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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreplanet-discuss/2026-08/msg00005.html | Aug 19 07:33 |
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| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-lists.gnu.org | Re: TV station's cloud provider fails, archived data in peril | Aug 19 07:33 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "On 8/16/26 04:04, Akira Urushibata via libreplanet-discuss wrote: | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It seems that "Open Source" is not a registered trademark leaving pretty much anyone free to use the term as part of a brand name. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | That is correct. Bruce Perens wrote about not being able to acquire a trademark for Open Source Software many years ago. He reported that the reason give to him back then was that it's not allowed to have trademarks on common dictionary words or phrases like open source, windows, exchange, etc. The OSI, even back before it was infiltrated and corrupted by Microsoft did not address a possible alternative approach which would have be | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | en to offer compliance certifications. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | PBS Station Lost 70 Years of Archive to Cloud Vendor Collapse | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It's a tragic story, and the are many problems with trying to rely on cloud providers either big ones or small ones, but the real problem underneath it all has gone unaddressed: malfeasance and/or gross incompetence. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is either malfeasance or incompetence or both to not keep backup copies of important data, especially when that data is irreplaceable and entrusted to them by the community. It's not for a lack of money, the PBS local station seems to be swimming in it (see the Consumer Rights Wiki post linked below). Furthermore, proper backup media does not cost much to purchase and deploy. You'd think that with a full-time, salaried staff mem | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | ber assigned to deal with IT there at the station, it'd be a priority. Anyone except maybe microsofters know of the 3-2-1 rule which is considered to be the bare minimum backup strategy, which includes at least one off-site (and offline at that) copy. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | As for offline and online copies, there is a huge difference between a copy and a backup. A copy can be anywhere and either online or offline. But a backup is only a backup while it is offline. So the moment you physically plug in the backup medium to make a backup, test the backup, or restore from the backup, it reverts to being a mere copy for the duration. That is because a plethora of problems can befall online media. Thus it i | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | s essential for there to be multiple offline copies. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Anyway, I hope they get it sorted, but the Open Source Storage company seems to have been outsourcing to Iron Mountain Data Centers. And Open Source Storage was Iron Mountain's customer, not PBS. So that complicates matters. | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Louis Rossmann has been aggregating information on the incident over on the Consumer Rights Wiki: | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | https://consumerrights.wiki/w/User:Louis/Nine_PBS_50TB_cloud_lockout | Aug 19 07:33 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I hope that PBS is 1) able to get their data back, 2) back it up properly, 3) fire the person who hired the person who chose not to do backups, 4) hire in someone skilled (i.e. not a microsofter) to take care of their IT needs properly. ' | Aug 19 07:33 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-consumerrights.wiki | User:Louis/Nine PBS 50TB cloud lockout - Consumer Rights Wiki | Aug 19 07:34 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Hi everyone! | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Just a quick note to let you know about a couple of things I'm organising in | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Auckland, NZ. If you're in Auckland, I hope to see you! | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Write to Change the World" (August 29, 1:30pm at Whangaparaoa | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Library)------------------------------- | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This workshop for kids aged around 11 through 14. They'll be immersed in the | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | world of an imaginary junior high in the grips of a controversy much like | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Webcamgate[1] and shown how to write pieces to get the community to take | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | action. I'll be covering how to construct an argument, the mechanics of good | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | writing and how to structure persuasive letters, articles and speeches. | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "Free software for youth organisations" (September 5, 1:30pm, Orewa | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Library)------------------------------------------ | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | This is an introduction to free software for organisations that serve young | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | people in Auckland. I'll talk briefly about what free software is and why it | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | supports social justice, then demonstrate a range of free programs that can | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | help then do their work. | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | If you're a consultant or part of a business in Auckland that offers free | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | software-based services to this kind of organisation and you want to | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | participate, I'd love to hear from you. | Aug 19 07:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webcamgate" | Aug 19 07:35 |
| -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-en.wikipedia.org | Robbins v. Lower Merion School District - Wikipedia | Aug 19 07:35 | |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > > I felt as if I had done something that upset you - something that I | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > > could not understand and only guess about. | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Nah. You should know by now that when I have an issue with you, I'll let | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > you know. ;-) | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > >We did (at the time) spend hours trying to debug this issue for you. At | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > > least at our end - to the best of our abilities. | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > I figured you did, because you said you were going to. | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > Anyway, it's good to see Tux Machines and hopefully soon Techrights back | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | > in News Wire. It was lacking without. | Aug 19 07:40 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | We focus on topics other sites barely touch. | Aug 19 07:40 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
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| schestowitz[TR2] | "" | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | "I will not get the commission because I was moved to other customers already! ". | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | It is outrageously unfair. Another trick by the slimy Indian at the top and his cabal of useless thieves to steal from the little people to increase Alvind's fat $$$$ bonuses. | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+10/-1) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @hk+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +6 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @gv exactly it is playing games. Can it be classified as stock manipulation? If so it should absolutely be investigated. At best our leaders are mo--ns and didn’t know what they were doing was illegal. Which just adds to point that they should have never been leaders in the first place. | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 6 reactions (+6/-0) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @h4+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +17 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t RT responsible for all these sales and tech sales reorg over the past 5 years? The board does not challenge what he is doing? | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 17 reactions (+17/-0) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gx+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +7 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e0 - Is it really a "make" if you revise the revenue target down at the beginning of the quarter? That's just called lowering the bar. Also, 4% growth isn't really growth when the inflation rate is also around 4%. Especially pathetic when the economy overall is actually growing around 2%. IBM is falling behind quickly. | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 7 reactions (+7/-0) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gv+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | I am in Tech Sales, so essentially these days a CSE... It is a nightmare; we just got re-orged again after the 2Q disaster. I have brand new customers, and I am not selling much of anything. I am not alone in this situation, 3Q is going to be bad. | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | My deals that did not closed late 2Q, did close early 3Q, but it looks like I will not get the commission because I was moved to other customers already! Fu-k IBM! | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 11 reactions (+11/-0) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @gr+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +11 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | @e0 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Alvind lies, he is slimy. he cooks the books. All the analysis provided is pure gibberish | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 1 day ago by Anonymous | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | | 13 reactions (+12/-1) | Reply | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | Post ID: @e3+1m06e61tm | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | +10 | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | In reading the tea leaves that AK has put out, 3rd q is most likely a make. Why do I say that? AK went out on a limb and revised IBM revenue to 4-5% growth. He would not have said that if he wasn’t certain he had a make in hand. I suspect a lot of the deals expected in 2nd have closed thus goosing 3rd q revenue. NOTE IBM is also using all of the old plays to goose the 1 billion in free cash flow (no travel, hiring freeze, PIPing | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | folks, and I expect a Sept RA). Those savings drop to the bottom line thus goosing free cash flow. The last thing to keep in mind is the sales re-org. You don’t reorg in the middle of a year unless you can see a way to keep wall street happy. I suspect the 2nd q bleed over gave AK that flexibility. It also gave AK a way to reorg sales management (possibly layoff) for lack of execution. The net of it all is AK has a way to get to | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | 4% + revenue growth | Aug 19 17:35 |
| schestowitz[TR2] | " | Aug 19 17:35 |
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