𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Tuesday, May 18, 2021 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Wed 19 May 02:40:17 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/2021/05/18/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmWWQB7dKfFykk9hqcajpXdEzfDGRmtj3BBEk4pp1nMBkN QmQzNpWJQMoFCuyskw5nkucHrWaXPe418yjdFXQCtD7zDD QmZGwB2dwoXTCA8Y8CWe2HqGrE5YtaUwPz4gUmyf4oWnxU QmUMo7d8dgF7XmqoeEHu1xfKy8iTPL8RkLquhWVGyB4HRH Qma8WdxzNkr8wRWABL5YE3twryLeQmmYM1S2TZp8zaGjj4 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that Summary: The FSF is now in good and reliable hands, which we’re told are all supportive of the_decision_to_bring_back_the_FSF's_founder_to_the_Board; Oliva remains involved as a voting member ⠀⠀⠀⠀⡤⠤⠤⠤⠤⢤⡤⡤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⠤⣤⢤⠤⠤⠤⣤⠤⡤⡤⠤⡤⠤⠤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡤ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠒⠂⠒⠛⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠚⠒⠃⠘⠒⠒⠚⠒⠓⠒⠚⠒⠚⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠒⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠛⠃ ⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶ ⣿⡏⠹⠙⠋⠻⠛⢛⠋⡏⠉⡿⡟⠩⠙⠛⠉⠛⠛⠛⢛⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡟⠛⢟⢻⠿⠿⢿⡟⡛⠻⢻⡟⠟⡻⢿⡟⡟⡟⠿⡟⢟⣟⢟⢿⠛⡻⢛⢿⣻⡻⢛⢻⣻⣻⢻⢻⠿⢿⢻⢻⡻⢿⢻⢻⠿⢟⠻⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡗⢲⠗⠾⠶⢮⠟⠳⠟⠲⠾⠷⢶⠲⠿⠷⠗⠶⢶⠓⠶⢷⠳⠿⢶⠾⠖⠺⠾⠾⠾⡿⠾⠾⠾⠾⠶⠷⠗⡟⠶⡖⠞⠚⢳⡶⠖⠾⠿⡟⠿⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢻⠻⢿⠿⠿⠿⠻⣿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⠿⠿⣿⣿ ⣿⡗⠚⠒⣶⠾⠾⠶⠶⠖⠾⠷⡶⠾⠶⠶⠶⢶⡶⡞⡶⠖⢾⠟⠲⢾⠶⠶⠶⠾⠖⠷⢷⡶⠾⠶⠶⠷⢶⠷⠷⠷⠷⠷⠶⡾⠷⠶⠶⠶⢷⠶⠷⠶⠶⠲⠶⠖⡖⠶⠾⢶⠾⠗⠷⠷⡶⠿⡖⠶⢷⠲⠶⢾⣾⣶⣿⣿ ⣿⡷⠶⠶⠾⡶⠴⢶⢗⡶⢶⣴⠷⠼⠲⠶⠶⢾⠶⠷⡶⠶⢾⠷⠶⠾⡶⠶⠶⠶⣶⡶⢼⠶⠼⠶⠶⠷⢾⣿⠲⠲⢳⠺⠶⠷⠶⠾⠶⠶⡾⠶⠷⡖⠷⠦⢷⢲⠷⠶⠶⠶⠶⡖⠶⠶⠿⠶⠷⠷⠾⣶⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣷⣶⣾⣶⣷⣶⣿⣶⣷⣴⣶⣾⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣾⣶⣷⣶⣷⣶⣾⣷⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣷⣾⣶⣿⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣷⣷⣶⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⡏⣙⣝⡍⣫⣭⡋⣯⣹⡋⣫⡋⡉⡩⣋⢿⢉⣉⣉⣉⡋⣉⣯⡋⣋⡏⢉⣙⣍⣝⣭⣉⢉⣝⢉⣏⣛⢹⣉⣭⡋⣏⣙⡯⣋⣉⣝⠍⣻⣏⣉⣋⢝⠍⡫⢉⣯⢍⣭⣍⢉⢹⢙⣉⣉⣛⣉⣉⣿⢙⢉⣉⣉⣹⣿⣿⣿ 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█▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ [Meme]_The_Real_Gates_Scandal_is_About_Connections_to_Sex_Trafficking_ (Epstein),_Not_Infidelity⠀✐ Posted in Bill_Gates, Deception at 12:23 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Bill Gates and Epstein; Gates divorce; Can we interest you in infidelity tales?⦈ Summary: Some media is still trying to shift attention (some of the very same media that misdirected focus to Richard Stallman when a Gates-Epstein_scandal unfolded_at_MIT), but people aren’t gullible enough ⣻⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⠉⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣭⣭⢹⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⢹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠻⣿⡿⠟⠻⡿⡻⢟⣭⣿ ⣹⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⡿⠿⢿⠿⣿⡟⠛⠛⠃⢸⡿⢻⣍⣻⣟⣫⣾⣝⣯⣵⣾⣷⣶⢸⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⡿⠛⠰⠿⠿⠛⠋⠉⠛⠒⠛⠛⠛⣁⣀⣘⣛⣩⢶⣮⣵⣶⣿⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⢻⠀⢸⠛⣿⠿⠀⠛⠿⠋⣉⣄⣉⣉⣉⣨⣤⣦⣤⡤⣢⣶⣶⣶⣦⡸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⣟⢘⣹⣋⣆⣈⣉⣠⣤⣶⣦⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢿⣿⣿⡿⣓⠩⢿⣿⢫⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣋⣭⣾⣿⣿ ⣤⣤⣴⣷⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣵⣿⣿⣆⣒⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⣾⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣟⣭⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡳⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ 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⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣷⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣥⣭⣭⣽⣭⣭⣭⣭⡍⠙⠭⠿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣩⣼⣭⣯⣬⣍⣭⣭⣽⣿⣭⣥⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 206 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/capturing-the-epo/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/capturing-the-epo/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ [Meme]_Captured_EPO⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:51 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇What you doin'? Fixin' da EPO. It ain't broken... that's what the saboteurs would say⦈ Benoît_Battistelli and António_Campinos just “doing_God’s_work” at the EPO Summary: Put the EPO back in the hands of people who do all the work and actually understand the real goals of a patent office THE goal ought to be fixing_the_EPO, which might otherwise be abolished due to repeated failures to meet objectives and obey the EPC. It seems worthwhile to note that people who are responsible for the EPO’s destruction have barely been at the Office (the President has been there for less than 3 years, whereas senior examiners did more than 30 years in some cases). “It seems worthwhile to note that people who are responsible for the EPO’s destruction have barely been at the Office (the President has been there for less than 3 years, whereas senior examiners did more than 30 years in some cases).”The way to salvage the institution would likely require some kind of fresh start. How it can be implemented remains to be seen, but diplomatic immunity is unsuitable and maybe the EU can come up with something new, which includes checks and balances, as well as prosecution for those who undermined the EPO. Let’s think positive. 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António_Campinos is hardly any better than Battistelli in any meaningful sense other than subtle and shallow attitudinal aspects. Judge a person by what he or she does to you behind the scenes or behind your back, not to your face. Putting aside the lobbying by Campinos for illegal European_software_patents (aided by his kangaroo courts), he’s actively attacking the staff while telling the public (or national delegates) some ridiculous stuff about dialogue. He speaks to neither the union nor the elected staff representatives; he just listens, sort of, and then ignores them. No wonder at the end of last year they prepared us for a year of conflict ahead (around the time the staff went on strike). “Judge a person by what he or she does to you behind the scenes or behind your back, not to your face.”Yesterday (Monday, start of the week) the CSC circulated a document along_with_another (we published_a_video_about_it_this morning) and this one warned colleagues that Campinos employs an “army of litigators instead of social dialogue,” just like Battistelli did. In fact, Campinos does that a lot faster in his term than Battistelli did. In that regard, Campinos might be even worse (or worst ever). “Money runs like water at the EPO, as long as it helps crush justice and undermine the very staff doing all the work.”“Mr Campinos was initially mandated by the Administrative Council to restore social dialogue in the Office,” the CSC told staff. “However, early February 2021, Mr Campinos issued rejection decisions on appeals against two highly controversial reforms of his predecessor: the New Career System and the Abolition of the Invalidity Lump Sum. Now, Mr Campinos has decided to lawyer up against staff by tabling in the coming meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) a document (CA/F 11/ 21) awarding an unprecedented amount of €5.85m to two law firms Lenz & Staehelin and de Guillenchmidt to represent the Office for the coming complaints in front of the Tribunal.” 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇SecuriCam⦈ The CSC continued: ““Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world.” said Nelson Mandela. Instead, Mr Campinos has decided to reduce the overall budget for Education and Childcare by -4.8% and to invest €5.85m in an army of litigators against EPO staff. Mr Campinos reveals again one facet of his mandate: to pursue the deterioration of the conditions of employment of staff, and this at any cost.” Money runs like water at the EPO, as long as it helps crush justice and undermine the very staff doing all the work. Astounding, isn’t it? Where are the regulators? Better to ask, who are the regulators? Nobody can answer that question… We’ve decided to reproduce the full document below, in the form of simplified HTML: Zentraler Personalausschuss Central Staff Committee Le Comité Central du Personnel Munich 17.05.2021 sc21059cp -0.2.1/1.3.2/5.1 § An army of litigators instead of social dialogue⠀➾ Mr Campinos was initially mandated by the Administrative Council to restore social dialogue in the Office. However, early February 2021, Mr Campinos issued rejection decisions on appeals against two highly controversial reforms of his predecessor: the New Career System and the Abolition of the Invalidity Lump Sum. Now, Mr Campinos has decided to lawyer up against staff by tabling in the coming meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) a document (CA/F 11/21) awarding an unprecedented amount of €5.85m to two law firms Lenz & Staehelin and de Guillenchmidt to represent the Office for the coming complaints in front of the Tribunal. Introduction CA/F 11/21 recalls that: “ILOAT cases follow internal Appeals Committee (ApC) proceedings, thus whilst the ApC actively reduces its backlog which utilises mainly internal resources, it also creates a number of challengeable final decisions, which in turn trigger a higher number of complaints as ILOAT filings.” (§9) The attentive reader will understand the implicit reference made to the mass complaints recently filed by EPO staff against the New Career System and the abolition of the Invalidity Lump Sum. Like any party, the Office has to pay for its own legal representation. These costs are funded under budget Article 3521 – External experts and studies (105)1 and were_until_now_budgeted_for 2021_at_€880.000. Legal representation of the Office may be either performed by in-house specialists of the Employment Law Department or outsourced to external law firms. In the latter case, an additional award of contract may be necessary. Mr Campinos is now proposing an unprecedented increase of the budget for legal representation: “The proposed contracts have maximum values during the 36 month fixed term of €4.2m with Lenz & Staehelin and €1.65m with de Guillenchmidt.” (§14) On a yearly basis, this corresponds to a tripling of the initial budget for 2021. Lenz & Staehelin and de Guillenchmidt Back in 2015, the Geneva-based law firm Lenz & Staehelin was already awarded a one-year contract of €780.4302. Now, Mr Campinos proposes to double the yearly amount and to extend it over three years. According to its website, Lenz & Staehelin employs around 200 lawyers and covers a large range of practices and sectors, one of them being investigations, e.g. corporate crime, but emphasises above all its ability to adapt to Switzerland’s legal and regulatory environment to attract many of the world’s leading companies as well as private individuals. This choice of law firm might seems unfortunate for an organisation like the EPO which aims for the best standards in terms of transparency. _____ 1 CA/D 1/20, page 68 2 CA/F 6/16, page 33/34 ===================================================================== The Paris-based law firm de Guillenchmidt was created in 2009 by Michel de Guillenchmidt. Its range of expertise seems more limited, including criminal, public, and corporate law, especially regularly pleading for public companies that have become private or for international employer organisations. Less money for staff, more money against staff In 2020, Mr Campinos made a historical -€83.2m of savings3 on the backs of staff during the Covid-19 pandemic and after the disastrous salary adjustment. Such results will make it easier for him to convince the delegations in the BFC to invest now an additional €5.85m in law firms. CA/F 11/21 recalls that: “[c]urrently, as a quality indicator of incumbent provider support, around 90% of cases are being rejected before the ILOAT.” (§8). Money plays no role when the Office wants to excel in litigation. Examiners and users can only dream of a similar quality indicator for the core products of the Office. It also shows where Mr Campinos sets the priorities: “The EPO requires the best possible legal advice and representation before ILOAT in Geneva” (page 1) in stark contrast with the unjustified prudent approach adopted for the Education and Childcare reform: “The new [Education and Childcare] scheme is also designed to ensure greater financial predictability”4. Conclusion “Education is the most powerful weapon to change the world.” said Nelson Mandela. Instead, Mr Campinos has decided to reduce the overall budget for Education and Childcare by -4.8% 5 and to invest €5.85m in an army of litigators against EPO staff. Mr Campinos reveals again one facet of his mandate: to pursue the deterioration of the conditions of employment of staff, and this at any cost. Your Central Staff Committee _____ 3 CA/10/21, page 36/80 4 CA/7/21, page 11 5 CA/7/21, §59 Long story short, expect more litigation and attempts to beat staff by exhausting if not bankrupting them with legal fees. If that’s not an abuse of stakeholders’ money, what is? Is this what a patent office was intended to do? 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http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/epo-mafia-with-immunity/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/epo-mafia-with-immunity/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ The_EPO_Has_Slipped_Out_of_Control_and_Now_It’s_a_Mass_Litigation_“Mafia” With_Immunity⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:31 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link http://techrights.org/videos/epo-vs-staff.webm Summary: While bullying bloggers, bribing publishers and besieging staff using an aggressive legion of lawyers the EPO’s management grants many thousands of unlawful patents and flaunts diplomatic immunity; is this the best Europe has to offer? EARLIER on we published a post about António_Campinos spending millions_more_on lawyers. Is this a patent office or a litigation office? What has the EPO become? Even Benoît_Battistelli doesn’t seem to have spent that much money on lawyers, right? The video above discusses some of that ugly legacy of the Office, which including siccing lawyers at yours truly as well (yes, they’ve threatened bloggers, too). “The “Mafia” of the EPO (the staff calls the managers “Mafia”) is now a litigation machine.”“Campinos lawyers up against EPO staff,” one reader alerted us today. Apparently some people are deeply perturbed by this because they have cases in progress (or cases planned) against the EPO. “In case you haven’t heard about this yet,” said the reader, “[i]t seems that António is planning on investing some of his Covid-19 gains in litigation against EPO staff. He wants to use the funds for hiring expensive Swiss and French corporate lawyers to fend off pending and future lawsuits before the ILOAT in Geneva. All he needs now is the rubber-stamped approval of the Administrative Council.” 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Gargoyle in Barcelona Cathedral⦈ The “Mafia” of the EPO (the staff calls the managers “Mafia”) is now a litigation machine. Not only does it bribe the media; it also threatens the media using lawyers (the ‘disobedient’ publishers who dare insinuate that EPO is anything but spectacular) and moreover crushes staff that challenges real abuses. The video above discusses the latest on the Education and Childcare reform, citing a Central Staff Committee (CSC) “counter-proposal and GCC [General Consultative Committee] opinion”. The following text was circulated to explain what had happened 2 weeks ago: The Central Staff Committee (CSC) had submitted a last-chance counter-proposal to try to mitigate the effects of the reform on children in The Hague, Berlin and Vienna, as well as arguments in favour of this initiative. The President postponed the GCC meeting from the 29 April to the 4 May allegedly for his service “to take the time to study the arguments [we] now bring as well as the new counter-proposal/fallback position and its financial implication.” In the meeting, the President did not concretely address the substance of our latest proposals. Instead, we had the “privilege”, for the first time in the history of the General Consultative Committee (GCC), to be the spectators of a play in which the Chief of Staff, PD People, PD Corporate Policies and lower-ranking officials took turns to speak and read out their parts of a text prepared in advance. The performance lasted about three quarters of an hour. After that we could make some of our points but, given the circumstances, we could not expect the administration to make any statement that deviated from their pre-written script. The President closed the debate and invited us to submit our opinion in writing. This is not a dialogue at all. Far from it! It’s worse than a joke and it’s insulting considering how much effort was put into the proposals. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Creature⦈ “You may also find a document,” the CSC said, “including both our counter-proposal and our opinion here [PDF].” [Those are detailed proposals] Here is the GCC_opinion_(by_the_CSC_members_in_the_GCC)_on_education_reform 2021. 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═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/fixing-the-epo-asap/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/fixing-the-epo-asap/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ An_Urgent_Need_to_Fix_the_EPO,_Which_is_Becoming_Rogue_at_Every_Level_(Even the_‘Legal’_Level)⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:42 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link http://techrights.org/videos/robbing-epo-staff.webm Summary: Helpless examiners are being put in a grave dilemma: violate the EPC or lose the job; it’s meanwhile clear that internal appeals, including referrals to the Boards of Appeal, are also hopeless because these courts or tribunals obey tyrants, not the EPC, and moreover they cover_up_past_abuses_of the_tyrants IN exceptional circumstances such as these it’s often suggested that every single member of the management team should be ‘flushed’ out and replaced; but it’s a difficult process in practice as it leaves a complete management vacuum, or oftentimes it introduces a bunch of replacements without any direct experience, possibly to be trained by the very corrupt people who are being expelled for corruption. “The EPO isn’t interested in fixing itself.”If there’s an “EPO 2″ or “EPO 2.0″ (as some call it), it should not be based on some “New Normal” or unlawful decree by the current cabal (whom staff refers to as “Mafia”). A diplomatic and overwhelmingly bureaucratic assembly of nations needs to happen; they need to revisit the EPC and consider making a replacement for the EPO, basically an ‘EPO done right’. This can be difficult/problematic in practice, however, because of existing European Patents and processes. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Tried fixing the EPO. Got banned by the EPO.⦈ At the moment the EPO is a rogue institution that’s robbing or stealing_from_staff while conning over a dozen nations. It’s just a money-printing operation which misuses the granting authority. The EPO isn’t interested in fixing itself*. Well, the examiners do want a fix, but they’re powerless in the face of corrupt management surrounded_by aggressive_and_unaccountable_goons. “When an office like this, which unjustly enjoys immunity, can get away with bribing judges, media, academia and so on we know that democracy itself is under severe threat.”EPO management started banning judges. It later blocked IP Kat for exposing the attacks on the Boards of Appeal and condemning them repeatedly, eroding trust in the concept of EPO justice. After that block the blog was never the same anymore; it went as far as censoring comments, not just authors (self-censored mostly). Nowadays the media is bribed and intimidated; all it can say about the EPO is what it is paid to say about the EPO (in the month of May that’s mostly greenwashing and EIA_puff_pieces). When an office like this, which unjustly enjoys immunity, can get away with bribing judges, media, academia and so on we know that democracy itself is under severe threat. Here in Techrights we won’t get exhausted or change subject/topic/focus; it’s a serious peril which needs to be addressed until a resolution is reached, even if it takes years. We’re patient enough to fight all the battles, one by one, until we win the war (like the war against the UPC, which we’ve largely won already because nobody even mentions it anymore). █ __________ * “It must do this or it does nothing. If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. [...] It must do this or it does nothing. If there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters.” –Frederick_Douglass ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣭⣭⣿⣯⣭⣿⡿⢫⣭⢫⣥⣤⡄⣤⣤⣤⡄⠀⢠⣤⣤⣤⣤⡤⣤⡄⣤⡄⣤⡄⣭⣍⢩⣭⢛⣤⣤⣄⠀⠀⣤⣤⣤⡄⣤⡄⣤⡄⣤⣤⣤⠀⠀⣤⣤⡄⣤⣤⣭⡍⣩⣤⣤⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢸⣿⢸⣿⣏⡁⣿⡇⣿⣷⠀⢸⣿⣏⣹⣿⡇⢿⣿⣿⠀⣿⡇⣿⣿⣼⣿⢸⣿⠸⠿⠂⠀⠉⣿⡏⠁⣿⣧⣿⡇⣿⣿⣉⠀⠀⣿⣏⡁⣿⣿⣿⡷⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⢸⣿⢸⣿⡿⠇⣿⡇⣿⣿⠀⢸⣿⡏⢹⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⡄⣿⡇⣿⡿⣿⣿⢸⣿⢻⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡇⠀⣿⡟⣿⡇⣿⣿⠉⠀⠀⣿⡏⠃⣿⣿⠛⠁⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣸⣿⣸⣿⣿⣇⣿⡿⠿⠃⠀⠸⠿⠇⠘⠿⠇⠿⠇⠿⠇⠿⠇⠿⠇⠻⠿⠘⠿⠟⠿⠃⠀⠀⠿⠇⠀⠿⠇⠿⠇⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠀⠀⠙⠿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⢃⠌⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠁⠃⡎⡐⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠌⠰⢁⢣⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠊⠠⠀⢆⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣇⠀⠐⠒⠖⢲⡤⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⡠⠀⠀⠁⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣸⠀⠀⠀⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣯⢘⠯⠑⡇⠀⠐⢦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣻⡿⠛⠻⣿⣆⠄⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢣⡇⣀⣠⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡷⠨⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⢱⣾⣿⣧⣶⣄⡈⢿⣦⣀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢃⣿⠽⣿⣪⣅⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣿⣿⡿⢯⡤⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠻⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢃⡞⠃⠀⠈⢹⣿⣿⣶⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⡅⢠⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡐⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⡼⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⠿⠿⠟⠛⠛⠛⠛⠋⠀⠙⣷⠙⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣇⠈⠛⡇⢸⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⠜⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠸⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣄⢀⣼⣿⣿⠟⠀⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⣷⠄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡜⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢁⠙⢠⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⡔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣿⣇⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡴⠁⠀⠀⠰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠀⣀⣀⣤⣴⣷⣶⡶⠿⠟⠛⠋⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠀⢀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⢀⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠙⢿⣿⠛⠛⠋⠉⠛⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠄⠀⠀⠀⠰⠶⠶⠖⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠋⠀⠀⠐⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠁⡀⠀⢠⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠚⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣮⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠈⠀⠀⠆⢁⠌⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠏⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⠟⠛⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠔⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣧⡐⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣤⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⢠⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⡧⠀⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠐ ⡆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠊⠀⠀⠀⣰⠀⠀⠁⡖⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠛⠋⠀⣰⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⡿⠸⡡⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠄⠀⠀⠄ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢐⠀⢁⠜⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⡠⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠄⠀ ⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⠔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠀⠀⠀ ⠇⠀⠀⠀⢀⡀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠀⠀⠀⡀⠀⠀⠀ ⠁⠀⠀⣼⣿⢻⣷⢰⣿⣿⣿⡾⢿⣿⡿⠃⠀⣿⡟⣿⡆⢸⣿⣿⡆⣿⣿⣸⣿⢸⣿⡆⣿⡇⣿⡿⠇⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⣿⡟⣿⡆⢿⣇⣿⡇⠀⠿⣿⣿⠟⣿⡇⣿⣿⢸⣿⠿⠀⠀⣿⣿⠿⢸⣿⢻⣷⣸⣿⢻⣷⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣬⣭⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⡷⣿⣇⣸⣿⣿⣇⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⡇⣿⡷⠆⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⡷⣿⣅⠘⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⢸⣿⠶⠀⠀⣿⣿⠶⢸⣿⣾⠿⣿⣿⢸⣿⠀⡈ ⠀⠀⠀⢿⣿⣼⣿⠸⣿⣿⣿⠇⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⣿⣧⣿⡿⣿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⢿⣿⢸⣿⢹⣿⡇⣿⣧⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⣿⣧⣿⡿⠀⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⠀⣿⡇⣿⣿⢸⣿⣤⡄⠀⣿⣿⣤⢸⣿⠀⠀⢹⣿⣼⣿⠠⠁ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠉⠀⠈⠉⠁⠀⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠉⠁⠈⠉⠈⠁⠈⠉⠈⠉⠀⠉⠁⠉⠉⠁⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠉⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠉⠁⠉⠉⠈⠉⠉⠁⠀⠉⠉⠉⠈⠉⠀⠀⠀⠉⠉⠀⠀⠀ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 862 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/ingo-beckedorf-explained/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/ingo-beckedorf-explained/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_12:_Internal_Members: Ingo_Beckedorf⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 6:38 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Previously in this series: * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_1:_Rumours_of_a Kangaroo_Court_at_EPOnia * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_2:_Just_Another Pro_Forma_Rubber-Stamping_Exercise? * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_3:_The_Current Line-up * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_4:_The_President of_the_Boards_of_Appeal * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_5:_Battistelli’s “Swedish_Chef” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_6:_The_Habermasian Who_Warned_About_“Legal_Anarchy” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_7:_Calle’s_Strange Metamorphosis * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_8:_The_Radical Student_“Brotherhood” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_9:_Squeezing_Out the_Lifeblood_of_Democracy? * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_10:_A_Faustian Pact? * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_11:_The_Rapporteur Who_Once_Was_Vice-President * You are here ☞ Internal Members: Ingo Beckedorf 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Ingo Beckedorf⦈ Ingo Beckdorf is reputed to have shown a credible degree of independence in the past. It remains to be seen what he will do this time around. Summary: It remains to be seen what Ingo Beckedorf will say about António Campinos outsourcing the courts to another country and denying in-person hearings In this part we turn our attention to one of the better known internal members of the Enlarged Board (EBA, elevated court) in case no. G 1/21, Ingo Beckedorf. “Due to this lack of transparency which is typical for the EPO, it’s more or less impossible for outsiders to get a clear picture of what exactly went on behind the scenes in this case.”Beckedorf joined the EPO in 2007 and has been a legally qualified member of the Enlarged Board of Appeal since 2012. Before joining the EPO, he was a press attaché and deputy head of the Office of the European Parliament in Germany (2001-2003) and a judge at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (1997-2006). Beckedorf previously demonstrated an ability to upset the apple-cart in August 2015 when he is reputed to have acted as the legal brain behind the “courtroom revolt” which led to the replacement of the Chairperson in case no. G2301/15. That case was about the “removal from office” proceedings initiated against the suspended Board member who had been subjected to an unlawful “house_ban” by Battistelli in December 2014. The final decision in case G2301/15 contains the following terse summary of the relevant facts: XI. On 28 July 2015 the respondent filed an objection against the then chairwoman under Article 24(3) EPC. XII. On 5 August 2015 the Enlarged Board took an interlocutory decision under Article 24(4) EPC allowing this objection and appointing a new member of the Enlarged Board in her place. “In June 2015, the Chairman of the Administrative Council Jesper Kongstad – acting in close cooperation with Battistelli – submitted a removal from office request to the Enlarged Board of Appeal.”The interlocutory decision of 5 August 2015 has never been made publicly available – presumably to spare embarrassment to the deposed Chairperson. Due to this lack of transparency which is typical for the EPO, it’s more or less impossible for outsiders to get a clear picture of what exactly went on behind the scenes in this case. However, with the assistance of information supplied by EPO insiders, the relevant train of events can be pieced together as follows. In June 2015, the Chairman of the Administrative Council Jesper Kongstad – acting in close cooperation with Battistelli – submitted a removal from office request to the Enlarged Board of Appeal. At the same time the Council announced that it would hold an extraordinary meeting in mid-September 2015. Although the purpose of this extraordinary meeting was not expressly stated, it was clear to those involved that the intention of Kongstad and Battistelli was that the Council should convene to dismiss the suspended Board member. All that was needed to finalise the arrangements for this little coup_de théâtre was for the Enlarged Board to issue a proposal for removal from office in accordance with Article 23 (1) EPC. “Van der Eijk was supposed to endorse the Council’s request and let the members of the Enlarged Board know what result they were expected to deliver.”After the Council Chairman had submitted his request to the Enlarged Board, Battistelli summoned the Vice-President of DG3 (Wim van der Eijk) and the Chairperson of the Legal Board (Ms Claude Vallet) to his office on the 10th floor of the Isar building in order to “instruct” them on to how to proceed. Van der Eijk was supposed to endorse the Council’s request and let the members of the Enlarged Board know what result they were expected to deliver. Vallet was told that she would lead the proceedings in the role of Chair of the Enlarged Board. However, it seems that the other members of the panel entrusted with the case – including Beckedorf – were uncomfortable with the way in which Vallet began to conduct the proceedings. In particular, they took exception to her overly eager efforts to comply with the timetable set by Battistelli and Kongstad by cutting procedural corners and setting exceedingly tight deadlines for the respondent and – by extension – for the Board itself. In fact the deadlines were so tight that the other Board members complained that they had insufficient time to conduct a thorough assessment of the written submissions in preparation for the oral hearing. “They voted to exclude her from the case due to a well-founded suspicion of partiality.”In the end, the other members of the panel lost patience with Vallet and decided to make a stand for procedural fairness. They voted to exclude her from the case due to a well-founded suspicion of partiality. The proceedings then continued under Beckedorf’s chairmanship and ended with a decision to reject the Council Chairman’s request as inadmissible. Because of the over-enthusiastic deference and “anticipatory obedience” which she had shown towards her tyrannical compatriot Battistelli, Vallet’s reputation inside the Legal Board is reported to have suffered in the aftermath of the affair. According to the EPO rumour mill, she went into early retirement a few years later in 2018. When the Council submitted a further “removal from office” request against the suspended Board member at the start of 2016, it seemed likely that the Enlarged Board would also reject this as inadmissible. “Because of the over-enthusiastic deference and “anticipatory obedience” which she had shown towards her tyrannical compatriot Battistelli, Vallet’s reputation inside the Legal Board is reported to have suffered in the aftermath of the affair.”However, according to reliable inside sources, Kongstad let it be known that if the Enlarged Board declined to admit the request, then its members might encounter “problems” in connection with their re-appointment. This veiled threat was considered to be primarily directed at Beckedorf whose re-appointment was due to be voted on at the upcoming Council meeting in June 2016. And so – to the great surprise of many external observers – it came to pass that the Enlarged Board declared in May 2016 that the Council’s attempt to re- run the “removal from office” procedure was admissible. This decision was in clear breach of the principle of double_jeopardy and it ignored the fact that the new request from the Council was more or less a carbon copy of the preceding request which had been previously rejected in September 2015. However – notwithstanding the fact that it had effectively been coerced into admitting the Council’s request – the Enlarged Board signalled that it intended to probe into the details of the case. In particular it announced that it proposed to conduct a witness examination of members of the EPO Investigative Unit in connection with allegations of unauthorised covert surveillance. “In particular it announced that it proposed to conduct a witness examination of members of the EPO Investigative Unit in connection with allegations of unauthorised covert surveillance.”This did not fit in with Battistelli’s tightly choreographed “roadmap” which foresaw the role of the Enlarged Board as that of a mere rubber-stamping instance whose sole function was to deliver the “results” expected by the Council. As a result Bastistelli threw one of his notorious tantrums and – apparently without consulting the Council – he proceeded to use EPO funds to hire two top- dollar British QCs from 39 Essex Chambers – Alison_Foster (now a High Court Judge) and Colin_Thomann – in a desperate last-minute attempt to “cajole” the EBA into rethinking its proposed course of action. The Enlarged Board’s – perfectly understandable – reaction to Battistelli’s “procedurally irregular intervention” was to declare that its_independence_was under_attack. When Kongstad refused to distance himself from Battistelli’s actions during the hearing on 14_June_2016 [PDF], the Enlarged Board terminated the proceedings and unceremoniously dismissed_the_Council’s_request for a proposal to remove the suspended member from office. Due to Battistelli’s clumsy_and_counter-productive_efforts_to_“nobble”_the Enlarged_Board and the ensuing negative_publicity which irritated many of the Administrative Council delegates, Beckedorf managed to emerge from that affair relatively unscathed. The Administrative Council voted to renew his appointment at its 144th Meeting which took place at the end of June 2016. “The Administrative Council voted to renew his appointment at its 144th Meeting which took place at the end of June 2016.”Beckedorf’s role in the procedures G2301/15 and G2301/16 demonstrated that he was capable of showing a credible degree of independence and that he wasn’t always prepared to dance to the tune of his political masters when their wishes conflicted with his sense of professional ethics. 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05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Video_and_Transcript_of_Julia_Reda’s_LibrePlanet_Keynote_Talk⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF at 12:08 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Video_download_link (original CC BY-SA) /videos/A_European_Open_Technology_Fund_- _Building_sustainable_public_funding_for_free_software.mp4.720p.vp9.webm Summary: “A European Open Technology Fund: Building sustainable public funding for free software” — a talk by Julia Reda; transcribed by Techrights associate and ripped by Linux_Reviews [00:00] Julia Reda: Hi, it’s a great pleasure to be one of the keynote speakers today. My name is Julia Reda and I’m going to talk to you about why I think it’s the government’s responsibility to invest in the maintenance and improvement of Free Software and how we can actually make this happen all over the world. Personally, I’m from Europe. I was a member of the European Parliament for five years, elected for Germany. And nowadays I’m active in the [00:30] NGO sector in Germany and among other things I’m a board member at the Open Knowledge Foundation, Germany, which is also active in this field. However today, I’m talking as an individual Free Software activist and advocate and not representing any organization. So, I would like to start to talk a little bit on the theoretical level about about what the purpose of government is supposed to be in our society. [01:00] At a very basic level, the government is all of us together. So the government’s purpose is to represent every single individual in a society and to be accountable to every single individual in a society. So sort of the idea of government of the people, by the people, for the people and one very important function that government fulfills is to look after common [01:30] goods, to look after infrastructure. So this can be anything that benefits society as a whole but for which there may not necessarily be a business case, that the free market cannot take care of. Traditionally we have been thinking about public service and infrastructure as things such as building roads, or making sure that there is a fire department, things like that but I think increasingly it’s [02:00] important to recognize that our digital infrastructure not just the hardware, telecomms communications networks, but also the software that we are using to interact on a day to day basis is is increasingly becoming this sort of infrastructure. So what I am advocating for is that every government should have a Free Software philosophy. So it should use Free Software for government services, it should take responsibility for the [02:30] Free Software that it uses, so this means for example contributing to Free Software and feeding that into the project that the public sector benefits from. I think it’s perhaps a sort of a no longer very provocative statement to say that algorithms rule the world. Sometimes when politicians say something like this, they sound a little bit ridiculous and it almost sounds like they are basically [03:00] saying that technology and algorithms are somehow magic and something we should be afraid of. That is not what I am trying to say. But rather what I want to say with this is that nowadays computation is no longer limited to a particular part of our daily lives. So ten, twenty years ago maybe people would say something like “the real world” when they were referring to being offline. I think nowadays nobody does this any more because [03:30] software is really present on all kinds of devices that we are interacting with on a daily level. For example, cars but also increasingly things like fridges and this doesn’t always lead to particularly, let’s say, useful applications. Sometimes this can be quite dangerous which is why there are parody accounts on Twitter looking at particularly bad Internet [04:00] Of Things applications and speculating about things like a fridge Blue Screen of Death ™. But I think on a more serious note we have seen in the global pandemic and particularly during the last twelve months that the use of software and technology really is an integral part of every aspect of our lives, our work life, our health care system, our [04:30] educational system, and so on. And when the first lock down happened a year ago. There were a lot of improvised solutions in order to react to a situation where all of a sudden a lot of institutions that were not very well prepared for working in a technologically mediated way had to just come up with some kind of hot fix very quickly. I’m quite concerned that [05:00] over the last twelve months proprietary technology has gained a lot of ground, simply because a lot of schools, a lot of companies were overwhelmed with the sudden need to become digitally mediated and they didn’t necessarily have a plan to do so and so were quite vulnerable for all kinds of proprietary offers that were made to them. And so I think now, one year into this quite significant [05:30] crisis we should no longer accept the argument well that this is an exceptional situation but we should start once again making demands towards our governments that the digital solutions that they invest in have to be in the long term interests of the public and not just taking whatever proprietary solution that may be working out of the box right now. I think one area where this discussion has been [06:00] most prominent as a consequence of COVID-19 has been with video conferencing software and Zoom where we have situations such as with the European Commission which at the beginning of the pandemic was advising its own services against using Zoom because of a lot of security and privacy concerns but at the same time Zoom was being used inside this government institution on a daily basis simply [06:30] because there was a lack of awareness and accessibility of Free Software alternatives that the institution knew how to deal with. So quite often we have this conflicting situation where actually Free Software would be in the public interest and would be in the interest of government institutions but that’s not necessarily what we are dealing with because quite often institutions are just stuck with the improvised solutions that perhaps made sense [07:00] to them a year ago when we got into this crisis. So going forward I think now that we’ve established that software controls a lot of our public lives but we don’t necessarily control the software, what are we going to do about it? And I think it’s important that if we want to move forward out of this situation we have to ask our government to take responsibility and they might not do this on the basis of [07:30] the philosophical argument at the start of this talk where I was saying that it’s government’s job to provide public infrastructure but we have to find different ways of bringing this message to governments who may be stuck in their own narratives and maybe listening to different arguments. So in some cases depending on what country you’re from, since this is a global [08:00] event, it could be that a pragmatic argument works best where you can say, well, actually you as a government your public institutions are already relying on a lot of Free Software. Perhaps they don’t actually know that, the may not know the server infrastructure the ministry is running its services on, they may not be aware of all the Free Software libraries they’re building on so raising awareness on that and if you’re using all this Free Software don’t [08:30] you want to contribute to its security and take responsibility to make sure that it’s going to continue in the future? This strategy very much depends the national context, so I can speak especially about my home country of Germany. So in Germany at the moment we have quite a strange discussion happening about digitization where you can really feel that a lot of German politicians feel quite uneasy [09:00] about the development of digital technology because they feel somewhat left behind. There is a lot of hand-wringing about the power of big American tech companies and increasingly also Chinese tech companies somehow becomming more powerful that Germany. The popular response from German politicians to this feeling of loss of control is to ask for something they call Digital Sovereignty, and to many people this [09:30] means something like well we wouldn’t have a problem with Microsoft or Amazon or Google if only they were German companies. And I don’t think that’s a particularly productive way of approaching the problem with the centralization of power with some of these tech companies. I think there is also a problem with this concept of Digital Sovereignty that it’s basically promoting a sort of ideology of us versus them that [10:00] if only we can make sure that our proprietary tech companies from our country are the ones that win in the market place then there wouldn’t be a problem. And I think however that we can use this framework of digital sovereignty to do a sort of agenda hijacking where we take this idea and run with it and turn it into something more productive. So I’ve started to talk about Digital Sovereignty [10:30] as an argument why European governments and the German government in particular should invest into Free and Open Source Software. Now why is this? First of all if software is developed and released as Free Software, it doesn’t really matter whether it was developed in Germany or developed somewhere else because everybody can benefit from it and can build upon it. So we can actually [11:00] stop looking at geopolitical relations as a zero-sum game where basically I can only win something if another country loses out but instead we can recognize that Free Software inoculates us against becoming too dependent on any one individual country or company by ensuring that Free alternatives to them are available. So what does this mean, this concept of Digital [11:30] Sovereignty for public policy? It means for example that a government should make Free Software a requirement for its public procurement procedures. So if the public is spending money and commissioning for example a new IT system for some government task, it should be a requirement that the company that ends up building the system has to release the result as Free Software because only in this way can we prevent our government from becoming [12:00] dependent on future contract with this one particular company. So this actually does make that government more sovereign in the best sense of the word because it makes it less dependent on a particular vendor. And it also means I think that government should not just tolerate Free and Open Source Software but actually to promote and to fund it. So it means actually actively contributing to Free and Open Source Software projects [12:30] and also investing in their improvement. So this concept of Digital Sovereignty that I’ve been pushing with German politics is to say we are going to be sovereign if we invest in decentralization and connectedness and permissionless innovation so quite a lot of the values that also underly Free Software Communities. What it does not mean, and I think this is important, that somehow Free Software should [13:00] become organized by the government. I think the permissionless part is very, very important that we have to recognize that Free Software is build by communities and those communities should be able to set their own priorities and to come up with new things that a government might never have though of. So what can this look like in practice? I think in the US you already have quite a positive example of how the government can [13:30] support Free and Open Source Software without actually steering it too much and this is the Open Technology Fund. The Open Technology Fund in the US is a private, non-governmental organization that is receiving public funding from Congress in order to fund Open Source Software projects primarily in the field of anti-censorship and privacy but the government does not [14:00] decide who receives the money and I think this is very important in order for such a funding infrastructure for Free Software to function. So basically this way you have the possiblity that an organization that is close to the Free Software community and that enjoys the community’s trust can actually run the funding programme without government interference. So this is the theory. Unfortunately [14:30] last year we also saw some of the limitations of having just one such programme. Because we saw the Open Technology Fund being attacked by the Trump administration who appointed a new chair of the government agency in charge of overseeing the Open Technology Fund and then try to defund the Open Technology Fund and actually ban it from receiving government funding in the future. [15:00] Lackedly this attack by the US government on the Open Technology Fund failed because the Open Technology Fund had a lot of support from both political parties in Congress and so Congress actually managed to use emergency COVID legislation to ensure that the Open Technology Fund could not be barred from receiving funding in the future. So now after the election with [15:30] the Biden administration the Open Technology Fund is more or less back to normal and funding Free Software projects again. So you could say well okay everything fine then and we don’t need to worry about this any more but I think what this has shown is that from an EU perspective we are really far from Digital Sovereignty because we have been benefiting from the Open Technology Fund all along. I mean this fund has been [16:00] supporting a lot of very important Free Software projects such as Signal which is by the way a lot of European public administrations also use a lot of ministries, a lot of parliaments actually use Signal to communicate with each other. It has funded Tor, it has funded WireGuard, so lots and lots of different projects that contribute to secure communication which now during COVID is really [16:30] more important than ever for governments. So like I said earlier the European Commission which governs the European Union in a way has had this sort of contradictory policy when it comes to these issues. Where on the one hand it’s been trying to promote Free Software, it’s been trying to promote IT security, but [17:00] yeah in this situation where everything had to suddenly go online it didn’t still have to rely on solutions such as Zoom because it didn’t have anything else available and I think this is also somewhat showing the failure of European governments to really invest in Free and Open Source Software in the past. Because if you look at how much money the Open Technology Fund actually receives, it’s somewhere between 15 and 20 million dollars, I think, [17:30] which is not very much for the budget of an average European country. So there’s actually no excuse for why the EU doesn’t have an Open Technology Fund or in fact five Open Technology Funds so this is something that I would like to change. I started working on this issue back in 2014 when I was elected to the European Parliament. Back then we just had the Heartbleed and Shellshock [18:00] vulnerabilities discovered and this was quite a watershed moment where a lot of politicians for the first time were realizing how central Free Software components are to all kinds of different parts of our digital environment and Heartbleed also showed that it’s not enough for something to be Free Software in order to ensure that it’s actually secure. I think laying open [18:30] the source code is a very, very important component to building secure IT systems but even when something is open source you still have to make that there is enough funding, enough resources available that this code can actually be maintained and improved over time. So this was the starting point of a project that I founded when I was in the European Parliament called EU-FOSSA. The Free and [19:00] Open Source Software auditing pilot project. So with the support of the European Commission we started this pilot project with a relatively small budget around a million euros a year to basically pay for audits of Free and Open Source Software. So basically we were arguing to the European Commission, look, you are using all kinds of Free Software in your own institutions, why don’t you [19:30] do the security audits that you should be doing on the software you are using anyway but then actually release the results of those audits back into those Free Software projects so they can benefit from that as well. And in the process of running this pilot project we actually learned a lot through an iterative process because we found it was actually quite difficult to spend this public funding [20:00] in a way that really gets to the developers that should be receiving it that then can benefit the most from this funding. So we found, for example, at the beginning that we were basically putting the money in a public tender where companies could apply to run those security audits that this was perhaps not the most efficient way to distribute the money because the individual developers or often quite [20:30] small companies that are actually best at finding and fixing bugs in Free Software are not necessarily the companies that are best placed to apply to European Commission calls for public tender because those public tender procedures are quite complicated and there are consultancies that are very much specialized in applying to these tenders but may not be specialized in Free Software. So [21:00] on the basis of that experience we actually modified EU-FOSSA and in its second integration we did the bug bounty approach instead where we could basically run a call for tender for a bug bounty platform instead but then once we had found the platform to run the bug bounties with the actual prize money that was coming from this public funding could go directly to individual develoers who were finding bugs in popular [21:30] Free Software. So in this way we found, for example, quite critical bugs in PuTTY, for example. But there was also some criticism of this bug bounty approach because of course finding bugs in Free Software and creating incentives for that does not automatically mean that those bugs will be fixed. So there still will be quite a lot of thankless work happening from the community that may not be remunerated. [22:00] So, I’m actually quite happy that after I left the European Parliament, the European Commission kept thinking about this idea and has now partnered up with Intigriti to actually pay a bonus for certain bug bounties if the person who submits the bug bounty also provides a fix for it. So I think this is quite a good incentive and I think it’s good that the European Commission is offering this money particularly in the context of bug bounties [22:30] for matrix.org but now here you also have a European public sector investing in security technology and encryption technology which I think is something that governments all over the place should really be supporting. I also want to look at Germany as an example. I think there are other public funding programmes for Free Software in other countries around the world and I would [23:00] be very happy to hear about them from you but the German context is, of course, what I know best and since I’m board member at the Open Knowledge Foundation, Germany, I’m most familiar with the prototype fund which is a programme which we run at Open Knowledge Foundation which is where we receive money from the German ministry of education and research and invest in prototypes [23:30] so this is one sort of very low level very easy to apply to to receive funding to new innovative Free Software ideas and the prototype fund basically receives this money from the government and gives relatively small grants to new projects without a lot of bureaucratic overhead. And I think this is a really good start but the problem is that it has this focus [24:00] on new projects. So we are only allowed to fund something that is innovative, that is a prototype but I think there is a missing link there something that Germany, the EU, and governments all over the world should also be supporting more and that is the maintenance of infrastructure. The best way, or the best illustration of this problem that I have ever seen is from this [24:30] XKCD comic, where you have this stack of building bricks and at the top it says this is all modern digital infrastructure and at the very bottom you have this one tiny brick that everything balances on which is a project some random person in Nebraska has been thanklessly maintaining since 2003. And I think this comic is not much of an exaggeration. So I think the difficult problem that governments that want to support Free Software infrastructure need [25:00] to figure out is how to actually get money to that person in Nebraska to make sure the maintenance can continue and that they have the support that they need. So for this purpose I’ve gotten together with a few activist friends from other organizations, including somebody working at the Open Technology Fund, somebody working at the Prototype Fund, and we’ve started basically creating a concept for what a digital [25:30] infrastructure fund could look like that could be run by the German Government but also by different governments around the world. And so we have learned different lessons from the FOSSA project that I ran at the European level, from the Prototype Fund, and also from the OTF, to come up with a number of principals that we think need to be fulfilled for such a funding program to really have a positive impact. So first of all we think it must be really [26:00] easy to apply for funding because quite often in the Free Software community you can have individual developers, maybe the project that they are working on, it’s just their hobby, sometimes they have a day job inside of a software company that allows them to spend some time on this but sometimes they don’t actually have stable funding and so it should be possible for an individual to just apply for this funding without having a company to run the money through, [26:30] for example. Secondly, we think there should be very low overheads. So you should not have involve consultancies that will end up spending a lot of the funding on writing reports but not actually spending a lot of the funding on actually writing code. We think it’s also important that the funding should not be limited to innovative projects. This is quite often the case with government funding. [27:00] Sometimes you have research departments of governments that provide funding opportunities for innovation for new research which is all great and important but the problem is that this way you never have enough funding for infrastructure that just needs to be maintained and improved and so I’m actually convinced a lot of innovation will come out of having a stable and secure infrastructure and this is [27:30] just a little bit of a blind spot of a lot of programmes that exist. So upkeep and usability improvements of Free Software projects should be eligible for funding. Finally, we think such a funding programme should be part of a broader Free and Open Source Software strategy of a government. This includes, for example, making Free Software a requirement for public tender or also having rules that if [28:00] software is built in-house for example inside the government that the results of that software are also resubmitted to the projects under Free Software licenses. Learning from the OTF, we also very much benefit from the fact that the OTF actually wants to be copied, they were quite open to talking to us about our ideas and we found that pretty much all the elements of the [28:30] Open Technology Fund are Open Source themselves, including their methodology, the software that they themselves use for the implementation of their funding programme and so on. So from the Open Technology Fund we’ve learned that it’s very important that such a funding programme must not be run by the government directly. There are quite a lot of reasons for that. I think that one reason is trust. I think it’s important to recognize that the Free [29:00] Software community is you know also a community of culture that runs on people knowing each other, people creating exciting projects with each other, and those projects may also be in conflict with the government policies of the day. For example, the surveillance policies of the US government are certainly not supported by lot of the recipients of OTF funding, for example. So it must also be very clear that this is not a publicity [29:30] opportunity for a government that basically they cannot expect the Free Software projects that receive public funding to be nice to the government or anything like that. So another very important aspect that we found as a basic principle is that the nationality or the tax residence of the individual developer should not matter and this is actually surprisingly difficult [30:00] to convince governments of, that it’s actually beneficial to, let’s say the German economy, to give money to a Free Software developer in Brazil because she is going to improve Free Software infrastructure that German companies can then actually build on. To me this sounds totally sensible and logical but quite often the expectation from government funders is that whoever they fund needs to be a national of their country [30:30] or at least have a tax residence there and this is limiting really the possibility to direct Free Software funding to those developers and communities that are most relevant for the public interest. I think it’s also very important to recognize that whatever new funding infrastructure we want to build in Europe should not be in any way in competition to the Open Technology Fund. But rather we actually need a lot [31:00] of redundancy. Like I mentioned earlier the Open Technology Fund has a focus on anti-censorship and privacy technologies and this is certainly also because the US government has a foreign policy interest in this area. But this doesn’t mean that only let’s say democracy activists in Hong Kong or in Iran or Belarus can benefit from this technology but actually you [31:30] know investigative journalists inside the US or within Europe or even government activists will be just as much benefiting from the development and improvement of the privacy and anti-censorship technologies that are funded through the OTF. So redundancy is actually a good thing and diversification is also a good thing. So with the Open Technology Fund having this [32:00] focus in the area of anti-censorship and privacy there is a lot of room for additional funds that perhaps have a slightly different focus and that could be focused, for example, on government technology or on core infrastructure which is what we are especially interested in or in open hardware even. So what comes next from here? I think first of all, it’s [32:30] important that within the Free Software community there is a lot of room for different people with different strengths to work on different elements of the vision that we have for a world that relies less on prorpietary technology. So, for example, obviously all the Free Software devlopers who are building Free Software are contributing greatly to this vision. Personally I’m not a Free Software developer. [33:00] I’m a public policy person and I see my contribution to the community not in building software but in trying to build a bridge between the community and policy makers who quite often are not particularly knowledgeable about technology but who can be convinced of investing in Free Software as well and who sometimes have a sort of a gut instinct that they don’t particularly like the walled gardens that are being [33:30] built by some of the proprietary technology companies but may need a little bit of help in seeing what sorts of policies might actually counteract this trend. So it’s totally fine if you focus on the coding and others, like myself, focus on telling the story behind why Free Software is important. So like I said, together with like-minded activists in Germany we are working on [34:00] this idea of a digital infrastructure fund that is broadly modeled on the Open Technology Fund and we started talking to different people in the European Commission, in the German government, and we will try to make this idea a reality to have more different Free Software funding infrastructures in different countries in place. But what is going to be most important to us in this process is to really insist on the design principles that I’ve mentioned like [34:30] making sure that individual developers can be funded, making sure that nationality doesn’t matter, and so on. We are recognizing that it’s quite important to eventually have European or even global funding infrastructures in place but we also don’t want to wait for let’s say the twenty seven member states of the European Union to all get together and agree on a common [35:00] funding programme. So instead we decided we will start tackling this project in Germany, try to convince political parties and governments here that this is a good idea to build something like that but we are very much hoping that initiatives in other countries go in a similar direction and I’m aware that some countries already have something like this. I think in The Netherlands there is some public funding for Free Software but I would be very interested [35:30] and hopeful that perhaps groups in other countries pick up this idea and push for similar initiatives in your countries. And if you are doing something like this please also don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. So what can you do to help at this point? First of all, this fund does not exist yet. There are of course the Open Technology Fund in the US, there is the Prototype Fund in Germany, so if you are working on something [36:00] that fits those descriptions, so for example for the Prototype Fund if you’re just starting out with a new project, if you’re based in Germany, absolutely check out those programmes, but at this point we don’t have this digital infrastructure fund yet so now is not the time to pitch us your software or things like that but rather to promote this idea. Talk about it, write op-eds in newspapers, try to contact your national [36:30] politicians about whether such funding infrastructures exist in your country and try to start similar initiatives all over the place. And hopefully a year from now or so we’ll be able to give you some good news about the progress of this project in Germany. So that’s it from me. I hope that this idea and that this plan that we’re working on will serve as some inspiration. If you’re working on something similar [37:00] or have ideas about how to convince governments to pick up this important mission, this is how you can contact me. This is it. So thanks a lot for your attention and I look forward to the discussion. [Q&A omitted] ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2212 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/pleading-for-richard-stallman/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/pleading-for-richard-stallman/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Blogging_Pioneer_Dave_Winer:_Pleading_for_Richard_Stallman⠀✐ Posted in Deception, GNU/Linux at 6:51 pm by Guest Editorial Team Reprinted_from_the_original * I feel so sad about what’s happening to Stallman.# * He’s_68. I know what that’s like, I’m 65. # * He has fixed his whole existence on a single idea that software should be free. Not free of charge, but free to use and to adapt. It’s not that far from the kind of openness I believe in, that I believe is an ethical responsiblity for developers. # * It’s useful to have a person like Stallman around, consistently marking an extreme view. It’s like knowing there’s a North_Star, you may not be going to it, exactly, but knowing where it is makes it possible to go other places. And some people agree with Stallman in total, and to them he’s their leader.# * Now, if you step back and look at what’s being said about him, basically people don’t like things he says or the questions he asks. I read these things completely factoring out the non-factual stuff, where they tell you what his questions mean in some pure sense, when what they’re really saying is what these questions mean to them. To a reasonable person imho they’re just questions. Some people don’t argue with questions, they just ask them. For the people who attack him, it’s the opposite, their questions are accusations. # * I think Stallman is actually a naive innocent, almost child-like harmless person. That’s based on years of observing him, being connected through communities. Maybe he did terrible things I don’t know about. But maybe you have too. Is this how we’re going to coexist? All of us worrying about who’s going to make a credible case for destroying each others’ lives? This isn’t about Stallman, it’s about your sense of justice and how far it extends, and how unfair that is for the rest of us who fear being judged by you. # * PS: A quote from a 1994_blog_post: “I try not to get offended on principle.” I was quoting someone else, but I’ve remembered that. Just because I should be offended, doesn’t mean, if I’m not actually offended, that I have to pretend I was. # * PPS: If you still think Stallman should be destroyed, go see Lives_of Others, a wonderful film about intellectuals in East Germany during the Cold War. # ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2266 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/rms-6700-signatures/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/rms-6700-signatures/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ 6,700_Signatures_in_Support_of_Richard_Stallman’s_Return_to_the_FSF’s_Board⠀✐ Posted in Deception, Free/Libre_Software at 12:50 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇RMS support letter at 6,700 signatures⦈ If 7,000 signatures are reached, it may take several more months (given the current pace); the hate letter hasn’t changed in any way for 3 weeks and they never bothered correcting it, either Summary: 6,700 signatures will be secured any day now (maybe later today); we thought the graph is worth replotting again, even if only to remind people how badly the defamatory hate letter has backfired [1, 2] ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2322 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/video-2021-talk-by-richard-stallman/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/video-2021-talk-by-richard-stallman/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Video:_“Unjust_Computing_Clamps_Down”_by_Richard_Stallman⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 8:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Last week: Audio:_“Unjust_Computing_Clamps_Down”_by_Richard_Stallman Video is also available: Video_download_link https://media.libreplanet.org/mgoblin_media/media_entries/2447/jupiter-sunday- 1540.webm Summary: 12 days ago the FSF uploaded the video above, in which current threats to software freedom are explained by the FSF’s founder ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 2356 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/05/18/wim-van-der-eijk-explained/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/05/18/wim-van-der-eijk-explained/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_11:_The_Rapporteur_Who Once_Was_Vice-President⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 7:29 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Previously in this series: * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_1:_Rumours_of_a Kangaroo_Court_at_EPOnia * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_2:_Just_Another Pro_Forma_Rubber-Stamping_Exercise? * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_3:_The_Current Line-up * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_4:_The_President of_the_Boards_of_Appeal * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_5:_Battistelli’s “Swedish_Chef” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_6:_The_Habermasian Who_Warned_About_“Legal_Anarchy” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_7:_Calle’s_Strange Metamorphosis * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_8:_The_Radical Student_“Brotherhood” * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_9:_Squeezing_Out the_Lifeblood_of_Democracy? * The_EPO’s_War_on_Justice_and_Assault_on_the_Law_—_Part_10:_A_Faustian Pact? * You are here ☞ The Rapporteur Who Once Was Vice-President 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Wim van der Eijk profile⦈ Wim van der Eijk – the rapporteur in case no. G 1/21. Summary: EPO‘s former Vice-President of DG3 will be the person to decide on the EPO’s (mis)conduct The rapporteur in case no. G 1/21 is the Dutchman Wim van der Eijk. As previously explained, the rapporteur is the member of the Board tasked with analysing the underlying factual and legal issues and presenting a preliminary internal assessment of the case to the other members. At the conclusion of a hearing, the rapporteur is generally responsible for summarising the status of the debate and making a recommendation on the decision to be taken. “At the conclusion of a hearing, the rapporteur is generally responsible for summarising the status of the debate and making a recommendation on the decision to be taken.”According to his_LinkedIn_profile [PDF] (original_here albeit subjected to heavy spying on readers), van der Eijk is a legally qualified member of the Boards of Appeal and of the Enlarged Board and he has held this position since December 2016. But there is a curious omission in this profile. It is completely silent about the fact that between_December_2011_and_December_2016 [PDF], van der Eijk occupied the position of Vice-President_of_DG3 (warning: epo.org link) in charge of the EPO’s Boards of Appeal. Van der Eijk was appointed to this position as the successor of Peter Messerli of Switzerland who had been Vice-President of DG3 for 15 years at the time of his retirement in 2011. During his tenure as Vice-President of DG3, van der Eijk was a regular VIP guest of honour at various events on the global IP legal circuit, including the annual European_Patent_Judges’_Symposium. (Warning: epo.org link) 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Wim van der Eijk as EPO vice-president⦈ Vice-President van der Eijk with Kai Härmand of the Estonian Justice Ministry at the 17th European Judges’ Symposium in Tallinn in September 2014. “On the Internet as in real life, people often try to embellish their CVs as much as possible so this kind of false modesty seems rather unusual.”Van der Eijk’s LinkedIn profile gives the distinct impression that he is now trying to hide the fact that he was once the top dog at the EPO’s Boards of Appeal. On the Internet as in real life, people often try to embellish their CVs as much as possible so this kind of false modesty seems rather unusual. In van der Eijk’s case, there may be good reasons for such reticence about the former highpoint of his career because it seems that his stint as Vice- President of DG3 was not a particularly happy one. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EPO VP3 Wim van der Eijk⦈ Wim van der Eijk’s tenure as Vice-President of DG3 was not a happy one. As a matter of fact his term of Office as Vice-President was severely blighted by his “failure” to deliver the results demanded of him by his despotic overlord, Benoît_Battistelli. Most notably, van der Eijk was unable to persuade his colleagues on the Enlarged Board of Appeal to agree to the removal from office of the_Board member_targeted_by_Battistelli. In October 2015 it was reported that van der Eijk had gone on unlimited sick leave and he was said to be suffering from some kind of “burnout”. By a curious coincidence this was just about the same time as Battistelli was busy implementing his plans to use the Dutch daily newspaper Financieele Daagblad to launch “a_disgusting_smear_campaign” against the suspended Board member. According to well informed insiders, Battistelli’s original battle plan had been to send van der Eijk on a special duty mission to his home country, the Netherlands, for the purpose of “briefing” the journalists from the Financieele Daagblad. SUEPO strongly_condemned_this. [PDF] However, it seems that the Dutchman had qualms about allowing himself to be used in this manner and so he conveniently went on sick leave to avoid the ignominy of becoming an accessory to Battistelli’s Machiavellian intrigues. “According to well informed insiders, Battistelli’s original battle plan had been to send van der Eijk on a special duty mission to his home country, the Netherlands, for the purpose of “briefing” the journalists from the Financieele Daagblad.”In the end, Battistelli had to rely on another of his Vice-Presidents – his Belgian bulldog, Willy_Minnoye – to do the dirty work with the journalists from the Financieele Daagblad. As is generally known, Minnoye – dubbed the "uncouth_Belgian_peasant" by disgruntled EPO staff – had absolutely no sense of shame or self-respect so he was clearly the ideal man for the job. As van der Eijk’s tenure as Vice-President of DG3 was drawing to a close in 2016, Battistelli made it clear to him that he was most certainly not in the running for the new position of the “President of the Boards of Appeal”. However, in October 2016 van der Eijk was granted a “consolation prize” by the Administrative Council in the form of an appointment which allowed him to continue in service as a common or garden “legal member” of the Boards of Appeal as of 1 December 2016. And so Wim van der Eijk’s term of office as Vice-President of DG3 ended rather unceremoniously, with more of a whimper than a bang. “However, in October 2016 van der Eijk was granted a “consolation prize” by the Administrative Council in the form of an appointment which allowed him to continue in service as a common or garden “legal member” of the Boards of Appeal as of 1 December 2016.”From a professional perspective his new assignment amounted to a “downgrading” and was tantamount to a disciplinary sanction. But van der Eijk obviously decided that he needed the money and so he swallowed his pride and took the best deal on offer. The background to his current appointment as a legal member of the Boards of Appeal might explain why he is so keen to gloss over the preceding chapter of his career as Vice-President of DG3. We shall return to van der Eijk in due course in connection with the mysterious affair of the “missing signatures” in December 2014. But before examining that episode in more detail we will make the acquaintance of the remaining internal members of the Enlarged Board in case G 1/21. █ 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇11_-_VP3_Submission_G2310-15⦈_ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠂⣡⣤⣶⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣠⣤⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡂⠀⠀⠀⠈⢳⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⣠⣠⡞⣁⣠⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⡀⠀⠠⣷⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠁⠀⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⢻⣿⣿⣿⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣿⡀⠈⣿⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⣸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡈⠃⠀⠘⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⡆⠀⠀⢸⣿⣟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⣿⡗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠿⠿⠿⣛⠫⠿⠒⠀⠀⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 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═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_18/5/2021:_Istio_1.10_and_KernelShark_2.0⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 5:52 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ There_are_two_kinds_of_desktops:_Yours_and_someone_else’s⠀⇛ The exception is Linux. (I know there are other independent desktop operating systems; FreeBSD springs quickly to mind.) The reason Linux still matters on the desktop, and always will, is that it’s the only desktop where the end-user is in control. That’s the good news. That’s also, in a way, the bad news. There are many different ways to do things in Linux. That gives you a variety of choices, but it also means you — not Microsoft, Google or Apple — need to understand your choices and pick out the best one for you. Some of you are no doubt saying, “Yes! And that’s how it should be.” I’m with you. But, and this is why the Linux desktop is perpetually an also-ran in the desktop wars, most people just want to get their work done. They don’t know and they certainly don’t care about the differences between deb and rpm, the Debian and Red Hat fundamental package management formats. I and the Linux folks reading this know what I’m talking about when I say “package management.” But Joe and Jane User? They’ve already skipped that paragraph. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Istio_1.10_Change_Notes⠀⇛ These notices describe functionality that will be removed in a future release according to Istio’s deprecation policy. Please consider upgrading your environment to remove the deprecated functionality. # ⚓ Istio_1.10_Upgrade_Notes⠀⇛ When you upgrade from Istio 1.9 to Istio 1.10, you need to consider the changes on this page. These notes detail the changes which purposefully break backwards compatibility with Istio 1.9. The notes also mention changes which preserve backwards compatibility while introducing new behavior. Changes are only included if the new behavior would be unexpected to a user of Istio 1.9. # ⚓ An_Abridged_Guide_to_the_Enterprise_Linux_Landscape⠀⇛ Whether you are welcoming CentOS Stream or looking for alternatives, the recent decision from the CentOS community to focus on CentOS Stream has forced a lot of technical leaders to rethink their Enterprise Linux strategy. Beneath that decision, the business landscape involving Linux has shifted and expanded since its enterprise debut in the late 90s, when IBM would invest $1 billion in its development. Today, Linux comes in every shape and size imaginable — with the kernel running on tiny low power computers and IoT devices, mobile phones, tablets, laptops all the way up to midrange and high-power mainframe servers. Cutting through that expansive selection to understand which Linux distributions truly align with the needs of a business can lead to more frictionless deployments and successful execution while minimizing waste in maintenance cycles and optimizing overall cost. This abridged guide to the Enterprise Linux landscape can give businesses an overview of which flavor (or flavors) of Linux will most adequately match their use cases. For those looking for a more comprehensive guide, be sure to check out the Decision Maker’s Guide to Enterprise Linux. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ KDE_Neon_Fresh_Install_and_XCH_Drive_Plot_+_Farm_Setup⠀⇛ Installing KDE Neon from scratch, and then building out a chia farm plot using the git and a plot manager. # ⚓ Audacity_No_Longer_Bringing_In_Telemetry!!⠀⇛ A little over 2 weeks ago the Audacity project decided out of nowhere to attempt to bring in telemtry and for obvious reasons people freaked out about this. The difference with this story is they have actually decided against doing this after listening to the community feedback and instead have a different approach. # ⚓ DEVLOG_3:_A_Newer,_Better_Active_Applet_Line?⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_Reverse_Interview⠀⇛ Bryan asks me the tough questions… or just down right weird questions. # ⚓ Unity_vs_MATE:_How_to_save_a_Linux_desktop_from extinction.⠀⇛ I wish Unity was still a big deal. That is all. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Intel_Working_On_TTM_Integration_For_Discrete_vRAM Management_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ More than a decade ago when the open-source graphics driver stack was being modernized with kernel mode-setting and better handling the stack for OpenGL, composited desktops and the like, TTM (Translation Table Maps) was born for managing GPU video RAM by the kernel Direct Rendering Manager drivers. While Intel initially expressed interest in TTM, they ultimately decided to create GEM as the Graphics Execution Manager for handling their video memory management needs. Now in 2021 with Intel aggressively pursuing discrete graphics, they are working on TTM support. # ⚓ KernelShark_2.0_Released_For_Continuing_To_Visualize_Linux Traces⠀⇛ Two years after KernelShark 1.0 for visualizing the Linux kernel’s “trace-cmd” tracing, KernelShark 2.0 has now been realized. KernelShark continues to be tooled around visualizing the output from the trace-cmd command that interacts with the Linux kernel’s FTrace tracer. KernelShark 2.0 introduces the concept of data streams for loading and merging multiple trace files, a new design for its plug-in interface has been merged, and there are also modifications to its C API. # ⚓ [ANNOUNCE]_KernelShark_2.0⠀⇛ # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ AMDVLK_2021.Q2.3_Released_With_CPU_Optimization, Faster_Shader_Compile_Times_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ AMD has issued its newest AMDVLK open-source Vulkan driver code drop today and with this update comes some new optimizations and improvements. The optimizations new to AMDVLK 2021.Q2.3 include a CPU performance optimization for its Vulkan pipeline binning and faster shader compilation times. There are also game- specific performance optimizations for Dawn of War III and Civilization VI. This AMDVLK open-source driver update also now has extended its format support when running on Wayland. # ⚓ AMD_Publishes_Latest_Linux_Patch_To_Toggle_Predictive Store_Forwarding_(PSF)_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ It’s been a month and a half since AMD published a security analysis of their new Zen 3 “Predictive Store Forwarding” feature that while helping performance could theoretically lead to a new side-channel attack. While they published a Linux patch to allow disabling PSF if desired for increased security, to this day they remain in the works and have yet to be mainlined. Days after that security white-paper was published AMD began posting the Linux patches to disable PSF optionally for users concerned around the possible security implications of Predictive Store Forwarding. As of Monday, there have now been six rounds of these patches for simply offering up the PSF user control. # ⚓ NVIDIA_465.31_Linux_Driver_Released_With_RTX_3050 Series_Laptop_Support_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ While last week the NVIDIA 460.80 Linux driver was released with adding support for the RTX 3050 / RTX 3050 Ti laptop GPUs, today the NVIDIA 465.31 Linux driver debuted for officially bringing these new Ampere GPUs to this newer driver branch. Today’s NVIDIA 465.31 Linux driver officially supports the GeForce RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti laptop graphics processors. Additionally, there is a bug fix around AddressSanitizer reporting an issue with the NVIDIA OpenGL and Vulkan libraries. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Top_free_Cockpit_linux_alternative_web-based_server_manager tools⠀⇛ The cockpit, a web-based Linux server manager comes out of the box in some RHEL and its based distros such as CetnOS, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux. Whereas other distribution users such as Debian, Ubuntu, etc can also install it. Using Cockpit, the system admin can conveniently administer and controlled servers remotely using a browser. It is an open- source tool and source code is available on the GitHub page. Furthermore, you can also switch to the command line at any time, for example, to start the webserver, create new user accounts; apart from it, the admins can also take a look at the systemd journal, check the load or start and stop services using a terminal with root access. Thanks to the responsive design of Cockpit, the user interface automatically adapts to different screen sizes, which in turn enables convenient access via smartphones. It can also be used to manage several Linux systems by simply installing Cockpit in other servers, and connecting them to the main server running with Cockpit. However, Cockpit is not the only open-source application that is available to server management platforms there are few good Cockpit alternatives available. And here we will learn what are those. # ⚓ 1Password_releases_full-featured_Linux_desktop_application |_ZDNet⠀⇛ I used to pride myself on being able to remember dozens of complex passwords. But, now I need to remember hundreds of passwords and I just can’t do it. That’s why password managers, such as 1Password, Keeper, and LastPass, are so important. All of which is fine and good… unless you’re running Linux. Now, Agilebits’ 1Password has finally given their customers what they’ve been asking for: A Linux version. After a long beta, the company has released its first Linux edition. [...] As Jeff Shiner, 1Password CEO said, “1Password for Linux is the latest step in our commitment to enterprise. While 1Password can be utilized by anyone, business or individual, we have seen a real need for robust Linux support – outside of just the browser – in DevOps and IT teams in larger organizations. 1Password for Linux means that the entire organization can be protected irrespective of their device choice.” At the same time, 1Password also supports open source. 1Password provides more than 250 open source projects with free 1Password accounts for their teams. 1Password developed the new platform with this community in mind, using a number of incredible open technologies such as Rust, Ring Crypto, and Electron, the cross-platform JavaScript application program. Many, but not all 1Password for Linux libraries have also been shared back with the community. These include an Electron hardener and secure defaults package that, together, create a secure frontend foundation for 1Password. # ⚓ 10_Linux_Mail_Clients_+_7_Terminal_Mail_Clients_[& Install]⠀⇛ In this article we are going to review 17 mail clients for Linux divided in two parts, the first part is going to be Mail Clients for the GUI and the second part is going to be Mail Clients for the terminal. # ⚓ 1Password_Desktop_App_for_Linux_Officially_Released,_Here’s How_to_Install_It⠀⇛ Because 1Password for Linux uses the same authentication mechanisms and APIs provided to all user applications, you can unlock 1Password with your Linux user account, fingerprint sensors, or any other authentication mechanism supported by PAM. The app uses the Linux kernel keyring to establish a fully encrypted connection between 1Password in your browser and 1Password for Linux. That means that if you unlock one, the other will also be unlocked when you switch to it. The app will work with most modern web browsers, such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and other Chromium-based options. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Set_Process_Priorities_with_the_Nice_and_Renice_Commands_in Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Use_Ctrl+Alt+Del_for_Launching_the_Task_Manager_in Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ Oracle_Linux_Hands-on_Labs_on_Oracle_Help_Center_Learn⠀⇛ In this week’s Training Tuesday blog, we present a set of free, hands-on lab exercises for Oracle Linux on Oracle Help Center (OHC) Learn. The Learn platform contains tutorials and hands-on lab exercises for a variety of Oracle Cloud services and on-premises products. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Falkon_Web_Browser_On_Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ Falkon is a KDE web browser using QtWebEngine rendering engine, previously known as QupZilla. It aims to be a lightweight web browser available through all major platforms. This project has been originally started only for educational purposes. But from its start, Falkon has grown into a feature-rich browser. Falkon has all standard functions you expect from a web browser. It includes bookmarks, history (both also in sidebar) and tabs. Above that, it has by default enabled blocking ads with a built-in AdBlock plugin. # ⚓ How_to_Convert_a_PDF_File_to_an_Image_in_Linux_With pdftoppm⠀⇛ Need to edit your PDF files as images? Whatever your reasons for converting PDFs to images, here’s how to do it with pdftoppm. Want to convert a PDF file to images on Linux? Sometimes, you might need to save a specific page of a document file as an image for later reference. Online tools don’t offer much choice when it comes to converting PDF files to images. With the pdftoppm utility, you can easily generate image files from a PDF document. And the best part, you can do so by typing a simple command on the terminal. In this article, we will discuss pdftoppm in detail, along with a guide on how to use this tool efficiently. # ⚓ How_to_create_custom_keyboard_shortcut_in_Ubuntu_Linux⠀⇛ I recently installed Ubuntu on my desktop computer. Everything was working fine, except that I was not able to capture screenshots using the ‘Insert/Print Screen’ key on my Dell keyboard. While googling the issue, I stumbled upon a workaround that solved my problem. The workaround was to create a custom keyboard shortcut. If you are also facing a similar screenshot-related problem, or want to know in general how to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu, you’ll be glad to know that’s what we’ll be discussing here. # ⚓ How_To_Check_MySQL_Version_on_Linux_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to check the MySQL version on Linux. For those of you who didn’t know, MySQL (and its drop-in replacement MariaDB) is the most popular open-source relational database management system. It is a fast and secure relational database management system. MySQL is a free open-source relational database management system that uses SQL (structured query language). It is a necessary part of almost every open-source PHP tool. A few of the examples of PHP & MySQL- based scripts are WordPress, Joomla, Magento, and Drupal. 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 checking of the MySQL/MariaDB version on Linux. # ⚓ How_To_Install_NFS_Server_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NFS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, NFS or Network File System is a distributed file system protocol. It can help you share files and entire directories with others over a network. It allows programs on remote systems to share and access information with each other as if it was available on a local machine. This technology gives you the flexibility of sharing a resource over multiple systems. 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 installation of the NFS Server on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint. # ⚓ How_To_Use_MySQL_With_Ruby_On_Rails_Application_– OSTechNix⠀⇛ Ruby on Rails uses SQLite3 as its default database. While Sqlite works great with Rails, some times it may not be sufficient for your Rails application. If you want scalability, concurrency, centralization, and control, you may want to try more robust databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL. In this guide, we will see how to use MySQL with Ruby on Rails application in Ubuntu Linux. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Arch_Linux_on_VirtualBox_Using_the_Guided Installer⠀⇛ Arch Linux is one of the most loved Linux distros famous for its complex installation process. In April 2021, Arch Linux introduced a guided installer to make Arch Linux installation easier for new users. Here we provide a detailed guide on how to install Arch Linux using the guided installer on a VirtualBox virtual machine. # ⚓ How_to_deploy_the_open_source_Drupal_CMS_with_Docker_– TechRepublic⠀⇛ Drupal is one of the most popular CMS tools on the market. With a robust set of content management tools, sophisticated APIs to make multichannel publishing easy and a proven track record of continuous innovation, you’ll find this platform more than capable of serving your digital needs. Although Drupal isn’t terribly challenging to install on bare metal, if your preference is the container route, you’re in luck. With the help of Docker4Drupal, you can get this powerful CMS system deployed in minutes. # ⚓ How_to_install_Clang_on_Ubuntu⠀⇛ The Clang compiler is an alternative to GCC. It can be used to compile code into runnable binary programs. If you’re a developer on Ubuntu, you’ve likely dealt with a compiler like this before. While most Ubuntu developers stick with GCC, they also make it possible to get going with the Clang compiler. If you’re looking to get Clang working on Ubuntu, this guide is for you! Follow along as we show you how to get Clang 9, Clang 11, and Clang 12 working on Ubuntu. # ⚓ How_to_install_Ubuntu_Server_21.04_via_USB⠀⇛ Are you looking to install Ubuntu Server 21.04 on your home server via a USB flash drive but don’t know where to start? We can help! In this guide, we’ll show you exactly how you can install Ubuntu Server 21.04 via USB. # ⚓ How_to_switch_between_different_Linux_Kernels_on_Arch_Linux |_FOSS_Linux⠀⇛ Arch Linux is a popular Linux distribution that strives to stay on the bleeding edge rolling release, providing users with the latest software and packages. Even though the installation process is considered a little too hard, Arch Linux still maintains a large pool of users and a huge community fan base. If you want to get the latest software packages and the kernel before they are shipped to other distributions, you should try Arch Linux. Please check out our Complete Master Guide on How to install Arch Linux. # ⚓ [Older]_Using_Bash_to_monitor_battery_life_and_optimize_it –_Linux_Concept⠀⇛ In this article, we will learn about the TLP Linux tool. TLP is a command-line tool; it is used for power management and will optimize the battery life. # ⚓ Creating_a_simple_NAT_and_DMZ_firewall_using_bash_script⠀⇛ # ⚓ Creating_a_lame_utility_HTTP_server_in_Linux_Operating System⠀⇛ # ⚓ Creating_a_config_file_and_using_it_in_tandem_with_your scripts⠀⇛ # ⚓ Calculating_and_reducing_the_runtime_of_a_script⠀⇛ # ⚓ Blocking_IP_addresses_from_failed_SSH_attempts_in_Linux Operating_System⠀⇛ o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Maintenance_release:_Godot_3.3.1⠀⇛ We released Godot 3.3 a few weeks ago, and feedback so far has been pretty good! But like with any major milestone, there are some bugs which are worth addressing with low-risk maintenance releases to further improve the experience for all Godot users. Godot 3.3.1, like all future 3.3.x releases, focuses purely on bug fixes, and aims to preserve compatibility. It is a recommended upgrade for all Godot 3.3 users. Download Godot 3.3.1 now or try the online version of the Godot editor. # ⚓ Mike_Blumenkrantz:_Hhhhhhhhhhhhhh⠀⇛ I meant to blog. I meant to make new zink-wip snapshots. I meant to shower. Look, none of us are perfect, and I’m just gonna get into some graphics so nobody remembers how this post started. # ⚓ Zink_OpenGL-On-Vulkan_Now_“100%-1000%_Faster”_For_Many Scenarios⠀⇛ Mike Blumenkrantz working under contract for Valve on the Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan implementation continues making remarkable progress on this Mesa code. In addition to now having the aging Tomb Raider Linux port rendering correctly with Zink, there have been many performance optimizations figured out for Zink and currently staged via the “work-in- progress” branch. # ⚓ Let’s_give_a_warm_welcome_to_the_GSoC_students!⠀⇛ Yesterday, Google announced the list of students accepted for this new edition of the Google Summer of Code. We are very proud to welcome 6 students this year who will be working on various parts of the project during the upcoming months. # ⚓ Farlanders:_Prologue_offers_a_fun_taste_of_the_upcoming Martian_city-builder⠀⇛ Build the city you’ve always wanted to on Mars in Farlanders, with a free Prologue out now to go along with the new Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign. It’s already very impressive. A game I’ve been waiting on a long time, after personally trying it out during the early development when it was available on itch.io as “The Farlanders” before dropping “The” and being turned into a full commercial title. The turn-based nature of it offers up a nice change of pace to the usual real-time city-builders and being on another planet adds some fun complications. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Google_Summer_of_Code_GSoC_2021_Promises_Interesting Improvements_to_these_FOSS_Projects⠀⇛ Google announced the GSoC 2021 projects and the list includes some interesting improvements to the mainstream foss projects such as GNOME, Xfce, LibreOffice, etc. Take a look. # ⚓ Juan_Pablo_Ugarte:_Merengue:_Cambalache’s_workspace⠀⇛ Cambalache is a new RAD tool that enables the creation of user interfaces for Gtk and the GNOME desktop environment, it’s main focus is on the newly released Gtk 4 library but it has been designed from the ground up to support other versions. It started as a proof of concept data model for Glade meant to try out all the crazy ideas I had during the years about how a clean model should be. A few months later I had a pretty good data model that matched GObject type system quite well and did not depend on GtkBuilder nor GObject. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Introducing_the_SUSE_Edge_|_SUSE_Communities⠀⇛ SUSE is proud to announce ‘SUSE Edge’ a full stack solution to help organizations build the next generation of cloud-ready and cloud- native intelligent edge products. # ⚓ Introducing_SUSE_Hybrid_IT_|_SUSE_Communities⠀⇛ One of the most important announcements at this year’s SUSECON Digital is the release of an end-to-end technology solution optimized for hybrid IT environments. We’ve called it SUSE Hybrid IT. # ⚓ Nutanix_Goes_Platinum_at_SUSECON_Digital_2021_|_SUSE Communities⠀⇛ This year, SUSE partner Nutanix joins SUSECON Digital 2021 as our Platinum sponsor and is delivering three can’t miss sponsor sessions. Remember, this is a free SUSECON event – so register to get access to all the content that makes SUSECON great, including these Nutanix sessions. # ⚓ SUSE_News_at_SUSECON_2021:_Linux_and_Kubernetes Leadership,_Openness_and_Interoperability,_Customer/ Community-led_Innovation⠀⇛ SUSE®, a global leader in innovative, reliable and enterprise-grade open source solutions, today kicked off SUSECON Digital 2021, an out-of-this-world experience highlighting the latest in enterprise Linux, Kubernetes, Cloud, Edge, and Hybrid IT solutions, and the first SUSECON to feature Rancher technical content and expertise. Today also marks the first major technology announcement from SUSE since its acquisition of Rancher Labs. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ IBM_brings_Python_data_science_platform_Anaconda_to Linux⠀⇛ IBM is bringing the Python data science platform Anaconda to the company’s LinuxONE and IBM Z customers. Anaconda is the world’s most popular Python distribution platform and boasts over 25 million users worldwide. Today’s announcement is the latest part of IBM’s effort to bring popular data science frameworks and libraries to its enterprise platforms. # ⚓ IBM_Brings_Anaconda_to_Linux_on_IBM_Z_&_LinuxONE⠀⇛ IBM has announced it is bringing Python data science platform Anaconda to Linux on IBM Z & LinuxONE. Anaconda is the leading Python data science platform, with some 25 million users relying on the platform for machine learning, data science, predictive analytics and more. IBM is bringing Anaconda to IBM Z and LinuxONE, making it easy for programmers and data scientist to build and run their AI and analytics apps where their data already resides. According to research commissioned by IBM, 90% of respondents cited this as an important factor. # ⚓ Announcing_Anaconda_for_Linux_on_IBM_Z_&_LinuxONE_– Servers_&_Storage⠀⇛ A clear trend is emerging in the era of hybrid cloud: winning enterprises will likely pull ahead by scaling the value of their data with AI. For many IBM Z® & IBM LinuxONE customers, the enterprise platform often serves as the system of record for their mission-critical data and applications. Data scientists often look for open-source solutions, and we are committed to embracing and bringing open- source AI capabilities to Z and LinuxONE that can support real-time AI decision-making at scale. # ⚓ Fedora_Community_Blog:_Need_help?_The_Program Management_Team_is_here!⠀⇛ As you may have seen elsewhere already, the newly-formed Program Management (PgM) Team is here. The PgM team is here to provide organizational support to other teams within Fedora. If your team is interested in support from the PgM team, please file an issue in our repo. # § Debian Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Puppy_moving_to_Xwayland⠀⇛ Very early days though, so many things broken. Probably best restricted to people who can fix bugs, rather than just report them. [...] …it looks like cage is an easy way to get an X app to run on Xwayland. So dimkr is running jwm, and from that rox, etc. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Canonical_Releases_New_Linux_Kernel_Live_Patch_for Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_and_18.04_LTS⠀⇛ This new Linux kernel live patch security update comes hot on the heels of the latest Linux kernel security updates released by Canonical last week for all supported Ubuntu Linux releases. It’s available for users of the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating systems who use the Canonical Livepatch Service for rebootless kernel updates and fixes a single security vulnerability. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Myriad_X_based_AI_vision_camera_offers_a_choice_of_2MP_and 8MP_sensors⠀⇛ EyeCloudAI will soon go to Crowd Supply to launch an open-spec, Pi-compatible “CDK” edge AI camera kit based on Intel’s Myriad X VPU with 1GB RAM and a choice of 2MP rolling or global shutter or 8MP rolling shutter sensors. EyeCloudAI, which successfully launched a series of OpenNCC embedded vision AI cameras on Kickstarter last fall, will soon launch a Crowd Supply campaign for a smaller, more modular EyeCloudAI CDK camera kit. Like the OpenNCC cameras, the EyeCloudAI CDK is built around an up to 4-TOPS Intel Movidius Myriad X VPU, which has appeared on numerous edge AI computers, robots, and camera kits such as Adlink’s Apollo Lake based NEON-1000-MDX. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ TiltChair_is_a_smart_office_chair_that_will_help reduce_the_strain_of_sitting_all_day⠀⇛ The TiltChair system uses an Arduino Uno that communicates with an MPU-6050 IMU to measure the current inclination of the seat. Additionally, a BME280 pressure sensor monitors if someone is occupying the chair. To tilt the seat, the Uno employs a pair of servos that both regulate an air compressor to inflate an air bladder, thus pushing up the upper plate, or activating a vacuum pump to lower the angle. From this setup, the seat can move up to 55 degrees! # ⚓ How_to_Implement_a_Water_Tank_Monitoring_System_Using Arduino_Uno_–_IoT_Tech_Trends⠀⇛ The tutorial for the project is based on wastage of water due to overflow and wastage of electricity. This happens because of the dry running of the pump in overhead water storage tanks. Hence, we would use Arduino Uno to resolve this problem by building a water tank monitoring system. Let’s understand the significance of this project before building it. Most of the people in residential areas face the problem of running out of water. Additionally, the overflow of water in tanks is because of an excess supply of water. It becomes difficult for users to judge the level of water in water tanks. When the pump is on, users may not realize the level of water, which may result in an overflow. A tank monitoring system can sort out the issues associated with a water tank. Thus, it is also possible to check the level of the water using a sensor so that whenever the water goes low, the pump turns on automatically. Also, to avoid the overflow of water, it detects when the water level goes above the set limit, which turns off the pump automatically. # ⚓ Locked_In_A_Remote_Control_Car⠀⇛ It’s rare to find modern technology that’s actually on your side. For the most part when technology advances today, new features are less for your benefit, and more to benefit the company that made them. Whenever I hear about a new piece of technology, at first I’m excited. Then, my next reaction is to wait for the other shoe to drop and discover the secret way it ends up exploiting me for the company’s benefit. It might lock me into a company’s other products, making me dependent upon them so I can’t move to a competitor. It might spy on me and sell my data. It might sell me disabled hardware or software at a discount, only to charge me more later to unlock features to make the tech usable. As cars become more like rolling computers, car manufacturers have been copying tech companies by designing features that let them lock in customers and remotely control car features, muddying the definition of car ownership along the way. Current trends in the automotive industry point to a future with you locked in a remote control car, your vendor holding the remote. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android_12_release_date,_beta,_new_design_and_all_the biggest_features_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ Breaking:_Android_12_Beta_GSI_goes_live_ahead_of Google_I/O_2021⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_12_Beta_Published_With_Performance Enhancements,_Overhauled_UI_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Google used their Google I/O conference today to introduce the first beta of the upcoming Android 12 mobile operating system. # ⚓ Google_I/O:_Android_12,_Chrome_features_lock_up photos,_browsing_history,_location_data_–_CNET⠀⇛ # ⚓ vivo_Launches_Android_12_Beta_for_Developers_to Accelerate_User_Experience_Optimization⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia_X20_will_get_the_first_Android_12_beta_build soon⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_introduces_new_privacy-friendly_sandbox_for machine_learning_data_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_announces_a_host_of_updates_to_Android,_search and_other_features_as_part_of_I/O_event_|_The Independent⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_and_Samsung_unite_to_reboot_Android_watches, with_a_dose_of_Fitbit_too_–_CNET⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # § Events⠀➾ # ⚓ Ariadne_Conill:_AlpineConf_2021_recap⠀⇛ Last weekend was AlpineConf, the first one ever. We held it as a virtual event, and over 700 participants came and went during the weekend. Although there were many things we learned up to and during the conference that could be improved, I think that the first AlpineConf was a great success! If you’re interested in rewatching the event, both days have mostly full recordings on the Alpine website. What worked We held the conference on a BigBlueButton instance I set up and used the Alpine Gitlab for organizing. BigBlueButton scaled well, even when we had nearly 100 active participants, the server performed quite well. Similarly, using issue tracking in Gitlab helped us to keep the CFP process simple. I think in general, we will keep this setup for future events, as it worked quite well. # ⚓ Why_Attend_the_2021_Xen_Project_Design_and_Developer Summit?_–_Xen_Project⠀⇛ It’s almost that time of year, where we gather together as a Xen Project community and geek out on one of our most favorite topics – The Xen Project, of course! This year’s Xen Project Design and Developer Summit, happening May 25-28, 2021, is gearing up to be one of the best ones yet. If you haven’t registered yet, we’re here to explain, point by point, why this year’s event is one not to miss. # ⚓ Pre_GSoC_:_A_Competitive_Programmer’s_experience⠀⇛ Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is a summer program by google that brings open-source organizations and students together to work on open-source projects. This blog is my experience about how I started open-source contribution (with the motivation provided by GSoC). This includes the bugs and features I have worked on so far in addition to the way competitive programming and open-source affect me. The blog might have some new terms. So stay steady with me till the end and… let’s get started. [...] Open-source projects usually have starter bugs tagged with “junior jobs”, “good first issue” etc. This is when I have pushed my first contribution to the world of open- source. It was about improving the quality of icons of KdeConnect in Hi-Dpi devices. Moreover, it was only 2 lines of code (yes! that’s how it started). Usually it takes some time for the developer to check the patch. Luckily, the developer was active at that moment and they merged my patch instantly. # ⚓ LAS_2021_and_improvements_in_the_applications infrastructure⠀⇛ Last week I attended and even gave a small talk to the Linux App Submit (LAS). LAS is a cross-distro and cross-desktop event around Linux applications. It’s a good place to learn about all the new cool thing making it easier to build and distribute Linux applications. This motivated me to improve a bit more the presence of Plasma Mobile applications in Flathub, but also make various improvements to apps.kde.org. [...] To improve a bit the situation, for at least the package released by the release service, I started a merge request for the release- tools that adds more information to the AppStream file. This includes bugs fixed in the last version, a link to the tarball and the link to the announcement. A solution for other types of artifacts still need to be figured out, but since not all applications in the release service provide AppImages or Windows/macOS package, it’s more complicated. # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla_publishes_position_paper_on_EU_Digital Services_Act⠀⇛ In December 2020 the European Commission published the draft EU Digital Services Act. The law seeks to establish a new paradigm for tech sector regulation, and we see it as a crucial opportunity to address many of the challenges holding back the internet from what it should be. As EU lawmakers start to consider amendments and improvements to the draft law, today we’re publishing our substantive perspectives and recommendations to guide those deliberations. We are encouraged that the draft DSA includes many of the policy recommendations that Mozilla and our allies had advocated for in recent years. For that we commend the European Commission. However, many elements of the DSA are novel and complex, and so there is a need for elaboration and clarification in the legislative mark- up phase. We believe that with targeted amendments the DSA has the potential to serve as the effective, balanced, and future-proof legal framework. # ⚓ Introducing_Site_Isolation_in_Firefox⠀⇛ When two major vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre were disclosed by security researchers in early 2018, Firefox promptly added security mitigations to keep you safe. Going forward, however, it was clear that with the evolving techniques of malicious actors on the web, we needed to redesign Firefox to mitigate future variations of such vulnerabilities and to keep you safe when browsing the web! We are excited to announce that Firefox’ new Site Isolation architecture is coming together. This fundamental redesign of Firefox’ Security architecture extends current security mechanisms by creating operating system process-level boundaries for all sites loaded in Firefox for Desktop. Isolating each site into a separate operating system process makes it even harder for malicious sites to read another site’s secret or private data. # ⚓ Introducing_Site_Isolation_in_Firefox_(Mozilla security_blog)⠀⇛ The Mozilla Security Blog announces that there is a new site-isolation mechanism available for testing in the Firefox browser. It’s a defense against Meltdown and Spectre exploits. # ⚓ Hacks.Mozilla.Org:_Introducing_Firefox’s_new Site_Isolation_Security_Architecture⠀⇛ Like any web browser, Firefox loads code from untrusted and potentially hostile websites and runs it on your computer. To protect you against new types of attacks from malicious sites and to meet the security principles of Mozilla, we set out to redesign Firefox on desktop. Site Isolation builds upon a new security architecture that extends current protection mechanisms by separating (web) content and loading each site in its own operating system process. This new security architecture allows Firefox to completely separate code originating from different sites and, in turn, defend against malicious sites trying to access sensitive information from other sites you are visiting. In more detail, whenever you open a website and enter a password, a credit card number, or any other sensitive information, you want to be sure that this information is kept secure and inaccessible to malicious actors. # § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ LibreOffice_Design_Community_Work_in_2020⠀⇛ Design has been one of the major focus points of LibreOffice in the last few years, and has produced new icon sets and a number of incremental updates to the user interface – menus, toolbars and the SideBar – and the creation of the brand new NotebookBar… # § CMS⠀➾ # ⚓ Kiwi_TCMS_10.1⠀⇛ We’re happy to announce Kiwi TCMS version 10.1! # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenMV_PureThermal_STM32H7_board_overlays_thermal_map on_RGB_image_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ We’ve been writing about OpenMV open-source camera boards programmable with MicroPython at least since 2015, with the latest model OpenMV Cam H7 based on STM32H7 Cortex-M7 microcontroller introduced in 2018. But the company has now gone a step further with OpenMV PureThermal board equipped with a more powerful STM32H7 dual-core Arm Cortex-M7/ M4microcontroller, and supporting FLIR Lepton 2 to 3.5 thermal imagers, allowing the system to overlay the thermal map on top of the image like an augmented reality app would do. It can do so on the integrated LCD display or on an HDMI display. # ⚓ Spidermonkey_Development_Blog:_Ergonomic_Brand_Checks will_ship_with_Firefox_90⠀⇛ When programming with Private Fields and methods, it can sometimes be desirable to check if an object has a given private field. While the semantics of private fields allow doing that check by using try…catch, the Ergonomic Brand checks proposal provides a simpler syntax, allowing one to simply write #field in o. # ⚓ Jussi_Pakkanen:_Why_all_open_source_maintainers_are jerks,_the_Drake_equation_hypothesis⠀⇛ This blog post is meant to be humorous. It is not a serious piece of scientifically rigorous research. In particular it is not aiming to justify bad behaviour or toxicity in any way, shape or form. Neither does it claim that this mechanism is the only source of negativity. If you think it is doing any of these things, then you are probably taking the whole thing too seriously and are reading into it meanings and implications that are not there. If it helps, you can think of the whole thing as part of a stand-up comedy routine. [...] It seems common knowledge that maintainers of major open source projects are rude. You have your linuses, lennarts, ulrichs, robs and so on. Why is that? What is it about project maintenance that brings out these supposed toxics? Why can’t projects be manned by nice people? Surely that would be better. # ⚓ Enrique_Ocaña_González:_GStreamer_WebKit_debugging_by using_external_tools_(1/2)⠀⇛ In this new post series, I’ll show you how both existing and ad-hoc tools can be helpful to find the root cause of some problems. # ⚓ Izhar_Firdaus:_Switching_to_use_Ruby_2.7_(or_older) in_Fedora_34_using_DNF_Modules⠀⇛ Fedora 34 now ships with Ruby 3.0 by default, which might be great news for Ruby developers. However, for those who might still be relying on older version of Ruby to run their stuff (eg: me), and don’t want to spend time updating things to make them work with Ruby 3.0 (like this Jekyll-based blog), the switch may be undesirable. # ⚓ 4_essential_characteristics_of_successful_APIs⠀⇛ If you are building an application that uses some variation of a client/server model, you need an application programming interface (API). An API is a clearly defined boundary between one process and another. A common boundary in web applications is a REST/JSON API. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ Making_a_simple_IRC_chat_bot_logger_using_bash script⠀⇛ In this article, we will make a simple bot logger. This script will log a few channels as well as handle the pings. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Foundation_and_NGMN_to cooperate_on_requirements_for_5G_and beyond_–_Rethink⠀⇛ # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ CloudLinux_Launches_‘TuxCare’_to_Provide_Linux Enterprise_Support⠀⇛ Recently, CloudLinux announced commercial support for its CentOS replacement offering. Now, they have unveiled something more exciting. A new brand ‘TuxCare‘ that aims to provide a range of Linux support services. This should enable various companies to easily opt for Linux enterprise support while harnessing the expertise of CloudLinux team over the years. Let me briefly highlight what TuxCare is all about. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Gesture_Technology_Partners_patent_challenged⠀⇛ On May 14, 2021, Unified filed a petition for inter partes review (IPR) against U.S. Patent 7,933,431, owned by Gesture Technology Partners, LLC. The ‘431 patent is generally related to using human motion as an input device for computers and mobile devices and has been asserted against Huawei, Samsung, Apple, Lenovo, and LG. # ⚓ Bardehle_Pagenberg_counsel_sets_up_solo_patent practice [Ed: JUVE doing an ‘ad’ for a_longtime software_patents_propagandist]⠀⇛ Bastian Best (41) is leaving Bardehle Pagenberg to work as a sole practitioner specialising in patent prosecution. Most recently, he was counsel at Bardehle Pagenberg. Above all, Best was also one of the firm’s main faces on social media such as Linkedin, YouTube and podcasts. [...] Despite the departure of Bastian Best in Munich, last summer Bardehle Pagenberg strengthened its Düsseldorf office by bringing on board Alexander Haertel. This hire added another experienced litigator, at an important court location, to the firm. Previously, Haertel was a founding partner of IP boutique Kather Augenstein, which in 2015 spun off from Preu Bohlig & Partner. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 4283 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 05.18.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_18/5/2021:_Steam_Console_and_OpenPrinting_Developing_Upstream_CUPS⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 1:01 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ System76_Launch_is_an_open-source_hardware,_configurable keyboard_–_CNX_Software⠀⇛ System76 Launch keyboard ships with alternatives keycaps with different colors, a key puller, and USB cables to connect to the host device. The four USB ports allow you to connect devices like thumb drives or USB SSD’s to the computer/phone/board via the keyboard. The QMK firmware running on the USB keyboard is also compatible with some other keyboards, and you can also access the KiCAD hardware design files, and CAD files for the chassis on Launch’s Github repo, while the Keyboard Configurator is part of pop-os repo. # ⚓ 10_Top_Most_Popular_Linux_Distributions_of_2021⠀⇛ We are almost half of the year 2021, we thought it right to share with Linux enthusiasts out there the most popular distributions of the year so far. In this post, we will review the top 10 most popular Linux distributions based on the usage statistics and market share. DistroWatch has been the most reliable source of information about open-source operating systems, with a particular focus on Linux distributions and flavors of BSD. It collects and presents a wealth of information about Linux distributions consistently to make them easier to access. Although it is not a good indicator of a distribution’s popularity or usage, DistroWatch remains the most accepted measure of popularity within the Linux community. It uses Page Hit Ranking (PHR) statistics to measure the popularity of Linux distributions among the visitors of the website. # ⚓ 5_Lightweight_Linux_Desktop_Environments_For_Older Computers⠀⇛ Many of us own old computers, and old computers need low resources-constrained GUI’s to be used on them. In this article, we are going to talk about lightweight linux desktop environments to install on your old computer to revive it again. There are many other window managers.. however, you can install any window manager you want besides some useful desktop tools like Tint2 (a nice panel which shows the current opened windows and time), Screenlets ( the famous desktop gadgets program ), Conky ( a nice system monitor gadget for your desktop ) beside any other tools that you may like. Do you own an old computer? What software did you install on it? And what do you think about creating your own customizable desktop with 3rd party programs? o § Benchmarks⠀➾ # ⚓ GCC_11_vs._LLVM_Clang_12_Performance_On_The_Intel_Core_i9 11900K_Is_A_Heated_Race⠀⇛ For those wondering how GCC and LLVM Clang are competing when running on Intel’s latest Rocket Lake processors, here are some GCC 11 vs. LLVM Clang 12 compiler benchmarks with the Core i9 11900K running from the newly-released Fedora Workstation 34 featuring these very latest compilers. The compiler benchmarks were carried out at multiple optimization levels on each compiler. As part of our ongoing benchmarks of GCC 11 vs. LLVM Clang 12 given these fresh open-source compiler releases, today’s comparison is looking at the Core i9 11900K “Rocket Lake” performance. With both GCC and LLVM Clang, the benchmarks were carried out three times with varying CFLAGS/ CXXFLAGS. Those flags included… o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ procs_Is_A_Modern_Replacement_For_ps_With_Colored_Output, Additional_Information_(Written_In_Rust)⠀⇛ procs is a modern replacement for ps written in Rust. Compared to ps, it comes with colored and human-readable output, additional information like TCP/UDP port, read/write throughput, more memory information and Docker container name, and more. The tool runs on Linux, and there’s also experimental support for macOS and Windows, although some information is not available on these. Also, the pager is not supported on Windows. # ⚓ Top_Hex_Editors_for_Linux⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to review some of the best hex editors for Linux. But before we start, let’s look at what a hex editor really is. # ⚓ 10_Best_Free_and_Open_Source_Console_Email_Clients⠀⇛ For the traditionalists, emails remains a fundamental part of the operating system. Fortunately, there is a wide selection of free email software available on the Linux platform which is stable, feature laden, and ideal for personal and business environments. The vast majority of Linux users would never be satisfied without access to a graphical user interface. However, even in 2021 there remain many reasons why console based applications can be extremely desirable. Although console applications are very useful for updating, configuring, and repairing a system, their benefits are not only confined to system administration. Console based applications are light on system resources (very useful on low spec machines), can be faster and more efficient than their graphical counterparts, they do not stop working when X/Wayland needs to be restarted, and they are great for scripting purposes. # ⚓ 1Password_For_Linux_Officially_Released,_Here’s_How_to Install_It⠀⇛ The app entered beta last year but is now considered stable enough for everyday use by Linux users, regardless of their preferred Linux distro or desktop environment. Better yet, the app boasts tight integration with Linux systems, “We believe that native apps with deep integration create a better experience, so 1Password for Linux will feel right at home on your desktop, whichever flavor of Linux you choose,” the company says of its app. # ⚓ 1Password_for_Linux_is_finally_here_for_Arch,_Ubuntu, Manjaro,_Mint,_Debian,_Fedora,_and_more⠀⇛ # ⚓ 1Password_releases_full-featured_desktop_app_for_Linux⠀⇛ # ⚓ 1Password_Unveils_Application_to_Protect_Linux_Users_and Developers⠀⇛ # ⚓ 1Password_targets_enterprise_DevOps_with_Linux_desktop app⠀⇛ o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Exclude_in_Grep⠀⇛ grep is a powerful command-line tool that is used to search one or more input files for lines that match a regular expression and writes each matching line to standard output. In this article, we’re going to show you how to exclude one or multiple words, patterns, or directories when searching with grep. # ⚓ Compressing_&_Archiving_files_and_directories_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ Archiving is the process of combining multiple files and directories (same or different sizes) into one file. in the second place compression is the process of reducing the size of a file or directory. Hope you understand the difference between archiving and compression.So now let’s get into the topic. # ⚓ How_to_Record_Linux_Terminal_Sessions_Using_Asciinema⠀⇛ Asciinema (pronounced as-kee-nuh-muh) is an open- source lightweight command-line program created exclusively for recording terminal sessions and sharing them with other Linux users through the web using an embedded code or the source file as required. It aims to be a “go-to” place for each terminal user who wants to share their expertise with others. Or putting it differently, it’s a place to show off your skills. # ⚓ [Older]_Backing_up_and_erasing_media,_disks,_and_partitions with_DD_Command⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to discuss the dd command. The dd command stands for data duplicator. It is mainly used for converting and copying files. In this section, we are going to learn about backing up and erasing a media file. # ⚓ [Older]_Creating_graphics_and_presentations_on_the_Linux CLI⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to learn how to make presentations and how to create graphics on the CLI. For this, we are going to use a tool named dialog.dialog is a Linux command-line tool used for taking input from users and to create message boxes. # ⚓ [Older]_Write_a_bash_script_to_checking_for_file_integrity and_tampering⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to learn how to check the integrity of a file and how to check for tampering by writing a simple shell script. Why do we need to check integrity? The answer is simple: administrators check integrity when there are passwords and libraries present on a server, as well as when files contain highly sensitive data. # ⚓ [Older]_Capturing_network_traffic_headlessly_in_Linux Operating_System⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to learn how to capture traffic. We are going to capture network traffic with a packet sniffer tool called tcpdump. This tool is used to filter or capture TCP/IP packets that are transferred or received over a network. # ⚓ [Older]_Finding_binary_dependencies_in_Linux_Operating System⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to check the executable. We will find out which string is present in it by using the string command. # ⚓ [Older]_Encrypting/decrypting_files_from_a_script_in Linux⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to learn about OpenSSL. In this section, we are going encrypt and decrypt messages and files using OpenSSL. # ⚓ [Older]_Mounting_network_file_systems_and_retrieving_files in_Linux⠀⇛ In this article, we are going to learn about the mount command. To mount a file system onto the file system tree, use the mount command. This command will instruct the kernel to mount the file system found on a particular device. There is a mount point in the tree for each partition that is mounted. # ⚓ Do_you_allow_the_X_protocol_on_your_network?⠀⇛ For most of my Linux-oriented career, the X protocol (TCP port 6000-60nn) that runs over the network has not been allowed. Most security policies ban the X protocol and have it silently blocked on network equipment. I guess I’m OK with that. I’ve mildly argued the point a few times but I generally accept the walls in which I must operate. # ⚓ Linux_lsof_Command_Tutorial_for_Beginners_(15_Examples)⠀⇛ The lsof command in Linux displays in its output information about files that are opened by processes. In this article, we will discuss the Linux lsof tool using 15 easy-to-understand examples. Please note that all examples mentioned in this tutorial have been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, but they will work on other Linux distributions too like Debian, Fedora, and CentOS. # ⚓ What_does_null_mean_in_Linux_and_Computing⠀⇛ In this article, I will give you a short explanation of what the value null or the null device means in the computing world. The value null basically means that a variable has no value. Null is used in most computer programming languages and there is also a so-called null device (/dev/null) in Linux. # ⚓ 6_lesser-known_but_seriously_useful_Linux_commands_|_Enable Sysadmin⠀⇛ People are creatures of habit. That assertion has both good and bad connotations. The good is that we tend to do things the same way every time we do them. The bad part is that we don’t tend to venture out from our routines. That routine keeps changes consistent and surprises to a minimum. The last thing any sysadmin wants to hear another sysadmin say is, “Whoops.” But, that’s a whole other story. Today’s topic is unfamiliar commands. Six unfamiliar commands to be exact. I think you’ll like these because they’re useful and outside the peripheral vision of most sysadmins. They are presented in alphabetical order. # ⚓ Getting_started_with_ReactOS⠀⇛ ReactOS is a relatively new open-source operating system that resembles the looks of Windows NT and aims to offer similar levels of functionality and application compatibility. Featuring a wine-based user mode, this system doesn’t use any of the Unix architecture, but is a rewrite of the NT architecture from scratch, with its very own FAT32 implementation, and completely free of legal implications. That said, this is not yet another Linux distro, but a unique Windows-like system that is a part of the free software world. This quick guide aims at users who want an easy-to-use, open- source replacement for their Windows system. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Configure_Tripwire_IDS_on_Debian_10⠀⇛ Tripwire is a free and open-source Linux Intrusion Detection System. It is used to detect and report any unauthorized change in files and directories on Linux. It will also send you an alert on email on file/directory changes. Tripwire works by comparing the current filesystem state against a known baseline state and reports if detect any changes. In this post, we will show you how to install and configure Tripwire on Debian 10. # ⚓ How_to_taint_a_node_in_kubernetes_cluster_to_avoid_pods scheduling_on_that_node_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ Tainting a node means you don’t want any pods to be scheduled on that node by kube-scheduler. # ⚓ Difference_Between_a_Hostname_and_a_Domain_Name_–_Linux Hint⠀⇛ Many people are confused about the concept of Hostname and Domain Name. A good understanding of the basics of DNS or Domain Name System is needed to properly distinguish the two. This will help network administrators to design and secure the network of their organization in the best manner. In the following sections, we will explore the concept of Domain Name and Hostname. # ⚓ Linux_Du_Command_Examples_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ The du Linux command is very popular for UNIX and Linux systems. This command is used to view the information about disk usage of all directory tree and files on a machine. This command has various parameter flags or options that helps to view the information of disk usage in many different formats. Using the du command, you can also display the files and directory size details in a repeated manner. We will give a brief demo in this article on the different uses of Linux du command with examples. # ⚓ How_to_Modify_a_Host_File_in_Linux_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ The host file is a plain text file used by the operating systems to map Domain names to their corresponding IP addresses. Although this tutorial focus on the host file in Linux, the host file is available in all operating systems, including Windows and Mac OS. # ⚓ How_to_Debug_SSH_Connections_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ This tutorial will go over some quick methods and techniques you can use to diagnose various SSH connections, including when you cannot connect to SSH, Authentication errors, and such. # ⚓ How_to_Enable_Screen_Sharing_on_Debian_10_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ VNC or Virtual Network Computing is a protocol used to access the graphical desktop environment of your computer and control it from a remote computer. The Screen Sharing feature of the GNOME 3 desktop environment uses the VNC protocol to allow remote access to the GNOME 3 desktop environment of your computer. This article will show you how to enable screen sharing on the GNOME 3 desktop environment of Debian 10 and access it from a remote computer. So, let’s get started. # ⚓ The_Difference_Between_a_Real_User_ID_and_an_Effective_User ID_in_the_Linux_OS_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ Users, as well as groups, are usually classified by numbers rather than titles within the kernel level of the Linux OS. The kernel must be fast and reliable. In addition, the data structures must be minimal, otherwise passing strings around would be ineffective. As a result, each user, as well as group title, is translated to a specific unsigned integer value which is referred to as UserID and group ID, or “UID” and “GID” for easy reference. # ⚓ Linux_Cat_Command_Examples_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ Linux command cat short for ‘concatenate’, is a very useful command. Using the cat command, you can create a file, view file content, concatenate files, and file output redirection. We will discuss the different uses of the cat command with some examples in this article. # ⚓ Linux_cp_Command_Examples_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ While working on a Linux system, copying files and directories is an important task that is performed daily. All users need simple and easy utility through which they can copy all their files and directories. For this purpose, the most common cp command-line utility is used on UNIX and Linux systems. # ⚓ Linux_“ls”_Command_Examples_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ “ls” is one of the most frequently used commands in Linux. It is used to list down the files and sub- directories within your current directory. This command is equally useful for normal users as well as for system administrators. Therefore, today we will share the five most practical use cases of the “ls” command in Linux Mint 20. # ⚓ Linux_rmdir_Command_Examples_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ The rm and rmdir commands in Linux are used to remove files and directories. Both are powerful commands and have very few command-line options. The difference between these commands is that rmdir only removes “empty directories,” and it does not remove files. If you use rmdir to remove a directory that contains files, it will fail with the message “Directory not empty”. If you need to remove a non-empty directory, use the rm command. Another point is that when you remove a file or directory using rm and rmdir, it is instantly removed instead of moving towards Trash. Therefore, you will need to be careful while using these commands as you will not recover the removed files and directories unless you have a backup. This post will describe how to use the rmdir command to remove directories in Linux and some examples. # ⚓ LVM:_How_to_Create_Logical_Volumes_and_Filesystems_–_Linux Hint⠀⇛ Logical Volume Management, or LVM, is a system used to manage logical volumes and filesystems. LVM has much more advanced features than the other volume management tools (like gparted) used to divide a disk into one or more partitions. In order to play around with LVM, we need to have concepts about the following terms. # ⚓ How_to_install_the_Vivaldi_Browser_on_Deepin_20.2⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at how to install the Vivaldi Browser on Deepin 20.2. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Caddy_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Caddy on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, The Caddy web server is an open-source web server written in Go. It is designed around simplicity and security that comes with a number of features that are useful for hosting websites. Caddy is both a flexible, efficient static file server and a powerful, scalable reverse proxy. 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 installation of the Caddy web server on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa). You can follow the same instructions for Ubuntu 18.04, 16.04, and any other Debian-based distribution like Linux Mint. # ⚓ How_to_Make_Ubuntu_Lighter_on_a_Low_Spec_Computer?_– Fosslicious⠀⇛ I often read the question above on forums and groups on Facebook that discuss Linux. This is an interesting discussion because there are so many lightweight Linux distributions that can be used smoothly. I’ve covered some lightweight Linux Distribution for older computers on this blog. And this time our discussion will focus on Ubuntu and maybe it can be applied to other Linux distributions!. To make Ubuntu or a Linux distribution run smoothly and lightly on a computer that has potato specifications, you can do a few things below!. # ⚓ Digital_audio_fidelity_|_Fitzcarraldo’s_Blog⠀⇛ Even with my poor hearing I can hear how bad a 128 kb/s mp3 music track sounds, but when you get up to 320 kb/s it’s a different matter. In most cases I can’t hear the difference between 320 kb/s and a 16-bit 44.1 kHz Audio CD, and, as the tests in the above links demonstrate, most people struggle to tell the difference too (watch the video ‘Audiophile or Audio-Fooled? How Good Are Your Ears?‘). Regarding sampling theory, the video ‘Digital Audio: The Line Between Audiophiles and Audiofools‘ is quite good if someone does not understand why 16-bit 44.1 kHz was chosen for Audio CDs. As to finer quantisation and higher frequencies, ‘The Difference Between 24-bit & 16-bit Audio is Inaudible Noise‘. # ⚓ How_to_install_RE:RUN_by_Dani_on_a_Chromebook⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install RE:RUN by Dani on a Chromebook. Please follow the video/audio guide as a tutorial where we explain the process step by step and use the commands below. If you have any questions, please contact us via a YouTube comment and we would be happy to assist you! # ⚓ How_To_Configure_GRUB2_BootLoader_Settings_In_Ubuntu_– Unixcop⠀⇛ GRUB2 is the latest version of GNU GRUB, the GRand Unified Bootloader. A bootloader is the first software program that runs when a computer starts. It is responsible for loading and transferring control to the operating system kernel. In Fedora, the kernel is Linux.in addition to The kernel then initializes the rest of the operating system. GRUB2 is the follower of the previous version GRUB (version 0.9x). The original version is available under the name GRUB Legacy. Since Fedora 16, GRUB2 has been the default bootloader on x86 BIOS systems. For upgrades of BIOS systems, the default is also to install GRUB2, but you can opt to skip bootloader configuration entirely. o § MySQL⠀➾ # ⚓ Using_MySQL_Dense_Rank()_Function_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ The MySQL DENSE_RANK () function is a function that displays the rank of a row in its partition without gaps in the ranking values. This function is a window function, which means it has similarities to functions such as ROW_NUMBER() and RANK() functions. # ⚓ MySQL_Replace_Function_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ This guide looks at the MySQL replace function that allows us to replace a string in a table column with a new string. The replace function is simple and this guide will be a short one. Nonetheless, the replace function can come in handy when you need to update or change values in a table such as broken URL. # ⚓ MySQL_Distinct_Values_Query_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ In most databases, you will often encounter duplicate values—except for unique primary keys. For example, a database can contain a film table with similar ratings, year of release, and other similar values. Hence, to get a list of unique values, such as the various types of movie ratings, we need to get only the unique values using the MySQL distinct keyword. This tutorial will go over how to use the distinct keyword in MySQL queries to get unique results. Before we begin, we assume you have MySQL installed on your system and can perform operations on the databases. # ⚓ MySQL_IN_Query_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ In the world of databases, queries are one of the constant things we all implement. Although SQL has ways and conventions for performing specific queries, sometimes it requires us to set custom conditions. One of the popular and useful conditional operators in SQL is the IN operator. Using the IN operator, we can get a Boolean value if a specific value is in a list. This tutorial will walk you through the IN operator and how to use it to create customized conditions for SQL queries. Before we begin, we assume that you have a MySQL server installed and configured on your system, and you have a sample database with which to work on. # ⚓ How_MySQL_Deletes_With_the_Delete_Join_Statements_–_Linux Hint⠀⇛ This tutorial will discuss how to use the MySQL DELETE clause in a JOIN statement to delete data from multiple tables that meet the specified condition. The purpose of this tutorial is to help you understand how to use the DELETE clause along with the JOIN clause to remove data at once. If you are new to MySQL, consider our other tutorials, such as JOINS and DROP tables tutorials. # ⚓ How_MySQL_Delete_Duplicate_Rows_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ MySQL is a relational dataset that stores data in tables that have rows and columns. However, the data stored in the database may contain duplicate values caused by errors in the applications or users. In this tutorial, we shall learn how to remove duplicate rows in a MySQL database to reduce database size and help to increase the server’s performance. # ⚓ MySQL_Show_Users_in_Database_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ If you have ever tried to get a list of users available in your MySQL server, you will notice there is no native command to do this. For example, to get a list of databases, you can simply query SHOW DATABASES. However, this is not the case for users. This guide will show you how you can view the users available in your MySQL using simple and quick commands. # ⚓ How_to_Create_a_View_in_MySQL_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ In MySQL, a view is a virtual table that does not store data but shows data stored in other tables. Views are nothing but SQL queries because they store SQL queries that return a result set. They are also known as virtual tables. This tutorial goes over how to create and use MySQL views in your database to perform various actions. For instance, you can use views to hide specific data from users, thus allowing them to view the data stored in a table using a view. Views can also enable developers to create simple and abstract connections to a database. # ⚓ How_and_When_to_Use_MySQL_UUID_Type_–_Linux_Hint⠀⇛ According to space and time, Universal Unique Identifier, known as UUID, is a 128-bit long value that is unique across the globe. The UUID is specified by the RFC 4122. UUID values are incredibly fascinating because even if the values are generated from the same device, they can never be the same. However, I will not get into details about the technologies used to implement UUIDs. In this tutorial, we shall focus on the advantages of using UUIDs instead of INT for primary keys, the disadvantages of UUIDs in a database, and how to implement UUIDs in MySQL. o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ Is_Gabe_talking_about_a_new_Steam_Console?⠀⇛ # ⚓ A_fresh_Steam_client_goes_out_with_Linux_improvements, Steam_Input_tweaks_and_more_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Valve has bundled together a bunch of upgrades from recent Beta versions of the Steam client and push out a new stable release of Steam for everyone. On the Linux side it now offers “better diagnostics when Steam Play tools cannot be removed due to dependencies and improved the “overall robustness”. Along with that, Valve also updated fossilize layer to be compatible with recent Proton Experimental releases. For Remote Play, things get better for AMD GPU users as of this release too. It now uses VA-API 0.2 on Linux for optional hardware decode, as long as you have up to date 32-bit libva packages installed and ready. Valve also solved a potential streaming client crash when starting the stream. # ⚓ Aquarium_builder_Megaquarium_gets_a_huge_performance_lift in_the_latest_Beta_plus_big_sale_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ It seems like Twice Circled are preparing to continue expanding their aquarium building tycoon sim Megaquarium, as a new Beta is out now with some mighty changes. Megaquarium was already an absolute gem, especially when you add in the excellent Freshwater Frenzy expansion. Now though? Prepare for it to be better than ever as a new Beta is up to serve as “a foundation upon which Megaquarium can continue to grow” as the developer saw after the expansion and Steam Workshop popularity that “it became clear to me that some parts of the game needed a significant overhaul if the game was going to be able to continue to grow”. # ⚓ An_interview_with_the_developer_of_Rocket_Shipment⠀⇛ As far as platforms go, a small portion of sales were to Linux users, but they were by far the most helpful. I love to chat with players in the Rocket Shipment Discord, and have found that most Linux players there are amazing in feedback and support.” # ⚓ Augustus,_the_open_source_enhanced_reimplementation_for Caesar_3_gets_a_huge_upgrade_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Ready for more classic city-building? Caesar 3 is a wonderful game from the late 90s and thanks to Augustus (a fork of another project, Julius), you can get a more modern experience with it. It’s a game engine reimplementation, meaning it provides a new game engine for Caesar 3 that works across modern systems including Linux. Not only that, Augustus provides zoom controls, road blocks, a global labour pool, increased game limits and much more – whereas the Julius reimplementation aims to be accurate to the original. Augustus 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 quickly after bring in some huge new features and changes to the project, making it possibly the best time to get into the classic Caesar 3. # ⚓ Cute_looking_farming-life_sim_A_New_Leaf:_Memories_will_be supporting_Linux_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Even more developers are giving farming-life sim a chance with A New Leaf: Memories from developer IronHeart Studios and publisher Crytivo. Like many others, they’re inspired by the likes of Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley, Story of Seasons, and Animal Crossing but they want to put their own sweet spin on it. Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, they’ve got 23 days to go and against their S$43,460 (Singapore Dollars) they’ve managed to hit over 100% in funding so clearly it’s been quite a hit with potential players. “You wake up on the beach of a foreign island, unable to recall anything. Alone and equipped with only basic farming tools provided by the town residents, you aim to recover your memories. Complete quests and explore Omoide Island as you unfold your story.” # ⚓ SPRAWL_is_an_upcoming_hardcore_cyberpunk_FPS_set_in_a_huge megalopolis⠀⇛ SPRAWL has me excited. A brand new upcoming hardcore first-person shooter, set in a huge cyberpunk megalopolis and it will be coming to Linux. “SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megapolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.” o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # § K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt⠀➾ # ⚓ Plasma_5.22_Beta_testing_day⠀⇛ Plasma 5.22 is now in beta, which gives us one month of intense testing, bugfixing and polishing. During this time we need as many hands on deck as possible to help with finding regressions, triaging incoming reports and generally being on top of as much as possible. To invite everyone to the process we are hosting a “beta review day”. Come join us online and do QA with us together as a group. # ⚓ Kdenlive_21.04.1_Released!_How_to_Install_it_in Ubuntu_21.04,_20.04⠀⇛ Kdenlive 21.04.1, the first update for the 21.04 release is out. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA. # ⚓ Krita’s_Google_Summer_of_Code_Students⠀⇛ This year, like every year since its inception, Krita participates in the abbreviated version of the Google Summer of Code program. It’s shorter than it used to be, but let’s see what our students are going to do! # ⚓ Krita_Dev_Fund_Campaign:_Second_Update!⠀⇛ Here’s our second update on the state of Krita 5. We’re bringing you these updates to show what’s going on in Krita and why it’s a good idea to join the Krita development fund! There are already more than 100 members of the dev fund! But let’s have some excitement first. The new smudge brush engine landed in Krita’s master branch last week, the culmination of months of work by Dmitry Kazakov and Peter Schatz… # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Felipe_Borges:_Let’s_welcome_our_new_interns!⠀⇛ It is that time of the year again when we get to meet our new interns participating in both Outreachy and Google Summer of Code. This year the GNOME Project is proud to sponsor two Outreachy internships for the May-August season and to mentor 12 students in GSoC 2021! Our Outreachy projects are listed here, and you can find our GSoC projects here. o § Distributions⠀➾ # ⚓ [Old] OT:_Open_letter_to_the_Linux_World⠀⇛ systemd is a coup. It is a subversive interloper designed to destroy Linux as we know it, foisted upon us by the snarky we-know-better-than-you CamelCase crowd. They just don’t get it down deep where it matters. systemd is not pointing in a direction that we should be going. It does not encourage freedom. It does not encourage choice. It does not display transparency. It does not embrace simplicity. It seizes control and forces you to cede it. It makes applications and major system components depend on it, and they cannot function without it. It’s gaining speed by luring naive or lazy or just plain clueless developers into the fold with the promise of making their lives easier. Buying into this way of thinking ignores the greater dangers that systemd represents. # § Screenshots/Screencasts⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_install_Bodhi_Linux_6.0.0.⠀⇛ In this video, I am going to show how to install Bodhi Linux 6.0.0. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ IBM_makes_Python_distribution_platform_Anaconda generally_available_for_Linux⠀⇛ In an effort to help enterprises scale their data science and AI efforts, IBM today announced that the Python distribution platform Anaconda is now available for IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE customers. IBM VP Barry Baker wrote in a blog post that the company believes the move will promote more open source AI capabilities by helping data scientists improve their record systems. Anaconda should also help create a more consistent experience for enterprises using a hybrid cloud strategy, he said. By pairing Anaconda with IBM Z and LinuxONE platforms, Baker said data scientists can improve security while still having a choice in AI frameworks. # ⚓ Hybrid_work_model:_4_ways_leaders_can_build_trust⠀⇛ The hybrid work model, in which employees spend some time in the office and the rest working remotely, is emerging as a leading post-pandemic strategy. Employees want to keep the flexibility they’ve had over the past year or so while getting back those elements of the office that they have missed. Employers don’t want to lose their best employees to competitors – a very real risk if they’re inflexible. Some roles, especially in technology, financial, and professional services, are well-suited to combine office and remote work. Many employers are trying to align their talent proposition to reflect this while also striving to boost agility and productivity and reduce real estate costs. # ⚓ Hybrid_cloud_your_way:_Automating_the_RHEL registration_process⠀⇛ In a world where workload automation is easier than ever to develop and manual intervention is lessening by the day, are you getting tired of managing your Red Hat subscriptions day in and day out? Spending hours (if not days) managing contract renewals year in and year out? Are you scratching your head wondering why these menial tasks are even still a thing? So why are they? Well, let’s look at these ever-advancing technologies first. You’re building a complex enterprise environment, deploying a number of products across your hybrid cloud, tying together a physical environment, mixed with a virtual environment combining some on-prem, and some hosted in . With this comes the added complexity of elementary SKU logic that’s become increasingly complex with every new SKU variation created over the years. So now you have to be the logical one and say “this system wants this product, and this SKU provides said product.” From there you map them together and (crossing fingers and toes and eyes) these systems can now consume the content they are hopefully entitled to. Hold on… why is this a you problem? # ⚓ Transformational_leader_vs._transactional_leader: Which_do_you_want_to_be?⠀⇛ # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Touch_OTA_17_Released⠀⇛ Ubuntu Touch, the community developed mobile version of Ubuntu, has just released a brand- new version of their OS. This time, they have been quite light on new features amid their transition to the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS base. Here we will be looking at what it is, what new features are present, and what future releases may look like. # ⚓ Full_Circle_Magazine:_Full_Circle_Weekly_News_#210⠀⇛ Interface for smartwatches added to postmarketOS: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/ merge_requests/2124 New Releases of GNUstep Components: https://www.mail-archive.com/info- gnu@gnu.org/msg02888.html Armbian Distribution Release 21.05: https://forum.armbian.com/topic/18081- armbian-2105-jerboa/ SSH client PuTTY 0.75 released: https://lists.tartarus.org/pipermail/putty- announce/2021/000031.html Ubuntu RescuePack 21.05 Antivirus Boot Disk Available: https://ualinux.com/ru/news/obnovlen-ubuntu- rescuepack-21-05 DragonFly BSD 6.0 released: https://www.dragonflydigest.com/2021/05/10/ 25731.html VLC 3.0.14 media player update with vulnerability fixes: https://www.videolan.org/news.html#news-2021- 05-10 Coreboot 4.14 Released: https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2021/05/10/ announcing-coreboot-4-14/ Hubzilla 5.6 Released: https://hub.somaton.com/item/28fd7b30-7770- 404f-995e-af97ad154187 IBM opens CodeNet for machine learning systems that translate and validate code: https://research.ibm.com/blog/codenet-ai-for- code Credits: Full Circle Magazine @fullcirclemag Host: @bardictriad, @zaivala@hostux.social Bumper: Canonical Theme Music: From The Dust – Stardust # ⚓ The_Fridge:_Ubuntu_Weekly_Newsletter_Issue_683⠀⇛ Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 683 for the week of May 9 – 15, 2021. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ DSBOX-NX2_–_An_NVIDIA_Jetson_Xavier_NX_Industrial_Fanless PC⠀⇛ Turkish company Forecr has launched DSBOX-NX2 NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX based industrial fanless PC equipped with the company’s own DSBoard-NX2 carrier board and designed for “multi-stream deep learning edge analytics” and IIoT applications. The compact embedded computer comes with 8GB RAM, up to 2TB SSD storage, as well as HDMI 2.0 output, Gigabit Ethernet, two USB 3.1 ports for high resolution cameras, serial ports, and some GPIOs among other features. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Manage_your_Raspberry_Pi_with_Cockpit_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ Last year, I wrote about using Cockpit to manage my Linux servers. It is a web-based tool that gives you a clean, powerful interface for managing multiple servers and their associated services and applications. It also eases regular day-to-day administrative tasks. # ⚓ Anthropomorphizing_a_houseplant_with_Arduino_| Arduino_Blog⠀⇛ Plants certainly add a nice ambiance to the environment, but at the end of the day, you can’t really “connect” with them as you do with a pet. As a solution to this problem, Gediminas Kirdeikis decided to anthropomorphize his houseplant using an Arduino Nano, along with a moisture sensor and an OLED display. When the Tamagotchi-like setup detects that the soil has been watered, a happy animation is played on the screen; conversely, a sad animation is shown when dry. Electronics are integrated into a custom pot, 3D-printed in two sections. This gives the project a nice clean look, with a USB cable implemented to provide power. # ⚓ OpenWifi_and_an_introduction_to_the_Telecom_Infra Project⠀⇛ The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is an association of companies, including Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and other organizations who have come together to achieve a common goal: to quicken the pace of development and broaden the deployment of open, disaggregated, and standards-based connectivity solutions, including Wi-Fi. Open-source Wi-Fi development, which Qualcomm Technologies has long supported, has been a driving force and an enabler of Wi-Fi research, performance enhancement, and new services for over a decade. For example, thanks to our open-source upstream Wi-Fi drivers – “Ath9k” (for Wi-Fi 4), “Ath10k” (for Wi-Fi 5) or “Ath11k” (most current version for Wi-Fi 6) – numerous ecosystem partners have successfully developed and delivered RF Sensing use cases around indoor positioning and tracking, home and office security monitoring, and medical-related vital signs detection and monitoring. # ⚓ Open_Converged_Wireless⠀⇛ The Open Converged Wireless software project group is developing a converged indoor connectivity solution for Wi-Fi, SmallCells & PoE Switching, working on definition, design, development and testing of an open source system that includes white-box hardware, embedded software with enterprise/carrier features, a cloud native controller. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android_rooting_tool_developer_joins_Google_Android security_team_–_SlashGear⠀⇛ # ⚓ Snapdragon_778G_launches_for_Android_phones,_to support_144Hz_display⠀⇛ # ⚓ Panasonic’s_TOUGHBOOK_S1_is_an_Android_tablet_that can_take_a_beating⠀⇛ # ⚓ The_BlackBerry_keyboard_lives_on_in_this_new_Android phone_–_The_Verge⠀⇛ # ⚓ Realme_announces_Android_12_Beta_1_will_be_available for_the_Realme_GT_this_month⠀⇛ # ⚓ Here’s_how_many_of_our_readers_are_using_an_Android tablet_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_Play_Classic_Super_Mario_Games_on_Your_Android Device⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_enable_the_refresh_rate_overlay_on_Android_11 –_Neowin⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_11_Starts_Rolling_Out_For_Verizon_Moto_G Power⠀⇛ # ⚓ Xiaomi_Mi_10i_receives_Android_11_update_in_India⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A30_receives_Android_11_(One_UI_3.1) update⠀⇛ # ⚓ Reinkstone_R1_is_a_10.3_inch_color_e-reader_with Android_11_–_Good_e-Reader⠀⇛ # ⚓ iQOO_announces_an_Android_12_beta-testing_program_for its_2021_flagship_smartphone_–_NotebookCheck.net_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_I/O_2021_live_blog:_Android_12,_Pixel_5a_and all_the_news_as_it_happens_|_Tom’s_Guide⠀⇛ # ⚓ Zhu_developing_android_platform_for_outreach regarding_bicycle_and_pedestrian_facilities_| EurekAlert!_Science_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_hires_an_Android_community_rooting_guru⠀⇛ # ⚓ Best_Android_app_deals_of_the_day:_Popup_Widget_3, more_–_9to5Toys⠀⇛ # ⚓ One_of_the_best_free_file_managers_for_Android_turns 10_years_old⠀⇛ # ⚓ 5_Best_Educational_Apps_for_Android_–_Learning_Apps 2021⠀⇛ # ⚓ OnePlus_Is_Planning_To_Bring_Its_Android_TVs_To Europe⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ OpenPrinting_Now_Developing_Upstream_CUPS,_Apple_Bows_Out⠀⇛ Back in 2007 Apple effectively acquired the open- source CUPS project and in 2017 then decided to no longer develop CUPS under the GPL but instead the Apache 2.0 license for this widely-used Unix/macOS/ Linux print server. But then at the end of 2019 the CUPS lead developer left Apple and following that public development of CUPS seemingly halted. Fortunately, now there is a happy next chapter to the CUPS printing story. Apple has decided not to pursue feature development further on CUPS and upstream feature development has been effectively transferred to the OpenPrinting project. CUPS founder and former Apple employee Michael Sweet presented on this change at this month’s Open Printing Summit. Sweet acknowledged that Apple stopped actively developing CUPS when he left the company. But now he’s been contracted by Apple to apply important bug fixes from the OpenPrinting fork of CUPS back to the Apple CUPS code-base for macOS. Apple CUPS will continue seeing these bug fixes pulled in from OpenPrinting CUPS but Apple is no longer interested in feature development on this print server. # ⚓ Zabbix_5.4_Release_Comes_with_Scheduled_PDF_Report Generation⠀⇛ Zabbix Team announced the availability of Zabbix 5.4.0. The new version comes with several significant improvements. Zabbix is an open source, real-time application, and network monitoring tool. It offers monitoring of thousands of metrics collected from physical machines or virtual machines. Zabbix has a web- based management interface which is centralized through a database. With Zabbix, visualization of your data is available in the form of graphs, screens, maps and overviews. # ⚓ How_to_save_up_to_500€/year_switching_from_Mailchimp_to Open_Source_Mailtrain_and_AWS_SES⠀⇛ Mailchimp is more and more expensive following the growth of your newsletter subscribers and you need to leave it. You can use Mailtrain, a web app running on your own server and use the AWS SES service to send emails in an efficient way, avoiding to be flagged as a spammer by the other SMTP servers (very very common, you can try but… you have been warned against 😉 # § SaaS/Back End/Databases⠀➾ # ⚓ A_URL_shortener_with_an_interesting_storage_backend⠀⇛ What if I could tell you that there was a data store you could be using that was redundant and distributed by design, allowed granular caching per record in your dataset, and is incredibly simple to set up and maintain. Snake oil this is not, this is DNS. Now, storing data in DNS is not a new fad, in fact I spoke about this back in 2018. More recently there have been countless memes on social media about using Amazon’s Route53 DNS service as a data store, so I felt it was time to upgrade my URL shortener from using YAML to DNS as its storage medium. # § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Data⠀➾ # ⚓ Interoperable_and_robust_forestry_data management⠀⇛ The initiative was started under the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 2018 and has been integrated by dozens of countries in their efforts to make forestry data collection and analysis more efficient and flexible. Data obtained and processed with these tools is crucial for decision making related to climate change. Governments, research institutions and NGOs can use this toolset for a wide range of applications, including forest inventories, climate change reporting, socio-economic surveys, biodiversity assessment, land use, deforestation and desertification monitoring and others. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Top_10_Open_Source_snippets_manager_alternatives_to GitHub_Gist⠀⇛ The snippet is a saved template. It is a software system used to save us from needing to type out repetitive, and we can share them across our team company from day to day. You can think of it as the software responsible for managing the programmer code activities. It is very useful to allow various units and sectors in companies and organizations to do their routinely teamwork; from managing teamwork to generating codes and tracking programmers… Everything is included in a snippet manager. Open-source software has conquered many sectors in the IT industry, from the open- source healthcare domain and open-source appointment scheduler to open source Open- source data backup and open-source project management solutions… They are everywhere. [...] We have seen in this list many good open- source snippets managers that you may use in your daily life and organization. You can choose one of them depends on what type of features or scenarios your work needs. # ⚓ Is_Programming_Difficult_for_Students?⠀⇛ Computers require unique languages to perform tasks, and these are the programming languages you learn when you study programming. We can thus define programming as the study of computer languages used by computers to perform tasks. They are JavaScript, Python, and C++. Programming has become even more lucrative as a career these days because it is used in various areas of life. This includes smart fridges and other household appliances that respond to command at the touch of a button or when operated from the phone. # ⚓ Integrating_systems_with_Apache_Camel_and_Quarkus_on Red_Hat_OpenShift⠀⇛ Apache Camel has been a massively successful tool for integrating heterogeneous systems for more than a decade. You have probably dealt with a situation where you have two systems that were not designed to communicate with each other but still need to exchange data. That’s exactly the kind of situation where Camel and its integration pipelines can help. This article shows how Quarkus uses Camel. Figure 1 shows Camel’s basic operation: Data from one system passes through a transport designed for that system to a transport designed for the recipient system. # ⚓ Selenium_Automating_Web_Browsers⠀⇛ Selenium is used to automate boring tasks; it automates browsers. From navigating the web to automatically logging into accounts to creating bots for various tasks can be achieved using Selenium. # ⚓ How_to_Make_WebSockets_Examples⠀⇛ WebSocket is a powerful technology that has found its way into many applications. Because of that, there are many libraries implemented in various languages to help programmers work with WebSocket protocol. In this tutorial, we will quickly discuss some of these libraries and what they offer. This makes it easier to choose a specific library for the language you wish to use. If you need an introduction to WebSockets and how they work, consider one of our tutorials on the same. # § Python⠀➾ # ⚓ Are_you_using_this_magic_method_for_filesystems from_Python_3.6?_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ This is the seventh in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.6 was first released in 2016, and even though it has been out for a while, many of the features it introduced are underused and pretty cool. Here are three of them. # § Shell/Bash/Zsh/Ksh⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Use_Multiple_Delimiters_in_AWK_–_Linux Hint⠀⇛ AWK is a powerful, pattern-matching programming language that works in the command line to find various patterns in command outputs and files. We can consider AWK an improvement over Sed since it offers more features, including arrays, variables, loops, and good old, regular expressions. In this tutorial, we will quickly discuss how you can use multiple delimiters in an AWK command. Before we proceed, please note that this tutorial is not a beginner’s guide to AWK, nor did I intend it as such. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Opinion_|_Over_the_Bodies_of_Children:_God_Willing_We’ll_Have_Fun Tomorrow⠀⇛ o ⚓ Crucible_City⠀⇛ Certain cities in the United States have developed a claim to fame for representing some vital aspect of America. New York City has often been hailed as its financial and cultural capital. Chicago, the “big shoulders” of the nation, has been depicted as its boisterous center of industry. Berkeley, Calif., and Cambridge, Mass., serve as symbols of American liberalism, and Atlanta as the political and economic capital of Black America. o ⚓ South_Korean_Real-Time_Video_‘Social_Discovery’_App_Might_Be_The New_ChatRoulette_—_If_It_Can_Keep_Out_The_Lettuce_Fornicators⠀⇛ Remember ChatRoulette? Eleven years ago, the Web site that pairs random people together for webcam interactions was as hot as today’s Clubhouse. A 2010 piece in New York Magazine has a perfect distillation of the ChatRoulette experience at the time: o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ How_Teachers_Fought_for_Their_Safety_in_the_Pandemic—and Won⠀⇛ At 7 am on Monday, February 8, Kaitlin McCann, a seventh- and eighth-grade history teacher at the General George A. McCall School in Philadelphia, arrived at work. The temperature was in the teens and snow covered the ground, but McCann didn’t go inside the building where she’s taught for a decade. Instead, decked out in snow pants, boots, and gloves with hand warmers nestled inside, she set up a portable power generator and a circle of socially distanced tables and chairs in the schoolyard.1 o § Hardware⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Federal_Trade_Commission_enters_the_fray_over_the ‘right_to_repair’⠀⇛ The report also found that tech companies failed to provide any evidence that the right to repair diminished a company’s ability to innovate, threatened user security, or inhibited the companies’ ability to make competitive products. The FTC concluded, “There is scant evidence to support manufacturers’ justifications for repair restrictions.” It then encouraged state and federal legislators to consider right-to-repair bills and hopefully pass relevant legislation soon. o § Health/Nutrition⠀➾ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Redistribution_of_Health_Through_the_American Families_Plan⠀⇛ The American Families Plan will make the Affordable Care Act subsidies permanent—ensuring that millions of Americans can keep their care. And the top 1% of taxpayers will pay for it. # ⚓ As_Unused_Vaccines_Pile_Up_in_the_US,_Biden_Pledges_to Export_80_Million_Doses⠀⇛ # ⚓ CDC’s_Confusing_Announcement_on_Masks_Creates_a_Dangerous Honor_System⠀⇛ # ⚓ National_Nurses_United_Condemns_CDC_for_Endangering Frontline_Workers_With_Latest_Covid-19_Guidance⠀⇛ “Nurses follow the precautionary principle, which means that until we know for sure something is safe, we use the highest level of protections, not the lowest.” # ⚓ Pandemic_‘Long_Way_From_Over,’_Says_WHO_Amid_Stark_Global Vaccine_Access_Divide⠀⇛ WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on “high-income countries that have contracted much of the immediate global supply of vaccines to share them now.” # ⚓ How_Profiteers_Hijacked_the_CDC’s_Covid_Response⠀⇛ This story involves mass death, religious zealots, and the worst case of government malpractice to facilitate what was deemed a business opportunity in the history of the United States, so I’ll choose the biblical opening:1Adapted from Chapter 1 of Nina Burleigh’s Virus, now available from Seven Stories Press. # ⚓ The_Law_Bytes_Podcast,_Episode_88:_Ellen_‘T_Hoen_on_Waiving Patents_to_Support_Global_Access_to_COVID_Vaccines⠀⇛ CNBC, Biden Administration Supports Waiver of Patent Protections for Covid Vaccines # ⚓ Sharing_the_Vaccine_Is_Just_the_First_Step⠀⇛ On May 5 the Biden administration did the truly unexpected. Bucking the gigantic pharmaceutical lobby in Washington, it sided with low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) by supporting a waiver provision to the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) that would set aside some intellectual property rights in order to expand the production of Covid-19 vaccines, which are now manufactured primarily by only a handful of companies in the world’s richest nations. # ⚓ In_Search_of_a_Place_to_Cry:_The_Gray_Panthers_COVID Memorial⠀⇛ At some point in the pandemic, I don’t remember when, exactly, I noticed that the daily bar graph showing the steadily rising deaths had changed. Wherever it was—the New York Times?—it had started as a simple tally of Covid-19 fatalities, but now, the tally was split between the deaths of those in long-term care facilities and the deaths of “regular” civilians. The bar marking the former category was gray, as if meant to represent the people themselves who had perished: they were primarily old, and, if they were in a skilled nursing facility, they likely had physical and/or mental disabilities. “These are among the most ‘other’ peoples,” Jack Kupferman, the director of the New York City chapter of the activist group the Gray Panthers, told me. “They’re literally behind walls. This is what we never want to be. To be in a long-term care facility, particularly a skilled nursing facility, is not on anyone’s bucket list.” It’s easy, in other words, to look away—actually, it might even feel imperative, because the sight is uncomfortable, painful, shocking, guilt-inducing. To actually regard the agonizing deaths-by-covid of the elderly would be a disruption of business as usual—this country has never treated the old, the differently-abled, the “other” of any kind with dignity, let alone attention. # ⚓ Why_Strongmen_are_Losing_the_Fight_Against_Covid⠀⇛ Since Covid-19 exploded in India, the prime minister, Narendra Modi, seems more intent on controlling the news than the outbreak. On Wednesday, India recorded nearly 363,000 Covid cases and 4,120 deaths, about 30 percent of worldwide Covid deaths that day. But experts say India is vastly understating the true number. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, estimates that at least 25,000 Indians are dying from Covid each day. # ⚓ How_Bill_Gates_Set_the_Stage_for_Modi’s_Disastrous_Response to_COVID-19_in_India⠀⇛ The rights to produce the public sector vaccine, Covaxin, which has been developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), in collaboration with Bharat Biotech, have been given to the private company partner on an exclusive basis. The Indian government also believed that Serum Institute of India, another private sector company and the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, which has tied up with AstraZeneca for producing Covishield, would make vaccines according to the country’s requirements without any prior orders or capital support. The government did not even see the necessity to intervene and prevent India’s new Quad ally, the U.S., from stopping sending India supplies of the required raw materials needed by India for manufacturing vaccines. The sheer negligence by the government is further highlighted by the fact that even though India has about 20 licensed manufacturing facilities for vaccines and 30 biologic manufacturers, all of which could have been harnessed for vaccine manufacturing, only two companies are presently producing vaccines. That too is at a pace completely inadequate for India’s needs. # ⚓ The_latest_antivax_lie_from_Peter_McCullough,_Mike_Adams, and_RFK_Jr.:_“COVID-19_vaccines_are_killing_people!!!!”⠀⇛ Months before emergency use authorizations (EUAs) were granted by the FDA for vaccines against COVID- 19, starting with the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and then continuing with the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines, those of us who’ve been following and trying to counter the antivaccine movement predicted that antivaxxers would publicize and weaponize reports of death and adverse events after COVID-19 vaccines to give the impression that the vaccines are dangerous. By the end of January, our predictions had come true even more blatantly than I had expected, as I discussed this technique three months ago and why it is deceptive. The first time I had noted this technique of antivaccine messaging was actually as far back as December, when antivaxxers were publicizing reports of Bell’s palsy and syncope within days after the Pfizer vaccine had been released under an EUA. It’s a technique that continued with claims based on VAERS that COVID-19 vaccines cause heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths, with these sorts of claims being central to messaging by antivaccine activist Del Bigtree. None of these reports demonstrated causation, but that didn’t stop antivaxxers from publicizing them. Then, when the FDA issued a pause for the J&J vaccine based on (at the time) one-in-a-million reports to VAERS of a rare type of blood clot, reports that the FDA and CDC took very seriously, antivaxxers predictably went wild over it, even though the risk-benefit ratio of the vaccine was still deemed to be favorable. # ⚓ Fighting_Weight:_How_Military_Recruiters_Take_On_Obesity, Case_By_Case⠀⇛ All those issues feed bigger worries about the sustainability of the country’s military, Frost notes. “In a generation or two, this is going to be a potential existential threat to our nation,” he says. Powerful forces like food insecurity and the ways cheap, high-calorie junk food is heavily marketed add to the challenge, says Jeffrey Snow, another retired major general who headed recruitment for the Army and Army Reserves until three years ago. In his military days, Snow says, he routinely talked about the significance of obesity prevention and mitigation, both inside and outside the Army. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Our_cybersecurity_‘industry_best_practices’_keep allowing_breaches [iophk: Windows TCO]⠀⇛ So with all of these impressively credentialed experts, we should be getting better at this “information security” business, right? So, what is wrong? The core problem is that “industry best practices” are not. Not only are “industry best practices” not “best” practices, but they are also dangerous practices. # ⚓ EU’s_Apple_Probes_Press_Ahead_as_Epic_Trial_Plays_Out in_U.S.⠀⇛ The European Union is pressing ahead with its Apple Inc. probes undistracted by allegations of anti-competitive behavior by the tech giant playing out in a Californian courtroom, according to the bloc’s antitrust chief. The investigation into Apple Pay is “quite advanced” and European regulators need to “do our own thing” regardless of what happens in the U.S. suit against Epic Games Inc., Margrethe Vestager said in an interview with Bloomberg News. # ⚓ Apple’s_Phil_Schiller_gives_Epic_iPhone_testimony⠀⇛ We’ve gotten through the expert witnesses of Epic v. Apple, and as a reward, Phil Schiller — currently an “Apple Fellow,” whatever that is, and previously the senior vice president of worldwide marketing — took the stand like a twinkly App Store St. Nick. To hear him tell it, Apple is a wonderful partner to developers, selflessly improving dev tools and responding to their needs. At times the testimony feels like a prolonged ad for iOS. # ⚓ Microsoft_sheds_some_light_on_perplexing_Outlook blank_email_incident:_Word_was_to_blame⠀⇛ Microsoft has published a Preliminary Post Incident Report on last week’s events which broke Outlook on Windows for millions of users, making emails impossible to view or create. It was on the evening of May 11th, UK time, and in the middle of the working day in North America (18:24 UTC, 19:24 BST, 11:24 Pacific), that many Office 365 customers using Outlook on Windows observed a frustrating problem: blank emails (or maybe showing just one line), even though a few lines of the email could be previewed in the list of messages. Attempts to create or reply to an email allowed a line of text to be typed, but when the user pressed enter, the text disappeared. # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ How_to_Find_Rootkits_with_RKhunter⠀⇛ We use the internet to communicate, learn, teach, shop, sell and do many other activities. We are constantly connecting our devices to the internet to share and gather information. However, doing so comes with its benefits and dangers. One of the most prominent and ever- present dangers of connecting to the internet is a comprised system where attackers can use your devices to steal personal information and other sensitive information. Although there are various methods someone can use to attack a system, rootkits are a popular choice among malicious hackers. The essence of this tutorial is to help you enhance the security of your Linux device by using the RKhunter or Rootkit hunter. # ⚓ Security_updates_for_Tuesday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, curl, prosody, and ruby-rack-cors), Fedora (dotnet3.1 and dotnet5.0), openSUSE (ibsim and prosody), SUSE (kernel and python3), and Ubuntu (caribou and djvulibre). # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Smart_TV_Makers_Will_Soon_Make_More_Money Off_Your_Viewing_Habits_Than_The_TV Itself⠀⇛ “Smart” televisions have long been the poster child for the abysmal privacy and security standards inherent in the “internet of things” space. Such televisions have been routinely found to have the security and privacy standards of damp cardboard, making the data they collect delicious targets for hackers and intelligence agencies alike. # ⚓ EU_Council_and_Commission:_New_roadmap for_access_to_encryption⠀⇛ The Portuguese Presidency is calling for an EU-wide regulation on access to encrypted content by police and judiciary. This should also affect device manufacturers. Failure to comply could result in companies being banned from doing business in the EU. # ⚓ ACLU:_“Digital_IDs_Could_Be_a Nightmare”⠀⇛ As the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is soliciting proposals from vendors for how to put digital versions of drivers licenses and other ID credentials on smartphones, the ACLU has released a timely and insightful white paper, Identity Crisis: What Digital Driver’s Licenses Could Mean for Privacy, Equity, and Freedom, by Jay Stanley of the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, along with an executive summary in the form of a blog post, Digital IDs Might Sound Like a Good Idea, But They Could Be a Privacy Nightmare. The ACLU white paper links to some of our research and reporting, and highlights many of our concerns with compelled identification, the REAL-ID Act, invisible virtual checkpoints, ID-based blacklists and controls on what we are and aren’t allowed to do, and the role of AAMVA and other “private” entities as outsourced, opaque, unaccountable, creators of ID “standards” that function as de facto laws and regulations that govern our movements and activities, but that are adopted in secret, exempt from the Freedom Of Information Act or other transparency laws, and lack basic privacy protections. or respect for rights recognized by the U.S. Constitution and international human rights treaties. We encourage readers interested in these issues to read the ACLU white paper in full. But here’s an excerpt form the introduction to the white paper, framing the issue: # ⚓ Everything_you_wanted_to_know_about_media metadata,_but_were_afraid_to_ask⠀⇛ Metadata is data about data. Every single digital artifact has it. It describes the who, what, when, where, how, and sometimes even, why, for any document, video, photo, or sound clip. This information comes in handy sometimes, like when you’re flipping through old pictures by date, or by location. But in the wrong hands, this same information could be damaging. # ⚓ Here’s_how_PayPal_re-imagined_its_cloud journey_amid_the_pandemic⠀⇛ The pandemic accelerated the adoption of digital by what would have otherwise taken 5 years. Digital payments are no longer an option, and digital payments business has never been more relevant than it is today. There have been substantial macro changes which Paypal believes to have a lasting and profoundly positive impact on its business. This is a robust cloud strategy that enables speed which matters for both operational efficiency and scale. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ House_Set_to_Vote_on_January_6_Commission_That_Gives_GOP Equal_Power⠀⇛ # ⚓ South_Carolina_Can_Now_Execute_People_on_Death_Row_by Firing_Squad⠀⇛ # ⚓ South_Carolina_Gov_Signs_‘Inhumane’_Bill_Forcing_Death_Row Inmates_to_Choose_Firing_Squad_or_Electric_Chair⠀⇛ “The cruelty is the point. Abolish the death penalty,” said Rep. Ayanna Pressley. # ⚓ Stop_Gun_Violence⠀⇛ # ⚓ Palestinian_Youth_Are_Leading_a_Popular_Uprising_to_End Israeli_Apartheid⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_How_to_Stop_Apartheid_Israel⠀⇛ South Africans, along with international humanity, raise the battle cry Mayihlome in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s just resistance—our anger rises for the battle. There can be no neutrality in the fight for freedom and justice. # ⚓ Biden_Push_for_$735_Million_Weapons_Sale_to_Israel_Amid Onslaught_Sparks_Outrage⠀⇛ # ⚓ ‘Criminal_Complicity’:_Outrage_as_Biden_Pushes_$735_Million Weapons_Sale_to_Israel_Amid_Gaza_Slaughter⠀⇛ “Approving more weapons to Israel would add fuel to the fire and would only embolden Israel to continue its bombardments on Gaza.” # ⚓ Gaza_Student:_An_Israeli_Bomb_Killed_My_Pregnant_Cousin. The_US_Is_Complicit.⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Colonial_Powers_Have_Long_Demanded_the_‘Right_to Self-Defense’_Against_the_People_They_Have_Colonized⠀⇛ The fallacy of the colonial ‘right to self- defense.’ # ⚓ Erdoğan_son-in-law_wants_to_equip_world’s_first_drone carrier⠀⇛ After Turkey’s exclusion from the F35 programme, the fighter jets on the aircraft carrier „Anadolu“ could be replaced by armed drones. # ⚓ Killing_Gaza:_Dan_Cohen_&_Max_Blumenthal’s_documentary shows_life_under_Israel’s_bombs_and_siege⠀⇛ # ⚓ Opinion_|_As_Gaza_Burns,_Where_is_Washington’s_“Respect_for Norms”_Now?⠀⇛ Lamentations for the dead and dying in Gaza from the Biden administration are nothing more than crocodile tears. # ⚓ Amnesty_International_Calls_for_ICC_War_Crimes_Probe_of Israeli_Strikes_on_Gaza_Homes⠀⇛ “Deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian property and infrastructure are war crimes, as are disproportionate attacks,” asserted one Amnesty official. # ⚓ “Terror_from_the_Skies”:_UNRWA_Condemns_Israeli_Bombing_of Gaza_Refugee_Camp,_Killing_Family_of_10⠀⇛ Matthias Schmale, director of UNRWA operations in Gaza, says civilians in the besieged territory are facing “terror from the skies” amid Israel’s bombardment, which has already killed nearly 200 people. “The price the civilian population is paying for this is unacceptable. This has to stop. This is terror on a civilian population.” # ⚓ Israel_Is_Trying_to_Destroy_Us:_Gaza_Father_&_Writer_Speaks Out_as_Palestinian_Death_Toll_Nears_200⠀⇛ Israel’s assault on Gaza has entered its second week, as Israel killed at least 42 Palestinians in Gaza Sunday in the deadliest day so far when it bombarded the besieged area with airstrikes, artillery fire and gunboat shelling. Israel has killed nearly 200 Palestinians, including 58 children and 34 women, and destroyed over 500 homes in Gaza, leaving 40,000 Palestinians homeless. Israel also leveled a 12-story building housing the offices of the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. “This is a total destruction from the Israeli occupation against the native Palestinians in Gaza,” says Palestinian academic and activist Refaat Alareer, who lives in Gaza. “This is not new. This is a continuation of Israeli aggression against Palestinians that started in 1948, the Nakba.” # ⚓ ‘A_Huge_Loss’:_Israel’s_Killing_of_Top_Doctors_Further Strains_Overwhelmed_Gaza_Health_System⠀⇛ “I have not seen this level of destruction through my 14 years of work—not even in the 2014 war,” said one emergency rescue official.  # ⚓ Opinion_|_How_the_United_States_Helps_To_Kill Palestinians⠀⇛ U.S. policy has perpetuated the crisis and atrocities of the Israeli occupation by unconditionally supporting Israel in three distinct ways: militarily, diplomatically and politically. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Who_Benefits_From_Israel’s_Slaughter_of Palestinians_in_Gaza?⠀⇛ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political troubles—and an arms industry eager to battle test new wares on Gazans—may help explain the latest escalation of violence. # ⚓ Sanders_Says_US_Must_‘Take_a_Hard_Look’_at_Nearly_$4 Billion_in_Annual_Military_Aid_to_Israel⠀⇛ “It is illegal for U.S. aid to support human rights violations,” said the Vermont senator. # ⚓ Nearly_30_Senate_Dems_Call_for_Immediate_Cease-Fire_as Death_Toll_From_Israeli_Assault_on_Gaza_Tops_190⠀⇛ More than half of the Senate Democratic caucus said a cease-fire is urgently needed “to prevent any further loss of civilian life.” # ⚓ What_is_Left_for_Palestine?⠀⇛ Western media and politicians are now firmly coalesced around the Israeli government narrative. Israel is unwillingly fighting a war of self- defence in Gaza after hostilities were commenced by aggressive Hamas military attack. The storming of Al Aqsa mosque, the shooting at people in prayer, the right wing mobs attacking East Jerusalem, the Krystallnacht style destruction of Palestinian businesses and lynching of Arab Israelis, none of that ever happened at all. What happened was that Hamas launched a missile war and Israel was obliged, ever so reluctantly, to exercise its right of self defence, with enormous care not to hit civilians, except that, entirely accidentally, the IDF has killed a couple of hundred civilians including scores of children. # ⚓ This_Must_End⠀⇛ We Palestinians have lived decades of humiliation, injustices, and maltreatment. In 1948, we were expelled from our land; over 600 villages were fully destroyed; hundreds of thousands of us were killed or uprooted. Nearly eight hundred thousand ended up living as refugees in different places around the globe. This happened under the eyes of the International Community, who have promised us, a sovereign State over about one fifth of our original homeland. That decision was only accepted in the 1990s by Palestinians believing in a two-state solution. # ⚓ Apartheid_Israel_Confirmed⠀⇛ It was perhaps 6 or 7 years ago. I was part of a panel, debating on Israel and the Palestinians, that took place at a local (West Chester, Pa) Quaker Friends school. The school had such debates regularly until the administration caved-in to pressure from the Zionist parents of a number of Jewish students. One of these parents debated for the Israeli side. This particular event came to mind upon my seeing the latest Human Rights Watch (HRW) report conclusively laying out the apartheid nature of Israel. Here is the connection: just before the debate was to begin the participating Zionist parent tried to make a command decision. No one was to use the term apartheid in reference to Israel. This was because the assertion was, according to him, obviously nonsense. # ⚓ Biden_Can’t_Avoid_the_Israeli-Palestinian_Conflict⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chicago_PD_Oversight_Says_Officers_Racked_Up_100_Misconduct Allegations_During_A_Single_Wrong_Address_Raid⠀⇛ More than two years after Chicago police officers terrorized a naked 50-year-old social worker during the raid of a wrong address, the PD’s independent oversight — the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) — has issued its report. How much of it will result in actual discipline remains to be seen, but there’s a whole lot of misconduct to be had. (via FourthAmendment.com) # ⚓ Parler’s_return_to_Apple_store_poses_new_challenges⠀⇛ Parler returned to the Apple App Store on Monday after getting kicked off more than four months ago in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection. The social media app popular with conservatives will look different on Apple devices now that the company has pledged to remove certain content labeled as “hate” that will still be available on other versions of the platform. Parler, which presents itself as a free speech alternative to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, faces a battle on two fronts as it navigates a return to mainstream app marketplaces. # ⚓ US_Targets_Islamic_State_Moneymen_in_Turkey,_Syria⠀⇛ The United States is taking new steps to make it more difficult for the Islamic State terror group to move money, including donations from international supporters, through Syria and Turkey. The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Monday against three people and one company, all of which played key roles in what officials described as the terror group’s illicit financial network. # ⚓ German_citizen_beheads_Moroccan_wife_in_ISIS_style⠀⇛ Germany, several countries have been complaining, has become a safe haven for dozens of former ISIS militants who fought in Syria and Iraq. Morocco has warned the European country against the presence on its soil of former ISIS terrorists. # ⚓ EXCLUSIVE:_Boko_Haram_Boosts_Plans_To_Have_Separate_Islamic Country,_Lures_Borno,_Yobe_Residents⠀⇛ “As part of this approach, the ideological aspect of the crisis must be dealt with. The ability of the group to recruit is one of the biggest reasons for its expansion, and so a deeper understanding of its recruitment patterns and operating mechanisms is crucial,” ISS senior researcher Remadji Hoinathy warned in May 2019. Often ISWAP exploits gaps in governance by trying to prove that it can provide essential services in the areas under its control. o § Transparency/Investigative Reporting⠀➾ # ⚓ The_media_has_incited_more_hatred_than_necessary⠀⇛ It’s difficult to see how this plays out in the coming days, as no doubt “international diplomacy” will step in. But the misinformation we are hearing on the news that the latest flair-up occurred because “Israelis stormed the Mosque”, may convince the majority, but it’s not the main reason this violence broke out. Those behind it have carefully constructed a well-orchestrated move to turn public opinion against Israel and the Jewish communities supporting Israel, and so far, it is working. o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Asia’s_cities_are_worst_hit_in_warming_world⠀⇛ Climate change, water shortage and pollution are worst for Asia’s cities, researchers say. The rest of us have a lucky escape. # ⚓ ‘Time_for_Us_to_Have_Her_Back’:_Sunrise_Movement_Endorses Nina_Turner_for_Congress⠀⇛ The youth-led climate campaign called the former Ohio state senator a “champion for people everywhere on a myriad of issues impacting our communities.”  # ⚓ Exhuming_California’s_St._Francis_Dam_Disaster⠀⇛ Seven miles up San Francisquito Canyon in far northern Los Angeles County, at an unmarked spot on an abandoned county road, there’s a pile of rubble. Obscured by the cottonwoods and willows that cluster along trickling San Francisquito Creek, the site is indistinguishable from the surrounding shale and sandstone until you’re standing nearly on top of it. Further west, ragged concrete blocks the size of shipping containers lie scattered across the canyon floor. These are the remnants of greater Los Angeles’s deadliest day, obscured from public view by time, neglect, and painstaking effort. # ⚓ Another_environmental_disaster_Russia’s_Komi_Republic declares_emergency_after_90-ton_oil_spill⠀⇛ Authorities in Russia’s far-northern Komi Republic have declared an emergency over a 90-ton oil spill affecting local soil and waterways. The leak originated from a Lukoil pipeline located in the neighboring Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Reportedly, most of the oil products have pooled on the shore of the Kolva River, however the pollution is continuing to spread into larger waterways and is moving towards the Barents sea. Local environmental activists say the spill already constitutes an environmental disaster and has likely caused hundreds of millions of rubles in damage. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ Dozens_of_Christian_Organisations_Announce_Fossil Fuel_Divestment_Ahead_of_G7_and_COP26⠀⇛ Three dozen Christian organisations and institutions from across the world — including dioceses from the Church of England — announced their divestment from fossil fuels today and urged leaders to take greater action on climate change ahead of major global summits this year. Scheduled for June, leaders of the G7 nations will meet in the UK and environmentalists hope climate will be a priority. Meanwhile, Glasgow will host the annual UN climate conference, COP26, in November.  # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ Four_Years_of_‘The_Rev’⠀⇛ # ⚓ Forest_Service_Halts_Huge_Clearcutting_Plan_Next_to Yellowstone_National_Park_that_Threatened_Grizzlies, Lynx⠀⇛ WEST YELLOWSTONE, MONTANA— Following a challenge by multiple conservation groups, the U.S. Forest Service announced Thursdaythat it was halting a plan to clearcut more than 4,600 acres of native forests, log across an additional 9,000 acres and bulldoze up to 56 miles of road on lands just outside Yellowstone National Park in the Custer Gallatin National Forest. In April, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Native Ecosystems Council challenged the South Plateau project, saying it would destroy habitat for grizzly bears, lynx, pine martens and wolverines. The logging project would have destroyed the scenery and solitude for hikers using the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail, which crosses the proposed timber-sale area. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Working_Women_Need_the_PRO_Act⠀⇛ Jeanne D’Angelo, currently a freelance illustrator, had a job interview at the Comcast headquarters in Philadelphia 13 years ago. The manager who interviewed her, who was employed by Comcast, told her she got the job. Then she was sent to a temp agency to fill out her new-hire paperwork. Like so many other workers, D’Angelo had been a temp before, and many of those jobs had been “temp to hire,” in her experience. “I just figured they’d eventually hire me,” she said. # ⚓ Opinion_|_Wall_Street_Banks_Reject_Racial_Equity_Audits, While_Professing_BLM_Support⠀⇛ JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is urging shareholders to vote against a proposed review of the impact of bank policies and practices on racial inequality. # ⚓ Wealthy_Progressives_Issue_Tax_Day_Message:_‘Cut_the Bullsh*t’_and_Tax_Rich_People_Like_Us⠀⇛ “Tax the Rich. Save America. Yes, it’s really that simple.” # ⚓ The_Secret_Tax_Loophole_Making_the_Rich_Even_Richer⠀⇛ Close this stepped-up basis loophole, and we help finance the programs the vast majority of Americans desperately need and deserve. We also end the explosion of dynastic wealth. It should be a no- brainer. # ⚓ Opinion_|_The_Real_Purpose_of_Austerity⠀⇛ Even if everyone agreed that printing another trillion dollars to finance a basic income for the poor would boost neither inflation nor interest rates, the rich and powerful would still oppose it. After all, their most important interest is not to conserve economic potential, but to preserve the power of the few to compel the many. o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ Russian_court_drops_embezzlement_charges_against_ex- governor_Mikhail_Men⠀⇛ On May 17, Moscow’s Tverskoy Court terminated the criminal case against Russia’s Accounts Chamber auditor, Mikhail Men, due to the expiration of the statute of limitations, reports the state news agency TASS.  # ⚓ Trump_Plans_to_Resume_His_Infamous_Rallies_in_June⠀⇛ # ⚓ Biden_White_House_Says_Monthly_Child_Tax_Credit_Payments Will_Begin_July_15⠀⇛ # ⚓ Marjorie_Taylor_Greene_Is_Gunning_for_AOC—and_There’s_Only 1_Reason⠀⇛ Video emerged late last week of bigoted Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene trying to intimidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her congressional office in Washington, D.C. The video, filmed in 2019, was taken as Greene went to Ocasio- Cortez’s office, uninvited, to laugh at and mock her while purposely mispronouncing her name and talking through the mail slot in her door. Greene was flanked by a small gang of thuggy guys, including one who some think participated in the Capitol insurrection. The video, which was initially streamed by Greene on Facebook Live but later deleted, resurfaced just days after Greene accosted Ocasio-Cortez on the House floor. There, Greene accused Ocasio-Cortez of backing “terrorists and antifa,” which is rich considering that Greene exists only to give aid and comfort to white domestic terrorists. # ⚓ ‘Allende_Is_Smiling’:_Chilean_Voters_Elect_Progressive Alliance_to_Rewrite_Pinochet-Era_Constitution⠀⇛ “Chile will be the grave of neoliberalism!”  # ⚓ Psy-ops_in_high_places_Putin’s_new_science_adviser_to Russia’s_National_Security_Council_is_a_military_intelligence agent_accused_of_spreading_disinformation_about_the coronavirus⠀⇛ In recent years, Russia’s National Security Council (or Sovbez) has come increasingly to resemble the USSR’s Politburo (the Soviet Communist Party’s powerful executive committee). On May 11, Vladimir Putin made significant changes to the Sovbez’s Science Council, which provides “scientific- methodological and expert-analytical support,” assists with the development of Russia’s national security strategy and strategic planning documents, and helps define priorities, criteria, and metrics. One newcomer to the Science Council is a man named A. G. Starunsky, a deputy commander of Russia’s Military Unit 55111. Meduza has learned that intelligence agencies in Estonia and the United States suspect this person of involvement in online disinformation campaigns run by Russia’s Military Intelligence Directorate (GRU).  # ⚓ Why_Biden_Should_Reappoint_Powell_as_Fed_Chair,_Now⠀⇛ In making the case for Powell, it is important to understand how much he has moved the Fed from where it has been in prior decades. I have long been in battles with the Fed over its willingness to raise interest rates, slowing growth and killing jobs, in order to head off the risk of higher inflation. It viewed its legal mandate for high employment as an afterthought, at best. Powell has turned this around. He has quite explicitly said that he wants to have the economy run hot, pushing it as far he can without kicking off inflation. He has embraced the idea that many of us on the left had long maintained: low levels of unemployment disproportionately benefit those most disadvantaged in the labor market. # ⚓ This_is_Not_a_Crisis,_This_is_a_Rebellion:_a_Report_from the_Front_Lines_of_Haiti⠀⇛ All of Haitian society is in revolt. A mambo and hougan—the traditional voudou priestess and priest—lead ancestral ceremonies before rallies take the streets and block the central arteries of Port-au-Prince, Cap Haïtien, and other Haitian cities and towns. After one of their members was kidnapped, leaders of the Protestant Church directed its congregation to halt all activities at noon on Wednesday and bat tenèb. Bat tenèb, literally “beat the darkness,” is a call for all sectors of Haitian society to beat pots, pans, street lights and anything else as a general alert of an emergency. A Catholic church in Petionville held a mass with political undertones against the dictatorship. When marchers from outside took refuge from the police inside the church, the Haitian National Police tear gassed the entire congregation. # ⚓ The_California_Prosecutors_Who_Want_to_Keep_People_Out_of Jail⠀⇛ “Politics is often defined or understood as the art of making a deal. But I think, at its best, it’s the art of making possible tomorrow that which we can’t even imagine today,” says Chesa Boudin, the district attorney of San Francisco County. The son of two members of the Weather Underground sentenced to long spells in prison, Boudin was narrowly elected in 2019 under San Francisco’s ranked-choice voting system. He talks of the pain of growing up with imprisoned parents; of the collect calls he still receives every Saturday from his incarcerated father; and of his belief, inculcated in him from childhood, that simply locking people up is a failure of the political imagination. “My personal experience shapes me—my worldview, my fears and hopes, my dreams and aspirations,” he acknowledges.1 Boudin and three other district attorneys—Republican Tori Verber Salazar of San Joaquin County, in the Central Valley (whose office didn’t respond to requests for comment for this article), and Democrats George Gascón of Los Angeles and Diana Becton of Contra Costa County—joined the Prosecutors Alliance of California in September 2020. Although their offices serve only four of the 58 counties in California, they represent more than 30 percent of the state’s population. The organization was established as a progressive alternative to the more conservative California District Attorneys Association (CDAA), which, for decades, has helped shape criminal justice priorities in the Golden State. In 2022, when 56 of those counties hold elections for their DAs, the number of Californians served by self-identifying progressive prosecutors could well reach the 50 percent mark.2 # ⚓ NPR_at_50:_Straying_From_Its_Civic_Mission?⠀⇛ A few observations, drawn from listening to NPR largely over the WAMC station in Albany, New York during a Covid-19 year, are in order. 1. I find the features and the collaboration with other investigative groups, such as Pro Publica, very enlightening. One piece about Amazon’s warehouses was especially memorable. Moreover, Scott Simon and David Brancaccio are so capable as to be considered under-challenged. # ⚓ Can_Democracy_Exist_in_the_Digital_Era_Part_II_–_The Project_Censored_Show⠀⇛ Notes: Veena Dubal is Professor of Law at the University of California’s Hastings College of Law. Meredith Whittaker is Research Professor at New York University, and co-founder of the AI Now Institute. Robin Andersen is Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University. Maximillian Alvarez is Editor-in-Chief at the Real News Network. # ⚓ What_went_wrong_with_the_Labour_Party?⠀⇛ All this demonstrates that the Labour Party has consistently failed to offer any real solutions to the problems we face in modern-day Britain, focusing more on petty point scoring. For too long it has enjoyed the blind trust of its supporters. Not anymore. The party seems to have forgotten that it was hope, humility, compassion and progressiveness that attracted people from all backgrounds for years. If Labour is to win back the trust of people, it will need a serious overhaul. The party must adhere to liberal principles, promote democratic values such as free speech, and engage people and political opponents in constructive discussions. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Russia’s_censorship_agency_decides_not_to_block_Twitter⠀⇛ Russia’s censorship agency, Roskomnadzor (RKN), has decided against completely blocking Twitter, it announced in a statement on May 17.  # ⚓ Facebook_facing_four_more_fines_for_failing_to_remove content_banned_in_Russia⠀⇛ Moscow’s Tagansky Court has registered four more proceedings against Facebook over alleged administrative offenses, reports Interfax. If found guilty, the social network will face an additional 16 million rubles (about $216,000) in fines. The magistrate’s court has yet to schedule a date for the consideration of these latest protocols. # ⚓ Belarusian_national_broadcaster_will_not_air_Eurovision 2021⠀⇛ Belarus’s national broadcaster, Belteleradio (BT), will not air the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest because the country was refused admission to the competition, BT told RIA Novosti, # ⚓ DOJ_Sent_A_Grand_Jury_Subpoena_To_Twitter_Demanding_The Unmasking_Of_A_Twitter_User_Being_Sued_By_Devin_Nunes⠀⇛ For the past couple of years, Devin Nunes has been suing Twitter users over obviously satirical accounts that use his name, the most famous of which is “Devin Nunes’ Cow.” He has yet to succeed, but he has managed to clutter the courts with a bunch of vexatious litigation that, so far, has only proved Devin’s skin is mighty thin and that he should definitely make better choices when it comes to choosing legal representation. # ⚓ Biden_Revokes_Trump-Era_Executive_Order_Designed_To_Crack Down_On_Big_Tech⠀⇛ Executive orders represent a somewhat ambiguous region in executive authority, and there remain unresolved legal issues regarding the scope of executive policies. All of that considered, it is not unprecedented for an incoming president to revoke in-force executive orders in the early days of his term. # ⚓ Party_officials:_Hate_speech_fears_deterred_local_election candidates⠀⇛ The government study further found that hate speech and ill-natured online debate are having a knock on effect on democracy. Forty-two percent of municipal decision-makers who responded to the survey said their willingness to participate in public debate had diminished. Many participants in the study also said that hate speech and harassment have led them to consider giving up politics. Saresma said this is a “serious threat” to democracy, as it reduces people’s willingness to participate in social debate. However, she added that studies show that only a relatively small number of people engage in hate speech, and this small group produces the largest part of it. “If, for example, there is reprehensible hate speech on social media, accounts should be closed. There should be zero tolerance for committing crimes,” Saresma said. # ⚓ Online_hate_speech_deters_candidates_from_participating_in municipal_elections⠀⇛ A survey commissioned by the government in 2019 found that 66 per cent or two-thirds of municipal councillors believe that hate speech in public debate has increased significantly and reported being at the receiving end of abusive behavior themselves. The study also revealed that the toxic online culture represents a direct threat to democracy, as 42 per cent of respondents admitted that their willingness to participate in public debate had decreased. # ⚓ Ukrainian_Models_Deported_After_Posing_On_Birthday_Suits_In Turkey_During_Ramadan⠀⇛ According to reports, six Ukrainian models tried to recreate that scene when they posed in the birthday suits in Turkey, creating great indignation when they posed nude while on a yacht. The models were with two men as they tried to recreate the high- rise balcony debacle in Dubai. # ⚓ Naser_Khader_faces_Supreme_Court_lawsuit_in_connection_with calling_female_imam_an_Islamist⠀⇛ Naser Khader, who stepped down from his duties as a Konservative MP to take stress leave in April, will today begin his defence in the Supreme Court against charges that he libelled the female imam Sherin Khankan. Like she did with an unsuccessful lawsuit in the High Court last year, Khankan will contend that Khader defamed her with a character assassination and abuse of power when he sent an email on 13 September 2017 to a group of MPs (from Radikale, SF and Alternativet) airing concerns about Exit Circle, an organisation that helps victims of psychological violence, which she chairs. o § Freedom of Information/Freedom of the Press⠀➾ # ⚓ Gaza_Journalist:_Israel_Is_Deliberately_Targeting_the_Media by_Bombing_AP_&_Al_Jazeera_Offices⠀⇛ We speak with Palestinian reporter Youmna al-Sayed, who was among the journalists who had to flee for their lives when Israel bombed and leveled a 12- story Gaza building that housed the offices of media organizations including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. Israel has claimed, without evidence, that the building was being used by Hamas operatives, but al-Sayed says it’s part of a pattern of Israeli attacks on media. “This is no coincidence,” she says. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Opinion_|_Demilitarizing_the_Border:_A_World_of_Bikes,_Not Walls?⠀⇛ When it comes to the border and its many “crises,” the absurdity runs deep. # ⚓ Ocasio-Cortez_Leads_House_Dems’_Demand_That_Biden_‘End_the Carceral_Approach_to_Immigration’⠀⇛ “Instead, we urge the Biden administration to pursue humane and just immigration policies that aim to end mass incarceration, criminalization, and deportation of immigrants.” # ⚓ ‘Alarm_Bells_Are_Ringing_Loudly’:_Supreme_Court_Takes_Up Case_That_Could_Reverse_Roe_v._Wade⠀⇛ “Let’s be explicit: Anti-abortion extremists made it clear that this was the goal all along. It’s why they couldn’t wait to rush Amy Coney Barrett onto the Supreme Court before the November election.” # ⚓ Supreme_Court_Agrees_to_Hear_Case_That_Could_Upend_Roe_v. Wade⠀⇛ # ⚓ ‘Extremism’_case_against_Navalny’s_movement_reportedly classified_due_to_security_officials’_personal_data⠀⇛ The materials in the case on designating Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (the FBK) and political movement as “extremist organizations” were classified because they contain the personal data of security officials, the newspaper Kommersant reported, citing a source in law enforcement. Allegedly, the security officials in question filed lawsuits over damages inflicted by protesters during opposition rallies.  # ⚓ Addressing_Rape_in_Four_Minutes_or_Less:_Dating_App_Reps Left_Unprepared_to_Respond_to_Assault_Victims⠀⇛ On a sunny afternoon in the summer of 2019, Natalie Dong stood outside the glass headquarters of the popular online dating platform Tinder, in downtown Los Angeles, with a poster board draped from her neck. It read: “MY RAPIST IS STILL ON TINDER.” More than a year earlier, Dong, then a 21-year-old engineering student, said she had been raped in her home by a man she had met on a different dating website, Coffee Meets Bagel. He told Dong he was on other dating platforms, including Tinder. She reported the events to the police, which didn’t lead to criminal charges. # ⚓ The_Police_Dog_Who_Cried_Drugs_at_Every_Traffic_Stop⠀⇛ As a drug detection dog, Karma kept his nose down and treated every suspect the same. Public records show that from the time he arrived in Republic in January 2018 until his handler took a leave of absence to campaign for public office in 2020, Karma gave an “alert” indicating the presence of drugs 100 percent of the time during roadside sniffs outside vehicles. Whether drivers actually possessed illegal narcotics made no difference. The government gained access to every vehicle that Karma ever sniffed. He essentially created automatic probable cause for searches and seizures, undercutting constitutional guarantees of due process. # ⚓ Joe_Biden_wants_to_Europeanise_the_American_welfare_state⠀⇛ Start with the most important bits. At present, one in six American children live in poverty by the government’s own measure. International comparisons, using a measure called relative poverty, suggest that the American rate is among the highest in the rich world. It is caused by flimsy supports for the youngest (as opposed to those for the elderly, who receive Social Security and Medicare). A generous child allowance is the main anti-poverty tool in most rich countries—and also one that America lacks. One such scheme was created this year as part of the covid-19 relief bill that the president signed in March. It will pay most families $3,000 per year per child ($3,600 for young children) and is expected to halve the poverty rate soon after its payments begin in July. A simultaneous boost to the earned-income tax credit, which tops up the wages of low-paid workers, would also reduce poverty among childless adults (while reducing disincentives to work). # ⚓ Sharia_France:_Mother_of_3_Shot_and_Burned_to_Death_in Public_by_Muslim_Migrant_Husband_(Video)⠀⇛ Western feminists’ supposedly cherished principles are not compatible with Islam, yet they remain silent. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ New_Jersey_State_Legislators_Think_They_Can_Get_Trump_Back On_Facebook_By_Passing_A_Stupid_Social_Media_Moderation Bill⠀⇛ Facebook recently announced its decision to keep Donald Trump banned — a decision supported by its new oversight board. That decision — just like the original ban — made certain people very angry and very sure a platform’s decision to ban someone infringes on the First Amendment. # ⚓ UK_Now_Calling_Its_‘Online_Harms_Bill’_The_‘Online_Safety Bill’_But_A_Simple_Name_Change_Won’t_Fix_Its_Myriad Problems⠀⇛ We’ve talked a bit about the UK’s long-running process to basically blame internet companies for all of society’s ills. What was originally called the “online harms” bill has now officially morphed into the Online Safety Bill, which was recently released in draft form. # ⚓ Biden_Revokes_Trump’s_Silly_Executive_Order_On_Section_230; But_It_Already_Did_Its_Damage⠀⇛ It’s better than nothing — especially given that Biden has been so vocal against Section 230 — but last week, Biden rescinded Trump’s ridiculous executive order about Section 230. As you may recall, almost exactly a year ago, Trump issued an absolutely insane executive order demanding the FCC reinterpret Section 230. As we noted at the time, this made no sense, as 230 was written with the explicit admonition that the point was to keep the FCC out of the business of regulating the internet. o § Digital Restrictions (DRM)⠀➾ # ⚓ Apple_to_bring_Lossless_Audio_to_entire_Apple_Music catalog,_alongside_Spatial_Audio_with_Dolby_Atmos⠀⇛ Apple notes: “Due to the large file sizes and bandwidth needed for Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless Audio, subscribers will need to opt in to the experience. Hi-Res Lossless also requires external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC).” # ⚓ Introduction_to_Digital_Rights_Management_(DRM)⠀⇛ # ⚓ What_is_DRM?_Understanding_the_tool_publishers_use_to control_software_and_file_downloading_or_sharing⠀⇛ You’re probably used to feeling like you own the software stored on your computer, phone, and other devices, but that’s not always the case. First and foremost, you typically don’t own the software you’ve purchased. You’ve simply bought the right to use the software in accordance with a licensing agreement. That’s rarely important when using Microsoft Office programs, but many kinds of software are controlled by Digital Rights Management (DRM). That can limit your ability to use the software in important ways. In a nutshell, DRM is a way for publishers and distributors to control your access to software. If you think you might be dealing with a DRM situation, here’s what you need to know before you get yourself in a bind. # ⚓ [Old] Everything_about_how_we_access_and_listen_to_music has_changed_in_the_past_25_years⠀⇛ DRM stands for digital rights management and anyone who’s downloaded music before 2009 knows what a pain it can be. At its most basic level, DRM puts restrictions on how you can use a digital file that you own. In the heyday of Apple’s iTunes Store, the company sold AAC audio files protected with its FairPlay DRM, which restricted playback to its iPod music players and iTunes. Along with limiting what you used to play them, the files couldn’t easily be shared on P2P networks. In 2007, Apple started selling premium AAC music files without DRM, and by 2009 it had gone DRM-free. The only rub there was Apple tacked on a charge of 30 cents per song if you wanted to have the FairPlay DRM removed from tracks you’d already bought. Of course, Apple wasn’t alone here, with Sony BMG’s rootkit fiasco likely the most notorious DRM overreach of the era. If you played certain CDs from the music label on your computer, it would secretly install copy-protection software stopping you from copying the music. The software was also difficult to remove, and even the uninstaller created security issues for users. By 2008, Apple would be the largest music seller in the US, but streaming was still wide open. Streaming services and stations continued to multiply during this time, starting with the likes of Pandora (now owned by satellite radio and streaming service SiriusXM) and Last.fm, which is owned by CNET’s parent company ViacomCBS and no longer streams music. 2008 also was the year Spotify launched in Europe and grew quickly, thanks to a free-music model for anyone willing to put up with some ads between songs. The service wouldn’t be available in the US until 2011, but in no time it became the leader, while competitors like MOG and Rdio were gobbled up by other services. Spotify currently has more than 130 million subscribers. # ⚓ FTC_calls_out_Apple_in_report_on_‘anti-competitive_repair restrictions’⠀⇛ The report on anti-competitive repair restrictions also criticizes Apple for tying components to the logic board, which can make repairs uneconomic. “Software locks, digital rights management (‘DRM”) tools or technological protection measures (TPMs”) are access control technologies implemented by OEMs. While manufacturers argue that these measures are necessary to protect proprietary hardware and copyrighted technologies, repair advocates argue such tactics lock ISOs and consumers out of basic repairs. Embedded software may force consumers to have the maintenance and repair of their products performed by the manufacturers’ authorized service networks. Furthermore, according to iFixit, “if you replace the screen on your iPhone even if it’s with a brand new OEM screen off of another identical iPhone certain features like TrueTone won’t work correctly.” “McDonough explained that Apple synchronizes some iPhone parts to the device’s logic board, making the part repairable only by Apple.” # ⚓ Digital_Rights_Management_(DRM)⠀⇛ When you buy an e-book with DRM you don’t really own it but have purchased the permission to use it in a manner dictated to you by the seller. DRM limits what you can do with e-books you have “bought”. Often people who buy books with DRM are unaware of the extent of these restrictions. These restrictions prevent you from reformatting the e- book to your liking, including making stylistic changes like adjusting the font sizes, although there is software that empowers you to do such things for non DRM books. People are often surprised that an e-book they have bought in a particular format cannot be converted to another format if the e-book has DRM. So if you have an Amazon Kindle and buy a book sold by Barnes and Nobles, you should know that if that e-book has DRM you will not be able to read it on your Kindle. Notice that I am talking about a book you buy, not steal or pirate but BUY. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Considerations_for_formulation_and_combination patents_in_Europe [Ed: Happy to cite the EPC without bothering to mention that the EPO constantly violates the EPC in order to fake 'production' and grant loads of invalid patents]⠀⇛ In this article, we consider patent applications to new drug formulations and combinations. Where a substance or composition is already known for a medical use, it may still be patentable for treating the same condition, provided the specific formulation or combination of active products is novel and inventive (Art. 54(5) EPC). We set out details of how such claims are assessed by the European Patent Office (EPO) and some practical tips on how to maximise the chances of success. In particular, the complex relationship between the concepts of plausibility and inventive step are discussed, focussing on how data in the application are often important to support the patentability arguments at the EPO and how the prior art can be relied upon for plausibility if little or no data are available. # ⚓ T_1952/18_–_prior_use_and_inventive_step⠀⇛ T1952/18 relates to an appeal against the decision to maintain European patent EP2512840 in its granted form. The appellant (opponent) requested that the patent be revoked while the respondent (patentee) requested that the patent be allowed in an amended form. The invention in question relates to the bumper on a car. A bumper typically is made up from a bumper bar with a number of “crash boxes” that are designed to deform in the event of a crash. It is important that the crash boxes deform in a similar manner or their effectiveness can be inhibited. The invention is concerned with the inclusion of a towing eyelet. This can be achieved by the connection of a threaded sleeve into which the towing eyelet can be screwed. However, as a consequence of pulling the towing eyelet at an angle, the crash box can, if used, deform irregularly. The invention seeks to solve this problem by a particular arrangement of the sleeve in respect of the crash box. [...] The European Patent Office (EPO) noted that this evidence did not lie within the power and knowledge of the opponent because the patentee could have had similar access to the alleged prior art. The standard of proof required was therefore a “balance of probabilities” (as opposed to “up to the hilt”) and this threshold was met. In this case, the abundance of evidence was clearly persuasive and the Board of Appeal decided that the prior use was legitimate prior art. However, the Board of Appeal’s view was that two features (s) and (t) were not known from this prior use: # ⚓ LED_iBond_International_A/S_:_European_LED_iBond patents_now_also_set_to_include_data_communication features⠀⇛ With this confirmation from EPO, LED iBond has now decided to take the next steps to follow up on this opportunity to secure additional patent protection of its products. # ⚓ CPA_Global_hit_with_new_class_action_claim⠀⇛ Intellectual property services company CPA Global has been accused of substantial overcharging in a class action complaint brought by a medical device company on behalf of itself and around 100 other CPA clients. In the complaint, filed at the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, New York-based Brainchild Surgical Devices claimed CPA overcharged for renewals and issued “opaque invoices” to conceal this. The complaint further alleges that CPA uses similar contracts and pricing structures for all, or nearly all, of its clients in a “deliberate and systematic scheme”. A spokesperson for Clarivate, which acquired CPA Global in 2020, said it “categorically and emphatically denies any wrongdoing”. # ⚓ MGC_Pharmaceuticals_submits_patent_application_for CimetrA_to_European_IP_Office [Ed: There's no such thing as "European IP Office"; the author here meant something else, but once you examine the text you realise it's marketing spam disguised as 'journalism' (probably just 'copypasta')]⠀⇛ # ⚓ MGC_Pharma_submits_patent_application_for_virus symptoms_treatment [Ed: Patent offices scattering patent monopolies over COVID-19 instead of working to actually solve the crisis]⠀⇛ CimetrA is designed to treat multiple ailments including viral infections with acute and chronic inflammation, COVID-19 and variants of influenza, autoimmune diseases, adverse events resulting from the various forms of cancer therapy, and the promotion of an immune response to bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections. # ⚓ English_Court_of_Appeal_tightened_requirement_for Crown_use_defence_to_apply,_so_when_will_it?⠀⇛ Back in February, the Court of Appeal in IPCom v Vodafone [2021] EWCA Civ 205 overturned the first instance decision of Mr Recorder Douglas Campbell QC who held that Vodafone could benefit from what seems to be the somewhat mythical defence of Crown use. Although the decision is relatively dusty in the fast-paced age, the decision warrants further review. Brussels-based trainee patent attorney, Henry Yang, provides a summary for readers below. # ⚓ Pharma_Patent_Litigation_in_Portugal:_A_skewed perspective⠀⇛ When it comes to the judicial enforcement of pharmaceutical patents in Portugal, over the past few decades the general public has been driven to the misconception that the system protects pharmaceutical industry originators’ tactics to delay the market entry of generics. The European Generic Medicines Association (EGA)’s “Patent-related Barriers to Market Entry for Generic Medicines in the European Union” report, published in May 2008, denounced allegedly originators abusive tactics, including that originators, in Portugal, tried “to force patent linkage upon regulatory authorities”, i.e. promoted a system where the approval of market authorizations (MAs) for generics depended on the status of patents protecting the originators’ medicines. The European Commission’s DG Comp was quick to fall in step behind EGA, peddling a similar narrative in the famous Preliminary Report of the Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry published a few months later, in November 2008. Although the Preliminary Report acknowledged (page 7) Portugal as a Member State with one of the highest generic market shares (second only to Poland) and that the Portuguese courts had not granted a single interim injunction requested by originators between 2000-2007 (page 194, Figure 77 and paragraph 522), it still depicted Portugal as a case study of originators’ tactics directed at delaying generics market entry. # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ Crypto_patent_boss:_bitcoin_lawsuit_filed_to help_industry_‘grow’ [Ed: Patrick Wingrove entertaining illegal software patents and parasites that sue with these in order to destroy the whole industry. Patrick Wingrove always likes giving a voice to trolls and patent zealots.]⠀⇛ Max Sills, general manager at the Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance and counsel for Square, sets out his ambitions for IP and cryptocurrencies # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Guy_Rub:_Copyright_or_Contract?⠀⇛ Using software often means you have to sign a contract as a condition for using the software. This “end user license agreement,” called a EULA, will lay out the terms under which the software can be used. For example, the EULA you sign to play a video game might say: “The player of this video game cannot cheat while playing the game.” What if you breach the EULA by playing the game using a commercially available cheating “bot”? Is this copyright infringement? Or is this just a breach of contract? This may seem obscure, but the question matters a lot. For one thing, in this example, if the video game publisher has a copyright claim against the cheater, not just a contract claim, this could mean very large statutory damages versus no damages at all. This is just one of many scenarios in which copyright owners use contracts to control the conditions of use, and whose breach may, or may not, give rise to copyright infringement. In his new article, Against Copyright Customization, Guy Rub addresses this thorny question—copyright or contract?—along with many closely related questions. For example: when is a software user a mere licensee versus an owner? (Spoiler alert: almost always!) The article is forthcoming in Iowa Law Review and a draft can be downloaded on SSRN. [...] CAH: Ok, so the video game user is a very different situation, because all they are doing is playing using the bot. They are not making intentional copies. That is why we have essential step. But surely there are situations where it is not so easy. The CC license example is interesting to me. You can make copies but with attribution only. You make copies without attribution… GUY RUB: I am fine with that being copyright infringement although it depends how exactly the license is drafted. Those copyleft contracts typically say this is a condition for the license. And in that case that is infringement, so long as it is not a fair use, and of course you need to be making additional copies. It can’t just be “use.” # ⚓ Scammers_Use_Fake_Copyright_Warnings_to_Steal_Logins and_Spread_Trojans⠀⇛ It’s no secret that scammers are constantly trying to trick people into downloading malicious content from pirate sites. However, scammers are also targeting people who want to avoid copyright troubles. By sending fake infringement notices, bad actors hope to steal social media credentials and spread trojans. # ⚓ Police:_Pirate_IPTV_Raids_Shut_Down_“80_Percent”_of Illegal_Transmissions_in_Italy⠀⇛ Police in Italy say they have shut down a major IPTV network responsible for around 80 percent of illegal IPTV supply in the country. Operation Black Out was carried out by 200 specialists in 11 regions following an investigation into sellers on Telegram and other social networks. The network is believed to have generated around 15 million euros in revenue every month. # ⚓ They_Hacked_McDonald’s_Ice_Cream_Machines—and_Started a_Cold_War⠀⇛ The secret menu reveals a business model that goes beyond a right-to-repair issue, O’Sullivan argues. It represents, as he describes it, nothing short of a milkshake shakedown: Sell franchisees a complicated and fragile machine. Prevent them from figuring out why it constantly breaks. Take a cut of the distributors’ profit from the repairs. “It’s a huge money maker to have a customer that’s purposefully, intentionally blind and unable to make very fundamental changes to their own equipment,” O’Sullivan says. And McDonald’s presides over all of it, he says, insisting on loyalty to its longtime supplier. (Resist the McDonald’s monarchy on decisions like equipment, and the corporation can end a restaurant’s lease on the literal ground beneath it, which McDonald’s owns under its franchise agreement.) So two years ago, after their own strange and painful travails with Taylor’s devices, 34- year-old O’Sullivan and his partner, 33-year- old Melissa Nelson, began selling a gadget about the size of a small paperback book, which they call Kytch. Install it inside your Taylor ice cream machine and connect it to your Wi-Fi, and it essentially hacks your hostile dairy extrusion appliance and offers access to its forbidden secrets. Kytch acts as a surveillance bug inside the machine, intercepting and eavesdropping on communications between its components and sending them to a far friendlier user interface than the one Taylor intended. The device not only displays all of the machine’s hidden internal data but logs it over time and even suggests troubleshooting solutions, all via the web or an app. The result, once McDonald’s and Taylor became aware of Kytch’s early success, has been a two-year-long cold war—one that is only now turning hot. At one point, Kytch’s creators believe Taylor hired private detectives to obtain their devices. Taylor recently unveiled its own competing internet-connected monitoring product. And McDonald’s has gone so far as to send emails to McDonald’s franchisees, warning them that Kytch devices breach a Taylor machine’s “confidential information” and can even cause “serious human injury.” After watching the efforts of McDonald’s and Taylor to decimate their business over the five months since those emails, O’Sullivan and his cofounder are now on the counterattack. The Kytch couple tells WIRED they’re planning to file a lawsuit against some McDonald’s franchisees who they believe are colluding with Taylor by handing over their Kytch devices to the ice cream machine giant and allowing them to be reverse- engineered—a violation of the franchisees’ agreement with Kytch. (Taylor denies obtaining Kytch devices but doesn’t deny trying to gain possession of one or that a Taylor distributor did ultimately access it.) The lawsuit will likely be only the first salvo from Kytch in a mounting, messy legal battle against both Taylor and McDonald’s. ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 8250 ➮ Generation completed at 02:42, i.e. 118 seconds to (re)generate ⟲