𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Monday, March 29, 2021 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Tue 30 Mar 02:40:00 BST 2021 Created by Dr. Roy Schestowitz (𝚛𝚘𝚢 (at) 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚣 (dot) 𝚌𝚘𝚖) Full hyperlinks for navigation omitted but are fully available in the originals The corresponding HTML versions are at 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈 Latest in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕 and older bulletins can be found at 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒕𝒙𝒕-𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 Full IPFS index in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔 and as plain text in 𝒉𝒕𝒕𝒑://𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔.𝒐𝒓𝒈/𝒊𝒑𝒇𝒔/𝒕𝒙𝒕 Gemini index for the day: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/29/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmWp121r1GXcbyqSwDPppCeSNezNLzAkSn1ouaS1a1jokb QmdoZcf4iwb2ztjbdiuYHAC9yqNAxqjJ7bLxyu4mWe3eir Qmeh8C9MD58oRRQTZMdxXzz1fPnkNNkZLDGMUBXUZtfYcA QmQwVB9CHJEF8FeK5qE4nVrEt3T4j18queqDGsX1tco7Hu QmbvjnjBPkV9NuX5KzgE4i1MMMvJAtyqXZsxGtid1PSaxN QmR4biofPhoiD3JC7c8mnGqxWSMBkqoxwCBZQ7dT7pthDc QmSA9tsJUQyqpRRdqkKF9RwzKJcTetjDtoCFf54WRpJzdT QmVcJzDwydxRsdrBEoE7ieprrcQgWHRfbAN6LkeYP2GLno QmeMCTKga6Gc9Jauun7YUupAZBj2asqir5j5Y383skr2HP QmUDkM7S8nKeCBcqjF1J1WqKQhBeUg6ckirMnvYYYSEhmL QmVNPxQExEpP4QSgXf39aZaHYfBr16sxUbpV5A8n6o6iuu QmeCsgPX6MV7CCyh4KFweWk65cHTCRdXoUejp7pgQtgiDm QmT3sD7E4z8nzK4tqDm2iAN9rdEQRN2TVetcsYVJtzXw35 QmcjYkx6RyxNc5KYfdiGaUwzwwhudtPJqbH7quCKBTzTmq QmcJTEQCo8C8PEPNccnTtTEqmNWXL5T6wt4cJy2Qi8V24R QmdquhaPfSFCNiLgWpAfp5btpG4xZqsEDiYTUJWmRYbRCb QmQMpGMtduZUgPB6kM5gaAJFCrTTq9uAF7BwwvGhHbhabU QmZKx5MdRst26pF2CyyKi12vx2w2fEiBPxuFKUtWVa8fRW QmeqRbrWZSa9SLLj5WbbtfaaVc1tSLAcgaXD3g25i4ZJAp QmWJUrDJ8Cf9hRZ5fafvtT2j91xgpVXyaC9dSViC9Se3Gs QmPo4ULvpZ9dRioy8uexm42ZvGeU7Y6hfXiMwoKgdmsZLL ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ FSF and Politics | Techrights ⦿ Microsoft’s Death in Web Servers Accelerates Further (10% of Sites Lost in Just One Month!) | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 28, 2021 | Techrights ⦿ Microsoft Leaders and Supporters Desert Sinking Ship | Techrights ⦿ A South American Perspective on Misframing the Debate about Free Software and Critics of Bill Gates | Techrights ⦿ After Crushing Dialogue With the Union EPO President Does the Same to Staff Representatives | Techrights ⦿ Looks Like the Pro-FSF Petition Will Double the Number of Signatures of FSF Haters | Techrights ⦿ Richard Stallman: “You’re Gotta Be Willing to Make a Sacrifice” | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/fsf-and-politics/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/iis-and-web-servers/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/irc-log-280321/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/microsoft-sinking-ship/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/misframing-the-gates-debate/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/no-epo-dialogue/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/pro-fsf-petition/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/rms-on-activism-and-protests/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/crystal-language-version-1/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/performance-in-gnome-40/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 69 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/fsf-and-politics/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/29/fsf-and-politics/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.29.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ FSF_and_Politics⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF at 6:10 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇RMS_roots⦈_ Summary: The paper_above is not new, but it helps connect the FSF to politics. “BTW,” says the person who sent us a tip about it, “speaking of right-wing, I’ve found a 20 pages paper a few days ago, where a person from Sweden traces a direct link between Popper and Hayek (the fathers of neo-liberalism) and the things Eric Raymond says to distinguish OSS/OSI from Libre/FSF. I loved it, as is the kind of work I like to do. It’s also a good example of the things I usually try to warn when talking to software people and call for “politics”, “culture”, “society”, “history”, and stuff like that. 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🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Free_software_RMS_server⦈_ Video_download_link http://techrights.org/videos/iis-collapse.webm Summary: The corporate ‘tech’ media never mentions it, but Microsoft is becoming a dying breed in Web servers (watch the video above) and it will have to quit that sector altogether some time soon OVER the past few months we’ve closely observed the collapse of IIS and Windows in Web servers [1, 2, 3]. Today, or just over an hour ago, this latest_report was published and said “Microsoft lost 9.6% (-7.5M) of its sites this month and ceded third place to OpenResty which in turn gained 1.2 million (+1.6%).” “Shouldn’t that be all over the corporate ‘tech’ media?”Losing 10% in just one month is huge. Maybe people need to focus on that instead of some phony scandal over an E-mail sent 2 years ago (not the_E-mails_that_really_matter). IIS might be a dead product in 1-2 years from now, leaving Microsoft in the (Web) server space no better than it is in HPC/supercomputers. Shouldn’t that be all over the corporate ‘tech’ media? 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Microsoft at 7:39 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link http://techrights.org/videos/microsoft-sinking-ship.webm Summary: With Microsoft’s co-founder having been found_to_be_closely_connected to_someone_who_trafficked_thousands_of_underage_girls_for_sex it’s hardly surprising that Microsoft is sinking and old leaders move away; we examine the history of Microsoft with focus on the past 20 years 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇ZDNet: Our sponsor is on fire and sinking⦈ THE state of Microsoft is appalling. Don’t be misled by what they pay the media to say. With Ballmer ousted amid many other high-level departures (we used to cover those closely until about a decade ago) it’s hardly surprising that Microsoft creates a fake_expectation_of_growth (or fake prospects) while aligning itself more closely with the military. Bill Gates ‘left’ the Board last year, the layoffs accelerated around the same time (including Azure layoffs), and nowadays more money is spent on bribing/manipulating the media than on R&D. GitHub users are walking_away (it’s hard to just buy market share as it’s becoming another CodePlex, just like SoapBox, the so-called YouTube competitor). There are also large-scale LinkedIn layoffs, Skype users walk away (Microsoft had almost a monopoly in VoIP, but that rapidly slipped away), and we mentioned the_collapse of_IIS_earlier_today. Internet Explorer/Edge became just a niche browser (they’re just copying Chrome now), Microsoft became totally insignificant in the embedded space, Windows Phone users barely exist anymore, and Chromebooks rapidly replace Windows in many sectors, especially education. The audio above discusses the emergence of Microsoft (owing to IBM’s deal, set up by the mother of Bill Gates because of her family/dynasty connections), the peaking in the 1990s, and the rapid fall over the past 20 or so years. 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That’s similar to the Gates-connected_"Inner Source" (proprietary rebranded, or GitHub — being proprietary — as “ethical”). While it’s true that Gates has his finger in a_lot_of_things, some people go too far and falsely associate him with crazy things. That, in turn, helps him demonise if not censor/silence_his_critics. A reader of ours from Argentina (longtime reader; well over a decade) sent us a detailed analysis or thoughts about the RMS issue, noting the role it has served to distract from the real MIT scandal (Epstein_and_Gates; how many people even remember that?), as we_noted_yesterday. For those who missed yesterday’s story, the gist is the framing of all Gates critics as paranoid conspiracy theorists (or “Conspiranoia Strawman Attacks Defending Bill Gates” by means of false connotations). We’re aware that many of our readers have been noticing the same thing (in every country, in every language). The Gates-funded media likes to portray people who mention Gates in a negative context as merely a bunch of dangerous cranks. Some of them might be, but the media doesn’t like putting the focus on those with legitimate criticisms. That would disrupt the false narrative, wouldn’t it? “Whatever the case,” our reader told us, “I want to share with you some notes about my perspective of the whole Gates issue. Mainly because I have very few people that I can talk about these issues with. So please feel no rush to read this, as I know you have lots of things to do, and of course also no need to answer.” We’ve decided to make some grammatical changes (purely grammatical and typographical), knowing that many people out there must have experienced the same thing, not just in South America (Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking spheres). I know for a fact we’ve come across those cranks, even here in Manchester. “Think about it: what the hell has Argentina’s conservative and non-techie middle class (the anti-quarantine sector here) got ANYTHING to do with Bill Gates? How did that person end up with that placard?”       –Anonymous“Please take a look at this,” the reader said. “That’s an anti- quarantine woman, protesting last year in Buenos Aires when the national government stated strong measures against COVID. There were lots of those. Think about it: what the hell has Argentina’s conservative and non-techie middle class (the anti-quarantine sector here) got ANYTHING to do with Bill Gates? How did that person end up with that placard?” “It’s not isolated. Here’s_Spain. And the thing goes all around the world. You surely recognize that, so I’ll just stop the details there.” Here in Techrights we’ve taken note of it countless times before, especially last year. The grievances expressed were largely or partly misplaced, based entirely on speculation when in fact there were perfectly factual grounds for berating Gates and even arresting the man. He was arrested several times in the past, so he knows the feeling… “The COVID crisis made Gates suddenly some kind of secret villain behind the curtains,” our reader wrote. “At least for the anti-vaxers and anti-quarantine people (and anti-science in general too).” Then Gates would pose as a scientist in the media (he never studied science; never graduated from college, either) and say that all his critics were basically “against science…” Convenient, isn’t it? Straw man all around… “But the COVID case is just opportunistic,” our reader noted. “Bill Gates had the same role in the 5G conspiranoia before that. And the 5G conspiranoia was (IIRC) a 2019 thing: the same year of Gates reveals and RMS cancellation. With COVID, there’s a strong reason to be paranoid: the whole world is afraid of an invisible death agent. It’s frankly almost understandable. But 5G? Fricking cellphone antennae? What the hell was that? And before that, Bill Gates was not a thing outside of the Free Software spaces, and very few other places (like the Gates Foundation’s investigations, which NEVER happened to appear in any media around here, and maybe the Monsanto links). How did that happen?” Whatever the case, right now many people hesitate to name Gates (in a negative way) for fear of falsely associating with some stigmatised group. “The COVID crisis made Gates suddenly some kind of secret villain behind the curtains…”       –Anonymous“Of course,” our reader continued, “as you say in your post, these tactics are not anything new. I know that. Straw men and ad hominem attacks are the basis of non-debating, and the quickest tools in rhetoric. Thing is, you can’t just do that to the other side of the world by snapping your fingers, just like that. That’s something else. 5G is not a thing in Argentina, yet there was a bunch of paranoid people speaking about that, long before COVID. It was a successful narrative (to some degree) even here. That’s not normal, as we have totally different cultures, history, and problems compared to the US or UK (two places where I’ve seen reports about anti-5G protests). Here’s what troubles me: In Argentina, I have but two records of something like this happening before. By “something like this” I mean “right- wing middle class successfully gathered under some foreign narrative”.” “The first one was during the seventies: the age of Latin American “red scare”. That time, Argentina’s right-wing middle class was tolerant of (when not celebrating) military coups and anti-Communist-related death campaigns. The “foreign” part wasn’t exactly Communism (as we had Chile’s elected government, Cuba, and the whole Cold War), but who where staging all the combined military coups (and economic changes) on the region: that was Plan Condor.” “The second one began in about 2008, close to the financial crisis, when a new wave of strong anti-Communism hit Argentina’s right-wing middle class, and the first steps of lawfare in the region started. This seems to be slowly ending now, with Argentina’s late 2019 government, Bolivia coup rejected by popular vote, and Lula’s legal status cleared just days ago. Yet, it is a still-alive thing, and the common denominators are the same: same media conglomerates spreading noise, same US-led influences on key state people through embassies. Many of us say around here that combined lawfare actions in Latin America are a second (and active) Plan Condor.” “And now this: right-wing middle class getting on the train of conspiranoia from somewhere else, taking it to the streets and affecting mainstream politics. This time it looks almost totally random, until you see things like these.” [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] (All are images) “It’s the same people. The same anti-Communist sector from the seventies (you can see anti-Communist slogans there), and the one telling my generation my whole life “politicians are all the same and all corrupt” (which is also a live trend in the rest of the world), is the one now us stuff in the streets, screaming about killer 5G, nanochips in the vaccines, and ‘New World Order’. That’s NOT random. All of those pictures are from Argentina, yet they match what’s happening in remote places like the US (same Republican slogans), the UK, Spain, and almost everywhere else. At the same time, ultra-right-wing parties are a growing trend.” “…right-wing middle class getting on the train of conspiranoia from somewhere else, taking it to the streets and affecting mainstream politics.”       –Anonymous“You don’t penetrate local culture that easily; you need local interests aligned in order for people to listen to your noise. And we know the players here: that first link is from Clarin, the biggest media conglomerate in Argentina, with a very dark history. And Black Rock: the biggest financial fund in the world. But in the seventies and before, these operations needed the Catholic Church involved for them to reach people over here. That was even the case by 2008, when some local conflict involved the then-Archbishop of Buenos Aires (now Pope Francis) in order to rally several sectors of Argentine demography; but by that time media was already stronger than the church, and the Catholic Church in particular was in crisis too. Today there’s social media, of course. Yet, all of this looks like the very same modus operandi between the very same interests.” “I don’t fear some kind of secret dark cabal of powerful people; I fear the social consequences of all this. Argentina was not a better place after the seventies; it was destroyed, and the people are still scarred. The world is frankly in decline since the neo-liberal wave from the seventies, and the 2008 crisis turned out to bring another (although shorter) neo-liberal wave. And this looks (very seriously now) like a worldwide neo-fascist wave.” “I just can’t see the Gates influence and the whole ‘cancel culture’ thing as somewhat of an outsider to that context. It’s the same with Trump, with Brexit, with Bolsonaro, with Vox (Spain’s ultra-right-wing party, not the website). That’s how some sector in Argentina suddenly babbles about the same crazy stuff other people do in other parts of the world. And the scary thing is that this is not about “facts vs lies” but about how the hell are our cultures being hacked and cracked? It’s about weaponizing morals and fears against the very interests of the people feeling all that; that’s how we suddenly happen to be fighting actually good people with good intentions. Gates may be defending himself from his dirty reveals and that’s just it, but the tools he’s using are a whole other deal. Free Software was a very niche thing before this, and talking about Gates was actually possible, whereas today, saying “Bill Gates” out loud instantly means insanity, and “RMS” means pedophilia. That may be a successful campaign from Gates, but if the cost is social hysteria, then speaking about Gates is not about Free Software or RMS anymore, and this is a line crossed from Gates’ side.” “I just can’t see the Gates influence and the whole ‘cancel culture’ thing as somewhat of an outsider to that context. It’s the same with Trump, with Brexit, with Bolsonaro, with Vox (Spain’s ultra-right-wing party, not the website).”       –Anonymous“Also, I don’t see this man comfortable being the center of social discord. It’s not beyond him, of course: he’s a cretin. But I feel his tactics with other issues were always at a lower profile. I mean, he always had his PR, and his deals were always shady, but the third step was always weak in its impact and localizing the target; now it’s the whole world talking shit about Gates in order to set up critics of Gates as insane. That’s a whole other level.” “With all this in mind, I may be wrong, but my bet is that Gates is using services previously used by other organizations, most likely politics-oriented, and that’s how he ended like this.” This is correct. We’ve previously covered how Gates recycled political PACs and even hired PR operatives of politicians. We wrote many articles about this roughly one decade ago (back when we covered those issues a lot more closely). “Spot on,” an associate of ours interjected regarding this analysis. Our Argentinian reader supposes that Gates doesn’t wish to be at the centre of social discord. “I do,” our associate replied. “He has no alternative. He has to take the heat off of himself about his Epstein-related activities. This is especially true if he has aspirations for high office, which he appears to have. And he looks like he has been preparing for a move into office for close to 20 years now. Biologically he’s running out of time and his long-running reputation management campaigns have seem to reached a turning point in recent years and, while still running, have shifted direction. That was prior to his Epstein-related activities coming to light. These Epstein-related activities now have potential to threaten his political aspirations.” “Lastly, keep in mind that politicians still mistake social control media for communications media. So, for the most part, many of them are getting played along with the populace especially because social control media is framing the debates in a way that steers them in particular directions.”       –Techrights Associate“Gates eased out of lobbying and entered politics over 20 years ago. It tracks a little with the trajectory of Microsoft itself: software (70s) -> operating system (80s) -> marketing (90s) -> cult (00 +)… Microsoft have been an amalgamation of business and cult like Scientology or of politics and cult like Islam since the end of the 1990s. Gates has been riding that for his investments and also for his growing taste for political power. The Biden administration is already beholden to him.” “So,” concluded our reader from Argentina, “I have some (very little) hope that this whole Gates operation was sloppy, rushed, too sudden even for their operators to handle cleanly. Yet, I don’t have the skills to look for something like that. I believe a precise chronology would be the first step, but searching this stuff in an Internet so full of noise is kinda hopeless two years later. However, if I were to do some investigation like that, instead of looking for Microsoft links (like you usually do), I’ll look for known right- wing organizational links, as this looks much more like what Trump does than what Gates does.” To conclude with the words of an associate: “It appears that there are also other interests benefiting from the noise around Gates. My guess is that one faction is the same as those interests which have invested and continue to invest in “both sides” of various online debates in order to turn them in to vicious, polarized arguments. For them, the strawman attacks against Gates would be just another piece on the board in maneuvers to eventually help pull off what happened in Argentina, Chile, and other places in the 1970s but on a global scale this time.” “Lastly, keep in mind that politicians still mistake social control media for communications media. So, for the most part, many of them are getting played along with the populace especially because social control media is framing the debates in a way that steers them in particular directions.” █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠻⠟⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣵⣤⣤⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⠇⢨⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣯⣽⣭⣽⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣫⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡘⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣬⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣥⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⡟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠀⠈⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⠀⠈⠹⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠃⠀⠀⠘⢻ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣙⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⢿⣿⡿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠙⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿ ⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠘⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠀⠀⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠘⠇⠀⠀⠀⡿⢻ ⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣿⡟⠀⠀⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠉⠙⠻⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸ ⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⡟⠀⠄⠀⠀⠀⣠⣽⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⢿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠙⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⢃⠶⠃⠀⠀⣀⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠃⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣾⡷⣦⠀⣶⠞⠳⣦⢀⡴⠚⠳⣆⠀⣶⠞⠳⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⡟⠛⠃⣰⡞⠛⢷⡀⢸⠆⠀⢸⠀⢸⡟⠛⣰⡞⠛⠓⢠⡾⠛⢻⡎ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⣿⠀⣿⠀⢀⣿⠸⣟⠛⠛⠛⠀⣿⠀⠀⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢈⠙⢛⣦⢻⡄⠀⣸⠇⢸⡄⠀⣼⠀⢸⡇⠀⢻⣄⠀⢀⠸⣏⠉⠉⡁ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⠛⢀⣀⣠⣶⣤⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣾⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠁⠀⣿⠛⠛⠁⠀⠉⠛⠛⠃⠀⠛⠀⠀⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠋⠁⠀⠉⠛⠉⠀⠈⠙⠋⠉⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠉⠛⠉⠀⠉⠛⠋⠁ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠢⠄⢾⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠉⠀⠀⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠀⣤⠀⠀⠰⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡄⠀⠰⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣶⣦⡄⠙⠘⠿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣶⠀⣶⠖⠳⣦⠀⣶⠐⣿⠒⠂⢰⡆⠰⠞⠳⣦⠀⢺⡗⠒⢰⡆⢰⡆⠀⣰⡆⢠⠖⠛⢶⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣴⣤⣼⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⣠⡄⣿⠀⣿⠀⠀⣿⠀⣿⠀⣿⠀⠀⢸⡇⣴⠛⠋⣿⠀⢸⡇⠀⢸⡇⠀⢻⣤⡟⠀⢿⡛⠛⠛⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠛⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠃⣠⣾⣿⡇⠛⠀⠛⠀⠀⠛⠀⠛⠀⠙⠛⠃⠘⠃⠈⠛⠛⠛⠀⠈⠛⠛⠘⠃⠀⠈⠛⠁⠀⠈⠛⠛⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 726 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/03/29/no-epo-dialogue/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/29/no-epo-dialogue/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.29.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ After_Crushing_Dialogue_With_the_Union_(SUEPO)_the_EPO’s_President_Does_the Same_to_Staff_Representatives⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Europe, Patents at 8:38 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Summary: We examine the outcome (or lack thereof) of the latest General Consultative Committee (GCC) meeting at the EPO The Central Staff Committee (CSC) of the EPO had a ‘meeting’ with António Campinos, the ‘wunderkind’ (or agent of cover-up) for Benoît_Battistelli. “…it seems that Campinos is totally inadequate for proper social dialogues. He no longer speaks to the union (SUEPO) and now he’s sort of gaslighting staff representatives (not external to the Office).”For those who haven’t seen it yet, IP Kat has finally (for a change) written_about the assault_on_the_EPO's tribunals_by_Campinos (he’s no better than Battistelli!) and the comments are worth reading closely. The comments are always more informative than AstraZeneca’s word-mincing take. The headline is far too polite; they’re breaking the law! In any event, it seems that Campinos is totally inadequate for proper social dialogues. He no longer speaks to the union (SUEPO) and now he’s sort of gaslighting staff representatives (not external to the Office). These representatives (CSC) have just published their “[r]eport on the GCC meeting of 24 March 2021,” focusing on “[g]uidelines for rewards” They explained to their colleagues, whom they represent: “On 24 March 2021, we had the first GCC meeting of 2021, with only one document on the agenda, namely the General Guidelines on Budget allocation and rewards distribution for 2021. The CSC members of the GCC could only give a negative opinion on this document. The remaining time was used to briefly address some other matters, essentially: the building occupancy levels; the education allowance; the targets in DG1.” (a.k.a. Microsoft clown computing) “In this publication,” they noted, “you will find more details, including the written opinion that we sent to the President after the GCC meeting.” Somebody has sent us a copy, so we’ve decided to reproduce it here as HTML. Our concluding words will follow at the bottom. Zentraler Personalausschuss Central Staff Committee Le Comité Central du Personnel Munich, 26.03.2021 sc21042cp § GCC meeting on 24 March 2021 – A short meeting⠀➾ Guidelines on Rewards 2021 On 24 March 2021, we had the first GCC meeting of 2021, with only one document on the agenda: General Guidelines on Budget allocation and rewards distribution for 2021. Last year’s Guidelines can be found here. The administration went to great lengths to demonstrate the merits of the 2021 Guidelines. We referred to our earlier publication (“Strong Together” but 30% of staff excluded”) on the 2021 rewards, and asked some questions during the GCC: - The document still mentions incomplete_steps, whereas by now everyone should be at full steps, the transition period from the old career system should have passed already. The administration gave no answer, except to say that some 150-160 staff members will fall under the ‘catch-up_mechanism’ through which a staff member who didn’t receive a pensionable reward since four years would now receive one (compared to the 430 colleagues who received a “catch-up” step last year). We also learned that the automatic catch-up mechanism would be maintained in the years to come. - We also questioned how the calibration_process of the reward distribution at VP or PD level can work: what criteria will be used to deviate from the proposals of the line management. We received no answer, though the President stated that every staff member is entitled to know why they were not considered in the reward exercise and that line management should be able to explain this to their staff; - The document misses any detail on functional_allowances (which for the first time have been removed from the rewards budget). According to the President, functional allowances should not be linked to the rewards because they are not based on merit but are part of particularly difficult or complex functions. Examples given were ‘management’ (sic) or ‘BIT staff’ which now have to deal with the spaghetti structure. The budget for functional allowances amount to €2.3m per year. We stated again that the fundamental flaws of the career system are not being addressed: 40% of staff are lagging behind, receiving less than one step every three years. The new Salary Adjustment Procedure (SAP) resulted in huge savings for the EPO in 2020, (a bit) more of these savings could have been put into the rewards envelope – still within the limits set by the Administrative Council – such that everyone could have been rewarded. We reminded the President of the burden on parents and our colleagues in BIT. In 2021, 30% of colleagues will not receive a pensionable reward, despite their efforts and despite the exceptional situation due to the pandemic. To this, the administration answered that Staff Representation were dogmatic, and that the EPO could not afford to give everybody a pensionable reward. Clearly, the CSC members of the GCC could only give a negative opinion on this document (see the annex). Any other Business The remaining time was used to briefly address some important matters. Concerning the New Normal document, we learned that there would not be a New Normal Working Group (we must have misunderstood so before), but that Staff Representation would only be involved if and when there are new policies and regulations to be discussed. We might be invited for the aspects of teleworking – once the proposal is finalised. Concerning the building occupancy levels, currently set at 15%, we wondered whether the continued isolation of staff at home does not lead to more psychosocial risks, whether stress would not be alleviated if staff had the possibility to come to the Office more often. The President replied that we are the only International Organisation that didn’t have any casualty due to Covid-19, and that the rules have remained the same throughout the pandemic, offering legal certainty. We should not expect any change in occupancy until after Easter. Concerning the education allowance, we again questioned why this reform is taking place during this pandemic, putting parents and young families under additional stress. We reminded the President of the three promises he made: a cost-neutral reform, site-specific measures and negotiation with staff representation. Instead we have a cost–saving reform (please note that the overall education budget is negligible vs. the EPO yearly budget), with no real site-specific measures (with a lump-sum only approach instead, disregarding the costs actually incurred by the parents), and with our proposal unceremoniously wiped off the table because it is “too expensive” – despite the declining demographics of our population. We insisted that Staff wondered why this is happening, and why now. The administration only replied that all would be sorted out by long(er) transitional measures, during which there would be no savings. Finally concerning the DG1 targets, although the absolute production targets are indeed decreasing, production is achieved with fewer and fewer staff, resulting in an overall net productivity_increase again (on average +2.2% vs 2020). The DQA statistics for one sector now show that one in three grants is not compliant with under Article 54 EPC – read: the subject-matter of the granted claims is not novel. This is what happens when staff is under more and more time pressure. Also, some of the timeliness_objectives are exaggerated: the composition of the divisions is sometimes changed if one of its members is absent due to sickness for more than three days, just so that the dossier does not stay on the Patent Workbench for too long. The administration replied that the production targets have been decreasing year by year (but they seem to keep on ignoring that it’s done with fewer and fewer staff and productivity has been on the rise year by year), and that individuals who have problems with their targets should approach their line manager. We maintain that this is not a problem to be solved on an individual basis, but it is a general, global problem in DG1 The administration should finally realise that it is not a matter of playing at the individual level. As a closing remark, the administration said that they have been meeting lots of individual staff during 2020. VP1 added that, in his meetings with DG1 staff, he never heard any complaint about production pressure, about the SAP1 or about the education allowance2. In view of this collective amnesia, we can only encourage you to continue to make you voice heard, also by continuing to send emails to senior management (president@epo.org or vp1@epo.org) to let them know how you feel about the production pressure, the SAP, the education allowance… Please feel free to keep us in copy. The Central Staff Committee Annex: opinion of the CSC members of the GCC on GCC/DOC 1/2021 _______ 1 conveniently forgetting that well over 1000 staff members filed the Request for Management Review recently 2 again conveniently overlooking the swaths of emails that staff have sent to the administration ===================================================================== § Opinion of the CSC members of the GCC on GCC/DOC 1/2021⠀➾ President’s Instructions on Rewards for 2021 The CSC members of the GCC give the following opinion on the President’s Instructions on Rewards proposed in GCC/DOC 1/2021. The document defines the annual budget envelope and reward types, the eligibility and criteria for rewards and the process and timeline. On the consultation Since the implementation of the New Career System in 2014, the President’s Instructions on Rewards were submitted each year for information only to the General Consultative Committee (GCC). In essence, the document could not be submitted for vote. The CSC members of the GCC argued each year that such instructions on rewards should be submitted for consultation in compliance with Article 38(2) ServRegs stating that the GCC shall be consulted on “any proposal which concerns the conditions of employment of the whole or part of the staff to whom these regulations apply”. Back in 2016, Ms Bergot (PD4.3) rejected our arguments and replied (GCC/PV 5/2016, paragraphs 34 & 37) that “discussions about rewards should take place with recognised unions [...] In this context, SUEPO had been re-invited to discuss the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which would lead to its recognition as an EPO union and enable its participation in said discussions.” The GCC members expressed their surprise that union matters could be discussed in the GCC and explained that it was a statutory right of GCC members to be consulted on the instructions on rewards. Nevertheless, Ms Bergot (PD 4.3) maintained her line of argumentation the years after (GCC/PV 4/2017, paragraph 104) and the topic remained for information on the agenda. After his entry into service in 2018, Mr Campinos preferred not to deviate from what he considered to have become the Office’s practice. For the first time under the New Career System, the President’s Instructions on Rewards were submitted for consultation, in the GCC meeting of 24 March 2021, and Mr Campinos invited the GCC members to send their opinion in writing. Ms Bergot explained this change of practice by a recent opinion of the Appeals Committee (ApC) recommending that the Instructions should be submitted for consultation from now on. At the time of drafting the present GCC opinion, the CSC members of the GCC are still not aware of the exact content of the ApC opinion. Although the change of practice is welcome, it is regrettable that only legal action convinced the Office to comply with its own Service Regulations. Furthermore, it was long overdue after six reward exercises and it shows once again the flaws of our internal justice system as well as in the consultation process. ===================================================================== On the merits On_the_pensionable_rewards In the GCC meeting, the administration repeated the arguments exposed in the Intranet publication of 25-02-2021, namely “in view of the efforts of staff to ensure business continuity under the challenging pandemic conditions, up to 70% of staff will be able to receive a pensionable reward. This marks a 10% increase versus the reward cycles of the last 3 years.” This communication exercise is not convincing. A careful look at the past, shows that Mr Battistelli’s reward exercise in 2015 already defined that up to 70% of staff may receive a pensionable reward (GCC/DOC 12/2015). The subsequent exercises in 2016 (GCC/DOC 11/2016) and 2017 (GCC/DOC 16/2017) were slightly below at 65%. This should be furthermore put in perspective with the fact that “ [s]taff falling in the category of the catch-up mechanism 2021 as described in Annex II are included_in_the_70%.” (section II. 2. 1) whereas the catch-up mechanism 2020 was under a separate budget1. Therefore, the announced “10% increase” is not “generous” as the administration is trying to say. The document in ANNEX 1 mentions: “With regards to career progression, the baseline scenario of the Financial Study 2019 corresponds to granting a step to 60% of eligible staff. Every 5% increase in quota increases the coverage gap with around EUR 160 million.” It gives the impression that staff is more of a liability than an asset. In the meeting, Ms Simon (VP4) stressed that the 70% should be seen as “a very generous offer which bring strain on our finances in the long run”. Management should actually not worry about the financial consequences of their “offer” which is not even generous. The last reported values in 2020 for the EPO funds (EPOTIF and RFPSS) prove that they performed EUR 3,9 billion2 better than foreseen by the baseline scenario. While management is running out of convincing arguments, the EPO continues to make surpluses of up to EUR 310 million3 in 2020. We consider that a purely competition-based career system excluding 30% of eligible staff is not fit for purpose and we would be ready to discuss within a Working Group a performance-based system defining a minimum career, an average career and a fast career. Regrettably, in the GCC meeting, Mr Campinos simply reproached us for having a “dogmatic” position in favour of automaticity. When the reward statistics4 actually show that 40% of eligible staff got less than 3 steps in 6 reward exercises, it is high time to come to a pragmatic revision of the New Career System. On_the_budget In the GCC meeting, the administration presented the available budget for pensionable and non-pensionable rewards of EUR 22,600 million in 2021 as an increase over the last years: EUR 21,300 million in 2019 (GCC/DOC 4/2019), and EUR 22,000 million in 2020 (GCC/DOC 11/2020). However, one should compare budgets if they are of the same nature. The budget for 2021 includes a catch-up mechanism which will apply to 150-160 colleagues. But the above-cited budget for 2020 did not include a catch-up mechanism. The catch-up ______ 1 “One-off measure”, President Communiqué of 13-01-2020, “this one- off measure has been decoupled from the next reward envelope. The sum will be taken out of the 2019 budget and will not come from, or affect, the funds available for the next rewards exercise.” 2 “Virtual Floor Meetings – Why 1 day strike”, page 29, LSCMN publication of 11-12-2020 (sc20022mp) 3 CA/56/20 4 “Virtual Floor Meetings – Why 1 day strike”, page 13, LSCMN publication of 11-12-2020 (sc20022mp) ===================================================================== mechanism 2020 of EUR 861.000 applied to 437 colleagues came from a separate budget5. The_overall_budget_for_2020_of_EUR_22,861_million_was_therefore higher_than_the_one_Mr_Campinos_offers_in_2021_for_the_work_of_staff during_the_pandemic. In preparation of the meeting, the Central Staff Committee already explained6 how the 2021 budget for rewards was reduced by EUR -3,6 million compared to the one in the draft budget 2021. This cut came on top of massive unexpected savings of EUR 18 million made on the salary mass because of the disastrous application of the salary adjustment procedure 2020. It shows that, contrary Mr Campinos’ promise after the Financial Study 2019, when the Organisation makes more savings than expected, these are not redistributed to staff. On_the_lack_of_transparency:_functional_allowances Until now, the budget for functional allowances was mentioned in the President’s Instructions on rewards. In the 2020 budget, they amounted to EUR 2,3 million. This year, no figure is communicated yet, besides the estimated percentage of 0,3% on the basic salaries referred to in CA/D 1/20 (page 144) which would amount to around EUR 3 million. In the meeting, Mr Campinos explained that functional allowances relate to the function rather to a reward and should thus mentioned elsewhere. But where? No more clarification was given in the meeting. Initially, functional allowances were meant to compensate employees in Job Groups 4-6 for temporarily taking on tasks above and beyond what is in their job description. This is for instance the case for Team Managers. Obviously, this did not apply in the beginning to managers in Job Groups 1-3 since the New Career System awarded them an increase in salary for higher responsibilities. With GCC/DOC 7/2017, management amended Article 12(2) ServRegs to open up the possibility of getting a functional allowance also to … Management. Concomitantly, the functional allowance was increased from a maximum of “an amount equivalent to two steps in the current grade” to “two monthly basic salaries per year”. The Office stated that this was justified for “the sake of efficiency and flexibility”. Annex I to the new Circular 364 indicates that duties and constraints deserving a functional allowance are for “functions of high responsibility (…) organizational and technical change management etc.” One can easily suspect self-service and how the trend will continue if the award of functional allowances remains untransparent and not submitted to statutory consultation. After having opened the cookie jar to help themselves, management is now hiding the cookie jar. We wonder whether management will ever increase the functional allowances for Team Managers in DG1 as it was only adjusted once since its introduction, harmonizing the amount given to Team Managers in different grades. On_the_lack_of_transparency:_performance_criteria The criteria for granting a reward still consist of a broad non- exhaustive list which is interpreted differently among directorates and teams. ______ 5 “One-off measure”, President Communiqué of 13-01-2020, “This one- off measure will take effect as of January 2020 and represents a total investment of around EUR 861 000.” 6 “Reward exercise for pandemic year 2020 “Strong Together” but 30% of staff excluded”, CSC paper of 22-03-2021 (sc21040cp) ===================================================================== For steps, one of the criteria is the “achievement of the expected objectives and competencies corresponding to grade, seniority and job profile” and for promotions “proven performance and expected objectives corresponding to the grade continuously achieved over a long period of time.” However, such expectation levels are not defined and the so-called corridors of “production/productivity” applied in DG1 continue to be deliberately hidden from staff. Colleagues are hardly ever given reasons as to why they have or have not received a reward, and how they should perform to get one in the future. The fact that appraisal and reward are not linked do not contribute to transparency either. Only the few who dare to file management review start to have the beginning of answer which raises even further questions on the arbitrariness of the exercise. On_the_lack_of_transparency:_calibration_by_PDs_and_VPs As in the previous years, “[w]hile performance is a pre-condition, it may not be sufficient to warrant a reward in view of other elements taken into account for its attribution such a comparison with peers, collaborative behaviour, priority of the Office and contribution to the Office’s achievement”. This broad statement allows management to exclude anyone at PD or VP level from the reward exercise during the so-called calibration process in an arbitrary manner. The term “peers” is not substantiated by any document: are the peers from the same team? from the same grade? from the same directorate? from the same technical field? On_the_collaborative_bonuses In the GCC meeting, Ms Simon (VP4) explained that “this year, the Office will put much more emphasis on collaboration to go to a one Office concept and therefore half of the EUR 10,5 million bonus budget will reward collaboration”. The criteria for defining collaboration again lack transparency. The word “collaboration” appears to be a communication exercise designed to hide the fact even during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Office decided to maintain in a morally questionable way a competition-based system that goes actually blatantly against the values of cooperation. The collaboration bonuses appear to be a fig leaf on the actual exclusion of 30% of eligible staff from a pensionable reward. Such a regressive and non-inclusive policy is impossible to reconcile with the “Strong Together” message the Office is trying to convey. Conclusion The many pitfalls identified by staff and their representation over the last six years of application of the New Career System still remain unsolved. The reward exercise is still a lottery which is unique among International Organisations. For the above reasons, the CSC members of the GCC give a negative opinion on document GCC/DOC 1/2021. The CSC members of the GCC From the above, one is left to conclude that the Office management simply isn’t listening to staff at all. 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You see, LaCrOS (Linux and Chrome OS, or a Linux version of Chrome running in Chrome OS) has been in the works for quite some time and even though we don’t have complete confirmation on what Google plans to do with it once completed, there are good reasons to think it is being developed with the idea that Chrome OS and the Chrome browser will cease to be a unified software moving forward. While we’ve posited that may be the case, it still hasn’t been 100% clear that Google will replace the existing Chrome browser on Chromebooks with a standalone, Linux-based version for all users. Instead, as we’ve considered, perhaps the plan is to put LaCrOS into play only when a device reaches the end of life. It’s a plausible scenario and one that could still happen, but I think a much more cohesive plan is in the works. # ⚓ Shells_virtual_desktop_cloud_computers_turn_all_your devices_into_Linux_computers⠀⇛ o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_Is_Linux_Hosting_So_Much_More_Popular_Than_Windows?⠀⇛ The 21st century has seen the rapid digitization of life. All things within daily life – be it shopping or eating out or commuting, technology and computers have a role in enabling almost all of these activities. Different countries, organizations and people collaborate on the internet and contribute to a better working world. And the internet works with the use of computers called servers or hosts. Humans interact with computers with the help of operating systems. The importance of Linux reseller hosting stems from the fact a big chunk of the internet (websites) is up and running, thanks to cheap Linux reseller hosting. # ⚓ March_2021_Web_Server_Survey⠀⇛ nginx gained 3.7 million sites this month and holds 35.3% of the market with a total of 419.6 million sites. By contrast, Apache lost 8.5 million sites and accounts for just over a quarter of all sites with 308.5 million. Microsoft lost 9.6% (-7.5M) of its sites this month and ceded third place to OpenResty which in turn gained 1.2 million (+1.6%). o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Vim_Which_Key:_Never_Forget_Your_Key_Binds⠀⇛ When you have a bunch of custom keybindings in Vim it’s very easy to forget them, but what if we could see the bindings inside of the editor. We can do exactly that with a plugin called Vim Which Key, inspired by an Emacs plugin of the same name. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Kernel_prepatch_5.12-rc5⠀⇛ The 5.12-rc5 kernel prepatch is out for testing. “So if rc4 was perhaps a bit smaller than average, it looks like rc5 is a bigger than average. We’re not breaking any records, but it certainly isn’t tiny, and the rc’s aren’t shrinking. I’m not overly worried yet, but let’s just say that the trend had better not continue, or I’ll start feeling like we will need to make this one of those releases that need an rc8.” # ⚓ Linux_Creator_Warns_Next_Kernel_Could_be_Delayed⠀⇛ Linux Torvalds has issued concern about the size of kernel 5.12 and possible delays for its release. Never one to mince words, Linus Torvalds has released the latest RC (Release Candidate) of the Linux kernel, while expressing a slight bit of concern the size might hinder a timely release. Torvalds went so far as to say, “I’m not overly worried yet, but let’s just say that the trend had better not continue, or I’ll start feeling like we will need to make this one of those releases that need an rc8.” Most Linux kernels go through 7 Release Candidates, which are made available every Sunday. # ⚓ Linux_Driver_Published_For_FSP/3Y-Power_Server_PSUs⠀⇛ For those that happen to be running FSP/3Y-Power hot-swappable power supplies, a Linux driver is en route. Václav Kubernát of CESNET developed this “fsp-3y” driver for Linux’s hardware monitoring (HWMON) subsystem so that the exposed monitoring metrics can be tapped by the mainline kernel. # ⚓ Torvalds_says_Linux_kernel_5.12_may_‘need_an_RC8’_due_to size⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds says Linux kernel 5.12 may need a little longer in the oven due to the latest release candidate (RC) having a “bigger than average” size. Torvalds made the comment in his latest State of the Kernel report where he announced the fifth release candidate of 5.12. “I’m not overly worried yet, but let’s just say that the trend had better not continue, or I’ll start feeling like we will need to make this one of those releases that need an RC8,” Torvalds wrote. “We’re not breaking any records, but it certainly isn’t tiny, and the RC’s aren’t shrinking.” # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ NVIDIA_Proposes_Mesa_Patches_To_Support_Alternative GBM_Back-Ends_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ NVIDIA has proposed a merge request to Mesa that would lay the infrastructure for allowing alternative GBM (Generic Buffer Manager) back-ends to be loaded, such as for NVIDIA’s proprietary driver should it presumably implement GBM in the future. It looks like NVIDIA is finally taking the GBM route for supporting Wayland compositors with their proprietary driver… For years NVIDIA was against using GBM and instead proposed using EGLStreams. Some compositors like GNOME’s Mutter implemented EGLStreams support but that has only been a mild success with Wayland compositors not liking that rather NVIDIA-specific solution while the open-source GPU drivers all support GBM. NVIDIA also was working on an EGLStreams back-end for KDE and more. The Generic Buffer Management interface is a means of allocating graphics buffers and can be used with EGL. Most Wayland compositors use GBM for their buffer handling given its an abstraction that works across GPU drivers. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Qt_Based_Journald_API_Abstraction_(&_yet_another_journald browser)⠀⇛ On modern Linux systems usually you will find systemd as init system. Along with it, there comes journald as a logging backend with many nice and cool features (which I will not tell you anymore about, the Internet will have answers for you). But also when you are looking on embedded devices with the power of a smart phone or like a Raspberry Pi, journald is a really nice logging data sink for you. When analyzing logs of embedded devices, usually you are not working on the device “directly”, meaning not using the tiny konsole application of your smart phone to browse through the logs. Instead, you are either (1) grabbing the full log database from there for offline analysis or (2) you read the logs online via a network stream. Both is easily doable with journald. For the first use case you can simply (please remember to configure journald to use persistent logs!) copy the database from /var/logs/journal and access them on your developer system via “journalctl -D ” and get all the nice processing tooling from journalctrl — journalctl is the default CLI frontent for journald. For the second variant, you can start the journal remote service on the target device and receive the online stream of log information on your host system for analysis. For the second case there are a few GUI applications available, which nicely solve this problem for you, e.g. qjournalctl (which parses the journalctl CLI input/output) or ksystemlog (yet with the focus of being a generic front-end for various log sinks). Yet, both do not support the parsing of non-system offline logs. [...] Since my focus originally was on offline logs, those are the type of logs for which the support works quite well right now. But both online local journals (ie. new log entries are attached while the log is open) as well as remote logs will join soon. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Monitoring_Arch_Linux_with_Prometheus⠀⇛ For monitoring the Arch Linux infrastructure we’ve moved on from Zabbix to Prometheus as it fits more into our infrastructure is code goal. This required some research into how we could achieve the same monitoring with Prometheus. Our Zabbix setup monitored Host, MySQL, Borg and Arch Linux related metrics. For host metrics node_exporter is an excellent solution and mysqld_exporter exists for MySQL. Our Arch Linux where custom Zabbix metrics, which where the number of out date packages and the number of vulnerable installed packages, the Borg metrics is the last backup date of a machine. For the Borg/Arch Linux metrics there are two options, create a custom exporter which has to be exposed over the network and periodically polled by Prometheus or use node_exporter’s textcollector feature. The textcollector feature of node_exporter works by reading additional metrics from a textfile in a given directory, these metrics are then added to the node_exporter metrics. # ⚓ [Older]_Install_Anaconda_Navigator_on_Opensuse_Tumbleweed or_Leap_Linux⠀⇛ Anaconda is a Python and R programming distribution created for developers to easily develop and test various python code and applications. It is designed for scientific work and the analysis of (large) amounts of data. Anaconda is free and consists of free software but also offers additional commercial support. # ⚓ Hung_Linux_System?_How_to_Escape_to_the_Command_Line_and More⠀⇛ It is not much fun when your Desktop hangs. The fear of lost work, the inability to continue work, and more. But it need not always be like this. Knowing just a little extra – a few shortcut keyboard combinations and a few commands at the command line – will hopefully get you back up and running quickly. It does not always work, but it works often. # ⚓ How_to_install_the_Bacula_backup_server_on_Ubuntu_20.04⠀⇛ Your server backups are critical to keeping your servers from permanently losing their data. This can happen due to a server crash, a hacker, a misconfigured service and plenty of other reasons. You don’t want to ever have to depend on a backup, but you’ll be thankful it’s there when you do. # ⚓ Four_Ways_to_Speed_Up_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ubuntu is already zippy, especially if you’re coming to Linux from the world of Windows. However, you might have heard that there are snappier distributions available. Why is Ubuntu responding slower than they do? Is there anything you can do to give it a boost? The answer is yes. If you feel that your Ubuntu system is becoming “slow,” here are a few ways to speed up your Ubuntu. # ⚓ How_to_Enable_ModSecurity_Web_Application_Firewall_inside NGINX_Server_on_the_RoseHosting_Cloud_platform_– RoseHosting⠀⇛ Nginx is a free, open-source, and one of the most popular web servers and reverses proxy servers. Mostly, it is used for load balancing and high- performance websites. It offers a rich set of features including, TCP and UDP proxying, auto- indexing, error code redirection, SSL support, fault tolerance, and many more. ModSecurity is an open-source web application firewall that protects your web server from different kinds of attacks. You can enable this module with Nginx to block some attacks including, SQL injection, bad user agents, session hijacking, trojans, and more. RoseHosting cloud provides Nginx Stack (application servers and load balancer) with a built-in ModSecurity module. You just need to enable this module in your container. # ⚓ Pi_IoT_In_C_Using_Linux_Drivers_–_GPIO_Character_Driver⠀⇛ Linux drivers make working with devices so easy – assuming you know how. The most basic of all hardware is the GPIO and the sysfs way of working is now obsolete. Find out what the new way of doing things is all about. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Ansible_AWX_on_Debian_10⠀⇛ Ansible is an open-source automation tool used for software provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment. It allows you to install, configure and deploy applications across multiple systems automatically. AWX is a web-based application used for controlling Ansible. You can manage Ansible playbooks, inventories, Secrets, and scheduled jobs from an AWX web interface. # ⚓ How_to_install_Manjaro_21.0⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Manjaro 21.0. # ⚓ Ubuntu:_delete_app_history_[Guide]⠀⇛ After using Ubuntu for a while, the app history builds up, slowing down your system. Thankfully, it is easy to clear this app history to speed up your system. In this guide, we’ll show you how. # ⚓ How_To_Configure_Nginx_To_Work_With_PHP_Via_PHP-FPM⠀⇛ Nginx + PHP is one of the most popular groups of software that you can use to build your website. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to install and configure Nginx to execute PHP on your server using PHP-FPM. Nginx is the ideal combination with PHP-FPM. It’s a stable web server recognized for its impressive performance and low resource-consumption. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Java_on_Ubuntu_and_Remove_it_When_You’re Done⠀⇛ In the world of software development, Java is one of the most widely used programming languages. You can use it for developing websites, desktop software, android applications, and even games. But before all that, the first thing you need to do is install Java on your machine. Most of the Linux distributions do not have Java preinstalled and users have to install it manually on their system. In this article, we will discuss how to install and remove Java on Ubuntu, along with a detailed section on JDK and JRE. # ⚓ ISPConfig_Perfect_Multiserver_setup_on_Ubuntu_20.04_and Debian_10⠀⇛ This tutorial will take you through installing your own ISPConfig 3 multiserver setup with dedicated servers for the panel, web, DNS, mail, and webmail. Both the DNS and mail server will have a mirror server for redundancy. You can easily add more servers of a certain type afterwards. ISPConfig’s official auto-installer will be used to set up the servers. Debian 10 will be used as operating system. The guide has been tested with Ubuntu 20.04.2 as well. # ⚓ Learning_Binary_Reversing:_Radare2_vs._GDB_|_Hurricane Labs⠀⇛ I’ve seen this question a few times: is it better to learn Radare2 (r2) or GNU Debugger (GDB)? The short answer is you should learn both. The long answer depends on what you are really asking. I usually see this question posed when someone wants to learn binary reverse engineering. In this case, the real question is, “How should I get started? With GDB or r2?” # ⚓ Show_USB_Devices_Event_History_Using_Usbrip_In_Linux_– OSTechNix⠀⇛ This guide explains what is Usbrip program, how to track the details of connected or disconnected USB devices and also how to show USB devices event history using Usbrip tool in Linux. # ⚓ Install_digiKam_7.2.0_in_Ubuntu_/_Linux_Mint⠀⇛ digiKam is an advanced open-source photo management application written in Qt and it is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. This application allows you to import, export, manage and edit the raw files. Digikam team released its stable version 7.2.0 and released on 22th Mar 2021. This tutorial will be helpful for beginners to install digiKam 7.2.0 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04, and Linux Mint 20. # ⚓ Gaming_on_Linux?_Here’s_How_to_Install_Nvidia_Drivers_on Ubuntu⠀⇛ If you’re intending to run AAA games on Linux, you’ll need to ensure you’re using the latest graphics drivers. But does Nvidia produce a driver for Linux? Thankfully, yes it does. But how do you install the latest drivers on Ubuntu? Whether you prefer to use the desktop environment or command line, installing and updating the Nvidia graphics driver on Ubuntu is straightforward. # ⚓ Linux_101:_How_to_give_users_sudo_privileges_on_Ubuntu_and Red_Hat-based_Linux_distributions⠀⇛ Most users on your Linux machines might be non- admins who use services and directories for various purposes. However, you might come into a situation when you need to “promote” one of those users to admin and give them sudo privileges. How do you do that? Once upon a time, it was required that you edit the sudoers file–which is still very much possible, but not necessary. There’s a much easier and more reliable method of promoting those standard users with sudo privileges. I’m going to show you how to do just that. I’ll demonstrate on both Ubunutu- and Red Hat-based distributions, specifically, Ubuntu Server and AlmaLinux. You’ll be surprised how easy this is. It’s all about adding those users to the right group. Let’s first do this on Ubuntu Server. # ⚓ Great_Finds:_How_to_Operate_on_Multiple,_Diverse_Files_at Once⠀⇛ With disk space nowadays reaching into multiple terabytes, even on a humble laptop, operating systems offer sophisticated tools to search for files. Many of these tools present simple graphical interfaces. But for great flexibility and power, it serves you well to turn to a classic Unix tool, the find command. # ⚓ How_to_configure_static_IP_address_on_Alpine_Linux⠀⇛ At home or in a cloud environment, IP addresses are assigned dynamically by the DHCP server. Setting a static IP address on your Alpine Linux server is required for various reasons. For instance, Alpine Linux is configured as a DHCP server or KVM server to host multiple VMs. Static IP address makes it easy to work with port forwarding, firewalling, and HTTPS server too. This quick tutorial will explain how to set up a static IP address on Alpine Linux. # ⚓ YUM_Command_in_Linux_–_A_Definitive_Guide⠀⇛ YUM also called “Yellowdog Updater” is a package management tool for RPM-based Linux distributions including, RHEL, CentOS and Fedora operating systems. It is used to install, update, remove, find and manage packages on Linux. # ⚓ Try_These_Fixes_When_Your_Sound_Is_Not_Working_In_Chrome⠀⇛ Few situations that occur during daily internet browsing are more annoying than a video where the sound doesn’t play. You’ve probably experienced this at some point or another, and you’re not alone – it’s a very common issue. Fortunately, most of the time it’s nothing serious, and solving this problem merely requires following a few straightforward steps. # ⚓ Ansible_Playbook_to_Install_and_Setup_Apache_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ Ansible is an open-source configuration management and application deployment tool. It helps to reduce managerial overhead by automating the deployment of the app and managing IT infrastructure. Using ansible we are going to install apache2 web server in Ubuntu 20.04. For which we need to create a configuration in YAML syntax called Ansible playbooks. Normally, there is a control node and host nodes. Ansible is installed in the control node and will execute the playbook to deploy in host nodes. In this lab, we are going to install and use it in a single node. [...] Ansible is a helpful tool as it is agentless and writing configuration is easy. You can browse more configurations from ansible official documentation. Please do comment if you have any issues while writing the playbook on ansible. # ⚓ Setting_up_a_VM_on_Fedora_Server_using_Cloud_Images_and virt-install_version_3_–_Fedora_Magazine⠀⇛ The standard virtualization tool for Fedora Server is libvirt. For a long time the only way to create a virtual Fedora Server instance was to create a libvirt VM and run the standard Anaconda installation. Several tools exist to make this procedure as comfortable and fail-safe as possible, e.g. a Cockpit module. The process is pretty straight forward and every Fedora system administrator is used to it. With the advent of cloud systems came cloud images. These are pre-built ready-to-run virtual servers. Fedora provides specialized images for various cloud systems as well as Fedora Cloud Base image, a generic optimized VM. The image image is copied to the server and used by a virtual machine as an operational file system. These images save the system administrator the time-consuming process of many individual passes through Anaconda. An installation merely requires the invocation of virt-install with suitable parameters. It is a CLI tool, thus easily scriptable and reproducible. In a worst case emergency, a replacement VM can be set up quickly. Fedora Cloud Base images are integrated into the Fedora QA Process. This prevents subtle inconsistencies that may lead to not-so-subtle problems during operation. For any system administrator concerned about security and reliability, this is an incredibly valuable advantage over libvirt compatible VM images from third party vendors. Cloud images speed up the deployment process as well. # ⚓ Doing_simple_backups_to_Google_Drive_on_Ubuntu_20.04_– Techzim⠀⇛ Like everyone else I am one of those people who like to speak about the importance of backups, in reality, I rarely follow through on my own advice especially when it comes to important files on my computer. That changed this weekend when I decided to roll my sleeves and implement automatic backups on my primary laptop. It wasn’t at all what I expected. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Space_station_building_sim_Starmancer_gets_a_Beta_on_March 31,_pre-orders_to_stop⠀⇛ Ominux Games have announced their exciting upcoming space station building sim Starmancer is coming along nicely, and there’s a Beta going up on March 31. This Beta will be supported across Linux, macOS and Windows and will be available to people who pre- order before March 31 as that will be stopped after then, plus people who pledged for Beta access on Kickstarter also get access. The developer made it clear this is not a “fear-of-missing-out tactic”, and to wait until the release if that’s better for you. Likely it’s just to cut down on the amount of reports to a manageable level. # ⚓ Godot_Engine_–_Editor_improvements_for_Godot_4.0⠀⇛ If you are following me on Twitter (where I post my progress on different Godot features I work on), you might have noticed that I took a two month break from rendering to work on many long standing editor improvements and features. While I am far from being the only contributor working on editor-related tasks, I put together a list of everything I have been working for the past two months! # ⚓ Linux_Steering_Wheel_Manager_Oversteer_v0.6.0_Brings support_For_6_Additional_Wheels⠀⇛ Oversteer is a graphical application that lets you configure steering wheels connected to GNU/Linux machines – assuming they are supported by the Linux kernel or user-space drivers. The latest version has a new profile manager and support configuring 6 additional steering wheels. [...] Oversteer is a graphical application that lets you configure steering wheels connected to GNU/Linux machines so they work as desired in games like SuperTuxKart. It is a useless application if you do not have a steering wheel, and it is only useful if the one(s) you have work thanks to a built-in Linux kernel driver or a third party driver. # ⚓ Building_a_Retro_Linux_Gaming_Computer_–_Part_5:_Quaking_in My_Boots⠀⇛ Dave Taylor can be credited with kickstarting the commercial Linux gaming industry with his ports of the games Doom and Abuse. Before leaving id Software he also graced us with a Linux port of Quake, which while unofficial and unsupported was later taken by Macmillan Digital Publishing to form the basis of their retail Quake: The Offering package. This included not only Quake but also its two mission packs, Scourge of Armagon and Dissolution of Eternity. To install Quake: The Offering on Red Hat Linux 7.3 you need SVGAlib, which I got using the svgalib- 1.9.25-1.rh7.rf.i386.rpm package from freshrpms. The setup will still complain about not having libglide2x.so and will skip installing the quake- 1.09-glibc-5.i386.rpm package, but you can install it off the disc using rpm and the “–nodeps” flag to skip the dependency check. Then download and copy libglide2x.so to /usr/lib manually to avoid conflicts with the Glide3 package. In terms of software rendering you can either launch the squake binary to use SVGAlib from the command line or you can launch the quake.x11 binary to run the game in an X11 window. Full screen is only supported using SVGAlib, and while it can be ran with hardware acceleration through the use of the glquake binary, this will only work on 3dfx Voodoo cards. Everyone else is stuck using the glquake.glx binary within an X11 window. This is a temperamental port. As well as not allowing for full screen glquake.glx is also a creature of the XFree86 server. This means it will use the system gamma and the mouse cursor will be drawn on top of the window. This being Linux, I was able to create a BASH shell script that blanks the pointer, increases the brightness, and loads the correct libGL.so.1.2 library file. I also included a menu for selecting either Quake or one of its two mission packs as an added bonus. Mouselook is a separate issue. The most reliable way to make this work I found was dropping down the game console and entering both “+mlook” and “_windowed_mouse 1” each time I launched the program. Playing with SVGAlib must be done with root privileges, but the X11 binaries can be ran from a regular user account if the ownership of the glquake.glx binary is changed to the user and write permission is given for the rogue, hipnotic, and id1 directories. # ⚓ Total_War:_Three_Kingdoms_–_Fates_Divided_Is_Now_Available For_Linux⠀⇛ The British game studio Feral Interactive has a long history of making GNU/Linux versions of the games they develop and/or port mostly on the behest of partners like Sega, Warner Bros and Codemasters. Feral Interactive has now made a GNU/Linux version of their “Fates Divided” add-on to their somewhat popular “Total War: Three Kingdoms” game released in May 2019. Feral Interactive does not make free software, only closed-source proprietary software, so you will have to pay €10 or $12 for the “Fates Divided” add- on in addition to €60 or $71 for the “Total War: Three Kingdoms” game if you want to try “Total War: Three Kingdoms – Fates Divided”. We’re not about to send Britannia €70 just to try this game, so we can’t comment on its graphics, game-play or quality. All we can say for sure is that both “Total War: Three Kingdoms” and the “Fates Divided” add-on are available for GNU/Linux. We haven’t even tested if they work. # ⚓ Total_War:_THREE_KINGDOMS_–_Fates_Divided_out_now_for Linux⠀⇛ Developer and game porter Feral Interactive announced today that the Total War: THREE KINGDOMS – Fates Divided DLC is now supported in the Linux version. Fates Divided brings a host of new faction mechanics, start dates, objectives and reworked systems to existing lords from the base game and previous Chapter Packs. Released simultaneously, a free update also introduces Liu Yan’s new cross- generational faction into the fray, with two unique units of their own and a brand new succession mechanic. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Kate_21.04_Feature_Preview⠀⇛ If you wonder: what is KDE Gear? That is the new name for the KDE release service. This had different names in the past, like “KDE Applications” that were misleading, as not all KDE based applications are released together like this. For example neither Krita is part of KDE Gear nor is KDevelop, to just name a few. After some releases with the very neutral “release service” moniker, we are now back to have some more recognizable branding for this bundle of applications: KDE Gear. I like that ;=) # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Gnome_40_–_The_anti-desktop_desktop⠀⇛ Gnome 40 is Gnome. Simple. A desktop environment that caters to a weird “minimalistic” model that introduces touch- like inefficiency into the world of classic computing. The naming conventions falsely raises expectations, but it’s a standard release, with a few new options, a few small visual changes, and some tweaks behind the scenes. You can’t really decouple most of the experience from Fedora. I wasn’t impressed really. Scaling, fonts, overall ergonomics are all off – and slowly getting worse as time goes by. Just setting up the framework to use extensions – so you can have basic desktop functionality present in 100% of all other desktop setups in the world – is frustrating. A total waste of time. I need a dozen steps just to be able to see my application shortcuts all the time. Why bother? However, there’s one advantage to Gnome – it’s a good indicator of where the future of Linux lies. So a decade from now, the Linux desktop will gently, gracefully make itself completely irrelevant to everyday computing. But hey. I’m on my happy pills. Smiley face, bye bye. o § Distributions⠀➾ # ⚓ Maybe_will_close_down_the_EasyOS_Forum⠀⇛ The fundamental problem for me is that EasyOS is a stop-start project. I go off onto other things, then do not watch over the forum as perhaps should happen. It may be that hiatuses will become longer duration in the future. It is simpler to piggy-back on the Puppy Forum, as do all the *Dog distributions. It takes advantage of the guys such as ‘rockedge’ who maintain and safeguard the forum. Another factor is that I visit the Puppy Forum regularly, and continue to find it to be a valuable resource for sharing of ideas within the extended “Puppy family”. This cross-pollination is, I think, invaluable. # § Screenshots/Screencasts⠀➾ # ⚓ Debian_10.9_Run_Through⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at Debian 10.9. # ⚓ Debian_10.9⠀⇛ Today we are looking at Debian 10.8. It comes with Linux Kernel 4.19, XFCE 4.12, and uses about 400 MB of ram when idling. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ How_partners_are_helping_customers_embrace_the_cloud with_Red_Hat_OpenShift_Service_on_AWS_(ROSA)⠀⇛ Last week, Red Hat and AWS announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA), a fully managed and jointly supported offering that enables organizations to build, deploy and manage applications with Red Hat OpenShift, delivered as a native AWS service accessible through the AWS Management Console. The availability of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS gives our customers and partners a managed, self-service option to run OpenShift in the AWS cloud, making it even easier for customers to adopt containers, migrate workloads to AWS and deploy their applications faster. # ⚓ Using_cloud_technology_to_create_better_digital banking_experiences⠀⇛ Defining “the next normal” of a digital business may prove to be as elusive as the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The digital world around is rapidly changing and is straining the systems and processes of banks that created over the last two decades. Customers may be increasingly impatient and demanding. As they shift between digital and physical products, services, and channels, banks will need to rapidly pivot to keep them happy. This requires spending as much or more time on shoring up transactional systems as it does on digital applications. For instance, a payment service needs to be connected to customer and account information along with financial crime prevention services and, of course, payment networks. The user interface is important, but it is only one component of the larger customer experience. # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Parrot_4.11_Security_OS_Released_with_Linux_Kernel 5.10_LTS,_Updating_Hacking_Tools⠀⇛ Arriving more than seven months after Parrot 4.10, the Parrot 4.11 release is powered by the latest LTS (Long-Term Support) Linux 5.10 kernel series for better hardware support and includes up-to-date core components based on the stable Debian GNU/Linux 10 “Buster” operating system repositories. While Parrot 4.11 ships with Linux 5.10 LTS as the default kernel, the team plans to upgrade the system to the recently released Linux 5.11 kernel series since Parrot follows a rolling-release model. But they did not provide a time frame for doing so, and if you install Parrot 4.11 make sure you keep it up to date. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Design_and_Web_team_summary_–_29_March_2021⠀⇛ The web team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Touch_port_for_the_Fairphone_3_running_Android_10⠀⇛ The Fairphone 3 is a smartphone manufactured using ethically-sourced materials when possible and designed to be repairable – the phone’s maker sells replacement parts and even a camera upgrade module that essentially turns the phone into a Fairphone 3+. While the Fairphone 3 ships with Android software, the bootloader is unlockable and you can install alternate operating systems including the Android- based LineageOS or /e/OS as well as GNU-Linux distributions like Ubuntu Touch. A few months ago a version of Ubuntu Touch for the Fairphone 3 and 3+ was released. It was designed for installation on phones running Android 9. Now there’s a new build that’s compatible with Fairphone 3 series smartphones running Android 10. # ⚓ Coffee_Lake,_Whiskey_Lake,_and_Ryzen_SBCs_run_at_-30_to 80°C_with_auto_heat-up_feature⠀⇛ DFI’s Coffee Lake based “CS551” 3.5-inch SBC features an auto heat-up function that enables a - 30 to 80°C range. The feature also appears on new, Whiskey Lake based, 2.5-inch “WL051” and Ryzen- based, 3.5-inch “GH551” SBCs. DFI has announced a 3.5-inch CS551 SBC built around Intel’s 8th and 9th Gen CPUs claimed to be the first Coffee Lake SBC with a -30 to 80°C operating range. The Linux-ready SBC is also claimed to be the first SBC of any kind with an automatic heat-up function. The heat-up feature enables the -30°C minimum by automatically heating the CPU when it drops below the chip’s typical lower range of 0°C. On the high end, the systems supports up to 80°C instead of the usual 60°C in part by dynamically allocating computing resources between the CPU and GPU. On higher-TDP models, a fan option is required to achieve the range. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Gmail_and_other_Android_apps_crashing_on_phones: Here’s_Google’s_simple_fix_–_CNET⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_pushes_Android_12_Developer_Preview_2.1_patch –_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lawnchair_11_Alpha_1_Confirms_Android_11_Support, More_Features_To_Arrive_Soon⠀⇛ # ⚓ Xiaomi_Mi_Smart_Projector_2_pairs_Android_TV_with super-simple_setup_–_SlashGear⠀⇛ # ⚓ OnePlus_9_Pro_Vs._Galaxy_S21_Ultra:_Which_Android Flagship_Is_Best?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Best_Android_app_deals_of_the_day:_LIMBO,_PDF_Editor, more_–_9to5Toys⠀⇛ # ⚓ Installing_a_PWA_is_about_to_feel_more_native_on Android⠀⇛ # ⚓ T-Mobile_and_Google_Deliver_Best-in-Class_Mobile_and TV_Experiences,_and_Showcase_Range_of_Android_Devices_| Business_Wire⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_forms_Android_Ready_SE_Alliance⠀⇛ # ⚓ That_Android_System_Update_could_actually_be_malware |_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Motorola_Edge/Edge+_Android_11_update_removes_60Hz refresh_rate_…⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A21s_receives_One_UI_3.0_(Android_11) update_ahead_of_schedule_–_Gizmochina⠀⇛ # ⚓ Xiaomi_Mi_11_Ultra_revealed:_Price_and_specs_for_new Android_powerhouse_–_SlashGear⠀⇛ # ⚓ Eight_apps_to_back_up_and_protect_data_on_your Android_device_|_Rising_Sun_Chatsworth⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_use_Phone_Hub_for_better_Android_integration on_Chrome_OS_–_TechRepublic⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia’s_affordable_3.4_Android_Smartphone_is_even more_so_at_$149_(New_low)_–_9to5Toys⠀⇛ # ⚓ [Deal]_Save_$200_on_Xgimi’s_MoGo_Portable_Projector with_Android_TV_baked_in_–_TalkAndroid.com⠀⇛ # ⚓ Sideload_Helper_expands_Pebble_watch_lifespan_on Android_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Need_a_Hands-Free_Android_Experience?_Turn_On_Voice Access_|_PCMag⠀⇛ # ⚓ What’s_the_Best_Privacy-Focussed_Android_ROM?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Redmi_Note_9_Pro_5G_gets_Android_11_update,_Mi_10i could_be_next_in_line_–_Gizmochina⠀⇛ # ⚓ Lawnchair_11_arrives_in_Alpha_with_Android_11_support –_9to5Google⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Cameron_Kaiser:_The_end_of_TenFourFox_and_what I’ve_learned_from_it⠀⇛ I’ve been mulling TenFourFox’s future for awhile now in light of certain feature needs that are far bigger than a single primary developer can reasonably embark upon, and recent unexpected changes to my employment, plus other demands on my time, have unfortunately accelerated this decision. TenFourFox FPR32 will be the last official feature parity release of TenFourFox. (A beta will come out this week, stay tuned.) However, there are still many users of TenFourFox — the update server reports about 2,000 daily checkins on average — and while nothing has ever been owed or promised I also appreciate that many people depend on it, so there will be a formal transition period. After FPR32 is released TenFourFox will drop to security parity and the TenFourFox site will become a placeholder. Security parity means that the browser will only receive security updates plus certain critical fixes (as I define them, such as crash wallpaper, basic adblock and the font blacklist). I will guarantee security and stability patches through and including Firefox 93 (scheduled for September 7) to the best of my ability, which is also the point at which Firefox 78ESR will stop support, and I will continue to produce, generate and announce builds of TenFourFox with those security updates on the regular release schedule with chemspills as required. There will be no planned beta releases after FPR32 but Tenderapp will remain available to triage bugfixes for new changes only. # ⚓ How_one_woman_founder_pivoted_her_company online_while_supporting_small_businesses⠀⇛ Eighteen years ago Susie Daly started Renegade Craft as a way to build a community of artists through in-person events. When COVID-19 and the corresponding shutdown put a stop to all in-person events, like art fairs, Susie had to quickly create a new strategy for her business. This plan involved seven virtual events, revamping an online shop for artists, cost-cutting measures, and selling a lot of face masks. Like most of us, Renegade Craft has been re-shaped permanently by the events of 2020. They will be continuing the digital efforts they pivoted to this year, but also hope to host their first in-person event in over 18 months later this year. Here’s how the business was able to move their community online, helping countless small businesses, when people needed it more than ever. # § CMS⠀➾ # ⚓ Structure_&_Design_WordPress_Homepage_|_WordPress 101⠀⇛ Welcome back to WordPress 101 series. WordPress 101 series aims to teach WordPress CMS to beginners. In this article, we are going to learn to better structure and design the website homepage with WordPress. Homepage is the main page on your WordPress site. If better designed and structured, your website’s homepage can represent the entire website content making it easier for visitors to understand it. With WordPress, you can create good homepage designs even without buying a premium theme. No doubt, premium themes have a ton of advantages and make everything a lot easier. Premium themes have a pile of widgets and blocks to showcase different types of content beautifully such as images, videos, products, and more. # ⚓ WP_Briefing:_Talking_Full_Site_Editing_with_Matías Ventura⠀⇛ In this episode, Josepha is joined by Matías Ventura, also known as “the spark behind the vision of Gutenberg.” Josepha and Matías discuss full site editing and answer your questions, from “is full site editing a standalone plugin?” to “will full site editing break my current site?” # ⚓ WP_Briefing:_How_WordPress_Improves⠀⇛ In this episode, Josepha Haden Chomphosy explores the WordPress release process. Tune in and learn the phases of a release and catch this week’s small list of big things. # ⚓ WP_Briefing:_My_Typical_Day_as_WordPress’s_Executive Director⠀⇛ In this episode, Josepha Haden Chomphosy speaks to her role as the Executive Director of WordPress. # § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ Red_Hat_withdraws_from_the_Free_Software_Foundation after_Stallman’s_return⠀⇛ Last week, Richard M. Stallman—father of the GNU Public License that underpins Linux and a significant part of the user-facing software that initially accompanied the Linux kernel—returned to the board of the Free Software Foundation after a two-year hiatus due to his own highly controversial remarks about his perception of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims as “entirely willing.” # ⚓ Red_Hat_pulls_funding_from_Free_Software_Foundation⠀⇛ In a major vote of no-confidence, popular open source vendor Red Hat has axed all monetary support to the Free Software Foundation (FSF). Red Hat announcement follows the return of FSF’s former president, Richard Stallman (RMS) to the board of directors of the organization he founded. # ⚓ Jamie_McClelland:_The_problem_with_Richard_Stallman is_not_about_free_speech⠀⇛ There are profound reasons why any movement interested in equitable and open participation would want to publicly distance themselves from Stallman. However, the long form defenses of Stallman, including a note from Nadine Strossen, the former executive director of the ACLU, quoted in this defense, persist. Many of the arguments defending Richard Stallman (including the one from Strossen) are grounded in a belief that Stallman is being punished for his unpopular political views, which deserve to be defended on the grounds of freedom of expression. That’s wrong. # ⚓ More_changes_at_the_Free_Software_Foundation⠀⇛ John Sullivan, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, has announced his resignation from the organization. “It’s been a humbling honor to serve this institution, and to work alongside the FSF’s staff, members, and volunteers over the years. The current staff deserve your full confidence and support — they certainly have mine.” # ⚓ Free_Software_Foundation_leaders_and_supporters desert_sinking_ship [Ed: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols lying and defaming as usual; the FSF removes RMS- hostile elements and that's what's happening right now.]⠀⇛ # § GNU Projects⠀➾ # ⚓ GnuCash_4.5⠀⇛ GnuCash is a personal and small business finance application, freely licensed under the GNU GPL and available for GNU/Linux, BSD, Solaris, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It’s designed to be easy to use, yet powerful and flexible. GnuCash allows you to track your income and expenses, reconcile bank accounts, monitor stock portfolios and manage your small business finances. It is based on professional accounting principles to ensure balanced books and accurate reports. GnuCash can keep track of your personal finances in as much detail as you prefer. If you are just starting out, use GnuCash to keep track of your checkbook. You may then decide to track cash as well as credit card purchases to better determine where your money is being spent. When you start investing, you can use GnuCash to help monitor your portfolio. Buying a vehicle or a home? GnuCash will help you plan the investment and track loan payments. If your financial records span the globe, GnuCash provides all the multiple- currency support you need. # ⚓ GNU_Taler_news:_Why_a_Digital_Euro_should_be Online-first_and_Bearer-based⠀⇛ The report does not discuss other choices of hybrid systems. However, the choice is more arbitrary than it might seem at first sight: bearer-based systems are not necessarily offline payment systems, and online payment systems do not need to exclude anonymity. We argue that operating a bearer-based payment system to complement an account-based CBDC in order to gain offline and privacy features is not a good trade-off. Adding permanent, regular offline capabilities via the bearer-based payment instrument constantly exposes the CBDC to the severe issues inherent in offline- capable payment systems. Instead, the offline mode of operation should be restricted to scenarios where it is actually required, which mitigates the risks. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ What_is_Glassmorphism?_Create_This_New_Design_Effect Using_Only_HTML_and_CSS⠀⇛ # ⚓ Constructors_in_Dart_–_Use_Cases_and_Examples⠀⇛ Most of us are familiar with the concept of constructors. They allow us to create different instances of our classes. We can specify which parameters the class should depend on when it is being instantiated and hide inner initialization logic. We can have many constructors for different use cases, or we can rely on the default one. In dart, constructors play a similar role, but have several variations that do not exist in most programming languages. This article will go over the different use cases and examples of constructors. # ⚓ How_to_Implement_the_Paxos_Algorithm_in_Pure Functions⠀⇛ This analogy is the same problem that we encounter in distributed systems, but you are dealing with many servers this time. We want to make many servers agree on common events or common information in an asynchronous environment. You can use many algorithms to solve the problems, and today we will talk about one of them: the Paxos Algorithm. Paxos is one of the earliest published papers about this distributed consensus algorithm that runs rounds and rounds of times to help many servers agree on a value proposed by a group member. # ⚓ Bayes’_Rule_Explained_For_Beginners⠀⇛ Bayes’ Rule is the most important rule in data science. It is the mathematical rule that describes how to update a belief, given some evidence. In other words – it describes the act of learning. # ⚓ Crystal_1.0_–_What_to_expect⠀⇛ The release of the first major release of Crystal arrives after many years of hard work. With thousands of contributions from people worldwide, it was finally possible to find consensus for what truly mattered for 1.0 and what could wait for future releases. Getting here wasn’t an easy journey, filled with enriching, controversial, delightful, and endless conversations that, in the end, made it possible to build a language more useful for more users. But what does it mean to have a 1.0 version? After all, the process of receiving valuable contributions and evolving the language will not stop after this milestone. Let’s dig deeper to understand the true meaning of this release for the community, especially those already using Crystal in production environments. # ⚓ Crystal_Language_Version_1.0_Released⠀⇛ Crystal’s syntax, according to the website, “is heavily inspired by Ruby’s, so it feels natural to read and easy to write, and has the added benefit of a lower learning curve for experienced Ruby devs.” # § Perl/Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Rakudo_Weekly_News:_2021.13_Games_Pop⠀⇛ JJ Atria just announced another part of the Raku Programming Language’s growing support for games: POP, an experimental 2D game development framework. It has been inspired by frameworks like LÓVE2D and Pico-8, and by others of a similar nature. Meanwhile, it turns out that this work is complementary to Geoffrey Broadwell‘s MUGS (Multi-User Gaming Services) project. Which made it the right time to start a new IRC channel dedicated to game development using the Raku Programming Language: #raku- gamedev on Freenode. # § Rust⠀➾ # ⚓ Async_Vision_Doc_Writing_Sessions_III⠀⇛ Ryan Levick and I are hosting a number of public drafting sessions scheduled this week. Some of them are scheduled early to cover a wider range of time zones. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ PHP_Git_repository_server_compromised⠀⇛ The PHP project has announced that it is moving its PHP repository to GitHub after its own server was compromised. # ⚓ Counterterrorism_Hackers_Behind_Large_Hack Google_Identified⠀⇛ We’re so conditioned to be wary of cybersecurity issues that we forget that white hat hackers and grey hat hackers exist. Even major tech companies like Google forget – or choose not to remember. The large hacking operation Google outed was actually being carried out by counterterrorism hackers. [...] China, North Korea, and Russia are often called out by hackers backed by U. S. rivals. Project Zero didn’t blame anyone when identifying the 11 zero-day attacks. However, because these originated from an ally, it caused some drama at Google. Which ally was carrying out this attack has not been divulged, nor has the basis for the counterterrorism operation. MIT Technology Review reported that Google might have left out those details intentionally. It’s not even clear whether the Project Zero researchers notified the hackers before they outed them in January. # ⚓ Security_updates_for_Monday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Arch Linux (awstats, busybox, dotnet- runtime, dotnet-runtime-3.1, dotnet- sdk, dotnet-sdk-3.1, gitlab, godot, groovy, libebml, mkinitcpio-busybox, openssl, python2, vivaldi, webkit2gtk, and wpewebkit), CentOS (firefox and thunderbird), Debian (pygments, spamassassin, thunderbird, and webkit2gtk), Fedora (CGAL, dotnet3.1, dotnet5.0, firefox, kernel, qt, and xen), Mageia (imagemagick, jackson- databind, openscad, redis, and unbound), openSUSE (evolution-data- server, go1.15, and zstd), Oracle (firefox, openssl, and thunderbird), Red Hat (flatpak), Slackware (xterm), and Ubuntu (squid, squid3 and webkit2gtk). o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Amended_Apple-Intel_complaint_against_Fortress_alleges monopolization_of_markets_such_as_‘Generating_Alerts_Based_on Blood_Oxygen_Level_Patents_Market’⠀⇛ Earlier this month, Apple and Intel filed their second amended complaint against Fortress Investment. It all started in October 2019 with an Intel antitrust lawsuit in the Northern District of California, which was effectively replaced with a joint Apple-Intel filing in November 2019. The November 2019 filing was 57 pages long, but not specific enough to meet the pleading requirements in Judge Edward M. Chen’s opinion. The complaint has meanwhile grown to 161 pages plus a 17-page table. In many other cases, this would suggest that additional claims have been added. Here, however, the complaint is actually more narrowly focused, and the prayers for relief are the same as in the original complaint except an additional request for “[a]n order directing the termination of the anticompetitive conduct and injunctive relief that restores competition to the markets at issue.” The fact that Qualcomm’s Ninth Circuit victory over the FTC won’t be appealed to the Supreme Court doesn’t make things easier for Apple and Intel, but it makes Apple and Intel v. Fortress even more important: whether this case reaches the appeals court before or after trial, and regardless of who prevails in this case, it will present an opportunity for the Ninth Circuit to clarify that FTC v. Qualcomm doesn’t immunize patent-related practices from antitrust liability to the far- reaching extent that some would have us all believe. Even if–in a totally hypothetical but conceivable scenario–all that Apple and Intel achieved in the Fortress case was a trend reversal from FTC v. Qualcomm, that would be a strategic breakthrough in its own right. [...] The question before Judge Chen at this point is whether the pleading requirements for an antitrust case are met. It’s not that Apple and Intel didn’t state these types of allegations before, but broad assertions just weren’t deemed sufficient to go forward with the case. But long before this case goes to trial, or before an appeals court might hear a dismissal with prejudice, policy makers should pay attention to what Apple and Intel describe in their complaint. How much leverage, such as in the form of injunctive relief, do we as a society want to give patent owners who don’t make products that compete with the ones they accuse of infringement? In the U.S., there are limits under eBay v. MercExchange, which some lawmakers on Capitol Hill would like to overturn. In Germany, NPEs have the same access to injunctive relief as all other patent holders (and the patent injunction reform that may be enacted in the coming months won’t change that). Interestingly, the complaint notes that “VLSI is seeking to enjoin Intel in multiple litigations in China.” That’s the Fortress-funded company that recently won a $2.2 billion verdict against Intel in the Western District of Texas. Another VLSI v. Intel trial in the Western District of Texas–where many major technology companies get sued as I discussed in my previous post–will go to trial next month. # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Artificial_Intelligence:_Where_is_Human_After_All? [Ed: Insane law firms that promote illegal software patents and the extremely harmful (also unconstitutional) UPC never met a patent applications they did not like]⠀⇛ I can imagine what the reader might think when reading these few lines: another text on artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the Patent Law! (With perhaps: the author is obsessed with the Daft Punk split[1]). My mantra is: “Never disappoint the reader”! So both are true. That said, concerning the reception of AI by Patent Law I recently published two articles – one in English available on SSRN and one, more substantial, in Revue Propriétés Intellectuelles (i.e. a French peer review). I would like to resume here to the main conclusions of both [2]. The aim of my work was (and is still), essentially, to insist on the need to (re)take the right road, despite what I like to call “the DABUS Joke”. Thus, in the two above mentioned articles, which include a preamble and two parts, I propose a simple thesis: it is necessary to take into account what artificial intelligence really is, technically, to be able to apply it Patent Law rules, by considering AI from two perspectives: that of the Subject of Patent Law and that of the Object of Patent Law[3]. # ⚓ An_incredible_invention_(incredible_=_not credible).⠀⇛ The Patent Office rejected applications as inoperative and the Federal Circuit has affirmed. Operability is not expressly required by the patent act, but is directly derived from the utility doctrine of 35 U.S.C. § 101 (“new and useful”). In addition, an inoperative creation also lacks enablement — especially in situations like this where the claims are directed to a functional result and not just the machine assembly. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Dominion_Harbor_entity,_Sovereign_Peak Ventures,_patent_challenged⠀⇛ On March 26, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 9,042,457, owned by Sovereign Peak Ventures, a Dominion Harbor entity. The ’457 patent relates to video processing and has been against LG and TCL. # ⚓ World’s_biggest_portfolios_revealed;_Sony_IP strategy_exclusive;_Change_of_guard_at_CAFC;_East Asia_EPO_biotech_boom;_Brazilian_patents_in peril;_and_much_more [Ed: Joff Wild of IAM is enabling EPO crimes by pretending their decisions are objective, e.g. regarding software patents in this case. This scandal will unfold and Wild has no diplomatic immunity, just bribes from the EPO]⠀⇛ The EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal has confirmed that all CII patent applications should be treated the same way during the examination process. Read more here [...] An explosion in east Asian biotech applications at the EPO suggests new opportunities for European IP law and attorney firms. # ⚓ BCS_Software_patent_challenged⠀⇛ On March 26, 2021, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 7,302,612, owned by BCS Software LLC. The ’612 patent relates to a high-level operational support framework for monitoring, assessing, and managing the health of applications (or components/ objects) in a distributed computing environment. The ‘612 patent has been asserted against Hewlett Packard, Elster Solutions (Honeywell), Landis+Gyr, and Itron. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3272 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 03.29.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_29/3/2021:_Performance_in_GNOME_40_and_NetBSD_Donation_Milestone⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 7:52 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Latest_LinDoz:_An_Ideal_Windows-to-Linux_Crossover⠀⇛ MakuluLinux LinDoz comes with a lot of cool stuff built in that makes using it for everyday computing tasks a good choice. It provides very useful videos on the website and how-to animations built into the startup process on the live session. This makes it very easy to learn about new features and how to navigate around the desktop. Plus, the Makulu Portal quickly and easily guides users to seek assistance or connect to staff or other end users without much effort. An all-new desktop clock has some nice features easily controlled by a custom GUI designed for a pleasant experience. The Makulu Constructor Tool is an easy-to-use GUI-based distribution builder to remaster an existing MakuluLinux OS set up to duplicate installation on other computers. Simply make the changes to the OS settings and run the constructor tool. It will turn your existing distro into an installable ISO. As good as LinDoz is, check back for my impressions of the new and improved MakuluLinux Shift. Its promised ability to provide a one-click process to morph from one desktop layout to several others in under 20 seconds with no rebooting has an allure not available in any other Linux distro I have tried. Watch the developer’s video here for a more detailed view of that process. o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ Pinebook_Pro_Linux_Laptop_Is_Back_in_Stock_and_You_Can_Get One_for_Only_$220_USD⠀⇛ If you’re in the market for a new, cheap Linux laptop powered by an ARM processor, you should know that the Pinebook Pro notebook from PINE64, the makers of the PinePhone Linux phone, is now on sale again. However, the Linux notebook now costs $219.99 USD instead of $199.99 USD due to an increase in the price of the components used to make the product. PINE64 also reported in their March 2021 update that Pinebook Pro’s price may be further increased in the future. # ⚓ Lenovo_M93_Ultra_Small_Desktop_PC_–_Multiple_Operating Systems_–_Week_4⠀⇛ This is a weekly blog looking at the Lenovo M93 Ultra Small Desktop PC running Linux. In this week’s blog, we look at some of the ways you can run programs from different operating systems on the Lenovo M93. We examine hardware virtualization, dual booting, as well as using a compatibility layer. To recap, our Lenovo M93 has an Intel i5-4590T processor with 4 cores. It uses the Intel Haswell chipset, comes with 16GB of DDR4 RAM, and a 240GB SSD. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ LHS_Episode_#403:_MVoice_and_MRefD_Deep_Dive⠀⇛ Welcome to the 403rd installment of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts bring in guest Tom early, N7TAE. Tom is the creator and lead developer in the MVoice and MRefd projects. MVoice is the original M17 client software and MRefD is a spinoff of XLXD which creates software reflectors for the M17 voice protocol. We take an in-depth look at how each piece of software was developed and written. Then from a user perspective we detail downloading, building, configuring and running each project. Thanks for listening and have a great week. # ⚓ GNU_World_Order_399⠀⇛ **c++filt** , **dlltool** , **dllwrap** , **dwp** , and **elfedit** from the **d** series. shasum - a256=00ffc7563388ddc9f5c52c77ff16e582d3aa420fd8c361017df97b6f608778c4 o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linus_Torvalds_warns_over_potential_delays_to_Linux_5.12⠀⇛ As he put out the latest release candidate (RC) of the Linux kernel, its principle developer Linus Torvalds, expressed some concern about its size and how that might impact the final release. Linux kernels usually go through seven RCs, pushed out every Sunday by Torvalds after reviewing and pooling in all the submissions sent in by various kernel developers over the preceding week. “I’m not overly worried yet, but let’s just say that the trend had better not continue, or I’ll start feeling like we will need to make this one of those releases that need an rc8,” observed Torvalds based on the number of changes in the latest RC. [...] Even if Linux 5.12 goes through an additional RC, which will add another week to the schedule, it shouldn’t pose much of an issue since v5.12 isn’t a Long Term Support (LTS) release. Depending on how the release cycle plays out, Linux kernel 5.12 should be out in late April or early May. # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ PanVk_–_Panfrost_gets_a_Vulkan_driver⠀⇛ We’ve followed with interest the progress of the Panfrost open-source driver for Arm Mali Midgard and Bifrost GPUs which has gotten more traction over time with official support from Arm and is getting closer to OpenGL ES 3.0 compliance with work on OpenGL ES 3.1 on the way. But Collabora has now started working on PanVk driver for the more recent Vulkan graphics API, as part of the Panfrost project. [...] That also means upstreaming to mesa will not happen right now, but only once Collabora engineers consider enough features are supported and the code base is clean enough. o § Benchmarks⠀➾ # ⚓ Intel’s_Clear_Linux_In_2021_Still_Squeezing_More Performance_For_Xeon_Scalable⠀⇛ With Intel set to announce 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable “Ice Lake” CPUs next week, it’s a good time for looking back to see how the Linux performance has evolved since the introduction of 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable “Cascade Lake” processors back in 2019. In this article is a look at the Xeon Platinum 8280 performance back at launch under both Ubuntu and Clear Linux compared to the current state of both distributions on the same hardware. There are also additional tests with those latest Linux images seeing how Ubuntu 21.04 is shaping up against Intel’s own performance-optimized Clear Linux. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ NewsFlash:_A_Modern_Open-Source_Feed_Reader_With_Feedly Support⠀⇛ Some may choose to believe that RSS readers are dead, but they’re here to stay. Especially when you don’t want the Big tech algorithm to decide what you should read. With a feed reader, you can choose your own reading sources. I’ve recently come across a fantastic RSS reader NewsFlash. It also supports adding feeds through web-based feed readers like Feedly and NewsBlur. That’s a big relief because if you are already such a service, you don’t have to import your feeds manually. NewsFlash happens to be the spiritual successor to FeedReader with the original developer involved as well. In case you’re wondering, we’ve already covered a list of Feed Reader apps for Linux if you’re looking for more options. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_install_and_configure_pCloud_on_elementary_OS⠀⇛ PCloud Drive is utterly one of the best desktop cloud clients available in the 21st century. It has an intuitive user interface and is generally simple to use. You will love that pCloud is a desktop cloud client that is cross-platform and is almost the only cloud storage provider with a lifetime plan. pCloud Drive is also a cross-platform application with clients available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. pCloud originates from Switzerland, and its core business is the provision of cloud storage services. By default, you are given 10GB of space when you sign up for the service. As one of their assurances to their clients, they hosted a pCloud Crypto challenge to attempt and break their client- side encryption, but hackers thought the world failed. Thus, pCloud considers client security one of their biggest competitive edges and should excite their clients very much. # ⚓ HOWTO_Make_A_USB_Adapter_For_A_VISTA80_Keyboard_From_1977⠀⇛ Jeremy Ouellet bought an old VISTA80 from the Canada Science and Technology museum and figured out how to use it on modern computers using a passive USB adapter. He shared his experience in a 14 minute long video at the virtual FOSDEM conference in February 2021. # ⚓ Hacking_the_BPF_Type_Format_with_GNU_poke⠀⇛ I just uploaded the pilot test of what will be a series of videos indended to show how to use poke, writing pickles, and the like. It is very improvised and I have never made a screencap/video of this kind before, so please bear with me 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇;)⦈ # ⚓ Louis-Philippe_Véronneau:_Preventing_an_OpenPGP_Smartcard from_caching_the_PIN_eternally⠀⇛ process wasn’t entirely seamless and I had to hack around some issues, for example the PIN caching behavior in GnuPG. As described in this bug the cache-ttl parameter in GnuPG is not implemented and thus does nothing. This means once you type in your PIN, it is cached for as long as the token is plugged. Security-wise, this is not great. Instead of manually disconnecting the token frequently, I’ve come up with a script that restarts scdameon if the token hasn’t been used during the last X minutes. # ⚓ How_To_Fix_Sound_Issues_On_Ubuntu:_Troubleshooting_For Newbie⠀⇛ In Ubuntu and other Linux distributions, the third party and additional sound, wifi, graphics drivers come pre-installed with the OS. The additional drivers for the CPU, GPU, and sound card are downloaded from the official Linux repository. Despite installing the latest official driver software on your machine, you might find some sound issues while using the computer. The noise issues, no sound issues, audio in one ear, and other sound issues can be solved by installing a few additional drivers and re-configuring your Ubuntu Linux system. # ⚓ How_To_Install_CyberPanel_on_CentOS_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install CyberPanel on CentOS 8. For those of you who didn’t know, CyberPanel is one of the first control panels on the market that is both open sources and uses OpenLiteSpeed web server which also packs Email, DNS, and FTP server. It has two version free and enterprise versions. The free version uses Open Lite Speed while the enterprise version uses the Lite Speed Web server. This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo‘ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step-by- step install of the CyberPanel on CentOS 8. # ⚓ [Old] HTML_Tidy⠀⇛ On this page you can refer to nearly everything you need to know about HTML Tidy. If you’re on Mac OS X, Linux, or UNIX you can also use man tidy and read the purpose-built documentation for the version of Tidy that you have installed. o § Wine or Emulation⠀➾ # ⚓ Windows_compatibility_tool_Wine_6.5_is_out_now⠀⇛ Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.5 is officially out now as the latest development release. For newer readers and Linux users here’s a refresher – Wine is a compatibility layer built for operating systems like Linux, macOS and BSD. The idea is to allow other platforms to run games and applications only built and supported for Windows. It’s also part of what makes up Steam Play Proton. Once a year or so, a new stable release is made. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Total_War:_THREE_KINGDOMS_–_Fates_Divided_DLC_Is_Now Available_for_Linux⠀⇛ Launched almost two years ago, Total War: THREE KINGDOMS is a turn-based strategy real-time tactics video game developed by Creative Assembly and published by SEGA for Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. The game received several DLCs (Downloadable Content), including Yellow Turban Rebellion, Reign of Blood, Eight Princes, Mandate of Heaven, A World Betrayed, and The Furious Wild, and the latest DLC arrived on March 11th, 2021, as Fates Divided. # ⚓ The_Elder_Scrolls:_Arena_open_source_reimplementation OpenTESArena_0.13_is_out⠀⇛ Have fond memories of the classic The Elder Scrolls: Arena from the early 90s? A dedicated fan is rebuilding it with OpenTESArena, an open source game engine reimplementation. Supporting modern platforms like Linux, macOS and Windows this project was inspired by the likes of OpenMW for Morrowind and OpenXcom. It needs the original content but thankfully Bethesda released it free some time ago so it’s easy enough to get. # ⚓ Clever_and_challenging_puzzle-fighter_Aloof_is_out_now,_we have_a_few_keys_to_give_away⠀⇛ Inspired in parts by the likes of Puyo Puyo Tetris, Aloof is a wonderfully designed puzzle-fighter with enough differences and a wonderful atmosphere that make it worth picking up. A brand new release from studio ButtonX with full Linux support, Aloof has you summon small islands as you face off against various opponents to build different shapes. It’s genuinely quite lovely! # ⚓ Oversteer,_the_Steering_Wheel_Manager_for_Linux_gets_a_big upgrade_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ If you have a Steering Wheel configuring it on Linux can be a breeze thanks to Oversteer and a big new release just recently went up with some fun new toys. As usual, hardware manufacturers don’t supply their own tooling for Linux users so it’s up to the community to fill the gaps. Oversteer supports a lot of different wheels and pedals, with more being added in over time. Oversteer is easily becoming the go-to for wheel configuration. # ⚓ pureya_gives_you_a_mini-game_that_changes_every_10 seconds⠀⇛ What if you combined a bunch of small arcade games into something that changes every 10 seconds? pureya answers that question with over 30 small games you can unlock. [...] “What if you combined a bunch of small arcade games into something that changes every 10 seconds? pureya answers that question with over 30 small games you can unlock.” o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE_Should_Maybe_Be_Political?⠀⇛ “KDE Should not be political”. I’ve heard this sentence many times, especially when KDE supports LGBT. But it’s wrong. Let me explain. First of all, let’s have a clear definition of what is and what isn’t “political”; if we all disagree on the meaning of “political”, it will be hard to continue this discussion, right? Well, the problem is that there’s no good, universal definition of what’s politics and what isn’t (I’ve heard many different ones and I have my own). So let’s actually not define the word “political”, as we don’t actually need to. Rather, let’s quickly list some things that go from “clearly political” to “maybe political”. [...] This is where we actually find LGBT, amongst many others, such as Fridays For the Future, or Black Lives Matter. These are (international) movements that ask for a change regarding a certain topic, be it the acceptance of all genders and sexuality, preservation of nature, fight against racism, etc. You might call these things political, you might not. I don’t really care. But if you are reading this, you are most likely part of at least one social movement I’m also in: Free Software. Yes, it is a social movement! # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ GNOME_Software_performance_in_GNOME_40⠀⇛ Use callgrind to profile CPU-heavy workloads. In some cases, moving heap allocations to the stack helps a lot. GNOME Software startup time has decreased from 25 seconds to 12 seconds (-52%) over the GNOME 40 cycle. To wrap up the sporadic blog series on the progress made with GNOME Software for GNOME 40, I’d like to look at some further startup time profiling which has happened this cycle. This profiling has focused on libxmlb, which gnome-software uses extensively to query the appstream data which provides all the information about apps which it shows in the UI. The basic idea behind libxmlb is that it pre-compiles a ‘silo’ of information about an XML file, which is cached until the XML file next changes. The silo format encodes the tree structure of the XML, deduplicating strings and allowing fast traversal without string comparisons or parsing. It is memory mappable, so can be loaded quickly and shared (read-only) between multiple processes. It allows XPath queries to be run against the XML tree, and returns the results. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § BSD⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] Log2table_to_protect_your_machines_from intrusions⠀⇛ I’ve developed it as a simple Intrusion Detection System and to let away bad guys of my web servers. For example, those who are trying passwords on ssh, those who are trying cross site htpp requests, those who are looking for wp-admin.php, … # ⚓ Interview_with_Abhinav_Upadhyay,_NetBSD_contributor and_machine_learning_software_developer⠀⇛ Abhinav Upadhyay is an Indian software developer, the NetBSD project contributor, and works with the exciting field of machine learning (ML). Recently I did a quick Q and A with Abhinav about his life-changing journey with NetBSD, getting started with ML and FLOSS community, and his daily workflow. # ⚓ Hitting_donation_milestone,_financial_report_for 2020⠀⇛ We hit our 2020 donation milestone set after the release of 9.0 of $50,000. # § Arch Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Manjaro_21_(KDE_Edition)_Installation_Steps_with Screenshots⠀⇛ Hello Geeks, recently brand-new arch based Linux distribution Manjaro 21 has been released, its code name is ‘Ornara’. It comes with lot of improvements and features specially Linux Kernel 5.10 LTS. Manjaro 21 supports three different desktop environments like XFCE , KDE and GNOME. In this article we will cover Manjaro 21 (KDE Edition) installation steps with screenshots. # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Louis-Philippe_Véronneau:_Montreal_2021_BSP⠀⇛ Last weekend Debian Quebec held a Bug Squashing Party to try to fix some bugs in the upcoming Debian Bullseye. I wasn’t convinced at first, but Tassia’s contagious energy and willingness to help organise the event eventually won me over. And — shockers! — it was really fun. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Best_Ubuntu_apps_of_2021⠀⇛ Use our collection of the best Ubuntu apps to transform your vanilla installation into a hot fudge sundae. An operating system stands or falls on the quality of its programs, and Linux distros are no exception. In fact, one of the major discussions during the development of a distro centers around the list of default apps. Linux distros are still primarily downloaded via online mirrors and stuffing them with apps will increase their size, making the downloads unfeasible for many people with bandwidth caps or slower connection speeds. And to many, the apps would just be useless bloat. # ⚓ Kubernetes_operators_and_Open_Operator_Collection integration_–_Juju_2.9⠀⇛ Following the Open Operator Collection announcement from November, Canonical is today proud to announce the availability of Juju Operator Lifecycle Manager (OLM) 2.9. This new release of Juju brings new capabilities for Kubernetes operators as well as smooth integration with the Open Operator Collection. [...] Sidecars gain direct access to low-level workload details with file monitoring, local socket communication and process management. This allows operators to drive applications while ensuring resource isolation in the pod. This new behaviour better reflects the official Kubernetes operator pattern. Apart from Kubernetes operators, Juju 2.9 comes with various improvements around Kubernetes in general, ensuring a unified user experience across various workload types. One of those improvements is the “debug-hook”, now available in the K8s context to help with debugging operators’ code. Also, “juju ssh” and “juju scp” commands, known from traditional machines, have been made available for Kubernetes workloads. This allows users to easily log in to the application containers from the Juju CLI and copy the data to/from them. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Geniatech_DB1126_development_board_features_RV1126_SoC_for AI_applications⠀⇛ Since the release of Rockchip RV1126 SoC, we have covered the detailed specifications on the chip and the RV1126-based Firefly dual-lens AI camera module. To take advantage of hybrid MCU cores from ARM and RISC-V, Geniatech has announced the DB1126 development board, a new addition to their long list of ARM Embedded developer boards designed to tackle any task requiring artificial intelligence. [...] As of now, there is no information on how to get started, but the board will support Linux, and we are expecting the documentation to be released soon. The company also adds that they will provide SDK secondary development for all the customers to meet their requirements. With the customization feature of optional hardware setup that involves CPU, memory, storage, etc., it is perfect for the hobbyist to want to explore the board’s capabilities. # ⚓ Rapidly_configure_SD_cards_for_your_Raspberry_Pi_cluster⠀⇛ There are many reasons people want to create computer clusters using the Raspberry Pi, including that they have full control over their platform, they’re able to use an inexpensive, highly usable platform, and get the opportunity to learn about cluster computing in general. There are different methods for setting up a cluster, such as headless, network booting, and booting from SD cards. Each method has advantages and disadvantages, but the latter method is most familiar to users who have worked with a single Pi. Most cluster setups involve many complex steps that require a significant amount of time because they are executed on an individual Pi. Even starting is non-trivial, as you need to set up a network to access them. # ⚓ Compact_DIN-rail_mounted_fanless_in-vehicle_IoT_gateway_now available⠀⇛ Impulse Embedded now offers the UST210-83K-FL, a new compact DIN-rail fanless in-vehicle Box-PC powered by the Intel Atom x5-E3940 processor (codename: Apollo Lake-I). The device has been especially created for in-vehicle applications such as vehicle controls, fleet monitoring, management systems and in-vehicle edge computing and is compatible with Windows10 and Linux Ubuntu 18.04. This flexible in-vehicle IoT gateway offers secure bi-directional communications and is directed at many vehicle-based applications, including police cars, ambulances, public transport and shuttle buses, commercial vehicles and heavy-duty trucks. The device is cost-effective, and its fanless design eliminates acoustic noise while improving reliability. # ⚓ Axiomtek’s_Compact_Fanless_Embedded_System_Features_Intel Processors⠀⇛ Axiomtek has announced eBOX560-52R-FL, which is a palm-size fanless embedded system featuring Intel Core and Celeron Whiskey Lake-U processors. We also saw ICP Germany’s fanless Linux embedded system featuring NXP i.MX 8M processor. This device was dedicated to IoT gateways and data acquisition applications. In contrast, the eBOX560-52R-FL fanless embedded system is for more diverse use cases including machine and logistics automation, station gate controls, and ticket vending machines. # ⚓ Station_P2_Arm_mini_PC_offers_dual_GbE,_M.2_&_SATA_SSD,_up to_8GB_RAM_(Crowdfunding)⠀⇛ Last week, we noted Firefly launched the first RK3568 system-on-module with Core-3568J AI Core and a corresponding full-featured development kit. But the company has been working on another interesting Rockchip RK3568 based device with Station P2 mini PC. Most Arm mini PCs need to make compromises when it comes to interfaces having to rely on USB bridges, but Station P2 feels very much like standard x86 based mini PC, albeit with a slower processor, thanks to native interfaces, or implemented through PCIe, with M.2 and SATA 3.0 SSD/HDD, dual Gigabit Ethernet, as well as WiFi 6, several USB 3.0/2.0 ports, and support for up to 8GB RAM among other features. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ A_new_dangerous_malware_acts_like_a_system_update_for Android_devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ Infinix_Hot_10i_With_Mediatek_Helio_A20_SoC,_Android 11_Shows_Up_on_Google_Play_Console_–_MySmartPrice⠀⇛ # ⚓ Stable_OxygenOS_11_with_Android_11_rolls_out_for OnePlus_7T_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_announces_Android_Ready_SE_Alliance_– Telecompaper⠀⇛ # ⚓ Galaxy_Tab_A7_Lite_renders_show_upcoming_Android tablet_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google’s_new_alliance_wants_to_get_digital_keys, mobile_IDs_working_on_Android_|_Engadget⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google’s_Android_Ready_SE_Alliance_could_turn_your next_Galaxy_phone_into_digital_car_keys_|_Android Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_wants_to_standardize_digital_car_key_and_ID support_on_Android_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_has_introduced_‘Android_Ready_SE_Alliance’_for users_to_use_their_digital_keys,_digital_wallet_and_IDs with_more_security_/_Digital_Information_World⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_wants_to_improve_hotword_detection_on_Android in_a_way_that_protects_your_privacy,_too⠀⇛ # ⚓ A_new_Android_spyware_masquerades_as_a_‘system update’_–_TechCrunch⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_spyware_on_Android_pretends_to_be_a_system_update for_your_phone⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_Android_malware_with_full_range_of_spying capabilities_has_been_found_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_Android_malware_spies_on_you_while_posing_as_a System_Update⠀⇛ # ⚓ “System_Update”_Android_Malware_Can_Steal_All_Your Device_Data⠀⇛ # ⚓ Beware_Of_This_Android_Spyware_That_Poses_As_A Critical_System_Update_|_HotHardware⠀⇛ # ⚓ Fake_Android_update_is_hiding_malware_that_will_take over_your_system⠀⇛ # ⚓ New_Android_Malware_Poses_as_Security_Update_To_Take Control_of_Devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ 10_best_speed_test_apps_for_Android_–_Android Authority⠀⇛ # ⚓ Top_3_offline_games_like_GTA_Vice_City_for_Android and_iOS_devices⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_To_Change_Google_Assistant’s_Voice_On_Android_| Screen_Rant⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_set_videos_as_live_wallpapers_on_your_Android phone_or_tablet⠀⇛ # ⚓ Realme_7_joins_Android_11_open_beta,_company_details expected_Q2_updates_–_comments⠀⇛ # ⚓ Hulu_for_Android_TV_is_only_720p,_1080p_coming_to Shield_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia_400_with_Google_Android_for_featurephones_is still_alive_|_Nokiamob⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # ⚓ Former_prisoners_struggle_to_re-enter_society._What happens_when_society_moves_online?⠀⇛ Many of the social services and job programs that former prisoners rely on to achieve re- entry into their communities are inaccessible without a comprehensive knowledge of the [Internet]. # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Maximixing_Possible_Outcomes_In_Simple Interfaces⠀⇛ But what do we measure? Do we measure the success of the design or do we measure that we created only one way to do a task, and funnels a variety and diversity of interactions through the funnel of one way of doing things. We should be wary and careful of what we measure and the complexity of individuals in front of a system. When we simplify a system of interactions to a certain minimalism, we often trade choices for reductionism. We maximize the simplicity to the point of dumbing everything down. But do we always help? Creativity, emergence of patterns often lie in the hackability of a system. When we reduce the options for someone to use the system in unexpected ways, we remove the possibility for people to own a craft, a skill. We make them serve the system, instead of the system serving them. # § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ CrateDB_4.5_takes_distributed_SQL_database_open source⠀⇛ Database vendor Crate.io said it is moving its entire codebase to an open source licensing model. Based in San Francisco, Calif., Crate.io develops and supports the CrateDB platform, a distributed SQL database that is optimized for time series data analysis. Before its new Crate 4.5 release, introduced March 23 along with the move to open source, CrateDB came as an open core model, in which there is an open source base, or “core,” community edition and an enterprise platform that builds on top with proprietary features not available in open source. [...] With the shift to an entirely open source codebase, features that had previously only been available in the enterprise edition of CrateDB are now in the open source CrateDB 4.5 milestone. Among the key capabilities that were previously proprietary features are security and visualization functions that make CrateDB more secure and easier to manage and use. # § FSF⠀➾ # ⚓ John_Sullivan,_Executive_Director_Of_The_Free Software_Foundation,_Has_Resigned⠀⇛ Sullivans resignation comes at a time where 3600+ people have signed an open letter asking the Free Software Foundation to have honorary doctor Richard Stallman on its board, while another less popular vicious hate-letter signed by multiple technology corporations, puppet organizations they fund and people they employ directly, or by proxy, demand that Stallman is kept out of any and all leadership positions. It is not an easy time to be executive director of the FSF. # ⚓ FSF_executive_director_steps_down_amid_row_over Stallman⠀⇛ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Manipulate_data_in_files_with_Lua⠀⇛ Some data is ephemeral, stored in RAM, and only significant while an application is running. But some data is meant to be persistent, stored on a hard drive for later use. When you program, whether you’re working on a simple script or a complex suite of tools, it’s common to need to read and write files. Sometimes a file may contain configuration options, and other times the file is the data that your user is creating with your application. Every language handles this task a little differently, and this article demonstrates how to handle data files with Lua. # ⚓ Build_a_better_HTML_Checkbox_with_WebComponents!⠀⇛ The way HTML checkboxes work has always annoyed me. Unless the box is actually checked, the value it represents is not submitted with the rest of the form data. # ⚓ Russ_Allbery:_Review:_JavaScript:_The_Definitive Guide⠀⇛ JavaScript: The Definitive Guide has been frequently revised for new versions of JavaScript and therefore has multiple editions. This review is of the seventh edition, first published in May of 2020. Reviews of programming language books are challenging since people learn languages in different ways. A short calibration for my preferences may therefore be useful. I’m both an experienced programmer in multiple languages (C, Perl, Python, and some Java and Ruby professionally; Rust, some PHP, and a few minor languages as a hobby) and I specialized in software theory in college. I therefore like to learn languages comparatively and am comfortable with a lot of up-front syntax and discussion of the unique properties of the language. Introductory programs and practical exercises doesn’t matter as much to me; I’m happy to hold the syntax in my head until enough of the language has been introduced to write simple programs. # § Perl/Raku⠀➾ # ⚓ Perl_and_XML_in_2021:_A_few_lessons_learned⠀⇛ In my par­tic­u­lar case, the task is to update the API calls for a new ver­sion of Vir­tuoz­zo Automa­tor. Its API is a bit unusu­al in that it does­n’t use HTTP, but rather relies on open­ing a TLS-encrypt­ed sock­et to the serv­er and exchang­ing doc­u­ments delim­it­ed with a null char­ac­ter. The pre­vi­ous ver­sion of our code is in 1990s-sysad­min-style Perl, with man­u­al blessing of objects and pars­ing the XML using reg­u­lar expres­sions. I’ve decid­ed to update it to use the Moo object sys­tem and a prop­er XML pars­er. But which pars­er and mod­ule to use? # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_I_love_using_the_IPython_shell_and_Jupyter notebooks⠀⇛ The Jupyter project started out as IPython and the IPython Notebook. It was originally a Python-specific interactive shell and notebook environment, which later branched out to become language-agnostic, supporting Julia, Python, and R—and potentially anything else. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Courtney_Barnett_–_So_Long,_Marianne⠀⇛ o § Health/Nutrition⠀➾ # ⚓ Birx_Says_Most_Covid_Deaths_in_US_Were_Preventable,_So_Ted Lieu_Asks:_Why_Didn’t_You_Challenge_Trump?⠀⇛ “The malicious incompetence that resulted in hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths starts at the top, with the former President and his enablers.” After Former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said this weekend that hundreds of thousands of Covid-19 deaths in the United States could have been avoided had the previous administration responded more quickly and purposefully, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California slammed the official for enabling former President Donald Trump’s “malicious incompetence.” # ⚓ Opinion_|_Austerity_Makes_Covid-19_Deadlier⠀⇛ Mortality and economic data show how constraints to government spending and a skepticism of redistributive policies have made the pandemic far worse. We are living in the age of consequences. The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 uncovered our societies’ pre-existing structural weaknesses—which were the result of a pervasive political indifference to inequality, combined with decades of cuts to the most basic social protections and to wages, leaving large segments of our populations tragically vulnerable to the arrival of this virus (Marmot et al. 2020a, 2020b; Woolhandler et al. 2021). o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ No,_I_Did_Not_Hack_Your_MS_Exchange_Server⠀⇛ New data suggests someone has compromised more than 21,000 Microsoft Exchange Server email systems worldwide and infected them with malware that invokes both KrebsOnSecurity and Yours Truly by name. # ⚓ 6_OpenSSL_command_options_that_every_sysadmin should_know⠀⇛ Transport layer security (TLS) is an important part of any security strategy, and applications beyond web servers increasingly take advantage of the protections offered by public-key cryptography. The OpenSSL toolkit is the fundamental utility that any systems administrator must know if they are responsible for maintaining TLS- protected applications. In this article, I demonstrate some of the most common commands that I use daily. While many articles focus on the generation of certificate signing requests (CSRs) or self-signed certificates, this article will spend some time reviewing OpenSSL commands and one-liners beyond the certificate generation process. # ⚓ PHP_Moves_To_GitHub_Due_To_The_Compromise_Of The_Official_PHP_Git [Ed: So they’ve decided to go to a perpetually_(by_NSA_via_Microsoft) compromised_repo.]⠀⇛ In the latest software supply chain attack, the official PHP Git repository was compromised and the code base tampered with. The changes are said to have been made yesterday on March 28. Two malicious commits were pushed to the php-src repo from the names of Rasmus Lerdorf and Nikita Popov. For your information, Rasmus Lerdorf is the creator of the PHP. Nikita Popov is Software developer at Jetbrains. # ⚓ PHP’s_Git_Server_Compromised,_Now_Switching_To GitHub [Ed: Jumping from the frying pan to the fire, choosing a surveillance trap as if it's any form of security rather than complete surrender.]⠀⇛ The PHP programming language’s self- hosted Git server was compromised on Sunday and two malicious commits introduced. The PHP core team is still investigating how the official PHP Git server was compromised but already they have decided to immediately abandon their self-hosted infrastructure and will instead use GitHub. # § Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/ Dramatisation⠀➾ # ⚓ New_Bugs_Could_Let_Hackers_Bypass_Spectre Attack_Mitigations_On_Linux_Systems⠀⇛ Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed two new vulnerabilities in Linux-based operating systems that, if successfully exploited, could let attackers circumvent mitigations for speculative attacks such as Spectre and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Discovered by Piotr Krysiuk of Symantec’s Threat Hunter team, the flaws — tracked as CVE-2020- 27170 and CVE-2020-27171 (CVSS scores: 5.5) — impact all Linux kernels prior to 5.11.8. Patches for the security issues were released on March 20, with Ubuntu, Debian, and Red Hat deploying fixes for the vulnerabilities in their respective Linux distributions. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Failure_to_Take_US_Military_Out_of_Afghanistan Would_Make_Repeal_of_AUMF_Meaningless⠀⇛ If wars like Afghanistan are not also brought to an end, then they will inevitably be made to fit new and more narrow authorizations making it even harder to end them in the future.  House Democrats  are leading a charge to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force that President Bush used to invade Iraq in 2003, that Obama used for a host of anti-ISIS air campaigns over eight years, and President Trump cited to justify a 2020 drone strike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.  # ⚓ EXCLUSIVE:_‘Disingenuous,_Duplicitous_and_Very_Apple_Pie’: Liberal_Senator_Mocks_Grieving_Mum’s_Petition_Into_Veteran Suicides⠀⇛ A Liberal Senator has used his government Facebook account to attack a grieving mother’s call for an official inquiry into veteran suicides, describing a petition she started as “disingenuous”, “duplicitous” and “very apple pie”, before mocking the number of signatures it’s attracted, branding people who support it “ignorant”, and then blaming them for “more lives lost”. # ⚓ Accidental_Apocalypse_and_Nuclear_War_on_Drugs⠀⇛ But no. Congress’s “ICBM Coalition,” missile contractors Lockheed Martin, GE, Northrup-Grumman, Boeing, and United Technologies, hundreds of subcontractors, their lobbyists, and public relations departments have conjured implausible but scary sounding reasons for paying an estimated $264 billion for yet another new rocket system. Since 1955, the nuclear-armed rocket gravy train has invented reasons for Atlas missiles, Titan missiles, Minuteman I, II and III missiles, and even a few dozen Peacekeepers. The proposal to replace today’s 400 land-based ICBMs is so unsound and unpopular that even centrist organizations and individuals have condemned it (most for the wrong reasons), among them the editorial board of Bloomberg News, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the Arms Control Association, Defense News, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, former Secretary of Defense William Perry, and a handful of retired military commanders. # ⚓ After_the_January_6_coup_attempt,_Republicans_escalate attack_on_voting_rights⠀⇛ On Thursday, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law a sweeping attack on voting rights aimed at crippling the ability of poor, minority and working class people to cast a ballot. Kemp, a Republican, signed the misnamed “Election Integrity Act” in a closed-door ceremony only hours after both Republican-controlled houses of the state legislature passed the measure on a party-line vote. # ⚓ Explosion_Rocks_Indonesian_Church_Compound_on_Palm_Sunday⠀⇛ No churchgoers were killed, but at least 19 people were being treated for injuries at Makassar hospitals, a regional police spokesman said. The blast was still being investigated, but President Joko Widodo said it was an act of terrorism. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Progressives_Are_Coming_For_Wealthy_Tax_Evaders⠀⇛ We have today, in effect, a “wealth defense industry,” a billionaire-bankrolled juggernaut adept at punching out loopholes to our tax rules and regulations, but the tax cheating that has given our wealthiest an enormous boost need not continue. Cheating on your taxes—if you happen to be filthy rich—has never been easier. Or more lucrative. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Prelude_to_Tax_Day⠀⇛ The biggest Tax Day elephant in the room resides in the 5-sided military mansion, the Pentagon, with its criminally large budget—nearly a trillion dollars each year siphoned from our tax dollars. On Tax Day, there’s more than one elephant in the room, and they’re all in mansions.  # ⚓ Opinion_|_To_Fix_the_Nation’s_Woes,_Tax_Wealth⠀⇛ Members of the billionaire class have used their clout to rig the economy in their favor. A wealth tax could begin to reverse four decades of extreme inequality and build an economy that works for everyone. An annual wealth tax, levied on those with assets of more than $50 million, could solve a number of festering problems, from raising revenue for pandemic relief to slowing a democracy-disrupting concentration of power. It’s an idea whose time has come. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Bigot_Party⠀⇛ Donald Trump demands the Biden administration “immediately complete the wall, which can be done in a matter of weeks — they should never have stopped it. They are causing death and human tragedy.” # ⚓ Opinion_|_Mitch_and_Elaine_Aren’t_Bothered_By_Their_Own Hypocrisy⠀⇛ Mitch McConnell pretended to care about the appropriate use of taxpayers’ dollars while his wife, former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, was fleecing the public. The marvelous thing about Mitch McConnell is that he’s unaffected by juxtaposition. Of course it was just a coincidence—his comments about the Biden stimulus package that, he said, uses taxpayer dollars that encourage people not to work, and the Inspector General’s report about the activities of McConnell’s wife, Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who used taxpayer dollars to help her family in a way that could be said to encourage them not to work. Some people would be embarrassed by the timing of the report. Not Mitch. Consider his comments on the floor of the United States Senate and in interviews with Fox News on the effect the Biden stimulus package would have on the country. # ⚓ Transcript_Of_Radio_6PR_Interview_With_Christian_Porter, November_9,_2020_|_Response_To_ABC_Four_Corners_Story_‘Inside The_Canberra_Bubble’⠀⇛ Following is a transcript of an interview between Radio 6PR’s Gareth Parker and Attorney General Christian Porter, on November 10, 2020. The interview was in response to this Four Corners story published the previous day, called ‘Inside the Canberra Bubble’. The focus of the interview is on Porter’s alleged conduct towards female Liberal staffers. # ⚓ “Big_government”_and_other_lies_we_live_by:_How_one Orwellian_concoction_consumed_America⠀⇛ In other words, the campaign against “big government” is a means for government to marshal public support for shedding its responsibility to the public (enlarged so recklessly during the last century!) so as to devote itself even more to its biggest and most important clients. As if we shared a common interest, the leaders of this campaign invite us to join forces against them, the freeloaders using government to pick our pockets. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Right-Wing_Judges_Want_to_Overturn_a_Legal Precedent_Preserving_Free_Speech⠀⇛ Without the protection of the “actual malice” standard in libel suits, political and business leaders, with their bottomless legal war chests, can simply use the threat of litigation to throw a chilling shroud over journalists and political activists. Then–President Donald Trump’s call to widen libel laws to make it easier to sue media outlets for defamation was, at the time, seen as one of his many political theatrical stunts, throwing red meat to his voting base ( New York Times ,  1/10/18). Following his lead, his supporters had long referred to the press as “fake news,” sometimes using the Nazi expression  lügenpresse, meaning “lying press” ( Time ,  10/25/16). # ⚓ Perhaps_Facebook_Supports_Section_230_Reform_Because_It Could_Make_Big_Tech_Even_More_Powerful⠀⇛ Those are important qualifiers that need considerable elaboration. For once, it might actually be useful to hear members of Congress grill Zuckerberg on this, because requiring social media companies to jump through hoops in order to earn Section 230 protection could actually devolve to Facebook’s advantage. Why? Well, Facebook is large and powerful, and employs an army of content moderators. They already have robust moderation systems in place for identifying and taking down unlawful content. Any upstart rival company could struggle to build the infrastructure necessary to fulfill such requirements. Even Twitter—which is Facebook’s closest rival—does not employ nearly as many content moderators as Facebook. A proposal to make all large social media companies complete a series of tasks in order to win back Section 230 protection could actually be a proposal to secure Facebook’s advantage over Twitter. # ⚓ Jack_Dorsey_is_leaving_Mark_Zuckerberg_to_fight_Section_230 alone⠀⇛ Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is ready to cut a deal. At a March 25 congressional hearing on tech companies’ role in spreading misinformation, Zuckerberg called on lawmakers to reform Section 230, the all-important provision of the 1996 Communications Decency Act that protects platforms like Facebook from being sued over anything their users post. # ⚓ Microsoft_wants_to_rein_in_your_potty_mouth_with_new profanity_filter⠀⇛ o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ GOP’s_Border_Stunt_‘Nothing_But_a_Divide_and_Distract Tactic’_Say_Immigrant_Rights_Advocates⠀⇛ “Their focus on the border is a cynical and strategic racist play for political gain.” As Republicans attempt to portray the arrival of unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors at the U.S.- Mexico border as a threatening crisis caused by the Biden administration’s supposedly lenient policies, immigrant rights advocates are warning that this right-wing framing of the situation is a “trap” designed to score political points while dehumanizing migrants. # ⚓ U.S._Authorities_Pay_No_Price_for_Acknowledged_Lying⠀⇛ Presidents and other U.S. authorities have always been liars—just ask Native Americans. While lying to Native Americans has never been politically costly for U.S. presidents, getting caught lying by the entire American public was once politically damaging. In the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson paid a political price after Walter Cronkite informed Americans that Johnson’s claim of the U.S. winning the war in Vietnam was false; in the 1970s, Richard Nixon paid a price for getting caught lying about Watergate; and even in the 1980s, getting caught lying about his law school class standing and plagiarism forced Joe Biden to end his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Today, in contrast, there is little political cost to getting caught lying. When did this begin? Was it the glorification of proven liar Ronald Reagan after he left office? The high approval ratings of proven liar Bill Clinton at the end of his presidency? We can debate when and why getting caught lying became no big deal, but it is now clear—even to cognitively-challenged liars such as George W. Bush, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden—that getting caught lying is not politically costly. Furthermore, getting caught deceiving the American public has become politically inconsequential not only for U.S. presidents but for all U.S. authorities—with the most recent example being Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to Trump and Biden. # ⚓ Why_the_Amazon_union_vote_is_bigger_than_Amazon⠀⇛ For the last seven weeks, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, have been voting by mail on whether to unionize. Their ballots are due on Monday, March 29th, and counting will begin the next day. If the union wins, the warehouse employees would become the first members of Amazon’s US workforce to unionize, a momentous event at a company that has long aggressively resisted labor organizing, and one that could be a first step toward improving conditions at the country’s second-largest employer. Here is what’s happened so far and what might happen next. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # ⚓ Chilean_counsel:_Madrid_treaty_could_be_‘path_of_no_return’ |_Managing_Intellectual_Property⠀⇛ Lawyers reveal how the Madrid Protocol and other pending trademark changes could make prosecution easier for companies, including Chilean vineyards # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Tim_Crummenerl_takes_up_new_role_at_German_Federal Court_of_Justice⠀⇛ Tim Crummenerl, born in 1970, was until recently the presiding judge of the 4a Civil Chamber at the Regional Court Düsseldorf, which he joined in 1999. However, his future workplace at the Federal Court of Justice in Kalrsruhe is not unknown to him. In 2005, the Regional Court seconded Crummenerl to the Patent Senate of the Federal Court of Justice for three years, to work as a research assistant. After returning to Düsseldorf in 2009, he then assumed the position of presiding judge of Civil Chamber 4a. This is one of the three patent chambers of the court of first instance. # ⚓ Data:_counsel_shifting_design_patent_strategies_to cull_fakes [Ed: Missing or overlooking the fact that everyone sane argues design_patents_ought_not_exist_at all]⠀⇛ A rise in design cases at the Northern District of Illinois shows how counsel are fighting back against counterfeiters, though filings in other courts are more steady # ⚓ Essential_or_unviable?_Software_in-house_debate_FTO value [Ed: Widening the gap in an unjust patent system designed to enrich the rich and leave everyone vulnerable, unknowing of where land mines are]⠀⇛ Software company counsel outline their attitudes to freedom to operate searches and whether they can effectively find prior art in their sector # ⚓ Chairman_and_Enlarged_Board_criticised_for_lack_of impartiality_in_ViCo_oral_proceedings_referral_(G1/ 21)⠀⇛ What a difference a week makes. The decision of a Board of Appeal to refer the question of the legality of mandatory video-conference (ViCo) oral proceedings to the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) was issued just over a week ago. Moving quickly, the EBA has already set the hearing date for the referral. The hearing will take place in two months time (28 May 2021) and, ironically, will itself be conducted by ViCo. Criticism of the EPO continues, both for the hasty scheduling of the oral proceedings with limited time for third parties to comment, and for the potential conflicts of the appointed members of the Enlarged Board. G 1/21: Case catch-up The Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) referral from T1807/15 concerns the legality of oral proceedings conducted via Video Conferencing (ViCo) without the consent of all parties (IPKat). In order to avoid a growing back-log of cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPO began holding Board of Appeal oral proceedings by video conference (ViCo) last year for the first time. As part of its overall digital strategy (which also included the online qualifying exams, IPKat), the EPO began laying the ground for ViCo oral proceedings as the new norm post-pandemic. Towards this aim, a new rule of procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA), Article 15a, was introduced, following a short user consultation. Article 15a RPBA permits a Board of Appeal to hold oral proceedings by ViCo whenever “the Board considers it appropriate to do so” (IPKat). New Article 15a RPBA was recently approved by the Administrative Council of the EPO on 23 March 2021 and is scheduled to come into force on 1 April 2021. The EPO’s swift move to mandatory ViCo oral proceedings has received vociferous criticism from some quarters. It was therefore unsurprising when news broke of a new referral to the EBA on the legality of the new provision. The referral stems from appeal T1807/15 of the opposition decision to maintain EP1609239 in amended form. # ⚓ In_re_Board_of_Trustees_of_the_Leland_Stanford_Junior University_(Fed._Cir._2021)⠀⇛ Exactly two weeks after affirming a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) rejecting claims for failure to satisfy the subject matter eligibility standard under 35 U.S.C. § 101, in ex parte examination of claims to methods and related computing systems for genetic haplotyping in In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, the Federal Circuit again affirmed the PTAB’s rejection of claims for failure to satisfy the subject matter eligibility standard under 35 U.S.C. § 101, in ex parte examination of claims expressly directed to computerized methods for genetic haplotyping in In re Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, raising sure citation confusion in the future. [...] The opinion then describes embodiments of the claimed methods in further detail but the relevant characterization of these methods are that they involve “abstract mathematical algorithms and mental processes,” the basis relied upon by the Examiner and affirmed by the PTAB. According to the Federal Circuit’s opinion, the Examiner and the Board applied the two-step test set forth by the Supreme Court in Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014), in making this determination. With regard to step 1 of the test, the Examiner and Board determined that all steps recited in claim 1 were “directed to . . . abstract ideas in the form of mathematical concepts, i.e., mathematical relationship, formulas, equations, and calculations” and specifically “an initial step of receiving genotype data, followed by the mathematical operations of building a data structure describing an HMM and randomly modifying at least one imputed haplotype to automatically recompute the HMM’s parameters.” Indeed, the Board concluded that claim 1 recited two abstract mental processes, viz., a step of “imputing an initial haplotype phase for each individual in the plurality of individuals based on a statistical model”; this step does not require computer implementation. The second abstract mental process, on the other hand, does require a computer, “automatically replacing an imputed haplotype phase with a randomly modified haplotype phase when the latter is more likely correct than the former.” The remaining elements in the claim merely recite “generic steps of receiving and storing genotype data in a computer memory, extracting the predicted haplotype phase from the data structure, and storing it in a computer memory.” The Board rejected Stanford’s contention that these steps enhanced computer functionality and thus rendered the claim patent-eligible, in analogy to Enfish, LLC v. Microsoft Corp., based on lack of specific disclosure in the specification to support improved computer functionality. For similar reasons, the Board rejected Stanford’s reliance on McRO, Inc. v. Bandai Namco Games America Inc. to satisfy the first prong of the Alice test. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Oscars_Will_Boost_Piracy,_Especially_Without Legal_Options⠀⇛ The Academy Awards ceremony is just a few weeks away but several of the top movie contenders are not available in many countries around the world. These release delays indirectly drive people to pirate sites. UK piracy tracking firm MUSO warns Hollywood that this may trigger a costly piracy boom that could have been avoided. # ⚓ Sending_Bogus_DMCA_Notices_Ensures_That_The_Internet Never_Forgets⠀⇛ In 2019, a video of a man headbutting a restaurant worker in the face went viral. Months later the incident reentered the public consciousness when a wave of DMCA notices targeted sites that reported on the news. It’s now close to two years after the initial incident and some people still aren’t getting the message. 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