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
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If I am not mistaken, today, Oct 20th, is the 45th anniversary of MUD, and therefore the 45th anniversary of virtual worlds as we know them.
Roomba but for washing cilantro
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Talk announcement for #SeaGL2023
Vagrant Cascadian presents: "Beyond Trusting FOSS".
Details: https://osem.seagl.org/conferences/seagl2023/program/proposals/939
#SeaGL
(if (equal (system-name) "Nokia-N900-42-11")
..I guess I don't need that line in my .emacs anymore...
I've introduced a lot of people to xournalpp (and xournal). I couldn't do my job (current or previous) without it -- best thing I've found for writing/typing on top of PDFs and inserting signature images. If you don't know it, check it out! https://xournalpp.github.io/
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We are hiring contractors to work on #GNOME and the #Linux Desktop 
Do you have experience working on Linux desktop technologies? Get in touch with your resume or portfolio stf@gnome.org ✉️
Some areas we are interested in hiring for:
• Flatpak
• Linux desktop accessibility
• Freedesktop / XDG services and components
• Desktop security
• GNOME services and components
@XOrgFoundation @kde @gnome
Boosts welcome!
#freedesktop #KDE #getFediHired #jobs #FLOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware
It's okay to publish code under a free software / open source license without starting a "project". Not every act of sharing code for others to use and/or build on is a "project". Which is something that studies about how many "projects" are "maintained" should keep in mind.
"The problem with being a book critic, Dorothy Parker wrote, is that the work gets in the way of your reading."
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The transcript from the summary judgement hearing in our Vizio lawsuit has just been published. You can read about it here: https://sfconservancy.org/news/2023/oct/12/transcript-msj-hearing/
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The nonprofit behind Wikipedia, @wikimediafoundation is seeking SREs, Data Scientists, Big Data Engineers, Lead Counsel, and more. Browse current openings on #OSJobHub https://opensourcejobhub.com/company/875/ #jobs #career #OpenSource #Wikipedia #SRE #Wikimedia #DataScientist #engineer #BigData
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Why are you stressing about arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities in #curl ? You were just going to pipe the output to sh anyway. 
I do not need a touch screen on my vacuum cleaner.
Argh is what I have to say about this situation: https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2023/09/30/paperweight-dilemma/
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Mobian started as a hobby project, triggered by the excitement of finally being able to hack one’s mobile phone at will. It is fair to say that the device that made it possible back then was the original PinePhone. However, after running once again into the same difficulties we experienced over and over, we’re wondering whether maintaining support for this device is still worth the effort…
https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2023/09/30/paperweight-dilemma/
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Now available in the store: Ada & Zangemann, a children's book by @kirschner, illustrated by Sandra Brandstätter. CAE's @johns helped translate the German to English.
"This illustrated book tells the story of the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process realises how crucial it is for her and others to control technology."
From age 6 to 106.
Meanwhile, spoofing my user agent like it's 2003 so I can actually sign in to my credit card account.
Did they think they weren't going to get a paper check from a stationery store run by a shunner of proprietary JavaScript? DYKWIA?
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
