Diseased Open Source Software Community - it's about ethics in Code of Conducts

[Cedric_Eff]

Personally, I put my trust in nostalgic East Germans.

Hungarians for me.

This 100% should be the norm again, and it's ridiculous we allowed it to get to this state. I'm somewhat shocked that the EU is doing something useful for once.

If an EU designed PC is made, it would all be USB C based (which is based as hell.)

Dude, this isn't some vagary of the free market, the industry is well aware that dead and degraded batteries are a major driver of new sales. They most likely colluded to choke that off entirely because it’s bad for business, the only factor forcing their hand is the knowledge that replaceable batteries are bad for their revenue figures.

If its better to collude to provide a worse product against the will of your customers then that is in and of itself a market incentive

That and the idea of the non swappable batteries come from Asian manufacturers realizing it’s easier to make non replaceable batteries.

 

[Coolio55]

If an EU designed PC is made, it would all be USB C based (which is based as hell.)

They're already putting it on all the laptops despite no peripherals using it.
It's like that big slot for digital camera cards that no-one uses.
Also, it's weird. It feels flimsy as hell but is apparently rated for a *lot* more insertions than regular USB?

 

[Temperance]

Russia is "looking to create its own independent Linux community".
https://news.itsfoss.com/russia-linux-community/ [Archive]
https://www.tomshardware.com/softwa...ssia-ministry-of-digital-development-steps-in [Archive]

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And in (unrelated) US government news:
https://thenewstack.io/feds-critical-software-must-drop-c-c-by-2026-or-face-risk/ [Archive]

Excerpt:

The feds are tired of their incompetent contractors/programmers not doing a good job of managing memory, so they want to move away from using "memory-unsafe" languages like C++ entirely. Maybe this is Rust's time to shine!

Spoiler: Different article about DARPA considering Rust

https://thenewstack.io/can-darpas-tractor-pull-c-to-rust-for-memory-safe-overhaul/

The report had some recommendations for Open Source software as well, so this isn't totally off-topic.

 

[GhastlyGhost]

They're already putting it on all the laptops despite no peripherals using it.
It's like that big slot for digital camera cards that no-one uses.
Also, it's weird. It feels flimsy as hell but is apparently rated for a *lot* more insertions than regular USB?

Most PC peripherals are going to target USB A to guarantee it can be used with the largest number of systems.
USB C to USB A female adapters are plentiful, and you probably have one from your phone if you've bought a new phone in the last 6 or so years.
Being reversible, being relatively small, and being standardized are huge plusses imo. Beats having to get Apple to certify your adapter only to turn around after laughing in your face.

 

[AmpleApricots]

I wish I was still so naïve as to believe that companies actually bow to consumer demand and just in general focus on making a good product. In a market where there was a lot of harsh competition, maybe. These markets don't exist here. They do whatever they want and you have to accept it because there's no (serious) alternative that'd do anything different. They know that and they are testing these borders of what you are willing to endure to the maximum, sometimes to the point that even lobbyist lawmakers just have to step in and pay some lip-service to their actual jobs because it makes them look too bad to do absolutely nothing.

USB-C is a pretty efficient plug in a vacuum. You get a lot of signals on that tiny thing and as has been said, direction doesn't matter. Only critique I have is that it's kinda fragile and not very dirt proof. Something can get in and cover up contacts in a way where it doesn't completely stop working but cause weird problems and god help you if some moisture or something has caused a patina to develop on the contacts, but that's always been a problem with anything USB. On cheap receptacles, this inner contact-carrier shim can break off if sufficiently abused (e.g. using and moving around a device while it's plugged in to charge) because the plug basically works as a big lever although that's rare enough I suppose and less of a risk if the parts are made well and tolerances are tight. It's not the worst we ever had, but it could be better.

I think it's also the first connector where I'd actually think about using dust plugs on the receptacles, depending on environment.

 

[kcbbq]

That is true though. I don't see anyone actively seeking out cars with manual transmission. Most people prefer automatic, and that's how they buy cars. Those transmissions became gradually more popular over the years as consumers preferred to buy them in increasingly larger numbers.

That has little to do with demand; it's almost entirely down to automatics now getting better fuel economy and that few mpg makes it a lot easier to meet government requirements. The choice was made despite what anyone may have wanted, in the US at least.

 

[AnOminous]

Russia is "looking to create its own independent Linux community".
https://news.itsfoss.com/russia-linux-community/ [Archive]
https://www.tomshardware.com/softwa...ssia-ministry-of-digital-development-steps-in [Archive]

Yes, I'm sure government-run open source will turn out well.

 

[HootersMcBoobies]

so they want to move away from using "memory-unsafe" languages like C++

It's been possible to be mostly memory safe since C++11 .. and that was years ago and we're at like .. C++26 now?! I haven't touched C/C++ in a while, but I know people who work in it who've told me you shouldn't be used new/delete/delete[] at all anymore.

The overwhelming majority of system tools are written in C. I've heard you can setup Rust to be embedded and work with shared libraries, but by default it just seems to create massive binaries with all the crates embedded in it. That just screams hidden security vulnerabilities from dependencies no one ever bothers to check or update.

companies actually bow to consumer demand

At one time the tech consumer was a niche audience you had to cater to. Other people would buy desktop computers based on what their tech friends told them. People liked servicing the inside of old desktops because they were way easier to work on than cars (and not covered in layers of grease and oil).

With the iProduct generation, now everyone spends big dollars on locked down garbage. Those non-tech people override the people who have expertise with software and hardware engineering (on a limited subset of which even care about repairability and service anymore). The general population has essentially ruined hardware/software forever.

 

[jeff7989]

And in (unrelated) US government news:
https://thenewstack.io/feds-critical-software-must-drop-c-c-by-2026-or-face-risk/ [Archive]
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So US gov is fully penetrated by Rust loonies then? Is that why some are pushing for its inclusion in Linux. Sure trusting mentally ill porn addicts will work out long term. Future is sure bright.
I am sure getting rid of Russian C programmers was a coincidence.

 

[pellegrino31415]

The feds are tired of their incompetent contractors/programmers not doing a good job of managing memory, so they want to move away from using "memory-unsafe" languages like C++ entirely. Maybe this is Rust's time to shine!

And they think switching to rust will make it better? They might not even get software then.

 

[Cherenkovblue]

Yes, I'm sure government-run open source will turn out well.

Of course it will, Comrade. It will be best source ever because RUSSIA STRONGK. Behold the power of SovSource!!!!

 

[Samuel Fuller]

Apple is slowly making sideloading harder on MacOS. The only workarounds are either to manually add each app in Security or to disable "System Integrity Protection" in the terminal.

The costs of verification are too high for a lot of hobbyists who just want to put their apps out there, and I can't imagine it being fun to be a developer who has to jump through hoops each time they want to test their programs. This also will keep scaring a lot of developers from writing for macOS.

I'm sure Apple would remove sideloading entirely if they could.

Remember when sideloading was just called installing a piece of software on your computer? Pepperidge Farm remembers!

This is false. Right-clicking a new application and choosing "Open" will prompt for permission to open the application, and only has to be done on the first run of a new piece of software.

 

[Tiggie_Tiger]

The more I watch this thread, the more it makes me hate the state of modern open-source software. At this point, I may as well pull a Terry Davis.

 

[DavidS877]

The more I watch this thread, the more it makes me hate the state of modern open-source software. At this point, I may as well pull a Terry Davis.

I dunno, writing your own operating system is pretty hardcore.

 

[Tiggie_Tiger]

I dunno, writing your own operating system is pretty hardcore.

Better to be hardcore than softcore.

 

[AmpleApricots]

I dunno. I don't think it's ever been this good actually. Never before you had the sheer amount of choice in open software you have now. If you don't like a project that's part of your system, just replace it with another one. Besides some few painful exceptions, this has never been as viable as it is now. Just reject shitty code. Simple as. Of course if the best you can do is install some prefab Linux distro and then whine on twitter about tech trannies while posting Terry Davis memes, then you get pretty much what you deserve. Can't wish for freedom and then demand from everyone else to do the work for that freedom for you.

What I'd personally wish for is more open hardware platforms that perform better than computers from twenty years ago. There, the situation really is truly dire and this is something that could truly bite us in the ass one day, when proprietary hardware manufacturers feel brazen enough to charge you for a subscription for CPU cores, for example.

 

[i440BX]

I used to follow this Ukrainian former Godot developer

https://x.com/Xrayez

https://github.com/Xrayez

https://archive.is/wip/D0Wms

He wrote "Waiting for the Blue Robot" very detailed analysis of what is wrong regarding Godot software and its leadership.

https://waiting-for-blue-robot.vercel.app/print.html

Though you might notice a bit of a political bias in the book:

Spoiler: The chapter "Politics"

This cult of personality is further confirmed by Juan’s own hidden political views. Juan once written a release article, with a picture suggesting Donald Trump11!


The phrase “Make engines great again” takes inspiration from Trump’s slogan “Make America Great Again.” This connection is significant because experts in the realm of cults, such as Steven Hassan, have identified the existence of a “Cult of Trump.”12 This reinforces the notion that Juan, as the leader of the Godot cult, is likely influenced by such charismatic leaders as perceived by their followers.

By the time of writing this book, Juan deleted this image and replaced it with a “Vote for Godot” image, again, right after I started to describe Godot in terms of a cult. Also, recall Godot’s “Democracy” mental tricks covered in Democracy chapter. These kind of things are definitely deceptive and manipulative, since Godot is in no way a democracy.

He also made a funny 2 hour long video making fun of the Godot devs:

While I believe he did a great service to us by exposing the Godot scam, I think he is too obsessed with Ukraine Invasion and the need of US interventionism (because of that he supported Kamala)

Spoiler: Tweets

Spoiler: Warmongering

I don't know how to properly archive a full Twitter thread. What tools do you use to archive. I am using Singlefile but it isnt able to capture the long line of replies.

Also sorry for the lack of archive links, archive.is seems to have a huge queue today.

 

[306h4Ge5eJUJ]

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This guy is a lolcow and likely not just obsessed but some kind of crazy. Just look at his own description of an exchange with Juan Linietsky (A, possibly outdated) and try to infer from that how his own replies (which strangely enough are never quoted literally, just paraphrased) must have looked like. I'd highlight the batshit parts here but it's all batshit parts.

 

[GNU Abyss]

Linux "influencer" seethe tax, 'tis the season after all. [A]




Going full DeVault, then doubling down on the insanity. Anybody who says "FOSS is definitely political" does not mean it in the FSF way, just sludge taken human form having an episode.

What I'd personally wish for is more open hardware platforms that perform better than computers from twenty years ago. There, the situation really is truly dire and this is something that could truly bite us in the ass one day, when proprietary hardware manufacturers feel brazen enough to charge you for a subscription for CPU cores, for example.

Isn't this already the case with Intel's server CPUs and their Software Defined Silicon idea? Tesla paid upgrades, but for your processor.

 

[Caesar]

That is true though. I don't see anyone actively seeking out cars with manual transmission. Most people prefer automatic, and that's how they buy cars.

In America maybe. Very common to not want an automatic in Europe.