#golang honeymoon period already over,
i have to parse iso-8859-1 encoded strings
this is a ridiculously bad time in go wtf
#golang honeymoon period already over,
i have to parse iso-8859-1 encoded strings
this is a ridiculously bad time in go wtf
My gf likes to play 'The Sims 3' but only number 3..
To be honest, it works like crap with all mods, expansion packs etc etc but that's from my point of view since I don't play it. But I see it crash so often with her...
Question!Is there a FOSS alternative for The Sims 3? So it's gotta have an "open world" and mods, etc!
@mastodon @debugninja it feels to me like another cartel designed to entrench the dominance of big tech players, and engage in mutual back-slapping. And it has nothing to do with #FOSS - at best, it's like a support group for those (almost entirely proprietary) software/hardware organisations who want to *exploit* open source (and downplay/throw shade at Free Software at every opportunity)
@alcinnz @jollyrogue @theruran and yes, we need to fund and otherwise contributed to #FOSS projects that show promise. Otherwise, we (those who understand the problem) will be working against our own interest.
@theruran @alcinnz @jollyrogue keep in mind that the "teach the students what 'they'll use in the *real* world'" mentality currently suits tech corporations down to the ground. They would baulk at the idea of students learning about computing rather than about products... because that might give them the insight to realise how half-assed all the software they're paying massive amounts for, even compared to the stuff that #FOSS devs make available at no cost. 1/2
@bigblen as the premier #FOSS event in the southern hemisphere, it's disappointing that they haven't seen fit to make the effort to use entirely FOSS for their conference. If they don't, who will? And what message does that sent to everyone? It's not even worth trying?
It makes me sad to see that conferences of folks I once considered "my community", like linux.con.au, are only using proprietary centralised social media (from what I can see) and eschew distributed open media. I wonder what video conferencing system they'll use, and what back channels. I'm hopeful they'll use #FOSS technologies for that, but seems like a long shot. Most "open" communities seem too harried to actually us open tools. Which strikes lots of sour notes.
@jollyrogue @theruran it's also a fallacy to suggest that you need to use proprietary software to 'get work done'. I've gotten work done my entire career using entirely #FOSS. Since I first shifted to 100% Linux, in 1994.
THIS! โ๏ธ
Please don't use Discord for FOSS projects
https://drewdevault.com/2021/12/28/Dont-use-Discord-for-FOSS.html
aNONradio has a new show!!
"MYOCYTE"
with DJ peef (SDF member ffog)
Pls tune in tonite from 01:00-02:00 UTC (6-7PM PDT) and "stretch with background music for any creative endeavour".
ffog is not new to aNONradio... he was one of the first wave of aNONradio DJs when "SDF Radio" was revived in the summer of 2015 with a new name -- aNONradio.
Here's how to tune in to aNONradio:
aNONradio has a new show!!
"MYOCYTE"
with DJ peef (SDF member ffog)
Pls tune in tonite from 01:00-02:00 UTC (6-7PM PDT) and "stretch with background music for any creative endeavour".
ffog is not new to aNONradio... he was one of the first wave of aNONradio DJs when "SDF Radio" was revived in the summer of 2015 with a new name -- aNONradio.
Here's how to tune in to aNONradio:
so happy i finally got clamav virus scanner to work on my comptuer!!! ๐ค๐ฆ
antivirus subscriptions are so darn expensive!!! this one is totally free!
'remind' -- a CLI calendar, reminder program installed on #SDF !!! ๐ค
To say that one can separate F/LOSS and politics is to be under a gross misunderstanding of what F/LOSS. It IS a political movement. You might as well go back to binary blob land with that obtuse logic.
#floss #foss #FakePeopleClaimingToBeFreeSoftwareAdvocatesButRestrictTheConceptOfFreedom
#FOSS apps that need push notifications get problems: Google wants to force all apps on #Android to use its proprietary service Firebase for push notifications.
That's why we need F-Droid and/or #Linux based smartphone OS without Google. #UBports
We've got a blog post that explains our views & reaction to #GItHub's new #Sponsors program & related initiatives. We're concerned that it (so far) ignores key governance issues for #FOSS projects related to funding. https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2019/may/23/github-sponsors/ #Sustainability #FOSSSustainability
Here are the full details on our open developer position:
https://discuss.write.as/t/open-position-web-developer/565
We're looking for #Go developers, but welcome anyone with similar web development skills to apply! There's plenty to be done around #WriteFreely, and lots of opportunity to learn Go, if you're interested.
Apply here: https://write-as.breezy.hr/p/cc7b89733287-web-developer
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