John Sullivan @johns@librem.one
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
@virtuous_sloth @evan I can probably also be a qualified yes provided the product very clearly informs the user at start that updates are on by default -- because automatic update checking can itself be a security issue (divulging location etc).
@evan Qualified no because users should be able to enable/disable that, but default should be no.
@mlinksva It would be easy to prove that it's just an unmodified redistribution. Should redistributors who are just recompiling *have* to prove that in order to keep the name? Probably not, but I do have a small amount of sympathy for the point that recompiling can introduce problems, like via the compiler used even if source unmodified.
"For reasons unclear, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs maintains a ranking of cities by dumpling consumption per capita"
Yet another reason we need #reproduciblebuilds -- trademark concerns around recompiled binaries.
Cincinnatians: Check out my mom's
art at VADA gallery, opening reception tonight from 17:00 - 20:00!
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The application for our Executive Director role closes today. If you or someone you know would be a good fit for this position, make sure to submit your application now!
https://foundation.gnome.org/careers/
Oh thank god:
"The Virtual Keyboard has been removed to improve the customer experience. Please pay close attention to the new instructions when logging into your TreasuryDirect account."
@penaddict This is one of those moments where it's great that you provide full-text RSS, so I can still read, thanks!
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📢 Important Announcement 🔔
#SeaGL has decided to extend the deadline for it's Call for Presentations #cfp until the end of June.
We'll be updating our blog shortly.
So if you thought you ran out of time, this is good news! But don't wait until the end. Submit now!
@penaddict Yeah appears to be Squarespace blocking my VPN IP. Off the VPN works okay :/
@penaddict Computer. Could it be VPN related? I can test.. but that would be an odd way to block.
@penaddict Getting an SSL error (MOZILLA_PKIX_ERROR_OCSP_RESPONSE_FOR_CERT_MISSING) from penaddict.com this morning.
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Celebrate love. #Pride
I can't say it any better than the spam message that just landed in my inbox:
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"Act so that there is no use in a centre." --Gertrude Stein, *Tender Buttons*
...the Journal of Texture Studies lists 144 Chinese terms for food texture...In Japan, such terms number more than 400." (I hope this isn't like the Inuit words for snow thing, blame the NYT if so.)
I am so glad to know the Journal of Texture Studies exists.
Former shipper and executive director at the Free Software Foundation, now https://alliterativeadvising.com, https://crazyalansemporium.com, and board of directors for https://f-droid.org.
Joined May 2019
