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Soirée Barbecue Lilux: Wiki pour l'organisation

by Alain Knaff

Salut tout le monde, La date de notre "summer party" approche (samedi 28 juillet), et il est temps de commencer à penser à l'organisation. À cette j'ai mis en place une page wiki sur https://www.lilux.lu/lilux/mediawiki/SummerParty2018 Veuillez-y noter si vous serez présent, et avec combien de personnes. Comme les années précédentes, il y a aussi une liste des articles à préparer/amener. Vivement l'été, espérons que le soleil sera au rendez-vous! Amicalement, Alain

5 years, 9 months

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by Brent Frère

J'ai ajouté certains passages (en bleu)... Si vous voyez des erreurs ou si vous avez d'autres idées, elles sont les bienvenues. Merci. > Just a small reminder... > > M$t didn't invented the PC. It's IBM's creation. > M$t didn't created MS-Dos. They stole it from IBM. > M$t didn't invented the Internet. It's a DOD's project. > M$t didn't invented the web. Its CERN that created HTML. > M$t didn't invented the graphical user interface. It existed already > on Unix and other OS. > M$t didn't invented the mouse. It's a military creation used first by > Xerox on civilian computers. > M$t didn't invented the word processing software. Wordperfect, as > example, pre-existed M$t Word. > M$t didn't invented the e-mail. It's coming out of Unix and has been > standardised by IETF. > M$t didn't invented Internet Explorer. They stole it from Spyglass Inc. > M$t didn't invented Java. It's a Sun Microsystems's creation. They > just released an illegal version of it ("Ms-Java") and were condemned > by US courts because of that. They have been forced by law to > withdrawn it. > M$t didn't invented the BASIC programming language. It's General > Electrics. > M$t didn't invented the DLL (Dynamic Link Library). It's just the > renaming of a mechanism well known on pre-existing OS, such as Unix. > M$t didn't invented the Domain Name System, the system that makes > Internet addresses understandable (such as "Microsoft.com"). It's Sun > Microsystems's creation. > > and so on... > > But M$t created the "reset" button on PCs: because their OS are so > unstable, there is a physical button or a way to "reset" PCs, that > such a feature is mandatory, if you choose one of their buggy OS. > > But M$t prevented the USB to come to live: USB was specified before > Windows 95 was released. But as the inventor of USB didn't grant a > gratis, unlimited licence to M$t to support it, then it wasn't part of > W95. Neither W98. Then the actual inventor of USB surrendered and gave > free licence to M$t to use it. So we enjoy USB on PCs with a delay of > about 10 years. Thanks M$t ! > > But M$t created OS that were not actually OS: by making some software > loaders (such as Ms-DOS, W95, W98, W98OSr2, W-Millennium, WCE, ...) > that do not support actually true separation between processes, > resources, memory, ... they made possible, and even EASY, to write > "computer viruses". Well, actually, it should be called > "Microsoft-enabed software viruses", because such mechanisms are just > impossible on a genuine OS. > > Then, later, with the help of IBM (who are computer professionals), > they released their first real OS: Windows 3.5 and 3.51. But for > "backwards compatibility reasons", they maintained actually the > compatibility of those OS with the virus propagation mechanism... At > that time, proper OS, such as AIX, Unix system V, Solaris, HP-UX, > OS/2, ... were virus-proof since long time... > > M$t created the notion of "proprietary software", sold in binary > format (known by M$t captive users as ".exe"). Indeed, until then, the > software were sold in source-code format (such as a C compiler), even > operating systems (such as AT&T Unix System V), and compiled by their > users, depending on the platform architecture (Bull, IBM, Sparc, > Apricot, PC, ...) and the kind of CPU. It's M$t that stole us the > access to the source code ! > > M$t created the "one session only" OS. Indeed, the various OS existing > at that time were multi-sessions since decades. > > M$t created the "one user at a time" OS. Since decades, the existing > OS knew the notion of multiple users already, allowing multiple users > to log in at the same time. > > M$t created the "one desktop only" OS. Indeed, even on Unix, it was > possible to start multiple desktops, sessions, screens, even remotely, > on a single computer. > > M$t created the "Blue Screen Of Death". Nothing similar never happened > on proper OS, even pre-existing M$t OS. > > M$t created lots of proprietary, secret formats, non-interoperable, > only usable with the very tool you used to produce it, despite the > computer world knew already at that time CPIO or TAR formats, fully > portable and compatible data formats. This way, numerous data have > been lost with time, such as Ms-Works documents. > > M$t created lots of sets of characters (such as CP1250, CP1251, > CP1252, CP1253, CP1254, CP1255, CP1256, CP1257, CP1258, ...) so that > Greek users can't reliably share data with Russians or French users, > instead of embracing existing universal standards, such as UTF-8. > > M$t created the "expensive gift" by "giving" software licences to > their victims, that started to use it (from a file server licence to a > Ms-Office trial licence), until the software required money to give > them back their own data (after the trial period). Its was just the > (more or less) legal version of modern ransomware. > > M$t created the time-limited paying licence, called OEM. Linked with a > hardware, when this hardware was to be replaced, the licence (a right > to use a software, so not at all related to anything material > actually) vanishes, so that you must REPAY for the same service a > second or third time. > > M$t created "the random computer". By design. Implementing the very > low level of its communication mechanism on broadcasts (NetBIOS), > knowing that broadcasts are NOT GUARANTEED to be received by all the > destinations, the behaviours of their computer has always be and still > is random by nature. That leads M$t OS users to "retry", which is a > NON-SENSE in a causal world as proper operated computers ! > > M$t didn't bring anything, I really means ANYTHING to the computer > world, but bugs, design mistakes, standards violations, > incompatibilities, frustrations, customer abuse, fake claims, waste of > time and money. Is has been as bad for the computer and software world > as Christianity has been for scientific progresses: a disaster. > > They lost the case, as 90+% of the world's processors are running on > Unix variants, including BSD and Linux, but they still abuse the > low-end users, that still think "Windows run on 98% of the computers", > so that it should be good, or at least the only choice. > > There is indeed no choice any more. Just run the Linux flavour that > best fits your needs. -- Brent Frère Private e-mail:Brent@BFrere.net Postal address: 58, rue d'Esch L-3720 Rumelange Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg European Union Phone: +352-20.333.222-69 Fax: +352-20.333.222-19 URL:http://BFrere.net

5 years, 9 months

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by Brent Frère

De même que celle-ci: > Just a small reminder... > > M$t didn't invented the PC. It's IBM's creation. > M$t didn't created MS-Dos. They stole it from IBM. > M$t didn't invented the Internet. It's a DOD's project. > M$t didn't invented the web. Its CERN that created HTML. > M$t didn't invented the graphical interface. It existed already on > Unix and other OS. > M$t didn't invented the mouse. It's a military creation used first by > Xerox on civilian computers. > M$t didn't invented the word processing software. Wordpress, as > example, pre-existed M$t Word. > M$t didn't invented the e-mail. It's coming out of Unix and has been > standardised by IETF. > M$t didn't invented Internet Explorer. They stole it from Spyglass Inc. > M$t didn't invented Java. It's a Sun Microsystems's creation. They > just released an illegal version of it ("Ms-Java") and were condemned > by US courts because of that. They have been forced by law to > withdrawn it. > M$t didn't invented the BASIC programming language. It's General > Electrics. > M$t didn't invented the DLL (Dynamic Link Library). It's just the > renaming of a mechanism well known on pre-existing OS, such as Unix. > M$t didn't invented the Domain Name System, the system that makes > Internet addresses understandable (such as "Microsoft.com"). It's Sun > Microsystems's creation. > > and so on... > > But Microsoft created the "reset" button on PCs: because their OS are > so unstable, there is a physical button or a way to "reset" PCs, that > such a feature is mandatory, if you choose one of their buggy OS. > > But Microsoft prevented the USB to come to live: USB was specified > before Windows 95 was released. But as the inventor of USB didn't > grant a gratis, unlimited licence to M$t to support it, then it wasn't > part of W95. Neither W98. Then the actual inventor of USB surrendered > and gave free licence to M$t to use it. So we enjoy USB on PCs with a > delay of about 10 years. Thanks M$t ! > > But Microsoft created OS that were not actually OS: by making some > software loaders (such as Ms-DOS, W95, W98, W98OSr2, W-Millennium, > WCE, ...) that do not support actually true separation between > processes, resources, memory, ... they made possible, and even EASY, > to write "computer viruses". Well, actually, it should be called > "Microsoft-enabed software viruses", because such mechanisms are just > impossible on a genuine OS. > > Then, later, with the help of IBM (who are computer professionals), > they released their first real OS: Windows 3.5 and 3.51. But for > "backwards compatibility reasons", they maintained actually the > compatibility of those OS with the virus propagation mechanism... At > that time, proper OS, such as AIX, Unix system V, Solaris, HP-UX, > OS/2, ... were virus-proof since long time... > > M$t didn't bring anything, I really means ANYTHING to the computer > world, but bugs, design mistakes, standards violations, > incompatibilities, frustrations, customer abuse, fake claims, waste of > time and money. > > They lost the case, as 90+% of the world's processors are running on > Unix variants, including BSD and Linux, but they still abuse the > low-end users, that still think "Windows run on 98% of the computers", > so that it should be good, or at least the only choice. > > There is indeed no choice any more. Just run the Linux flavour that > best fits your needs. -- Brent Frère Private e-mail:Brent@BFrere.net Postal address: 58, rue d'Esch L-3720 Rumelange Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg European Union Phone: +352-20.333.222-69 Fax: +352-20.333.222-19 URL:http://BFrere.net

5 years, 9 months

Ce genre d'information pourrait être utilement sur notre site web...

by Brent Frère

De même que celle-ci: > A very important point: lots of statistics are based on SALES of OS > licenses. They are usually called "OS market share". You don't need to > be a genius to understand then that only a small subset of the > actually Linux-running computers are counted: the one's running an > official, registered copy of RedHat or Suse or so. As Linux is a free > software, it is also (most of the time) gratis, so its "market share" > is, by definition, 0. > > This leads to FAKE STATISTICS such as the one in the picture below, > that pretends that Linux is more or less running on 2% of the total > amount of computers, while it is actually above 90%. > > Aside of that, huge amount of computers are buy WITHOUT a bundled OS, > as the law actually allows. But stupid supermarket customers do not > know that and think a computer MUST BE DELIVERED with a pre-installed > OS. However, lots of PCs are re-installed with Linux or are used in > dual-boot mode under Linux. > > In the professional market, you can get any server without OS (or with > Free-DOS, for tests purpose) and that's great. I REFUSE to buy or sell > a computer, if it's bundled with a software license, because this is > ILLEGAL. And my business runs well. > > If you count the ACTUALLY Linux-running computers (including > Internet-enabled TV sets, set-top boxes, vDSL modems, cars, satellite > receivers, MP3 players, smartphones, tablets, routers, web servers, > firewalls, WiFi access-points, IP cameras, washing machines, PLCs, IP > phones, ... then more than 90% of the CPUs existing in the world ARE > RUNNING LINUX. Everywhere. Everyday. For any purpose. Aucun texte alternatif disponible. -- Brent Frère Private e-mail:Brent@BFrere.net Postal address: 58, rue d'Esch L-3720 Rumelange Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg European Union Phone: +352-20.333.222-69 Fax: +352-20.333.222-19 URL:http://BFrere.net

5 years, 9 months

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by Brent Frère

"According to W3Cook, Linux powers the servers that run 96.5 percent of the top one million domains in the world" "On Amazon EC2, standard Linux (along with its various distros) controls 92 percent of the market. It boasts more than 350,000 individual instances. Again, Windows is responsible for the other eight percent." "Microsoft has allowed Linux to be installed on its Azure cloud service since 2012" "Android is comfortably the most popular mobile operating system in the world. As of March 2018, both NetMarketShare and StatCounter agree that it controls around 70 percent of the combined smartphone and tablet market. Second is iOS with approximately 24 percent. Windows is a distant third with less than one percent." "Supercomputers: Linux utterly dominates the list of the top 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world. In June 2017, 498 of the top 500 were running Linux. The only two non-Linux machines were running the Unix-based AIX." "Linux isn’t just common on laptops, mobiles, and servers. You can find it in consumer products as diverse as Amazon Kindle e-readers, smart TVs, Nest thermostats, drones, and Tesla cars. Governments have also been adopting the OS in record numbers. The French National Gendarmerie uses its own internal distro, as does the Russian military, and the Spanish education state education system. It even forms the basis of the North Korean state-run operating system, Red Star OS. It’s also the operating system of choice for the Hollywood movie industry. 1997’s Titanic was the first blockbuster produced on Linux; today, almost every box office hit uses the technology. And, perhaps most incredibly, Linux has powered space missions. SpaceX uses it for the Falcon 9 rockets." If you plan to buy a computer, and the shop just proposes Windows-preinstalled computers, run away ! Those are abusers ! https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/linux-market-share/ -- Brent Frère Private e-mail: Brent(a)BFrere.net Postal address: 58, rue d'Esch L-3720 Rumelange Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg European Union Phone: +352-20.333.222-69 Fax: +352-20.333.222-19 URL: http://BFrere.net

5 years, 9 months

"Artikel 13" an d'Digital Economie vun Europa

by Alain Knaff

Salut all, Ech hu mol wëlles folgenden Text nach spéitstens haut am fréien Nomëtten un eis Europa Politiker ze schécken. Kënnt der w.e.g. driwwer kucken ob alles an der Rei ass / kee wichtegt Argument vergiess ass? Et gëtt muer ofgestëmmt, et muss also spéitstens haut eraus. Haaptviséiert sinn d'DP an d'CSV. D'Sozialiste (d'Mady) an (hoffentlech...) och déi Gréng si jo anscheinend elo schonn op eiser Säit. Falls een Iddien huet fir Stéchwierder déi der CSV wichteg sinn, bréngt se roueg w.e.g. :-) Sorry fir den extrem kuerzen Delai fir ze iwwerliesen, ech hat et leider ganz verpennt datt et och wichteg ass Bréiwer ze schreiwen, an net nëmmen online Petitiounen ze ënnerschreiwen. Merci, Alain Moien, Ech kontaktéieren Iech wéinst deem wichtege Vote iwwert d'" Directive for Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive" dee muer an der Plénière stattfanne soll. Net nëmmen huet deen ëmstriddenen Artikel 13 een negativen Impakt op d'Mënscherechter (wéi z.B. d'Meenungsfräiheet), well d'Provideren ginn de facto forcéiert hir Useren ze zensuréieren. Si mussen nämlech mat empfindleche Strofen rechnen wann se net streng genuch sinn, awer si hu bal kee Risiko wann se ze vill streng sinn. Dat wäert dann dozou féieren datt am Zweifelsfall eng Kéier méi zensuréiert gëtt wéi eng Kéier net genuch. Mä wat och grave ass, virun allem och fir d'digital Zukunft vun eisem Land, dat ass datt déi ganz Zensur duerch Uploadfilteren mat Käschte vir d'Providere verbonne ass. Déi Filtere mussen nämlech developpéiert ginn, konfiguréiert ginn, an duerno regelméisseg ugepasst ginn, an dat alles kascht Geld. Och wann de Champ d'Application vum Artikel 13 nëmmen déi "grouss" Providere sinn, ass et awer esou datt all Firma wuesse wëll, an och mat der Kontingenz "Succès" rechne muss. Ee Provider kann net soen "ech _wëll_ onbedéngt kleng bleiwen", well soss verschlechtert e seng Chance am Ufank dat néidegt Startkapital vun de Venture Capitalists ze kréien. D'Venture Capitalists spekuléiere jo op déi kleng (mä net Null!) Probabilitéit datt déi nei Firma iergendwann eng Kéier dee ganz groussen Duerchbroch mécht. Op déi Manéier ass dann _all_ Firma vun der digitaler Economie betraff, ausser elo déijéineg wou de Fondateur d'Chance huet selwer esou eng grouss Mouk op der Säit ze hunn datt en net op Finanzement vun Drëtten ugewisen ass. Dat dierften der awer éischter wéineg sinn. Och den Artikel 11 ("Link Tax") ass problematesch, well deen e fundamentalen Aspect vum World Wide Web penaliséiert, nämlech d'Linken. D'Particularitéit vum Web ass jo, zanter senger Erfindung duerch den Tim Berners Lee, datt déi eenzel Säiten net an engem Vakuum existéieren, mä ënnereneen vernetzt sinn doduerch datt déi eng op déi aner verweist. Déi Verweiser sinn esouzesoen ee fundamentalen Deel vun der Grammaire vum Web, an se ze verbidden oder ze taxéieren ass 't selwecht wéi wann een d'Verben an der normaler Sprooch géing taxéieren. Hei wëll déi al Economie vun traditionell pabeierbaséierten Zeitungen déi nei digital Economie taxéieren an domat d'Rad vun der Zäit unhalen. Duerch esou eng Tax kënnen online Encyclopédien wéi z.B. d'Wikipedia hier Aarbecht net méi maache, well se keng Quelle méi zitéiere kënnen. Och gëtt esou eng Link Tax de Fake News ee risegen Opdriff. Wa _kee_ méi Quellen zitéiert, kann een net méi erkennen op eng Säit keng Quell zitéiert well keng crédibel Quell do ass, oder well dat ze deier géing ginn... An dann ass déi Tax natierlech een enorme Käschtepunkt fir Startuppen am Social Media Beräich déi hire Useren wëllen erlaben Texter ze posten mat Verweis op Contenu soss um Internet. Wann der muer ofstëmmt, denkt w.e.g. drun datt et net nëmmen ëm d'Mënscherechter geet, mä och ëm d'Zukunft vun der digitaler Economie! Merci fir ären Interessi a Support, Alain Knaff Sekretär vum Linux User Group Lëtzebuerg (LiLux)

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