Roy Schestowitz

• With its #patents , #Samsung is not hijacking the acronym UPC. #TeamUPC will be forgotten and not remembered in history... https://bgr.com/tech/samsung-galaxy-z-roll-rollable-phone-upc-camera-5934161/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:20:46

• Corrupt #EPO pretending to have embraced #dataprotection standards while grossly violating them https://www.epo.org/news-events/news/2021/20210702.html see http://techrights.org/2021/03/22/epoleaks-report-march-2021-finale/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:22:44

• Instead or working to tackle its #crimes and hold people accounting, #EPO management works hard to cover up the crimes and carry on with them. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EPO          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:23:52

• It does not seem to have embraces widespread #corruption like the #EPO has https://www.dyoung.com/en/knowledgebank/articles/happy-birthday-bpatg #germany #de          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:25:41

• This Week in Linux 158: Linux 5.13, Pipewire, System76 Pop!_OS, COSMIC Desktop, Darktable https://tuxdigital.com/2021/07/thisweekinlinux-158/ #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:27:39

• " #Netsurf is a really gerat brow ers, very little memory consumption and la lightning fast application there are some features tthat i would like to use if they exist" https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1105488-start-0.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:33:46

• "changing the default zoom permamently" is one thing that is unfortunately still missing in #netsurf https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1105488-start-0.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:36:01

• Audiocasts/Shows: This Week in Linux, Startx, ’cut’ and 'tr' • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153006 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:37:04

• ...However, #netsurf does come with many command line options http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/cosmic/man1/netsurf-fb.1.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 00:43:05

• #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153008 #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 08:59:05

• 7 guides about open source to keep your brain busy this summer • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153007          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 08:59:32

• [Old] First time #EUCommission pursues case relating to divisional #patent filing and #litigation strategies https://hsfnotes.com/crt/2021/03/04/first-time-eu-commission-pursues-case-relating-to-divisional-patent-filing-and-litigation-strategies/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:00:10

• Linux 5.14 With #EXT4 Adds Interface To Help Prevent Information Leakage From The Journal - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-EXT4 ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:00:27

• #Techrights Bulletin for Saturday, July 03, 2021 http://techrights.org/txt full archive: http://techrights.org/txt-archives #gnu #linux #freesw #plaintext          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:00:42

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

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:00:56

• "The simple answer is he just sold #RedHat for several times what it was worth and left #IBM the moment he was vested." http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030721.html#tJul%2003%2023:03:10          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:01:34

• Instruction during pandemic provides foundation for future STEM #education https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2021/Q2/instruction-during-pandemic-provides-foundation-for-future-stem-education.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:02:01

• #EUIPO embracing buzzwords and hype, perhaps to help distract from the #corruption https://www.mondaq.com/turkey/trademark/1075710/european-union-intellectual-property-office-launches-europe39s-first-ever-blockchain-platform-for-secure-delivery-in-real-time-of-ip-rights-information see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:02:28

• "mass surveillance of *public* car traffic at least could serve a *public* interest" http://techrights.org/irc-archives/irc-log-techrights-030721.html#tJul%2003%2023:56:21          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:02:43

• ● NEWS ● #TheEconomist #Health ☞ The unvaccinated are at risk as evolution accelerates the #covid19 #pandemic https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/07/03/the-new-variants-of-sars-cov-2-are-much-more-dangerous-to-the-unvaccinated          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:11:33

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Another day, another #WD security flaw https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/2/22561140/wd-cloud-os-3-security-flaw-update-patch-disconnect          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:12:38

• #Microsoft #Windows TCO: ● #VOANews #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Major Swedish Supermarket Chain Hit by Cyberattack https://www.voanews.com/europe/major-swedish-supermarket-chain-hit-cyberattack          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:12:54

• ● NEWS ● #BBC #ProprietarySoftware ☞ Swedish Coop supermarkets shut due to US ransomware cyber-attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57707530          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:13:12

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #nl #Surveillance #Privacy ☞ Dutch court rejects Facebook’s bid to have privacy lawsuit in the #Netherlands dismissed https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/3/22561949/dutch-court-rejects-facebook-privacy-lawsuit-netherlands          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:14:00

• ● NEWS ● #TheHill #Surveillance #Privacy ☞ Dozens of Capitol [insurrection] defendants accused of trying to delete photos, texts https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/561465-dozens-of-capitol-riot-defendants-accused-of-trying-to-delete-photos          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:14:22

• ● NEWS ● #AssociatedPress #Surveillance #Privacy ☞ [Insurrectionists] accused of erasing content from social media, phones https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-capitol-siege-business-electoral-college-media-efe0ea1092bc11c6d3f42ea4ef752d98          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:14:36

• I've given away my ARM machine, partly... so the wife now uses 3 laptops in tandem and so do I. 10 screens total.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:16:30

• ● NEWS ● #VOANews ☞ #Taliban Capture at Least a Dozen Districts as Afghan Fighting Rages https://www.voanews.com/south-central-asia/taliban-capture-least-dozen-districts-afghan-fighting-rages          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:17:36

• ● NEWS ● #NBC ☞ Donald #Rumsfeld pushed for the #Iraq War. We should mourn its innocent victims, not him. https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/donald-rumsfeld-pushed-iraq-war-we-should-mourn-its-innocent-ncna1272918          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:17:54

• ● NEWS ● #TheVerge #Transparency ☞ How to find the documents behind big legal cases https://www.theverge.com/22559021/recap-courtlistener-free-law-project-find-legal-filings-how-to          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:18:41

• #uk #rightToRepair https://odysee.com/@rossmanngroup:a/let's-talk-about-the-new-uk-right-to:4          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:25:49

• "No email explaining the decision. Nothing. This is the first time this has happened" https://nitter.eu/louisbarclay/status/1410675356093321216          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:27:09

• #GNU / #Linux Market Share is Surging, Up More Than 50% This Year (Based on One Firm That Tracks Such Numbers) http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/statcounter-latest/ #microsoft #windows #monopoly          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:33:24

• ● NEWS ● #DontExtraditeAssange #assange #wikileaks ☞ Messages for Julian Assange’s 50th Birthday https://dontextraditeassange.com/press-clip/messages-for-julian-assanges-50th-birthday/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:35:11

• According to #StatCounter which mostly counts people who are easy to spy on, almost 3% of observed laptop/desktop users are on #GNU / #Linux ‘proper’ (not counting the most widely used operating system, #Android , which is Linux-powered) http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/statcounter-latest/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:47:13

• 𝔗𝔢𝔠𝔥𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔥𝔱𝔰 #IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 03, 2021 • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/irc-log-030721/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/irc-log-030721/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:48:48

• ● NEWS ● #TorrentFreak #copyright #copyrights ☞ OMI IN A HELLCAT: My Pirate #IPTV Service Was Legal. US Govt: No Way https://torrentfreak.com/omi-in-a-hellcat-my-pirate-iptv-service-was-legal-us-govt-no-way-210702/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:49:19

• "How’s Rob going to improve the sales organization?! Jesus f Christ. AK has no idea what he’s going." #ibm #redhat https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bELGiJP#replies          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:54:06

• There seems to be consensus that Jim Whitehurst left #ibm (he'll still 'consult' or 'advise' them) by his own choice, but we don't have hard evidence, just gossip and assessment based on media statements from CEO AK.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:56:02

• "THE #Windows #monopoly is eroding, but who or what grows at its expense? Well, #ChromeOS is based on #GNU / #Linux but we don’t count it as such because it does not respect users’ freedom." http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/statcounter-latest/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:56:22

• "F u c k i n g AK… despote, tyrant, dictator…" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bEhoBch#replies see http://techrights.org/2020/10/24/militarised-elephants/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:57:15

• ● NEWS ● #Techdirt #Copyrights ☞ #Sony Hates You: EarthBound Let's Plays Flagged For #Copyright Infringement Due To Soundtrack https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210630/11502047098/sony-hates-you-earthbound-lets-plays-flagged-copyright-infringement-due-to-soundtrack.shtml          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 09:58:48

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Seasonal Allergies Are Getting Worse Due to the #Climate Crisis https://truthout.org/articles/seasonal-allergies-are-getting-worse-due-to-the-climate-crisis/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:01:33

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Oil and Gas Companies Depend on Tax Subsidies and #JobCreation #Myths to Survive https://truthout.org/articles/oil-and-gas-companies-depend-on-tax-subsidies-and-job-creation-myths-to-survive/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:02:16

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #Biden Has the Power to End This Outrage and Stop #Enbridge Line 3 https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/biden-has-power-end-outrage-and-stop-enbridge-line-3          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:03:49

• Microsoft wants you to know that the solution to all your problems is right around the corner; just stay with Windows...         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:27:09

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #wikileaks #fbi #blackmail #iceland ☞ #Assange Supporters Demand Release Amid Key DOJ Witness's Admission Testimony Was Fabricated https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/03/assange-supporters-demand-release-amid-key-doj-witnesss-admission-testimony-was          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:27:55

• What #ZDNet is Teaching Us About #Linux http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/linux-zdnet-bad/ #propahanda #micfrosoft #ibm          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:47:56

• Today in #Techrights • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153009 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:53:17

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ The Climate Crisis Demands Democracy Reform https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/climate-crisis-demands-democracy-reform          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:55:35

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ #Exxon Lobbyists Caught Saying Quiet Part Out Loud On Climate Obstruction https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/exxon-lobbyists-caught-saying-quiet-part-out-loud-climate-obstruction          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:55:47

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #Climate ☞ 'This Is Our Future' Without Climate Action, Advocates Warn After Pipeline Causes Fire in Gulf of Mexico https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/03/our-future-without-climate-action-advocates-warn-after-pipeline-causes-fire-gulf          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:56:00

• ● NEWS ● #TheGrayZone #WikiLeaks ☞ Julian #Assange spends 50th birthday in prison – Protesters demand freedom for WikiLeaks journalist https://thegrayzone.com/2021/07/03/julian-assange-50-birthday-prison/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:56:29

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams #WikiLeaks ☞ Redeem American Ideals: US Government Must End the Political Prosecution of Julian #Assange https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/redeem-american-ideals-us-government-must-end-political-prosecution-julian-assange          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:56:40

• ● NEWS ● #TimesHigherEducation #Patents ☞ Nobelist: scrap patent system and publicly fund drug discovery https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/nobelist-scrap-patent-system-and-publicly-fund-drug-discovery          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 10:59:57

• "The billionaire’s pandemic investments, like much of his work, remain a secret." https://www.thenation.com/article/economy/bill-gates-investments-covid/ #billgates #patents #monopoly #greed #crime          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:01:18

• ● NEWS ● #Salon #Environment ☞ Leaked #UN report warns of #climate tipping points https://www.salon.com/2021/07/03/leaked-un-report-warns-of-climate-tipping-points_partner/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:02:13

• ● NEWS ● #Vox #Energy ☞ The US power grid isn’t ready for #climatechange https://www.vox.com/recode/2021/7/3/22560691/power-grid-climate-change-heat-wave          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:05:30

• ● NEWS ● #NPR #Disinformation #Misinformation ☞ How Pro-Trump Local News Sites Keep Pushing 2020 Election Misinformation https://text.npr.org/1011916687          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:07:13

• ● [Old] ● #USNPS #CivilRights ☞ John Brown's Raid https://www.nps.gov/articles/john-browns-raid.htm "Slavery is a state of war."          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:37:45

• ● NEWS ● #ABC #CivilRights ☞ Deputy who shot #Arkansas teen fired for leaving body cam off https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/deputy-shot-arkansas-teen-fired-leaving-body-cam-78618920 “Body cameras are, in the overwhelming majority of cases, the only way to see the unbiased facts surrounding a police and civilian encounter"          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:38:43

• ● [Old] ● #History #CivilRights ☞ The History of Slavery, Part 3: Christian #Slaves and Muslim Masters—Barbary Pirates in the Mediterranean, 1500-1800 https://www.historyonthenet.com/history-slavery-part-3-christian-slaves-muslim-masters-barbary-pirates-mediterranean-1500-1800          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:39:10

• ● [Old] ● #uniOhioState #CivilRights ☞ When Europeans Were Slaves: Research Suggests White Slavery Was Much More Common Than Previously Believed https://news.osu.edu/when-europeans-were-slaves--research-suggests-white-slavery-was-much-more-common-than-previously-believed/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:39:24

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Where's Stevie? https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/wheres-stevie          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:45:13

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ Drug War Critics Slam #Olympics for Suspending US Track Star Over #Marijuana Use https://truthout.org/articles/drug-war-critics-slam-olympics-for-suspending-us-track-star-over-marijuana/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:45:49

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ Defund Line 3 Art Solidarity: We Will Paint the Future https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/07/03/defund-line-3-art-solidarity-we-will-paint-future          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:46:31

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut ☞ #Manchin Has Made Millions From #Coal Sales Since Joining the Senate https://truthout.org/articles/manchin-has-made-millions-from-coal-sales-since-joining-the-senate/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:46:58

• ● NEWS ● #CommonDreams ☞ #FBI Begins Arresting People Accused of Assaulting Journalists at Capitol on January 6 https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/07/03/fbi-begins-arresting-people-accused-assaulting-journalists-capitol-january-6          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:47:48

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Finance ☞ Most Student Debtors Can’t Make Their Payments. It’s Time for Debt Cancelation. https://truthout.org/articles/most-student-debtors-cant-make-their-payments-its-time-for-debt-cancelation/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:48:26

• ● NEWS ● #TruthOut #Climate ☞ Degrowth Policies Cannot Avert Climate Crisis. We Need a Green New Deal. https://truthout.org/articles/degrowth-policies-alone-cannot-avert-climate-crisis-we-need-a-green-new-deal/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 11:48:56

• Links 4/7/2021: EndeavourOS Reviewed, Another Windows Security Catastrophe Unveiled in Holiday Weekend (Kaseya VSA) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/kaseya-vsa-catastrophe/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/kaseya-vsa-catastrophe/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:08:49

• #Microsoft , #ProprietarySoftware , and #Security • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153010 #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:09:50

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153011 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:10:19

• Today’s 🅣🅤🅧 🅜🅐🅒🅗🅘🅝🅔🅢 Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153012          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:10:39

• Techrights Wiki and #GeminiProtocol (Work in Progress) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/techrights-wiki-in-gemini/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/techrights-wiki-in-gemini/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:35:14

• #30,000 Comments in 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153013 #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 12:51:59

• #RichardStallman 2019 Speech: Are We Facing Surveillance Like in China? (Frankfurt, Germany) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/surveillance-like-in-china/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/surveillance-like-in-china/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:04:06

• #microsoft wants you to know that the solution to all your problems is right around the corner; just stay with #windows … • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/microsoft-will-fix-everything/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/microsoft-will-fix-everything/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:15:30

• Talk About #FreeSoftware on This Software Independence Day • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/software-independence-day/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/software-independence-day/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:39:30

• The hoax ‘news’ site (actually a marketing firm disguised as a publisher) is very selective in the way it covers GNU/Linux http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/linux-zdnet-bad/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:42:01

• #Geminiprotocol (sending pages over gemini://) is growingly a priority for us; at the moment we explore ways to make the Techrights Wiki available over gemini:// (without manual work) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/techrights-wiki-in-gemini/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/techrights-wiki-in-gemini/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:42:48

• July 15th, 2019 talk by #RMS (two months before that MIT phony scandal, which distracted from what Bill Gates had done in MIT with J. Epstein) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/surveillance-like-in-china/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/surveillance-like-in-china/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:44:06

• Considering the growth of #GNU / #Linux and considering the growing threat to our #freedom (TPM, #UEFI ‘secure boot’, surveillance down to the level of keystrokes) we need to accelerate or amplify GNU/Linux advocacy http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/software-independence-day/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:45:33

• If media hysteria about variants is supposed to speed up vaccination and reduce hesitancy I think they may be missing the point; each time a variant or mutant is mentioned it contributes to this preconception that existing vaccines aren't so effective (or not for long), so sceptics wait even longer. In that regard, it is an own goal, IMHO.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:54:05

• #uk figures show that #vaccination works, or that death rates (per capita) fall, or alternatively, that mass-testing gives that impression (a lot fewer tests a year ago), or both...          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 13:56:46

• Inconvenient fact: same time last year (no more lock-down in #uk ... not anymore) the number of daily #covid19 deaths was about the same, but we didn't test like 1.1 million times a day to detect 'asymptomatics' (to whom COVID-19 isn't/wasn't a lethal risk) https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deaths          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:00:38

• [Meme] Hiring for Brains, Not for Hairs • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/hiring-for-brains/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU GNOME #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/hiring-for-brains/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:18:36

• Uber-aggressive #patenttroll #Sisvel weaponised by "107 patents for the LTE standard." https://www.juve-patent.com/news-and-stories/cases/game-over-in-sisvel-and-xiaomis-global-sep-dispute/ the public pays for this aggression (hidden toll)          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:26:54

• We need to focus on technical discussions and hire accordingly; this really ought not be a controversial position to hold • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/hiring-for-brains/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/hiring-for-brains/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:28:36

• The July 2021 Issue of the #PCLinuxOS Magazine • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153014 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:28:57

• " #Motrix can handle up to 10 active downloads at once, and it can also accelerate download speeds by splitting the files into multiple parts, making it faster than downloading through a regular web browser." #gnu #linux https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202107/page04.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:37:08

• The Dangerous Liaisons Of Big Tech Companies https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202107/page02.html #microsoft #china #oracle #evil #oppression          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:39:37

• " #FreeNode is considered the IRC home to numerous FOSS projects, including #PCLinuxOS ." https://pclosmag.com/html/Issues/202107/page08.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:46:39

• tl;dr: Because of the clowns who ran #FreeNode into the ground #PCLinuxOS left #IRC altogether          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:48:03

• #Social controlmedia is a cesspool where #misinformation can spread fast, without challenge, but when you're an overzealous lawyer of #monopolists you worry about 'counterfeiting' instead (competition) https://www.managingip.com/article/b1sh1kzw471khr/id-checks-and-ts-and-cs-in-house-reveal-social-media-wish-list          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:57:16

• #Russia adopts #law that shakes #Cognac and #Champagne importers http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/russia-adopts-law-that-shakes-cognac.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 14:58:17

• #Darktable 3.6 is Here with Full Rework of the Import Module http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/152985#comment-30140         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:02:42

• The Dangerous Liaisons Of #BigTech Companies • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153015          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:03:11

• " #Noita running through Steam Play on Linux. As mentioned, it just works!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31STcamDlOU #games #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:04:33

• Godot Engine - Godot XR progress update June 2021 ⚓ https://godotengine.org/article/godot-xr-progress-update-june-2021 ䷉ #godotengine | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest #games #gaming          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:05:11

• Top New #Games You Can Play With #gnu #linux (over Proton) Since June 2021 https://boilingsteam.com/top-new-games-you-can-play-with-proton-since-june-2021/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:06:29

• #RaspberryPi Digital Signage 16.0 released • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153016 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:09:45

• " #GNU #Binutils 2.37 has been branched and the release process initiated for these low-level GNU components likely seeing their v2.37 release later this month." https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GNU-Binutils-2.37          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:20:50

• #PCLinuxOS : Browsers, IRC Situation, Screenshots, and More • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153019 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:21:42

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153018 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:22:14

• #Games: Noita, #GodotEngine on OpenXR, Boiling Steam’s Proton Review • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153017 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:22:33

• [Meme] #EPO Airlines http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/epo-airlines-independence-day/ #europe #corruption #patents #kangarooCourts          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 15:50:10

• #JimWhitehurst Was Always Very Optimistic and Positive But With #IBM in Charge He No Longer Is • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/whitehurst-gave-up/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/whitehurst-gave-up/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:22:52

• Today in #Techrights • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153020 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:26:55

• "What Personal Data does #Audacity collect and why?" Oh, dear... here we go. https://www.audacityteam.org/about/desktop-privacy-notice/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:31:23

• #patent maximalists (the #litigation profiteers in search of #patents on EVERYTHING): "Patent law is replete with arcane (and often judge-made) doctrines, such as the doctrine of equivalence and obviousness-type double patenting." https://www.patentdocs.org/2021/06/minerva-surgical-inc-v-hologic-inc-2021.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:32:57

• When you dislike #upc for #privacy reasons, not just #patent reasons (different UPC; only one is dead) https://illinoisnewstoday.com/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-3-upc-has-higher-transmittance/242993/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:33:54

• Germany: #Berlin Regional Court Declares #Germany Word Mark "Black Friday" To Be Revoked https://www.mondaq.com/germany/trademark/1086574/berlin-regional-court-declares-german-word-mark-black-friday-to-be-revoked- #de          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:51:20

• FOSS Patents: What if a #patent injunction impairs the well-being of convertible drivers? German appellate judge raises questions regarding public interest and proportionality ⚓ http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/07/what-if-patent-injunction-impairs-well.html ䷉ #fosspatents | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 16:52:13

• "The netlist story really took off in July when the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the U.S. #Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision upholding the validity of Netlist’s U.S. 7,619,912 (‘912) patent that applies to DDR server memory modules" https://microcapdaily.com/netlist-inc-otcmkts-nlst-powerful-runner-as-lawsuit-over-912-seminal-patent-moves-forward/132077/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:18:32

• #ibm "Putting Rob Thomas in charge of the entire Sales organization was a catastrophic error. But hey, AK hates Salespeople so he'll sacrifice the rest of 2021 in order to clean house even more in '22. He's a total @ $$h0le but not a complete 1diot I suppose" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFu5faU          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:26:07

• " #IBM is to competent management as #colonoscopy preparation is to delightful" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFu5faU          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:27:10

• #IBM CEO "AK the next John Aker?" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFaNvmD Background: "On Tuesday, January 26, 1993, Akers was forced to announce his resignation," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fellows_Akers          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:28:42

• #wipo pushing the dangerous #cult and #religion to #ukraine http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2021/07/sunday-surprises.html see http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/WIPO          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:30:22

• This is like turning ordinary police or even ISPs... into copyright cops https://www.managingip.com/article/b1shhmw5nkdy2g/ip-enforcement-summit-ships-and-couriers-under-spotlight-in-counterfeit-fight #EUIPO is corrupt http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:32:06

• Linux 5.14 Improving Its Distributed Lock Manager To Allow Message Re-Transmission - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-DLM ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:32:52

• Linux Will Keep Core Scheduling Disabled By Default - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-Core-Sched-Off ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:38:26

• #Audacity is now a Possible Spyware, Remove it ASAP • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153021 s Exploiting long (weekend/holiday) calm to sneak in poison with minimal blowback/pushback?          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:43:31

• #FreeSoftware : GNU Binutils, Network Manager, #Motrix Download Manager • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153022 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:43:53

• Changing #copyright #law to make more sense in current times? http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2020/08/book-review-restructuring-copyright.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:53:48

• When courts become like for-profit businesses or companies instead of places for judging https://www.law360.com/articles/1400052/wdtx-now-has-25-of-all-us-patent-cases #texas makes a joke out of #patent #law          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:54:52

• #Texas helps opponents of the current #patent system. It makes the system looks as corrupt as nobody's business. http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/07/federal-circuit-may-overrule-judge.html #patents #WDTX          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:56:09

• #Germany tries copying #Texas to nuke the European economy (other 'states') for temporary gains http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/07/patent-plaintiffs-in-us-and-germany.html see http://techrights.org/2021/04/16/bundestagate-part-20/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 17:57:35

• #Kernel: Core Scheduling and Distributed Lock Manager in Linux • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153023 #Linux #TuxMachines          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:08:36

• #UK : Infinite Case Ends – With Limited Award Of Damages For Infringing Copies Of #Eminem 's Album https://www.mondaq.com/uk/copyright/1086292/infinite-case-ends-with-limited-award-of-damages-for-infringing-copies-of-eminem39s-album-          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:10:12

• Ewwww... Florian Mueller outsourcing to #microsoft and he should know better! He wrote a whole book about Microsoft's shady #swpats lobbyists http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/07/follow-me-on-linkedin-for-occasional.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:11:56

• Much of what they nowadays call #medtech #patents are just illegal #softwarepatents https://www.bioworld.com/articles/508927-bioworld-medtech-patent-highlights-week-25?v=preview #swpats http://techrights.org/2019/04/08/software-as-a-medical-device-samd-like-medtech-at-the-epo-just-another-dodge-for-illegitimate-software-patents/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:16:30

• Best Alternative Linux Distributions For #vista11 • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153024 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:21:16

• Relay expansion board for #RaspberryPi includes 4.3-inch touchscreen display (Crowdfunding) • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153025 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:21:44

• Stop calling #patents "IP" as it's a misleading #propaganda term, in this case wielded by pharma #litigation monsters who also sponsor this writer https://www.managingip.com/article/b1shm1gwff0qqf/how-pharma-inhouse-teams-do-mampa-deals          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:23:20

• #UK Supreme Court Refuses to Extend the Scope of Tort of the Tort "Causing Loss by Unlawful Means" Thereby Preserving the Legislative Balance of the #Patent System https://www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2021/07/uk-supreme-court-refuses-to-extend-the-scope-of-tort          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:28:54

• #Finnegan conveniently overlooking the fact that the #EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) is rigged because that's good for #patent profiteers who just pursue as much patent #litigation as possible          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:32:42

• As long as #EPO #corruption is profitable to #Finnegan they will usher in those who undermine the EPO for chaos profiteers https://www.natlawreview.com/article/double-patenting-grounds-refusal-against-european-patent-applications-says-epo-g419 see http://techrights.org/2021/06/26/g-121-epo-catastrophe/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:33:56

• ...spinning illegal and abstract #patents as something "medical" or "life-saving" isn't a novel trick. http://techrights.org/2019/04/08/software-as-a-medical-device-samd-like-medtech-at-the-epo-just-another-dodge-for-illegitimate-software-patents/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:34:50

• #DennisCrouch , funded by #litigation profiteers, continues attacking (looking to discredit) tribunals that invalidate #fakepatents https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/07/recent-prophetic-example.html see http://techrights.org/2017/03/05/dennis-crouch-worries-about-ptab-and-cafc/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:36:41

• #Russia should instead give #patent #waivers and financially support #research in the #publicinterest https://www.mondaq.com/russianfederation/patent/1085762/russia-fast-tracks-patent-applications-in-the-war-against-covid-19          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:38:47

• It’s July Fourth and it remains unclear by what sort of twisted logic the Boards of Appeal of the #EPO ever regained their independence • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/epo-airlines-independence-day/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO #Europe | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/epo-airlines-independence-day/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:40:38

• The independence of #RedHat isn’t being respected anymore (it was a false promise; see Scotland and Cataluña); instead of fighting on, in order to maintain his promise to his staff, #JimWhitehurst has ejected himself from the new "master" of Red Hat, #IBM • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/whitehurst-gave-up/ ䷉ #Techrights| ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/whitehurst-gave-up/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:41:45

• #Google #Android Leftovers • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153026 #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:42:10

• People talking shit in #socialcontrolmedia https://hugelolcdn.com/i/759218.jpg         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:49:23

• Opposition Practice At The #EPO – Advice For #Patent Owners https://www.mondaq.com/uk/patent/1086846/opposition-practice-at-the-epo-advice-for-patent-owners "In this article, we will give an overview of the opposition procedure, before delving into tips and strategies for patent proprietors when faced with opposition proceedings."          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:58:48

• #Patents have no "owners"; it's the wrong term, but the patent 'sector' hopes that repetition will reinforce this #misconception          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 18:59:35

• ...the more conventional term for #patent assignee is "holder" (and that's temporary; it's not eternal like "property")          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:00:34

• #epo #patent applications fall. Maybe the applicants finally realise that EPO will be defunct in a number of years the way things are going? https://www.managingip.com/article/b1sj35y549wg05/this-week-in-ip-inhouse-want-remote-mix-ncaa-relaxes-rights-rules-uspto-releases-arthrex-guidance http://techrights.org/2021/03/25/epo-potential-improvements/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:29:52

• "On remand, the Federal Circuit will consider how these caveats play into the specific case here where the claims were apparently changed substantially post-assignment." #patents #patent #cafc #scotus https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/06/assignor-estoppel-specifically.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:47:38

• #Patents are not about freedom to operate but the exact opposite https://www.keltie.com/knowledge/why-its-important-to-file-oppositions-at-the-epo-to-increase-your-freedom-to-operate see http://techrights.org/2017/10/27/keltie-llp-swpats/ and http://techrights.org/2017/09/27/ip-europe-and-epo-again/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:55:31

• Lots of this is just bogus and phony #softwarepatents with misleading descriptions piggybacking hype and novel-sounding acronyms https://www.mondaq.com/patent/1086792/analysis-of-patent-filing-trends-on-self-driving-technologies-and-maas-related-technologies #swpats http://techrights.org/2016/04/10/car-innovation-and-swpats/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:57:41

• Maybe they should solve problems instead of looking to just monopolise alleged solutions (or 'monetise' Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s) https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/157899/us-grants-new-patent-targeting-major-neurodegenerative-diseases/ #patent #patents #monopolies          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 19:59:05

• "Hit the nail on the head that AK hates sales people. He’s moving to a model where the tech folks are going to be the point of contact. He’s gutting the sales organization. He has no idea what sales people do [...] This is going to be fun to watch as someone who left ibm earlier this year." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFu5faU#replies          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:03:14

• "maybe IBM are now going to blue wash red hat, so Jim had to go." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bELGiJP#replies #ibm #redhat (Comment 9 hours old)          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:04:28

• Whitehurst was not pushed out. http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/whitehurst-gave-up/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:04:54

• Saw the latest (today's) #covid19 numbers from the #uk ... number of deaths similar to last summer's, with lockdowns/restrictions lifted (also a year ago)          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:13:12

• Links 4/7/2021: Raspberry Digital Signage 16.0 and Lots About Patents • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/raspberry-digital-signage/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/raspberry-digital-signage/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:13:55

• 15 more signatures and "open letter in support of Richard Matthew Stallman being reinstated by the Free Software Foundation" will have 6,800 in total. Then I'll plot the graphs again. #failedCoup #fsf #gnu #rms          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:15:25

• Sank into deep sleep https://img.pr0gramm.com/2021/05/20/224bde28070e29bc.jpg         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:42:31

• OK, well, I've decided to plot the two letters re #RMS earlier than first planned. Coming soon, running the computation on the two git repos.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:43:27

• #9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 4th, 2021 • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153027 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:45:46

• #Ardour 6.8 Released With A Bunch of New Features and Bug Fixes • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153028 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 20:46:16

• Petitions Update: Anti-Richard Stallman Letter (Call for Removal) Likely to Fall to 2000s and Support Letter to Exceed 7,000 Signatures by End of Summer • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/2-rms-petitions-in-july/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/2-rms-petitions-in-july/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:03:25

• #RichardStallman 2019 Free Software Speech: Ethics and Freedom in a Digital Age (Zurich, Switzerland) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/rms-switzerland-talk/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/07/04/rms-switzerland-talk/         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:05:30

• #ibm #redhat https://nitter.fdn.fr/roustem/status/1411744813037334530          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:06:47

• Reference For Preliminary Ruling In The #Nokia #Daimler Dispute Falls As Daimler Signs A #Patent Licensing Agreement https://www.mondaq.com/uk/patent/1085334/reference-for-preliminary-ruling-in-the-nokia-daimler-dispute-falls-as-daimler-signs-a-patent-licensing-agreement #microsoft killed Nokia. http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/Nokia          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:17:26

• "The #USPTO Notice focuses on prophetic examples stemming from experimental results, and thus remains to be seen whether the requirements will be practically extended to situations involving prophetic embodiments and use-cases presented without any experimental results." https://patentlyo.com/patent/2021/06/disclosed-embodiments-prophetic.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:20:04

• Judging by the pace of removal from the hate letter and the speed at which “open letter in support of Richard Matthew Stallman being reinstated by the Free Software Foundation” grows (15 more signatures until 6,800 in total) we predict that in a couple of months the gap will widen... http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/2-rms-petitions-in-july/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:21:01

• #Switzerland talk by #rms 4 months before #mit turned against him in collusion with media eager to distract from what #billgates had done with J. Epstein in MIT. http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/rms-switzerland-talk/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:22:17

• Terms like "harmonising #EU case law" sound like the toxic and unconstitutional agenda of #TeamUPC https://www.managingip.com/article/b1shyt2qhbcryg/doctrine-of-equivalents-still-murky-despite-birss-ruling-lawyers #uk #Actavis          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:23:57

• "In the decision of 7 October 2020, the BGH annulled the appeal court’s judgment that had found the community design No. 001344022-0006 invalid." #patent http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/06/23/patent-and-design-protection-not-mutually-exclusive-paper-dispenser-decision-of-the-german-federal-court-of-justice/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:27:05

• "From 1 September 2021, an application for registration of a #trademark or appellation of origin of goods within the EАEU may be filed with any IP office of a member country." https://www.marques.org/blogs/class46/?XID=BHA5004          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:28:53

• The #Beijing Treaty: A step forward in the protection of related rights in audiovisual performances http://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/06/18/the-beijing-treaty-a-step-forward-in-the-protection-of-related-rights-in-audiovisual-performances/ #china #cn          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:29:34

• The Brazilian Supreme Court defines the effects of the decision declaring the unconstitutionality of the sole paragraph of article 40 of the Industrial Property Law https://iptango.blogspot.com/2021/06/guest-post-brazilian-supreme-court.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:30:42

• "This analysis raises a wider question around the value of product design and what mark is adopted in the first place and why." http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/2021/06/25/tefal-spot-the-difference-consumers-apparently-cant/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:31:48

• Campaign highlights risks and damages of IPR infringement https://www.marques.org/blogs/class46/?XID=BHA5007 "It is part of the annual Pan-European Media Campaign and also marked World Anti-Counterfeiting Day on 8 June." #euipo is corrupt http://techrights.org/wiki/index.php/EUIPO          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:32:57

• Linux Gets New Thermal Driver Code Ahead of Alder Lake - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-int340x-Alder-Lake ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:34:52

• #DuckDuckGo is a #privacy #scam that 'FOSS' sites ought not promote or endorse https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2021/07/search-duckduckgo-from-terminal-ubuntu/ see http://techrights.org/2021/03/15/duckduckgo-in-2021/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:36:58

• LOL. #TheLinuxExperiment : "What can desktop Linux learn from [Microsoft malware]" (just now)... can we please stop comparing #VAPOURWARE to REAL products that exist today, such as #gnu #linux distros? Thanks.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:38:36

• Celebrating clear misuse of the "Linux" mark to promote listening devices that are invasive https://analyticsindiamag.com/voice-interoperability-movement-gathers-momentum-thanks-to-linux-foundation/ see http://techrights.org/2021/06/23/linux-foundation-and-linux-brand/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:44:30

• Today’s #HowTos | #UNIX • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153029 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:53:09

• #VollaPhone X rugged phone is available for pre-order with Ubuntu Touch or Android • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153030 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:53:24

• #Netflix Not Working on 32-bit Linux? Blame it on Google • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153031 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:57:19

• #postmarketOS Release: v21.06 • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153032 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 21:59:51

• #NuTyX 21.07.2 available with cards 2.4.132 • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153033 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:03:12

• Latest (7 days) #techrights videos http://techrights.org/videos/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:04:01

• In 01:04:00 of this talk #RMS blasts #microsoft #github over #licensing abuse http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/rms-switzerland-talk/ now we know Microsoft also uses GitHub for mass GPL violations... very interesting. This is 2 years ago.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:07:19

• Reproducible Builds: #ReproducibleBuilds in June 2021 https://reproducible-builds.org/reports/2021-06/ #security          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:07:44

• "License: GNU Affero General Public License 3" https://sparkylinux.org/nuclear/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:08:55

• #RMS refers to so-called "permissive" (non-reciprocal) licences as "weak licences". He blasts #IBM over it. Months later they worked to 'cancel' him. 01:09:00 in http://techrights.org/2021/07/04/rms-switzerland-talk/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:12:08

• "Right now I am actively working on 2 new projects simultaneously. First is preparing the talk for the upcoming #RakuLang Online Conference. It is going to be my personal journey to Raku." http://blogs.perl.org/users/mohammad_s_anwar/2021/07/monthly-report---june-2.html          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:13:00

• 2019 RMS (01:12:00): "How does #IBM react to copyleft?" http://techrights.org/?p=146098 "if we allowed IBM to make a proprietary modified version, it might do that instead."          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:14:31

• Updates: #Calamares and #QML • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153034 #kde #gnu #linux          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:17:04

• Editing and deleting mistakes… and events too — #Kalendar week 4 ( #GSoC 2021) https://claudiocambra.com/2021/07/04/editing-and-deleting-mistakes-and-events-too-kalendar-week-4-gsoc-2021/ #kde          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:18:17

• #5 Popular Free and Open Source VPN’s • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153035 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #freesw         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:30:45

• Linux 5.14 Picks Up Support For New Sound Hardware, Including Alder Lake M - Phoronix ⚓ https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Linux-5.14-Sound ䷉ #Phoronix #Kernel #Linux 🐧 | more in http://schestowitz.com/2021/07/04/#latest          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:31:16

• #CentOS Stream: Everything You Need to Know About it • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153036 #GNU #Linux #TuxMachines #IBM         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:33:37

• "Has America (US actually) strayed from its founding ideals? An activist and a refugee think Bitcoin can help it get back on track." https://bitcoinmagazine.com/culture/bitcoin-and-the-american-idea          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:37:41

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posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:40:14

• #Audacity 3.0 called spyware over data collection changes by new owner http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153021#comment-30141 #freesw or #gpl licence will give us collective deterrence now         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:40:36

• [Meme] Outsourcing #Audacity Development to Microsoft Proprietary Software and Then Copying Microsoft Tactics (and ’Telemetry’) • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/05/07/telemetry-in-audacity/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux #FreeSW http://techrights.org/2021/05/07/audacity-and-muse-group/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:41:39

• So Cormier is sticking around to run RH. It's only a matter of time before he's gone too. . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYXLedRLur0 https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFQRoEF #ibm #redhat          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:43:37

• "Whoever posted Tom is a solid executive, leader and person never worked for him. Ask any one in the system organization, he is hated big time. He is fake and a big time narcissist and just reads scripted messages and has questions planted in the audience at town halls." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bEhoBch#replies          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:44:22

• Haha! "We all know the real reason Jim Whitehurst left was because he had "white" in his name and the SJWs over in Austin (JT) petitioned to remove him from the company to improve our "inclusive" culture." 'Stole' my joke? https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bDVckyc#replies          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:45:08

• #ibm has been struggling for over a decade, walking on eggshells this past year, and now in total "headless chicken" mode. #microsoft is next. They never evolved properly. Thought they can just buy companies to regain relevance.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:47:26

• "The #EPO Technical Board of Appeal later revoked the #patent for the medication, which is used to treat hypertension, blood pressure and similar heart..." https://www.law360.com/ip/articles/1399887          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 22:50:17

• Avoid #hp ... they make very fault keyboards and then they try to censor you writing about it http://techrights.org/2021/07/02/hp-censorship/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:00:15

• Jumping the #linux shark https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Rust-Independence-Linux-Kernel see http://techrights.org/2020/08/31/linux-should-reject-github/          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:20:14

• What happens to #audacity right now shows the power, the strength, the advantages of #freesw ... the USERS ARE IN CHARGE. No tyranny by the few. We need everything to be like this... and for #swpats to go to Hell.          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:21:30

• 33+ Funny Worst Goalkeeper Mistakes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5h1sIAvQqU          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:28:26

• Pickford picking apart the local rival's best player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XQJSG-IWLU         ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:30:56

• #zdnet is now a #microsoft #vapourware spamming machine          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:43:14

• #zdnet and #techrepublic (same #marketing company): a propaganda front for two dying giants that think their sole problem is marketing (not enough spamming) and cannot produce compelling stuff          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:44:21

• "The Waterford UPSTART Program is free to low-income families with 4-year-old children in six districts across the state." https://www.fox6now.com/news/software-program-bridges-the-education-gap but it needs to be #freesw          ☞

posted Sunday, July 04, 2021 at 23:56:09

• #Kernel ’Extended’ to Rust, New Stuff in Linux 5.14, and Linux Foundation 'Dilutes' Linux Mark • 𝗧𝘂𝘅 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 ⇨ http://www.tuxmachines.org/node/153037 #rustlang #Linux #TuxMachines         ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:04:27

• " So based on that I expect revenues to drop significantly. IBM projections, we all know, are always total BS. [the #IBM CEO] AK will be replaced by the end of 2022." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFrUGmG          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:14:14

• "Looks like you are from Red hat... You are fooling yourself if you think Red Hat will stay independent. AK just started the consolidation of his power and the blue-washing of #RedHat has just accelerated big time. #IBM always destroys the company it acquires." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFQRoEF#replies          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:15:02

• #RedHat CEO is Still Connected to the NSA Through the #Hortonworks Board • тє¢няιﻭнтѕ ⚓ http://techrights.org/2020/06/08/paul-cormier-hortonworks/ ䷉ #Techrights #GNU #Linux | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2020/06/08/paul-cormier-hortonworks/          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:15:52

• "Yes, you are correct. AK is is about 1000 worse than Ackers. Just wonder which Gerstner will come and save the company this time around. We now know it is not JW. Though who knows, once the board finally realize that AK sucks, they may just go" https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFaNvmD#replies          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:17:21

• #IBM CEO "AK is one of the incompetent exec. He doesn't know anything about sales. Without sales people, IBM can't survive. And without good products, sales can't survive. Currently, that's happening." https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1bFu5faU#replies          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:17:56

• Don't believe what #corruptmedia (paid for in part by IBM) says about IBM http://techrights.org/wiki/IBM          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:20:49

• #ibm as a #patent collection agency and #swpats #lobbying machines is NOT compatible with what #redhat is/was          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:23:14

• Back when #fsfe was a thing and actually values #freesw and FSF alike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTcm6Nl_mkI          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:28:42

• The lies spread about RMS, such as the fake 'sign' (vandalism) on his door, are still circulating without challenge in social control media such as Twitter and YouTube, e.g. days ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KRw994w7Qk          ☞

posted Monday, July 05, 2021 at 00:37:21