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*abeNd-org (~KKlenke@76.0.118.206) has joined #boycottnovell-socialApr 13 00:40
qu1j0t3XFaCE: it happens to be CentOS, but not my choiceApr 13 01:28
qu1j0t3XFaCE: I use Gentoo, when I have a choice.Apr 13 01:28
qu1j0t3haven't used Debian for 10 yrsApr 13 01:28
XFaCEqu1j0t3: gentoo ehApr 13 01:44
XFaCELast person I knew used that fried his wireless cardApr 13 01:44
qu1j0t3good for him :)Apr 13 01:49
qu1j0t3there are reasons why i prefer it.Apr 13 01:49
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MinceRprurigro: on one of my laptops, yesApr 13 06:28
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1514339Apr 13 07:23
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Apple, Microsoft, Oracle (CPTN) and the Latest Patent Hoard Against Android/Linux http://techrights.org/2012/04/12/cptn-and-android/ #cptn #swpats #android #linuxApr 13 07:23
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Apple, Microsoft, Oracle (CPTN) and the Latest Patent Hoard Against Android/Linux | Techrights .::. Size~: 87.28 KBApr 13 07:23
schestowitz"This is they type of crap that goes on behind the shiny happy logos. Grrrrr."Apr 13 07:23
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1514339Apr 13 07:23
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Apple, Microsoft, Oracle (CPTN) and the Latest Patent Hoard Against Android/Linux http://techrights.org/2012/04/12/cptn-and-android/ #cptn #swpats #android #linuxApr 13 07:23
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Apple, Microsoft, Oracle (CPTN) and the Latest Patent Hoard Against Android/Linux | Techrights .::. Size~: 87.28 KBApr 13 07:23
schestowitz"In Europe we don't have software patents. Would you please pass our thanks on to any US politicians you meet for the huge advantage they're giving us to let us catch up. "Apr 13 07:23
schestowitzhttp://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/s6nvo/uspto_imperialists_want_their_ponzi_scheme/Apr 13 07:24
TechrightsSocialTitle: USPTO Imperialists Want Their Ponzi Scheme imposed by IPONZ : newzealand .::. Size~: 46.46 KBApr 13 07:25
schestowitz"you can be certain that whenever the states try and influence our law, it is for their own personal gain."Apr 13 07:25
schestowitzMinceR: can you mail me 3 days' logs for this channel and #boycottnovell?Apr 13 07:55
MinceRyes, when i get around to itApr 13 07:57
schestowitzthanks, no rushApr 13 08:12
schestowitzruffling some weathers... http://www.reddit.com/r/dotnet/comments/s7lry/c_going_nowhere_fast_xamarin_doesnt_care/Apr 13 08:56
TechrightsSocialTitle: C# Going Nowhere Fast, Xamarin Doesn’t Care : dotnet .::. Size~: 45.49 KBApr 13 08:56
schestowitzThis morning I continued what Mike and I did yesterday. I am looking at Weybridge apartments because that's where my employer wants me to consider living...Apr 13 09:53
schestowitzhttp://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-to-rent/Weybridge/flats.htmlApr 13 09:53
TechrightsSocialTitle: Weybridge flats. Find flats to rent in Weybridge, Surrey .::. Size~: 93.09 KBApr 13 09:53
prurigroschestowitz, http://diastopia.tk:88/boycottnovell-social.logApr 13 10:29
TechrightsSocialNot a web page! Aborting text/plain typeApr 13 10:29
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/SpringerSBM/status/190491379019939840Apr 13 10:33
TechrightsSocial@SpringerSBM: We're glad you like it! RT @schestowitz: Just received this good book by post http://t.co/0VgYkwAz #health #biomed #science #springerApr 13 10:33
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Therapeutic Angiogenesis for Vascular Diseases .::. Size~: 75.3 KBApr 13 10:33
schestowitzprurigro: oh, excellentApr 13 10:34
schestowitzit's also complete for the two days I was missing, right?Apr 13 10:34
prurigrothere seems to be a 10 second gap at one point, but aside from that it seems like a solid April 10th to nowApr 13 10:36
schestowitzexcellent, thanks so muchApr 13 10:36
prurigrono prob :)Apr 13 10:36
schestowitzMark from techrights has the other channel'sApr 13 10:37
schestowitzHe's in Canada alsoApr 13 10:37
prurigroahh sweetApr 13 10:37
prurigrowhat had happened? your computer went down?Apr 13 10:37
schestowitzsince 2008 we never lost logsApr 13 10:37
prurigrohaha no kiddin'Apr 13 10:37
schestowitzNo, the whole phoneline was downApr 13 10:37
prurigroohhh that's right ehApr 13 10:37
prurigroyou should hook up a vps or somethingApr 13 10:38
prurigrothough you're lucky if that was your firs toutage since 2008Apr 13 10:38
prurigrofirst*Apr 13 10:38
prurigrobtw, any take on microsoft's new open source company?Apr 13 10:38
prurigrohttp://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012/04/12/meet-microsoft-open-technologies-inc-the-new-open-source-subsidiary-for-microsoft/Apr 13 10:39
TechrightsSocialTitle: Microsoft Launches a Subsidiary for Open-Source Efforts .::. Size~: 105.44 KBApr 13 10:39
schestowitzLOLApr 13 11:37
prurigro:)Apr 13 11:39
prurigroschestowitz, we need you to research this one and find out what Microsoft's evil plan really isApr 13 11:40
prurigrobecause they must have one, right?Apr 13 11:40
schestowitzI was planning to do some work todayApr 13 11:57
schestowitzI'm going to look into this againApr 13 11:57
schestowitzSpringer just mailed me another book by mistakeApr 13 11:57
schestowitzlol GeekWireApr 13 11:58
schestowitzthe Microsoft PR folksApr 13 11:58
schestowitzBishop et al.Apr 13 11:58
schestowitz Jean Paoli LOLApr 13 11:58
schestowitzThat gangsterApr 13 11:58
schestowitzwith the OOXML corruptionsApr 13 11:58
schestowitzMay he rest in a bucketApr 13 11:58
schestowitzBishop anf Paoli do some PR togetherApr 13 11:58
schestowitzdid they also invest in into slashdot?Apr 13 11:59
schestowitz"It will be interesting to see what type of leadership Microsoft can bring to the open-source community"Apr 13 11:59
schestowitzLOLApr 13 11:59
schestowitzLeadershiopApr 13 11:59
schestowitzLike saying Obama offers GOP leadershiopApr 13 11:59
schestowitzWhat a bunch of crooked folksApr 13 11:59
schestowitzhttp://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2012/04/12/announcing-one-more-way-microsoft-will-engage-with-the-open-source-and-standards-communities.aspxApr 13 12:00
TechrightsSocialTitle: Announcing one more way Microsoft will engage with the open source and standards communities - Interoperability @ Microsoft - Site Home - MSDN Blogs .::. Size~: 93.04 KBApr 13 12:00
schestowitzI think ignoring it would be bestApr 13 12:00
schestowitzunless it goes out of control and gets a lot of attention anywayApr 13 12:00
prurigrolol, I dunno, it could be the start of something good, a campaign to look good or an evil plot to ruin open source by claiming patents later or somethingApr 13 12:01
prurigroand I think it would be useful to know what's what before they explodeApr 13 12:01
schestowitzunless it goes out of control and gets a lot of attention anywayApr 13 12:09
prurigrotrue, but at that point wouldn't it be a good idea to have an opinion on the matter?Apr 13 12:10
prurigrolike, before the genpop?Apr 13 12:10
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1515770Apr 13 13:18
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Revisionism and FUD: "manufacturers (and consumers) demanded a commercial OS instead of Linux." http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/356838/linux-survives "commercial"?Apr 13 13:18
schestowitz"I guess some people just wanted XP on their netbooks so they could run "permissive" ex-work copies of MSOffice (or any bootleg software that runs under windows). "Apr 13 13:18
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Linux Survives! | The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online .::. Size~: 22.91 KBApr 13 13:18
MinceRi can recommend a "commercial OS instead of Linux": Red Hat Enterprise Linux.Apr 13 13:33
MinceRhardly gets more commercial than that :>Apr 13 13:33
prurigrostill linux though no?Apr 13 13:34
MinceRis that a problem? :>Apr 13 13:34
prurigroonly with the aforementioned requirements :)Apr 13 13:35
prurigrobsd unix seems like a better fitApr 13 13:36
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1516426Apr 13 16:42
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: If OSs were Cars http://jadi.net/english/2012/04/if-oss-were-cars/ #linux #windows #OSuXApr 13 16:42
TechrightsSocial-> Title: If OSs were Cars < Jadi .::. Size~: 13.59 KBApr 13 16:42
schestowitz"Windows is hardly boring."Apr 13 16:43
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/1515718Apr 13 16:43
schestowitz"So is Android Linux too now? ;)"Apr 13 16:43
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Ubuntu Phone OS being developed http://www.slashgear.com/ubuntu-phone-os-being-developed-12222680/ #ubuntu #linuxApr 13 16:43
TechrightsSocial-> Title: Ubuntu Phone OS being developed - SlashGear .::. Size~: 46.45 KBApr 13 16:43
schestowitzpedantically speaking, nothing except kernel.org (and slight deviations from it) is purely Linux. In everyday terms, "Linux" is a platform/OS -- usually FOSS -- which has the 'universal' kernel in it. It's a simplification. :-)Apr 13 16:45
qu1j0t3[11:42:51]  schestowitz | "Windows is hardly boring."  // wtf?Apr 13 16:46
qu1j0t3just the idea is soporific Apr 13 16:46
schestowitzyeahApr 13 16:50
schestowitzi think it's a trollApr 13 16:50
MinceRschestowitz: what address should i send the logs to?Apr 13 20:55
schestowitzprurigro sent me the logsApr 13 21:05
schestowitzit's OK, I've posted what was missing, but thanks so much anyway :-)Apr 13 21:05
MinceRnpApr 13 21:05

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