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Category: Software
Proprietary software, Software Libero, Wordpress
wpOS, how do they cope with GPL?
wpOS – WordPress dashboard replacement that changes everything. From their website it looks like any other proprietary software. But I do know that WordPress is licensed under General Public License, so this wpOS -which is patently a WordPress plugin – must abide to the GPL. I just wonder how they comply.
Proprietary software, Software
How to join a Linux system to an Active Directory domain
Do you need to centrally manage Linux systems and user accounts under an Active Directory domain? Here’s how to do it. Source: How to join a Linux system to an Active Directory domain
Debian, Proprietary software
Firmware – Debian Wiki
The Debian project has taken the decision in 2022-10 to create a new repository component non-free-firmware, and include its content on installation media for the upcoming Debian release bookworm to make things easier for our users. From Firmware – Debian Wiki So people like me that installed Debian several years ago keeping it updated shall…
Software, Software Libero, Web
Browsh and Carbonyl, the return of the terminal browser
I can’t believe I haven’t made a post about Browsh, Someone had to make a similar feat using Chromium, creating carbonyl, Chromium running inside your terminal Carbonyl is a Chromium based browser built to run in a terminal. Read the blog post. It supports pretty much all Web APIs including WebGL, WebGPU, audio and video…
Android, Android, Proprietary software, Smartphones
Ottima notizia
WhatsApp smetterà di funzionare il 31 dicembre 2022 su molti telefoni datati Sono i modelli più vecchi che perdono la compatibilità con l’app di messaggistica a causa della vetustà del sistema operativo non più aggiornato. E questa è un’ottima notizia! Magari qualcuno passerà a Telegram o Signal Tuttavia è un pezzo che non vedo più…
Software
Why Modern Alternative Languages Never Replace C/C++
I must correct Shalitha Suranga because while he correctly titled his article Why Modern Alternative Languages Never Replace C/C++ Hundreds of C/C++ alternatives will come, but C/C++ will be with us forever! He wrote all the reason why C will remain forever as a “portable assembler”. C++ is a complex language. A hugely complex language.…
Ethics, Privacy, Proprietary software
Yet another
For my personal serie “yet another reason to avoid x”, today we have Roomba: Intimate Photos By Roomba Vacuums Leaked Online Your robot vacuums are watching you and the resulting imagery of your most private moments can, horrifically, get leaked online… iRobot … confirmed that gig workers shared intimate photos… to social media. Source: Slashdot.org
Software, Software Libero
Open Color
Open Color, a color scheme for UI design. Found on ZeusNews as an alternative to the (very) proprietary Pantone.
Software, Software Libero
Uniform eXchange Format (uxf)
Uniform eXchange Format (uxf) is a plain text human readable optionally typed storage format that supports custom types. It may serve as a convenient alternative to csv, ini, json, sqlite, toml, xml, or yaml. https://github.com/mark-summerfield/uxf Looks smart and interesting! Expecially this part: Implmenting a UXF pretty printer whould be doable by a CS major as…