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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2071979Nov 02 09:51
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: Nov 02 09:51
TechrightsSocial  Photo by frau_horst@despora.de: https://despora.de/uploads/images/thumb_medium_c86d10990f08b6781922.jpegNov 02 09:51
schestowitz"Done already..... ;)"Nov 02 09:51
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2071964Nov 02 09:51
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ### #Love vs #state #power ... Stand your ground, defend your freedom, but never react with violence unless it's in self defense. ![love](https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/523502_129132267237169_962860171_n.jpg) I know what you will ask: "Give me the source, please. Where is it?" The activists from other countries often send me photos without any information.  This maybe the Nov 02 09:51
TechrightsSocialMissing content type. Ignoring.Nov 02 09:51
schestowitz"Love and Fear .......... ;)"Nov 02 09:51
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schestowitz> Hello,Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Yesterday /WIRED Magazine/ published RMS's newest article on softwareNov 02 22:41
schestowitz> patents. In "Let’s Limit the Effect of Software Patents, Since We Can’tNov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Eliminate Them," Richard Stallman points out the failings of familiarNov 02 22:41
schestowitz> half-baked attempts at reforming software patents and proposes a newNov 02 22:41
schestowitz> solution that cuts to the core of the problem.Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> You can read the article at:Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> http://www.wired.com/opinion/2012/11/richard-stallman-software-patents/Nov 02 22:41
TechrightsSocialTitle: Let's Limit the Effect of Software Patents, Since We Can't Eliminate Them | Wired Opinion | Wired.com .::. Size~: 105.81 KBNov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     This approach doesn’t entirely invalidate existing computationalNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     idea patents, because they would continue to apply toNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     implementations using special-purpose hardware. This is an advantageNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     because it eliminates an argument against the legal validity of theNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     plan. The U.S. passed a law some years ago shielding surgeons fromNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     patent lawsuits, so that even if surgical procedures are patented,Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     surgeons are safe. That provides a precedent for this solution.Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     Software developers and software users need protection from patents.Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     This is the only legislative solution that would provide fullNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     protection for all.Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     We could then go back to competing or cooperating … without the fearNov 02 22:41
schestowitz>     that some stranger will wipe away our work.Nov 02 22:41
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz> This is a radical and exciting idea, and there's already someNov 02 22:42
schestowitz> interesting discussion around it in the article comments. We encourageNov 02 22:42
schestowitz> you to join in and advocate for serious action against software patents.Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz> You can also help out by participating in these threads:Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz>   *Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz> http://www.reddit.com/r/gnu/comments/12iq6u/rms_published_in_wired_calling_for_radical/Nov 02 22:42
schestowitz>   * http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4730158Nov 02 22:42
TechrightsSocialTitle: RMS published in WIRED calling for radical software patent reform : gnu .::. Size~: 43.25 KBNov 02 22:42
schestowitz> Nov 02 22:42
TechrightsSocialTitle: Richard Stallman: Let’s Limit the Effect of Software Patents | Hacker News .::. Size~: 111.17 KBNov 02 22:42
schestowitz> Thanks and happy (belated) Halloween!Nov 02 22:42
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2072252Nov 02 23:27
schestowitzWell, I somewhat agree with RS. I actually did a lot of things to remove all google plugs and searching capabilities from within address bar and other fields. It's hard if not impossible.Nov 02 23:27
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: One must acknowledge the reality that, Mozilla #Firefox (also in Ubuntu) has an address bar that's spyware (but not for local files)Nov 02 23:27
schestowitzHowever, I know it's just part of a deal: you get FX and you get Google bundled with it.Nov 02 23:27
schestowitz@Robert - Mozilla does great job with Firefox, but I wish they could switch to some other search engine which respects users privacy, like Startpage or DuckDuckGo [or Yauba] ... I know you probobly can't do anything about it as a Mozilla employee, but it would be just great to see that switch!Nov 02 23:27
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schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2072163Nov 02 23:28
TechrightsSocial@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com reshared: ![](http://goo.gl/QpuHD) #Image #Picture #Photo - #Zante #Greece http://goo.gl/QpuHDNov 02 23:28
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schestowitz"Screw economy ... that's a view!"Nov 02 23:28
schestowitzhttps://joindiaspora.com/posts/2072158Nov 02 23:28
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schestowitzRespect for the nature is a respect to yourself. Awesome.Nov 02 23:28
schestowitzI actually have similar stuff in my neighbourhood. That makes me feel better. I don't want to loose my faith in humanityNov 02 23:28
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MinceRi've already lost itNov 02 23:34
qu1j0t3it's damn hard to maintainNov 02 23:40
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