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03:34 schestowitz; old, redacted:
03:34 schestowitz; [Sunday, 2 January 2022] [21:37:23 GMT]<<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i have now switched all machines to using iSCSI WWNs instead of /dev/sdX
03:34 schestowitz; [Sunday, 2 January 2022] [21:37:42 GMT]<schestowitz> I herad of such an issue with Debian 11 recently
03:34 schestowitz; [Sunday, 2 January 2022] [21:38:02 GMT]<schestowitz> but it's not alpine, though some people moaned about sdX being unpredictable
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [06:32:33 GMT]<<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> that craigslist dude with the ram offered to drop off the ram so im having somebody go install it in about an hour or so
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:17:35 GMT]<schestowitz> sure, sounds good
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:17:46 GMT]<schestowitz> let me know a bit in advance so I can prepare
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:17:58 GMT]<<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> it will be in ~5 minutes or so, probably.
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:20:30 GMT]<schestowitz> excellent, I will take a break from posting etc.
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:20:44 GMT]<<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> going down in ~30s
03:34 schestowitz; [Tuesday, 4 January 2022] [08:21:03 GMT]<schestowitz> kk
03:34 schestowitz; [16:42] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> hi, you're pissing off some powerful people, so i was wondering if there was a way i could obfuscate my involvement in this somehow
03:34 schestowitz; [16:42] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> also known as: i don't want to be sued and/or fired for drama connected to techrights
03:34 schestowitz; [16:44] <schestowitz> ah, yes
03:34 schestowitz; [16:44] <schestowitz> they cannot sue you
03:34 schestowitz; [16:44] <schestowitz> they play games
03:34 schestowitz; [16:44] <schestowitz> if they try to sue someone, it's me
03:34 schestowitz; [16:45] <schestowitz> but they would not, as the facts do stack up
03:34 schestowitz; [16:47] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> anybody can sue anybody for any reason in the US
03:35 schestowitz; [16:47] <schestowitz> I would take over that as liable
03:35 schestowitz; [16:47] <schestowitz> and fight back
03:35 schestowitz; [16:47] <schestowitz> but it's EXTREMELY unlikely they would do it
03:35 schestowitz; [16:48] <schestowitz> it's manipulative muscle-flexing
03:35 schestowitz; [16:49] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> sure, and that's a valid position, but i think my position of wanting to obfuscate my involvement is also reasonable
03:35 schestowitz; [16:50] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> so i am wondering -- we need to modernize the infrastructure hosting the site (it is still old CentOS containers with security vulnerabilities and one is not getting updates anymore)
03:35 schestowitz; [16:51] <schestowitz> yes, very true
03:35 schestowitz; [16:51] <schestowitz> we've long wanted to migrate to a new OS
03:35 schestowitz; [16:51] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> what if we launched this stuff on infrastructure not controlled by me, like Linode or something
03:35 schestowitz; [16:51] <schestowitz> then they would target Linode
03:35 schestowitz; [16:51] <schestowitz> did you get any threats in past 12 months?
03:35 schestowitz; [16:52] <schestowitz> the tiger thing is a gas because the threat contradicts what they say
03:35 schestowitz; [16:52] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i'm more concerned about your ongoing fight with xxxxxxx
03:35 schestowitz; [16:52] <schestowitz> the fight is old
03:35 schestowitz; [16:52] <schestowitz> it ended 2 months ago
03:35 schestowitz; [16:53] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> he's moved on from working in FOSS, and he is worried about your attacks against him jeopardizing his new teaching position
03:35 schestowitz; [16:54] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> you are, of course, free to have whatever editorial decisions you want to make, but *I* do not want to fuck over somebody who has voluntarily removed themselves from the calculus
03:35 schestowitz; [16:55] <schestowitz> we hardly mention him anymore
03:35 schestowitz; [16:56] <schestowitz> in fact, let me assure you right now I have no intention of touching that subject again
03:35 schestowitz; [16:56] <schestowitz> EPO is my focus these years
03:35 schestowitz; [16:57] <schestowitz> http://techrights.org/2022/01/30/shuffling-chairs-on-the-epo-titanic/ http://techrights.org/2022/01/30/team-upc-always-next-year/
03:35 schestowitz; [16:57] <schestowitz> these are important battles
03:35 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Shuffling the EPO Deck to Cover Up Crimes, EPC Violations, Attacks on Judges Etc. While Promoting Illegal and Unconstitutional UPC | Techrights
03:35 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-techrights.org | Classic Team UPC: This Year Becomes Next Year Yet Again | Techrights
03:35 schestowitz; [16:57] <schestowitz> those two posts are <1 hour old
03:35 schestowitz; [16:57] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> I would appreciate it then if you could come to an agreement with xxxxxxx to address his concern
03:35 schestowitz; [16:57] <schestowitz> what's at stake is the future of software patents and prosecution in Europe
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> the FOSS thing is a side show
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> tell xxxxxxxxx he's off my radar
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> I focus on patents
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> he can leave me alone
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> I would leave him alone, too
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> will you remove pre-existing content about him?
03:35 schestowitz; [16:58] <schestowitz> no, that would damage our values as a site
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> because if I get pulled into litigation with xxxxxxxxxx as collateral damage, or if my upstream disconnects me because of litigation with xxxxxxxxxx, you will be impacting projects and initiatives that are more important to me than techrights
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <schestowitz> he should not do that
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <schestowitz> unless it's a very sinister agenda
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <schestowitz> he can talk to me by email
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> if you corner an animal, they tend to lash out
03:35 schestowitz; [16:59] <schestowitz> hut he tried to talk by threats
03:35 schestowitz; [17:00] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> not threats, realities
03:35 schestowitz; [17:00] <schestowitz> I could sue him
03:36 schestowitz; [17:00] <schestowitz> I said it a year agop
03:36 schestowitz; [17:00] <schestowitz> he defamed me also
03:36 schestowitz; [17:00] <schestowitz> he needs to move on
03:36 schestowitz; [17:00] <schestowitz> and he can
03:36 schestowitz; [17:01] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i think another important thing is
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i just took a high-profile job working for a company that is trying to solve software freedom issues in ways you find personally disagreeable
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <schestowitz> probably not so disagreeable
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <schestowitz> but "sub-optimal"
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <schestowitz> which is not the same thing
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> uhh, we want to launch a secondary CA for UEFI secure boot
03:36 schestowitz; [17:02] <schestowitz> I work and cooperate with many people in that position, even patent examiners
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> secondary one is OK
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> better than what we have now
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> seems like a step in a better direction, esp. if switch exists to disable it
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> yes, but some of the people involved launched xxxxxxxxxxx, and you describe that as evil, because linux foundation
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> not evil
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> I said,
03:36 schestowitz; [17:03] <schestowitz> they are a risk of monopoly
03:36 schestowitz; [17:04] <schestowitz> or rather, one point of failure
03:36 schestowitz; [17:04] <schestowitz> which is contrary to federation
03:36 schestowitz; [17:04] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> everything about the xxxxx project is FOSS, nothing stops somebody else from setting up another CA other than the $$$$$$$ required to do it
03:36 schestowitz; [17:05] <schestowitz> yeah, but the reality is that xxxxxxxx is taking over the cert pool
03:36 schestowitz; [17:05] <schestowitz> and meanwhile browsers get more fussy about the CAs
03:36 schestowitz; [17:05] <schestowitz> so at the end that's one org with a lot of power to censor or block access to sites
03:36 schestowitz; [17:05] <schestowitz> they are aware of this pitfall
03:36 schestowitz; [17:06] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> anyway, given that i took a high-profile job at a company i am sure you will eventually want to cover (hopefully positively, but i'm sure we will eventually do something you find disagreeable, you can't expect people to bat 1000)
03:36 schestowitz; [17:06] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> how can you cover said company with any integrity if i can just turn your stuff off?
03:36 schestowitz; [17:06] <schestowitz> thanks for the headsup
03:36 schestowitz; [17:06] <schestowitz> it's good to know about the loyalties people have
03:36 schestowitz; [17:06] <schestowitz> to not tread on mates
03:36 schestowitz; [17:07] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i'm not saying i would, i'm just saying hypothetically
03:36 schestowitz; [17:07] <schestowitz> lately we've focused too much on patents
03:36 schestowitz; [17:07] <schestowitz> the rest goes in Daily Links mostly
03:36 schestowitz; [17:07] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> say you piss off my employer, and they tell me i need to solve this or i am fired
03:36 schestowitz; [17:07] <schestowitz> this is a conscious decision
03:36 schestowitz; [17:08] <schestowitz> I doubt I would be harsh on them
03:36 schestowitz; [17:08] <schestowitz> if it's an alternative to Microsoft
03:36 schestowitz; [17:08] <schestowitz> like OOXML support in LibreOffice
03:36 schestowitz; [17:08] <schestowitz> better than ODF inside Offic
03:36 schestowitz; [17:08] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> well, it was started by people who were tired of microsoft stonewalling in various spaces relating to the software distribution supply chain
03:37 schestowitz; [17:08] <schestowitz> even if the format itself is bad, at least it helps move to libreoffice
03:37 schestowitz; [17:08] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> so, yes, i don't think i would describe xxxxx as "pro-microsoft"
03:37 schestowitz; [17:09] <schestowitz> that's good
03:37 schestowitz; [17:09] <schestowitz> at least I know upfront, too
03:37 schestowitz; [17:12] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> i'm sure you're aware of FEDRAMP and all the other regulations that have come out where if you're working on systems that process personal data, you have to be able to prove that you know where all of the components of that system came from
03:37 schestowitz; [17:12] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> and that they are all receiving security support
03:37 schestowitz; [17:12] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> there's basically two competing proposals to solve this problem
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <schestowitz> yes, i read about it
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> one comes from microsoft (and is basically vaporware)
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <schestowitz> those are "box-ticking exercise"
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <schestowitz> while they peddle back doors
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <schestowitz> they talk about security with the other side of the mouth
03:37 schestowitz; [17:13] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> xxx is trying to actually solve this problem for real
03:37 schestowitz; [17:14] <<xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> in a way that elevates FOSS projects
03:37 schestowitz; [17:14] <schestowitz> for real rather than pretense
03:37 schestowitz; [17:15] <schestowitz> 'open'POWER
03:37 schestowitz; [17:15] <schestowitz> now with more blobs
03:37 schestowitz; [17:15] <schestowitz> :-)
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07:43 schestowitz; <li>
07:43 schestowitz; <h5><a href="https://sysdfree.wordpress.com/2022/03/19/333/">2021 hardcore list of linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts</a></h5>
07:43 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-sysdfree.wordpress.com | 2021 hardcore list of linux distributions without elogind and other systemd parts | systemd-free linux community
07:43 schestowitz; <blockquote>
07:43 schestowitz; <p>This list is going to be short and there may be a sublist of distros with a medium strict standard. We shall explain what the object is, below the short list (which we hope the community will assist in making longer as we have not been able to currently review the work of every distro and fork).</p></blockquote></li>
07:46 schestowitz; <li>
07:46 schestowitz; <h5><a href="https://boilingsteam.com/the-kudu-laptop-what-system76-does-best/">The Kudu Laptop: What System76 Does Best</a></h5>
07:46 schestowitz; <blockquote>
07:46 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-boilingsteam.com | The Kudu Laptop: What System76 Does Best - Boiling Steam
07:46 schestowitz; <p>System76 had unveiled their new Kudu laptop earlier in February. I was fortunate enough to be able to get a review unit (albeit its not new; its refurbished. I didnt get any stickers!). Featuring a Ryzen 9 5900HX processor and a RTX 3060, Im once again a spoiled gamer for just a few weeks. Its fairly similar to the Tuxedo Stellaris I had reviewed several months ago, with the same processor, same RAM capacity,
07:46 schestowitz; same storage, but a few classes behind on the RTX family. Heres my thoughts on the device.</p>
07:46 schestowitz; <p>[...]</p>
07:46 schestowitz; <p>The process of taking the Kudu apart and replacing various system components is very simple and theres even documentation for it. Very few competitors would offer that sort of transparency. Well touch on that later.</p></blockquote></li>
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08:59 schestowitz; https://www.republicreport.org/2012/make-it-rain-revolving-door/
08:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.republicreport.org | ANALYSIS: When a Congressman Becomes a Lobbyist, He Gets a 1,452% Raise (on Average) | Republic Report
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08:59 schestowitz; https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&u=https://femtejuli.se/2022/03/18/darfor-finns-det-inga-europeiska-natjattar/
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08:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-femtejuli-se.translate.goog | Drfr finns det inga europeiska ntjttar
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08:59 schestowitz; https://www.economist.com/culture/2022/03/19/vladimir-putins-war-endangers-ukraines-cultural-heritage
08:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Vladimir Putins war endangers Ukraines cultural heritage | The Economist
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08:59 schestowitz; https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/03/18/why-people-are-buying-potassium-iodide-pills
08:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Why people are buying potassium iodide pills | The Economist
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08:59 schestowitz; https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/festivals/holi-2022-history-significance-date-time-celebrations-and-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-festival-of-colours-101647482484840.html
08:59 -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.hindustantimes.com | Holi 2022: History, significance, date, time, celebrations and all you need to know about the festival of colours - Hindustan Times
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12:04 infoWAREZ; mornin
12:09 infoWAREZ; is anybody out there?
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