitz> Jul 06 09:08
schestowitz> http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89048-us-army-spent-2-7-billion-on-a-battlefield-computer-that-doesnt-workJul 06 09:08
TechrightsBotTitle: US Army spent $2.7 billion on a battlefield computer that doesn’t work | ExtremeTech .::. Size~: 50.56 KBJul 06 09:08
schestowitz> Never mind.  It was a crap article.  Sorry about that.Jul 06 09:09
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schestowitz> I guess it *is* Windows:Jul 06 14:08
schestowitz> Jul 06 14:08
schestowitz> "The newest DCGS-A iteration will change from aJul 06 14:09
schestowitz> Java-based MFWS to a Microsoft net-based one, codeJul 06 14:09
schestowitz> named ?Viper.? "Jul 06 14:09
schestowitz> - http://www.usaasc.info/alt_online/article.cfm?iID=0809&aid=03Jul 06 14:09
schestowitzWhat can connect this system to the one which was down? They might be using a mixture as FOSS is a lot more dominant. It would be a shame to bash something which later turns out to be FOSS-based.Jul 06 14:09
TechrightsBotTitle: USAASC - Army AL&T Online .::. Size~: 62.55 KBJul 06 14:09
schestowitz> Aren't they both DCGS-A ?  I guess it will be something to keep an eyeJul 06 15:30
schestowitz> on instead.Jul 06 15:30
schestowitzYes, but these are data points and not something I can write about whileJul 06 15:30
schestowitzdefending from scrutiny. My 'enemies' always look for dirt to undermineJul 06 15:30
schestowitzmy reputation with. Giving this thing to them (indefensible claim) wouldJul 06 15:30
schestowitzbe unwise; when citing other sources that make claim I can at least pass liability to someone else if that someone turns out to have beenJul 06 15:30
schestowitzwronged.Jul 06 15:30
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ender_33 /join #techrightsJul 06 20:28
ender_33weirdJul 06 20:28
ender_33oh a spaceJul 06 20:28
schestowitzhi, benJImanJul 06 20:55
schestowitzender_33: Jul 06 20:55
schestowitzI put up a video response to you this morningJul 06 20:55
ender_33whereJul 06 21:05
schestowitzsee front pageJul 06 21:05
ender_33good ill check it outJul 06 21:06
ender_33schestowitz - why 4 videos and not 1 ?Jul 06 21:15
ender_33sound stops working through half of the part 3Jul 06 21:16
schestowitzyesJul 06 21:26
schestowitzthat's why i slice them downJul 06 21:26
ender_33lolJul 06 21:44
ender_33well it didnt helpJul 06 21:44
ender_33what crap softare are you usingJul 06 21:44
ender_33its rather useless to have 4 two minute videos where the 3/4 one is missing audio half way throughJul 06 21:45
ender_33kdenlive and piviti don't have such issues afaikJul 06 21:46
ender_33you were also supposed to explain why you attack opensuse, right?Jul 06 21:48
ender_33its all about novellJul 06 21:49
ender_33http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:BoardJul 06 21:52
TechrightsBotTitle: openSUSE:Board 2010 - openSUSE .::. Size~: 27.05 KBJul 06 21:52
ender_33http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Guiding_principlesJul 06 21:53
TechrightsBotTitle: openSUSE:Guiding principles - openSUSE .::. Size~: 28.7 KBJul 06 21:53
ender_33Fedora has the same thingJul 06 21:53
ender_33Basicly, opensuse != NovellJul 06 21:54
ender_33If Novell held the reins, KDE wouldn't have become the default desktopJul 06 21:54
ender_33what question does your video answer roy?Jul 06 21:54
ender_33ill be back in 2 hoursJul 06 22:30
schestowitz[21:45] <ender_33> its rather useless to have 4 two minute videos where the 3/4 one is missing audio half way throughJul 06 23:01
schestowitzNo, it's 2 partsJul 06 23:01
schestowitzYou must be looking at the wrong videoJul 06 23:01
schestowitzThe opensuse one is two parts IIRCJul 06 23:01
schestowitz> Hmmm.  I have a mail flood from you going back to the 23rd.  It looks like Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> something on my end because I'm seeing stuff from other people too.  This might Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> be a KDE 4 or an ACPI issue.  Sorry for the delay in responding.  Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> I have been reading and sampling Groklaw newspicks and I put the ones that Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> interest me most in daily links.  Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> I'm working on the Gates monitor but have been busy with work and family stuff.  Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> I can start reading the current stuff and also put it into daily links.  Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> All of the work I've been doing has kept me off IRC.  I'm going to get busier Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> as I get closer to the end of August where I have an accreditation exam to Jul 06 23:16
schestowitz> take.  Jul 06 23:16
schestowitzThere's no rush really... as Groklaw put it, the emergency feels like it's over. Android and Linux are winning, I just want to make sure people who read Techrights are aware of threats... I can't keep track of many.Jul 06 23:16

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