●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Sunday, May 16, 2021 ●● ● May 16 [02:04] schestowitz__ http://suepo.org/may_2021_press_articles/d-47418 [02:04] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-suepo.org | [02:04] schestowitz__ " [02:04] schestowitz__ (Kluwer Patent Blog published on 11/05/2021) A Few More Thoughts on Normality. [02:04] schestowitz__ The Kluwer article links to the following blog publication (original French version): ""Vers une nouvelle normalit": contribution de MM. Jacques Michel et Willy Minnoye". [02:04] schestowitz__ Click here for the English translation. [02:04] schestowitz__ " [02:09] schestowitz__ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/board-of-appeal-upholds-principle-of.html?showComment=1620755643036#c3856115494082489908 [02:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Board of Appeal upholds the principle of "any person" opposition in view of the broader public good (T 1839/18) - The IPKat [02:10] schestowitz__ " [02:10] schestowitz__ Filing an anonymous opposition by a patent agent is also risky, the uninterested party might be discovered by social engineering. Using public resources like registers or social networks you might find a link between the patent agent and the uninterested person. Even if you use an unknown patent agent, usually suggested by you usual patent agent, there is a risk of discovering a link between both patent agents... [02:10] schestowitz__ If anonymity is the real concern you should consider to use a commercial service provider like e.g. www.ghost-ip.com This could also solve the problem of anonymous experimental data or? It might not solve the problem of a technical experts attending the oral proceedings. [02:10] schestowitz__ " [02:10] schestowitz__ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/board-of-appeal-upholds-principle-of.html?showComment=1620811905967#c6468941842585004746 [02:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Board of Appeal upholds the principle of "any person" opposition in view of the broader public good (T 1839/18) - The IPKat [02:10] schestowitz__ " [02:10] schestowitz__ Wow, there sure seem to be a lot of patent agents around filing oppositions! [02:10] schestowitz__ I used to see individual attorneys taking on the role of the strawperson, but I think this has fallen out of favour. I forget exactly why naming an individual was ever seen as preferable to filing in the name of a firm or a made-for-the-purpose shell company. It's a bit morbid, but I always wondered what would happen if that individual died while the opposition was ongoing. [02:10] schestowitz__ " [02:45] schestowitz__ > Bastian Best [02:45] schestowitz__ > In case you havent heard it through the grapevine already: Im leaving [02:45] schestowitz__ > Bardehle Pagenberg after 13 years (!) to start my own solo patent practice. [02:45] schestowitz__ > Unlike many solo practitioners, Im not going to offer the whole [02:45] schestowitz__ > vendors tray of intellectual property. Quite the contrary, my strategy [02:45] schestowitz__ > is to hyper-focus: *only patent prosecution, only for digital and [02:45] schestowitz__ > software-related inventions*. [02:45] schestowitz__ > Im extremely excited about this new phase! And there will be plenty of [02:45] schestowitz__ > learnings to share on this email list for sure. [02:45] schestowitz__ > My new firm will officially launch on 16 May. In the meantime, dont be [02:45] schestowitz__ > shy and let me have any tips you want to share. [02:45] schestowitz__ > ● May 16 [08:38] schestowitz__ Today I offload 60gb of video (raw stuff) to the 3 external drives for storage, as they clog up the main drive (SSD). I've listed all video in http://techrights.org/videos.html and I hope I did not accidentally list something I ought NOT ;-) if you can double-check by gazing/clicking... lots of stuff there [08:38] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Techrights Full Videos Listing [08:57] schestowitz__ NEWS #Phoronix # Fedora 35 Might Drop Installer Option To "Allow SSH Root Login With Password" https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Fedora-35-Install-Root-SSH-PW [08:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.phoronix.com | Linux Hardware Reviews, Open-Source Benchmarks & Linux Performance - Phoronix [08:57] schestowitz__
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    Fedora 35 Might Drop Installer Option To "Allow SSH Root Login With Password"
    [08:58] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.phoronix.com | Linux Hardware Reviews, Open-Source Benchmarks & Linux Performance - Phoronix [08:58] schestowitz__
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    A Fedora 35 change proposal submitted this week that is ruffling some feathers is over removing the "allow SSH root login with password" option from Fedora's Anaconda installer.

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    The past several years there has been a Fedora installer option to "allow SSH root login with password" to enable password-based logins over SSH. This hasn't been enabled by default but simply offered as an option for those wanting a password based login.

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    With Fedora 35 this autumn the change proposal wants to eliminate this option from the installer. The basis is that the option was planned to only be temporary and security benefits in just dropping the option to encourage users to rely on SSH keys, etc.

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    Open Letter: DistroWatch
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    [08:58] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nxos.org | Nitrux #YourNextOS A Linux for Everyone [08:58] schestowitz__

    For the better part of three years, we have remained silent about your ongoing efforts to affect peoples perception of our Linux distribution continuously. We have tried our best not to engage with your evident hostility and disregard to inform your viewers and visitors about correct facts of the Linux distributions you display on your website, especially ours.

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    However, we have decided to take a stance. It is today, the 6th of May, that we gallantly demand you to stop.

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    We do not accept for one more minute that the information displayed on your website about our product remains erroneous in what is no longer a mistake or oversight on your part. In addition, we do not accept the way you have chosen to describe our product, including making an absolute wild claim that we did not offer our product to the public before an arbitrary date, even if that is easily [08:58] schestowitz__ refuted.

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    Nitrux Linux is Demanding an Apology From DistroWatch
    [08:58] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.itsfoss.com | Nitrux 1.3.7 Release Adds Latest LTS Kernel Support, KDE Plasma 5.20.5, And A New Application Menu - It's FOSS News [08:58] schestowitz__
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    It looks like Nitrux's page on DistroWatch provides incorrect information, which the maintainer isn't willing to update yet.

    • ● May 16 [09:01] Techrights-sec There's not much metadata to go from there in the list. :/ [09:01] schestowitz__ yes, there is not and it would take a lot of worth to add any, though the filenames are sometimes descriptive enough [09:16] *rianne__ has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [09:16] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [09:25] schestowitz__ RE "rpi feed is somewhat broken" [09:25] schestowitz__ this reminds me, krebs' feed is still not working properly and I don't know why [09:30] Techrights-sec I'll check the krebs feed [09:34] Techrights-sec Ok, krebs' site has been updated. The feed should would from tomorrow, [09:34] Techrights-sec until they change again... [09:35] schestowitz__ he has been added to Google News (I noticed days ago) [09:41] Techrights-sec I wonder why. Google News censors strongly towards specific agendas. [09:41] Techrights-sec I guess that means they have a use for his message. [09:41] schestowitz__ btw, right to repair getting tons of coverage lately, I find some along the way without even reaching out for that. I also added that dmca talk to TR the other day, it can help remind people to stick it to the monopolists [09:43] Techrights-sec That is good. It looks like there are some key issues which [09:43] Techrights-sec FOSS and RtR share in common. The tractor problem is one of the more [09:43] Techrights-sec high profile category of cases. [09:43] Techrights-sec (where FOSS applies) [09:43] schestowitz__ yes, that is covered a lot in the libreplanet talk. this is why those companies leverage greenwashing... seeding confusion or out of guilt [09:44] schestowitz__ ibm started trolling (imho) the layoffs board and I think the red hat puff pieces about hiring are partly reactionary [09:47] schestowitz__ http://techrights.org/2021/05/14/right-to-repair-talk/ [09:47] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Nathan Proctor: Right to Repair and the DMCA | Techrights [09:51] schestowitz__ see if there are more talks in https://media.libreplanet.org that we can relay/promote, I am not assessing https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/keynote-machine-agency-infrastructure-for-creative-automation/ [09:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.libreplanet.org | GNU MediaGoblin [09:51] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.libreplanet.org | Keynote: Machine agency: Infrastructure for creative automation GNU MediaGoblin [09:51] schestowitz__ *now [09:52] Techrights-sec Yes, the talk by Nathan Proctor was useful. [09:52] Techrights-sec DRM and DCMA threaten society in general [09:52] Techrights-sec More abstractly, DRM is a matter of monopolies. [09:52] Techrights-sec Louis Rossman talks about the problem of monopolies on repair parts. [09:52] schestowitz__ can you get me direct link to ogg or webm of Rossman's better works? [09:53] Techrights-sec Just going from the titles this looks interesting: [09:53] Techrights-sec https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/technopolice-one-year-of-activism-against-surveillance-technologies/ [09:53] Techrights-sec Rossman is on Oddysee, I'll have to look into how to download or export. [09:53] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.libreplanet.org | Technopolice: One year of activism against surveillance technologies GNU MediaGoblin [09:53] schestowitz__ ok, good [09:54] Techrights-sec LBRY is the underlying framework [09:54] Techrights-sec back in a bit ● May 16 [10:07] Techrights-sec LBRY /Odysee seems to have MP4 but not an option for WebM [10:07] Techrights-sec I wonder how much quality would be lost in transcoding. [10:08] schestowitz__ if this worth adding? https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/locking-the-web-open-a-decentralized-web-that-can-operate-as-free-software-does/ [10:08] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.libreplanet.org | Locking the Web open: A decentralized web that can operate as free software does GNU MediaGoblin [10:08] schestowitz__ I'd rather not add mp4s [10:10] Techrights-sec This one seems hit the nail on the head, [10:10] Techrights-sec https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/an-intellectual-property-red-pill-the:a [10:10] Techrights-sec but since he is driving and concentrating (rightly so) on that, he [10:10] Techrights-sec takes about 4x as long to get to the point. [10:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-odysee.com | An intellectual property red pill; the REAL reason for Right to Repair opposition. [10:10] schestowitz__ gut feeling says odysee will go up in flames like lbry, one way or another (no biz model) [10:13] schestowitz__ Brewster Kahle's talk, tech issues aside (several technical issues), is very on-topic for TR (so far; still watching) [10:17] schestowitz__ this is new and on topic: https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/right-to-repair/ [10:17] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-media.libreplanet.org | Right to Repair GNU MediaGoblin [10:31] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [10:32] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 268 seconds) [10:33] Techrights-sec Ok. I'll look soon. [10:33] Techrights-sec Back in a few hours. [10:53] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [10:53] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 16 [13:19] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [13:19] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [13:50] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [13:50] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 16 [14:10] schestowitz__ http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/vaccine-platforms-and-limited-global.html?showComment=1621075090351#c5107276843913478261 [14:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Vaccine platforms and limited global production capacity: what is to be done? - The IPKat [14:10] schestowitz__ "All the observations in the article are very correct, but surely the real take home message of the pandemic when it comes to vaccine technology is that the developing world need to be helped to build their own R&D so that they have the ability to respond to the problems they face. This crisis has demonstrated the interdependence countries have with each other. It will be tragic in the UK if the Indian variant takes hold and [14:10] schestowitz__ people who have been vaccinated are also susceptible to it, but it would demonstrate that we have a vested interest in making sure the virus disappears from every country." [14:45] Techrights-sec https://youtu.be/nvVafMi0l68 [14:45] Techrights-sec https://youtu.be/RTbrXiIzUt4 [14:45] Techrights-sec It's the instersection of several areas. Monopolistic practices are at or [14:45] Techrights-sec near the core. So is Freedom 0 from the GNU Free Software Definition. [14:45] Techrights-sec DRM is probably the main obstacle to Freedom 0 [14:45] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | We need Action - Right to Repair Explained - YouTube [14:45] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | What Is Right To Repair? - YouTube [14:45] schestowitz__ maybe make clips from those (fair use) as ogg/webm? ● May 16 [15:26] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [15:26] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 252 seconds) [15:32] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [15:38] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [15:48] *rianne__ has quit (Remote host closed the connection) [15:48] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 16 [16:19] Techrights-sec We should probably find the segments which focus on the software aspects [16:19] Techrights-sec those were good overviews but as mentioned they focus on hardware [16:19] Techrights-sec I'd point out that almost no hardware is without firmware (software) these [16:19] Techrights-sec days. [16:55] *rianne__ has quit (Ping timeout: 245 seconds) [16:55] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 246 seconds) [16:59] Techrights-sec Allegedly there should be some new material against John Deere coming soon. [16:59] Techrights-sec Perhaps relvant parts from that and other video can be used going forward? [16:59] Techrights-sec Snippets can be taken and converted to WebM then. ● May 16 [17:02] schestowitz__ that seems to have a lot to do with Windows and replacing it [17:14] *rianne__ (~rianne@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [17:14] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● May 16 [19:56] Techrights-sec https://nitter.cc/bluejjastor/status/1393931973933010945#m [19:56] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | BlueJay (@bluejjastor): "http://techrights.org/2020/01/29/microsoft-abramovic/ Don't worry, I'm sure it's just a coincidence that the guy pushing for depopulation is also a child molester that visited Epstein Island many times, and associates with cults that sacrifice children." | nitter [19:56] Techrights-sec https://nitter.cc/MosiMoradian/status/1373938899941212160#m [19:57] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://nitter.cc/MosiMoradian/status/1373938899941212160#m ) ● May 16 [22:01] schestowitz__ https://nitter.cc/MosiMoradian/status/1373938899941212160#m