Summary: ‘Surveillance capitalism’ money is still a liability to one’s reputation in the Free software world (the spying apparatus is always looking for something in return)
[Meme] Sponsorships Without Proper Disclosure (More Like Bribes That Help Gag Critics)
‘Surveillance capitalism’ money is still a liability to one’s reputation in the Free software world (the spying apparatus is always looking for something in return)
Can Volunteers Sue Debian?
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Publication 101: Reporting, Stenography, Leaks, Whistleblowing and Investigative Journalism
The way to perceive news sites (based on my personal understanding and experiences, having left the site Datamation, where I encountered the censorious behaviour disgruntled writers occasionally rant and moan about)
When We Allow Criminals to Police Our Speech We Basically Permit Crime to Prevail and Help Prosecute Exposers of Crimes
People need to increase the range of permissible speech in Free software communities because Free software without free speech is basically a corporate trap, controlled by those looking to crush (or exploit; “just shut up and code for me, for free!”) both programmers and their freedom of expression
IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 29, 2020
IRC logs for Saturday, August 29, 2020
Speech Controls/Tone-Policing in Debian-Private (Before We Had a Code of Conduct Everywhere)
The very polite “politeness” imposers (focus on words more than underlying substance) as seen in secret mailing lists back in the 1990s
Debian (Ian, ex-DPL) Challenges Linus Torvalds on ‘Planned Obsolescence’ (Userspace Lack of Backward Compatibility) and GPLv3 Disdain
The clip (cropped) isn’t new, but it’s becoming increasingly relevant for a number of different reasons; we’ve narrowed things down to two sets of questions on two topics
People Who Truly Love GNU/Linux Don’t Brush Setbacks and Problems Under the Carpet
We need to talk about threats to Free software and constantly remind ourselves of the attacks on software freedom (otherwise we cannot confront the attackers)
[Meme] Congratulations to IBM for Putting GNU/Linux (Back) on ThinkPads
As the latest news puts it, mostly citing a tweet, there’s finally an easy way to get Fedora preloaded on ThinkPads (sold by IBM to Lenovo)
Debian ‘Coup’ Followed by Harassment and Threats to Whistleblowers (at the Expense of Very Limited — Albeit Secret — Debian Funds)
It seems like Microsoft money for Debian (conferences as conduits of bribes, not a new issue) has stopped for the first time in half a decade and Debian is now wasting limited funds trying to suppress discussion about its relationship with proprietary software monopolists (also known as “sponsors”)
Miriam Ballhausen and Debian Money, DebConf Online, Insulting a Volunteer at a Time of Grief
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Daniel Lange and Debian: DebConf, Aggression Towards Volunteers
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Timeline of Free/Livre/Libre Software
Our research into the history (and present) of Free software continues; at the moment it is our foremost interest and our subject of focus
What is a Debian Developer?
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Links 29/8/2020: Nitrux 1.3.2 and Kraft 0.95
Links for the day
You Don’t Earn Freedom by Making Unnecessary Concessions or Dethroning Influential Founders
The attack on principled people (and by extension the organisations/institutions they founded and/or led) is not some random pattern; it’s a well-coordinated attack on Freedom, looking to replace people who have long-held principles (putting corporate puppets in their place)
[Meme] Partnering With Those Looking to Destroy You
Microsoft partnerships never work out for anybody but Microsoft; but the OSI doesn’t seem to get it, does it?
The Importance of Making Open Source Into Free Software
“There are still a few people (but sadly very few groups) doing this for the right reasons.”
IRC Proceedings: Friday, August 28, 2020
IRC logs for Friday, August 28, 2020
The History of Debian, Including the Private History
Today we release an early batch of about 8,000 E-mails from debian-private; it has been about 23 years and they’re meant to be published within 3 or so years (but that never happened)
Bruce Perens: What Comes After Open Source
A new talk (days ago) from co-founder of OSI, who quit OSI in protest earlier this year
[Meme] Transparency is Better
15 years ago the following was discussed
Google, Microsoft and Debian
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Debian Choosing Secrecy (in Defiance of Its Very Own Transparency Rules) Harmful to Trust
During a discussion about controversial expulsion of Daniel Baumann it was pointed out that the Debian-Private list needs to be declassified and published; it’s moreover noteworthy that the Debian Social Contract, point 3, calls for something similar in order to amplify truth (this is why we publish/divulge full IRC logs every day, even if some parts of the conversations are ‘inconvenient’)
The Daniel Baumann Experiment: Blackmail, Expulsion, Humiliation, Shaming and Servitude
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Dr Norbert Preining Blackmail & Lucy Wayland Timeline
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
Teaser: The Cancellation of Linus Torvalds, Linux Founder and Git’s Father
Techrights is about to publish many leaks; in the meantime we leave readers with the above. As a source put it: “At some point you will hit the mother lode – notice the scrollbar in the screenshot…”
How Was Linux Australia Coerced to Change Stance on Jacob Appelbaum?
Reprinted with permission from the Free Software Fellowship
Debian Leadership Falsified Harassment Claims in Jacob Appelbaum (of Tor, Wikileaks Etc.) Expulsion
Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
Ian Murdock and Police Brutality in Context
Reprinted with permission from Debian Community News
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