@liamdiprose I don't agree that the Bible offers anything of value. I think it's just one of millions of other philosophical/moral/ethical treatises, and it's extraordinarily inconsistent and self-contradictory as well. I'd suggest that many of the others are written by more thoughtful, insightful, and coherent people. Also, I think that society leads human morals which in turn are eventually (but very reluctantly) adopted by religions. They're the laggard, not the leader.

This is nice to verify, but it shouldn't surprise anyone. Religion is largely unrelated to moral, civil behaviour.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/16/ending-religion-lessons-in-schols-leads-to-overall-decline-in-belief-not-morals

@liamdiprose I think it's a mistake to think that religion has ever reflected our values or our direction. It has, at best, followed very very slowly. I'd argue it only had relevance when we were desperately ignorant of the world in which we exist. It is increasingly at odds with everything we're learning about the world, and its credibility among the incredulous drops with every new verified scientific discovery. I don't think religion offers society anything of real value.

@Jmtd last I heard, Linus was on about $300k/year...

@drwho they're certainly not a community-focused organisation. They've got a huge staff to keep employed... so whatever concessions it takes, I guess.

@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.

@alcinnz @jollyrogue @theruran ongoing contribute, not contributed :)

@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

Just looking for the annual report on their website, but don't see it. I do see, however, that just about all of their 'board' is made up of representatives from the Big 5 (and former big, e.g. IBM and VMWare) Tech firms. That explains plenty.

I also note that the Linux Foundation doesn't appear to have a presence in the Fediverse or on any open platforms, instead choosing only to use the centralised proprietary technologies of their board members' employers.

@isharefreedom heh, I've been contributing for a decade or two :)

@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.

@bob the big question, though: was it purely luck? Or am I just more committed to my principles than others are, and willing to do the work? It's a hard one to answer.

oops, that previous one was 2/2

@bob I should say "was it luck *and privilege*?" because I've definitely had some of that...

People who *pay* for proprietary software are paying their future oppressors to make them stronger & gain more and more power over them. It's the height of naïvete to do so. And yet, that's 90%+ of computer users. Which, of course is why I say we're in a digital Dark Age: https://davelane.nz/darkage And, although proprietary software isn't *inherently* unethical, it creates the power imbalance that almost always results unethical behaviour & exploitation of the lest powerful: https://davelane.nz/proprietary

@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.

@bob I fear you're right. I'm even seeing former "old guard" who've sold out to proprietary. They sort of say - 'yeah, the lobotomy is uncomfortable, but the result is I don't have to put in any effort, and hey, being owned by corporations isn't all that bad. I can still watch cat videos.'