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[Meme] Wait Till Systemd-Recall

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 18, 2024

Hours ago: Microsoft Poetterix is Work in Progress

The only thing Linux still needs is a forensics backdoor

Older:

Torvalds pointing

Torvals award

Context here.

Lennart Poettering at Microsoft

Microsoft key

Context here.

Yesterday in IRC:

Mon 16:06:43  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2024/06/is-microsoft-trying-to-commit-.html
Mon 16:06:44  │ 〖psydroid3〗     │ selling all users out to US 3-letter agencies
Mon 16:06:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] yes
Mon 16:07:00  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] and worse
Mon 16:07:01  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] police
Mon 16:07:02  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] cops
Mon 16:07:06  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] violent cops
Mon 16:07:10  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] who come to your pc
Mon 16:07:14  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] go to some "folder"
Mon 16:07:19  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] and fish out what you did
Mon 16:07:26  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] like they stood behind your shoulder all this time
Mon 16:07:34  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] even reading your passwords
Mon 16:07:40  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] and  decrypting your mail
Mon 16:07:52  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] i am so glad that
Mon 16:07:58  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] FSF issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:00  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] EFF issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:05  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] 'FSFE' issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:08  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] Ubuntu issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:13  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] IBM issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:16  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] SUSE issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:19  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] OSI issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:32  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] LF issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:37  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] SFC issued a press release on Recall
Mon 16:08:38  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] ...
Mon 16:08:50  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] they are all fighting for us
Mon 16:08:55  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] and for all users worldwide
Mon 16:10:19  │ 〖psydroid3〗     │ I expect them to keep fighting the good fight
Mon 16:10:34  │ 〖psydroid3〗     │ for the Pentagon and its ilk
Mon 16:11:15  │ 〖schestowitz[TR2〗       │] http://techrights.org/o/2023/04/25/sfc-sells-thank-yous/

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