On Fri, 2 Apr 2021 22:45:31 -0400 Russell Reiter via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On Fri, Apr 2, 2021, 10:13 PM Alvin Starr via talk, <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
On 4/2/21 2:29 PM, Russell Reiter via talk wrote:
Red Hat has just dropped its Free Software Foundation funding and support.
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.
I sure would.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust
Stallman was outspoken about surveillance capitalisim and WSL. Those are big cages to rattle with one tiny tin cup.
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.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2760759-the-making-of-microsoft
Don't even get me started on WSL as an organized plan to disrupt linux freedom.
Engage Encompass and Eradicate are proven techniques of imperialism and capitalisim.
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.
Russell
I may just be thick but I don't see what any of the above has to do with Surveillance Capitalism.
Or at least my understanding of Surveillance Capitalism that can be described by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance_capitalism
Heres Richard Stallman on open source surveillance capitalisim eight years ago.
And for the life of me I can't see what any of this has to do with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League.
Heres an article on WSL - Windows Subsystem for Linux but I understand your confusion.
https://fossbytes.com/richard-stallman-microsoft-linux-love-will-hurt-free-o...
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.
At least thats my take on these current events as they relate to linux topicality.
this is/was a interesting thread to read and some can do better at mastering SQW3R or variants thereof, even if only for noise reduction purposes. Just to profligate on the bits, I too will venture and opine from my hallowed tower (just off Route 209) and remark: the source code is the pudding where truth is naked and facts are proven. but I do not deep dive into the ocean (for oysters) and I am not a pig farmer, so I guess I will close and settle for something circular and more cowardly, maybe like: it is what it is.