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Posted in Site News at 11:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
“Mind Control: To control mental output you have to control mental input. Take control of the channels by which developers receive information, then they can only think about the things you tell them. Thus, you control mindshare!”
–Microsoft, internal document [PDF]
Appended below is the IRC log from just minutes ago. As regular readers are probably aware, our reader “twitter” has abusive stalkers (‘witch hunters’) in this Web site. They followed his footsteps all the way from Slashdot just to discredit him personally wherever he goes, whatever he does. Speaking from experience, “twitter” is intimately aware of Microsoft’s dirty secrets and he talks about it in public.
The log below (particularly the end) is self explanatory, but the summary is that people who go under names like “Gentoo user” are actually Windows users and they are busily attacking critics of Microsoft. The name is probably supposed to lend them credibility (Gentoo is, after all, a hardcore distribution) and also encourage people to explore distributions that will lead to negative judgment of GNU/Linux. █
trmancohttp://news.netcraft.com/archives/2008/11/19/no…Nov 19 15:32schestowitzYay! Google can shove clocks and weather in my eyes. Well, at least they open-sourced it.Nov 19 15:32trmancoNov 19 15:32twitterIck, China to buy GM. They could make it even more corrupt than it is already.Nov 19 15:33schestowitzApache still eats Microsoft’s lunch.Nov 19 15:34schestowitz1.8 compared to 1.1Nov 19 15:34schestowitzRemember that Google’s is an Apache fork.Nov 19 15:34twitterThat lead is going to get bigger, despite the FUD M$ spews.Nov 19 15:35twitterWAMP is insane.Nov 19 15:35schestowitzThat’s what MS is hoping. It would be interesting to see how Apache/Linux does against Apache/WindowsNov 19 15:36schestowitzThey keynoted ApacheCon recently. RMS is against it and there’s plan to discourage people from attending such events.Nov 19 15:37schestowitzHow can one give Microsoft such a spot when it’s actively threatening to sue?Nov 19 15:37schestowitzRe: OSCON, PJ said the same.Nov 19 15:37schestowitzMicrosoft wants the world to believe that there are two Microsofts: good cop and bad cop.Nov 19 15:38twitterM$ does this on purpose. It destroys the ability of their “competitors” to communicate.Nov 19 15:38twitterThey stack the con panel and shove M$ into it. This destroys the conference. What’s left is M$ only.Nov 19 15:38twitterDid you see this lovely example of what the M$ world enables? http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/19/d…Nov 19 15:39schestowitztwitter: yes, Tim O’Reilly had to apologise for saying something negative about the convicted monopolistNov 19 15:39schestowitz[cause they sponsored his event]Nov 19 15:39schestowitzThey gag critics this way. I saw it with Krill.Nov 19 15:39twitterMore reason to avoid M$ money.Nov 19 15:39schestowitzAs you say, people like me are already repelled slightly … wrt ApacheNov 19 15:40schestowitzAs soon as they defend Microsoft I feel like I need to get a puke pouch.Nov 19 15:40trmancoschestowitz, “Remember that Google’s is an Apache fork.” -> I forgot to mention this when I posted the link Nov 19 15:41schestowitzPeople from Apache confronted us in BN. They tried to defend selling out… Microsoft is pressuring many FOSS groups, consortia and LUGs. They try to stink up the place by attending. This IRC channel too used to have ‘cj’ (for Microsoft).Nov 19 15:41schestowitztrmanco: Microsoft will surely spin this though as Apache not doing so well. Lies, damn lies, and stats, y’know…Nov 19 15:42twitterI’m not too worried. When things really go wrong, projects like Debian fork and everyone runs to the better fork.Nov 19 15:42schestowitzThat’s the stories they’ll tell uncritical journos anyway.Nov 19 15:43twitterStinking up conferences is an old practice. I read about them doing this to Apple.Nov 19 15:43schestowitzWait until Microsoft tries to plant some people inside Debian [hypothetical].Nov 19 15:43twitterMy trolls have already bragged about being Debian contributors.Nov 19 15:43schestowitzThat would ruin it. All they need to do is seed the project with an apologist or a village fool that will open up the door… like Alex Brown in ISO.Nov 19 15:43schestowitzMono too is entertaining Microsoft chaps.Nov 19 15:44twitterI ignored it because the project’s commitment to freedom and organization are too strong to let M$ fuck it over.Nov 19 15:44schestowitzNovell did this in India.Nov 19 15:44schestowitzHence the protestsNov 19 15:44schestowitzRead the remarks from Anivar.. they excluded OpenOffice.org, Red Hat, etc. It was Novell stealing the show stealthily.Nov 19 15:45schestowitzRMS approved what the guys did.Nov 19 15:45twitterM$ can damage Debian by setting up arguments that waste time but M$ will fail before Debian does.Nov 19 15:45schestowitzIt’s claimed that they already do this in UbuntuNov 19 15:45twitterThey do it everywhere.Nov 19 15:46schestowitzRequesting Silverlight, defending Mono’s presence, etc. I’m told this by people.Nov 19 15:46twitter “Mind Control: To control mental output you to have to control mental input. Take control of the channels by which developers receive information, then they can only think about the things you tell them. Thus, you control mindshare!” http://docs.google.com/Present?docid…Nov 19 15:47twitterEverywhere developers meet, M$ will spew poison.Nov 19 15:47schestowitzYes, I know.Nov 19 15:47schestowitzThat’s a MUST-ATTEND talk at Microsoft.Nov 19 15:47schestowitzThe guy who wrote it said so.Nov 19 15:47twitterM$ wastes untold billions of dollars pushing that kind of poison.Nov 19 15:48schestowitz“Gentoo user” is one of your stalkers in BNNov 19 15:49schestowitzThat ‘person’ never talks about the subjects at hand. Just ad hominem, IIRC.Nov 19 15:50twitteryes. They keep posting the same crap.Nov 19 15:50twitterIt’s spam.Nov 19 15:50schestowitzWho goes by the Linux vanity name “Gentoo user” anyway?Nov 19 15:50schestowitzAnd why Gentoo? To say “I’m hardcore 1337 *nix”?Nov 19 15:50twitterFor a while, while it was new and difficult, the M$ trolls were promoting gentoo.Nov 19 15:51twitterThere’s nothing like throwing a newbie to the something like that to sour them on the whole GNU/Linux experience for years.Nov 19 15:52twitterThe name choice may lend credibility for readers who know nothing, which is what M$ is interested in.Nov 19 15:53twitterAnyone who knows anything quickly dumps Windows as a platform.Nov 19 15:54twitterM$ is all about delaying that and staying relevant.Nov 19 15:54twitterThe trolls used to bug me about the name “twitter” too.Nov 19 15:56twitterI chose it because that’s what I do to equipment to make it work well. It turned out to be a good choice from the way the M$ people hear my posts like a gaggle of angry birds.Nov 19 15:58twitterIf Kennedy thinks someone at M$ hates him, Kennedy should watch my stuff sometimes. :)Nov 19 16:00trmancoHey cool, Portuguese media promoting Ubuntu: http://ciberia.aeiou.pt/?st=10581Nov 19 16:02twitterM$FT, still under $20, and they will fall off the cliff with the rest of the market as the GWB administration has promised to sit on it’s hands instead of bailing out home owners. LA Times had a good article on this.Nov 19 16:03trmancoand some more: http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/open_so… | http://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/ope…Nov 19 16:06schestowitzMicrosoft promoting Gentoo, eh? I think I know why.Nov 19 16:06schestowitzCreate some more bitter experiences…Nov 19 16:06schestowitztwitter: I can check the logs to see what ‘Gentoo user’ runs.Nov 19 16:07schestowitz[unless there's header spoofing]Nov 19 16:07twitterthat will be interesting.Nov 19 16:07twitterhere’s the article http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi…Nov 19 16:07twitterBasically, Paulson has promised to do nothing and to ignore homeowner problems. The stock market and economy will tank on that kind of news.Nov 19 16:08schestowitzHehe.Nov 19 16:10schestowitzI just realised that Microsoft employed Gentoo’s founder. Take that thought further…Nov 19 16:10schestowitz[sarcasm] What if Microsoft created and promoted the most difficult and frustrating Linux, then promoted it?Nov 19 16:11twitterThat may have happened but it backfired.Nov 19 16:11twitterI have yet to try it out but I keep hearing good things about it and that people actually use it.Nov 19 16:13twitterI like the Debian way better because most people only want to tweak one or two programs at a time.Nov 19 16:13schestowitzHa!Nov 19 16:15schestowitzThis is funny.Nov 19 16:15schestowitzGentoio user in November:Nov 19 16:16schestowitz┌─(roy@localhost Wed, 19 Nov 08)─—————————————— ——————─(/home/roy/Desktop)────┐Nov 19 16:16schestowitz└─(16:12 $)─> gunzip boNov 19 16:16schestowitzboycottnovell.com-Nov-2008.gz boycottnovell.com-Nov-2008.gz.partNov 19 16:16schestowitz┌─(roy@localhost Wed, 19 Nov 08)─—————————————— ——————─(/home/roy/Desktop)────┐Nov 19 16:16schestowitz└─(16:12 $)─> gunzip boycottnovell.com-Nov-2008.gzNov 19 16:16schestowitz┌─(roy@localhost Wed, 19 Nov 08)─—————————————— ——————─(/home/roy/Desktop)────┐Nov 19 16:16schestowitz└─(16:14 $)─> grep 12.10.219.36 boycottnovell.com-Nov-2008Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:47 -0500] “GET /wp-content/themes/ocadia/styNov 19 16:16schestowitzle.css HTTP/1.0″ 200 8903 “http://boycottnovell.com/category/irc-logs/” “MozillaNov 19 16:16schestowitz.0.17″Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:47 -0500] “GET /category/irc-logs/ HTTP/1.0″Nov 19 16:16schestowitz 200 69745 “-” “Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) GecNov 19 16:16schestowitzko/20080829 Firefox/2.0.0.17″Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:51 -0500] “GET /wp-content/uploads/2008/11/9Nov 19 16:16schestowitz35815___mine__.jpg HTTP/1.0″ 200 17438 “http://boycottnovell.com/” “Mozilla/5.0Nov 19 16:16schestowitz(Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 Firefox/2.0.0.17Nov 19 16:16schestowitz“Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:51 -0500] “GET /wp-content/uploads/2008/11/9Nov 19 16:16schestowitz52151_abraham_lincoln.jpg HTTP/1.0″ 200 12788 “http://boycottnovell.com/” “MozilNov 19 16:16schestowitzla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 Firefox/2Nov 19 16:16schestowitz.0.0.17″Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:51 -0500] “GET / HTTP/1.0″ 200 99315 “http:/Nov 19 16:16schestowitz en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 Firefox/2.0.0.17″Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:51 -0500] “GET /wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jNov 19 16:16schestowitzonathan_20zuck.jpg HTTP/1.0″ 200 96877 “http://boycottnovell.com/” “Mozilla/5.0Nov 19 16:16schestowitz(Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080829 Firefox/2.0.0.17Nov 19 16:16schestowitz“Nov 19 16:16schestowitz12.10.219.36 – - [03/Nov/2008:12:49:52 -0500] “GET /wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1Nov 19 16:16schestowitz016609_laundry.jpg HTTP/1.0″ 200 9346 “http://boycottnovell.com/” “Mozilla/5.0 (Nov 19 16:16schestowitzWindows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17Nov 19 16:16schestowitzThat’s just a portion.Nov 19 16:16schestowitzIt’s always Windows.Nov 19 16:16schestowitzSeems like your stalker “Gentoo user” has not much to do with GNU/Linux at all.Nov 19 16:17schestowitzHe came with this IP address several times this month.Nov 19 16:17schestowitzI assume it’s a daily routine because there are gaps in the logs (probably dynamic IP)Nov 19 16:18
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