●● IRC: #boycottnovell @ FreeNode: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 ●● ● Mar 31 [01:07] *libertybox (~schestowi@2a00:23c4:c3aa:7d01:f4ad:de6c:94e3:c43f) has joined #boycottnovell [01:07] *acer-box (~acer-box@unaffiliated/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [01:07] *ChanServ gives channel operator status to acer-box [01:07] *Techrights-sec2 (~quassel@2a00:23c4:c3aa:7d01:f4ad:de6c:94e3:c43f) has joined #boycottnovell [01:10] *Techrights-sec has quit (Ping timeout: 258 seconds) [01:36] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20412205#63695cf073da0139ab8a08002785b8a8 [01:36] schestowitz "How secure is GitHug, anyway?" [01:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #ibm #redhat #security = #nsa first http://techrights.org/2021/01/30/fake-security/ [01:36] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Fake Security is Still a Real Problem, Even in the GNU/Linux (and BSD) Spheres | Techrights [01:36] schestowitz NSA-secure (meaning NSA will 'protect ' you) [01:36] schestowitz "Ive seen it a million times - an organization will start spending its accumulated Good Will. They can get away with this for quite some time if they have talented marketing/propaganda people on staff." [01:37] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20412115#b01b08b073da0139ab8808002785b8a8 [01:37] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: I really don't understand where #mozilla is going. Seems they use the reputation of #firefox and its existing userbase (what's left of it) for goals that have nothing to do... even remotely... with the original Mozilla. This dooms the whole company. [01:37] schestowitz maybe Baker panning for her next job/career [01:37] schestowitz "I hope all the traitors jump ship. They can go to OSI, Linux foundation. Just leave FSF alone. I guess FSFE will break up, guess they loathe RMS." [01:37] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20412711#3fca41e073db01395728002590d8e506 [01:37] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: April in #techrights will be about lots of #epo #corruption and seeing that the anti-FSF coup is mostly over now (dust settling, media losing inertia, companies walking away from a defunct coup attempt) I think it'll be a great month of much crime exposed. [01:38] schestowitz FSFE is propped up by monopolies that use it to lobby for them. They don't do coding, unlike GNU. [01:38] schestowitz "The Asus Transformer Pad TF701T looks quite interesting, once that is supported." [01:39] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20412342#22f9888073d30139ab8a08002785b8a8 [01:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: Tens of Nvidia Tegra devices now run mainline #Linux thanks to the "grate" project https://tuxphones.com/nvidia-tegra-mainline-linux-grate-postmarketos/ [01:39] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> tuxphones.com | Tens of Nvidia Tegra devices now run mainline Linux thanks to the "grate" project [01:40] schestowitz "Haters hate themselves." [01:40] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20404347#7babd43073110139ab8808002785b8a8 [01:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #ibm lobby #fail http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/pro-fsf-petition/ #gpl #rms #fsf [01:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Looks Like the Pro-FSF Petition Will Double the Number of Signatures of FSF Haters | Techrights [01:40] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20404393#1cb7182073110139ab8a08002785b8a8 [01:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: #ibm #redhat employees cannot find flaws in my reporting, so they've resorted to 100% ad hominem attacks, trying to hide my articles from the public. That is, Red Hat people who did not ALREADY quit IBM. http://techrights.org/2021/03/19/ibm-is-destroying-rht/ [01:40] schestowitz "So it goes." [01:40] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | IBM is Destroying Red Hat and Red Hatters Are Leaving | Techrights [01:41] schestowitz https://joindiaspora.com/posts/20403975#70501150730b013954a6002590d8e506 [01:41] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@schestowitz@joindiaspora.com: FSF is cleaning out, essentially the anti-RMS elements are being cast aside. If anything, the FSF becomes more in tune with its real and original goals, mission... [01:41] schestowitz "And now, that he does not have to kiss Red Rats asses, he can raise his voice against systemdick" [01:41] schestowitz Yes, that was my initial thought when Red Hat came from behind the mob it had inflamed ● Mar 31 [02:00] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds) [02:33] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 31 [03:25] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 268 seconds) [03:27] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 31 [04:54] *liberty_box has quit (Ping timeout: 260 seconds) [04:57] *liberty_box (~liberty@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell ● Mar 31 [08:46] schestowitz " [08:46] schestowitz Hi. [08:46] schestowitz I don't know if you even have time to edit or read all this. [08:46] schestowitz After research, I discovered changes at CC to "open the door" to open source. [08:46] schestowitz The people there embrace this and Ehmke. [08:46] schestowitz Here are some details. [08:46] schestowitz " [08:47] schestowitz " [08:47] schestowitz You can put my name on it or if you decide not to, that's fine too. [08:47] schestowitz Thanks. I'll try to write shorter or be more concise in the future, where possible. [08:47] schestowitz " ● Mar 31 [12:13] schestowitz > [12:13] schestowitz > I will respond to this in post form tomorrow, without mentioning names... [12:13] schestowitz > [12:13] schestowitz Wow! I wasn't expecting the post! I was just... kinda taking the weight of those ideas off me. [12:13] schestowitz It's ok, of course: I have no problem with the post. I'm actually happy for it, as it makes me feel my oppinion is important to others. So thanks. [12:13] schestowitz A few notes, just as feedback. [12:13] schestowitz Again, just talking with you people, as the thing matters to me. But publish whatever you consider, I'm ok with it. [12:13] schestowitz * Dr. Roy, please feel free to use my name, or my common alias "xxxxxxxxx", as I don't mind. And if you believe that's not a good idea, feel also free to keep it anonymous. Just know I'm not saying anything here I wouldn't say everywhere else. And edit everything as you consider: I just trust your criteria. [12:13] schestowitz * Silly mistake: "placard" should be "pancart". IDK if that's the right word in english, but I mean "the cardboard sign that person holds in its hands". "Placard" looks like a typo, as it means something else entirely. [12:14] schestowitz Cheers. [12:50] Techrights-sec2 after each article would it be possible to run gemini-cron-updater.sh so [12:50] Techrights-sec2 that the gemini articles turn up right away? [12:50] Techrights-sec2 That would be a way to promote Gemini and increase the potential audeince [12:50] Techrights-sec2 for the important series. [12:51] schestowitz I know what you mean, but looking at the traffic in real-time using my programs this is not yet justified (effort/benefit) ● Mar 31 [15:09] schestowitz https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1377243296846786561 [15:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@never_released: @acruiz @lasombra_br Somehow https://t.co/oxWHelV7qn says: > 30,000 blog posts have been published; we're stronger https://t.co/tWPFvOZKBQ [15:09] schestowitz " [15:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Welcome to Techrights [15:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@never_released: @acruiz @lasombra_br Somehow https://t.co/oxWHelV7qn says: > 30,000 blog posts have been published; we're stronger https://t.co/tWPFvOZKBQ [15:09] schestowitz Somehow http://techrights.org says: [15:09] schestowitz > 30,000 blog posts have been published; we're stronger and bigger than ever, and we have no intention of stopping [15:09] schestowitz How the hell? [15:09] schestowitz " [15:09] schestowitz https://twitter.com/lasombra_br/status/1377242773380825089 [15:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@lasombra_br: @acruiz @never_released Well, I don't want to go there in a public forum, but the fact that https://t.co/p1cLarLBwx https://t.co/xrUJS49m0q [15:09] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@lasombra_br: @acruiz @never_released Well, I don't want to go there in a public forum, but the fact that https://t.co/p1cLarLBwx https://t.co/xrUJS49m0q [15:09] schestowitz " [15:09] schestowitz Well, I don't want to go there in a public forum, but the fact that http://techrights.org is used as evidence of anything is just... [15:09] schestowitz Person facepalming [15:09] schestowitz " [15:10] schestowitz https://twitter.com/lasombra_br/status/1377243534219214848 [15:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@lasombra_br: @never_released @acruiz Might be a mention of posts on Fediverse? [15:10] schestowitz https://twitter.com/never_released/status/1377243579102466049 [15:10] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@never_released: @acruiz @lasombra_br Roy Schestowitz even got himself suspended from Twitter. ● Mar 31 [18:05] schestowitz https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210331.043439.34547f08.en.html [18:05] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-lists.dyne.org | Re: [DNG] FSF, RMS and a danger to almost all GPL code [18:05] schestowitz " [18:05] schestowitz On Sat, 2021-03-27 at 08:30 -0400, Steve Litt wrote: [18:05] schestowitz > And now you're suggesting Devuan put that all at risk to take a stand [18:05] schestowitz > on RMS. Well you know what? No distro should get involved with [18:05] schestowitz > politics, and this RMS thing *is* politics. It cost Mint plenty of [18:05] schestowitz > users when they said supporters of Israel shouldn't use Mint, and it [18:05] schestowitz > just might destroy Devuan if they take a stand, on either side, on [18:05] schestowitz > this RMS thing. [18:05] schestowitz Something struck me as deeply wrong about your post but I couldn't [18:05] schestowitz articulate it. After much pondering it struck like a bolt and it was [18:05] schestowitz the paragraph above that did it so thanks. :) [18:05] schestowitz The RMS thing is politics, that is why they want him gone, he won't [18:05] schestowitz inject politics into the the FSF. And we must fight because we are all [18:05] schestowitz in extreme danger. Apparently we all just assumed Richard Stallman was [18:05] schestowitz immortal and would always lead the FSF or we wouldn't have done what we [18:05] schestowitz all did. We must save Richard's bacon long enough for everyone to fix [18:05] schestowitz the problem. [18:05] schestowitz Hang on for a brief diversion, the tale will get back on track. CoCs. [18:05] schestowitz They are annoying but can't impact usage. They can't be avoided in most [18:05] schestowitz projects now because too many developers work for corporations and would [18:06] schestowitz be fired for failure to demand them. Because Free Software licenses [18:06] schestowitz don't allow restrictions on field of use, they don't impact users at [18:06] schestowitz all. If enough productive developers decided they didn't like the CoC [18:06] schestowitz they could easily smash it with a Libreoffice gambit. One way gate. [18:06] schestowitz Fork a new project site under a new name with a one line CoC sayin "The [18:06] schestowitz only code of conduct is be excellent and never propose editing this [18:06] schestowitz file, it is the only mandatory banning offense." The new fork can take [18:06] schestowitz every patch from the original but the original can't touch the new site [18:06] schestowitz lest they accept code from people who haven't agreed to the standard [18:06] schestowitz pozzed CoC. Checkmate, the second a critical mass of independent [18:06] schestowitz developers decide to go for it. [18:06] schestowitz Now imagine Stallman is out at the FSF and somebody tries this. All [18:06] schestowitz they need do is release the GPL4, allowing CoCs, field of use [18:06] schestowitz restrictions and all the rest of the political nonsense be integrated [18:06] schestowitz into the actual license, impacting developers AND users. It was your [18:06] schestowitz mentioning Mint's misguided (and certainly unenforcable) attempt to [18:06] schestowitz impose field of use restrictions on their users that got the thought [18:06] schestowitz train going. [18:06] schestowitz It is vital that as many projects as possible get to work NOW to change [18:06] schestowitz their license terms. Corporate dominated projects are probably already [18:06] schestowitz past the point where they can be saved. Be prepared to grab the last [18:06] schestowitz available version under a sane license when the time comes, and as [18:06] schestowitz events are moving ever faster, it will come soon. As of now there are [18:06] schestowitz only three possibilities that are survivable. [18:06] schestowitz GPL2, GPL3 and GPL2 or GPL3 at your option. No "or later" ever again. [18:06] schestowitz BSD code of course has no defense when the corporate HR depts come [18:06] schestowitz calling with demands. Nothing to be done about that. Haven't had time [18:06] schestowitz to look at the other licenses. Anything with an "or later" clause, be [18:06] schestowitz warned and pay attention to who you are giving unilateral authority to [18:06] schestowitz rewrite the license to. [18:06] schestowitz " ● Mar 31 [20:20] schestowitz http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/chairman-and-enlarged-board-criticised.html?showComment=1617198132248#c2155982898234973351 [20:20] schestowitz " [20:20] schestowitz So, when it comes to information regarding G 1/21, it seems that the public will have to content itself with a Communication from the EBA added without any fanfare to the EPO's website: [20:20] schestowitz https://www.epo.org/law-practice/case-law-appeals/communications/2021/20210324.html [20:20] schestowitz I may be mistaken, but this seems to me to be the one and only occasion upon which a communication from the EBA regarding a referral (and providing information on the deadline for third parties to file written statements) has not been published in the OJ EPO. [20:20] schestowitz Funnily enough, a different development that occurred only one day earlier, namely AC decision number CA/D 3/21, IS reported in this month's Official Journal. As all will be aware, that is the decision to formally approve Art 15a RPBA. It is almost as if the EPO is trying to rush through the decision in G 1/21 and to do all that it can to avoid attracting the attention of the public to what is going on. [20:20] schestowitz This latest development might not provide conclusive proof of a conspiracy to use any means necessary to ensure that Art 15a RPBA remains in force. However, it makes it harder than ever to explain away the numerous, POTENTIALLY prejudicial developments in connection with G 1/21 as simply being a series of unrelated mishaps. [20:20] schestowitz " [20:20] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-Resolving timed out after 10520 milliseconds ( status 0 @ https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/chairman-and-enlarged-board-criticised.html?showComment=1617198132248 ) [20:20] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-www.epo.org | EPO - Oral proceedings in case G 1/21 [20:21] *schestowitz has quit (Read error: No route to host) [20:21] *schestowitz (~schestowi@host81-154-169-167.range81-154.btcentralplus.com) has joined #boycottnovell [20:21] *schestowitz has quit (Changing host) [20:21] *schestowitz (~schestowi@unaffiliated/schestowitz) has joined #boycottnovell [20:21] *ChanServ gives channel operator status to schestowitz [20:21] Techrights-sec2 Congratulations https://eurohpc-ju.europa.eu/discover-eurohpc#ecl-inpage-211 [20:21] Techrights-sec2 (wrong linke) [20:21] Techrights-sec2 Congratulations: http://techrights.org/2021/03/31/30000-milestone/ [20:21] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-eurohpc-ju.europa.eu | Discover EuroHPC | European High Performance Computer Joint Undertaking [20:21] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Its That Epic 30,000 | Techrights [20:21] schestowitz I have a massive headache today ● Mar 31 [22:01] schestowitz https://twitter.com/Ender205/status/1377338118282473472 [22:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Ender205: 13) 1998'de Bill Gatesin i stratejileri ate altnda kald: Amerika Birleik Devletleri Adalet Bakanl Microsof https://t.co/3jeDrPlARq [22:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Ender205: 13) 1998'de Bill Gatesin i stratejileri ate altnda kald: Amerika Birleik Devletleri Adalet Bakanl Microsof https://t.co/3jeDrPlARq [22:01] schestowitz "13) 1998'de Bill Gatesin i stratejileri ate altnda kald: Amerika Birleik Devletleri Adalet Bakanl Microsoft'a AntiTrust hlalinden dava at. 18 aylk duruma srasnda Gates saatlerce ifade verdi. https://bit.ly/3lZ0F4y" [22:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-techrights.org | Bill Gates Deposition - Techrights [22:01] schestowitz https://twitter.com/Bobby_Network/status/1377303294528339968 [22:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Bobby_Network: 13/100: In 1998 Bill Gates business strategies came under fire: United States Department of Justice sued https://t.co/TAUlipv9od [22:01] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@Bobby_Network: 13/100: In 1998 Bill Gates business strategies came under fire: United States Department of Justice sued https://t.co/TAUlipv9od [22:01] schestowitz " [22:01] schestowitz 13/100: In 1998 Bill Gates business strategies came under fire: United States Department of Justice sued @Microsoft [22:01] schestowitz for AntiTrust Violation. During the 18 months trial, Gates gave hours over hours of testimony. https://bit.ly/3lZ0F4y [22:01] schestowitz " [22:02] schestowitz https://twitter.com/blau_araujo/status/1377293650808467456 [22:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@blau_araujo: Red Hat/IBM Wheres IBM in all this? Nowhere. IBM is busy trying to get itself another monopoly. https://t.co/PYcjurM5yD [22:02] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Trolling Community Developers of GNU/Linux Via Patent Trolls Part III: The Technical and Legal Burden as Weapon Against the Community | Techrights [22:05] schestowitz https://twitter.com/psymin/status/1376929687641882627 [22:05] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell-@psymin: "Free software liberates society" https://t.co/7j11N0QLK1 [22:05] -TechrightsBN/#boycottnovell--> techrights.org | Why the Fate of an RMS-Led Free Software Foundation Matters to You Even If Youre Not So Technical | Techrights ● Mar 31 [23:50] *tr_guest|7193 (485f82c8@gateway/web/cgi-irc/kiwiirc.com/ip.72.95.130.200) has joined #boycottnovell