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schestowitz[23:47] <xxxxxxxxxx> hiMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:49] <xxxxxxxxxx> since i would need an account to post a comment on your site i made a little research for you about pia hereMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:49] <xxxxxxxxxx> https://privatebin.net/?d828224370fd1012#7FL3dMhUhvyCuSGz6Lom3SKNUiCwpVouXfdLUav5mcGHMay 23 00:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-privatebin.net | PrivateBinMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:54] <schestowitz> looking into it nowMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:57] <schestowitz> "9.Another thing to consider is that before acquisition, Private Internet Access was in debt of over $32 million."May 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:57] <schestowitz> This one is interestingMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:59] <schestowitz> a lot of the guilt here is by associationMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[23:59] <schestowitz> so need to be a bit carefulMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:00] <schestowitz> next thing you know people will call FSF bad things for taking PIA moneyMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:00] <schestowitz> the parent company is a cause for concernMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:01] <xxxxxxxxxx> yeah. i don't buy this hostile takeover nonsense but be careful. to me andrew seems like a business man who thinks like a business manMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:03] <schestowitz> much of the rest if less relevant to me (than the owner)May 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:03] <schestowitz> or disputes over VPN battles onlineMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:03] <schestowitz> very common among search engines tooMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:03] <xxxxxxxxxx> it's not about making someone look guilty by association it's more like getting an idea of what to expect from someone who does business with scumbagsMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:04] <schestowitz> Kape?May 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:04] <schestowitz> or PIA?May 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:04] <xxxxxxxxxx> kape and mark karpelesMay 23 00:15
schestowitz[00:04] <xxxxxxxxxx> no-one can defend thatMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:07] <schestowitz> the bribery thing is very oldMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:07] <schestowitz> he was about 25May 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:07] <schestowitz> looking into karpelesMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:08] <xxxxxxxxxx> dude. the bribery thing is just a triviaMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:08] <schestowitz> Kape buys lots of shitty software/malware stuffMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:09] <schestowitz> karpeles is CTO now?May 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:10] <xxxxxxxxxx> yesMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:11] <xxxxxxxxxx> since 2018/9May 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:12] <schestowitz> the concern is that wealth is being fakedMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:12] <schestowitz> and lavish lifestyle with expensive mansions and allMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:13] <schestowitz> i'll keep that in mind, thanksMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:14] <xxxxxxxxxx> interesting..May 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:14] <xxxxxxxxxx> okMay 23 00:16
schestowitz[00:29] <xxxxxxxxx> the thing here is.. you cannot claim to care about end user privacy if you have no problem with selling your company to scammers and data minersMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:30] <xxxxxxxxx> tbh i expect sketchy shit on freenode in that regardMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:30] <schestowitz> Kape owns lots of thingsMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:30] <schestowitz> if we cherry-pick, then yes, it looks badMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:30] <schestowitz> like gambling and malwareMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:31] <schestowitz> worst case scenario, IRC is less private, but IRC was never a privacy protocolMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:33] <xxxxxxxxx> that's not the pointMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:34] <schestowitz> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teddy_Sagi#Kape_Technologies_plcMay 23 00:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Teddy Sagi - WikipediaMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:35] <xxxxxxxxx> yeah check the malwarebytes linkMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:36] <schestowitz> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Internet_AccessMay 23 00:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Private Internet Access - WikipediaMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:36] <schestowitz> "On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would be merged into Kape Technologies, which operates two competing VPN services, Cyberghost and Zenmate.[9] Some users objected to the acquisition, as Kape (under its former name, Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted programs.[5]"May 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <xxxxxxxxx> yeah what a schizophrenic situationMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <xxxxxxxxx> you mine data with one companyMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <schestowitz> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_JournalMay 23 00:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-en.wikipedia.org | Linux Journal - WikipediaMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <schestowitz> "However, on January 1, 2018, it announced that it was rescued by Private Internet Access/London Trust Media—which shares similar values—and that the magazine plans to grow:[11] According to editor-in-chief Doc Searls: "Linux Journal should be to Linux what National Geographic is to geography and The New Yorker is to New York—meaning about much more than the title alone suggests."[12]"May 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <xxxxxxxxx> and protect data with the second oneMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:37] <schestowitz> a bit like startpage/system1May 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:38] <schestowitz> what would be their 'endgame' re IRC?May 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:38] <schestowitz> hard to envision standing to gain anything by burying itMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:39] <xxxxxxxxx> i expect that andrew will try to monetize the platform somehowMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:39] <schestowitz> https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21612488May 23 00:43
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-news.ycombinator.com | PIA: Our Merger with Kape Technologies – Addressing Your Concerns | Hacker NewsMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:39] <xxxxxxxxx> which will failMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:39] <xxxxxxxxx> and the network will slowly succumb into irrelevancyMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:40] <schestowitz> nothing to gain from such an outcomeMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:41] <schestowitz> I think they just use IRC to promote PIAMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:41] <xxxxxxxxx> the open source projects are leaving, and once the prestige of the network is gone and he realizes he can't make money with it eitherMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:41] <xxxxxxxxx> he will not fund it anymoreMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:41] <schestowitz> few leftMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:41] <schestowitz> some think aboyt itMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:42] <xxxxxxxxx> that's wishful thinking. lots of them leftMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:42] <schestowitz> I saw fewMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:42] <schestowitz> anyway, I g2gMay 23 00:43
schestowitz[00:42] <schestowitz> speak laterMay 23 00:43
schestowitz>> There was a temporary issue, also with Twitter exports. Is it OK now?May 23 01:11
schestowitz> Yeah, I see posts from you again.  Phew!May 23 01:11
schestowitz> May 23 01:11
schestowitz> I'm glad it was just a software glitch.May 23 01:11
schestowitz"May 23 01:24
schestowitzBeen following you on fediverse for a while, and also on techright.May 23 01:24
schestowitz:)May 23 01:24
schestowitz"May 23 01:24
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schestowitz__ openssl s_client -servername techrights -connect techrights.org:443 | openssl x509 -noout -dateMay 23 06:23
schestowitz__I have made a new self-sign cert, valid for one yearMay 23 06:28
schestowitz__*signedMay 23 06:42
schestowitz__because some people access over https and get alarmed by expiry dateMay 23 06:42
schestowitz__I don't want to use those urls or outsourced to LFMay 23 06:42
Techrights-secChromium still rejects the cert though.  It might be that self-signed certs May 23 06:45
Techrights-secare not really supported any longer by GoogleMay 23 06:45
Techrights-secNET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALIDMay 23 06:46
schestowitz__[13:55] <MinceR> migrating from billsez to nadellasez? :>May 23 06:47
schestowitz__well spotted there.May 23 06:47
schestowitz__The writer is a longtime Microsoft shillMay 23 06:47
schestowitz__he used to be in VentureBeat IIRCMay 23 06:47
Techrights-secCNBC also had a similar puff piece.  I guess they are going to shiftMay 23 06:50
Techrights-secto  Satya from Bill.  I wonder if the move is temporary.May 23 06:50
Techrights-sec\May 23 06:50
schestowitz__"May 23 07:42
schestowitz__I have checked everyone in past and present logs, seeing that no 5xx errors were emitted, but then again I also checked CloudFlare everywhere, seeing that about 95% of the traffic comes from there, not the xxxxx servers.May 23 07:42
schestowitz__Upon investigation I found that https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003011431-Troubleshooting-Cloudflare-5XX-errorsMay 23 07:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-support.cloudflare.com | Troubleshooting Cloudflare 5XX errors – Cloudflare Help CenterMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__which leads to https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200172476#h_4b8753c8-f422-4c74-9e8e-07026c4da730May 23 07:42
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-support.cloudflare.com | Contacting Cloudflare Support – Cloudflare Help CenterMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__This might in fact be a support issue with Cloudflare. The issue might in fact be at their end.May 23 07:42
schestowitz__Maybe we should further exclude Cloudflare for logged in admins or the admin stuff/section?May 23 07:42
schestowitz__It's hard to diagnose unless Cloudflare gives us access to any logs. I tried for ages to find "Error Analytics", which is apparently under their Support section somewhere.May 23 07:42
schestowitz__I will carry on trying things for a while...May 23 07:42
schestowitz__"May 23 07:42
schestowitz__(from workMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__cloudflare is a messMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__too opaqueMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__outsourced hostingMay 23 07:42
schestowitz__"May 23 07:49
schestowitz__Good morning,May 23 07:49
schestowitz__I've investigated this at the AWS back end and at Cloudflare. It seems possible that this boils down to the CDN/proxy having internal issues reaching the back end properly because at the back end we cannot see any 5xx responses (in the past few days).May 23 07:49
schestowitz__When you are presented with "Error 500" is it a Cloudflare-themed page (with green and red rounds, ticks and Xs) or something else?May 23 07:49
schestowitz__"May 23 07:49
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Techrights-sechttps://nitter.cc/CellMessenger/status/1396345366224805888#mMay 23 09:19
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Messenger Cell (@CellMessenger): "the gates bullshit philanthropy organisation exposed for what it really is - a tax avoidant control network to reshape all our lives http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Gates_Foundation_Critique" | nitterMay 23 09:19
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schestowitzhttp://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/05/can-trade-mark-become-misleading.html?showComment=1621632490982#c5116960291415150682May 23 16:50
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-ipkitten.blogspot.com | Can a trade mark become misleading because it is transferred to a new owner? It’s all a matter of tradition - The IPKatMay 23 16:50
schestowitz"May 23 16:50
schestowitzIf I am not mistaken, the old EUTMR 207/2009 would have probably prevented this misleading transfer from happening in the first place. Well, it is true that the Austrian Supreme Court does not consider the transfer itself to be misleading but rather the use of the new owner. Nevertheless, the old article 17.4 stated: May 23 16:50
schestowitz"Where it is clear from the transfer documents that because of the transfer the Community trade mark is likely to mislead the public concerning the nature, quality or geographical origin of the goods or services in respect of which it is registered, the Office shall not register the transfer unless the successor agrees to limit registration of the Community trade mark to goods or services in respect of which it is not likely to May 23 16:50
schestowitzmislead."May 23 16:50
schestowitzI am curious about why this requirement disappeared in the current EUTMR 2017/1001 regarding transfers (article 20). It is still present in the Spanish trademark law. If anyone knows the background of this particular amendment I would be very happy to learn about it.May 23 16:50
schestowitz"May 23 16:50
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Techrights-sec2https://nitter.cc/ariadneconill/status/1396516526782656516#mMay 23 19:15
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | Ariadne Conill (@ariadneconill): "thats why techrights is doing it, andrew convinced roy he is being CANCELLED" | nitterMay 23 19:15
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/appwrite_io/status/1396498481515274249May 23 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@appwrite_io: @schestowitz Thanks for helping spread the word @schestowitz ❤️😍May 23 19:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/glynmoody/status/1396439330474835970May 23 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@glynmoody: how sick can you get? #murica https://t.co/6ZNHgb7906May 23 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz: ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #SouthCarolina ☞ Opinion | Tough Choices https://t.co/qudH5SVwr7May 23 19:49
schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/zoobab/status/1396340502421778432May 23 19:49
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@zoobab: @schestowitz SACEPO is being run by BusinessEurope, what could go wrong?May 23 19:49
MinceRi have difficulty taking someone's word seriously who has signed the anti-RMS letter, posts anti-RMS propaganda on twitter and has referred to LF and SFC as "reputable"May 23 20:06
MinceRwe need a better hostMay 23 20:06
MinceR> it's rms open letter time all over againMay 23 20:29
MinceRanother SJW who is trying to destroy free softwareMay 23 20:29
MinceR"jan Lentan (a.k.a. “/dev/urandom”)" has also signed the anti-RMS letterMay 23 20:29
MinceRapparently the "woke" perspective of free software is "we want microsoft and IBM to control the FSF, take over everything that had its copyright assigned to the FSF and write a GPLv4 that lets microsoft and IBM to do whatever they like with any code licensed as any version of GPL 'or later'"May 23 20:31
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Techrights-sec2https://nitter.cc/RexKahrs1/status/1396569243483705346#mMay 23 23:13
-TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-nitter.cc | President Elect - rexkahrs (@RexKahrs1): "Unconfirmed: http://techrights.org/2020/08/04/police-report-gates-residence-arrest/" | nitterMay 23 23:13

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