●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ Techrights IRC Network: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 ●● ● Jul 28 [00:01] *DaemonFC (~DaemonFC@8xygrvmtwjz9e.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [00:17] *DaemonFC has quit (connection closed) ● Jul 28 [01:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [01:38] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [04:11] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [04:31] *job (~job@x8rgw55ea3yqk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [05:14] *schestowitz-TR has quit (connection closed) [05:14] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [06:08] *schestowitz-TR has quit (connection closed) [06:08] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@qhduu73fcjmdn.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [07:32] schestowitz 5 04 */3 * * echo '' > ~/irc-status.txt [07:34] *psydroid_ (~psydroid@cqggrmwgu7gji.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [07:36] Techrights-sec that should clear the file evey third day if I understand correctly [07:37] schestowitz yes, the downside is that for a little while people who watch the irc file or tail it will get an empty file, so not every night. This file won't exceed 1MB in size. [07:38] Techrights-sec logrotate can watch the size and then clear it when it reaches the limit [07:38] schestowitz this is running on the desktop [07:39] schestowitz it does not even have logrotate installed [07:39] Techrights-sec most distros include logrotate [07:39] Techrights-sec oh [07:51] Techrights-sec awk '/\.webm/ {print $10; a=a+$10} END { print "Sum : " a;}' /var/log/httpd/techrights.org [07:51] Techrights-sec -access_log [07:58] schestowitz I've just put that under ~bin [07:59] schestowitz ~/bin rather ● Jul 28 [09:08] schestowitz Cher Monsieur Hagel, [09:08] schestowitz It is difficult not to link what has been happening since 2010 and 2018 at the EPO by making abstraction of who was sitting on the 10th floor. [09:08] schestowitz I agree with you that the essential issue rightly raised in my comment, is the potential shift to EPO 2.0 in the absence of a Diplomatic Conference. The mechanism to amend the EPC is in Art 172. That the AC cannot take decisions contrary to the EPC is in Art 164(1). No exceptions are foreseen. [09:08] schestowitz This issue is not blurred by personal allegations (cronyism, conflicts of interest, incompetence and the like). Napoleon 4th brought with him a group of people of which some of them are still active at the destruction of the EPO. [09:08] schestowitz The latest tenant of the 10th floor has done even worse. He brought chores of people from Alicante, to start with VP1 and VP5. Nowadays if you do not come from the Iberian Peninsula or if you did not have any contacts with the EUIPO, you do not stand a chance to be admitted to the EPO at director or PD level. [09:08] schestowitz When taking as VP5 the former head of the AC and as PD 5.2 shows that in-breading has taken proportions which are not any longer tolerable. [09:08] schestowitz All those people are indebted to the past and present head of the EPO for their position within the management of the EPO. Do you honestly think that their attitude will be any different of all the people displayed in the famous series Yes Mr PM, here Yes Mr President? In French: des bnis oui, oui! [09:08] schestowitz Mentioning those facts are not there to obfuscate the debate, but to show that the tenants of the 10th floor have managed to gather around them only people which will find any idea uttered by the heads of the EPO as being the 7th world marvel. [09:08] schestowitz How do you think it would possible, not only to pursue EPO 2.0, but also making sit all examiners in open spaces rooms, should their dare want to come on the premises of the EPO to exercise their duties? [09:08] schestowitz This is the result when of people having no clue of what is the work done at the EPO, allow themselves to decide how it has to be carried out. This is the real scandal. [09:08] schestowitz That the AC is accomplice to this destructive behaviour is also a scandal. [09:08] schestowitz I am pleased that epi has decided to react in G 1/21. I would have liked to have seen a reaction when Napoleon 4th introduced R 12a-d and exiled the BA to Haar. Ironically the BA should come back to Munich, but like for examiners all members of the BA will not have a dedicated working space and even less a dedicated office. [09:08] schestowitz Seeing how the BA has been acting up to now in G 1/21, the only logical conclusion is that the EBA is nothing more than a puppet on the strings of EPOs management. [09:08] schestowitz Seeing that Art 4a EPC 2000 has not been applied once does not lend me to be optimistic. [09:08] schestowitz I have nothing against amending the EPC, but it should be done the proper way with the proper instruments and not by way of secondary legislation like in G 3/19. [09:08] schestowitz http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/07/21/trade-union-to-epo-president-campinos-quash-unlawful-strike-restrictions/ [09:08] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-patentblog.kluweriplaw.com | Trade union to EPO president Campinos: Quash unlawful strike restrictions - Kluwer Patent Blog [09:51] *activelow has quit (connection closed) [09:51] *activelow (~activelow@qiahibkh2iwka.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [10:28] schestowitz I have a question regarding networking (checked your resume today for the first time since I was sent a copy): [10:28] schestowitz today I packaged up the latest router to send back to BT [10:29] schestowitz it says, in paper -- like it said in emails (x3 -- that unused routers will be "recycled" [10:29] schestowitz I assume the one still packed and unused won't be broken apart; it's brand new [10:29] schestowitz but if I also send out ones, recycle won't mean reuse of repurpose [10:30] schestowitz If I sent out OLD ones... they'll basically bin them... and I'd rather find a way to salvage them.... they're perfectly fine but locked down computer... we have about 4 unused ones [10:34] Techrights-sec The old ones will be binned for sure. The new ones, probably, even though [10:34] Techrights-sec they are in the original containers. They sometimes ask for them back [10:34] Techrights-sec anyway, but usually just to be dicks and not because the hardware will [10:34] Techrights-sec get repuposed. Best to find a project which can get them to a school [10:34] Techrights-sec or other worthy entity. [10:34] schestowitz Thanks, well, they charge if I don't return the latest one. The rest I will keep for now. Will research hacking options... [10:35] Techrights-sec Excellent. OpenWRT is the first project to look at in that regard. [10:36] schestowitz https://openwrt.org/toh/bt/homehub_v3b [10:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-openwrt.org | [OpenWrt Wiki] BT Home Hub 3.0 Type B [10:37] Techrights-sec BTW a link to a page linking to this https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210629-01.en.htm [10:37] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell- ( status 404 @ https://fsfe.org/news/2021/news-20210629-01.en.htm ) [10:38] Techrights-sec " The law stated that internet service providers (ISPs) should not prevent an end-user from [10:38] Techrights-sec connecting to a public communications network any radio or telecommunications terminal equ [10:38] Techrights-sec ipment that meets the legal requirements." [10:38] Techrights-sec That's in XXXXXXXXXX maybe there is similar in .uk [10:39] schestowitz https://openwrt.org/toh/bt/homehub_v2a https://openwrt.org/toh/bt/homehub_v3b [10:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-openwrt.org | [OpenWrt Wiki] BT Home Hub 2.0 Type A [10:39] schestowitz I have 1 or 2 of this: https://openwrt.org/toh/bt/homehub_v5a [10:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-openwrt.org | [OpenWrt Wiki] BT Home Hub 5.0 Type A [10:40] Techrights-sec The version matters with matters of replacing the firmware. ● Jul 28 [11:28] *DaemonFC (~DaemonFC@smdmar4w4anze.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [13:44] *job has quit (connection closed) [13:57] *DaemonFC has quit (Quit: Leaving) ● Jul 28 [14:09] *job (~job@x8rgw55ea3yqk.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [15:05] *psydruid has quit (connection closed) [15:07] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [16:37] *job has quit (connection closed) ● Jul 28 [18:26] *verbose (~verbose@xm5z894qxaqia.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [18:37] *activelow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [18:52] *activelow (~activelow@fsgx8fmqkxq2q.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [19:11] *verbose has quit (Quit: WeeChat 3.0) ● Jul 28 [20:17] *activelow has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [20:37] *activelow (~activelow@j4vz9ktm4vx6i.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [21:13] *DaemonFC (~DaemonFC@hcz4kwb5fv9w4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [21:39] *psydroid_ has quit (connection closed) [21:44] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [22:03] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [22:05] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #boycottnovell [22:20] *DaemonFC (~DaemonFC@hcz4kwb5fv9w4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell ● Jul 28 [23:47] *DaemonFC has quit (Ping timeout: 2m30s) [23:59] *DaemonFC (~DaemonFC@hcz4kwb5fv9w4.irc) has joined #boycottnovell