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drewdevault

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I write code

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Does not want to talk to you about cryptocurrency or AI

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drewdevault, to random
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Hm, bit of a long shot, but are there any physicists on here? I have a question: as the universe expands, light traveling through space is redshifted, which means it loses energy. Thermodynamics tells us that energy can't just disappear. Where does that energy go?

mort,
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@drewdevault I found this: https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/GR/energy_gr.html

tl;dr whether energy is conserved in general relativity depends on what you mean by "energy" and what you mean by "conserved"

Also "Each photon gets redder and redder. What happens to this energy? [...] Those who harbor no qualms about pseudo-tensors will say that radiant energy becomes gravitational energy. Others will say that the energy is simply lost."

So I guess it comes down to your personal feelings towards pseudo-tensors

jwcph, to ai Danish
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Yup, about sums it up...

Bubu, to random
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@drewdevault https://translate.codeberg.org/ is now running on . 🎉

(Switch was easy enough, no problems encountered: https://codeberg.org/Codeberg-Infrastructure/weblate-docker-compose/commit/7eefb48fed481ea10f5b1fe285ae737206e25dcc)

cendyne, to random
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Deep breaths

beep, to random
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“Though it seemed completely automated, Just Walk Out relied on more than 1,000 people in India watching and labeling videos to ensure accurate checkouts. The cashiers were simply moved off-site, and they watched you as you shopped.” https://gizmodo.com/amazon-reportedly-ditches-just-walk-out-grocery-stores-1851381116

[removes glasses; pinches bridge of nose; sighs until the heat death of the universe]

karrot, to random
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Over the last couple of weeks we migrated Karrot over to @Codeberg - GitHub had been feeling a less and less fitting home for the project.

So our new code home 🏠 is https://codeberg.org/karrot/

We also took the opportunity to refine our release process, so now our container-first releases are over here https://codeberg.org/karrot/karrot/releases - being built using Codebergs CI.

Here's to our bright new Codeberg future! ✨

drewdevault, to random
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If you're asked to sign a CLA and/or copyright assignment before contributing to a FOSS project, refuse, and make a hard fork of the project instead.

Take direct action for free software.

eliasp,
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@drewdevault

drewdevault, to random
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Anti-CLA action: what to do when you encounter a CLA

https://discourse.writefreesoftware.org/t/anti-cla-action-what-to-do-when-you-encounter-a-cla/226?u=ddevault

chrisg,
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@drewdevault The most important bit (for me) in this post:

You don't have to sign the CLA. It is not normal. It is not the default. It is an attempt to take your work away and profit from it without compensation.

For those who work at companies that ask for CLAs (like I used to): Resist. Don't push people to sign them. Accept and defend their right to not sign them.

It is not normal.

honzajavorek, to random Czech
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Nothing really substantial, but two of my new repositories are GPL now and I like it as my new default instead of MIT.

I laughed at FOSS before, but somehow, OSS not being enough for companies anymore pushes me towards OSS also not being enough for me.

While they migrate away to source-available proprietary software, I feel like I want to achieve the exact opposite with my work - to ensure that it helps to build the commons.

drewdevault, (edited ) to random
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Quick FOSS legal literacy quiz

Imagine the following situation: your project is MIT licensed. Someone takes the whole project and white-labels it (changes the name), then sells it commercially without providing the source code or sharing any of the sales revenue with you. They include "Copyright <your name>" and a copy of the MIT license in the "about" page of the software.

Is this allowed?

mhoye,
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@drewdevault I think I can save you a step here, we did a research paper on this a few years ago.

"Do Software Developers Understand Open Source
Licenses?"

https://www.cs.ubc.ca/~murphy/papers/licensing/software-licensing.pdf

To my chagrin my co-authors overruled me, but in my first draft the abstract was just:

"Nope."

downey,
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@makdaam

That (trademarks are protected without registration) is also the case in the US, too.

@drewdevault

https://www.rocketlawyer.com/business-and-contracts/intellectual-property/trademarks/legal-guide/registered-vs-unregistered-trademark

Codeberg, to Redis
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We are proud to be home to , the of the formerly free (but no longer) Redis project. We are using on our own infrastructure for caching, and we are looking forward to migrate to the new version, then fetched from Codeberg. A small world … 😉

Missed the story? Get up to date here: https://redict.io/posts/2024-03-22-redict-is-an-independent-fork/

Directly check out the code? Check the repo: https://codeberg.org/redict/redict

drewdevault, to random
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So, you're confused about Redict using the LGPL. I thought you weren't allowed to change the license of a FOSS project like that?

Well, you're right to raise an eyebrow at that, but note that this only applies to copyleft projects. Permissive licenses are characterized by, perhaps even defined by the fact that you can sublicense them.

To relicense a copyleft project you would need all of the copyright holders to agree. A CLA is designed to grant a single entity[...]

shtrom,
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@drewdevault I just occurred to me that using Free software licenses was a Ulysses Pact. And that having CLA was a way to wiggle out of it.

I'll view all CLAs with suspicion from now on, and likely avoid contributing if I can.

msw, to freesoftware

How it started: "This change has zero effect on the Redis core license, which is and will always be licensed under the 3-Clause-BSD."

How it's going: "Beginning today, all future versions of Redis will be released with source-available licenses. Starting with Redis 7.4, Redis will be dual-licensed under the Redis Source Available License (RSALv2) and Server Side Public License (SSPLv1)."

chrisg, to random
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@drewdevault Thank you for creating this community.

Signed up and started posting,

https://discourse.writefreesoftware.org/t/do-we-need-product-managers/84

PS: Hey @prma 👋

ThatWeltschmerz, to random

Hey, all, I don't think word has gotten around all that much about the charges brought against several antifascist activists in San Diego, CA, due to a conflict that occurred on Jan. 9, 2021, just a few days after the insurrection at the US Capitol. It's a pretty classic case of cops turning a blind eye to violence from Proud Boys and other Trump supporters, while coming down with full force on the antifascists.

Most of the defendants have resolved their cases by now, one way or another, but there are two left who are still fighting the charges in court. They're running low on funds and asking for some support. If you're able, please consider tossing them a few ducats. Thanks.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support4medicactivist

ThatWeltschmerz,

Far-right grifter "journalist" Andy Ngo has managed to get the fundraiser above shut down. If you're able, please throw in a few bucks at the link below. Thanks!

https://givebutter.com/protest-defense-sandiego

monsieuricon, to random

If lore.kernel.org was slow for you this morning, this is because the fscking tiktok bot crawler hit it 1,813,470 times over 10 hours.

DIAF.

drewdevault, to random
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If I had a penny for every bloody Python package that ships code coverage or linting as a part of the test suite included in its release packages with <100% coverage and/or linter issues I might be able to pay for the required therapy to deal with that shit

joshix,
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@drewdevault as failure condition? What the fuck. That's a really interesting choice

molly0xfff, to random
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oh.

Screenshot showing a subscription is required, costing $1.50/week or $50/year

lrvick, to random
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It's official. After 3 months of back and forth, a major medical provider has elected to drop me as a patient for not having a Google or Apple device.

It is unclear if this is legal, but it is very clearly discriminatory and unethical.

Any tech journalists or lawyers interested interested in this?

I would like to do anything I can to ensure this never happens to anyone else.

johagron, to random

Today's find on Tumblr https://www.tumblr.com/blua/52075193978

niccolove, to random

Don't do this please

b_rain, to ai

New Tech Bingo
#ki #ai #bigTech #Chatgpt #meme #humor #gafam

Codeberg, to design
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Do you thank everyone who makes your software project a success?

Take the time today and explicitly send appreciations to those who don't send you code patches, but help with , , user support, defining priorities, community management and so much more!

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