Notices by Rafael Bonifaz (rbonifaz@mastodon.social), page 23

@zacchiro
I totally agree that size is not the issue and that shielding programme from sponsorship is required. But why would Palantir be a problem and not Google or Microsoft? In this moment of history, these latter two are at least as problematic as the former. By accepting them as legitimate sponsors, we grant them a legitimacy that they do not deserve.
@aral @cwebber @worolftune@social.coop

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws. - Plato #famous #quotes

@rtwx
I occasionally play games with a friend who uses windows. He needed to reboot, and of course was forced to wait for an update. (Choice? What's that?) I could tell it was going to take some time and I was bored with Ubuntu and disliked Gnome. So I wiped, installed Arch, restored my backups, installed steam and the game we wanted to play, and still beat him. In fact, we never did play that night as his update continued past our bed times.

#gnome is hiring

@foks If you want to prevent companies like Microsoft and Google from using your software, just use AGPL. Both companies have policies that forbid the usage of it.

Also when they use them you can be quite sure that you'll get the source code if they don't violate the license itself. If they violate the license, it doesn't matter anyway what license you use.

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain. - Vivian Greene #famous #quotes

A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. - Paul Erdos #famous #quotes