Quoting directly from the GPL: `The “source code” for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it.`
If a project is so difficult to build, package or redistribute that the only practical way is to use docker then this is hardly #FOSS.
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I see a lot of the drama that is happening between people of color on the platform and the mastodon dev team. I feel like I need any to help, but I'm not exactly sure the best way to do that. I'm more wary of making things worse tbh.
But I feel like there are two important things that feel clear to me. I want to say it out loud and have people either correct me or help me understand better.
The fediverse is a lot of work. And right now, it doesn't make anybody any money. In fact it costs a lot of money ab free labor.
Investing in the fediverse only makes sense if it *actually* gives us control of our own destiny.
I'm gonna repeat this a lot. Because it's going to take a while for people to unlearn what we usually do and instead create new dynamics.
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We're probably going to have to repeat this a lot and keep talking about it. But we don't actually have a ton of practice for how to manage things in a world without corporate control structures.social.polotek.net
I'm done fighting with white Europeans who are committed to willfully misunderstanding and downplaying racism. I honestly do not want to spend another second trying to get them to care enough to change their priorities.
Instead, I want to know how I can find and support people that are aligned with my values. I want to enable those people to work on a platform that I can use. And we don't need permission from the mastodon team to do so. They're not in charge.
#DoctorWho x #StarTrek
Friendship is universal
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Doctor Who x Star Trek | Friendship is Universal | Doctor Who
Star Trek and Doctor Who come together for the inaugural #IntergalacticFriendshipDay on July 30th 2024. Read more here: https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...YouTube
#QT dair-community.social/@timnitG… this is why I spent most of 2019 traveling the world talking about the harm inflicted in marginalized spaces when white folx refuse to acknowledge their complicity and allegiance to white supremacy and anti-Blackness
When white LGBTQ+ folx aren’t able to step outside whiteness, Black and brown folx must ignore their shared marginalized experiences in order to protect themselves from your racism and you become the “enemy”
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Newsflash. 🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ White LGBTQ+ people can be racist. Is that something we need to say? So many responses here being like, as a trans person, I got such better community on Mastodon from the beginning. Change that to "As a WHITE trans person.Distributed AI Research Community
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U.S. Senate racing to vote for the horrific Kid's Online Safety Act today. It will likely pass by an overwhelmingly large bipartisan margin, thanks to politicians who don't have a damned clue about how dangerous it will be to both children and adults (or just don't care). It will subject the most vulnerable children to more abuse, block access to crucial information, and require everyone including adults to use government IDs to verify their ages and link them to their social media accounts -- perfect for privacy breaches and government tracking.
Its future in the House is less certain, but there's no telling in an election year. Its ability to withstand inevitable court challenges is even more questionable.
But it's a horrible law that would set the U.S. on the path to an abusive Chinese-style censored and tracked Internet here.
Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery to rural areas in the US, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops (Wall Street Journal)
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Amazon is expanding its one- to two-day delivery capabilities to US rural areas, using hyper-efficient warehouses, contracted drivers, and mom-and-pop shops
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Links 2.30 Terminal Browser Is Out With Minor Fixes
Sixteen months after its previous release, Links 2.30, а terminal browser, has been released with several improvements. Here they are!LinuxToday
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Might be worth covering on the podcast
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OrCam to halt developing visual aid devices
The Israeli company, founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, will lay off dozens of employees and focus on development of its digital listening device for the hard of hearing.Meytal Vaizberg (Globes)
OrCam - Enhances Hearing in Noisy Environments
OrCam Hear excels in isolating the voices of distinct speakers using their voice signatures.OrCam Techologies
OrCam to halt developing visual aid devices
The Israeli company, founded by Amnon Shashua and Ziv Aviram, will lay off dozens of employees and focus on development of its digital listening device for the hard of hearing.Meytal Vaizberg (Globes)
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Auf der Suche nach Hörstoff hab ich bei Uve Teschner gelesen, dass er von Cory Doctorow "Red Team Blues" eingesprochen hat, um dann festzustellen, dass der Link zu Audible nicht mehr funktioniert.
Und die CD-Fassung bei Amazon nicht lieferbar ist.
Kann es vielleicht sein, dass Herr Doctorow nicht möchte, dass seine Sachen über Audible laufen?
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Cory Doctorow "Red Team Blues. Vom Jäger zum Gejagten" - Uve Teschner
Der IT-Experte und Ermittler Marty Hench wird vom Jäger zum Gejagten im packenden Hörbuch "Red Team Blues" von Cory Doctorow.Elisa (Uve Teschner)
Rückmeldung vom Verlag:
"leider wird "Red Team Blues" weder jetzt noch in Zukunft als Hörbuch erhältlich sein. Es tut mir leid, dass Sie sich bereits auf die akustische Version der Geschichte gefreut haben."
Screen Reader Basics That Both Blind and Sighted Should Know - Accessible Android
A screen reader is a software, specifically an accessibility service, that enables blind users to read, identify, and interact with onscreen elements on theirKareen Kiwan (Accessible Android)
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📊 Quick poll! As a developer in the ecosystem, how do you feel about Apple (the company, not the products) these days? Where’s everybody's mood at?
(Hit view/see results in your preferred Mastodon client if you want to skip voting)
- 🟢 Positive (27%, 240 votes)
- 🟠 Indifferent (30%, 266 votes)
- 🔴 Negative (42%, 374 votes)
Postele vraj mali stopnúť sex. Testom prešli, smejú sa športovci v olympijskej dedine
Olympionici testujú odolnosť postelí z kartónu.Miloslav Šebela (Sportnet.sk)
Accessible heading structures for home pages - Pope Tech Blog
Learn how to balance marketing copy on homepages with an accessible heading structure.Whitney Lewis (Pope Tech Blog)
In 2004, Howard Dean, then a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, let out an enthusiastic yell during a campaign event. It ended his candidacy.
In 2013, Marco Rubio, considered a possible Republican presidential contender, drank water during a speech. It marked the end of his national political career.
In 2024, Donald Trump appeared to promise to end elections in the US if elected, and was cheered. He's polling roughly evenly with his opponent.
Best Password Manager in 2024
These password managers will make it easier (and safer) to manage all your passwords.Attila Tomaschek (CNET)
Here is a brand new ad for friend, an "AI" hardware product.
I can't speak to the merits of the product from an ad or a teaser site.
But on scifi, I am expert. And I think it's absolutely wild they're going full Black Mirror here. It invites so many questions.
Do they MEAN to go Black Mirror? Do they KNOW they're going Black Mirror?
Is this a wink and a nod? Is this a consequence of the ~Cerebral Valley~ echo chamber? I am very, very curious!
These OTC Hearing Aids Are the Best Deal for You. Here's the Math
There are a ton of over-the-counter hearing aids out there. We did the math on price, lifespan and other factors to find out which ones are worth your money.Nina Raemont (CNET)
July 2024 Accessibility Legal Update
An update of the notable digital accessibility legal cases this month and their impactKen Nakata (Converge Accessibility LLC)
Home - TADA! - CATT-NW
Tangible Art & Design Adventures by the Center for Assistive Technology Training Northwest, WSSBtada.wssb.wa.gov
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Only an idiot would run code send to them without checking it, regardless of the platform it came through. Exactly the same thing can happen with an email or just by downloading a file, unless I'm misunderstanding something here.
James Scholes (@jscholes@dragonscave.space)
Someone just sent me a Python file on #Slack. So, I chose "Download", and a window appeared with an "Open file" link. So far, so convenient. I clicked that link, however, and... > Slack can't open that kind of file. Yeah but...The Dragon's Cave
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Hi there, @thunderbird
Trying to deactivate the Windows notification I get when messages are sent on matrix/irc. Any clues whether this is possible? I am almost sure it wasn't like this before 128.
Want to learn more about the Digital Executive Leadership Program and what we've learned from teaching it for over 5 years? Recently I hosted a webinar with some of our program instructors which you can find at: youtu.be/Sp4gfs4piY8?si=H5o9wa…
Thanks so much to Amanda Clarke, Jen Schellinck, @mgifford & Meghan Hellstern for sharing your perspectives!
Our next cohort is launching in October with new options for fully in-person, fully online, or hybrid. You can find all the details at: iog.ca/DELP
Exploring the Digital Executive Leadership Program
First launched in 2018, the Digital Executive Leadership Program (DELP) has provided hundreds of public sector leaders from across Canada the opportunity to ...YouTube
Olympic men’s triathlon postponed due to river pollution
Officials at the Paris Olympics postponed the men’s triathlon event because of pollution in the Seine.Justine Calma (The Verge)
Fuzz testing to maintain LibreOffice code quality - LibreOffice Development Blog
LibreOffice has many different means to maintain LibreOffice code quality. Here I focus on fuzz testing, and how it is used in LibreOffice.Hossein Nourikhah (LibreOffice Development Blog)
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