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@nomis
Yeah, the original developer ought to understand all of the dependencies his app requires. If not, maybe he can file an issue upstream to his dependencies.
@aral

Does anyone know the state of federation with gab? I'm trying to follow an account there, but I can't search for it.

@progo
If they have solid internet and their home is in the same timezone, I really don't see a problem with this... On the other extreme, online universities would basically be visa machines. (Not that I don't think some middle ground can be reached here.)

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@ekaitz_zarraga
The email workflow seems more well suited to single-maintainer projects. I can't imagine collaborative code-review using email alone, and the github model seems to be more suited to small orgs who don't expect (or solicit) drive-by patches from unknown persons.
@sir

@progo
I think the common advice of "don't feed the ducks" is the best course when determined that help can't be exchanged for goodwill or monetary value. When someone communicates with the emotional intelligence of a 10-year-old, you can only pray God will change their heart.

@progo
> everybody wants something in return but don't want to help anyone
Reminds me of an email I saw accusing a website of greed for running ads and asking for donations (email apparently from a freeloader). The laborer is worthy of his pay (1 Timothy 5:18).

@Johncdvorak
Or democrat attorney generals sending threatening letters...

@EdwardTorvalds@mstdn.io
I love how hundreds were quick to join the discussion, but not a single pull request was opened... Kind of shows how poorly accessible the android app development ecosystem is.

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> We Don't Really Own the Digital Possessions That We Buy Online

Thank you Captain Obvious.

When I'm talking to my wife it's "Do we have access to ___" not "Do we own ___". And "copyright violation" not "pirated".

soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid

@EdwardTorvalds@mstdn.io
> This article was published on April 1, 2020,

Relevant, or nah?

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Internet of shit: vendor goes out of business and you can STILL buy their cloud security camera in several stores as of right now, but you can't use it.
soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid

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Student drops out of school because he's not allowed to perform all coursework without proprietary software.
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/lib

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