<div dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 10:13 PM Alvin Starr via talk, <<a href="mailto:talk@gtalug.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">talk@gtalug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>On 4/2/21 2:29 PM, Russell Reiter via
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its Free Software Foundation funding and support. </font></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif">Now that Red Hat is
pretty well owned by IBM, wouldn't you like to ask all those
people, how far back in IBM's own history of misdeeds;
notwithstanding rumors, innuendo and just plain gossip; the
rest of us should look when judging the actions of others.</font></div>
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<div dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif">I sure would.</font></div>
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<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:sans-serif"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust</a></span><br>
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Stallman was outspoken about surveillance capitalisim and WSL.
Those are big cages to rattle with one tiny tin cup.
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<div dir="auto">Just in case you don't think an NGO is capable
of such insider machinations. I highly recommend the following
book which has a pretty good evaluation of how the powers that
be; leveraged trends, NGO (charity) connections and industry
(read IBM) influences which gave Bill Gates his silver spoon
running head start with MS DOS. </div>
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<div dir="auto"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2760759-the-making-of-microsoft" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2760759-the-making-of-microsoft</a><br>
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<div dir="auto">Don't even get me started on WSL as an organized
plan to disrupt linux freedom.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Engage Encompass and Eradicate are proven
techniques of imperialism and capitalisim.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I think Red Hats "Woke Spoke" is Broke on this
one, but with all that IBM money behind them, they will break
this one guy out of the big picture, just because they can.</div>
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<p>I may just be thick but I don't see what any of the above has to
do with Surveillance Capitalism.</p>
<p>Or at least my understanding of Surveillance Capitalism that can
be described by
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism</a></p></div></blockquote></div><div dir="auto">Heres Richard Stallman on open source surveillance capitalisim eight years ago. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://youtu.be/CP8CNp-vksc" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://youtu.be/CP8CNp-vksc</a><br></div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
<p>And for the life of me I can't see what any of this has to do
with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League" rel="noreferrer noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League</a>.</p></div></blockquote></div><div dir="auto">Heres an article on WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux but I understand your confusion. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://fossbytes.com/richard-stallman-microsoft-linux-love-will-hurt-free-open-source-software/amp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://fossbytes.com/richard-stallman-microsoft-linux-love-will-hurt-free-open-source-software/amp/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I guess the entire thread is about protecting the right to engage free speach and the cost to individuals who go against the populist notions which are propigated by powerful organizations and their associate influencers.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">At least thats my take on these current events as they relate to linux topicality.</div><div class="gmail_quote" dir="auto"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div>
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