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  1. Richard Fontana Richard Fontana puzzled

    Reading Wikipedia article in which "postwar" links to "Edwardian" article. !puzzled

    about 2 months ago from web
    • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana Free as in Freedom , puzzled , Bradley M. Kuhn

      @bkuhn why is #faif IRC channel now invite only? !puzzled !faifcast

      about 2 months ago from web
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        Mats Sjöberg (sazius) Mats Sjöberg (sazius)

        @fontana Strange, must be a misconfiguration. I mentioned it on the channel, hopefully someone with ops sees it :-)

        about 2 months ago
      • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana disturbing , The Establishment , Bradley M. Kuhn , Mats Sjöberg (sazius)

        @sazius I for one find it !disturbing. Perhaps @bkuhn is limiting #faif channel membership to the !establishment.

        about 2 months ago
      • Bradley M. Kuhn Bradley M. Kuhn emacs

        @fontana,you & your conspiracy theories! I was using an unconfigured !Emacs ERC & hit C-c TAB which calls erc-invite-only-mode by default.

        about 2 months ago
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    • Software Freedom Conservancy Software Freedom Conservancy Software Freedom Conservancy

      #Conservancy has published our FY2011 annual report + fed/state tax filings. Download them here: http://ur1.ca/cxjt5 !conservancy

      about 3 months ago from web at New York, New York, United States
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      • Stefano Zacchiroli Stefano Zacchiroli Bradley M. Kuhn

        @bkuhn: maybe "you hack, we take care of the rest"? | *if* you interpret "hack" in its broadest "tinker" meaning,it solves #rockstarissue

        about 2 months ago
      • Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona Jesus M. Gonzalez-Barahona

        . @bkuhn @zack What about We work so that you can 'just code' (most of us prefer coding than other, very much needed though, tasks)

        about 2 months ago
      • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana Free Software & Culture Group , Stefano Zacchiroli

        #Conservancy : We're the #ReubenKincaid of !Free Software Projects

        about 2 months ago
    • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana Creative Commons , puzzled

      I see that draft !CC 4.0 licenses explicitly say patent rights aren't licensed. Why is this needed? !puzzled

      about 3 months ago from web
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      • Greg Grossmeier Greg Grossmeier

        @fontana known dissenters are welcome.

        about 3 months ago
      • Mike Linksvayer Mike Linksvayer Creative Commons

        @fontana why does copyleft-next need "No Trademark License"? 19 words could be saved.

        about 3 months ago
      • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana Mike Linksvayer , Pamela Chestek

        @mlinksva I became convinced of value of this clarification thru discussions with @pchestek

        about 3 months ago
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      maiki maiki

      WordPress.org bans Themeforest members from participating in official WordCamp gatherings - The Next Web - http://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/23/wordpress-org-bans-themeforest-authors-from-participating-in-official-wordcamp-gatherings/

      about 4 months ago from denot.es
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      • Mike Linksvayer Mike Linksvayer Brian van den Broek

        @vanden I don't think it's that bad of an analogy; board can overrule or even depose. Also, citizens/constituency can go extralegal.*

        about 4 months ago
      • Mike Linksvayer Mike Linksvayer Mike Linksvayer

        *(not that I encourage. actually, I condemn almost all revolutions. been meaning to explain why on a Jul 4, maybe will make 2013.)

        about 4 months ago
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        lnxwalt (lnxwalt280) lnxwalt (lnxwalt280) Bradley M. Kuhn

        @bkuhn True that. But discussion and conceptualizing could (and arguably should) precede such approval.

        about 4 months ago
    • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek Richard Fontana

      @fontana IANAL. It looks to me that clauses 5 (must use same licence) and 10 (may some others) of copyleft-next conflict. Am I being dumb?

      about 4 months ago from web
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      • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled , Richard Fontana

        @fontana Thanks. Relevant diffs. This, or its descendants != This or some other things entire. But, GPL text not happy to my eye, either.

        about 4 months ago
      • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana puzzled

        @vanden could add a "Notwithstanding section 5 of this License" (cf. AGPL section 13) but economizing on words has been a major goal

        about 4 months ago
      • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled , Richard Fontana

        @fontana Laudable goal. But, ought take back seat to consistency. (Actually, an incon text can be quite short as everything then follows ;-)

        about 4 months ago
    • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana The GNU General Public License , puzzled

      Just seen in some #Apache project code: "License: GNU General Public Library" !GPL !puzzled

      about 9 months ago from web
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      • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana The GNU General Public License , Alexandre Oliva

        @lxoliva I'm wondering actually if it is meant to refer to #LGPL. I'm sort of afraid to look. :-)

        about 9 months ago
      • Mike Linksvayer Mike Linksvayer The GNU General Public License , Mike Linksvayer

        "Generative Public Library" also a pretty good name, though "generative" has annoyed me for years.

        about 5 months ago
      • P. J. McDermott P. J. McDermott The GNU General Public License

        @fontana Shouldn't that be "License: Apache License, Version 2.0", "License: Apache Software License", or similar?

        about 5 months ago
    • LWN.net LWN.net

      Zacchiroli: working with FSF on Debian Free-ness assessment http://ur1.ca/9q3o8

      about 11 months ago from api
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      • Carlos Solís Carlos Solís Free Software Foundation , laurelrusswurm

        @laurelrusswurm The @FSF considers removing the option to choose chains as ethically imperative.

        about 11 months ago
      • laurelrusswurm laurelrusswurm Carlos Solís

        @csolisr I don't think I understand what that means.

        about 11 months ago
      • Carlos Solís Carlos Solís laurelrusswurm

        @laurelrusswurm Neither do I, but that's pretty much what the FSF promotes.

        about 11 months ago
    • Richard Fontana Richard Fontana puzzled

      Sullivan & Cromwell now has some lawyers with "associate specialist" title !puzzled

      about a year ago from web
      • diablomarcus diablomarcus puzzled , Richard Fontana

        @fontana or perhaps a giddey-up provision? #heehaw

        Tuesday, 13-Dec-11 02:36:57 UTC from mustard at Groveland, Minnesota, United States
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        • Jason Self Jason Self Richard Fontana

          A web search shows that they're not the only ones using that term.

          Tuesday, 13-Dec-11 03:46:30 UTC
        • Pamela Chestek Pamela Chestek Richard Fontana , Jason Self

          @jxself @fontana You are correct, UK for trade dress

          Tuesday, 13-Dec-11 04:29:38 UTC
        • Andrew Mason Andrew Mason Richard Fontana

          @fontana what is a get up license?

          Tuesday, 13-Dec-11 06:47:01 UTC
      • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek

        #hivemind Intuition check before battle in class tonight: is killing enough for murder or is culpability (legal or moral) required, too?

        Thursday, 09-Jun-11 18:19:22 UTC from Emacs Identica-mode
        • reality reality

          @vanden culpability needed please

          Thursday, 09-Jun-11 18:20:53 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled , reality

          @reality @1111aether Thanks. Very much my view. !puzzled that overwhelming majority of student last few terms find it counter-intuitive.

          Thursday, 09-Jun-11 18:41:01 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek

          @1111aether Thanks. I'm teaching moral philosophy, so the legal status is secondary. But, clear that our legal system requires killing+.

          Thursday, 09-Jun-11 18:43:10 UTC
      • mcnalu mcnalu

        On the sleeper to london and taking a bowmore nightcap in the lounge car.

        Monday, 06-Jun-11 22:37:13 UTC from mustard
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        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek

          @mcnalu I do love trains, but NA geo not especially friendly to them. Most of my train travel in IT. Not the best the EU has to offer. :-)

          Monday, 06-Jun-11 23:34:42 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled

          @mcnalu It doesn't upset me, but I am !puzzled as to how you could make the wrong choice like that. :-)

          Monday, 06-Jun-11 23:35:58 UTC
        • mcnalu mcnalu Brian van den Broek

          @vanden it might be the powerful antibiotics. Side effects: 1. Memory impairment 2. Something about alcohol

          Monday, 06-Jun-11 23:46:28 UTC
      • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled , X11R5

        Wait, @x11r5 favours notices? !puzzling

        Sunday, 05-Jun-11 04:22:21 UTC from Emacs Identica-mode
        • Psychedelic Squid (identi.ca side) Psychedelic Squid (identi.ca side)

          @vanden Yeah. Very rarely, in my experience, but I have seen it happen.

          Sunday, 05-Jun-11 04:22:58 UTC
        • Psychedelic Squid (identi.ca side) Psychedelic Squid (identi.ca side)

          @vanden No idea what logic decides whether he should favour any given notice, though. :/

          Sunday, 05-Jun-11 04:23:34 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek Psychedelic Squid (identi.ca side)

          @psquid Well, since he bumped me to third most popular, I feel kind of illicit about it all. :-)

          Sunday, 05-Jun-11 04:27:10 UTC
      • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled

        I'm !puzzled that ~1/2 of my students think is is John Stuart Mills (with an s) even though I've mentioned it and put his name on the exam?

        Thursday, 02-Jun-11 03:29:01 UTC from web
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled

          I am !puzzled by students who fail the midterm and submit neither of the essays, yet turn up for the final exam. Magic thinking, perhaps?

          Thursday, 12-May-11 02:02:01 UTC from Emacs Identica-mode
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          • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek Richard Fontana

            @fontana :-) I expect the awakening shall be rude.

            Thursday, 12-May-11 02:44:36 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek

          @fontana #NoButWhat? (Hard pressed to say what makes me more !puzzled: the link's content or your apparent ready familiarity with Time.com.)

          Tuesday, 10-May-11 01:21:12 UTC from Emacs Identica-mode
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          • Kev Macphail Kev Macphail

            @vanden bloody peasant ;)

            Monday, 09-May-11 22:36:20 UTC
          • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek

            @fontana On reflection, I'd like to upgrade to !disturbed.

            Tuesday, 10-May-11 01:24:49 UTC
          • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek Richard Fontana

            @fontana Fear not, I had settled on an explanation of the sort. Does, give cause for pause about the firm, though :-) Thanks for the giggle.

            Tuesday, 10-May-11 01:30:31 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled

          @otter I find it !puzzling that seemingly rational people could construct such a fractured and incomprehensible electoral system.

          Thursday, 05-May-11 16:56:38 UTC from web
          • Stephen Michael Kellat Stephen Michael Kellat disturbing

            And in this week's local primary in Ashtabula County we had 12% turnout: http://ur1.ca/4365t !disturbing

            Thursday, 05-May-11 16:35:18 UTC
        • Octavio Rossell Octavio Rossell johan

          hay más material para !unademichel @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk @johpunk !!!!!!

          Tuesday, 03-May-11 16:52:13 UTC from Turpial at Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela
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          • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek Steven! Ragnarök

            @nuclearsandwich `nonbasic' not one of my terms. Google little help. Don't want to burden, but enlightenment always gratefully received.

            Thursday, 05-May-11 00:35:57 UTC
          • Steven! Ragnarök Steven! Ragnarök Brian van den Broek

            @vanden Basic types are the ones you store in memory. (nibble, byte, word,...) nonbasic are represented by, or composites of, basic types.

            Thursday, 05-May-11 00:37:55 UTC
          • Steven! Ragnarök Steven! Ragnarök Brian van den Broek

            @vanden There is some finer nuance, but practically, a binary-represented integer value of a certain size is a basic type, all else nonbasic

            Thursday, 05-May-11 00:39:15 UTC
        • Brian van den Broek Brian van den Broek puzzled

          Have you been !puzzled that there is no !puzzled group on identica? Be !puzzled no more.

          Thursday, 05-May-11 00:27:56 UTC from Emacs Identica-mode

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