𝕿𝖊𝖈𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘 Bulletin for Friday, June 11, 2021 ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Generated Sat 12 Jun 02:40:28 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/2021/06/11/ ╒═══════════════════ 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐒 ════════════════════════════════════╕ Previous bulletins in IPFS (past 21 days, in chronological order): QmXhBpXcrZwjc7VVdcE7wWLJf6JB9XGtQ4wccZ7H8uf6pe QmUyLfRYPkuyGP11DJBmMK41rBVonTevJdY8V6EukiwZSE QmWXXviQHmBWpZEeh21wmVrq8Jdw2SnGLjbSMT1txFbneS QmXEGvfJkUyZeSdojRxGv8mgaT1DtwxZFH2yt6fT9ukg9c QmTKai68FnVitaid23i2QQCPmYKGU8KBTRYyiefzstV3Q2 QmUJKWuPGKzL4nmcd5UB7qFvEMYKrYzB5fBHjoSeaYSi6Y QmVRJX6dsWD9hGfqb5ssFviC8BzuxtMPZqwgw4kB9Yj5rc QmdstDNgn7t1pwgpTgwANxCdPkxFt7LNkHoqxcezneLZ4X QmUPkoTNKgFCjjDaND9C57Xuicpo1N1GphCnRbEs1JtQGr QmYKVHe1pyFzVZ8TfvkCzXCv6TKortjhutGHHghWLaQegL Qmb2ZB91oAMAUZwGNBLptcFVhjsK3LNm9oxyff2pAx9cPx QmZ6Zf5nQRZVzYYm4jzgCrbdKxok91htjwKD44EuFT47hn Qmdp1J2cA6jPEX5t7cXe6PXCm6aj4n6m3ck2JEdoi75xs4 Qmb217FYPqyf5YeENZfJEneBy7C32dfcpBu4B2XYDVJx3B QmUJcn8AWpxosDPn74zfzdk9fmm2NfAiGE5A2FKhfEe7sN QmTLpCFhnZNUGtUUaydcHLKw8X8UtM9SVzGkdtC96nawfE QmSAQ3gHueMDVJvK7fqcUVfyPEJTatiEuv2MxnruZfCTbQ QmfV5LDX5WsaqFg9Nyo26N9JWemXAuUFwHXN6HQ3FLiNht Qmarn4LZt4SFbSrQ7aYMgXjrR6PSFowthNW7AL2sxHTbh2 QmcDA7FbLzad36FKCSkeVFEjFXPwpcrt1a9h9kg77mG1fr QmajwF31nmyxxm7e5imo4QUnrAmMGNU9jkY4beybcxWevv ╒═══════════════════ 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⦿ Petition Against Richard Stallman Continues Losing Signatures, Open Letter of Support Reaches 6,750 Signatures | Techrights ⦿ IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 10, 2021 | Techrights ⦿ New Introduction at Gemini | Techrights ⦿ Virtual Injustice - Part 3: All the President’s Men… | Techrights ⦿ Conversation With Richard Stallman in Brazil, May 31st 2021 | Techrights ⦿ EPO ‘ViCo’ Prior Art (or ViCo Going Back to the 1980s) | Techrights ䷼ Bulletin articles (as HTML) to comment on (requires login): http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/ibm-shoots-foot/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/irc-log-100621/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/new-introduction-at-gemini/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/presidential-minions/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/rms-brazil-chat/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/vico-80s-prior-art/#comments ䷞ Followed by Daily Links (assorted news picks curated and categorised): http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/riscv-risk-of-takeover/#comments http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/steampal-rumours/#comments ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 63 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/ibm-shoots-foot/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/06/11/ibm-shoots-foot/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Petition_Against_Richard_Stallman_Continues_Losing_Signatures,_Open_Letter_of Support_Reaches_6,750_Signatures⠀✐ Posted in Free/Libre_Software, FSF, GNU/Linux, IBM at 5:18 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Recent: How_to_Sign_the_Letter_in_Support_of_Richard_Stallman_Without Microsoft’s_GitHub 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Anti-RMS_letter_watered_down⦈_ One name fewer: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Dmitry_anti-RMS⦈_ StallmanSupport.org latest: 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴_🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽_⦇Wilcox_in_Russian⦈_ Summary: The latest (if not last) person to garden the anti-RMS petition is an IBM employee. As has been the case for months. Another removal. IBM has a grudge_against_GNU's_founder and by extension the FSF (they want the FSF to be a slave of IBM, just like the Linux_Foundation is; we_last_covered_this_a_day ago). “An open letter in support of Richard Matthew Stallman being reinstated by the Free Software Foundation” has meanwhile reached 6,750 signatures and that number grows_by_about_50_every_3-4_weeks, so it’s reasonable to expect 7,000 by year’s end. The anti-RMS petition may fall below 3,000. ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⢱⣶⡖⠖⣶⡶⢶⠶⠶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⡶⠶⢶⡶⢶⠶⢶⢶⣶⣾⣿ ⣿⢸⣿⣇⣴⣿⣤⣤⣤⣤⣿⣦⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣧⣤⣧⣤⣼⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿ ⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢹⣿ ⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿ ⣿⢀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣀⣸⣿ ⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠿⢿⢟⠟⠛⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣶⣶⣾⣶⣶⣶⣶⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣷⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿ ⣿⢱⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣶⣾⣿ 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⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ New_Introduction_at_Gemini⠀✐ Posted in Site_News at 7:22 am by Guest Editorial Team 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇A capsule⦈ Our capsule is growing in popularity, so we devote more time to it Summary: As part of ongoing_improvements_to_our_capsule we have a new introductory text, reproduced below Founded in 2006, this site represents more than just a message; it serves a community and a growing software freedom movement. The goal is to work towards preserving and expanding general-purpose computing. Towards that end, the people using their computers should be in charge of computers and control what the computers do, rather than distant individuals or groups of isolated individuals. These days computers come in all forms and sizes, from handheld devices which can make phonecalls, to cars, refrigerators, radios, washing machines, and so on. This includes traditional routers, servers, desktop computers, and laptops of course. “These days computers come in all forms and sizes, from handheld devices which can make phonecalls, to cars, refrigerators, radios, washing machines, and so on. This includes traditional routers, servers, desktop computers, and laptops of course.”As of 2021, the Techrights capsule has over 30,000 entries, mostly articles. In order to promote interest in — and put into practice — the goal of software freedom, at the moment, and for quite a few years in the past, a focus has been on eliminating software patents. Ensuring the elimination of software patents around the world, but especially from Europe and North America is a vehicle to retain control over computing for both end users and software developers because software patents threaten end users as much as developers. Furthermore, study after study shows software patents to be a general impediment to innovation. Other topics such as net neutrality, copyright reform, and freedom from censorship all play roles in advancing freedom through software. Therefore, these topics are all covered on a recurring basis throughout the course of the day. Various means, like addressing copyright through software licensing, for example, are steps towards the main goal. Though the primary focus often remains on permanent elimination of software patents. █ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣟⣫⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣳⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⢋⣠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⣏⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⣻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣯⣭⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 352 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐄 ═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/presidential-minions/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/06/11/presidential-minions/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Virtual_Injustice_—_Part_3:_All_the_President’s_Men…⠀✐ Posted in Courtroom, Deception, Europe, Law, Patents at 12:03 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Previously in the series: 1. Virtual_Injustice_—_Part_1:_António’s_Increasingly_Wonky_Legal_Fudge Factory 2. Virtual_Injustice_—_Part_2:_The_ViCo_Oral_Proceedings_of_28_May_2021 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇EPO's Requena and Ernst⦈ Requena and Ernst, in charge of the EPO’s Directorate of Legal and International Affairs. Summary: Benoît_Battistelli‘s army of minions, combined with former colleagues of António_Campinos, team up to participate in the legal fudge of the EPO During the oral proceedings held on 28 May in case no. G 1/21, the President of the European Patent Office was represented by a three-member legal team from the EPO’s Directorate of Legal and International Affairs, known internally as DG5. “…much of the behind-the scenes power is rumoured to be wielded by the so- called Chief International and Legal Officer, who is none other than Gilles Requena.”DG5 is nominally under the control of the Vice-President, Christoph Ernst, a former chairman of the Administrative Council. However, much of the behind-the scenes power is rumoured to be wielded by the so-called Chief International and Legal Officer, who is none other than Gilles Requena. Requena, the husband of the notorious Elodie_Bergot, is a former employee of the French INPI and one of the leading members of Team Battistelli who has been retained by Campinos, apparently for the sake of “continuity”. 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇Mihály Ficsor and Heli Pihlajamaa⦈ Mihály Ficsor (left) representing the President of the Office in G 1/21, assisted by Heli Pihlajamaa (right). The legal team representing the President in case no. G 1/21 is headed by a Principal Director from DG5 (Mihály Ficsor), who is assisted by the Director of Patent Law (Heli Pihlajamaa) and further accompanied by a greenhorn DG5 lawyer (Tobias Irmscher). “As there is a lot of interesting information available about Ficsor and his role in EPO affairs, we will need a number of instalments to cover all of this material.”We will start by taking an in-depth look at Ficsor and his role in EPO affairs since Hungary acceded to the European Patent Convention back in 2003. 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═════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ (ℹ) Images, hyperlinks and comments at http://techrights.org/2021/06/11/vico-80s-prior-art/#comments Gemini version at gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/06/11/vico-80s-prior-art/ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ EPO_‘ViCo’_Prior_Art_(or_ViCo_Going_Back_to_the_1980s)⠀✐ Posted in Europe, Patents at 12:02 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz Published in YouTube only 5 days ago: Also see: Summary: A previous post_(video_from_yesterday) gave examples of prior art from the early/ier 1990s, debunking the EPO’s foolish and irrational embrace of this notion that so-called ‘ViCo’ is so absolutely incredible (we’ve kept talking, e.g. in many prior videos, about how the only real ‘innovation’ was connection speeds); MinceR recalls that “when UMTS (“3G”) was new, video calls on mobile was the feature that was supposed to sell the technology” and in the mid-80s you could already see who you spoke to (almost) in real time ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 534 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_11/6/2021:_A_Torvalds_COVID_Rant_and_RISC-V_Risk_of_Takeover⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 6:38 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o § Desktop/Laptop⠀➾ # ⚓ UYPP:_Ben_Ruel’s_Garage_Garden⠀⇛ Back in March, we announced the winners for our Unleash Your Potential Program, in which six participants got to configure their own System76 computer to use for their awesome projects. This first awesome project is the Garage Garden, helmed by awesome project-er, engineer, and mighty green thumb Ben Ruel. We sat down with Ben to see how his project has been growing on the Meerkat. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ LHS_Episode_#415:_Open_Research_Institute_Deep_Dive_2⠀⇛ Welcome to Episode 415 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, we welcome back Michelle Thompson, W5NYV, from the Open Research Institute. We had an interview about the ORI and its affiliated projects early after the inception of the institute back in 2018. This update involves some longstanding projects, grants and new affiliations of the ORI including the P4DX project, M17, AmbaSat, Aqua Phage and more. We hope you enjoy this update episode and have a great week. # ⚓ Linux_Mint_20.2_Backgrounds_Slideshow⠀⇛ In this video, we are looking at the beautiful backgrounds of the upcoming Linux Mint 20.2. Enjoy! # ⚓ Linux_Mint_20.2_Backgrounds⠀⇛ # ⚓ Never_Sign_A_Contributor_Licence_Agreement⠀⇛ A contributor license agreement is a very dangerous document that any contributor to an open source project could sign, these give the project maintainers far more rights of a project that otherwise would be afforded to them with the software license, some CLAs are better than otehrs but should be generally avoided. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linus_Torvalds_asks_COVID_vaccine_conspiracy_theorist_to “SHUT_THE_HELL_UP”⠀⇛ Clearly unamused by this humanoid conspiracy theory and also on its discussion in a Linux kernel topic thread, Torvalds weighed in quite heavily with some very strong language mixed with some biology lessons for the person. Here are parts of what Linus wrote: [...] # ⚓ Linus_Torvalds_tells_mailing_list_poster_to_“SHUT_THE_HELL UP”_for_saying_COVID-19_vaccines_create_“new_humanoid_race”⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds has used some of his strongest language in years to smack down a Linux Kernel Mailing List poster who made some odd remarks about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. The incident started in a Linux Kernel Mailing List thread titled “Maintainers / Kernel Summit 2021 planning kick-off” that commenced in April 2021. Event organisers have decided the event should be virtual this year. However, some in the thread have used the thread to ask if increasing vaccination rates mean that decision could be revisited. A poster using the name “Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult” weighed in with the following opinion on COVID-19 vaccinations. # ⚓ Linus_Torvalds_Encourages_Kernel_Developers_&_Everyone_To Get_Vaccinated⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds is known primarily in the past for his colorful scripture on the Linux kernel mailing list while today he does have a passionate and important read on the LKML around vaccinations for COVID-19. While Linus Torvalds’ language has toned down on the kernel mailing list in recent years, which were well known often during very heated technical arguments, today he impassioned plea for everyone to get vaccinated against COVID-19. # ⚓ [Older]_Maintainers_/_Kernel_Summit_2021_planning_kick- off⠀⇛ [ Feel free to forward this to other Linux kernel mailing lists as appropriate -- Ted ] This year, the Maintainers and Kernel Summit is currently planned to be held in Dublin, Ireland, September 27 -- 29th. Of course, this is subject to change depending on how much progress the world makes towards vaccinating the population against the COVID-19 virus, and whether employers are approving conference travel. At this point, there's a fairly good chance that we will need to move to a virtual conference format, either for one or both of the summits. As in previous years, the Maintainers Summit is invite-only, where the primary focus will be process issues around Linux Kernel Development. It will be limited to 30 invitees and a handful of sponsored attendees. The Kernel Summit is organized as a track which is run in parallel with the other tracks at the Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), and is open to all registered attendees of LPC. Linus has generated a core list of people to be invited to the Maintainers Summit, and the program committee will be using that list a starting point of people to be considered. People who suggest topics that should be discussed at the Maintainers Summit will also be added to the list for consideration. To make topic suggestions for the Maintainers Summit, please send e-mail to the ksummit@lists.linux.dev with a subject prefix of [MAINTAINERS SUMMIT]. # ⚓ Re:_Maintainers_/_Kernel_Summit_2021_planning_kick-off⠀⇛ Please keep your insane and technically incorrect anti-vax comments to yourself. You don't know what you are talking about, you don't know what mRNA is, and you're spreading idiotic lies. Maybe you do so unwittingly, because of bad education. Maybe you do so because you've talked to "experts" or watched youtube videos by charlatans that don't know what they are talking about. But dammit, regardless of where you have gotten your mis-information from, any Linux kernel discussion list isn't going to have your idiotic drivel pass uncontested from me. Vaccines have saved the lives of literally tens of millions of people. Just for your edification in case you are actually willing to be educated: mRNA doesn't change your genetic sequence in any way. It is the exact same intermediate - and temporary - kind of material that your cells generate internally all the time as part of your normal cell processes, and all that the mRNA vaccines do is to add a dose their own specialized sequence that then makes your normal cell machinery generate that spike protein so that your body learns how to recognize it. The half-life of mRNA is a few hours. Any injected mRNA will be all gone from your body in a day or two. It doesn't change anything long-term, except for that natural "your body now knows how to recognize and fight off a new foreign protein" (which then tends to fade over time too, but lasts a lot longer than a few days). And yes, while your body learns to fight off that foreign material, you may feel like shit for a while. That's normal, and it's your natural response to your cells spending resources on learning how to deal with the new threat. And of the vaccines, the mRNA ones are the most modern, and the most targeted - exactly because they do *not* need to have any of the other genetic material that you traditionally have in a vaccine (ie no need for basically the whole - if weakened - bacterial or virus genetic material). So the mRNA vaccines actually have *less* of that foreign material in them than traditional vaccines do. And a *lot* less than the very real and actual COVID-19 virus that is spreading in your neighborhood. Honestly, anybody who has told you differently, and who has told you that it changes your genetic material, is simply uneducated. You need to stop believing the anti-vax lies, and you need to start protecting your family and the people around you. Get vaccinated. I think you are in Germany, and COVID-19 numbers are going down. It's spreading a lot less these days, largely because people around you have started getting the vaccine - about half having gotten their first dose around you, and about a quarter being fully vaccinated. If you and your family are more protected these days, it's because of all those other people who made the right choice, but it's worth noting that as you see the disease numbers go down in your neighborhood, those diminishing numbers are going to predominantly be about people like you and your family. So don't feel all warm and fuzzy about the fact that covid cases have dropped a lot around you. Yes, all those vaccinated people around you will protect you too, but if there is another wave, possibly due to a more transmissible version - you and your family will be at _much_ higher risk than those vaccinated people because of your ignorance and mis-information. Get vaccinated. Stop believing the anti-vax lies. And if you insist on believing in the crazy conspiracy theories, at least SHUT THE HELL UP about it on Linux kernel discussion lists. Linus # ⚓ Old_Motorola_68000_Systems_Can_Finally_Move_Away_From Linux’s_Deprecated_IDE_Code_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Earlier this year was talk of Linux finally removing its legacy IDE subsystem that has been deprecated for years in favor of just maintaining the still-supported libata code for IDE support. The libata path is much better supported and matured for nearly two decades, but one of the holdouts was some Motorola 68000 series hardware — like early Macintosh computers — not being supported outside of the legacy context. That is finally set to change with Linux 5.14 so in turn the legacy IDE code will likely be able to be removed soon. The Motorola 68000 “m68k” series is still popular with some enthusiasts and found in early Apple Macintosh computers. Two m68k class drivers not having libata equivalents was one of the rare scenarios where the legacy IDE code within the Linux kernel is still used. # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ NVIDIA_driver_470_for_Linux_to_include_support_for async_reprojection⠀⇛ Seems like NVIDIA are going all-out for the upcoming 470 driver series for Linux. As they’ve stated that finally async reprojection will be supported on Linux. Not only then will we be getting hardware accelerated GL and Vulkan rendering with Xwayland, plus DLSS was recently announced for Proton – we’re now going to hopefully see a better VR experience This has been a long time coming! Async reprojection works for AMD GPUs on Linux but NVIDIA just left us out. This is the reason why Valve themselves had been recommending an AMD GPU for Half-Life: Alyx on Linux, as it’s a big feature to be missing out on. # ⚓ HW_News_–_Dell_Class_Action_Lawsuit,_NVIDIA_DLSS_on Linux,_AMD_x_Samsung_GPUs_|_GamersNexus_–_Gaming_PC Builds_&_Hardware_Benchmarks⠀⇛ On top of the RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti announcements, Nvidia also announced expanded DLSS support — namely that DLSS is coming to Linux. Nvidia’s DLSS will be delivered through Steam’s Proton, a compatibility layer based on Wine, which Linux users have long relied on to play Windows games on Linux distros. Previously, Nvidia’s DLSS had two exclusive requirements: An RTX GPU and a Windows OS. It appears as if Nvidia is starting to take Linux gaming a bit more seriously, which also aligns with Valve’s previous declaration to better support Linux. Nvidia claims that DLSS support for Vulcan titles is coming later this month, and that support for DirectX games will come this fall. # ⚓ Panfrost_Gallium3D_Driver_For_Open-Source_Arm_Mali Graphics_Now_Has_OpenGL_ES_3.1_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Merged today into Mesa 21.2-devel is OpenGL ES 3.1 support being exposed for the Panfrost Gallium3D driver that provides open-source Arm Mali graphics. Panfrost lead developer Alyssa Rosenzweig landed more than 100 patches today for Panfrost into Mesa Git. These 100+ commits in the single merge request amount to a wide variety of OpenGL conformance fixes. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Candy:_Fondo_–_wallpaper_tool⠀⇛ Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We only feature open source software in this series. Some of the programs in this series are purely cosmetic, frivolous pieces of fun. Candy at their finest. But we also include some programs that aren’t purely decorative. There’s a diverse range of programs included in this series. Programs such as eDEX-UI and Variety are actually highly practical programs. ASCIIQuarium has soothing and relaxing qualities for your desktop. Other programs included in this series (such as lolcat, cacafire) are included purely for their decorative qualities. And then there’s some really fun software that just raises a smile or two. Fondo lets you quickly find beautiful wallpapers from Unsplash. With a single click on a picture, wait until the download is complete and enjoy your new wallpaper! # ⚓ Best_Windows_Apps_Alternatives_For_Linux:_Switching_Made Easier!⠀⇛ The unavailability of popular apps is one of the major reasons people refrain from switching to Linux. Although not every software tool for Windows is available on Linux, software support on Linux has got much better over the past few years. Thanks to the alternatives created by the open-source community at large. A few months ago, I did an article on how Linux is better than Windows. In this one, let’s look at some of the software alternatives that make Linux a compelling option for people tired of Windows. # ⚓ Petter_Reinholdtsen:_Nikita_version_0.6_released_–_free software_archive_API_server⠀⇛ I am very pleased to be able to share with you the announcement of a new version of the archiving system Nikita published by its lead developer Thomas Sødring… o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Quick_Guide_to_Ubuntu_Calculator⠀⇛ This is a quick guide to Ubuntu Calculator app with examples. Calculator is a great application, despite looks simple, as it included by default in Ubuntu, as well as is able to perform simple to advanced calculations including currency and unit conversion. As you may be aware of, actually there is a complete user guide for it already, but we rarely see any practical tutorial of it elsewhere. So let’s play with Calculator. # ⚓ [Old] Gemini_Capsule_in_a_FreeBSD_Jail⠀⇛ With the recent release of FreeBSD 13, I wanted to test it out on a spare RaspberryPi 3 that was part of my old Kubernetes cluster. In particular, FreeBSD Jails have always interested me, although I’ve never used them in practice. Over the years I’ve managed operating system virtualization through Solaris Zones and Docker containers, and Jails seem like and good middle ground between the two – easier to manage than zones and closer to the OS than Docker. I also want to run my own Gemini capsule locally to use some of the features that my other hosted capsules don’t have (like SCGI/CGI) and setting up a capsule in a Jail is a good way to learn both at the same time. # ⚓ Ansible_tutorial_for_beginners_on_Linux⠀⇛ A system administrator, in the vast majority of cases, has to take care of more than one server, so he often has to perform repetitive tasks on all of them. In these cases automation is a must. Ansible is an open source software owned by Red Hat; it is written in the Python programming lanaguage, and it is a provisioning and configuration management software which help us in the aforementioned cases. In this tutorial we will see how to install it and the basic concepts behind its usage. # ⚓ Using_proper_FreeIPA_certificates_on_Cockpit⠀⇛ A couple of years ago, I did a video on Youtube on using FreeIPA / IdM certificates in Cockpit. According to some comments (that I only saw way after the fact…), for some people, my way of doing that didn’t work. Therefore, I redid the video for RHEL7 and RHEL8, connected to IdM from RHEL8. This should work with recent Fedora as well, since I’m using that at home 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇:)⦈ # ⚓ Support_for_chdir(2)_in_posix_spawn(3)⠀⇛ Processes are the bread and butter of your operating system. The moment you double click an icon, that particular program gets loaded in your Random Access Memory (RAM) and your operating system starts to run it. At this moment the program becomes a process. Though you can only see the execution of your process, the operating system (the Kernel) is always running a lot of processes in the background to facilitate you. From the moment you hit that power button, everything that happens on the screen is the result of some or the other process. In this post we are going to talk about one such interface which helps in creation of your programs. # ⚓ How_To_Use_Command_Line_Newsboat_RSS_Feed_Reader_On Linux?⠀⇛ Do you use a news aggregator (also termed as RSS feed reader) app? Is it still your go-to place for all the latest updates from different sources? If so, Newsboat is a lightweight, keyboard-driven, and command-line feed reader that you should check out right now. Suppose you’re already familiar with the existing feed reader Newsbeuter, which isn’t maintained consistently. I guess Newsboat would be the right replacement with regular maintenance. # ⚓ Download_and_install_Blender_2.93_LTS_on_Linux_–_Linux Shout⠀⇛ Lately, the Blender Foundation has announced the latest 2.93 LTS version of their Blende software, a 3D graphics creation and rendering solution to provide a new stable framework for production. Blender 2.93 LTS comes with interesting features, it offers a total of 22 new nodes added to the geometry node editor to expand the attribute system, texture sampling, and support for volume data, as well as incorporating improved usability, mesh primitives, Cycles support for the attributes and much more. Also, it is now possible to create mesh circles, cones, cubes, cylinders, grids, lines, and other shapes without having to leave the geometry node editor. Using the geometry nodes themselves is now easier and the spreadsheet editor is in charge of assisting the user in inspecting meshes, instances, and point clouds. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § Reviews⠀➾ # ⚓ elementary_OS_6_beta_promises_great_things_in_the same_beautiful_package⠀⇛ Every so often I’m reminded of the Rush song, “Circumstances.” Back in my days of high school, I remember first hearing the line, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose,” (“the more things change, the more they stay the same”), and being absolutely floored by its paradoxical statement. Since then, I’ve run into so many instances where the idiom applied. Within the realm of open-source, elementary OS is living proof that the saying can have perfect relevance. [...] I was not surprised when I fired it up and instantly thought of that Rush song, because elementary 6 looks very, very familiar. If you used elementary OS 5, you might think you’ve mistakenly installed that release, instead of the beta for 6—that’s a good thing. You see, so often a group of developers and designers get something so right that their best path forward is one of refinement, not change. That’s what Cassidy James Blaede and the gang have done. Instead of making change for change’s sake, they simply improve on what they already know works. elementary OS has worked to perfection for a while. It should come as little surprise that the Pantheon desktop, which elementary OS uses as its default, remains (on the surface) the same (Figure A). That doesn’t mean the developers haven’t brought some serious goodness to bear on what lies beneath the surface. # § New Releases⠀➾ # ⚓ antiX-bullseye-beta1_iso_files_available._64_bit only⠀⇛ We have 2 versions for experienced users to try. One using SysVinit, the other runit. antiX-bullseye-b1-x64-full is a beta quality release for experienced testers of antiX to test and provide feedback. Do not use this as your main OS. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ PHP_8.1_as_Software_Collection⠀⇛ Version 8.1.0alpha1 is released. It’s still in development and will enter soon in the stabilization phase for the developers, and the test phase for the users. RPM of this upcoming version of PHP 8.1, are available in remi repository for Fedora 33, 34 and Enterprise Linux 7, 8 (RHEL, CentOS, …) in a fresh new Software Collection (php81) allowing its installation beside the system version. As I strongly believe in SCL potential to provide a simple way to allow installation of various versions simultaneously, and as I think it is useful to offer this feature to allow developers to test their applications, to allow sysadmin to prepare a migration or simply to use this version for some specific application, I decide to create this new SCL. I also plan to propose this new version as a Fedora 36 change (as F35 should be released a few weeks before PHP 8.1.0). # ⚓ Making_AI_a_reality:_From_pilot_to_production [Ed: Today's Red Hat is all about the fluff and buzzwords]⠀⇛ The Covid-19 pandemic has advanced digital transformation by three to four years across different areas of business, as leaders have been forced to invest and upgrade digitally. As leaders look to build on their digital platforms, says Abhinav Joshi, director of AI strategy and GTM at Red Hat, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a great enabler for businesses looking to generate efficiencies, improve customer experience, increase revenue and save costs. # ⚓ [Older]_Red_Hat_brings_JBoss_Enterprise_application platform_to_Microsoft_Azure [Ed: Also watch the second item here. Red Hat attacks_Free_software_and_helps Microsoft instead.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Introduce_yourself_Outreachy⠀⇛ I’m Manisha Kanyal, a sophomore B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering student from India. I’m passionate about open source and software development. The project for which I’ve been selected as an Outreachy intern is “Improve Fedora QA dashboard” and I’m enthusiastic and grateful for this opportunity. It’s going to be a great learning experience for me. # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Ubuntu_Blog:_Off_the_grid,_with_a_purpose⠀⇛ So the MAAS blog been off the grid since late January, mostly because, well, lots of meaningful doc work. And we’re taking it up a notch this cycle, trying to make RAD smoother, more transparent, and easier to crowd-source updates. But that’s another story for a later blog, closer to the end of the cycle. The other reason for the “long drink of silence” has been a thorough-going review our discourse forum. We’ve been looking at the kinds of questions users have submitted over the last two or three years — and trying to sort out the types of blogs that would most benefit our readers. Incidentally, you’ve already indicated (by your reading behaviour) that you, as a MAAS blog reader, much prefer technical explanations of MAAS, the associated tools, and the base technologies upon which MAAS is built. And our discourse questions back that up. So today, we want to share what we’ve learned, and explain how we’re going to respond to this new understanding going forward. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Embedded_Board_Farm_service_enables_remote_testing_and development⠀⇛ Timesys has launched an Embedded Board Farm service that provides secure remote access to embedded hardware and BSPs for Linux, Android, QNX, and FreeRTOS for software development, test automation, and debugging. Long-time embedded Linux software developer Timesys has announced the launch of Timesys Embedded Board Farm (EBF). The service “provides a secured, user- owned infrastructure solution for remote access to hardware for software development, test automation, and debugging across an organization,” says the company. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Making_a_Platform_Adaptive_for_Everyone⠀⇛ When we announced the Librem 5, we knew we would have to invest in and build a mobile operating system and applications to run on it — by “mobile” understand “for smartphones”. To avoid reinventing the wheel, we decided to base that system on an existing environment. Librem laptops ship with our operating system PureOS, which provides GNOME as its graphical user environment as it is a modern environment and a very active project with which we share many goals, design principles and values. Touchscreens bring a new set of possibilities and constraints to user interface designs. For many years, GNOME’s main target is laptops, and it acknowledges in its design that they can have touchscreens. All of these factors made GNOME a serious candidate for Purism to turn into a mobile platform, and using it on both the Librem laptops and the Librem 5 brings some very valuable consistency to our broader software ecosystem and user experience. To feed that system we need mobile applications, but rather than creating mobile duplicates of existing GNOME applications, we decided to take an approach the web has been doing for years: making existing GNOME applications adaptive. Making an application adaptive not only makes it work on smartphones just as well as on laptops, but it allows it to work well on anything in between, e.g. when its window is small or tiled. Adaptive applications also means same app code for multiple device sizes. # ⚓ No_opponent_nearby?_Not_a_problem!_This_automatic chessboard_lets_you_play_others_remotely_|_Arduino Blog⠀⇛ Chess is an excellent game to play with friends, but what if you don’t have any to compete against nearby? This is what prompted maker Carlos Pendas to create an automatic chessboard that’s not only able to record which pieces got moved, but even move the pieces itself. This means you can play a game of physical chess with someone thousands of miles away. To begin, Pendas started out by designing and milling his own chess pieces with a special cutout underneath to hold both a weight and a magnet. The magnet is vital here as it’s what gets detected by the array of 500 Hall effect sensors underneath the board and moved by the articulating arm. After a player makes their move, an Arduino Nano reads which Hall sensors were activated and in what order to determine the piece moved. This data is then relayed to a Nano 33 IoT that communicates with a Lichess server to send movement and general game commands. # ⚓ RISC-V_Functional_Safety_Processor_IP_Core_introduced by_Fraunhofer_IPMS_and_CAST⠀⇛ The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS and semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST, Inc. announced the immediate availability of EMSA5-FS, a fault-tolerant embedded RISC- V processor IP core designed to meet the most stringent functional safety requirements of automotive, air-borne, and other safety- critical applications. # ⚓ Intel_Reportedly_Interested_In_Acquiring_RISC-V_Firm SiFive⠀⇛ Back in March during the announcement of Intel Foundry Services it was mentioned that SiFive and Intel were working together to allow RISC-V chips to be fabbed within Intel’s facilities. Additionally, Intel Capital previously invested in SiFive during prior funding rounds. Now it turns out Intel is reportedly positioning to potentially acquire SiFive. According to a Bloomberg report out today, Intel has made an offer to acquire SiFive for more than $2 billion USD. The report is unconfirmed and said to still be early on in talks as well as other firms being potentially interested in acquiring SiFive otherwise there is also investor interest if they just pursue a new round of funding instead. # ⚓ China’s_ISCAS_to_build_2,000_RISC-V_laptops_by_the end_of_2022_as_nation_seeks_to_cut_reliance_on_Arm, Intel_chips⠀⇛ The Institute of Software at the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISCAS) is working to build 2,000 laptops using the free and open- source RISC-V instruction set architecture by the end of next year, as the nation looks to reduce its reliance on foreign technology giants like Arm and Intel. First developed at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010, RISC-V is an open-source alternative to proprietary processor architectures including Arm and x86. Anyone is free to build chips based on RISC-V, which can themselves be open or closed source, and anyone can modify or extend the architecture as they see fit. # ⚓ The_Computers_That_Made_Britain_on_sale_now⠀⇛ # ⚓ Open_Hardware_101:_An_Introduction_for_Policymakers⠀⇛ Chip shortages in the automotive sector have proven Europe’s dependence in the area of semiconductors. At the same time, Europe’s manufacturing industry is well-placed to solve these challenges by leading the next Open Revolution. In its recently updated Industrial Strategy the European Commission identified 137 product dependencies in the most sensitive ecosystems. As the next open technology frontier, Open Hardware has the potential to be a tool to reduce dependencies and increase control. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ Android_12’s_beautiful_color-changing_UI_already lives_up_to_the_hype_|_Ars_Technica⠀⇛ # ⚓ Realme_UI_2.0_(Android_11)_update_tracker:_These phones_received_so_far⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A30s_gets_Android_11_update_– GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ Google_Stadia_is_coming_to_Google_TV_and_Android_TV this_month_|_What_Hi-Fi?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Dark_Sky_on_Android_Sort_of_Still_Lives_on_With_New Bonus⠀⇛ # ⚓ This_new_Android_rival_hit_10_million_users_in_just one_week_–_BGR⠀⇛ # ⚓ Best_Android_app_deals_of_the_day:_Twilight_Pro Unlock,_more_–_9to5Toys⠀⇛ # ⚓ Best_android_smartwatch_2021:_Samsung,_Fitbit,_Garmin and_more_|_The_Independent⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_download_and_play_GTA_5_on_Android_smartphones using_Steam_Link_in_June_2021⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_one_can_invest_in_bitcoin_through_their_android phones?⠀⇛ # ⚓ Everything_you_should_know_about_the_mobile_bitcoin wallet_for_android_users⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chrome_for_Android_may_soon_use_Material_You_color theming_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ Realme’s_first_cheap_Android_tablet_could_be_here very_soon_|_TechRadar⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia_C20_Plus_announced_with_Android_Go,_6.5″ screen,_and_4,950_mAh_battery_–_GSMArena.com_news⠀⇛ # ⚓ I’m_back_in_the_boat⠀⇛ In mid-2014 I first heard about Jolla and Sailfish OS and immediately bought a Jolla 1; wrote apps; participated in the IGG campaign for Jolla Tablet; bought the TOHKBD2; applied for (and got) Jolla C. Sounds like the beginning of a good story doesn’t it? Well, by the beginning of 2017 I had sold everything (except the tablet, we all know what happened to that one). So what happened?? I was a happy Sailfish user, but Jolla’s false promises disappointed me. Yet, despite all that, I still think about Sailfish OS to this day. I think it’s because, despite some proprietary components, the ecosystem around Sailfish OS is ultimately open source. And that’s what interests me. It also got a fresh update which solves some of the problems that where there 5 years ago. Nowadays, thanks to the community, Sailfish OS can be installed on many devices, even if with some less components, but I’m looking for that complete experience and so I asked on the forum if there was someone willing to sell his Xperia device with or without the license… and I got one for free. Better still, in exchange for some apps! o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Groupware:_BlueMind_4.5_now_with_video_conferencing⠀⇛ With versions 4.4 and 4.5, the French company BlueMind is updating its open source groupware with the same name. Users can now integrate video conferences with Jitsi and StarLeaf in 4.5 and also link them to appointments in the calendar. # ⚓ Devices_will_keep_all_data_when_migrating_to_HarmonyOS_2⠀⇛ Huawei has already begun the HarmonyOS 2 rollout in China and earlier today we reported the platfoem has reached 10 million devices. In an interview with media representatives in China, company execs revealed an important detail about the upgrade process. After flashing the new firmware all user data, games, photos and apps will carry over without losing any data. # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Mozilla_Localization_(L10N):_L10n_Report:_June 2021_Edition⠀⇛ On June 1st, Mozilla released Firefox 89. That was a major milestone for Firefox, and a lot of work went into this release (internally called MR1, which stands for Major Release 1). If this new update was well received — see for example this recent article from ZDNet — it’s also thanks to the amazing work done by our localization community. For the first time in over a decade, we looked at Firefox holistically, making changes across the board to improve messages, establish a more consistent tone, and modernize some dialogs. This inevitably generated a lot of new content to localize. # § CMS⠀➾ # ⚓ Lists_of_Tiddlers_using_Multiple_Tags_|_TiddlyWiki⠀⇛ One of my big reasons for enjoying to use TiddlyWiki is creating lists based on tags, but as I have used it, the lists sometimes get longer and have made me start to question how I was using it as some of my lists have grown exceptionally long and I should, perhaps, improve how I am tagging my Tiddlers to improve my sorting results. I use TiddlyWiki, primarily, as a quick and efficient method of performing a kind of “brain-dump” to hold information and allow me to easily pick back up where I left off. In short, I wanted to be able to better sort my tiddlers based on multiple tags and I couldn’t find an easy way to do it that was well explained. It seems as though most people that use TiddlyWiki communicate at a higher technical level than my little monkey- brain can easily decipher. So, after some searching and testing, here is the knowledge I have gained that will hopefully allow you to improve your usage of TiddlyWiki. # § Openness/Sharing/Collaboration⠀➾ # § Open Access/Content⠀➾ # ⚓ We’re_Launching_the_CC_Open_GLAM_Program⠀⇛ # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Why_only_learning_code_sets_you_up_to_fail_|_Creative Boom⠀⇛ Learning to code is a gateway to exciting creative opportunities, not to mention helping you earn more money and respect in your career. But the pathway towards coding mastery is not always an easy one. And it’s not unusual to reach a point where it seems like you’re… stuck. [...] So why not approach coding like that? Rather than starting with the code itself, start by thinking of a cool, fun digital project. Then work backwards from there, dipping into as much technical knowledge that you need to create it. * § Leftovers⠀➾ o ⚓ Riot,_Rebellion_and_Resistance:_the_Black_Struggle_Continues⠀⇛ Biden declared, “Just because history is silent, it does not mean that it did not take place.” He went on, “hell was unleashed, literal hell was unleashed.” And now, he said, the nation must come to grips with the subsequent sin of denial.” He added: “We can’t just choose what we want to know, and not what we should know. … I come here to help fill the silence, because in silence wounds deepen.” One year ago, in May 2020, a Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, murdered George Floyd. It was yet another unprovoked killing of a Black person by a police officer but, unlike so many others both before and after, it precipitated an estimated 7,750 protests across the country involving 26 million people. Biden would not have visited Tulsa if there had not been the mass protests over Floyd’s killing. o ⚓ The_Music_of_Life⠀⇛ After dark, last year, we all heard an unforgettable din: the sound of helicopters patrolling the night sky; adrenalized masses chanting in protest against the state’s anti-Blackness; a video, left eerily on loop, of George Floyd’s horrible plea for oxygen and kinship. As a sort of private respite, I turned to gospel. I’d grown up in, and come to reject such Baptist zeal but could not deny that the music in particular would always and forever stir a prayer in me. I recalled my father’s commentary on the nights I self-soothed to Mahalia Jackson or the Staple Singers: “Listen close. Prince, Michael, Chaka Khan, Little Richard—it’s the same beat you hear at church every Sunday.” The greatest contributions our people had made to the world were the devotional songs from which most of American popular music sprang. Now, in its insistence on that beat, Black performance in latter-day America seemed to bear a literal pulse that located its origins not merely in life as such but in the habitual, righteous, and even miraculous defiance of death. o ⚓ George_Harrison_–_Run_Of_The_Mill_(Take_36)⠀⇛ o ⚓ Thinning_or_Clearcut?⠀⇛ o ⚓ The_Impossible_Dream:_A_Review_of_Kim_Stanley_Robinson’s_“The Ministry_for_the_Future”⠀⇛ To finish The Ministry for the Future requires no small endeavor. Its 563 pages are contained in more than one hundred chapters that sometimes have no apparent relationship to each other. A disconnected narrative gives Robinson a means to insert opinions about what he considers inchoate attempts to change humanity’s headlong plunge into ecological disaster. Chapter 39 takes place at the annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, where the world’s richest people gather to network and make decisions of global impact. In Robinson’s scenario, swarms of drones suddenly take control of the sky, and in combination with elaborate ground control measures, a mysterious group he surmises must be “Maoists” kidnaps the “tenth of one percent of the human population [that] owned half of humanity’s wealth.” Held captive for a week during which they are reeducated through compulsory PowerPoints and films, plutocrats are compelled to shit in the woods and “hydrate entirely on four-thousand- dollar bottles of wine, of which there were many on hand” (p.161). Robinson belittles the insurgents for their Beatles’ soundtracks (“All You Need Is Love” and “Can’t Buy Me Love”) as well as for their Germanic, Werner Herzog-sounding narrator who castigates the rich for “strip-mining of the life-world.” By the end of the week, the action miraculously ends with none of the 2,500 hostages killed. As he summarizes: “So, effect of this event on the real world: zero! So fuck you!” (p. 164). His disdain for radicals is only surpassed by his sympathy for the rich and famous with whom his narrator unabashedly identifies. If we pause a moment to consider the targeted violence of Maoists in Nepal, who routinely killed avaricious money-lenders that had forced thousands of children into horror-filled lives of sexual slavery, we might wonder why Robinson has such a sweet spot for the Davos delegates and not with their antagonists. But wonder not—Davos is one of his character’s “favorite parties.” Rather than trivializing a daring and intricately planned action, might his story have been better served if none of the 2,500 of the world’s wealthiest people survived? Recall the French Revolution, when some 2,000 aristocrats were beheaded (approximately the same number present at Davos). According to distinguished historian Barrington Moore, the guillotine saved France from fascism, unlike Germany and Japan, where rule by the landed nobility in the 20th Century caused dictatorships and World War 2, leading to the death of more than 50 million human beings. In today’s world, where tens of thousands of people starve daily or die unnecessarily from polluted water and lack of medical care, would it be a large sacrifice for 2,500 of the world’s rich to meet their demise if redistribution of their wealth and power could save millions of lives? o ⚓ “I_Finally_Got_to_the_Mountaintop_and_I_Failed”⠀⇛ When Dayshawn Carroll graduated from the Milton Hershey School in 2011, his goal of college seemed firmly within his grasp. He had lived for six years at the nation’s wealthiest private school, his days tightly scheduled around studying, sports and chores. The school’s manicured campus, about 15 miles from the impoverished Harrisburg neighborhood where he had grown up, was a world apart — “like Hogwarts,” he said, referring to the boarding school in the Harry Potter novels. The school, located in Derry Township, Pennsylvania, requires students to live on campus, and Carroll wondered at first if his mom was punishing him by sending him away. But she told her 11-year-old son that the school, which only admits children from low-income families, was not only free but would pay for his college education too. o § Science⠀➾ # ⚓ Every_newborn_on_a_ventilator_can_now_be_better_protected, thanks_to_technology_that_helps_prevent_a_common_breathing tube_incident_–_Purdue_University_News⠀⇛ If a newborn is moved or becomes agitated while on a ventilator, the breathing tube also could move. Just a few seconds with the tube in the wrong position might lead to a critical lack of oxygen to the brain, possibly resulting in lifelong disability or brain damage or even ending the baby’s life. # ⚓ Two_Viking_relatives_reunited_in_Denmark_after_1,000 years⠀⇛ One of the Vikings died in England in his 20s in the 11th century, from injuries to the head. He was buried in a mass grave in Oxford. The other died in Denmark in his 50s, his skeleton bearing traces of blows that suggest he took part in battles. DNA mapping of skeletons from the Viking era — from the eighth to the 12th century — enabled archaeologists to determine by chance that the two were related. o § Education⠀➾ # ⚓ Army_tuition_aid_stalled_by_monthslong_tech_glitch_puts soldiers’_futures_on_hold⠀⇛ Tuition assistance previously ran through a system called GoArmyEd, but in February it was moved to ArmyIgnitED, which was supposed to become fully operational on March 8. That system failed almost immediately, according to the Army. In the ensuing months, the service branch has depended on a mixture of manual payments and IOUs to colleges and universities where soldiers have taken classes. “The biggest glitch” [sic] preventing the launch came when the Army was unable to transfer student data stored from previous years on GoArmyEd to the new program, Bain said, adding that “limited user testing” revealed numerous items leading to glitches [sic] throughout the system. o § Health/Nutrition⠀➾ # ⚓ Most_Used_Electric_Car_Buyers_Have_No_Way_To_Confirm Vehicle_Battery_Health⠀⇛ As we make the shift from gas to electric vehicles, there are a few issues we still haven’t really paved the way for. One is the fact that, with gas taxes being the primary way we fund highway infrastructure, we need to develop alternative infrastructure funding (not a topic that tends to get priority in a hype and flash-obsessed culture, as John Oliver has been quick to remind everyone). The 18.4 cents a gallon federal gas tax hasn’t been raised since 1993, and the Congressional Budget Office says that if the funding system doesn’t evolve by 2030, federal transportation funding will exceed its budget by a cool $188 billion. # ⚓ Inequalities_are_Shaping_How_the_Pandemic_is_Being_Fought⠀⇛ # ⚓ Vaccine_Hesitancy,_Even_by_Healthcare_Workers,_Means_Shots Expire,_Variants_Emerge,_Pandemic_Drags_On⠀⇛ As President Biden pledges to buy half of a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to give to the world, many Americans are refusing to get vaccinated, and thousands of Johnson & Johnson shots will expire soon. This week, Houston Methodist Hospital suspended 178 staff members who refused to abide by its mandate that employees be fully vaccinated. We speak with infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Syra Madad, who heads the largest public healthcare system in the United States and says we must counter vaccine hesitancy. She also describes her own struggle to encourage health aides in her own household to get the shot. “It’s been an uncomfortable reality to see that we are now in June and nearly 50% of healthcare workers remain unvaccinated and unprotected.” # ⚓ Biden_to_Buy_500_Million_Vaccine_Doses_for_Other_Countries, But_Billions_More_Needed_to_End_Pandemic⠀⇛ President Biden’s plan to buy 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine and donate them to 92 countries comes as health experts warn vaccination inequity could prolong the pandemic for everyone if the coronavirus continues to mutate, possibly making it more infectious and resistant to vaccines. Africa CDC Director John Nkengasong has said people on the continent are watching in “amazement” as Americans turn down vaccines, many of which are now expiring instead of being sent elsewhere. “Right now the game plan should be providing the surplus vaccines to countries around the world, because the pandemic is happening right now,” says Dr. Syra Madad, infectious disease epidemiologist who leads the Special Pathogens Program for NYC Health and Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the United States. # ⚓ ‘Shameful_Failure’:_Biden’s_OSHA_Excludes_Most_Workers_From Covid_Protections⠀⇛ “This is a new insult on top of the injuries, illnesses and deaths suffered by frontline workers and their families. Vaccines have not reached all workers, and Covid-19 is not over.” —Jessica Martinez, National Council of Occupational Safety and Health # ⚓ On_Eve_of_G7,_Poll_Finds_US_Voters_Want_Biden_to_Lead_on Vaccinating_World⠀⇛ The vast majority of U.S. voters support the Biden administration’s plan to send hundreds of millions of vaccine doses to other countries to help end the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey that was released ahead of a global summit where leaders will discuss the need to vaccinate the world. The poll, (pdf) conducted by progressive think tank Data for Progress and David Binder Research and commissioned by the Open Society Foundations (OSF), showed that 76% of Americans want the Biden administration to lead other countries including the G7, which begins the G7 Summit in Cornwall, England Friday, in ensuring vaccine doses get to countries that need them, and 79% support the U.S. taking part in global vaccination efforts. # ⚓ Big_Data_Profits_If_We_Deregulate_HIPAA⠀⇛ Recently proposed modifications to the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) would invade your most personal and intimate health data. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), proposes loosening our health privacy protections to address misunderstandings by health professionals about currently permissible disclosures. EFF recently filed objections to the proposed modifications. The most troubling change would expand the sharing of your health data without your permission, by enlarging the definition of “health care operations” to include “case management” and “care coordination,” which is particularly troubling since these broad terms are not defined. Additionally, the modifications seek to lower the standard of disclosure for emergencies. They also will require covered entities to disclose personal health information (PHI) to uncovered health mobile applications upon patient request. Individually, the changes are troublesome enough. When combined, the impact on the release of PHI, with and without consent, is a threat to patient health and privacy. Trust in Healthcare is Crucial # ⚓ Hospital_Bosses_Recruit_Replacements_for_Striking_Nurses⠀⇛ Worcester, Mass.—The strike here by the members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association has just entered its 14th week. At nearly 100 days on the picket line, this is the longest nursing strike in over 30 years. The key issue? Safe staffing levels at the for-profit Tenet St. Vincent’s Hospital. o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # ⚓ Apple,_it’s_OK._Seriously._You_don’t_need_to_blind your_iOS_15_engineers_to_prevent_leaks⠀⇛ During the development of iOS 15, Apple reportedly limited the extent to which engineers could see features being worked on by other colleagues to prevent potential leaks. As spotted by 9to5Mac, each new feature introduced with the beta version of iOS 15 is accompanied with a unique flag associated with a “disclosure requirement”. Internal versions of the operating system check the unique profile of each engineer and tester against this flag, limiting access to certain features as a result. Apple has historically clouded its operations through a thick shroud of secrecy. Part of this has something to do with protecting the firm’s intellectual property, and ensuring it remains in full control over how information about its upcoming products is distributed. # ⚓ How_to_install_the_Opera_Browser_on_a_Chromebook_in 2021⠀⇛ Today we are looking at how to install the Opera Browser 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. # ⚓ Vivaldi_browser_now_runs_your_email_and_calendar, too⠀⇛ The latest version of the browser also includes a beta calendar app to manage your schedule and tap into online calendar services. Chances are good that you rely on Google’s Gmail, Apple’s Mail or Microsoft’s Outlook to handle your email and calendar today. By handling that in its own software now, Vivaldi has become “a real alternative to big tech,” the Norwegian company announced in a blog post. # ⚓ TrustInSoft_Offers_Free_Application_Security_Testing Program_for_Google_Summer_of_Code_Projects [Ed: Pushing proprietary software as if it is some of 'charity']⠀⇛ TrustInSoft, a cybersecurity software company, today announced a free offer for an Application Security Test (AST) specifically designed for students who are preparing their Google Summer of Code (GSoC) project submissions. This AST for Googlers is based on TrustInSoft’s Analyzer to provide static code analysis of C/C++ source code using Formal Methods testing to guarantee bug free code. # ⚓ The_Trump_administration_forced_Apple_to_secretly reveal_at_least_two_Democrats’_data⠀⇛ By now, you may have heard that Trump’s Department of Justice secretly seized the phone records of journalists working for The New York Times, CNN, and The Washington Post, in the hopes of revealing their sources and stopping leaks to the press. But the NYT is now reporting that Trump didn’t stop at journalists — in 2017 and 2018, it forced Apple to cough up metadata on at least two Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee, including current chairman Adam Schiff and representative Eric Swalwell, and as many as a dozen people tied to that committee in total, including family members and at least one child. Like the media outlets, Apple was under a gag order and unable to tell anyone until it expired this year — the only reason we’re learning about this now is because the new administration’s Justice Department decided to reveal the subpoenas and gag orders to the press. # ⚓ Kaspersky_trio_spots_Vista-era_zero-days_exploited through_Chrome⠀⇛ Global security firm Kaspersky has revealed that targeted attacks against a number of companies, which it noticed in April, initially used a vulnerability in Google’s Chrome browser and then linked this to two zero-days in the Microsoft Windows 10 kernel. # ⚓ EA_got_hit_by_a_data_breach,_and_hackers_are_selling source_code⠀⇛ Source code is a big deal in programing, so it’s a big deal when companies lose control over it, and the gaming industry has seen some huge thefts recently: hackers stole CD Projekt Red’s source code for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in February and in July of 2020, Nintendo saw the source code for many SNES and Nintendo 64 games, including Super Mario Kart and an unreleased Zelda game, released into the wild in what’s been dubbed the “Nintendo Gigaleak.” # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Liquid_Avatar_Joins_Linux Foundation_Public_Health_Cardea Project [Ed: This has nothing_to_do with_actual_health]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Liquid_Avatar_Joins_Linux Foundation_Public_Health_Cardea Project [Ed: I can no longer call myself "Linux advocate" seeing what Linux Foundation has reduced this label or brand to. They're clearly killing it, overusing and diluting it for a shilling.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Learn_Magma,_A_New_Open_Source Project_Bringing_High_Speed_Internet To_Remote_Areas [Ed: Linux Foundation promoting and openwashing mass surveillance as if it's some sort of 'charity']⠀⇛ Linux Foundation Training & Certification and the Magma Core Foundation have partnered to develop a free, ten-week self-paced online training course to help technology strategists and decision makers at telcos; as well as, rural ISP operators and systems integrators learn the fundamentals of Magma. # ⚓ TODO_Group_Announces_2021_State_of OSPO_Survey [Ed: Linux Foundation now bribing the media under the guise of 'research']⠀⇛ The TODO Group, together with Linux Foundation Research and The New Stack, is conducting a survey as part of a research project on the prevalence and outcomes of open source programs among different organizations across the globe. Open source program offices (OSPOs) help set open source strategies and improve an organization’s software development practices. Since 2018, the TODO Group has conducted surveys to assess the state of open source programs across the industry. Today, we are pleased to announce the launch of the 2021 edition featuring additional questions to add value to the community. # ⚓ FINOS_Announces_2021_State_of_Open Source_in_Financial_Services_Survey [Ed: Linux Foundation in partnership with Microsoft and its Indian 'proxy', Wipro]⠀⇛ FINOS, the fintech open source foundation, and its research partners, Linux Foundation Research, Scott Logic, WIPRO, and GitHub, are conducting a survey as part of a research project on the state of open source adoption, contribution, and readiness in the financial services industry. The increased prevalence, importance, and value of open source is well understood and widely reported by many industry surveys and studies. However, the rate at which different industries are acknowledging this shift and adapting their own working practices to capitalize on the new world of open source-first differs considerably. # ⚓ Build_and_Deploy_Hyperledger_Fabric on_Azure_Cloud_Platform-_Part_3 [Ed: So-called ‘Linux’ Foundation is shilling_Microsoft’s_proprietary software_again]⠀⇛ # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Privilege_escalation_with_polkit:_How_to_get root_on_Linux_with_a_seven-year-old_bug [Ed: Microsoft says it found a bug in some piece of non-essential software that some bloated distros of GNU/Linux have; and just like Microsoft proxy Black Duck they’ll make it sound like the sky is falling (hint: GitHub is in NSA PRISM and all Microsoft software has back doors). Notice how every now and then Microsoft’s GitHub will badmouth “Linux” but never ever remark about Microsoft’s cooperation with the NSA on back doors; therein lies a powerful propaganda vendor and bribed media will oblige, e.g. blaming “Linux” for malware that comes from Microsoft servers (e.g. NPM and GitHub). Microsoft absolutely loves concern-trolling Linux, but bribed spokespeople of Microsoft (e.g. Jim Zemlin) will_always_make_excuses_and_PR_for them.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Privilege_escalation_with_polkit:_How_to_get root_on_Linux_with_a_seven-year-ol⠀⇛ # ⚓ ‘Being_serious_about_security_is_a_must’_– Apache_Software_Foundation_custodians_on fulfilling_its_founding_mission⠀⇛ The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is fulfilling its founding mission – developing software that serves the public well – at colossal scale. # ⚓ Patch_now:_Attackers_are_hunting_for_this critical_VMware_vCentre_flaw⠀⇛ # ⚓ Chief_Operating_Officer_of_Network_Security Company_Charged_with_Cyberattack_on_Medical Center⠀⇛ Note: It seems possible that the incident described in DOJ’s press release below is the incident reported by Salted Hash and DataBreaches.net in 2018… # ⚓ Germany:_Trojans_for_all⠀⇛ The German Bundestag passed new wiretapping laws for secret services and the Federal Police # ⚓ Seven-year-old_make-me-root_bug_in_Linux_kernel patched⠀⇛ In a blog post on Thursday, GitHub security researcher Kevin Backhouse recounted how he found the bug (CVE- 2021-3560) in a service called polkit that is used in systemd, a common Linux system and service manager component. # ⚓ CISA_Addresses_the_Rise_in_Ransomware_Targeting Operational_Technology_Assets [Ed: Funny how they fail to mention a particular OS]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Mysterious_Custom_[Windows]_Malware_Collects Billions_of_Stolen_Data_Points⠀⇛ Researchers have uncovered a 1.2- terabyte database of stolen data, lifted from 3.2 million Windows-based computers over the course of two years by an unknown, custom malware. The heisted info includes 6.6 million files and 26 million credentials, and 2 billion web login cookies – with 400 million of the latter still valid at the time of the database’s discovery. # ⚓ Billions_of_Compromised_Records_and_Counting: Why_the_Application_Layer_is_Still_the_Front_Door for_Data_Breaches⠀⇛ Each year, the number of data breaches grows by 30% while the number of records compromised increases by an average of 224%. 2021 is far from over, but we’re already on pace for another record-setting year. In fact, Imperva research finds that more records were compromised in January alone than in all of 2017. # ⚓ Microsoft:_Big_Cryptomining_Attacks_Hit Kubeflow⠀⇛ Misconfigured dashboards are yet again at the heart of a widespread, ongoing cryptocurrency campaign squeezing Monero and Ethereum from Kubernetes clusters. Microsoft has spotted a new, widespread, ongoing attack targeting Kubernetes clusters running Kubeflow instances, in order to plant malicious TensorFlow pods that are used to mine for cryptocurrency. The Kubeflow open-source project is a popular framework for running machine learning (ML) tasks in Kubernetes, while TensorFlow is an end-to-end, open-source ML platform. Given that the attack is still active, any new Kubernetes clusters that run Kubeflow could be compromised, according to Microsoft. # § Privacy/Surveillance⠀➾ # ⚓ Instagram’s_Big_Experiment_With_De- Prioritizing_‘Likes’_Fizzles_As_Some_People Apparently_Really_Like_‘Likes’⠀⇛ Back in the fall of 2019, we wrote about how Instagram was experimenting with hiding “likes” from US users, to try to cut down on the awkward incentives it created — such as people obsessing over who and how many people liked the pictures they posted. It was an interesting move, and we appreciated the willingness to experiment with making sure the platform wasn’t just encouraging socially problematic behavior. However, now the company has announced that some people really got upset without their likes. # ⚓ New_Campaign_to_Fight_Amazon’s_Push_for World_‘Dominated_by_Total_Corporate Surveillance’⠀⇛ To mark the one year anniversary of Amazon’s extended temporary moratorium on sales of its controversial Rekognition facial identification software to law enforcement agencies, over 20 advocacy groups and more than 10,000 supporters on Thursday launched Protest Amazon, a digital demonstration that’s part of the #EyesOnAmazon week of action. “Amazon must make their moratorium on keeping Rekognition out of the hands of law enforcement permanent and extend that policy to all of their surveillance products.” —Myaisha Hayes, MediaJustice # ⚓ State_Court_Confirms_The_Obvious:_There’s No_Expectation_Of_Privacy_In_Text_Messages Sent_To_Other_People⠀⇛ A Massachusetts court recently sent out the useful reminder that a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy does not extend to other people. In other words, there’s an expectation of privacy in sent communications, but only up to the point that someone receives them. (via FourthAmendment.com) # ⚓ FBI,_Australian_Police_Ran_A_Backdoored Encrypted_Chat_Service_For_Three_Years⠀⇛ Recently unsealed documents have revealed the FBI and the Australian Federal Police ran a backdoored encrypted communications service for more than three years, resulting in dozens of arrests and several large drug busts. Here’s a brief summary via Joseph Cox for Motherboard. # ⚓ EU_privacy_regulator_proposes_$425M_fine against_Amazon⠀⇛ A European Union privacy regulator has reportedly proposed issuing a more than $425 million fine against Amazon over alleged violations to European data privacy laws. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that people familiar with the matter said that Luxembourg’s National Data Protection Commission, or the CNPD, had circulated a draft petition for fines to be imposed on Amazon across the EU’s 27 countries. # ⚓ Why_you_should_never_use_a_free_Proxy_on Internet_–_LinuxTechLab⠀⇛ A proxy server is one of the tools that still keeps the fight for internet privacy alive. The exponential growth of efficiency and convenience that we enjoy thanks to the web has quietly stripped us of precious internet anonymity. Without proper governmental interference, companies feed on our personal information and constantly look for other ways to fuel progress and profit from sensitive data. Big concerns about tracking and the future of the web have accelerated the growth of the internet privacy industry. The demand for virtual private networks (VPN), Adblockers, private browsers, proxy servers, and other privacy tools is at an all-time high. The convenience disguise no longer works because users see a stagnation in progress but a massive increase in digital footprint tracking and surveillance. Some people feel scared creating posts on social media and even making purchases because every move gets sent to third-party advertisers. # ⚓ Google_ad_biz_shenanigans_smacked_down_by French_competition_regulators_•_The Register⠀⇛ # ⚓ McDonald’s_AI_drive-thru_bot_accused_of breaking_biometrics_privacy_law_•_The Register⠀⇛ McDonald’s has been accused of illegally collecting and processing customers’ voice recordings without their consent in the US state of Illinois. Like so many giant corporations, McDonald’s has turned to AI technology to use computers in place of people. In 2019, it announced it had snapped up a voice-recognition company in Silicon Valley, previously known as Apprente and now McD Tech Labs, to build a voice-controlled chatbot for its drive-thrus. Earlier this month, McDonald’s said ten of its restaurants in Chicago, Illinois, are testing this chatbot, and it may permanently replace human workers. As you’d expect, you yell your order at the system from your car, and it takes care of it. The software apparently has an 85 per cent accuracy rate. o § Defence/Aggression⠀➾ # ⚓ Biden_Must_Lift_Trump’s_Harsh_Restrictions_on_Cuba_Now⠀⇛ Silvia from Miami, Eduardo from Hialeah, Abel from Lakeland. The names pour in on the donations page for “Syringes to Cuba” as Carlos Lazo promotes the campaign on his popular Facebook livestream. # ⚓ A_True_Biden_Withdrawal_From_Afghanistan?_Don’t_Bet_on_It⠀⇛ Next September, when the last C-130 cargo aircraft and Chinook transport helicopters take off from the infamous Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan that has doubled as a CIA torture center for suspected jihadists, they will not only be leaving behind the site of a military defeat. Their departure will also mark the dismal end of a strategy of direct military engagement to drastically reshape the Middle East that resulted instead in upending the global strategic balance. # ⚓ Biden_Is_Going_“Full_Steam_Ahead”_on_Trump’s_Nuclear Weapons_Spending_Plans⠀⇛ # ⚓ U.S._Led_2020_Nuclear_Weapons_Spending;_Now_Biden_Going “Full_Steam_Ahead”_on_Trump’s_Nuclear_Plans⠀⇛ As President Biden prepares for the G7 and NATO summits and a meeting with Vladimir Putin, we look at how the United States, Russia and other nuclear- armed nations continue to spend billions on nuclear weapons during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite President Biden’s criticisms of the Trump administration’s nuclear policies during his candidacy, his administration is continuing initiatives to expand the U.S. nuclear arsenal and is seeking $43 billion for nuclear weapons in his new budget. This comes as a new report from the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons reveals global spending on nuclear weapons increased during the pandemic, and found the world’s nine nuclear-armed countries spent $72.6 billion on nuclear weapons in 2020, with the United States alone spending $37 billion. “We’ve been seeing, from year to year, the spending on nuclear weapons has been increasing,” says Alicia Sanders-Zakre, ICAN’s policy and research coordinator. “Despite Biden’s campaign promises of wanting to work for arms control, wanting to work for disarmament, we’re seeing that in reality he’s going full steam ahead with Trump’s legacy nuclear weapons programs and continuing to spend more money on these weapons of mass destruction.” # ⚓ Social_media_are_turbocharging_the_export_of_America’s political_culture⠀⇛ According to Whitney Phillips, a media researcher at Syracuse University in New York, America’s role in shaping political debates comes not just from the norms it promotes. It also “flows from its cultural production—the actual stuff of media and memes”, she writes in “You Are Here”, a new book examining global information flows. One reason America’s influence is greater now, she says, is that “social media is global. And there are way more people outside the United States who use Facebook than in the United States.” # ⚓ Taliban_Map_Out_Future_Vision_for_Afghanistan⠀⇛ Postwar Afghanistan, in the eyes of the Taliban, will be a law-abiding country, a member of the community of nations, open for business, and at peace with itself, its neighbors, and the rest of the world. But the sexes will be strictly segregated, women will be forced to wear hijabs, and freedom of speech and expression will become memories. This is the Taliban’s vision for a post- conflict Afghanistan, as explained by the group’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid. In the meantime, he said in an exclusive interview with Foreign Policy, the insurgents will continue to fight to establish what he calls an “Islamic government.” # ⚓ MoD_launches_digital_strategy⠀⇛ The Ministry of Defence aims to invest an additional £1.6bn in digital over the next 10 years, and plans to establish a federated ecosystem of digital innovators and developers to ensure continuous progress o § Environment⠀➾ # ⚓ Labor_Unions_Rally_Behind_California’s_Zero-Emissions Climate_Plan⠀⇛ # ⚓ Progressives_Tell_Biden_“No_Climate,_No_Deal”_on Infrastructure_Plan⠀⇛ # ⚓ U.S._Southwest,_Already_Parched,_Sees_‘Virtual_Water’_Drain Abroad_|_naked_capitalis⠀⇛ As the Colorado River Basin enters yet another year of drought, global companies are worsening the water crisis. # ⚓ In_Brazil,_Environmental_Crimes_Can_Be_Traced_to_the_Top⠀⇛ In the past couple of months, the United States has intensified talks with the minister. In fact, Salles attended President Joe Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate in April where he insisted that Brazil would need $10 billion annually in foreign aid to stop deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Now, the U.S. may need to reevaluate its relationship and possible aid to the country. That’s because in the past month, Brazil’s Supreme Court (STF) has authorized two unrelated probes into Salles’ alleged involvement with the illegal logging industry. # § Energy⠀➾ # ⚓ ‘Keystone_XL_Is_Dead!’:_After_10-Year_Battle,_Climate Movement_Victory_Is_Complete⠀⇛ After more than a decade of grassroots organizing, agitation, and tireless opposition by the international climate movement, the final nail was slammed into the Keystone XL’s coffin Wednesday afternoon when the company behind the transnational tar sands pipeline officially pulled the plug on its plans. “This victory is thanks to Indigenous land defenders who fought the Keystone XL pipeline for over a decade.” —Clayton Thomas Muller, 350.org # ⚓ Exxon_is_Telling_Investors_its_Permian_Fracking Projects_are_‘World_Class’._The_Data_Says_Otherwise.⠀⇛ ExxonMobil’s production numbers in the Permian basin in West Texas and New Mexico appear to have deteriorated in 2019, according to new analysis, calling into question the company’s claims that it is an industry leader and that its operations are steadily becoming more efficient over time. Chastened by years of poor returns and rising angst among its own shareholders, ExxonMobil narrowed its priorities in 2020 to just a few overarching areas of interest, focusing on its massive offshore oil discoveries in Guyana and its Permian basin assets, two areas positioned as the very core of the company’s growth strategy. # ⚓ ‘Fossil_Fuel_Exit_Strategy’_Shows_Transition_to Renewable_Future_Totally_Doable⠀⇛ Ditching fossil fuels in favor of renewable energy in order to keep warming below the 1.5ºC threshold is both “necessary and technically feasible.” That’s the conclusion of an analysis released Thursday entitled Fossil Fuel Exit Strategy. Produced by the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures in cooperation with the Fossil Fuel Non- Proliferation Treaty Initiative, the report states clearly that “there is no need for more fossil fuels” because the world is overflowing with renewable energy capacity. # ⚓ How_a_Grassroots_Campaign_Defeated_a_Big_Mining Company_in_El_Salvador⠀⇛ Authors Robin Broad and John Cavanagh have brought us this amazing David versus Goliath story in their new book, The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved A Country from Corporate Greed. Their first-hand accounts of working with front-line communities, both in El Salvador and in the United States. provide lessons along the way about how to fight an immensely powerful entity and win, whether the enemy be Big Gold, Big Oil or Big Pharma (to name a few). As they write in their introduction, “You may find yourselves surprised to find the relevance of the strategies of the water defenders in El Salvador, whether your focus is on a Walmart in Washington DC; a fracking company trying to expand in Texas or Pennsylvania, or petrochemical companies outside New Orleans.” By the end of the book, they added relevant struggles in countries like Bolivia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, as well as in South Africa, South Korea, and India. In an interview with John Cavanagh, I asked if he and Broad had an inkling of the huge ramifications of their story right from the beginning, and his answer was decidedly no. In fact, when they first got involved, back in 2009, they never expected to win. They knew what they were up against and had no illusions. As they wrote about the ensuing years of twist-and-turn battles lost and won, the authors described a combination of events that made the water defenders’ decades-long struggle unusual… Yet now, with lessons learned, replicable. # ⚓ Keystone_XL’s_Death_Is_a_Huge_Climate_Win_—_and_a Sign_of_Oil’s_Decline⠀⇛ # ⚓ Line_3_Water_Protectors_Launch_Occupation_at Mississippi_River_Pipeline_Easement⠀⇛ # § Wildlife/Nature⠀➾ # ⚓ It’s_Time_to_Stop_Advertising_Montana⠀⇛ It’s not hyperbole to say many long-time Montanans are alarmed at what is happening to our state. Suddenly, home prices are so far out of reach for Montanans it’s almost impossible for young couples to buy a home and raise a family. And while Montana’s average home price now soars upward, the per capita income for working Montana jobs has remained seriously behind skyrocketing home and land prices. It’s really no mystery how this happened. Montana still has what most states lost long ago. Nearly all the native species that were here when Lewis and Clark rolled through more than 200 years ago are still here. While many of those species are fighting extinction due to habitat fragmentation, resource extraction, development and pollution, they’re still here — like long-time Montanans, hanging on despite tremendous pressure from what is facetiously termed “progress.” # ⚓ A_Massive_Fish_Kill_Continues_on_Klamath_River⠀⇛ “This emergency declaration acknowledges the reality that climate change is upon us, and the dangers that it poses to rivers, forests, wildlife and communities,” according to the Tribe in their “Resolution Declaring a State of Emergency Due to Climate Change.” The resolution points out “there has been a consensus among 97% of Climate scientists that Climate Change is a reality.” # ⚓ Fish_supplies_face_rising_threat_from_algal_blooms⠀⇛ Fish farms, and the protein supply of over three billion people, are at increasing risk from algal blooms. # § Overpopulation⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Hoover_Dam_reservoir_is_at_an_all-time_low⠀⇛ Lake Mead, the reservoir created by the Hoover Dam, that feeds water to 25 million people across Western states, is historically low. On June 9th, the water level dipped to 1,071.57 feet above sea level, narrowly beating a record low last set in 2016. The lake surface has dropped 140 feet since 2000, leaving the reservoir just 37 percent full. With such a dramatic drop, officials expect to declare an official water shortage for the first time ever. That could affect water and energy that Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam deliver to Arizona, California, and Nevada. o § Finance⠀➾ # ⚓ Are_Crazed_Commies_Running_American_Corporations?⠀⇛ For a previous generation it would be unimaginable. The chief executives of America’s largest corporations are being publicly vilified for their politics. This time it’s not anti-globalisation protestors or Occupy Wall Streeters of the past who’ve got beef. # ⚓ There_Is_No_Crisis_of_Laziness⠀⇛ Republican governors are done sympathizing with the millions of unemployed Americans. In March 2020, Congress expanded unemployment benefits to offset the steep, sudden loss of jobs caused by Covid-19. But as of late May, more than three-quarters of GOP-led states said they would prematurely end the extra $300 payments, broadened eligibility, and longer benefit period. # ⚓ Consumerism,_Another_Inheritance_From_the_Slavery_System⠀⇛ Strategy and dogma # ⚓ The_Pitfalls_of_US-South_Korea_Economic_Cooperation⠀⇛ The summit featured the obligatory affirmation of the bilateral military alliance and the joint determination to denuclearize North Korea. But the real motivation behind the summit was economic. As they rebound from last year’s COVID-19 downturn, the United States and South Korea are increasingly relying on each other to stabilize supply chains and grow their respective economies. # ⚓ Can_We_Bemoan_Inequality_as_We_Push_Policies_to_Increase It?⠀⇛ Anyhow, for those of us who do have some memory, it was rather striking to see the first paragraph of an article reporting on the expected Senate approval of measures that are explicitly protectionist: “Faced with an urgent competitive threat from China, the Senate is poised to pass the most expansive industrial policy legislation in U.S. history, blowing past partisan divisions over government support for private industry to embrace a nearly quarter-trillion-dollar investment in building up America’s manufacturing and technological edge.” # ⚓ WaPo_Obscures_Republican_Role_in_Killing_Equal_Pay⠀⇛ “Democrats Hit Major Political Wall in Efforts to Close Gender Pay Gap, Raise Minimum Wage,” announced a Washington Post headline (6/9/21) yesterday. # ⚓ Corporations_That_Paid_Zero_Federal_Income_Tax_Spent_$400 Million_in_Lobbying⠀⇛ o § AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics⠀➾ # ⚓ ‘The_Truth_Can’t_Be_Hidden’:_Omar_Hits_Back_at_Dems_Upset by_Critique_of_US-Israel_Atrocities⠀⇛ Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota hit back Wednesday at the dozen fellow House Democrats who accused her of “equating” the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban after she pointed out that the U.S. and Israeli governments have committed human rights atrocities—an uncontroversial statement that the right-wing media and Republican lawmakers rushed to warp and sensationalize. “She has the courage to call out human rights abuses no matter who is responsible. That’s better than colleagues who look away if it serves their politics.”—Rep. Rashida Tlaib # ⚓ Conservationists_Applaud_Biden’s_Reversal_of_Trump_Attack on_Endangered_Species⠀⇛ Conservation groups applauded the Biden administration on Friday—and urged officials to act quickly—after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service announced plans to undo former President Donald Trump’s weakening of the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Officials said the administration will restore protections that were loosened in 2019 at the behest of developers and other business interests—an action that led several environmental groups to sue Trump’s Interior Department. # ⚓ Can_Biden’s_Infrastructure_Plan_Peel-Off_Blue-Collar Workers_from_the_Republicans?⠀⇛ The R’s do fear that Biden is aiming to cleave blue-collar employees off from the Republican’s base by framing the debate as one of creating jobs versus padding the profits of corporations. His infrastructure legislation is cleverly titled the American Jobs Plan to address their primary concern, keeping and getting jobs. Focusing on the economy is the pathway that Biden is taking to deliver that message to the Trump voters. A Pew Research survey of 12 issues asked voters to rank them by importance. It showed that 88 percent of Trump voters considered the economy the number one issue; the next closest issue was immigration at 74 percent. Meanwhile, Biden supporters ranked the economy as fourth at 72 percent; the number one issue was health care at 84 percent. # ⚓ Manchin_Family_Values⠀⇛ The EpiPen is the product of US taxpayer-funded research conducted in the 1970s for the Pentagon —which wanted an auto-injector device for soldiers facing exposure to nerve gas— by a company called Survival Technology.  The rights to market a civilian version to prevent anaphylaxis were then sold and re-sold. Survival merged with Brunswick, which sold the rights to Dey, a subsidiary of Merck, which in 2007 sold the rights to Mylan, which made a production deal with King, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Pfizer. After some superficial improvements (a stronger spring, clearer instructions) that supposedly justified raising prices, Mylan began its big marketing push in 2009. With almost 90% of the market, their key goal was to get every school in the US to keep EpiPens on hand. Children face the highest risk of a fatal response because many never been exposed to the substance they’re allergic to. Adults generally know what they’re allergic to and try to avoid exposure or carry the antidote. # ⚓ Manchin_Moving⠀⇛ # ⚓ Here_in_Israel,_the_Perils_of_a_Government_of_‘No Politics’⠀⇛ Jerusalem—Israel is currently passing through its Trumpian moment. Indeed, staunch Trump ally Benjamin Netanyahu is out-trumping Trump, calling the results of the March 23 “the greatest election fraud in the history of the country, in my opinion in the history of any democracy…. [The new government represents] a scam against the public. The biggest election scam, maybe, in history.” # ⚓ Maya_Wiley_Consolidates_Progressive_Support_in_New_York City_Mayoral_Race⠀⇛ New York City mayoral candidate Maya Wiley is seeing her poll numbers surge after netting high- profile endorsements in recent days from progressive lawmakers and organizations, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, and the Working Families Party. After previously struggling to crack the top three in the crowded Democratic primary field, Wiley jumped to second place in the first major poll conducted in the wake of Ocasio-Cortez’s endorsement this past weekend, which came just over two weeks before the June 22 election. # ⚓ Why_Is_Garland’s_DOJ_Taking_Trump’s_Side_Against_E._Jean Carroll?⠀⇛ I can’t believe I have to write this, but: Slandering alleged rape victims is not one of the official duties of the president of the United States. This is apparently a confusing and controversial proposition to some. But rest assured, there is nothing in Article II of the US Constitution, and nothing in any part of the US statutory code, not even the footnotes, that lists “defaming alleged rape victims” as one of the privileges or responsibilities of the office of the president. We could, and in fact do, have a fully functioning Executive Branch without granting civil immunity to presidents who decide to call rape victims “ugly” “liars” in their personal capacity as edgelord bully on Twitter. # ⚓ Not_As_Surprising_As_You_May_Think:_Garland_DOJ_Says_That Trump_Denying_Raping_E._Jean_Carroll_Was_Official Presidential_Business⠀⇛ Late last year, we covered the story of the DOJ stepping in to take over a defamation case for President Trump. As we noted at the time, the defamation case itself was pretty weak, though it’s similar to a series of other defamation cases we’ve seen in recent times. E. Jean Carroll claimed that Donald Trump had sexually assaulted her many years ago. Trump later denied the claim, saying that it was “totally false” and saying (incorrectly, as it turns out) that he “never met this person in my life.” Carroll then sued for defamation based on the denials. As noted, this kind of defamation case has popped up a few times, including a high profile one against Bill Cosby by one of his accusers as well. # ⚓ For_Trump,_Cruelty_Was_the_Point._Now_It’s_a_Major_GOP Fundraising_Strategy.⠀⇛ # ⚓ 75%_of_Foreign_Public_Confident_Biden_Will_‘Do_the_Right Thing,’_Up_From_Just_17%_Under_Trump⠀⇛ A new Pew Research Center report reveals a dramatic shift in the international community’s view of the United States and its president over the past year, with a clear improvement since former President Donald Trump left office. Stark contrasts were revealed in a survey of a dozen nations this year and last. At the end of Trump’s presidency, a median of just 17% had confidence in him to do the right thing regarding world affairs. At the start of President Joe Biden’s term in 2021, however, 75% expressed such confidence. And while a median of only 34% had a favorable view of the U.S. at the end of Trump’s presidency, 62% had a favorable view at the start of Biden’s presidency. # ⚓ Progressives_Rally_to_Defend_Ilhan_Omar_After_‘Bad_Faith’ Attack_by_House_Democratic_Leadership⠀⇛ As Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday afternoon clarified earlier remarks about “unthinkable atrocities” committed by the United States and Israel following a rebuke from her own party’s House leadership, many of the Minnesota Democrat’s progressive colleagues joined peace and human rights advocates in rallying to her defense. Omar first came under fire from fellow Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday, when a dozen moderate representatives issued a statement accusing her of “equating the United States and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban,” displaying “deep-seated prejudice,” and giving “cover to terrorist groups.” # ⚓ How_Nigerian_Musicians_Are_Responding_to_the_Country’s Twitter_Ban⠀⇛ While the explosion of Afrobeats worldwide is a seemingly positive development, the contrast between Nigeria’s cultural output and its internal politics couldn’t be starker. “Back in 2019, someone on Twitter joked about Nigeria having nothing working in it except jollof rice and Afrobeats and it was funny back then,” King Perryy says. “Problem is, that joke is our reality right now.” # ⚓ State_Department_urges_Nigeria_to_reverse_Twitter_ban⠀⇛ The showdown between Twitter and the Nigerian government comes amid a broader trend of government intervention in social media from places such as China and Iran. # ⚓ India’s_Democracy_Is_the_World’s_Problem⠀⇛ When the G7 group of rich democracies assembles this weekend in southwest England, it will discuss issues including COVID-19, taxes, and climate change. One item overhanging the formal agenda, however, will be the global deterioration of democracy itself, and the nation on which this question may hinge won’t be any of the hosts, but a guest invited to this year’s confab: India. Democracy’s fate there may determine its fate throughout the world. At the moment, the signs aren’t looking good—and that should be a flashing- red warning beacon for the rest of us. o § Misinformation/Disinformation⠀➾ # ⚓ Pastor_battles_human_smugglers_on_Facebook⠀⇛ Banda is a pastor who runs a shelter in a church in Tijuana, Mexico, where migrants end up after being deported from the U.S. Many of them gave their life savings to human smugglers, known as coyotes, whom they met on Facebook and its encrypted messaging app WhatsApp, and who promised them safe passage to America. When people arrive at his shelter, they’ve often spent all the money they have, and many have experienced rape, violence and further extortion along the way. # ⚓ Texas_AG_could_be_disbarred_over_bogus_push_to_overturn 2020_election:_report⠀⇛ The original complaint against Paxton, filed by a Texas Democratic Party insider, was initially dismissed by the State Bar of Texas, but an independent tribunal reversed that decision last month, according to the Associated Press. At issue is whether or not his unsuccessful push to overturn election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin amounted to professional misconduct. If the accusations are substantiated, Paxton would become the highest profile official to face consequences for his role in President Donald Trump’s attempt to invalidate legitimate election results. o § Censorship/Free Speech⠀➾ # ⚓ Tracking_Global_Online_Censorship:_What_EFF_Is_Doing_Next⠀⇛ Tracking Global Online Censorship is a new project to record and combat international speech restrictions, especially where censorship policies are exported from Europe and the United States to the rest of the world. Headed by EFF Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian York, the project will seek accountability for powerful online censors—in particular, social media platforms such as Facebook and Google—and hold them to just, inclusive standards of expressive discourse, transparency, and due process in a way that protects marginalized voices, dissent, and disparate communities. “Social media companies make mistakes at scale that catch a range of vital expression in their content moderation net. And as companies grapple with moderating new types of content during a pandemic, these error rates will have new, dangerous consequences,” said Jillian York. “Misapplication of content moderation systems results in the systemic silencing of marginalized communities. It is vital that we protect the free flow of information online and ensure that platforms provide users with transparency and a path to remedy.” Support for Tracking Global Online Censorship is provided by the Swedish Postcode Foundation (Svenska Postkodstiftelsen). Established in 2003, the Swedish Postcode Foundation receives part of the Swedish Postcode Lottery’s surplus, which it then uses to provide financial support to non- governmental organizations creating positive changes through concrete efforts. The Foundation’s goal is to create a better world through projects that challenge, inspire, and promote change. # ⚓ Book_Review:_“Mine!_How_the_Hidden_Rules_of_Ownership Control_Our_Lives”_|_naked_capitalism⠀⇛ Maxims for ownership, because markets. o § Civil Rights/Policing⠀➾ # ⚓ Protecting_Borders,_Not_Life⠀⇛ Remember the Space Force? # ⚓ ‘Unequivocally_Deadly’:_Cop_Flips_Over_Car_of_Pregnant Woman_Who_Didn’t_Pull_Over_Fast_Enough⠀⇛ Police dash cam footage that began to go viral Wednesday has sparked outrage as it showed a state trooper in Arkansas forcing the SUV of a pregnant woman driver—who claims she was was trying to find a safer place to pull over—to crash and roll over during an attempted highway traffic stop in July of last year. “A person who was obeying the law could have been killed along with her unborn child, all thanks to a veteran police officer not knowing the law he is meant to enforce, or being unable to resist performing a dangerous and unnecessary maneuver.” —Erin Marquis, Jalopnik # ⚓ Labor_Advocates_Rebuke_Amazon_for_Latest_‘Smoke_and Mirrors’_on_Worker_Safety⠀⇛ Labor advocates on Thursday responded with disdain and derision to news that Amazon and the National Safety Council are partnering to find “innovative solutions” to prevent the workplace injuries that disproportionately plague the retail giant’s warehouse employees. “The root cause of this issue is Amazon’s business model of expecting workers to perform like robots at an unbearable and often unattainable pace of work.” —Stuart Appelbaum, RWDSU # ⚓ Denmark_Offshores_the_Right_to_Asylum⠀⇛ The government of Mette Frederiksen has now secured amendments to the Danish Aliens Act that authorises the transfer of asylum seekers to other countries as their applications are being processed.  The measure was secured on June 3 by a vote of 70 to 24, though critics must surely look at the absence of 85 MPs as telling.  The measure is not automatic: the Danish government will have to secure (or bribe) the trust of third party states to assume their share. Government spokesman Rasmus Stoklund left few doubts as to what the new law entailed.  “If you apply for asylum in Denmark, you know that you will be sent back to a country outside Europe, and therefore we hope that people stop seeking asylum in Denmark.” # ⚓ Zahid_Quraishi_Becomes_First_Muslim-American_Federal_Judge in_US_History⠀⇛ # ⚓ Skepticism_Mounts_Over_IG’s_Report_on_Lafayette_Park_Attack on_Protesters⠀⇛ # ⚓ Victory!_Dartmouth_Ends_Unfounded_Cheating_Investigation After_Students,_Rights_Groups_Speak_Out⠀⇛ The investigation at Dartmouth began when the administration conducted a flawed review of an entire year’s worth of student log data from Canvas, the online learning platform that contains class lectures and other substantive information. After a technical review, EFF determined that the logs easily could have been generated by the automated syncing of course material to devices logged into Canvas but not being used during an exam. It’s simply impossible to know from the logs alone if a student intentionally accessed any of the files, or if the pings exist due to automatic refresh processes that are commonplace in most websites and online services. In this case, many of the logs related to Canvas content that wasn’t even relevant to the tests being taken, raising serious questions about Dartmouth’s allegations. It’s unclear how many other schools have combed through Canvas logs for evidence of cheating, but the Dartmouth debacle provides clear evidence that its logging system is not meant to be used—and should not be used—as evidence in such investigations. Along with FIRE, EFF sent a letter to Dartmouth in March laying out our concerns, including the fact that Canvas’ own documentation explicitly states that the data in these logs is not intended to be used “in isolation for auditing or other high-stakes analysis involving examining single users or small samples.” According to the latest email sent to the student body from the Dean of the School of Medicine, the allegations have been dropped “upon further review and based on new information received from our learning management system provider.” While Instructure, the company behind Canvas, has not responded to numerous requests we’ve sent asking them to comment on Dartmouth’s use of these logs,  we are heartened to hear that it is taking misuses of its system seriously. We urge the company to take a more public stand against these sorts of investigations. It’s unclear how many other schools have combed through Canvas logs for evidence of cheating, but the Dartmouth debacle provides clear evidence that its logging system is not meant to be used—and should not be used—as evidence in such investigations. # ⚓ The_Jihad_against_the_Yazidis_Continues⠀⇛ The UN team focused on an August 2014 attack in Sinjar in Northern Iraq against the Yazidi community, as well as a mass killing of military personnel at Tikrit Air Academy in June 2014. “I am able to announce that based upon independent and impartial investigations, complying with international standards and UN best practice, there is clear and convincing evidence that the crimes against the Yazidi people clearly constituted genocide,” the team lead said. Many people, specifically in the West, have mistakenly been led to believe that the threat to Yazidis has receded in Kurdistan (Iraq) and Syria. # ⚓ What_Is_Juneteenth,_How_Is_It_Celebrated,_and_Why_Does_It Matter?⠀⇛ Its impact bears that out. Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation declared “that all persons held as slaves” within the rebellious states “are, and henceforward shall be free.” This meant that the proclamation only applied to states that had seceded from the United States, leaving slavery intact in border states and Southern states under Northern control. In addition, the promise of abolition that Juneteenth celebrates today was contingent on the Union army winning the Civil War, which didn’t happen until April 1865. But here’s where Juneteenth’s meaning comes into play: Even after the end of slavery was declared, the Union had to enforce emancipation. In Texas, approximately 250,000 people were still being held in slavery when, on June 19, 1865, Union troops led by Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston to announce that the war had ended and that all of the enslaved were now free. o § Internet Policy/Net Neutrality⠀➾ # ⚓ Detroit_The_Latest_City_Forced_To_Cobble_Together_Working Internet_Thanks_To_Telecom_Market_Failure⠀⇛ Frustrated by slow speeds, high prices, and spotty broadband availability (read: market failure) more than 750 US towns and cities have explored some kind of home-grown broadband option. Sometimes that’s a local cooperative. Sometimes it’s an extension of the locally owned power utility. Sometimes it’s a public/private partnership with an existing internet provider. And sometimes it involves building an entire local broadband network from scratch. But always it’s motivated by one thing: an ever growing, multi-decade frustration at the lack of competition and options in the US broadband market. # ⚓ Rock_Bottom:_Bill_C-10_Gag_Order_and_No-Notice_Meetings Means_the_End_of_Committee_Review_is_Near⠀⇛ As the committee work comes to an end, it is important to recognize that there was no full study for Bill C-10 and that many witnesses – including digital first creators – were excluded altogether. However, given that the Liberals, Bloc and now effectively the NDP have supported this approach, the outcome of the vote on Bill C-10 in the House of Commons is not in doubt. The Canadian Heritage committee did not do its job. It will fall to the Senate to do theirs. o § Monopolies⠀➾ # § Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ 15_Universities_Have_Formed_A_Company_That_Looks_A Lot_Like_A_Patent_Troll⠀⇛ That sounds an awful lot like a patent troll. That’s the kind of entity that EFF criticizes because they use flimsy patents to squeeze money from operating companies, rather than making their own products. Unfortunately, this description also applies to a company that has just been formed by a consortium of 15 large research universities.  This patent commercialization company has been secretly under discussion since 2018. In September 2020, it quietly went public, when the University of California Regents authorized making UC Berkeley and UCLA two of its founding members. In January, the DOJ said it wouldn’t challenge the program on antitrust grounds.  It’s good news when universities share technology with the private sector, and when startup companies get formed based on university research. That’s part of why so much university research is publicly funded. But there’s not much evidence that university patenting helps technology reach the public, and there’s a growing body of evidence that patents hinder it. Patents in this context are legal tools that allow someone to monopolize publicly-funded research and capture its promise for a private end. # ⚓ [Older]_Filing_A_Divisional_Application_In_Europe_– Part_15⠀⇛ When an application contains a reference to a previously filed application, a certified copy of the previously filed application must be filed within 2 months of the filing of a divisional application, unless the reference application was originally filed with the EPO. If the previously filed application is not in an official language of the EPO (namely, in English, French or German), a translation into one of the official languages will be required within 2 months of the filing of the divisional application. The filing and search fee for a divisional application must be paid within one month after filing. The designation fee must be paid within 6 months of the date on which the European Patent Bulletin mentions the publication of the European search report for the divisional application. # ⚓ As_European_Parliament_Endorses_Vaccine_Patent Waiver,_EU_Urged_to_Stop_Putting_Pharma_Profits_Over Human_Life⠀⇛ The European Parliament voted Wednesday to endorse a temporary patent waiver for coronavirus vaccines, bucking an intense lobbying campaign by the pharmaceutical industry and heightening pressure on E.U. member nations to end their opposition to the proposal at the World Trade Organization. “This vote sends a strong signal that Europeans stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of the world in the fight against the pandemic.”—Evelien van Roemburg, Oxfam # § Software Patents⠀➾ # ⚓ [Older]_EPO_decision_G1/19_(almost)_in_a nutshell,_by_Giuseppe_Romano_and_Elisabetta_Papa [Ed: Remarks on rigged_courts_being_manipulated by_corrupt_EPO_management_to_say_“OK”_to_unlawful software_patents]⠀⇛ On 10 March 2021 the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBoA) of the European Patent Office (EPO) issued decision G1/19 concerning the assessment of inventive step for computer-implemented simulation methods. G1/19 is based upon appeal No. T0489/14 relating to the patentability of a method of simulating movements of pedestrians in an environment like, such as a building. The claimed method includes also features pertaining to a pedestrian’s personal profile (e.g. a preferred walking speed or step length). # § Trademarks⠀➾ # ⚓ The_Decades-Long_Trademark_Dispute_Over_‘Pretzel Crisps’_Comes_To_Its_Obvious_End⠀⇛ It’s quite incredible how often the unfortunate growth of ownership culture in America produces silly trademark disputes over terms that obviously shouldn’t be valid trademarks. While examples of this are legion, let’s get right into what has become a decade-plus long dispute over “pretzel crisps”. Snyder’s, acquired by Princeton Vanguard, has long made a “pretzel crisp” product. In 2004, the USPTO registered the company’s “pretzel crisp” mark, but as a supplemental to an earlier registration, deeming it “descriptive”. If you want to argue that the term “pretzel crisp” is not descriptive, well, don’t because you’re wrong. Even Princeton Vanguard didn’t argue differently until 2009, when it attempted to argue that the term had acquired distinctiveness in the public, associated with the company’s brand and product. The USPTO remained unconvinced when Frito-Lay opposed the registration as it had its own similar product, with that opposition going so far as to actually seek to have any registration for the term canceled as generic. # § Copyrights⠀➾ # ⚓ Free_Music_App_TREBEL_Files_For_IPO,_Hoping_To Attract_Millions_of_Pirates⠀⇛ For those who are currently pirating music on torrent sites, downloading tracks from YouTube-ripping services, or are simply unhappy with the playback restrictions of Spotify’s free tier, TREBEL may be of interest. The company has filed for an IPO in the United States and is specifically targeting users who can’t (or won’t) pay for music. # ⚓ Blizzard_DMCA_Notice_Wipes_‘Diablo_II:_Resurrected’ Offline_Patches_from_GitHub⠀⇛ Blizzard Entertainment is continuing its quest to wipe offline patches for the upcoming “Diablo II: Resurrected” game off the Internet. After targeting the main developer with a cease and desist order, the game company has now asked GitHub to remove dozens of forks that were still floating around. ䷩ 𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 3900 ╒═══════════════════ 𝐃𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒 ═════════════════════════════════════════════╕ ⠀⌧ █▇▆▅▄▃▂▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 06.11.21⠀▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█ ⌧ ✐ Links_11/6/2021:_Nginx_Rising_and_SteamPal_Rumours⠀✐ Posted in News_Roundup at 12:50 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz 🄸🄼🄰🄶🄴 🄳🄴🅂🄲🅁🄸🄿🅃🄸🄾🄽 ⦇GNOME bluefish⦈ § Contents⠀➾ * GNU/Linux o Distributions o Devices/Embedded * Free_Software/Open_Source * Leftovers * § GNU/Linux⠀➾ o ⚓ Linux_Release_Roundup_#21.24:_KDE_Plasma_5.22,_LibreOffice_7.1.4, and_More_New_Releases⠀⇛ LibreOffice 7.1.4 is a minor release that focuses more on bug fixes and a considerable progress on compatibility with Microsoft Office documents. o § Server⠀➾ # ⚓ Nginx_is_Now_the_World’s_#1_Web_Server,_Overtaking_Apache [Ed: This is simply not true as it overlooks the fact that many sites are Apache at the back end but then hide behind something leaner and simpler like nginx]⠀⇛ W3Techs announced that after many years of steady growth in market share, Nginx is now the most popular web server in the world, edging out Apache HTTP Server. Back in 2009, Nginx had a market share of 3.7%, Apache had over 73% and Microsoft-IIS had around 20%, but the web server field today has changed significantly. According to Netcraft’s statistics, now Nginx is leading with just over one third of the market, at 33.8%. Apache is basically head-to- head at the moment, but declining. The gap between Apache and Nginx was still 6.6% one year ago. o § Audiocasts/Shows⠀➾ # ⚓ Pinephone_Review_(and_why_we_NEED_this_phone!)⠀⇛ The Pinephone is a Linux phone that is a great idea, but currently flawed and buggy. But despite the quirks and instability, this phone is VERY important. In this review, I’ll give you guys my thoughts on the Pinephone – and whether or not you should consider buying it. # ⚓ I’m_Replacing_Google_Photos…⠀⇛ I’m on a quest to replace Google Photos since their free ‘unlimited’ storage is no longer available. o § Kernel Space⠀➾ # ⚓ Linus_Torvalds_Wants_Everyone_to_Get_Vaccinated_and_Stop Believing_in_Anti-vax_Conspiracies_–_It’s_FOSS_News⠀⇛ Linus Torvalds is furious again, and this time, again for a good reason. Linux kernel mailing list is the place dedicated for discussions on kernel development. But, amidst the pandemic when vaccinations are in full swing all over the globe, there have been some anti-vax comments going around as well. But, Linus Torvalds took a stand against all the weird conspiracy theories and encouraged everyone to get vaccinated as well. # ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Public_Health_prepares_global_COVID-19 passport_as_Linus_Torvalds_encourages_vaccine_uptake⠀⇛ As the world battles the coronavirus pandemic, governments around the globe are taking different approaches to tackling the problem. While COVID-19 remains a somewhat divisive topic, there’s one thing that most people can agree on: vaccinations are going to play a major role in getting things under control. This is why the father of Linux, Linus Torvalds, has spoken out telling people to “get vaccinated” and “stop believing the anti-vax lies”. For anyone who believes “the crazy conspiracy theories” he has a simple message: “SHUT THE HELL UP”. Meanwhile, Linux Foundation Public Health has launched the Global COVID Certificate Network (GCCN), described as “an initiative to enable interoperable and trustworthy verification of COVID certificates between jurisdictions for safe border reopening”. # ⚓ Paragon_ntfs3_driver_compatibility_issues⠀⇛ The 5.10.39 kernel used in EasyOS on the PC, now has the Paragon ntfs3 driver, builtin not as a module. # ⚓ Real-Time_Support_“PREEMPT_RT”_For_Linux_Held_Up_Due_To Lack_Of_Funding_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ While there was kernel talk of merging the PREEMPT_RT code in 2020 for this real-time functionality for the Linux kernel, among other times in the past that has yet to happen. These “RT” patches have long been maintained out-of-tree but it turns out that while in the past it was seemingly close for merging, that effort has stalled for lack of funding. The PREEMPT_RT code is around 200 patches and has seen consistent out-of-tree updates for use on real-time systems. Those unfamiliar with the RT patches can see their rather dated Wiki and other past material. What’s new today is finally some clarity on the mainlining situation for the RT patches… During an ELISA (Enabling Linux In Safety Applications) presentation last month by well known kernel developer Thomas Gleixner of Linutronix and who has been heavily involved in the RT patches, he provided an overview of PREEMPT_RT. # ⚓ OpenZFS_2.1_Gets_More_Cleanups,_Better_Documentation_Ahead Of_Release_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ The seventh release candidate of OpenZFS 2.1 is now available for testing while it looks like soon it will cross the finish line as the latest feature release for this open-source ZFS file-system implementation for Linux and FreeBSD systems. Going back to the end of March there has been OpenZFS 2.1 release candidates coming out frequently and with Thursday’s 2.1-rc7 release it amounts to seemingly some final code clean-ups and documentation updates. The OpenZFS 2.1-rc7 release brings some man page updates, several FreeBSD specific fixes, fixing some test failures, a write- mostly sums counter implementation as a minor optimization for statistics counters, the systemd zfs-mount-generator has been rewritten in C rather than being a shell script, and other small changes. # § Graphics Stack⠀➾ # ⚓ Open_Source_OpenGL_ES_3.1_on_Mali_GPUs_with Panfrost⠀⇛ Panfrost, the open source driver for Arm Mali, now supports OpenGL ES 3.1 on both Midgard (Mali T760 and newer) and Bifrost (Mali G31, G52, G76) GPUs. OpenGL ES 3.1 adds a number of features on top of OpenGL ES 3.0, notably including compute shaders. While Panfrost has had limited support for compute shaders on Midgard for use in TensorFlow Lite, the latest work extends the support to more GPUs and adds complementary features required by the OpenGL ES 3.1 specification, like indirect draws and no-attachment framebuffers. The new feature support represents the cumulative effort of multiple Collaborans — Boris Brezillon, Italo Nicola, and myself — in tandem with the wider Mesa community. The OpenGL driver has seen over 1000 commits since the beginning of 2021, including several hundred targeting OpenGL ES 3.1 features. Our focus is Mali G52, where we are passing essentially all drawElements Quality Program and Khronos conformance tests and are aiming to become formally conformant. Nevertheless, thanks to a unified driver, many new features on Bifrost trickle down to Midgard allowing the older architecture still in wide use to improve long after the vendor has dropped support. On Mali T860, we are passing about 99.5% of tests required for conformant OpenGL ES 3.1. That number can only grow thanks to Mesa’s continuous integration running these tests for every merge request and preventing Panfrost regressions. With a Vulkan driver in the works, Panfrost’s API support is looking good. # ⚓ NVIDIA_GeForce_RTX_3070_Ti_/_RTX_3080_Ti_Compute_+ Renderer_Performance_Benchmarks_Review_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ With last week’s launch of the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and this week’s launch of the GeForce RTX 3070 Ti there have been plenty of Linux gaming benchmarks on Phoronix. But for those interested in these new RTX 30 Ampere graphics cards for GPU compute or rendering workloads, in this article are many benchmarks on that front compared to various RTX 20 and RTX 30 series graphics cards. # ⚓ AMDVLK_2021.Q2.5_Released_As_A_Minor_Radeon_Vulkan Driver_Update_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Following the last AMDVLK update at the end of May, AMD has released AMDVLK 2021.Q2.4 as their newest open-source AMD Radeon Vulkan driver release. This AMDVLK 2021.Q2.5 release is fairly small and just rebuilds against the Vulkan 1.2.179 headers plus has two bug fixes. The fixes involve corruption while running Wayland render tests and a capture issue with the Radeon Graphics Profiler and RenderDoc. o § Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ PeaZip_8.0_is_Here_with_Support_for_Even_More_Archive Types⠀⇛ PeaZip 8.0 adds support for more archive types, and improves how container file types are managed for browsing and conversion. PeaZip is an open source cross platform file and archive manager software for both Linux and Windows computers. It providing encryption and compression functions, which open and extract over 200 archive types. In other words, PeaZip supports almost all file types that are available today. In addition, it uses the advanced encryption system. When you create a password-protected archive using PeaZip, it protects all your private files so that nobody can view or extract your files unless they have the password. It uses the standard encryption system that is difficult to break even for a skilled hacker. PeaZip supports reading and writing of many strong encryption standards including the military-grade AES-256 for 7Z and ZIP archive formats, and other ciphers like Blowfish, Twofish, and Serpent for PEA and ARC files. In other words, the encrypted archives that you create using this software is completely private and secure for you. o § Instructionals/Technical⠀➾ # ⚓ Colin_Watson:_SSH_quoting⠀⇛ A while back there was a thread on one of our company mailing lists about SSH quoting, and I posted a long answer to it. Since then a few people have asked me questions that caused me to reach for it, so I thought it might be helpful if I were to anonymize the original question and post my answer here. The question was why a sequence of commands involving ssh and fiddly quoting produced the output they did. # ⚓ Mike_Gabriel:_Linux_on_Acer_Spin_3⠀⇛ Some days ago Robert reported back about a sleepless night he spent with that machine… He got stuck with a tricky issue regarding the installation of Manjaro GNU/Linux on that machine, that could be — at the end — resolved by a not so well documented trick. # ⚓ Josef_Strzibny:_Moving_ActionCable_over_to_Webpacker⠀⇛ This week, I upgraded a little demo application for my book Deployment from Scratch from Rails 6 to Rails 6.1. Since I showcase WebSockets with ActionCable and Redis, I needed to move the ActionCable CoffeeScript from Sprockets to Webpacker. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Use_Gdu_Disk_Usage_Analyzer_on_Ubuntu 20.04⠀⇛ Linux has plenty of tools and commands for checking disk utilization. Some of these tools and commands come pre-installed. # ⚓ How_to_Upgrade_Ubuntu_20.04_to_21.04⠀⇛ On April 22, 2021, Ubuntu 21.04 (codenamed Hirsute Hippo) was released by Canonical with security and performance improvements along with newer versions of software applications. Ubuntu 21.04 includes an SDK for Flutter application development, Microsoft SQL Server for Ubuntu, and Wayland graphics by default. Microsoft and Canonical will jointly provide support and performance tuning for Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu. Although this update includes many improvements and updates, the support period is only 9 months, i.e. until January 2022. If you are looking for long- term support, then Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (codenamed Focal Fossa) is recommended, as it has 5 years of long-term support until April 2025. # ⚓ How_to_eject_CD/DVD_tray_from_command_line_on_Linux⠀⇛ If you are new to the command line of Linux, you may have read/heard that the command line is one of the most powerful features of Linux. Yes, this is true. Almost all the things you can do through the GUI, you can also do through the command line. Even more, you can even eject/close your system’s CD/DVD drive from the command line. If this has piqued your interest and you want to know more about it, then read on as this article explains how you can do this. Please note that all commands and instructions mentioned in this guide have been tested on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Flask_in_Ubuntu_21.04_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ Python web frameworks used 2 open-sources , are Django and Flask. Django is a robust Python framework that allows users to rapidly develop and deploy their web applications by providing an MVC framework that aims at simplifying web app development with less code along with reusable components. Flask is a microframework that is lean and devoid of extra libraries or tools. It is minimalistic as it ships with only the basic tools to help you get off the ground with developing your applications. # ⚓ Tmux_Tutorial⠀⇛ Tmux is an essential tool and has functions ANY linux user will need! # ⚓ 8_Tips_To_Speed_Up_Your_Command-Line_Navigation⠀⇛ The Linux command-line should not be tedious. Thankfully, Linux ships with many GNU utilities to make the command-line easy. Let’s look at 8 tips to help you speed up your command-line experience like a pro! Mastering the command line will make you fast, efficient, and love Linux even more. # ⚓ Install_Samba_on_Linux_Mint_to_share_files_with_Windows_– Linux_Shout⠀⇛ Samba is a popular, open-source networking software that computers with a Unix or Linux – operating system allow the sharing of network resources from Windows -networks, such as files and printers. However, it is not limited to Windows only, we can install and use on Unix / Linux- based servers pr Desktop to share resources over the network. The common protocols Server Message Block (SMB) and Common Internet File System (CIFS, an open version of SMB) are the basis on which Samba is based. The name ” Samba ” is just a name given to represent “SMB”. # ⚓ How_to_Encrypt_Full_System_Disk_While_Installing_Ubuntu 20.04,_21.04_|_UbuntuHandbook⠀⇛ This is an easy to follow beginner’s guide shows how to encrypt the full file system while installing Ubuntu. As you may know, it’s easy to hack against Ubuntu Linux physically. Though users can add password protect to the Grub boot menu, the file system is still accessible via a live system, e.g., bootable USB installer. To prevent your Ubuntu from physical hacking ultimately, adding password protect to the full system disk can be the best choice. And you can do it during installing Ubuntu. # ⚓ How_To_Install_Bolt_CMS_on_Ubuntu_20.04_LTS_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Bolt CMS on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, Bolt CMS is a lightweight open source content management tool, written in PHP. It is designed for ease of use and helps you to create powerful and dynamic content websites easily. It is built on Silex microframework and is a great alternative for those looking for a modern PHP system. It is created using modern open-source libraries and is best suited to build sites in HTML5 with modern markup. 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 Bolt Content Management System (CMS) 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. # ⚓ Introduction_to_Ranger_file_manager⠀⇛ Ranger is a free and open source file manager written in Python. It is designed to work from the command line and its keybindings are inspired by the Vim text editor. The application has a lot of features and, working together with other utilities, can display previews for a vast range of files. In this tutorial we learn how to use it, and explore some of its functionality. # ⚓ How_To_Install_NextCloud_on_AlmaLinux_8_–_idroot⠀⇛ In this tutorial, we will show you how to install NextCloud on AlmaLinux 8. For those of you who didn’t know, Nextcloud is an open-source cloud server application for homes and businesses to host their files to access them from anywhere in the world using the internet. Nextcloud runs on your own server, protecting your data and giving you access from your desktop or mobile devices. You can synchronize everything between your devices and share files with others as well 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 NextCloud private cloud storage software on an AlmaLinux 8. # ⚓ How_hypertext_can_establish_application_state_in_REST_| Opensource.com⠀⇛ HATEOAS is a difficult-to-pronounce acronym that stands for “Hypertext As The Engine Of Application State.” Invented by Roy Fielding in the year 2000, HATEOAS was proposed as an architectural style for network-based software systems. The central concept of this architectural style is hypertext. With hypertext, we have encoded content that may also imply action. Each action, in turn, implies a change of state. HATEOAS represents the mechanism that can be used to control the transition from one application state to another application state. Its name contains the word Engine, based on the assumption that hypertext could drive the transitions from state to state. # ⚓ A_Quick_Guide_to_Using_Docker_Compose⠀⇛ Docker Compose is a tool that natively integrates with Docker, and makes managing multi-container applications a breeze. [...] Docker Compose is a Docker-native tool that makes multi-container application management a breeze. Here’s a quick start guide to Docker Compose. # ⚓ How_to_Enable_PM2_to_Auto_Start_Node.js_App_at_System Boot⠀⇛ PM2 is a powerful, widely-used, and feature-rich, production-ready process manager for Node.js. Restarting PM2 with the processes it manages every time your server boots/reboots is critical. One of PM2’s key features is support for a startup script (generated dynamically based on the default init system on your server), that restarts PM2 and your processes at every server restart. # ⚓ How_to_Install_KDE_Plasma_GUI_on_Linux_Mint_20.1_Desktop_– Linux_Shout⠀⇛ Although the default Cinnamon interface of Linux Mint is not only user-friendly but also gives familiarity to Windows users, however, if you want to more fancy look with useful apps then KDE plasma is there to tye. To install the KDE Plasma GUI Desktop interface on Linux Mint we don’t need to reinstall it, just one command and you are good to go. # ⚓ How_to_Install_Latest_OpenOffice_in_Linux_Desktop⠀⇛ Apache OpenOffice is a most popular and open-source application suite for Linux, Windows & Mac, which is used for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, database, formula, and much more. OpenOffice is used by more than 200 million users across the globe companies, homes, and research centers with almost 41 languages. It is available freely for download and works on all common systems. # ⚓ How_to_Install_VMware_Tools_on_AlmaLinux_–_Linux_Nightly⠀⇛ After you finish installing AlmaLinux in VMware, one of the first things you should do is install VMware Tools on the virtual machine. The VMware Tools software will give you better graphics support in the guest operating system, as well as the ability to drag and drop files between the host and guest system, and configure shared folders. In this guide, we will go over the step by step instructions to install VMware Tools on an AlmaLinux virtual machine. # ⚓ How_to_Install_and_Use_Psensor_in_Linux⠀⇛ Psensor is a GTK+ application tool used to monitor the temperature. Its graphical interface displays the temperature of the motherboard, CPU, GPU, Hard Disk Drives. Additionally shows the rotational speed of fans and CPU usage. Psensor plots the data on real-time charts and raises alerts. In this tutorial, we learn how to install Psensor in Linux. # ⚓ How_to_block_websites_on_Linux_–_LinuxH2O⠀⇛ There are times when you need to block certain websites’ access from the system. This could be your personal discipline to not waste time on addictive websites or it could be at your workplace where you are asked to do so. Or maybe you do not want someone to access few websites while using the computer. In either of the cases, this article will guide you through the best possible ways to block access to websites on a Linux system. To block websites on Linux we can use many ways and tools but the two methods that you are going to learn about in this guide are the easiest. # ⚓ How_to_install_Moodle_in_FreeBSD_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ Moodle is an open source Learning Management System (LMS) that you can use to create online courses. Is used by schools, universities, workplaces and many other sites. In this article I will show you how to install moodle on FreeBSD. Pre-requisites Moodle can run on any webserver -like Apache, Nginx, IIS- that supports PHP. Moodle also need a database and support this databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL or MariaDB, MS SQL Server or Oracle (but they didn’t recommend to run on oracle as you can read here). In this tutorial we will use Apache as webserver and PostgreSQL as database. In case you don’t have yet a running webserver with apache, you can check this tutorial to learn how to install Apache, PHP and MySQL no FreeBSD. To learn PostgreSQL with FreeBSD, you can follow this tutorial. I will use PostgreSQL because I have one already running and I get better results in terms of performance. But what works for my doesn’t have to work for every one; so it’s ok if you choose MySQL, it’s practically the same installation. # ⚓ How_to_install_XFCE_in_FreeBSD_13_–_Unixcop⠀⇛ In this article we will learn about how to install xfce in FreeBSD 13, FreeBSD is a great Operating System as a server, but it is also great when we use it as Desktop personal usage. As a server, usually we use the Operating System in the command line interface (CLI) mode only. As a Desktop personal usage, we need to use it for browsing, typing a report, checking email, hence we need a Graphical User Interface (GUI). The default installation of FreeBSD does not include the GUI or Desktop Environment (DE). There are several types of DE like KDE, GNOME and XFCE. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install XFCE on FreeBSD 13. # ⚓ How_to_use_the_FreeDOS_text_editor_|_Opensource.com⠀⇛ Editing files is a staple on any operating system. Whether you want to make a note about something, write a letter to a friend, or update a system configuration file—you need an editor. And FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called (perhaps unimaginatively) “FreeDOS Edit.” o § Games⠀➾ # ⚓ We’ll_finally_get_to_see_what_Death_Trash_is_like_with_a demo_for_the_Steam_Next_Fest_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Six years in the making, with an incredibly detailed visual style that mixes high quality (and often gruesome) painting with pixel-art, Death Trash is getting a demo real soon. Developer Crafting Legends has confirmed it’s officially coming to Steam Next Fest, which begins on June 16 and runs through June 22. You’ll get 1-2 hours to play through of the game start and it will be supported across Linux, macOS and Windows with mouse / keyboard and gamepad supported along with local co-op already hooked up. [...] Featuring open-world real-time gameplay, Death Trash is a hand-crafted experience that will feature a full story campaign with optional local co-op play. # ⚓ Encased,_a_sci-fi_post-apocalyptic_RPG_to_release_this ‘Fall’_with_a_Linux_version⠀⇛ Dark Crystal Games have announced that Encased, their sci-fi post-apocalyptic RPG is going to release in full sometime this “Fall” and it will come with the Linux version. “A classic isometric RPG set in a dystopian environment allowing you to fight enemies, explore the hostile wasteland, level up your character and join one of the forces in the ruined world that survived through the horrific Incident, isolated from the rest of the world.” In response to a question about the Linux version becoming available at release, one of their team replied to mention “Yes it will. We have native port in works which sill requires some work but will be ready.”. # ⚓ I’ve_Become_The_Kung-Fu_Rabbit⠀⇛ People keep telling me to look at Lugaru on these streams so here we are, it’s about a rabbit that does kung-fu and it might have one of the weirdest and jankiest combat systems I’ve ever seen but it’s so much fun. # ⚓ Loria,_a_classic_inspired_RTS_is_now_permanently_free_| GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ It’s Free Game Friday! You can now grab a copy of Loria completely free to keep, as the team has now moved onto their next game with them helping develop the upcoming RTS Liquidation. Loria is something of a homage to the “golden era” of strategy game, with their attempt to put a little bit of a modern spin while keeping it in line with the classic theme. It has RTS elements blended with hero units, item collection and quest- driven missions. Their goal with Lora was to “take the best concepts from the classics and create a modern user-experience, intelligent AI, smooth controls, pleasing aesthetic and to add interesting content”. # ⚓ What_we_want_to_see_from_the_possible_SteamPal_handheld from_Valve_|_GamingOnLinux⠀⇛ Steam Machines and SteamOS were ultimately a failure, for many reasons. The whole thing was confusing for both users and consumers with multiple models, and most of them wanted far too much money. What will be different this time? How can Valve actually make it work? This time around at least, it looks like Valve are entering a market that’s still relatively in its infancy. However, it’s clearly popular with more hardware vendors showing prototypes and the GPD Win series continues showing how a smaller vendor can make it happen. If Valve really do enter, they would be positioned well considering they know how to produce their own hardware after the Steam Controller, Steam Link and now the Valve Index too. Doing it directly with only one model or perhaps two with a higher model would already solve a lot of their original Steam Machine issues. Let’s say that’s the first thing we want: make it clear. Get the marketing right this time, and actually continue marketing it unlike before. o § Desktop Environments/WMs⠀➾ # ⚓ CuteFish_is_a_New_Linux_Desktop_Environment_(with_a Familiar_Look)⠀⇛ There’s a new open source desktop environment angling for your attention called CuteFish. Now, let me be clear: this project is very much a work in progress. I’m not going to focus on what it can or can’t do at this point. And thats not because I’m being lazy, but because by the time most people read this blog post bugs will have been fixed, new features finessed, and further improvements made. Present functionality aside, CuteFish could be the start of something very good indeed. So what it is? # § GNOME Desktop/GTK⠀➾ # ⚓ Tobias_Bernard:_Community_Power_Part_1: Misconceptions⠀⇛ People new to the GNOME community often have a hard time understanding how we set goals, make decisions, assume responsibility, prioritize tasks, and so on. In short: They wonder where the power is. When you don’t know how something works it’s natural to come up with a plausible story based on the available information. For example, some people intuitively assume that since our product is similar in function and appearance to those made by the Apples and Microsofts of the world, we must also be organized in a similar way. This leads them to think that GNOME is developed by a centralized company with a hierarchical structure, where developers are assigned tasks by their manager, based on a roadmap set by higher management, with a marketing department coordinating public- facing messaging, and so on. Basically, they think we’re a tech company. [...] The GNOME Foundation is a US-based non-profit that owns the GNOME trademark, hosts our Gitlab and other infrastructure, organizes conferences, and employs one full-time GTK developer. This means that beyond setting priorities for said GTK developer, it has little to no influence on development. o § Distributions⠀➾ # § Screenshots/Screencasts⠀➾ # ⚓ Makulu_Shift_Teaser_II⠀⇛ We have just posted a new Teaser of MakuluLinux Shift 2021. Take a look for yourself : # § SUSE/OpenSUSE⠀➾ # ⚓ Plasma,_Mesa,_curl_Update_in_Tumbleweed⠀⇛ Three openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots were released this week with the possibility of another snapshot being released over the weekend if it passes openQA testing. The latest snapshot, 20210609, brought an update for KDE users; Plasma 5.22.0 was released just days ago and improves stability and usability across the board, according to the release announcement. Developers put in a lot of work on the aesthetics of the release. The big new feature in the release is called Adaptive Transparency, which provides a pleasant translucent panel and panel widgets that become entirely opaque if there are any maximized windows; this is done to avoid any visual distractions when users need to focus. The new version also opens up on a speed dial page in System Settings that gives users direct access to the most commonly used settings, as well as to the ones accessed the most. Mozilla Thunderbird renewed an expired keyring in the 78.11.0 version and fixed two Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. Wireshark 3.4.6 fixed a display filter crash and macro filters’ handling of escaped characters. A major version update for the basic directory structure was made with the jump of the filesystem package from version 15.5 to 84.87. GNOME 40 also received some updates in the snapshot with an update of gnome-software to version 40.2; some crash fixes were made and an improvement in reporting errors low disk space for Flatpak were made. Other packages to update in the snapshot were git 2.32.0, powertop 2.14, xfce4-settings and nftables 0.9.9. # § IBM/Red Hat/Fedora⠀➾ # ⚓ The_benefits_of_serverless_for_the_banking_and financial_services_industry⠀⇛ The financial services industry, like many industries, is currently undergoing a radical shift. In addition to the change to all- digital transactions, customers have come to expect comprehensive services that are able to meet their needs when, where and how they want them. In order to keep up with rapidly changing customer demands and remain compliant with industry regulations, financial services organizations must have the right IT infrastructure and processes in place. And, as cloud-native—and more specifically, Kubernetes-native—development techniques continue to become the norm, the way developers at financial institutions work must also change, to a cloud-first approach. More and more, implementing a serverless architecture is what makes sense for financial organizations as they continue to transform their focus more on customer demands than IT infrastructure. # ⚓ 3_essential_sysadmin_soft_skills_you_need_to_learn right_now⠀⇛ In order to get the job you want, or keep the job you like, much focus is often around what experience, certificates, and accreditations you have picked up as a sysadmin. However, once you have the job you want, it isn’t just the hard skills that make you enjoy it. There are also some soft skills that, when applied correctly, can turn your working situation from stressful and uncomfortable to challenging and inspiring. In this article, I focus on the three top soft skills that I believe are most useful for a sysadmin to bring along on the journey towards a great working environment. # ⚓ To_nurture_open_leaders,_managers_must_learn_to_let go⠀⇛ In my previous article on talent development in open organizations, I explained how senior and upper-level managers can help young leadership talent develop without taking an entirely “hands off” approach. The truth is that leadership talent rarely develops on its own, and if organizations wishing to become more open want to see open leaders thrive, upper management has a specific job to do. It must create balance—not only between the organization’s conventional management principles and more open ones, but also (as I’ve explained before) between reason and feeling, head and heart. In other words, this involves creating a balance between individual ego and collective needs. # ⚓ Hybrid_work_culture:_5_tips_on_how_to_build_a positive_one⠀⇛ As much of the world emerges from COVID lockdown, companies are taking a variety of approaches to reopening their workplaces. There may be a considerable misalignment between the hybrid work model companies are planning and the one employees want. [...] Blanket policies, prescriptive schedules, and unfair space allocation can quickly kill the productivity benefits of hybrid working. Maximize productivity by ensuring that the best combination of employees is in the office at any one time while encouraging a culture that views remote work as a positive alternative for tasks that can be done efficiently at home. Reward employees for efficiency and effectiveness rather than interactivity and give them the autonomy to determine how to achieve this. # ⚓ Kubernetes_Operators_101,_Part_1:_Overview_and_key features⠀⇛ Developing container-based applications with Kubernetes is a complex process. Kubernetes Operators offer a default way to extend Kubernetes by automating the deployment and life-cycle management tasks of the containerized applications that you are building. This article is an overview of Kubernetes Operators: What they are, what they do, and key features you want to know when working with operators. Topics include the Operator SDK (Software Development Kit), operator capability levels, and the registry for Kubernetes Operators, OperatorHub.io. [...] In this article, you learned how operators can extend the base Kubernetes functionality using custom controllers and custom resources. You also learned that the Operator SDK offers code scaffolding tools you can use to write your operator more easily, and it offers guidelines for the capability levels of an operator. Lastly, we introduced OperatorHub.io, where you can browse existing operators and submit your own. The second half of this article will take a closer look at the Kubernetes architecture for operators. # ⚓ Lennart_Poettering:_The_Wondrous_World_of Discoverable_GPT_Disk_Images⠀⇛ By embedding all of this information inside the GPT partition table disk images become self-descriptive: without requiring any other source of information (such as /etc/fstab) if you look at a compliant GPT disk image it is clear how an image is put together and how it should be used and mounted. This self- descriptiveness in particular breaks one philosophical weirdness of traditional Linux installations: the original source of information which file system the root file system is, typically is embedded in the root file system itself, in /etc/fstab. Thus, in a way, in order to know what the root file system is you need to know what the root file system is. (Of course, the way this recursion is traditionally broken up is by then copying the root file system information from /etc/ fstab into the boot loader configuration, resulting in a situation where the primary source of information for this — i.e. /etc/ fstab — is actually mostly irrelevant, and the secondary source — i.e. the copy in the boot loader — becomes the configuration that actually matters.) Today, the GPT partition type UUIDs defined by the specification have been adopted quite widely, by distributions and their installers, as well as a variety of partitioning tools and other tools. [...] Similar to the other tools mentioned above, bootctl (which is a tool to interface with the boot loader, and install/update systemd’s own EFI boot loader sd-boot) should learn a –image= switch, to make installation of the boot loader on disk images easy and natural. It would automatically find the ESP and other relevant partitions in the image, and copy the boot loader binaries into them (or update them). # § Canonical/Ubuntu Family⠀➾ # ⚓ Pop!_OS_21.04_Beta_Released_With_New_Features:_Here’s How_To_Update⠀⇛ The makers of Pop!_OS System76 announced the latest Pop!_OS 21.04 in April with the COSMIC desktop environment, with the official blog post stating that the stable release would be in June. We’re in June now, and it looks like the distro release is on schedule as the Beta version of Pop!_OS has been released today. In this article, we’ll be having our first look at the COSMIC desktop environment and Pop!_OS 21.04 features, and let’s see how you can update from Pop!_OS 20.04/19.04 to the same. In the end, we’ll also have a link to the official GitHub release page where you can download the Intel/AMD or NVIDIA ISO’s. # ⚓ What_has_snapd_ever_done_for_other_distros? [Ed: They’re_outsourcing_to_a_proprietary_software_monopoly in_NSA_PRISM_and_controlled_by_Microsoft.]⠀⇛ Snapd is an open-source project, hosted on GitHub. o § Devices/Embedded⠀➾ # ⚓ Compact_Arm_gateways_offer_optional_CAN_and_isolated_DIO⠀⇛ Vecow’s rugged “AIC-100” and “AIC-110” IoT gateways run Linux on an i.MX6 ULL with 2x LAN, 2x COM, USB, and mini-PCIe with SIM. The larger AIC-110 adds 2x CAN and 12x isolated DIO. Vecow is continuing its Arm adventure with two compact, DIN-rail mountable IoT gateways that run Debian on NXP’s power-sipping NXP i.MX6 ULL. The 91 x 91 x 32mm AIC-100 and 91 x 91 x 47mm AIC-110 are designed for IoT applications including energy management, traffic vision, and charging stations. The fanless, rugged AIC-100 and AIC-110 are identical except for the size distance and the AIC- 110’s addition of 2x CANBus 2.0 A/B terminal interfaces and 12x isolated DIO (8x DI, 4x DO). # ⚓ Timesys_Embedded_Board_Farm_enables_remote_access_to hardware_for_software_development_&_QA⠀⇛ When you design a new board with an international team working in multiple locations, there may only be a couple of boards available for testing, and that’s mean some members of the team may not have access to the hardware. The same problem can be true for test farms with a larger number of boards. So it would be good to have a solution to remotely access and control the hardware to speed up development. A few years ago we wrote about MuxPi board using NanoPi NEO SBC to enable remote testing of development boards, but now Timesys has come up with a more advanced solution with the Embedded Board Farm (EBF) capable of sharing multiple boards across teams spread around the world. # § Open Hardware/Modding⠀➾ # ⚓ Librem_5_News_Summary:_May_2021⠀⇛ In the month of May we hit a major milestone: fabricating the Librem 5 USA PCBA! We started shipping Librem 5 USA the first week of June. We are now going through the Librem 5 USA backlog, and depending on the number of new orders that come in, we hope to hit shipping parity (when new orders are fulfilled within our normal 10 business day window) on Librem 5 USA in six to eight weeks. If you ordered a Librem 5 USA and haven’t gotten an email from us yet confirming your shipping address, you can expect one in the coming weeks. # ⚓ What_is_cloud_computing,_and_what_does_it_do_for IoT?⠀⇛ At this point, asking “what is cloud computing?” has become difficult. We say it all the time. “Cloud computing” this, “in the cloud” that, “connect to the cloud” the other thing. Cloud, cloud, cloud. What, you mean you don’t know what the cloud is? This is why breaking into new technology can be so daunting. This post is for anyone getting started with Arduino who wants to know what we’re talking about when we say “cloud” but is afraid to ask. We’ll also look into the reasons you might want an IoT, maker or Arduino project to be connected to that elusive cloud. # § Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications⠀➾ # ⚓ 10_Best_Benchmarking_Apps_For_Android_To_Check Devices’_Performance⠀⇛ # ⚓ 5_Advanced_STEPS_TO_START_BITCOIN_TRADING_WITH ANDROID_APPLICATION⠀⇛ # ⚓ Bitcoin_and_android_–_changing_the_world_nowadays!⠀⇛ # ⚓ Android_12_Beta_2_adds_new_animations_for_Settings_& YouTube_PiP⠀⇛ # ⚓ 9to5Google_Daily_675:_Android_12_Beta_2_arrives_for Pixel_phones,_Google_now_lets_you_turn_off_weather_on ‘At_a_glance’_widget,_plus_more_–_9to5Google⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_get_Android_12_widgets_on_your_phone_today with_KWGT_|_Android_Central⠀⇛ # ⚓ Samsung_Galaxy_A20_finally_gets_the_Android_11_update –_SamMobile⠀⇛ # ⚓ Realme_X_&_XT_Realme_UI_2.0_(Android_11)_early_access program_goes_live⠀⇛ # ⚓ PUBG_Mobile_1.5_beta_APK_download_link_for_Android_| Gamepur⠀⇛ # ⚓ Nokia_XR20_5G_phone_and_Nokia_Android_tablet_may_be in_works_–_Technology_News⠀⇛ # ⚓ BenQ_launches_new_4K_Ultra_Short_Throw_Laser_TV Projectors_with_Android_TV_|_What_Hi-Fi?⠀⇛ # ⚓ How_to_install_ExpressVPN_on_Android_TV_|_Tom’s Guide⠀⇛ o § Free, Libre, and Open Source Software⠀➾ # ⚓ Intel’s_Cloud-Hypervisor_16_Adds_ARM64_ACPI_+_UEFI_Support, Better_Live_Migration_–_Phoronix⠀⇛ Following the bump in April from Cloud-Hypervisor v0.14.x to v15, Cloud-Hypervisor 16.0 was released on Thursday for this Intel-led open-source hypervisor that is leveraging Rust and focused on cloud and security use-cases. # ⚓ The_Apache_News_Round-up:_week_ending_11_June_2021⠀⇛ Happy Friday, everyone. The Apache community has had another great week. # § Web Browsers⠀➾ # § Mozilla⠀➾ # ⚓ Firefox_89_–_Another_redesign,_another rollercoaster ⠀⇛ Every few years, like a celebrity well past their prime, Firefox undergoes a facelift. Version 89 brings the latest round of visual changes to the table, bundled under the name of Proton. Well, we had Australis, then Quantum came along, side by side with the massive overhaul of the extensions framework. Now, it’s time for another upheaval. I did briefly look at the Proton preview functionality in the Nightly Build some time back. I wasn’t impressed. But then, most if not all of visual changes that went into Firefox in the past six or seven years have been unnecessary. Australis came with silly-shaped tabs, like Chrome. Quantum finally undid this nonsense, and for a change, it brought back some visual clarity and consistency to Firefox’s design, much like Firefox used to be before version 4.X and the whole rapid- release trainwreck. Let’s see what Proton does. # ⚓ This_Week_in_Rust_394⠀⇛ # ⚓ Support.Mozilla.Org:_What’s_up_with_SUMO_–_June 2021⠀⇛ Welcome to the month of June 2021. A new mark for Firefox with the release of Firefox 89. Lots of excitement and anticipation for the changes. [...] June is the month of Major Release 1 (MR1) or commonly known as Proton release. We have prepared a spreadsheet to list down the changes for this release, so you can easily find the workarounds, related bugs, and common responses for each issue. You can join Firefox 89 discussion in this thread and find out about our tagging plan here. # § Productivity Software/LibreOffice/Calligra⠀➾ # ⚓ Nibble_Stew:_Typesetting_a_full_book_part_II, Scribus⠀⇛ Some time ago I wrote a blog post on what it’s like to typeset an entire book using nothing but LibreOffice. One of the comments mentioned that LO does not do a great job of aligning text. This is again probably because it needs to copy MS Word’s behaviour, which means greedy line splitting. Supposedly Scribus does this a lot better, but the only way to be really sure was to typeset the whole text with Scribus. So that’s what I did (using the latest 1.5 release from Flathub). # ⚓ [TDF]_Extended:_Tender_to_implement_Curl_based_HTTP/ WebDAV_UCP_(#202104-01)⠀⇛ # § CMS⠀➾ # ⚓ WordPress_News_–_Gutenberg_Highlights_– WordPress.org⠀⇛ During WordCamp Europe this past Wednesday Matt and I gathered to discuss the latest developments of Gutenberg and to share a video with some of the current and upcoming highlights. The video is wonderfully narrated by @beafialho and it was a great opportunity to celebrate all the incredible work that contributors are doing around the globe to improve the editing and customization experience of WordPress. For those that weren’t able to attend live it’s now available for watching online. # § FSFE⠀➾ # ⚓ Netherlands:_Participation_app_remains_closed_to_the public⠀⇛ The Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kammer) debates in public, as it should. But as not everyone has the opportunity to go to Den Hague and sit in the gallery, the Tweede Kamer released an app to follow the debates via livestream. Unfortunately, this app not is released under a Free Software licence. Our Dutch volunteer Jos van den Oever wanted to participate but was not able to run the app on his device and got active. In principle, it is a good idea to create and use technical solutions to increase the transparency of parliaments. However, the implementation in the Netherlands with the Debat Direct app is the opposite, as the app is not accessible to everyone. With the Debat Direct app, citizens can follow parliamentary debates easily from everywhere – but not with every device. The app is only available in the Apple, Google, and Microsoft app stores and is not available under a Free Software licence. A similar functionality is offered in an online webapp, Our Dutch volunteer Jos van den Oever wanted to participate and use the app on his Firefox OS phone – a Free Software operating system for mobile phones – unfortunately without success. Therefore Jos tried to get the app’s source code in January 2018 in order to make it also accessible on other devices. It turned out to be a long fight. [...] Jos appealed with the newly discovered source maps, which resulted in a hearing on 17 March 2021. Jos was the plaintiff at the hearing at the highest general administrative court in the Netherlands, the Administrative Jurisdiction Division at the Council of State (CoS). In the hearing, the Parliament argued that the source maps do not contain the source code, even though Jos submitted the source code that he extracted to the hearing. On 31 March 2021, the CoS ruled that Parliament does not have to publish the source code since, in their judgement, the source code is not public. So even though it is factually public, via source maps, it is not legally public according to the CoS judgment. In other words: it is not public because Parliament says it is not public. # § Programming/Development⠀➾ # ⚓ Nicolai_Hähnle:_Can_memcpy_be_implemented_in_LLVM IR?⠀⇛ This question probably seems absurd. An unoptimized memcpy is a simple loop that copies bytes. How hard can that be? Well… There’s a fascinating thread on llvm-dev started by George Mitenkov proposing a new family of “byte” types. I found the proposal and discussion difficult to follow. In my humble opinion, this is because the proposal touches some rather subtle and underspecified aspects of LLVM IR semantics, and rather than address those fundamentals systematically, it jumps right into the minutiae of the instruction set. I look forward to seeing how the proposal evolves. In the meantime, this article is a byproduct of me attempting to digest the problem space. o § Standards/Consortia⠀➾ # ⚓ Best_method_for_dark-mode_friendly_SVG_in_HTML⠀⇛ In this article, you’ll learn about the different methods for embedding Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG) images onto webpages. I’ll discuss which methods support the various security and processing modes in SVG, which methods support dark mode using @media queries, and which are the most caching friendly. I’ll also touch on why the most backward- compatible embedding method is the worst for perceived performance and has the most accessibility bugs. SVG images have many benefits over other image formats. The file sizes can be tiny, they can be dynamic and interactive, and they can scale and adapt to fit any canvas size or application. However, web browser support for the format is incomplete, which further complicates SVG on the web. Let’s start with a quick refresher on the two SVG processing modes relevant to the web. Secure animated processing mode (SAPM) is the most-used and also the least feature-rich. As the name suggests, SAPM is a security-tightened subset of the SVG standard. It supports both native SVG- and CSS keyframe animations. It doesn’t support script execution, responding to interactions like clicks, nor remote loading of assets like fonts or other images. If you need any of these features, you need the dynamic interactive processing mode (DIPM). * § Leftovers⠀➾ o § Integrity/Availability⠀➾ # § Proprietary⠀➾ # § Pseudo-Open Source⠀➾ # § Privatisation/Privateering⠀➾ # § Linux Foundation⠀➾ # ⚓ Linux_Foundation_Public_Health creates_the_Global_COVID_Certificate Network⠀⇛ Linux Foundation Public Health (LFPH) announced a new collaborative network, the Global COVID Certificate Network, to facilitate the safe and free movement of individuals globally during the COVID pandemic. – The new collaboration will establish a global trust registry network that enables interoperable and trustworthy exchanges of COVID certificates among countries for safe reopening and provide related technology and guidance for implementation. – The effort is supported by industry leaders such as IBM who have implemented COVID certificate or pass systems for governments and industries. # ⚓ IdRamp_Joins_Linux_Foundation Public_Health_Cardea_Project_Steering Committee⠀⇛ # ⚓ IdRamp_Joins_Linux_Foundation Public_Health_Cardea_Project_Steering Committee⠀⇛ IdRamp, a leading decentralized identity platform provider for business that need passwordless zero trust security, announced today that it has joined the steering committee for Cardea, a project within Linux Foundation Public Health. Cardea is an open- source ecosystem for verifiable health credentials that can be used by public health authorities, governments, and industries to manage COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and other health data. It provides a tamper-proof way for people to prove they have had a health test or vaccination without having to share personal information. # § Security⠀➾ # ⚓ Global_Efforts_Needed_to_Address_Growing Ransomware_Attacks [Ed: How can anybody write such an article without mentioning Windows with its back doors and awful code -- so awful that they keep it secret?]⠀⇛ A global partnership between countries and companies is needed to address the ransomware crisis head on, says Patrick Howell O’Neill. The recent onslaught of ransomware attacks in the United States feels new, says Patrick Howell O’Neill at MIT Technology Review, but “hackers holding services hostage and demanding payments has been a huge business for years.” # ⚓ Here’s_what_you_can_do_about_ransomware [Ed: How did SJVN fail to name Windows as the common culprit, including in the examples he gives here? With back doors by design and human_death toll.]⠀⇛ # ⚓ 7-Year-Old_Polkit_Flaw_Lets_Unprivileged_Linux Users_Gain_Root_Access [Ed: Hyped up by Microsoft; isn't even applicable to most systems]⠀⇛ # ⚓ Security_updates_for_Friday⠀⇛ Security updates have been issued by Debian (libwebp), Fedora (firefox, lasso, mod_auth_openidc, nginx, redis, and squid), Oracle (.NET 5.0, container-tools:2.0, dhcp, gupnp, hivex, kernel, krb5, libwebp, nginx: 1.16, postgresql:10, and postgresql: 9.6), SUSE (containerd, docker, runc, csync2, and salt), and Ubuntu (libimage-exiftool-perl, libwebp, and rpcbind). ╘══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ ¶ Lines in total: 5689 ➮ Generation completed at 02:41, i.e. 53 seconds to (re)generate ⟲