Roy Schestowitz

• Top 10 Razor Blade #GNU #Linux Laptops https://www.fosslinux.com/46038/top-razor-blade-linux-laptops.htm          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:44:07

• Email: A source of stress https://piware.de/post/2021-03-27-inbox-zero-habit/ don't check #email more than once per day, IME...          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:44:23

• #uk Census stupidity, 2021 edition https://www.jwiltshire.org.uk/2021/03/27/census-stupidity-2021-edition/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:44:37

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149309 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:46:47

• GNU #Emacs 27.2 Released! #HowTo Install it in Ubuntu • 𝓣𝓾𝔁 𝓜𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓼 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149310 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:46:56

• Call for testing: #Kubernetes 1.21 release candidate https://ubuntu.com//blog/call-for-testing-kubernetes-1-21-release-candidate          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:53:05

• Just before RMS was 'canceled': Richard Stallman’s Controversial Views Are Nothing New and They Distract From Bill Gates’ Vastly Worse Role • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2019/09/15/media-attention-has-been-shifted/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2019/09/15/media-attention-has-been-shifted/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:53:14

• "What does the right to be heard means at the EPO, when the chair of the boards puts himself as chair of the EBA whilst he promoted Art 15aRPBA2020." #epo #corruption #crime #injustice http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/03/board-of-appeal-in-t180715-continues.html?showComment=1616832139677#c4263560736381605404 see http://techrights.org/2021/03/25/judges-epo-kangaroo-courts/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:53:33

• IAM, a megaphone of corrupt #EPO management, omits any mention of EPO #crimes and the collapse of #patent quality (as one might expect) https://www.iam-media.com/continental-shifts          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:54:53

• Using the whole "hey hi" nonsense to cushion #patent maximalists and #litigation profiteers who disregard #science and never contribute to it https://www.worldipreview.com/article/guidance-would-be-incredibly-helpful-a-view-on-uk-ai          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:56:03

• The collapse of #patent quality at the #EPO may mean lots of invalid patents; when people realise those are worthless, less applications will come https://www.theengineer.co.uk/patent-applications-epo-european-patent-office/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:56:24

• There's no legality review but a #corruptkangaroo court https://www.worldipreview.com/news/epo-mandatory-video-hearings-to-continue-despite-legality-review-21185 see http://techrights.org/2021/03/25/judges-epo-kangaroo-courts/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:56:40

• Updated #Debian 10: 10.9 released • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149305 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #freesw          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 00:58:43

• Best Free #Android Apps: #JuiceSSH – all in one terminal client • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149306 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:00:21

• #IPFire 2.25 - Core Update 155 released [ #SECURITY ADVISORY] • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149307 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:00:32

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149308 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:00:46

• #KDE Introduces "Quick Settings" Page, Lands More #Wayland Fixes http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149296#comment-28859          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:01:02

• “If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/280633-if-you-re-not-careful-the-newspapers-will-have-you-hating #rms #fsf #freesw #freedom #gnu          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:01:54

• Solar System Compression Artifacts https://xkcd.com/2414/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:04:31

• #socialcontrolmedia = #imperialism https://www.dw.com/en/venezuela-facebook-freezes-maduros-page-over-covid-misinformation/a-57026967 seems like a trend; get rid of those whom you don't like, now dress that up as "for safety" or "for health" http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:04:41

• xkcd: Allow Captcha https://xkcd.com/2415/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:05:00

• Magna https://i.imgur.com/d8AFdnf.jpg          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:05:14

• Tanks https://i.imgur.com/Abh7Cz6.mp4          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:05:35

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Will Drones Really Protect Us? Drugs, #Surveillance and the War on Terror https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/will-drones-really-protect-us-drugs-surveillance-and-the-war-on-terror/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:09:10

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Faith Groups Part of Human Rights Coalition Urging Biden to Ease Sanctions Amid Pandemic https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/faith-groups-part-human-rights-coalition-urging-biden-ease-sanctions-amid-pandemic          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:10:22

• We should all know... who was supposed to be "cancelled" in 2019 http://techrights.org/2019/12/21/police-report-bill-gates/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:11:44

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #DRM #surveillance ☞ Fixing the Stream, Shaking Up #Spotify https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/fixing-the-stream-shaking-up-spotify/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:12:15

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #tw #cn ☞ Tension in the #Taiwan Strait: the US Carrier on China's Front Door https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/tension-in-the-taiwan-strait-the-us-carrier-on-chinas-front-door/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:14:15

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #Sanders Pushing to Expand Medicare by Lowering Eligibility Age in Next Relief Package https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/sanders-pushing-expand-medicare-lowering-eligibility-age-next-relief-package          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:14:43

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Nearly 3 in 4 New Yorkers Favor Taxing the Rich to Austerity: Poll https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/nearly-3-4-new-yorkers-favor-taxing-rich-austerity-poll          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:16:06

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #police ☞ 'A Good Step': NYC Council Approves Measure to Curb Qualified #Immunity https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/good-step-nyc-council-approves-measure-curb-qualified-immunity          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:16:27

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ The Louse That Halted an Army in #Russia https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/the-louse-that-halted-an-army-in-russia/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:19:31

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Does the US Have a Culture of Violence? Not the United States of Women https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/26/does-us-have-culture-violence-not-united-states-women          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:20:05

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch ☞ Anti-Asian Bias is Pervasive Across America https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/anti-asian-bias-is-pervasive-across-america/ Racist #microsoft contributes to it: http://techrights.org/2021/03/03/microsoft-blame-shifting-tactics/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:20:39

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #classwar #policeState #GOP #trumpland ☞ 'Shameful': #Florida House Passes GOP's Anti-Protest Bill https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/shameful-florida-house-passes-gops-anti-protest-bill          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:21:02

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #energy ☞ Senate Dems Employ Obscure Law in Effort to Reverse Trump Rollback of Methane Emissions Standards https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/senate-dems-employ-obscure-law-effort-reverse-trump-rollback-methane-emissions          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:21:40

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ 'What You're Doing Is Historical!' Bernie Sanders Rallies With Amazon Workers in Alabama https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/what-youre-doing-historical-bernie-sanders-rallies-amazon-workers-alabama          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:21:59

• ● NEWS ● #CounterPunch #Wildlife #Nature ☞ Demand Montana Governor Gianforte Veto Draconian Wolf Killing Bills https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/03/26/the-future-of-montanas-wolves-is-in-the-hands-of-a-governor-who-trapped-and-shot-a-collared-wolf-near-yellowstone/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:22:23

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #GOP ☞ 'Jim Crow in the 21st Century': #Biden Rebukes Georgia's New #VoterSuppression Law https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/26/jim-crow-21st-century-biden-rebukes-georgias-new-voter-suppression-law          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:22:50

• Remember that #google has been demonetising and censoring #gnu #linux videos in #youtube lately (vloggers reported it). Its front groups have been attacking GNU, GPL and #FSF lately. Revolt of the oppressor. They've run out of patience...          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:25:37

• Planet #gnome shilling #microsoft #ProprietarySoftrware #monopoly https://www.ravsam.in/blog/setup-github-actions-for-dart-project/ can we stop promoting the attacks on us and on Git?          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:27:52

• #MXLinux vs. Manjaro • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149311 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:28:38

• #intel still outsourcing everything to #microsoft #ProprietarySoftware #monopoly https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Cloud-Hypervisor-0.14 after infiltration: http://techrights.org/wiki/Intel_leaks          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:30:48

• #clowncomputing = a shot in your own foot. Don't get carried away by media hype and bribed-for 'articles' https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=XOrg-Cost-Less-Cloud          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:33:47

• #Zink : Running #OpenGL on top of Vulkan - Interview with Mike Blumenkrantz - Boiling Steam ⇨ https://boilingsteam.com/zink-running-opengl-on-top-of-vulkan-interview-with-mike-blumenkrantz/ •●• #boilingsteam | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/28/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:35:36

• #Kernel : Magic Mouse 2, Cloud-Hypervisor, #Loongson 2K1000 • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149312 •●• #GPL #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:39:42

• #Graphics : #FreeDesktop , #Vulkan , #Zink , #GOverlay • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149313          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:40:19

• #ibm people promoting #clowncomputing i.e. State #surveillance and return to mainframes (where people are mere "slaves" of computing) https://blog.irvingwb.com/blog/2021/03/the-current-state-of-cloud-computing.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:41:48

• #Arduino World Gathering 2021: the official community conference you can’t miss https://blog.arduino.cc/2021/03/27/arduino-world-gathering-2021/         

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:51:25

• PQIV: The Simple Mans Image Viewer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqGiX0ZMFUQ          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:52:16

• Arm Neoverse V1 Tuning Lands In #GCC 11 #Compiler https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Arm-Neoverse-V1-Tuning-GCC11 #gnu          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:57:59

• #freesw #gpl and #copyleft power the #www at CMS level, too https://wptavern.com/wordpress-passes-40-market-share-of-alexa-top-10-million-websites          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:59:18

• #ArcoLinux 21.03.11 has been released. https://www.arcolinux.info/ #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:01:02

• The #raspi OS is being forked, to tackle the #microsoft #spyware problem. So maybe those will become more acceptable in the future, albeit they give money to Microsoft #surveillance enablers https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/03/27/raspberry-pi-cm4-iot-router-carrier-board-mini-offers-dual-gigabit-ethernet/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:54:47

• "Destination Linux virtual user group meetup. More openSUSE users all around these days. Two openSUSE board members." https://cubiclenate.com/2021/03/26/noodlings-26-redemption/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:55:36

• #GoAccess – A Real Time #Apache & #Nginx Log Analyzer https://tecadmin.net/goaccess-a-real-time-web-log-analyzer/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 02:56:18

• In defence of OOP http://blogs.perl.org/users/lichtkind/2021/03/in-defence-of-oop.html #perl #programming          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:06:23

• That divisive #debian GR ought to be withdrawn if DPL Cartel gives a damn about the project and about truth. Right now, albeit unwittingly, they help the real enablers of Epstein distract from their culpability.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:18:21

• Far too many companies have given GAFAM (basically, #pantagon connected capitalists) tremendous amount of power/leverage over them...          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:21:08

• "There’s a Dutch phrase, voortschrijdend inzicht, which can be used to describe new insights and continuous improvement in something. In social media terms, perhaps TIL comes close. Let’s talk about an under-illuminated, yet useful CMake feature. Script mode!" https://euroquis.nl//kde/2021/03/28/cmake-scriptmode.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:23:43

• “The Freedom to Control Your Own Computer” • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/dangerous-ideas-of-rms/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/27/dangerous-ideas-of-rms/ #fsf          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:29:57

• Rule of thumb: just because #microsoft is exceptionally malicious and evil (and highly corrupt too) doesn't mean #ibm and #google -- among others -- are also malicious and evil. Don't fall victim to #marketing campaign and bribed 'nonprofits'...          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:32:00

• Top 10 reasons to use Debian as your Linux distro • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149314 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #debian          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:32:10

• Antonio Terceiro: Migrating from Chef™ to #itamae • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149315 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #debian          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:32:19

• We've been getting lots of VERY supportive messages for our work in #techrights lately. Many people appreciate what we do and point out we're the only ones doing work in some neglected but important areas. 4 million hits over #www this past week (not including gemini, ipfs etc.)          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:34:48

• Angry, lying, foaming-at-the-mouth mob: kill RMS because he's rude. Also that same mob: calling people "douchenozzle" for reporting the facts accurately (yes, some hypocrisy issues right there!) https://twitter.com/wwahammy/status/1373821668624322560         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:38:31

• There's a torrent of pro-RMS pieces on the way: IMPORTANT: MANY PEOPLE SUPPORT RMS BUT CANNOT SPEAK OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE GAGGED! The ORGanisations are afraid of the mob! Bonus: no, you don't hate to "hate women" to agree with RMS on many technical things! ;-)         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:41:47

• The ‘dangerous’ ideas of RMS; who are those dangerous to? Whose business model? http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/dangerous-ideas-of-rms/ #fsf #rms #freesw #video          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:42:22

• How #billgates paid (bribed?) my employer after we had submitted a request to #police about arrest at his home for #pedophilia (and yes, they later handed us ~3000 pages of police record to confirm this) http://techrights.org/2020/06/03/gatesgate-opener/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:44:49

• How #billgates bribed media that reported on his crimes: http://techrights.org/2020/06/05/the-gates-press-and-conspiracy-theorists/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:45:24

• One might not expect this from a so-called ‘charity’; the Gates Foundation’s critics are often met with unprecedented aggression, threats and retribution, which make one wonder if it’s really a charity or a greedy cult of personalities (Bill and Melinda) http://techrights.org/2020/06/05/gates-foundation-cult-of-personalities/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:46:03

• The effort to reconstruct the spiked piece about #BillGates attacking charities is underway; there’s meanwhile new pushback against Gates for trying to control the narrative for profit and for fame http://techrights.org/2020/06/12/burning-history/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:46:29

• "This is the same “philanthropy” which apparently ousted him from a major publisher, soon to be ‘replaced’ with Gates himself as the editor (see prior parts of this series)." http://techrights.org/2020/06/23/urgency-calls/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:47:26

• We’ve decided to shelve this series or end it for the time being in order to focus more on the Seattle PD‘s #FOIA , which will soon yield the second installment about the arrest of Bill Gates’ engineer (arrest for pedophilia) http://techrights.org/2020/07/16/gates-press-sunset/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:47:59

• A few weeks after RMS was 'canceled' (also weeks after the #billgates #mit Epstein scandal) http://techrights.org/2019/10/12/not-stallman-but-gates/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:49:00

• "Only a month or so later when the New York Times published this piece entitled “Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past” the former (and original) subject came back to life." http://techrights.org/2020/06/20/rms-cancel-book/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:50:01

• "The media shifts back its attention to Bill Gates, who benefited from the media turning on Richard Stallman at MIT (just when Gates had a massive MIT scandal); Gates escaped Microsoft’s board a few days ago (strategic timing)" http://techrights.org/2020/03/18/rms-and-unseen-article-pd/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:50:37

• Before the mainstream media decided that some E-mail from #RichardStallman was the biggest #MIT scandal the following media coverage and revelations happened to have gone public (a few days before attention was shifted to Stallman) http://techrights.org/2020/09/10/the-real-mit-scandal/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:51:16

• Today #techrights will revisit #DavidKappos scandals. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/David_Kappos #ibm #microsoft #corruption          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:53:22

• IBM: "Red Hat was appalled to learn that he had rejoined the FSF board of directors" This #redhat / #ibm ? http://techrights.org/2020/06/06/hypocritical-ibm-red-hat/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:54:36

• #redhat : "we are immediately suspending all Red Hat funding of the FSF" Good, so #fsf can finally explain why #systemd is dangerous to #freesw communities and #gnu systems we can all manage, control, develop.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:55:47

• #ibm called employees "contributors": "Red Hat contributors have told us they no longer plan to participate in FSF-led or backed events, and we stand behind them." Maybe IBM can also called its employees "community"... see http://techrights.org/2020/11/09/thomas-grzybowski-on-freesw/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:56:49

• Red Hat: "In 2019, we called on the FSF board to use the opportunity created by Stallman’s departure to transition to a more diverse, inclusive board membership." Look at the mirror!!! http://techrights.org/2020/06/06/hypocritical-ibm-red-hat/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:57:21

• #ibm #redhat : "The FSF took only limited steps in this direction." Read as: FSF must take orders and instruction from a company that commits #genocide http://techrights.org/2020/09/29/ibm-keen-sense-of-public-relations/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:58:28

• #ibm #redhat : "Richard Stallman’s return has reopened wounds" How many people have you murdered (not wounded), IBM, and moreover for profit? http://techrights.org/2020/08/02/ibm-and-the-bomb-part-6-final/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 03:59:42

• #ibm #redhat : "We believe that in order to regain the confidence of the broader free software community..." No, IBM, you are #opensource and NOT "free software". You say so yourself. You're part of the assault on #softwarefreedom and you show it. http://techrights.org/2020/11/09/thomas-grzybowski-on-freesw/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:00:49

• #redhat / #ibm : "the FSF should make fundamental and lasting changes to its governance." Read as: the #fsf should change its mission to better suit IBM, which is attacking community distros of GNU/Linux while lobbying for #swpats to cement monopoly See http://techrights.org/2021/03/18/swpats-as-weapon-against-the-community/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:02:28

• Quite a few #ibm #redhat engineers who care about #freesw have already quit the company http://techrights.org/2021/03/19/ibm-is-destroying-rht/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:03:09

• #ibm #redhat is firing workers who work on #freew while promoting people who do not even use #gnu #linux !! http://techrights.org/2020/08/02/red-hat-layoffs/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:04:01

• IBM: "On Wednesday, the FSF board of directors committed to a series of changes related to organizational governance and the appointment of members to its board of directors." Read as: we bought #redhat to blackmail the #fsf into doing what we tell them...         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:04:54

• #Techrights Bulletin for Saturday, March 27, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:05:35

• #Techrights full #IPFS index updated just now http://techrights.org/ipfs available as plain text @ http://techrights.org/ipfs/txt #dweb #sharing          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:05:44

• #ibm #redhat : "we have no reason to believe that the most recent FSF board statement signals any meaningful commitment to positive change." Read as: the people who actually care about #gnu #linux and #freesw have the audacity not to OBEY OUR COMMANDS!!         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:06:41

• #ibm #redhat : "We look forward to working with the FSF and others to enable the FSF..." BS. IBM: We badmouth the FSF and then say "ONE LAST CHANCE!!!" "Do what we tell you!! Get rid of that Jewish old man" http://techrights.org/2020/07/25/watson-offensive/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:08:09

• #redhat / #ibm says it wants "enable the FSF to once again become an effective and trusted advocacy organization in line with its chartered non-profit mission." Nonsense. IBM just lost patience, seeing its own profits fall because it cannot turn RHEL into another proprietary UNIX. GPL stands in their way!          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:09:15

• #ibm : RMS is sexist. Ignore our own behaviour. Look away!! http://techrights.org/2020/10/04/more-ibm-history/ IBM founder's family literally assaulted women.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:10:13

• #suse is not a #freesw company. Moreover, it's run by a sales person from #ProprietarySofwtare giant SAP and it shows. We know what SAP said about RMS over the years (attacking him because he posed a threat to their business). http://techrights.org/2019/07/28/novell-suse-sap/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:11:45

• #ibm #nepotism and #pentagon connections http://techrights.org/2020/08/01/ibm-and-the-bomb-part-4/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:13:19

• #IBM and the #Bomb – Part I: How IBM Played a Technical and Diplomatic Role in the Cold War http://techrights.org/2020/07/30/cold-war-ibm/ #nuke profiteers          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:13:54

• Sometimes #ibm even runs the US government http://techrights.org/2020/07/29/ibm-and-the-bomb-intro/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:14:37

• It is not weird that #ibm was boosting #trump ... it also did #nixon http://techrights.org/2020/07/26/ibm-watson-plane-incident/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:15:14

• Like his father, who was IBM‘s co-founder and later president of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), which helped the Nazis, Watson Jr. entered US and international politics in his later days; recently-declassified documents show us his political legacy http://techrights.org/2020/08/01/ibm-and-the-bomb-part-3/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:15:44

• We remind readers of the role #IBM played in unbridled #armament (from which it profited a lot) whilst also picking diplomatic roles in the American government http://techrights.org/2020/07/30/ibm-as-global-superpower/ #redhat #militarism          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:16:16

• It would take some real courage and DISSENT for #redhat NOT to push #backdoors into things. #ibm doesn't care about #security but fakes it http://techrights.org/2021/01/30/fake-security/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:17:18

• Russ Allbery: faq2html 1.36 https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/journal/2021-03/004.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:18:04

• Many people conveniently forget that when RMS (69 soon) started the #gnu project the "Evil empire" was #IBM and not #Microsoft .... Microsoft was propped up originally by IBM (to appease #antitrust regulators) http://techrights.org/2020/05/27/real-history-of-microsoft/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:19:25

• The #ibm 'golden era' of some CEOs is long gone. Palmisano helped us a lot (with #gnu #linux and #opendocument etc.) but in recent years IBM was hardly an ally. It also ruins #redhat http://techrights.org/2021/03/19/ibm-is-destroying-rht/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:20:50

• #ibm has a layoffs frenzy ongoing. It could really use some outbursts directed at #gnu because GNU systems replace a lot of “legacy” IBM stuff. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1a4mJ29G          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:23:31

• People who run #suse DO NOT EVEN USE GNU/LINUX!!! Source: former insider https://odysee.com/@Lunduke:e/SUSEEFFStallman:6          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:25:10

• #redhat CEO and now #IBM president (Jim AllowHurst) is not even using #gnu #linux but a Mac http://techrights.org/2020/08/02/red-hat-layoffs/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:26:03

• "Remember when IBM was known for going out of its way to hire the best and smartest people and then simply let them innovate and create? What happened to that company?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1a4BnbAD          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:26:42

• #ibm is in a freefall and the people who set up the anti-RMS petition are mostly backed by IBM (GNOME, OSI...) https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1a3pkahW          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:27:50

• Major #ibm layoffs planned weeks from now. It's not FSF that's in trouble but IBM. https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1a293MgI also OSI: (zero staff!!) http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/osi-completely-defunct/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:29:27

• Forget layoffs. Everyone is quitting #ibm https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1a003nc8 Even #redhat employees now quit IBM (IBM sends drones to attack people who point this out, they ganged up on me last weekend) http://techrights.org/2021/03/19/ibm-is-destroying-rht/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:31:22

• The maltreatment of #RedHat at the hands of #IBM is driving away people who joined Red Hat thinking it would help promote something positive, unlike the business model and ruthless #patent aggression of IBM http://techrights.org/2021/03/19/ibm-is-destroying-rht/ anti- #FSF statements would speed this up          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:32:20

• The #techrights boxes have evidence of USPTO abuse... with lots of PDFs sent our way. But we shall focus on what this means to #gnu #linux users... #ibm and #microsoft being corrupt and evil.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:38:12

• Ever since #ibm bought #redhat the #gnomefoundation (IBM and friends) has been constantly bullying and defaming #fsf people. They're the ones who set up the anti-RMS "petition" (cyberbullying an old man) https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/9s7nhy/ibm_buying_redhat_will_it_have_any_effect_on_gnome/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:40:03

• #GNOMEFoundation was founded on 15 August 2000 by #ibm and #redhat among other companies. Now it's a hornets' nest that keeps pestering #fsf (it also did this in 2009) and its presidents later become #microsoft employees          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:41:48

• More than 3 former board members of #GNOMEFoundation work for #microsoft (which is likely made worse by the fast several of them were also GNOME Foundation presidents). What do they stand for?          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:43:45

• #GNOMEFoundation even added 'former' #microsoft employees to its board -- people who would later attack the entire #freesw community to help Microsoft #monopoly http://techrights.org/2020/10/11/nat-friedman-proprietary-software/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:44:43

• The #GNOMEFoundation ’s Potentially Useless Defense Strategy is an OIN-Styled ’Fix’ and Not a Software Patents Fix (Abolition) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2019/11/07/gnome-foundation-oin-ibm/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2019/11/07/gnome-foundation-oin-ibm/ | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/28/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:45:22

• "I am one of the few people who is extremely happy that Richard Stallman has come back to the FSF." Not few at all! https://www.reddit.com/r/StallmanWasRight/comments/maahv0/richard_stallman_is_coming_back_to_the_board_of/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:48:12

• Lots of #ibm layoffs these days. But let's attack the #fsf ... let's find someone to blame. Like #gnu founder that makes IBM irrelevant in many servers (you don't need IBM to have servers) https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19W1IHh3          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:57:35

• #ibm "is the titanic. The question is are you Ismay or the musicians?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19W1IHh3          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 04:58:39

• "From what I hear, #RedHat staff have a reputation of being low quality but heavily pampered." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19URm6td #ibm          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:01:01

• "Redhat is dead meat, they just don't know it yet. When they jettisoned Centos, ubuntu got the upper hand." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/19URm6td          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:01:51

• The 'Reprehensible' "Neil McGovern and Juke need .mailmap support as they have committed with different names." https://daniel-lange.com/archives/171-The-Stallman-wars.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:06:11

• #debian election coming up and running a divisive vote to appease #google #ibm and #microsoft shills isn't wise for the project. Vote for someone clever enough to talk down this stupid GR. https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2021/03/msg00000.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:07:53

• 3,400 people signed in support of #RMS at the #FSF (people, not greedy corporations, which is actually more of a badge of honour). Many institutions against it are funded by #google #ibm and #microsoft as one might expect. They have personal motivations. $$$. Not freedom.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:09:58

• An almost complete list (about 80 blog posts and articles) about #RMS coming back to #FSF Board http://tuxmachines.org/node/149083#comment-28839 more recently there was more pro-RMS than against him...          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:10:53

• #IBM #RMS #GNU #FSF #OSI https://cdrom.tokyo/notice/A5emVWkkSkK1EFqW6y          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:11:36

• The corporate shilling 'shilling' (as in coinage) is running out. #Microsoft : FINISH ZE JOB!! IBM: FFS !! Red Hat, finish him! Google: need to sponsor more orgs to do our biddings! https://linuxreviews.org/images/8/80/Rms-letter-chart.jpg          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:13:14

• #google funded #internetTrolls : "After months of parking in our IRC channels to provoke and troll people (and try to collect ‘dirt’ from responses) the professional troll Matthew Garrett has been for many years shows his true colours again" http://techrights.org/2021/03/05/google-funded-trolls/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:14:10

• Why RMS is a Great Mascot (and spokesperson) for Free Software https://odysee.com/@Lunduke:e/RMSGoodMascot:b #rms #gnu #fsf          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:17:08

• Conflating #patents with "Innovative" https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/03/uspto-womens-entrepreneurship-symposium-3.html #monopolies and #innovation are now the same thing at all          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:19:31

• IPO is an #ibm front group for #swpats and #patent maximalism. I've not yet seen any evidence of IBM walking away from that anti- #freesw lobby. https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/03/ipo-webinar-on-assignor-estoppel.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:20:49

• "Protecting Technology in a Time of Vanishing Borders and Rising Nationalism" is an exploitation of "woke" #politics to promote #monopolies that actively amplify #racism and #nationalism (sometimes profiting by bombing other countries too) https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/03/fcba-remote-program-on-protecting-technology.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:23:12

• It's a lot easier to attack a person (and someone's character, even based on fabrications or distortion) than to attack concepts http://techrights.org/2019/09/06/rms-track-record/ #assange #wikileaks          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:24:52

• Sign the Petition in Favour of #RMS as #FSF Board Member (Using Codeberg) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/petition-in-favour-of-freesw/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/27/petition-in-favour-of-freesw/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:39:10

• Help make the point that corporations and #corporatemedia (which they partly own) cannot fool all the people all the time. Make a comment here if you want to be added without a (Microsoft) GitHub account http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/petition-in-favour-of-freesw/ #deletegithub #monopolies #fsf          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:40:05

• Debian Buster 10.9 Is Released http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149305#comment-28865 #debian #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:42:46

• #Mesa Considers Raising CPU Support Baseline https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Mesa-2021-CPU-Baseline #linux #graphics          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:43:37

• Many projects in this list have decided to #deletegithub since http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Delete_Github #microsoft drives users and projects away just by being Microsoft http://techrights.org/2021/01/24/fleeing-github/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 05:44:55

• Links 28/3/2021: #IPFire 2.25 Core Update 155 and GNU #Emacs 27.2 • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/gnu-emacs-27-2/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/27/gnu-emacs-27-2/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:01:24

• #Programming Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149316 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:01:55

• #Games : OpenSpades, Razer, and Boiling Steam • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149317 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:02:12

• #SamVarghese of #itwire has #BeardEnvy          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:02:45

• Today’s 𝐓𝐮𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149318 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:02:58

• Shame on CBS. Sucks to be the #microsoft poodles of #zdnet ... investing so much money trying to oust RMS only to be folding the cards, showing more reasons to #boycottZDNet http://techrights.org/2020/09/10/sjvn-senior-moment/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:03:11

• Both #ibm and #microsoft sponsor (bribe) #zdnet so of course ZDNet cannot and will not say something positive about RMS. #CorruptMedia #bribery          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:04:12

• The year #SFC started taking #google and #microsoft bribes (selling keynotes to attack #copyright in events called "CopyleftConf") their revenue jumped one million dollars to $3,325,377. They have higher cashflow than the FSF because they attack the FSF and help Microsoft. http://techrights.org/2020/12/04/sfc-not-about-freedom/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:07:16

• 2013: The #Conservancy Behind Samsung’s Decision to Embrace GPL After Violating the #GPL • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2013/08/20/software-freedom-conservancy-and-gpl/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #FreeSW          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:08:44

• 2020: General Manager of #OpenSourceInitiative (OSI) Brought Microsoft Money to the Conservancy for Two Years in a Row, Letting a Copyleft Foe and #GPL Violator Buy Keynote Talks in Copyleft Events • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/ •●• #Techrights #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/08/21/osi-gm/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:09:32

• 2020: The #SoftwareFreedomConservancy Needs to Resign From #Microsoft Before Telling Microsoft to Resign From #RIAA • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/11/02/sfc-morality/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/11/02/sfc-morality/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:11:06

• 2020: Big Money Can Do Big Damage to Membership-Dependent Organisations (Which Should Remain Accountable to Members, Not Big Sponsors) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/09/05/big-sponsors-dilemma/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/09/05/big-sponsors-dilemma/ #SoftwareFreedomConservancy          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:11:45

• 2020: A Closer Look at Richard Stallman’s Ousters From Inside the Free Software Foundation (Board) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/12/05/dmca-sfc/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/12/05/dmca-sfc/ #SoftwareFreedomConservancy          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:12:19

• 2020: Platinum (Top) Sponsors of #CopyleftConf Are Companies That Attack Copyleft’s Father, Richard Stallman • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/04/30/copyleft-conf-2020/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:12:51

• Bradley Kuhn and Karen Saldler bag and take home (tax free, because 'charity' [sic]) more than a quarter million bucks per year whilst also bagging #microsoft and #SurveillanceCapitalism cash. They made a business model out of attacks of the very things they once proclaimed to defend.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:15:23

• Don't fall for the #SoftwareFreedomConservancy "really needed money" spiel to justify them taking #microsoft money. The SFC has more than $3,000,000 in the bank and that amount of money grows fast. They make mountains of money while attacking RMS and by extension the FSF too.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:17:47

• Suffice to say, #microsoft is a SERIAL #gpl violator and not just a prime source of GPL FUD. A decade ago Microsoft got caught violating GPL THREE times in just one year, e.g. #hyperV (and those are just the times Microsoft got caught) http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Hyper-V_Reality_Log          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:19:03

• At #vmware #microsoft veterans oversaw the large-scale #gpl violation http://techrights.org/2020/04/28/openwashing-vmware-after-gpl-abuses/ and #SoftwareFreedomConservancy bags money from these people!!          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:19:58

• "As it turned out, Simon Phipps (OSI) and FSFE worked to betray the FSF" http://techrights.org/2021/03/27/osi-completely-defunct/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:20:56

• Sorry, I got lost. I cannot find the #CancelOSI or #CancelPhipps petition anywhere at #microsoft #github http://techrights.org/2020/10/11/osi-and-rms/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:21:50

• Some important and exclusive (long-planned) reports to come later today... #techrights gets lots of info tips and leaks these days.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:26:12

• #microsoft : cancel RMS and Install Microsoft Edge, with our repos and keys so that we have root access to your #gnu #linux box. THAT IS THE SORT OF FSF (and Raspberry Pi Foundation) they want! #nsa #orwell          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:27:46

• Nice to see disgruntled #ibm employees linking to #techrights to condemn IBM #patent #extortion tactics.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:33:23

• #ibm officials: we fight #racism IBM insiders and veterans: NO, WE DO NOT! We should, but we DON'T. http://techrights.org/2020/08/20/ibm-employees-condemn-ibm-leaders/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:34:34

• #IBM : we lie to the public and pay the media (and now use #linuxfoundation to work as media proxy) to white-wash -- or allow-watch, whatever! -- our role in mass #genocide http://techrights.org/2020/08/14/ibm-watson-letter/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:35:59

• #IBM “Emb(RACE)” Campaign is an Insult to History and Historians • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/10/19/ibm-embrace/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/10/19/ibm-embrace/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:36:40

• #IBM Never Apologised For Making Billions Out of Overt #Racism , Now It Wants to Ban Words Used to Communicate Such Issues and It’s Bombarding Journalists to Seed Misleading Puff Pieces • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/08/20/ibm-race-spin/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/08/20/ibm-race-spin/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:37:19

• hristmastime #Extortion Shows That #IBM Has Not Changed Since Buying #RedHat and It’s Still a Patent Bully • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/12/28/ibm-xmas-patent-bully/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/12/28/ibm-xmas-patent-bully/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:38:06

• 2010: #IBM Uses #SoftwarePatents Aggressively • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2010/04/06/big-blue-patent-monster/ #swpats gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2010/04/06/big-blue-patent-monster/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:38:59

• 2010: #IBM Will Never be the Same After Taking Software Patents Out of Its Holster • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2010/04/07/ibm-nastygram-analysed/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2010/04/07/ibm-nastygram-analysed/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:40:00

• #RedHat is Not the Company You Once Knew • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2019/09/30/red-hat-under-ibm/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2019/09/30/red-hat-under-ibm/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:40:31

• 2008 (13 years ago): Memo to #IBM : Enough with Software Patents, Please • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2008/12/08/ibm-oin-and-software-patents/ •●• #Techrights #swpats gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2008/12/08/ibm-oin-and-software-patents/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:41:24

• #ibm has been toxic to #fsf and also prevented scrutiny of #systemd #swpats etc. http://techrights.org/2020/09/28/the-cost-of-money/ good riddance, #redhat          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:42:33

• #gogemini is an implementation of the #Geminiprotocol in Go. https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/006171.html #geminiSpace #internet          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:44:25

• #geminiProtocol in the so-called #darkWeb https://lists.orbitalfox.eu/archives/gemini/2021/006199.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 06:45:57

• Being a #microsoft apologist and pro- #gnu #linux at the same time is being a "dog lover" and cow eater at the same time. Some people can be conditioned to think it makes sense, but it does not.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 07:15:14

• ...but of course when you work for #raspberryPi Limited ("Foundation") you also receive #microsoft bribes to lie to yourselves... that you can reconcile #gnu #linux advocacy and enabling #Surveillance by Microsoft http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EDGI          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 07:17:17

• ● NEWS ● #DidierStevens ☞ FileZilla Uses PuTTY’s Registry Fingerprint Cache https://blog.didierstevens.com/2021/03/27/filezilla-uses-puttys-registry-fingerprint-cache/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:29:46

• ● NEWS ● #RIPE #DNS ☞ Trufflehunter: A New Tool to Sniff Out DNS Usage https://labs.ripe.net/Members/audrey_randall/a-new-tool-to-sniff-out-dns-usage          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:30:30

• ● NEWS ● #Neowin #Debian ☞ Debian 10.9 released with updates to popular packages https://www.neowin.net/news/debian-109-released-with-updates-to-popular-packages/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:33:08

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149320 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:41:44

• ● NEWS ● #AndroidPolice ☞ Going Google-less: How to install a custom Android ROM with no Google apps or services https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/03/27/install-use-custom-rom-no-google-apps/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:43:45

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes ☞ Disabling video during online meets boosts communication https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/disabling-video-during-online-meets-boosts-communication/81722611          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:44:29

• ● NEWS ● #TheSpectatorUK #Education ☞ Batley Grammar’s shameful capitulation https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/batley-grammar-s-shameful-capitulation          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:44:55

• ● NEWS ● #RTL #Health ☞ #France kicks off first medical marijuana trial https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1695815.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:48:08

• ● NEWS ● #EestiRahvusringhääling #Health ☞ Telia analysis: People moving from cities to countryside https://news.err.ee/1608157462/telia-analysis-people-moving-from-cities-to-countryside          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:48:46

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Health ☞ #Facebook , Uber, and #Microsoft plan to start bringing employees back to offices https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/26/22352742/facebook-uber-microsoft-twitter-apple-covid-19-offices-reopening          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 08:49:17

• ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #Health ☞ #Facebook to Start Reopening Silicon Valley Offices in May https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-26/facebook-to-start-reopening-silicon-valley-offices-in-may          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:53:37

• ● NEWS ● #ITWire #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Nine Entertainment hit by suspected network attack https://itwire.com/security/nine-entertainment-hit-by-suspected-network-attack.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:55:34

• #Microsoft Windows TCO: #TechTricksWorld #ProprietarySoftware ☞ How to Tell If Your Computer is Part of a Botnet? https://www.techtricksworld.com/how-to-tell-if-your-computer-is-part-of-a-botnet/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:55:47

• ● NEWS ● #Bloomberg #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Billionaire-Backed Swedish Startup May Have Digital Cash Fix https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-28/billionaire-backed-swedish-startup-may-have-digital-cash-fix          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:56:59

• ● NEWS ● #IndiaTimes #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ #Facebook sets reopening for Silicon Valley campuses https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/facebook-sets-reopening-for-silicon-valley-campuses/81718244          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:57:20

• ● NEWS ● #PatrickBreyer #Privacy #Surveillance ☞ Former ECJ Judge: #EU Plans For Indiscriminate Screening Of Private Messages („Chat Control“) Violate Fundamental Rights https://www.patrick-breyer.de/?p=595676&lang=en          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:57:41

• #Android Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149321 •●• #Google #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 09:58:49

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ #USAToday editor fired for post-Colorado shooting tweet https://thehill.com/homenews/media/545159-usa-today-editor-fired-for-post-colorado-shooting-tweet          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:03:30

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews ☞ 9 Hurt as Suspected Suicide Bomber Targets Indonesian Church https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/9-hurt-suspected-suicide-bomber-targets-indonesian-church          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:03:51

• ● NEWS ● #DefenceWeb ☞ Fighting in town near #Mozambique gas hub rages for second day https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/national-security/fighting-in-town-near-mozambique-gas-hub-rages-for-second-day/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:06:06

• ● NEWS ● #FrontpageMag ☞ Pushing the Boulder Jihad Into Invisibility https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2021/03/pushing-jihad-boulder-invisibility-frontpagemagcom/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:06:43

• ● NEWS ● #France24 #Zambia #Africa #China ☞ Zambia: Under Chinese influence https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/reporters/20210326-zambia-under-chinese-influence          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:14:19

• ● NEWS ● #ICC #WestSumatra ☞ West Sumatra’s Attempt to Adopt #ShariaLaw Should be Stopped https://www.persecution.org/2021/03/25/west-sumatras-attempt-adopt-sharia-law-stopped/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:14:37

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge ☞ #Facebook temporarily freezes #Venezuela president’s page for spreading #coronavirus misinformation https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/27/22353264/hulu-android-tv-app-1080p-720p-update-nvidia-shield-sony-bravia          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:16:39

• ● NEWS ● #Reuters ☞ Exclusive: #Facebook freezes Venezuela president Maduro's page over #COVID19 #misinformation https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-venezuela-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-freezes-venezuela-president-maduros-page-over-covid-19-misinformation-idUSKBN2BJ03Z          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:17:37

• ● NEWS ● #ForeignPolicy ☞ Now #Russia Has Its Own Ultimatum for #Twitter https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/26/putin-twitter-ban-ultimatum-censorship-dissent/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:17:57

• ● NEWS ● #Medforth ☞ #Berlin state government appoints Islamists to commission combating anti-Muslim racism [sic] https://medforth.blog/2021/03/25/berlin-state-government-appoints-islamists-to-commission-combating-anti-muslim-racism/ Islam is religion, not race, and like as religions it's based on lies          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:18:31

• #IRC Proceedings: Saturday, March 27, 2021 • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/irc-log-270321/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/irc-log-270321/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:20:56

• ● NEWS ● #EestiRahvusringhääling #Censorship ☞ Jaak Valge: Of freedom of speech and efforts to cancel history https://news.err.ee/1608156757/jaak-valge-of-freedom-of-speech-and-efforts-to-cancel-history          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:43:16

• ● NEWS ● #EDRI #Censorship ☞ Delete first, think later https://edri.org/our-work/delete-first-think-later-dsa/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:43:35

• ● NEWS ● #NewYorkTimes #Censorship ☞ What’s Behind the Fight Over #Section230 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/technology/section-230-explainer.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:49:23

• ● NEWS ● #dawn #pk #pakistan #Censorship ☞ Man axed to death over blasphemy allegations in Punjab's Jhang https://www.dawn.com/news/1614755/man-axed-to-death-over-blasphemy-allegations-in-punjabs-jhang          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:49:53

• ● NEWS ● #TheTelegraphAndArgusUK #Censorship ☞ Watchdog: Police could take action over the sharing of Batley teacher’s identity https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19191549.watchdog-police-take-action-sharing-batley-teachers-identity/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:50:33

• ● NEWS ● #Vice #Censorship ☞ ‘They Tried To Cut Out My Tongue’: Blogger Survives Brutal Street Attack https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7mww9/mahammad-mirzali-attack-france-azerbaijan          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:50:48

• ● NEWS ● #RFERL #PressFreedom ☞ U.S. Lawmakers Demand #Belarus Release Blogger Losik From Prison https://www.rferl.org/a/ihar-losik-belarus-congress-calls-for-release/31172281.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:52:20

• ● NEWS ● #Reason #PressFreedom ☞ #Assange Avoids #Extradition—For Now https://reason.com/2021/03/25/assange-avoids-extradition-for-now/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 10:52:50

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill ☞ Democrats see #Georgia as opening salvo in war on #votingrights https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/545147-democrats-see-georgia-as-opening-salvo-in-war-on-voting-rights          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:25:56

• ● NEWS ● #Salon ☞ Who will keep us safe in a world without police? We will https://www.salon.com/2021/03/27/who-will-keep-us-safe-in-a-world-without-police-we-will/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:26:16

• ● NEWS ● #DeutscheWelle ☞ Iraq's Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists https://www.dw.com/en/iraq-yazidi-law-warning/a-56993162          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:27:11

• ● NEWS ● #ICC ☞ Algerian Christian Prison Sentence Upheld https://www.persecution.org/2021/03/26/algerian-christian-prison-sentence-upheld/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:27:41

• ● NEWS ● #TechHive #DRM ☞ Peacock reps are telling Fire TV users to sideload the app https://www.techhive.com/article/3613108/how-to-watch-peacock-on-fire-tv.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:28:20

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ Record Labels May Have Falsely Taken Credit for Artists' Works, Charter Tells Court https://torrentfreak.com/record-labels-may-have-falsely-taken-credit-for-artists-works-charter-tells-court-210327/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:43:21

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ #Reddit Users Targeted For Pirating #OnlyFans and Other Subscription Model Images https://torrentfreak.com/reddit-users-targeted-for-pirating-onlyfans-subscription-model-images-210327/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:43:31

• FOSS Patents: Western District of Texas: overview of § 1400(b) allegations made by patent holders suing major technology companies ⇨ http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/03/western-district-of-texas-overview-of.html #Texas continues to discredit the patent system as a whole; it's existing for parasites rather than science          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:44:59

• Patent extremists who push illegal software patents and the unconstitutional UPC would also have you believe patents should be generated by a computers and then granted for financial exploitation through litigation, which they profit from http://patentblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/03/28/artificial-intelligence-where-is-human-after-all/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:47:30

• ● NEWS ● #MintPressNews ☞ As Tide Turns, Houthis Reject US, Saudi “Peace” Deals for the Recycled Trash They Are https://www.mintpressnews.com/tide-turns-yemen-houthis-reject-us-saudi-peace-deal/276455/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:48:20

• ● NEWS ● #meduza #ru #russia ☞ Sputnik V’s ugly cousin Clinical results for Russia’s #EpiVacCorona #vaccine are finally here, but developers published in an obscure local journal, raising questions and concerns https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/03/27/sputnik-v-s-ugly-cousin          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:49:17

• #CorporateMedia Biases Threaten the Passage of Landmark LGBTQ Protections https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-biases-threaten-the-passage-of-landmark-lgbtq-protections/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 11:51:24

• ● NEWS ● #Tor ☞ New Release: Tor Browser 10.0.15 https://blog.torproject.org/new-release-tor-browser-10015          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:08:45

• ● NEWS ● #Tor ☞ Onionize your Workflow with the Onion Guide Fanzine https://blog.torproject.org/onionize-your-workflow          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:08:57

• "I received intimation I had been found in contempt of court, my blog was taken down" https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2021/03/what-a-week/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:09:51

• ● NEWS ● #TheGrayZone ☞ Western govt contractor entrapped British scholar in sting operation to cover up #Syria #corruption scandal https://thegrayzone.com/2021/03/27/cija-sting-operation-syria-corruption/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:35:17

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Myanmar #burma ☞ As Junta Kills Over 100 in Myanmar, UN Expert Says It Is 'Past Time for the World to Respond' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/27/junta-kills-over-100-myanmar-un-expert-says-it-past-time-world-respond          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:35:45

• &nbs● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #usps ☞ 'Way Past Time to Fire Mr. DeJoy' Says Sanders After House Dems Unveil Bill to Stop Assault on USPS https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/27/way-past-time-fire-mr-dejoy-says-sanders-after-house-dems-unveil-bill-stop-assault          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:56:26

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ In #Louisiana Activists May Be Winning a Battle Against Environmental #Racism https://truthout.org/articles/in-louisiana-activists-may-be-winning-a-battle-against-environmental-racism/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 12:58:41

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | This May Be This Foreign Correspondent's Final Column https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/may-be-foreign-correspondents-final-column          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:02:48

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Biden Could Use One Law to Undo Some of Trump's Legacy, But Time's Running Out https://truthout.org/articles/biden-could-use-one-law-to-undo-some-of-trumps-legacy-but-times-running-out/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:03:16

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | Celebrating Women Leaders of the Religious Socialism Movement https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/celebrating-women-leaders-religious-socialism-movement          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:15:37

• On “Conspiranoia Strawman Attacks Defending Bill Gates.” • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/conspiranoia-strawman/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/conspiranoia-strawman/ #billgates #misdirection          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:42:36

• #Microsoft has been removed from the summary of "Active Sites" https://news.netcraft.com/archives/2021/02/26/february-2021-web-server-survey.html we covered this before. #IIS is dying.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:55:13

• 60 orgs https://translate.google.com/translate?depth=1&hl=en&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=sv&u=https://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2021/03/26/nu-har-mer-an-60-organisationer-drabbats-av-dataintrang-bitradande          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:56:11

• #cyberscoop has reaffirmed its status as #microsoft spin and propaganda platform, blaming everyone except Microsoft https://www.cyberscoop.com/microsoft-flaws-patching-ransomware-cryptomining/ Before Asian-Americans were shot Microsoft did this: http://techrights.org/2021/03/03/microsoft-blame-shifting-tactics/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 13:57:11

• The #dailyfail and comedians that touch the oversensitive rattlesnake https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9406797/Ricky-Gervais-ridicules-backlash-teacher-showed-Prophet-Mohammed-cartoon-class.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:00:48

• Steve Litt: "Yeah, I was banned from posting to debian-user, in October or November of 2014, by that bastion of debianism and proud systemd vote caster Don Armstrong. As far as I know, my ban is still in effect. " https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210326.200049.b0a79fd0.en.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:01:58

• #ksa is run by a fundamentally terrorist-like regime that attacks its own people and literally cooks journalists while intimidating and blackmailing people in other countries. Why do we still trade with them?! https://www.dawn.com/news/1614856/un-investigator-accuses-saudi-arabia-of-bully-boy-tactics          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:03:38

• "Time to sack up people. If we can't find the will to defend RICHARD F*CKING STALLMAN, we won't defend anyone. One by one we will all be singled out for destruction" https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210327.035557.1fbf20ec.en.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:04:31

• "FSF president Geoffrey Knauth stated his intention yesterday "to resign as an FSF officer, director, and voting member as soon as there is a clear path for new leadership."" RMS will be president soon, perhaps. That's the plan. https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:09:47

• "They don't even care about RMS, he is just in their way. He won't repurpose the FSF into another culture war battlement, he will insist it remain focused on its original goal of software freedom." https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210327.035557.1fbf20ec.en.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:09:58

• "This "supply chain signing" will make sure that users no long will be able to run their own code, only corporations will be able to run code on our devices. Just unlocking a bootloader on an android phone will be enough for making it impossible to run any "approved code", without any chance this time for pesky user empowerment tools like magisk." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:14:23

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | What the 2021 #SuezCanal Blockage Reveals About the History and Politics of Global Shipping https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/what-2021-suez-canal-blockage-reveals-about-history-and-politics-global-shipping          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:15:49

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Cops Hired by Amazon Are Intimidating Workers and Supporters of the Union Drive https://truthout.org/articles/cops-hired-by-amazon-are-intimidating-workers-and-supporters-of-the-union-drive/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:16:43

• "I hope the FSF keeps Stallman on. He literally *founded* the free software movement, provided the moral basis for it, and helped establish legal frameworks like copyleft and the GPL. I can't imagine anyone alive having better qualifications than him, to be on that board." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:20:11

• Companies aren't serving society. They're often a disservice to it. https://www.cracked.com/article_29887_4-supervillain-tier-acts-of-evil-by-famous-companies.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:20:32

• "This exactly how a "climate of fear" works. Anyone who has looked three seconds at the Cultural Revolution or any of the other descents into madness of the 20th Century knows exactly what is going on here." https://lists.dyne.org/lurker/message/20210327.035557.1fbf20ec.en.html          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:20:49

• #burma #myanmar https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/military-occupies-myanmar-campuses more important than a phony old RMS controversy          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:21:05

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #poverty #slavery #education ☞ Opinion | We Can Win Student Loan #Debt Cancellation—If We Organize Together https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/we-can-win-student-loan-debt-cancellation-if-we-organize-together          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:23:25

• Rich Countries Can—And Should—Help the Rest of the World With #Vaccines and #Debt Relief https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/rich-countries-can-and-should-help-rest-world-vaccines-and-debt-relief #twitter does not agree and it bans you for talking about it http://techrights.org/2021/02/05/twitter-censorship-bingo/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:24:14

• Conflict of Interest: #Microsoft and #IBM Controlling the #USPTO and Leaving #GNU / #Linux Users Shut Out (in the Cold) http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/freesw-out-in-the-cold/ http://techrights.org/wiki/USPTO#2021          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:34:44

• Bloody #codeberg spamming me now... with notifications I never asked for, never subscribed for, and seemingly I cannot opt out from/disable. And if I try to change my email address so that those spammy bits of shite go nowhere it won't let me. I hate signing up for sites.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:42:27

• #whitmer #michigan https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/michigan-gop-chair-witches-stake-whitmer-1148009/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:42:40

• It seems like the domain gnu dot org now rejects some addresses attempting to send email to RMS. Is RMS actually in charge of his email account and what he sees in his account? Seems not... (I've seen evidence)          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:48:24

• "For distros tied to corporation(s), they will roll over at some point. (Remember the "deal" between M$ and Novell? And where is Novell now?)" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253 #novell #microsoft #swpats #techrights #collusion          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:48:34

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Opinion | On a Quilt of Oppressions and Injustices https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/quilt-oppressions-and-injustices          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:52:01

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Sanders Plans Push to Expand and Enhance #Medicare in the Infrastructure Bill https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-will-push-to-expand-and-enhance-medicare-through-the-infrastructure-bill/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:52:35

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Finance ☞ Opinion | How Public Sector Workers Are Fighting to Prevent More Job Losses https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/03/27/how-public-sector-workers-are-fighting-prevent-more-job-losses          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:54:22

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Progressive Lawmakers Met With the White House to Discuss Action on Filibuster https://truthout.org/articles/progressive-lawmakers-met-with-the-white-house-to-discuss-action-on-filibuster/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 14:54:48

• "Indeed, good riddance! Was the politically correct Rust language board of directors contributing to FSF as well? LOL!" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253 #deletegithub #microsoft #censorship #proprietarySoftware          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:00:02

• "IBM is not a great mastermind. Aren't they busy laying off 10,000 of their employees every other year?" https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253 #ibm #redhat ... see the threads in https://www.thelayoff.com/international-business-machines it's a gold mine!          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:00:19

• "Screw Red Hat. It’s a dying distro. Everything IBM touches these days goes down the toilet." https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/03/27/0714253 #ibm #redhat #fsf #gnu #freesw          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:00:30

• The video above discusses a troubling pattern of responses (or generic rebuttal) to critics of #BillGates , based on a stigma or stereotypes associated with those critics because #corporatemedia gives air time to the wrong people • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/conspiranoia-strawman/ •●• #Techrights gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/conspiranoia-strawman/ | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/28/#latest         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:46:06

• The first part in a series about the #USPTO protecting the cabal of #proprietarysoftware giants/monopolies, including improper appointments and outright corruption (as observed by a longtime critic of the Office) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/freesw-out-in-the-cold/ •●• #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/freesw-out-in-the-cold/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:47:05

• Shame on #ibm Chris Wright saying RMS is some sort of barrier to "diversity" just because RMS says technical things that curtail IBM profits. "I am really outraged by FSF's decision to reinstate RMS. At a moment in time where diversity and inclusion awareness is growing, this is a step backwards." Screw that Chris, you just change the subject, topic-changing!         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:49:50

• #ibm Chris Wright works for an employer that gassed gays for profit. How's THAT for "diversity and inclusion", Chris? http://techrights.org/2020/07/25/watson-offensive/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:51:00

• IBM (Red Hat) Lectured #FSF That It Needed More Diversity, But Was It Looking at the Mirror? #IBM and #RedHat Are Even Less Diverse. • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2020/06/06/hypocritical-ibm-red-hat/ •●• #Techrights #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/06/06/hypocritical-ibm-red-hat/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:52:06

• The person who 'sold' #novell to #microsoft came from IBM and Ray Noorda (Novell founder) would be truly upset if he still lived... because he hated Microsoft, and for good reasons... BTW, he's still trying to silence me (IBM is a litigious and pretentious company): http://techrights.org/2019/04/14/ronald-hovsepian-vs-techrights/         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:57:21

• 2010: Why #IBM Does Deserve Scrutiny (Updated) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2010/04/09/negotiating-competitor-departure-from-turf/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2010/04/09/negotiating-competitor-departure-from-turf/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:57:39

• Wow. It looks like #google has begun indexing Gemini pages via/over the Web proxy! E.g. https://gemini.susa.net:1993/cgi-bin/proxy.sh?url=gemini%3A%2F%2Fgemini.techrights.org%2F2008%2F03%2F19%2Fmore-microsoft-ooxml-dirty-tricks-pr-lies%2F         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 15:59:17

• Apple Mac user, Jim Allowhurst http://techrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Jim-Became-Manager.jpg         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:00:09

• Get Ready for Richard M. Stallman to Become #FSF President Again (for Continuity of the FSF’s Mission) • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-return/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-return/ | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/03/28/#latest         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:02:58

• #RichardStallman 2020 Interview About Privacy and Freedom • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-on-privacy/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-on-privacy/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:18:44

• #cats break things https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2021/02/28/9c4ef6912131bfc7.mp4         ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:27:31

• Today in #Techrights • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149322 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:37:18

• Links 28/3/2021: Going Google-less and #TorBrowser 10.0.15 • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/tor-browser-10-0-15/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/tor-browser-10-0-15/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:47:54

• Today’s 𝐓𝐮𝐱 𝐌𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 Leftovers • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149323 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 16:49:20

• "Unfortunately, I don’t think the Anti-Harassment Team of Debian and others of the usual group of warriors will ever read – less understand – what is written there. So sad." http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149083?page=1#comment-28868          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:10:22

• "I find it so odd that the strong zeal for revenge and punishment if someone says anything that is perceived to be sexist or racist or discriminatory comes from liberals and progressives." https://www.wetheweb.org/post/cancel-we-the-web          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:11:52

• This video explains why we should prepare for Richard M. Stallman (RMS) to resume his presidency; Kat Walsh, who opposed RMS returning, has left the Board http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-return/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:15:32

• A lot of what was said a year after #RichardStallman had been ‘canceled’ (not for long) is still very relevant right now http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/rms-on-privacy/ #rms #gnu #privacy #covid19          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:16:22

• [Older] #Bluehost Misuses #WordPress Trademark, Reigniting Controversy Over Recommended Hosts Page https://wptavern.com/bluehost-misuses-wordpress-trademark-reigniting-controversy-over-recommended-hosts-page          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:20:41

• Wine-Staging 6.5 Comes In A Bit Lighter Thanks To Upstreaming Many Patches http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149284#comment-28869          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:22:41

• #Kernel 5.10.26 compiled for #EasyOS Dunfell series • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149324 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:26:55

• #4MLinux 36.0 STABLE released. • 𝕿𝖚𝖝 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖘 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/149325 •●• #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:27:08

• Facts are becoming rare when the business model of corporate media is deception, ads, lies, sellout, and riling up mobs for corporate gain https://twitter.com/pavlixnet/status/1376192506677841920          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:29:08

• #google does not support women. It would #blackmail them. http://techrights.org/2020/11/03/the-harassment-claims-in-full/ Google managers also reportedly abuse and exploit women for sex.          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:31:14

• Pursuing Justice and Freedom • 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 ⇨ http://techrights.org/2021/03/28/oliva-on-justice-and-freedom/ •●• #Techrights #GNU #Linux #RMS #FreeSW gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/03/28/oliva-on-justice-and-freedom/          ☞

posted Sunday, March 28, 2021 at 17:50:14