●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Wednesday, March 24, 2021 ●● ● Mar 24 [03:23] schestowitz >> From what I have seen, there are 2 types of people in the anti-RMS camp: [03:23] schestowitz > Thanks! [03:23] schestowitz > [03:23] schestowitz >> Let this become "old news" ASAP*. [03:23] schestowitz > +1 [03:23] schestowitz > [03:23] schestowitz >> http://techrights.org/2021/03/23/10-reasons-or-ways-to-support-fsf/ [03:23] schestowitz > LGTM [03:23] schestowitz I observe this SUPER-closely this week. You can find updates in IRC/Diaspora/other and a more moderate tone in Techrights posts. Gemini/IPFS have IRC logs too. [03:23] schestowitz It's not pretty, but RMS will get through this. We need to be AS LOUD as those trolls. They try to pester us in IRC now. They = Garrett mostly. [03:23] schestowitz Why did the FSF give an award to him? And Deb (OSI)? And Kuhn? They attack the FSF's founder. Kuhn has just been cited in Planet Debian: https://spwhitton.name//blog/entry/rmsopenletter/ [03:23] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-spwhitton.name | rmsopenletter ● Mar 24 [09:10] schestowitz
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    The S in IOT is for Security
    [09:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://puri.sm/posts/the-s-in-iot-is-for-security/">The ) [09:10] schestowitz
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    Recently I was given two LED desk lamps to improve lighting for video meetings, these are just lamps with three controls, on/off, temperature, and brightness. In the misguided vein of make it an IOT device with an app to monetize human data mentality the temperature and brightness control arent just knobs on the lamp, no, they are controlled by a proprietary app that you are forced (well unless you [09:11] schestowitz hack it (as I explain below)) to download to your phone or computer. You also have to agree to the terms of service to install and use the application. After installing the app you must activate the lamp in the app by connecting it to your WiFi and the Internet.

    • [09:20] schestowitz x https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsoft-releases-findings-and-considerations-from-one-year-of-remote-work-in-work-trend-index-301252478.html [09:20] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.prnewswire.com | Microsoft releases findings and considerations from one year of remote work in Work Trend Index [09:20] schestowitz = [09:20] schestowitz x https://kevq.uk/my-thoughts-on-richard-stallmans-return-to-the-fsf-board/ [09:20] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-kevq.uk | My Thoughts On Richard Stallman's Return To the FSF Board - Kev Quirk [09:20] schestowitz [09:14] Oh, did you notice that Ariadne signed the letter? [09:20] schestowitz [09:14] I guess it's that Ariadne? [09:20] schestowitz [09:14] Ariadne Conill (Alpine Developer, pkgconf) [09:20] schestowitz [09:15] yes, she told me in advance [09:20] schestowitz [09:15] which is fine, I will not always agree with everyone on everything [09:20] schestowitz [09:16] ok [09:30] schestowitz https://odysee.com/?src=lbrytv-retired [09:30] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-odysee.com | odysee.com ● Mar 24 [10:08] schestowitz
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    Plan 9 Copyright Transferred To Foundation, MIT Licensed Code Released
    [10:08] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.phoronix.com | Linux Hardware Reviews, Open-Source Benchmarks & Linux Performance - Phoronix [10:08] schestowitz
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    Nokia Bell Labs announced today that the copyright to the Plan 9 operating system software has been transferred to the Plan 9 Foundation for all future development of this novel distributed operating system that originated in the 80's.

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    In addition to the Bell Labs Plan 9 software copyright being transferred to the Plan 9 Foundation, the code to Plan 9 Editions 1/2/3/4 are now released under an MIT license by the foundation. Previously the Plan 9 code released by Lucent Technologies was under the Lucent Public License or GPLv2.

    • [10:21] schestowitz maybe time to remove Sam from reading cycle? I'm thinking no, as we don't want to cancel people like they do https://itwire.com/open-sauce/why-richard-stallman-should-step-away-from-the-fsf.html [10:21] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-itwire.com | iTWire - Why Richard Stallman should step away from the FSF ● Mar 24 [11:27] *asusbox has quit (Read error: No route to host) [11:27] *asusbox (~rianne@2a00:23c4:c3aa:7d01:650b:6f7d:86e4:818f) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 24 [12:25] Techrights-sec It's frustrating how full of shit some of those people voluntarily become. [12:25] Techrights-sec If they scratched the surface they get the facts instead of spreading several [12:25] Techrights-sec lauers of lies. Sam is just one of the many gullible tools in that area. [12:25] Techrights-sec Some of his coverage of other topics is good but that last link is over the top. [12:25] Techrights-sec He is engaging in libel at this point however it it is very widespread [12:25] schestowitz He already did THREE anti-RMS pieces, see TM for the list [12:26] Techrights-sec Sam doesn't even get the facts right in his article. [12:26] Techrights-sec It's fine to have an opinion but an opinion is not what he is spreading, he [12:26] Techrights-sec is disseminating bald faced lies. [12:27] schestowitz Lies pay more than truth because the latter isn't a product [12:28] Techrights-sec Yes and the lies are inexpensive to generate in volume. [12:28] Techrights-sec Bill Gate's PR agency has really done damage with all this. [12:28] Techrights-sec ^agencies [12:29] schestowitz I want to not do a single video or article about it anymore as shifting the subject to something GNU/FSF and NOT this would help more in abandoning the mob [12:29] Techrights-sec Yes, the main theme is softare freedom and the fight against sw patents and [12:29] Techrights-sec there are so many distractions. [12:30] schestowitz the news is very slow today as everything got caught up with and/or occupied with this single topic. Our RMS-back piece is now at 90k views. [12:31] Techrights-sec there's less news every month, especially in regards to FOSS [12:31] Techrights-sec that decline has been going for years [12:31] Techrights-sec It is facilitated by the loss of Github and other similar acts of destruction. [12:32] schestowitz The same is true for tech IN GENERAL and maybe for general news.... in the grand scheme of things. But the %-wise loss may vary depending on topic. The "clown" coverage keeps growing... and "smart" and "hey hi" LOL [12:37] Techrights-sec The upside is that the are more blogs than last year but they are still [12:37] Techrights-sec few in absolute numbers and get no coverage outside of TR ● Mar 24 [13:49] schestowitz did we already rip this one? I cannot find it if we did. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG4HrOpzQXY [13:49] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | Richard Stallman debates animal rights activist at Penn - YouTube ● Mar 24 [16:03] Techrights-sec I have seen that one but cannot recall if TR has covered it. CHeck [16:03] Techrights-sec for the short form URL, too, https://youtu.be/eG4HrOpzQXY and as [16:03] Techrights-sec a partial string in case the start time is not the beginning. [16:03] Techrights-sec M$ has been working for decades to disparage RMS and to try to get [16:03] Techrights-sec a self-renewing attack atmosphere against him. Notice what happened, for exampe, [16:03] Techrights-sec with the Takeda prize. [16:03] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.youtube.com | Richard Stallman debates animal rights activist at Penn - YouTube [16:03] Techrights-sec I do not have a record of the https://youtu.be/eG4HrOpzQXY video here. [16:03] Techrights-sec Even though it shows an unwarranted attack against him and attempt [16:03] Techrights-sec to draw him ito a trap and troll him, it is still an unflattering video. [16:03] schestowitz yes, I did not suggest ripping it, I links to it instead in passing [16:04] schestowitz *linked ● Mar 24 [21:22] schestowitz Hi Roy. [21:22] schestowitz I'd like to add something to the Ariadne conversation [21:22] schestowitz ...perhaps ● Mar 24 [23:39] schestowitz https://twitter.com/NormanTShenley/status/1374651776117395456 [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@NormanTShenley: https://t.co/xl9qRPpXss [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Melinda and Zoophilia Found in Tandem in the Illegal Pornographic Stash of Bill Gates Engineer | Techrights [23:39] schestowitz https://twitter.com/jamesxv7/status/1374538368910909441 [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@jamesxv7: @gcollazo https://t.co/d4zNCi8VzM Pica y se extiende [23:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Richard Stallman is Coming Back to the Board of the Free Software Foundation, Founded by Himself 35 Years Ago (Updatedx3) | Techrights