Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 2mo ago Replying to @tinker@infosec.exchange Damn. This quote from Linus Torvalds is... well... damning. In response to a discussion around use of generative AI as it relates to contributions to the Linux code base, Linus (creator and lead contributor to Linux) firmly states that AI contributions are welcome. But then he goes on and concludes with this: "The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology. Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project. This is *NOT* some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be. In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons. And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools. Linus" A lot of us are on Linux specifically because of the social and political positives. Closed source is control. Open source is democracy. Linus doing the typical tech-bro "i don't think of politics, I only think of tech" harkens back to any number of "science without ethics" atrocities. Linus is and has always been a tech-bro (or proto tech bro). He has his throne of power and is happy where he is. Other tech-bros want money and influence. They're all the same. But Linus is wrong. Tech is politics. And his stance and guiding influence with Linux is wrong. Linus just made a political statement and has shifted the politics and societal approach of Linux. Source: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ #linux #solarPunk #Linus #AI #openSource @tinker@infosec.exchange It's not some new development. He has been focused on the technical side since basically forever.
Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 5mo ago Replying to @Grrr@mstdn.fr <p><a href="https://mstdn.fr/tags/eurovision" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eurovision</span></a></p> @Grrr Roger Waters est un gros con poutinophile.
Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 5mo ago Replying to @ClumsyGolem@mstdn.games @ZachWeinersmith Remember kids, a good pirate never steals! @ClumsyGolem @ZachWeinersmith You mean take another person's property? https://mastodon.online/@anneoneam/116448607099497238 mastodon.online Anne O'neam: "@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social Famous "Jake and…" - Mastodon
Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 5mo ago Replying to @ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social <p>Have you noticed this thing where when a type of character appears in story enough, they become dissociated from the actual nature of the original character type? E.g. being a cartoon cowboy does not imply that one is a young man who runs cattle. It's about a set of clothes and a gruff attitude. A pirate strictly speaking no longer needs to be engaged in any kind of violent robbery. A princess is someone young with a crown, but may not really need a monarchy they are in line for.</p> @ZachWeinersmith Famous "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" image:
Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 28mo ago Replying to @scy@chaos.social <p>Did you know that <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/XScreenSaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>XScreenSaver</span></a> (yes, the collection of screensavers for X11) is available on Android?</p><p>And that <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Google</span></a> requires it to have a privacy policy in order to be available in the Play Store?</p><p>And that the maintainer chose to crowd-source a privacy policy where every item starts with "Unlike Google"?</p><p>It's become a great list of all the privacy violations Google did and still does. And I thought that it's gonna be long, but it's even longer than I imagined.</p><p><a href="https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p> @scy@chaos.social The last item is really the most important one!!
Open post Anne O'neam @anneoneam@mastodon.online · 4mo ago Replying to @queertragik@eldritch.cafe <p>Avec vous déjà entendu parler la religion zoroastrisme ?</p> @queertragik@eldritch.cafe J'ai visité des temples zoroastriens en Iran et j'ai même un pendentif de Faravahar. (C'est "le zoroastrisme" ou "la religion zoroastrienne" à priori)