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OSI Standards director · Meshed Insights CEO · Geek-Nerd · Cat servant.

On the Internet since 1987 (via BBSes) · Prior Fediverse: identi.ca from 2008; mastodon.cc from 2017. Old posts are auto-deleted.

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The final version of the is now public and it seems the risks we worried about all last year have been addressed.

Yes, the regulators listened. And they are back at to tell us about it.

https://blog.opensource.org/the-european-regulators-listened-to-the-open-source-communities/

@osi

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The group of FOSS community members who have been engaging the legislators over the CRA are hosting a at . It is an experiment in bringing legislators and community members together to truly hear each other in four two-hour workshops.

You are invited - please join at one of the [begin workshop] points in the schedule. https://fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track/eu-policy/

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Chutzpah: When RyanAir claims of online booking sites that "many of them overcharge customers with extra fees."

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/03/ryanair-ticket-sales-hit-after-travel-agent-websites-delist-airline

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Finally Disney succumbs to copyright expiration. Their fight to avoid it has ruined the commons all the same.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/dec/28/copyright-mickey-mouse-steamboat-willie

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Wow. OS Foundation wins Non-profit Of The Year.

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/676482100/almalinux-os-foundation-named-a-nonprofit-organization-of-the-year-in-2023-best-in-biz-awards

webmink, to foss
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Source-available proprietary software has been delivering its users look-but-don't-touch lock-in since at least 2004 when the Wikipedia page was written. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-available_software

It is only appearing popular now because so many businesses have succeeded leveraging open source and now have business pressure to progress to the end of the rights-ratchet. Relicensing old versions on a timer adds nothing if the code is actively developed.

https://meshedinsights.com/2021/02/02/rights-ratchet/

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I'm curious what @doctorow and the EFF think about how Mazda's lawyers are using the in this instance. I'm not an American, but this feels like they're over reaching in hopes of bullying a small, open source integration out of existence.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/10/13/removal-of-mazda-connected-services-integration/

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@kenguest
A quick read suggests it is baseless bullying that would fail if pursued in court, although to be sure a longer study would be needed.

I have sympathy with the volunteer maintainer and might well respond the same way myself, but would like to see a fork backed by a well resourced entity like @eff stand up to Mazda and force them to prove why their DMCA takedown is not fraudulent.

@educoder @doctorow

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I get that you have to rebrand every now and then. I'm in the “I’ll get used to it" camp.

But really, the use of negative space in the new Nationwide logo is odd. My brain sees the "penguin of doom" more than the house.

(For non-UK folks, this is the recent rebrand of a national organisation who are a member-owned financial organisation)

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@ross As an app icon it looks like NatWest, I keep double-taking.

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The petition to call an immediate general election in the has gained over 100k signatures (the number needed to force a debate in Parliament) IN A DAY.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/641904

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This is not helpful!

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@revk
Preloaded card?

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So tired

I don’t care about Eurostar sustainability. What I care about is that capacity is too low and prices too high

Fixing those are the only things that matter

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@jon
Won't fixing Eurostar capacity require a change of UK government (and probably electoral system)?

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Trainline dude saying they’re trying to solve the complex problems

Bordeaux-San Sebastián? 🤔

https://jonworth.eu/simple-international-trips-and-the-failures-of-ticket-booking-platforms/

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@jon
I note that Google Maps can find, but obviously not ticket, a viable route for that pair. I've been tending to use them to find options then switch to national sites to book.

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I’m at today and tomorrow

These ticket platforms are here:
Raileurope
Trainline
Trip.com
All aboard

Tell me what international train trips you’ve struggled to find or book - and I’ll ask these platforms why they can’t solve these problems!

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@jon
All of them need to allow long journeys to specify a break (list of where, latest break time, earliest restart time). Unlike flying almost any complex journey I take requires it.

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    @koen
    Here is the offer for MariaDB from Runa Capital
    https://runacap.com/runa-capital-possible-offer-mariadb/

    webmink, to random
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    Research supports the obvious conclusion that people using artificial video backgrounds have something to hide.

    https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/sep/28/plants-or-bookcases-as-backdrop-on-video-call-really-do-impress-study-finds

    webmink, to medical
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    Very helpful chart by Kai Zenner showing all the legislation that the @EU_Commission is proposing for the Digital Agenda

    https://www.kaizenner.eu/post/digital-factsheet4

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    that are incorporated into US law can't be paywalled.

    https://www.eff.org/press/releases/appeals-court-upholds-publicresourceorgs-right-post-public-laws-and-regulations

    Another significant victory for @carlmalamud

    webmink, to opensource
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    "OW2's position on the CRA is clear: we are not trying to get all of open source out of scope, but CRA should only apply to direct commercial beneficiaries of OSS deployment."

    https://www.ow2.org/view/Events/Cyber_Resilience_Act_European_Commission_Comments_Reactions

    webmink, to opensource
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    Huge congratulations to @osi's former President @josh as well as to @matrix on the new Role. So happy that a bunch of people I like so much have all found each other!

    https://matrix.org/blog/2023/09/introducing-josh-simmons-mnaging-director/#continue-reading

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    The Cyber Resilience Act is being finalised in the next two weeks, despite the parts that could deeply harm . Rather than suggesting changes to the (plenty of others doing so), here's an article explaining why changes are still necessary despite the 11th hour.

    https://blog.opensource.org/diverse-open-source-uses-highlight-need-for-precision-in-cyber-resilience-act/

    @EU_Commission

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    Generally people are forgiving with what they know and highlight faults in what they don't - what I call Lock-In Syndrome https://the.webm.ink/lock-in-syndrome.

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    When your GP writes to you saying "please book an appointment to discuss your results"...

    Would you assume:-

    1. They have results to discuss
    2. The results are such that a discussion is needed

    I did. And then the appointment cannot be for 3 weeks. Cannot even get a call with GP to discuss sooner. Basically "they know what is wrong with me and won't say for weeks"!

    Some digging...

    They don't have results and won't for two weeks. They did not own up to this. But means may be no issue.

    Arg!!!

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    @revk
    I usually go into the NHS app and look at my clinical history to see if the results have showed up. My GP also has online access and the results also often shop up there with helpful links to online references.

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    If you are using a , did you know you can install on it? It's extremely easy!

    1. Enable the Linux subsystem

    2. In the Linux folder, create a folder called Applications

    3. Download the AppImage build of LibreOffice into the folder

    https://the.webm.ink/libreoffice-on-chromeos

    @libreoffice

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    Meanwhile at the Telegraph:

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    @jeffjarvis It's always projection over there.

    stshank, to random
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    In the house for testing: Nomad's new $110 130W, 3-port USB-C charger; sweet little $25 ChargeKey USB-C cable, with nice magnetic closing clasp; and $50 3m Kevlar USB-C cable, super beefy. They all have excellent build quality, but note that the charge cables only support slow USB 2.0 data speeds.
    -C

    Nomad's ChargeKey USB-C cable perched on the palm of a hand, shown with the two cable ends separated
    Nomad's ChargeKey USB-C cable perched on the palm of a hand, with built-in magnetic attachment holding the two cable ends together for compact travel
    A closeup of one end of Nomad's rugged Kevlar USB-C cable, kept coiled with a rubber cable tie

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    @stshank
    I have a 6 PD port 200w GAN charger on its way to me for review. I'm quite surprised how long these things have taken to appear.

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