Carlos Augusto ARES arescorpio@identi.ca
Gūshdūn, Iran
Microelectronics,Robotics,Free Software and Open Source OS
Alexandre Oliva at 2023-05-03T04:11:08Z
.oO se o PL 2630, que combate divulgação robotizada de notícias falsas, já estivesse em vigor, Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook) e Tiktok não poderiam estar fazendo a campanha manipulativa e mentirosa que ora fazem contra eleJackson de Jesus, Carlos Augusto ARES likes this.
mas como leis regulam conflitos de vários interesses, vale acompanhar a tramitação e ouvir esse contraponto
https://www.congressonacional.leg.br/materias/materias-bicamerais/-/ver/pl-2630-2020
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=V3WYkIyx51Io texto em debate hoje não é a "íntegra" do PL, o substitutivo está "escondido" num relatório https://web.archive.org/web/20230503063150/https://www.camara.leg.br/proposicoesWeb/prop_mostrarintegra?codteor=2265334&filename=Tramitacao-PL%202630/2020mais informação sobre problemas com o PL 2630/2020(substitutivo em discussão na câmara de deputados)
https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=W3SSD1htMnYAlexandre Oliva at 2018-01-24T08:49:04Z
GNU Linux-libre 4.14.14-gnu Freed-ora rpms are now available in the f2[67]-testing repos, and 4.15-rc9-gnu ones are now available in f28-testingCarlos Augusto ARES likes this.
Alexandre Oliva at 2017-04-16T08:23:54Z
GNU Linux-libre 4.10.{9,10}-gnu, 4.9.{21,22}-gnu, 4.4.{60,61}-gnu, and 3.12.73-gnu freeloong mipsel .debs for gnewsense/yeeloong are now availableCarlos Augusto ARES likes this.
Alexandre Oliva at 2016-06-29T20:22:36Z
GNU Linux-libre 4.6.3-gnu, 4.4.14-gnu, 3.14.73-gnu, 4.1.27-gnu, 3.18.36-gnu, and 3.12.61-gnu freeloong mipsel .debs for gnewsense/yeeloong are now availableCarlos Augusto ARES likes this.
Alexandre Oliva at 2016-05-25T00:51:21Z
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La Linux Foundation no es una fundación
Javier Cantero at 2016-01-21T10:38:24Z
Ha llegado un punto en el que a mí personalmente me aburre discutir sobre estos temas (el software libre tiene necesidad de muchas cosas, pero las discusiones bizantinas no es precisamente una de sus carencias), así que el que quiera una flamewar que se vaya a reddit/linux, (en ese hilo incluso participan Greg Koah-Hartman y Matthew Garrett), Hacker News, etc.
Lo que sí me gustaría señalar es un hecho que parece que ignora mucha gente: la Linux Foundation no es una fundación sin ánimo de lucro tal y como nosotros lo entendemos, sino una asociación mercantil (una asociación de empresas). Desde el punto de vista de las leyes fiscales estadounidenses, la diferencia es entre una "charity" (501.c.3), y una "trade organization" (501.c.6), también llamada "trade industry group" y parte de lo que se llaman "business leagues". Muchas organizaciones de software libre están inscritas como charities en EE.UU. y las donaciones que se hacen a ellas se pueden desgravar de los impuestos (bueno, de sus impuestos al menos). La Linux Foundation no es parte de ellas. La Linux Foundation es un conglomerados de grandes corporaciones que soportan Linux, desde IBM hasta Intel, pasando por muchas que os sorprendería (sí, sí, ¡Oracle!, ¡Cisco!, ¡Adobe!. ¡SONY!) y que financian la fundación, y a través de ella el desarrollo de Linux. Por ejemplo, LF es la empleadora de algunos programadores del kernel, como el propio Linus Torvalds. Esto se hizo así para que ninguna empresa tuviera demasiado poder en el desarrollo de Linux porque tuviera contratado a Linus o a otros desarrolladores clave. A través de la LF, las grandes empresas pagan a "pachas" a estas personas de forma que no tengan que responder a los intereses de una sóla de ellas, lo que levantaría no pocas suspicacias entre competidores (por ejemplo Intel, AMD y ARM). La LF además gestiona y defiende la marca registrada "Linux" (la marca es técnicamente de Linus pero en la práctica es la LF la que se encarga de todo).
Con todo esto no estoy diciendo que la Linux Foundation sean "malos", eso queda para la opinión de cada uno. Pero por favor, si alguien hace donaciones a este tipo de organizaciones para formentar el software libre, que sea perfectamente consciente a quién está enviando el dinero en cada caso. No digo que sea dinero tirado a la basura (tal vez te alinees más con los intereses de estas empresas que con otras organizaciones) pero es importante saber quién es quién para no llevarse más tarde sorpresas y decepciones.
jcantero out
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GNU Linux-libre 4.2 is now available in my APT repository - https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ Enjoy!
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Jason Self at 2015-08-15T22:42:21Z
The GNOME Desktop is now 18 years old, August 15 1997: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-list/1997-August/msg00123.htmlTyng-Ruey Chuang, Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠), Timo Kankare, Yutaka Niibe and 4 others likes this.
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Jason Self at 2015-08-10T17:58:48Z
IRC QOTD, from #libreboot: "The SMM vulernerability can be patched in coreboot (and then libreboot) if it exists. Otherwise it's not vulnerable. It's ironic that people are worrying about exploits for older CPUs, because the newer Intel systems have a giant backdoor in them called the Management Engine."Yutaka Niibe, Carlos Augusto ARES, Douglas Perkins, a(n) person and 4 others likes this.
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Jason Self at 2015-06-30T23:10:15Z
Companies like Microsoft & Apple & etc. treat people so badly (with proprietary software, DRM, etc.) and yet are so successful. That seems backwards. Perhaps part of it comes from people that are used to being mistreated? Maybe they're so used to this they they don't think much of it or don't think they deserve any better? Maybe it's some form of Stockholm syndrome?Bob Call, lnxwalt@microca.st, X11R5, Carlos Augusto ARES and 2 others likes this.
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I think it's We Don't Care About Complicated-sounding Tech Issues Syndrome. (Or as I call it, Pittsburgh Syndrome, but that hasn't caught on yet).
I think a lot of people treat computing devices like disposable goods. A great example is a toaster: it's been years since I had a toaster that I could easily repair. Most of them are made of plastic and they just don't make spare parts for them. I'm a geek who repairs old stuff a lot, but I wouldn't consider repairing a toaster anymore, even though I did 20 years ago. (There's that guy who built a toaster from scratch to prove a point; I didn't like his conclusions much, but the general point of disconnection from our goods was a good one).
Thus, people seek computing devices the same way. They don't know how to repair them even if they have one that could be repaired. So, from their eyes, an Apple product doesn't look that different from GNU/Linux: except that the Apple is more shiny.
I see a similar culture in dog ownership too, oddly enough. Very few people will spend the time to go to shelters and adopt a perfectly good dog. My wife had a specific breed she wanted to adopt, etc. and we had to look for a while, but we got two (non senior) dogs that were already well trained and well behaved. Yet people still go to breeders for dogs because they want a puppy, even though you can also adopt puppies at many shelters.
I find it all really sad, but the problem for tech devices is getting worse. I thought the new-phone-ever-18-months culture would collapse during the economic downturn, but slave labor building the things plus price wars among data carriers means mobile devices are just modern toasters.
I start to cry sometimes to think about the fact that ironically, because I didn't pay attention to the toaster problem myself, it's likely someday soon I won't be able to find a toaster that doesn't have proprietary software on it. I'm pretty sure I'm actually going to die in a world where more of the software people use every day is proprietary than it was during my lifetime. That's what the Internet of things means.
Bradley M. Kuhn at 2015-07-01T00:27:38Z
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It's a vicious cycle of locking-in consumers, making a lot of money off that lock-in, then using that money on a mix of R&D, user interface design, exclusive contracts, and advertisements. All of which keeps the vast majority of consumers unaware or apathetic of their lack of control.
I recall telling someone once that something is wrong with having to reboot to upgrade your media player. The response was that was how it has always been. my response to that was that doesn't mean it's right, just that it's always been broken...
David "Judah's Shadow" Blue at 2015-07-05T14:28:52Z
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Jason Self at 2015-06-24T02:28:05Z
Yay - GNU Linux-libre 4.1 is now available in my APT repository: https://jxself.org/linux-libre/ Enjoy!Carlos Augusto ARES, Claes Wallin (韋嘉誠), Yutaka Niibe, mray INACTIVE and 3 others likes this.
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Free as in Freedom, Episode 0x56
Free as in Freedom at 2015-06-04T16:10:57Z
On, Free as in Freedom, Episode 0x56, Bradley and Karen discuss the VMware lawsuit that Software Freedom Conservancy is funding. The audio is available in both ogg and mp3 formats.
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My suggestion was dead serious.
Hosts have right chemistry to pull off a U.S. public radio style fundraising show.
Append pan to dead if will stipulates.
Free Software Foundation at 2015-05-22T17:50:16Z
RMS in the Guardian: Malware is not only about viruses – companies preinstall it all the time https://u.fsf.org/1bitestbeta, Yutaka Niibe, l30bravo, Krugor and 10 others likes this.
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Most people I believe have sobered up regarding malware and viruses, knowing they aren't on the winning team when it comes to the "good guys vs the bad guys". Which why is they seek out alternative platforms to rid themselves of feeling dirty, only to later discover the platform they use is just as bad if not worse. Let's give thanks to those who are continually seeking ways to genuinely make our online experience more private and secure.jrobertson at 2015-05-22T18:07:47Z
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Creado con Software Libre
victorhck at 2015-04-27T15:39:49Z
Si te gusta, usas, difundes y apoyas el software libre, ahora tienes unas cuantas imágenes, como la que muestra este artículo en la cabecera, que puedes utilizar para que todo el mundo lo sepa.
https://victorhckinthefreeworld.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/creado-con-software-libre/
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Jason Self at 2015-03-11T16:57:58Z
"...a device that denies freedom to its users is worth less than nothing." --Richard Stallman, Why We Need Free Digital Hardware Designs.Infieles Agraviado, Carlos Augusto ARES, Charles Stanhope likes this.
Interesting read
I like the style of their links :-P
Jason Self at 2015-03-09T21:12:11Z
A new version of GNU IceCat is out, and it includes support for new operating systems: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/31.5.0/RiveraValdez, Carlos Augusto ARES, veleiro, Kete Foy likes this.
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How about mentioning what IceCat is? E.g. “a program to freeze kittens”…
Debacle at 2015-03-09T22:37:06Z
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@Debacle Hahahaha.
"support for new operating systems"?
"New" as in, OSs that have not yet been written? I don't quite follow that...
"New" as in previously not supported. That directory listing shows the three additional ones supported now.
Los mamíferos ya pueden regenerar órganos como los peces y salamandras
hermesgabriel (antigua cuenta) Me mudé a hermesgabriel@mipump.es at 2014-11-06T19:04:40Z
Un equipo de investigadores españoles ha logrado imitar en ratones el mecanismo que permite a determinados animales, como peces y salamandras, regenerar sus miembros tras serles amputarlos. En concreto, han conseguido regenerar el corazón dañado de ratones adultos, una técnica que permitiría recuperar por completo el corazón de un paciente tras un infarto: "Hemos actuado en ratones a imagen y semejanza de como lo hace el pez. El resultado ha sido espectacular: el corazón del ratón se ha regenerado también"
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/11/04/ciencia/1415060356_887155.html
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Tranqui, no pasa nada xD
Ahora esta muuucho mejor!
Voy a ponerle a Dianara una proteccion para evitar estos lapsus =)
>> JanKusanagi:
“Tranqui, no pasa nada xD
Ahora esta muuucho mejor!
Voy a ponerle a Dianara una proteccion para evitar estos lapsus =)”
no hay mal que por bien no vengahermesgabriel (antigua cuenta) Me mudé a hermesgabriel@mipump.es at 2014-11-06T19:29:55Z
Por cierto, que tecnicismos tontos aparte... la noticia mola que te cagas xDD
¿No hay boicot a los medios de AEDE? ;-)
Curso gratuito de #Gimp para el 2 de septiembre en linea desde la UMA
hermesgabriel (antigua cuenta) Me mudé a hermesgabriel@mipump.es at 2014-08-20T01:19:50Z
#Libernix: Creación y retoque con software libre http://libernix.blogspot.com/2014/08/creacion-y-retoque-con-software-libre.html #gimp
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JanKusanagi @identi.ca at 2014-07-29T13:20:18Z
Las malditas religiones si que son herejias ¬¬
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