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Eye contact, it's a very important Rule! in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This can actually be harder than it looks, you have to get the angles right for the eyeballs to really touch. At least that's how it was when I tried it.

Debian discusses principles for package maintenance [LWN.net] in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

"The discussion continued for quite a while without making much headway."

I think Debian is interesting, being such a large project of collaboration. I want this democratic, volunteer, non-corporate backed, free project to show that 10000 eyes make bugs shallow. I wish this model produced new ways of doing things, bringing people together in the spirit of creativity and playful productivity.
I've used Debian in different ways for around 15 years now, and I really want it to succeed.
Having said that, there is a "but..." looming in the back of my mind. But... it's difficult to ignore that other distributions are the ones pushing Linux forward. The innovation from Fedora and the distributions still called OpenSuse explore new areas which become the standards.
This is not criticism of Debian, I just wonder if we humans are capable of collaborating freely at that level without some top-down force directing work forward, or if we are bound to being one step behind, always trying to catch up to what others have already done?

Seeing big companies take advantage of BSD or MIT licensed projects without sharing their contributions will always pain me. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One project goal of OpenBSD is: "We strive to make our software robust and secure, and encourage companies to use whichever pieces they want to."
They are not being taken advantage of, this is a desired outcome.

___ in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 49 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Historically, it seems like the legality is a bit fluid, and depends on how much money someone is willing to spend to stop you. What the Pirate Bay did was legal in Sweden until the big companies applied pressure and resources to stop them. I wish we lived in a world where laws could be interpreted clearly, but at least it seems like big money can have its way regardless. So, in your hypothetical website scenario, would someone powerful be very upset, or would it not be worth it for them to go after you?

Linux Market Share Reaches New Peak: July 2024 Report in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Are we actually converting people or is the desktop platform just less popular for other OSs in favor of phones etc?

Strange, when she shared she was willing to go to jail for her TERF beliefs in c/[email protected]
Is Debian with automatic updates a good idea? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Debian + Flatpaks has been very reliable to me.

Can I assume orthoimagery is the best for tracing buildings? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Usually roads have lots of gps tracks, so you can adjust the image offsets to match the gps tracks.

Strange, when she shared she was willing to go to jail for her TERF beliefs in c/[email protected]
Framework 2880 x 1920 (new) display review in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

The solution is one of the following: Wait for someone else to fix it. Pay someone to fix it. Fix it yourself.

It's bloat in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

The Dijkstra way.

Introducing Proton Duo: Unlimited privacy for two in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

And now my girlfriend also has Proton :)

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If Chat Control becomes reality... (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

... what should we do?
I guess it all depends on how it would be implemented, which is something I have a hard time imagining at this moment. How do you imagine day to day online life in a post-Chat Control EU world? Which ways of communicating would still be private? Is there anything we can do at this point to prepare for the worst outcome?

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Developing on Aeon with Distrobox (www.youtube.com)
 

A video from openSUSE Conference 2024 about using distrobox on openSUSE Aeon.

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About the bear... (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

So, I'm just assuming we've all seen the discussions about the bear.
Personally I feel that this is an opportunity for everyone to stop and think a little about it. The knee-jerk reaction from many men seems to be something along the lines of "You would choose a dangerous animal over me? That makes me feel bad about myself." which results in endless comments of the "Akchully... according to Bayes theorem you are much more likely to..." kind.
It should be clear by now that it doesn't lead to good places.
Maybe, and I'm open to being wrong, but maybe the real message is women saying: "We are scared of unknown men."
Then, if that is the message intended, what do we do next? Maybe the best thing is just to listen. To ask questions. What have you experienced to make you feel that way?
I firmly believe that the empathy we give lays a foundation for other people being willing to have empathy for the things we try to communicate.
It doesn't mean we should feel bad about ourselves, but just to recognize that someone is trying to say something, and it's not a technical discussion about bears.
What do you think?

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What could your distro learn from another distro? (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

For example, I'm using Debian, and I think we could learn a thing or two from Mint about how to make it "friendlier" for new users. I often see Mint recommended to new users, but rarely Debian, which has a goal to be "the universal operating system".
I also think we could learn website design from.. looks at notes ..everyone else.

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OpenBSD 7.5 is released? (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

The download page leads to install75.img, but the front page still says 7.4.

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The future of Linux (lemmy.sdf.org)
 

I'm not proposing anything here, I'm curious what you all think of the future.

What is your vision for what you want Linux to be?

I often read about wanting a smooth desktop experience like on MacOS, or having all the hardware and applications supported like Windows, or the convenience of Google products (mail, cloud storage, docs), etc.

A few years ago people were talking about convergence of phone/desktop, i.e. you plug your phone into a big screen and keyboard and it's now your desktop computer. That's one vision. ChromeOS has its "everything is in the cloud" vision. Stallman has his vision where no matter what it is, the most important part is that it's free software.

If you could decide the future of personal computing, what would it be?

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