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schestowitz>> slated is the one who helped me set up the IRC channelsNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> initially... more than 12 years ago. His name is Keith, he's Scottish.Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> You told me that a year or two ago, and I've tried to think of it sinceNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> that time. But I had no real reason to ask, so I didn't.Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> https://web.archive.org/web/20200809000921/https://slated.org/respect_freedom_not_pragmatismNov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Respect Freedom, Not Pragmatism | SlatedNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> <https://web.archive.org/web/20200809000921/https://slated.org/respect_freedom_not_pragmatism>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> That one article has inspired me as much as any other.Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> Shades of Zemlin:Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     Jono Bacon prefers WindowsNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     <https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://slated.org/jono_bacon_prefers_windows>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Jono Bacon prefers Windows | SlatedNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> Mon, 15/11/2010 - 4:14pm — HomerNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     *"the reason I don't use Linux today is simply because it doesn'tNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     serve my needs" ~ Jono BaconNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     <https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://groups.google.com/group/comp.os.linux.advocacy/msg/4f50d975f50c23cd?dmode=source>,Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     Ubuntu Community ManagerNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     <https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JonoBacon>,Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     and Linux Format columnistNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>     <https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=138>.*Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://web.archive.org/web/20161229083113/http://groups.google.com/d/original/comp.os.linux.advocacy/-/zSMM9XXZUE8J )Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | JonoBacon - Ubuntu WikiNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://slated.org/taxonomy/term/8Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> <https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://slated.org/taxonomy/term/8>Nov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 404 @ https://web.archive.org/web/20191228001555/http://www.linuxformat.com/archives?issue=138>.* )Nov 21 22:32
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | Freedom | SlatedNov 21 22:32
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:32
schestowitz> The people who dismantle our communities through "managing" them alwaysNov 21 22:32
schestowitz> seem to be people who don't even give a shit about the things they existNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> for. That shouldn't be too surprising.Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> I really don't think Molly gives half a shit about "consent" withNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> regards to computing. I really just think she's conflating two things,Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> not for computing's sake.Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> The two things have a lot of real overlap and I love comparisons, but byNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> definition conflating two similar things isn't done to assistNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> understanding it's to distort truth and ignore key differences. AndNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> given what I know about managers manipulating communities, I don't thinkNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> I'm just being unfair here. I could be wrong about it, but it's not unfair.Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> More relevant than ever, not just about the one community he isNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> complaining about:Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> https://web.archive.org/web/20170714182111/http://slated.org/the_curious_case_of_raspberry_pi_consumerismNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> <https://web.archive.org/web/20170714182111/http://slated.org/the_curious_case_of_raspberry_pi_consumerism>Nov 21 22:33
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-web.archive.org | The Curious Case of Raspberry Pi Consumerism | SlatedNov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>         /Much like the Cult of Apple/Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> Rotten RaspberryNov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> I find the attitude of many within the Raspberry Pi community to beNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> strange and offensive.Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> I first discovered this odd phenomenon (odd because it contradicts theNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> ethos of the project's academic foundations) back when it first started,Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> as many within the Raspberry Pi community took an extremely hostileNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> attitude toward academic freedom, apparently in defence of variousNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> parties' highly dubious intellectual monopolies (Broadcom and MPEG-LA,Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> for example).Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> I pointed out the irony and hypocrisy of their attitude at the time,Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> explaining that they were more than happy to leech Free (as in freedom)Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz> Software for their own benefit, but then balked at the prospect ofNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> freely sharing the results, and in particular this contradicted theirNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> stated academic goal of facilitating better computer education inNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> British schools, an environment that rightly demands open access toNov 21 22:33
schestowitz> knowledge.Nov 21 22:33
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:34
schestowitz> Some of their arguments were frankly bizarre, including one where it wasNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> claimed that releasing the sources to Broadcom's VideoCore IV graphicsNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> would not be useful, since no one outside that company could possiblyNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> understand it, citing the supposed thousands of man-hours required toNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> write it.Nov 21 22:34
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:34
schestowitz> This conveniently ignores the fact that the Free Software community hasNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> written many graphics drivers before, often from scratch using nothingNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> but electrical signal analyses of the hardware (clean-room reverseNov 21 22:34
schestowitz> engineering).Nov 21 22:34
schestowitz>Nov 21 22:34
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schestowitzhttps://twitter.com/Sheikh_al_Touar/status/1330269651037790208Nov 21 23:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Been There, Done That: Team UPC’s ‘October’ Becomes ‘Early November’ and Now Late November #DECEPTION #patents… https://t.co/jnpj2H96VpNov 21 23:43
-TechBytesBot/#techbytes-@Sheikh_al_Touar: Been There, Done That: Team UPC’s ‘October’ Becomes ‘Early November’ and Now Late November #DECEPTION #patents… https://t.co/jnpj2H96VpNov 21 23:43
schestowitz"Nov 21 23:43
schestowitzBeen There, Done That: Team UPC’s ‘October’ Becomes ‘Early November’ and Now Late November #DECEPTION #patents #EuropeNov 21 23:43
schestowitzBeen There, Done That: Team UPC's 'October' Becomes 'Early November' and Now Late NovemberNov 21 23:43
schestowitzThe self-serving litigation fanatics who mislead their customers are still at it; Bristows says that UPC has no issues other than “delay”Nov 21 23:43
schestowitztechrights.orgNov 21 23:43
schestowitz"Nov 21 23:43
schestowitzThe Only Real Dialogue the ‘European’ Patent Office is Having… is With Litigation Parasites, Even Foreign Ones #America #Europe #patentsNov 21 23:43
schestowitzThe Only Real Dialogue the 'European' Patent Office is Having... is With Litigation Parasites, Even...Nov 21 23:43
schestowitzThe EPO's mask falls off again, revealing a ruthless herd immunity-like mentality that welcomes patent trolls, threatens/condemns actual scientists, harms Europe and basically does a disservice to...Nov 21 23:43
schestowitztechrights.orgNov 21 23:43
schestowitzSheikh it Sheikh itNov 21 23:43
schestowitz@Sheikh_al_TouarNov 21 23:43
schestowitz·Nov 21 23:43
schestowitz1hNov 21 23:43
schestowitzInside the #EPO During #Corona : #SUEPO (EPO Staff Union) and the Central Staff Committee Blast the Office for Illegal Practices and Threaten Legal Action #patents #Europe #Management #study #Mercer #CambridgeAnalytica #Breibart #EuropeanUnionNov 21 23:43
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