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#Apple has contributed absolutely nothing to the #computing #history, except for design pieces for the #posh, who upgrade #computers every five years, #tablets every two years, and #phones every year, just to show off, as well as #waste #resources as very few other #companies might do.

Don't even get me started about the clearly amazing quality of #OpenSource #software, in which all Apple products are based, but made #close #source by them afterwards.

Your #work is #beautiful, @davidrevoy


Give Up #GitHub: The Time Has Come!


source: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/
Specifically, we at Software Freedom Conservancy have been actively communicating with #Microsoft and their GitHub subsidiary about our concerns with “Copilot” since they first launched it almost exactly a year ago. Our initial video chat call (in July 2021) with Microsoft and GitHub representatives resulted in several questions which they said they could not answer at that time, but would “answer soon”. After six months of no response, Bradley published his essay, If Software is My #Copilot, Who Programmed My Software? — which raised these questions publicly. Still, GitHub did not answer our #questions.
#opensource #activism #freedom #protest #software #news #coder #development #gpl #decentralisation


Now that you're here, you'll finally stop haunting my dreams of "what could've been" – post Identi.ca days & @davew's epic #Twitter BearhugCamp day dealio! ;)
👇
Vintage TechCrunch (2008):
"The Bearhug" - Steve Gillmor
https://techcrunch.com/2008/08/15/the-bearhug/
😊

Seriously dude, so grateful for everything you've done and continue doing, here and everywhere...
🙏

#Twitter #Mastodon #RSS #TwitterMigration #Fediverse #Technology #Federated #Montreal #OpenSource #CDNTech #Software


It's nice that #Mastodon is getting all this new attention. Just wanted to remind everyone that there's more than just Mastodon on the Fediverse.

I wanted to setup a single-user instance on the Fediverse, but did not want to deal with the involved Mastodon install (which I've done a while ago). I found Soapbox with Rebased as the back-end and used that. The setup was super simple, it runs well on a low resource machine and the UI is fantastic.

Thanks to @alex for making Soapbox.

https://soapbox.pub/install/

#fediverse #mastodon #soapbox #software


Since many users are joining today and in the future, a #introduction #introductions refresh for those new or want to get a reminder of who I'm about:

Here's some hashtags. If you relate to any of these and more, I would love to interact with you all!

#film
#culture
#tech
#coding
#programming
#podcasts
#software
#opensource
#fandom
#diversity
#windows
#linux
#gaming
#retrogaming

And many more, just ask!
#hardware


I moved instances, so I'm reposting my #introduction.

I enjoy #coffee #tea #reading #sff #history #cooking #singing.

I'm #queer #gay #lgbtq #iconoclast. I #create #software.

I have a weekly #newsletter with stuff I've enjoyed over the preceding week and how it relates to engendering #empathy and social resilience.

My #politics tend to be #progressive #centrist: I want the world to be a better place for everyone while maximizing agency for everyone. I'm sympathetic to #EffectiveAltruism.


So there's a super interesting (IMO) thread on birdsite where Scott Hanselman asks younger/newer devs whether or not they enjoy diving deep into low level code or if that's just something we olds do. Overwhelming response?

"Yup. It's for olds".

https://twitter.com/shanselman/status/1567206527332921344

I have so many feels about this. On the one hand, it makes me sad. On the other, maybe it's an understandable evolution of the field since we're just freaking DROWNING in architectural complexity?

On the other, what does it mean if we have an up and coming generation of developers who not only don't know how but don't WANT to know how to pull back the curtain and dive deep?

#programming #development #software #dev #generations


📋#Poll time!📋
How tech smart is the average fedizen? See if you can answer the question below:

Your #pleroma instance is not receiving deactivate and reactivate activities correctly; meaning a remote user who has been suspended or unsuspended on one instance may not be shown as such on yours.

What is the best way to approach and solve this problem?

#FediTips#Software#AnActualIssue#Fediverse

  • Install Mastodon (0%, 0 votes)
  • Setup a Mastodon Instance (0%, 0 votes)
  • Use Mastodon (50%, 1 vote)
  • Get Mastodon (50%, 1 vote)
2 voters. Poll end: 2 years ago


Please be aware of where exactly you're installing #software from many sites illegally steal and torrent code.

If a website ever leads you to a #github, #gitlab, or #gitea repository immediately close your browser and run your anti-virus.

Git is a malware that makes a copy of your files and code and lists them on these repositories without your consent!! Named and created after the infamous hacking group GitYourCode.

If you want a legitimate copy of #mastodon you can find installation instructions on the official site here: https://joinmastodon.org/
Practice safety fedizens!!

#FediTips



Give Up #GitHub: The Time Has Come!


source: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2022/jun/30/give-up-github-launch/

Specifically, we at Software Freedom Conservancy have been actively communicating with #Microsoft and their GitHub subsidiary about our concerns with “Copilot” since they first launched it almost exactly a year ago. Our initial video chat call (in July 2021) with Microsoft and GitHub representatives resulted in several questions which they said they could not answer at that time, but would “answer soon”. After six months of no response, Bradley published his essay, If Software is My #Copilot, Who Programmed My Software? — which raised these questions publicly. Still, GitHub did not answer our #questions.


#opensource #activism #freedom #protest #software #news #coder #development #gpl #decentralisation



Any translation needs?


Hi. I have a friend who is in her last year of the #translation school. She needs to cover certain number of words of English-Spanish translation to graduate. It could be a good opportunity to contribute to a #free #software project. If you need translation help, drop me a comment.


Fixing #Windows laptops for non-techie users. What essential software should be installed? What's the anti-malware #software of choice nowadays?


I had a #dream this night and in it I could leave marks and notes on all #software interfaces.

You know like you can mark physical button on your remote or stick note on wall switch "do not turn this on!" - but on application buttons and other elements. So next time the program was loaded, marks were there.

I woke up and thought it would be so awesome to have!


Pluming for freedom



The automated tests of our new deployment workflow caught an issue before deployment. 👍

It was an issue that could only have happened because of this new deployment workflow. 👎

#software


I have the utmost gratitude for QA folks. They put up with the shitty #software developers like me write, over and over again. They have to put up with the multiple target platforms, devices, browsers, over and over again, and without them I'd be nothing professionally.