Hello All,

Another funny post about Microsoft and GitHub. This one comes from the latest RISKS mailing list digest:

Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 10:34:09 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion

via NNSquad
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire GitHub, the world's leading software development platform where more than 28 million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more at every stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of GitHub, and bring Microsoft's developer tools and services to new audiences.

All GitHub users forthwith will be required to run Windows 10 or subsequent Microsoft operating systems with all privacy options disabled, manage their code only by voice via Cortana, and install the new Microsoft Clippy 2018! Microsoft Office Assistant on all of their devices. Microsoft will now scan all GitHub materials for patent infringement and turn violators over to local authorities for arrest.

Later,
Sean

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Sean,

Another funny post about Microsoft and GitHub. This one comes from the lates SD>RISKS mailing list digest:

Glad I'm not using GitHub. Big Brother is getting more and more into
our affairs every day.

Daryl
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Hello All,

Another funny post about Microsoft and GitHub. This one comes from
the latest
RISKS mailing list digest:

Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2018 10:34:09 -0700
From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>
Subject: Microsoft to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion

via NNSquad
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to acquire
GitHub, the world's leading software development platform where more
than 28
million developers learn, share and collaborate to create the future. Together, the two companies will empower developers to achieve more
at every
stage of the development lifecycle, accelerate enterprise use of
GitHub, and
bring Microsoft's developer tools and services to new audiences.

All GitHub users forthwith will be required to run Windows 10 or subsequent
Microsoft operating systems with all privacy options disabled, manage their
code only by voice via Cortana, and install the new Microsoft Clippy 2018!
Microsoft Office Assistant on all of their devices. Microsoft will
now scan
all GitHub materials for patent infringement and turn violators over
to local
authorities for arrest.

I knew those evil villians were up to no good!!

Damn them - DEATH to CLIPPY!!!

Later,
Sean

... In suggesting gifts: money is appropriate and one size fits all.
- Hearst
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too funny.

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Hello Daryl,

07 Jun 18 13:38 at you wrote to me:

Glad I'm not using GitHub. Big Brother is getting more and more into
our affairs every day.

The setup is not evil in and of itself. It's all the other crap associated with it. Github has had issues in the past (do a web search for "github sjw issues" and you'll see what I mean). I do have an account with Bitbucket but I am pondering just setting up my own Github repo when my living situation allows it.

Though, with Cheepware, I may decide to just put everything in a big ARJ archive and let it loose. A lot less overhead for me.

Later,
Sean

... Only the educated are free. - Epictetus
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Hello Phil,

08 Jun 18 05:38 at you wrote to me:

Damn them - DEATH to CLIPPY!!!

He's like a bad case of VD: he keeps coming back...

Later,
Sean

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Sean,

Though, with Cheepware, I may decide to just put everything in a big ARJ SD>archive and let it loose. A lot less overhead for me.

I remember when I was hurting on disk space, I went to ARJ from ZIP,
and saved quite a bit. But, I'm not sure what the "preferred" archive is
on a BBS...I think mine are now ZIP.

Daryl

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Sean,

Damn them - DEATH to CLIPPY!!!

He's like a bad case of VD: he keeps coming back...

Is that like when you repeatedly applaud someone, you're giving them
the claps??!! <G>

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

11 Jun 18 12:38 at you wrote to me:

I remember when I was hurting on disk space, I went to ARJ from ZIP,
and saved quite a bit. But, I'm not sure what the "preferred" archive
is on a BBS...I think mine are now ZIP.

I get better compression with my system with ARJ than ZIP. Then again, I am using the open-source version of ARJ which, IIRC, has a slightly better optimized compression algorithm than the original.

Later,
Sean

... Have money to blow and time you don't need? A sysop's life is for you.
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Hello Daryl,

11 Jun 18 12:42 at you wrote to me:

Is that like when you repeatedly applaud someone, you're giving them
the claps??!! <G>

Hopefully not with hairy palms.

Later,
Sean

... Visualize whirled peas...
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Hello Daryl,

Hi, Sean...

I get better compression with my system with ARJ than ZIP. Then again, I am SD>using the open-source version of ARJ which, IIRC, has a slightly better SD>optimized compression algorithm than the original.

I'll just leave what I have, and let folks know that I can change the
archive for most files, upon request.

... Have money to blow and time you don't need? A sysop's life is for you.

So, that's what my problem has been for over 25 years!! <G>

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

Hi, Sean...

Is that like when you repeatedly applaud someone, you're giving them the claps??!! <G>

Hopefully not with hairy palms.

Harry and his sister Rosie. <G>

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

11 Jun 18 18:56 at you wrote to me:

I'll just leave what I have, and let folks know that I can change
the archive for most files, upon request.

The only thing I use ARJ for is my Cheepware archives. I tried using ARJ for Micronet's nodelist and there was mutiny in the network so I quickly abandoned that idea.

... Have money to blow and time you don't need? A sysop's life is
for you.

So, that's what my problem has been for over 25 years!! <G>

A sysop and his money are soon parted.

Later,
Sean

... If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it. - Thomas Fuller
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Hello Daryl,

Hi, Sean...

The only thing I use ARJ for is my Cheepware archives. I tried using ARJ fo SD>Micronet's nodelist and there was mutiny in the network so I quickly abandon SD>that idea.

Yeah, I think the predominate archive is ZIP. Love the tagline that
goes with this, though (noted below).

... Have money to blow and time you don't need? A sysop's life is
for you.

So, that's what my problem has been for over 25 years!! <G>

A sysop and his money are soon parted.

How true.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout wrote to SEAN DENNIS <=-

I remember when I was hurting on disk space, I went to ARJ from ZIP,
and saved quite a bit. But, I'm not sure what the "preferred" archive
is on a BBS...I think mine are now ZIP.

Glad we don't have to go through the Archiver Wars again -- ARC versus
ZIP, PAK is just as good, really... ARJ and LZH shaving off a tiny bit of
space at the expense of compatibility...

My dialup BBS went from a 32 MB drive to a 320MB drive and stayed that way
for most of the duration. Glad storage is cheap now.



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RE: Re: Microsoft and GitHub
BY: Kurt Weiske(1:218/700)

Glad we don't have to go through the Archiver Wars again -- ARC versus ZIP, PAK is just as good, really... ARJ and LZH shaving off a tiny bit of space at the expense of compatibility...

I remember when we had the echo called COMPRESS.
→

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Re: Re: Microsoft and GitHub
By: Matt Munson to Kurt Weiske on Sun Jun 17 2018 03:08 pm

I remember when we had the echo called COMPRESS.

I would have called it CMPRSS. :)
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Glad we don't have to go through the Archiver Wars again -- ARC versus ZIP, PAK is just as good, really... ARJ and LZH shaving off a tiny bit of space at the expense of compatibility...

I remember when we had the echo called COMPRESS.

Me, too!

Mike

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Kurt,

Glad we don't have to go through the Archiver Wars again -- ARC versus KW>ZIP, PAK is just as good, really... ARJ and LZH shaving off a tiny bit of KW>space at the expense of compatibility...

As long as it works, who cares??

My dialup BBS went from a 32 MB drive to a 320MB drive and stayed that way KW>for most of the duration. Glad storage is cheap now.

Really. Amazing when you compare the early days of BBSing to what it
is now.

Daryl

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Re: Re: Microsoft and GitHub
By: Kurt Weiske to Daryl Stout on Sun Jun 17 2018 08:39 am

Glad we don't have to go through the Archiver Wars again -- ARC versus
ZIP, PAK is just as good, really... ARJ and LZH shaving off a tiny bit of space at the expense of compatibility...

I recall a local BBS (Pacific Northwest Archive if memory serves) went big into DWC when it came out. He converted every compressed file in the file areas to DWC. I don't recall what the next "big thing" was after that, but I think it was ARJ.

g.
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Re: Re: Microsoft and GitHub
By: Daryl Stout to KURT WEISKE on Mon Jun 18 2018 06:22 pm

Really. Amazing when you compare the early days of BBSing to what it
is now.

I wish I'd kept more backups of those days. I had a 250 MB Colorado tape drive and later a 4GB Travan drive, which are long gone. With disk space being a concern, I rotated off messages pretty quickly.

The only backup I have is a CD-R of the BBS from 1999 or so, a good 9 years had rotated out before that.
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Hello Kurt,

17 Jun 18 17:18 at you wrote to Matt Munson:

I would have called it CMPRSS. :)

Just CMPRES. That second S would have been stored. :D

Later,
Sean

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Kurt,

I wish I'd kept more backups of those days. I had a 250 MB Colorado tape dri KW>and later a 4GB Travan drive, which are long gone. With disk space being a KW>concern, I rotated off messages pretty quickly.

I had one of those Colorado Tape Drives myself years ago.

Right now, the weather pattern is so stormy, that the BBS will be down
more than up, and it'll be awhile before I can do another backup.

Daryl

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