suihkulokki rambling: 20 years of being a debian maintainer
Author: Paolo Redaelli
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Backup plans
Thanks, Adam | LinkedIn
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From: Tim | LinkedIn
In Computer Languages, Clarity Is Key
paw.princeton.eduIN THE FALL OF 1996, Brian Kernighan *69 brought scissors, a beard trimmer, and a pair of hedge clippers into the auditorium where he was t…
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Scopriamo Valentina, il software open source per la realizzazione di cartamodelli.
Sorgente: Valentina, il software open source per realizzare cartamodelli
Ora possiamo senz’altro dire che anche mia nonna usa Linux! E mia zia le mie figlie eccetera!
Hardware
Dell lancia una nuova line-up di portatili e un all-in-one con Ubuntu
Dell ha annunciato l’ampliamento della sua line-up di workstation mobile Precision basata su Ubuntu alla quale si aggiunge per la prima volta il Precision 5720 All-in-One. I nuovi prodotti saranno disponibili a partire da Febbraio negli USA e successivamente nel resto del mondo. Sorgente: Dell lancia una nuova line-up di portatili e un all-in-one con…
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http://react-etc.net/entry/your-license-to-use-react-js-can-be-revoked-if-you-compete-with-facebook
Oh… I’m convinced that people at Automattic have evaluated this issue quite deeply, I dare say.
It seems that they don’t plan to compete with Facebook for quite a long time.
Or does it mean that they think that releasing Calypso under GPL make them safe from any litigation? Quite frankly I doubt it, but I’m not a lawyer so my opinion is not relevant.
People smarter than me already highlighted the issue and Automattic has already made a reasoned decision:
Paul Sieminski, General Legal Counsel for Automattic, responded to the ticket explaining why the company will continue to use React in its products.
As far as I can say it seems a policy similar to RedHat’s one: a defensive use of patents. May we call it a “patent cold-war”?
Fun
FX Matrix font family
I’m becoming quite fond of font hunting. Today’s catch is FX Matrix font family
We don’t make software for free, we make it for freedom.
From Automattic website. Because ethic does matter.
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I was pretty sure that Dell XPS 13 may be my next machine. Now this Ars Technica review confirms my impression