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adr1an

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3mo ago

Please help me under stand my spouse's gift and their hurt
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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago
So, which one of you is a Libra? Xddd

3mo ago

🔥Leaked copy of the Epstein Files🔥

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

They should really change for a different highlighter color...

3mo ago

PSA syncthing-fork has changed owners

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

For some reason, my version of syncthing-fork is old and source is not even on f-droid anymore. Was there any other before catfriend1? Perhaps I downloaded APK from GitHub... Can't recall.

3mo ago

Chat Control 2.0 has passed the first round of approval

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

This is kinda off-topic to this community. I will lock the conversation, feel free to crosspost (if not done already) to the proper space (I know, the audience is shared between both, but still...)

3mo ago

FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Some GPLv2 projects monetize by selling: support, extension via custom features, or simply the permission for a commercial use. This is possible, and it's what I called "the legalese package". Imagine ffmpeg being able to charge every year any amount they want to the biggest clients, like GAFAM. Yet you're still able to use it non commercially... To be fair, there're some middle uses, that get the disadvantage of having to break the license or ask for permission. For example, if you create anything with ffmpeg, then as an indie dev you'd need to launch your product breaking the license or paying them... But even so, situation is manageable (e.g. ffmpeg could spare you and/ or give a 1 year permission to small businesses)

3mo ago

Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Arch linux ARM (the base of such steam os) has existed for a while now. Not to diminish Valve efforts, just putting in some context.

3mo ago

Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Yeah, I was very surprised to see the only upgrade is a generous storage from 512 GiB to 2 TiB... I would rather build my own PC, spend a little extra, cover other needs I have (zfs pool for videos), and get a good GPU that I can always replace for a newer one in a few years... But of course, that's just me. That new GPU could easily cost as much as the Steam Machine itself, hehe. Of course, it would be way more powerful..

3mo ago

Valve Announces New Steam Machine, Steam Controller & Steam Frame

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Fwiw, GOG has no DRM for their titles (its own niche space, not competition). Not sure if they charge 30% too, but even in such case they're giving you more because of the lack of DRM.

Steam is quite virtuous, they gave us Proton. But is far from being based.

3mo ago

FFmpeg to Google: Fund Us or Stop Sending Bugs

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

"Allow me to interject and explain the four liberties..." (Or, goto fsfe.org/freesoftware )

If I understand correctly the biggest issue for FFMPEG and other projects is not only the Google and Microsoft that use them without giving back, but their chosen License. They gave permission to corporations to do this. One of the potential ways to fix this situation, is to change the license. For example from LGPL to AGPL. And then they can sell the legalese package of allowing them to break their license. The biggest difficulty is that, as a project, they'd need consent from every past and future contributors. So, yeah. I get it. This is a mess.

It would be way more easier if more corporations donated to open source projects... There's too much labour that's invisible

3mo ago

Should I start a blog?

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

I was thinking on hosting a static site, renting my own VPS. I always write in markdown, so pandoc would suffice (even if it were just a starting point...) Since I'd be using markdown, the content is highly transferable (e.g. when I wanted to move onto Publii, Ghost or other engine).

In your case, I'd recommend checking https://writefreely.org/

3mo ago

Should I start a blog?

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

The goal is on documentation itself. There's technical stuff that I do, combining the docs of 2 or more software pieces. These don't have much space anywhere. At some point, I have been doing this with the assistance of AI. That's why I started to wonder, maybe it's not worth the effort... But that's a negative thought I might just put aside. I am very thankful for all the inspiring and motivating answers I am getting here.

3mo ago

Mullvad Leta shutting down

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

self-hosting implies making the service available for yourself with tunnels or port forwards. Yet, I've been running searxng container and accessing it via localhost without issues. I could write a guide and share my docker compose file..

3mo ago

Debian's APT Will Soon Begin Requiring Rust: Debian Ports Need To Adapt Or Be Sunset

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

the only loss here is my time as a moderator :P

I am not banning anyone, you were quite civil in this "fight" ¹

Do keep in mind that all this has a lot of "editor wars" vibes. But the conflict goes beyond Debian (e.g. including Rust in Linux kernel), and actual harmful discussions between Rust and C/C++ people is REAL, damaging our communities, and very much driven by generations/ network-effect. And this is just sad. It's not a technical issue, and overcoming it seems nearly impossible at the moment.

¹ I'd call it discussion, but it seems to me that 'whoever loves Digit' was ranting more on their own behalf... as per their own words:

Awareness should be raised for this stuff, because people are sadly not as concerned as they should be about the state of cybersecurity right now. It's particularly an issue in Linux / FOSS circles where there seems to be more of a false sense of security these days.

I agree with these words, but not all you said (specifically, backdoors to me are a smaller concern in the software industry nowadays in comparison to the Redishell provided that you were unable to fully understand). Anyway, I don't see reason to remove any of the most downvoted comments you have. But I will take the opportunity here to raise a warning to you. OR, let's make it a personal advice: arguing on the internet is not worth the emotional toll. As with any advice, you can either take it or leave it. Good luck!

3mo ago

turing completeness

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

https://alovoa.com/ has an app on f-droid, they probably need the users, hehe!

3mo ago

Made me smile

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

There's also badger (animal and verb), not sure how to interpret further tho... other than the wordplay, then it's up to viewer to actively construct some sense imho

3mo ago

Bavaria wants to move to Microsoft cloud by year-end

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

I think it all boils down to saying "GDR is the antipode to progressive politics". Which, to me (a huge ignorant on GDR politics) is a rephrasing of "communism=bad".

3mo ago

anot mine but gold.

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Latin america: I will die because of an injustice

3mo ago

2³² will get interesting...

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adr1an @programming.dev 3mo ago

Cure for what? That's a fascist argument. I am not accusing you. Just wanted to inform. I was intellectualizing like that once: if all humans die, life on the planet would thrive, species that go extinct wouldn't be an issue we would only be seeing it as a product of the evolution of more biodiversity for sure...

Yet... A friend pointed out, that such disease is just a theorization and reality has shown that this kind of scenarios are lived in, for example, catastrophes. In those cases, the world ending event hits harder to the most vulnerable. Typically, the poorest fraction. Billionaire and other rich people will have resources, bunkers, time, and so on... They may even be saved.