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Libre software funding and market abuse

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 / awilfox / 2 Comments

I've just read a troubling article from the developer of Aether. What troubles me is not so much the differences we have, which likely stems from being in vastly different segments of libre software (he's doing social media, and I'm in low-level systems). What troubles me is that he claims that it is an economic … Continue reading Libre software funding and market abuse

Mozilla finally disavows Discord

September 12, 2019 / awilfox / Leave a comment

mhoye's new blog post on the future of Mozilla community chat came out last week. He notes about Discord that "their active hostility towards interoperability and alternative clients has disqualified them as a community platform." I am very thankful that the Mozilla brass have realised this, as I pointed out in an earlier installment. Kudos … Continue reading Mozilla finally disavows Discord

The problem with “patches welcome” culture

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 / awilfox / Leave a comment

I'm going to tell you a secret. Most computer users cannot write computer code. (Shock!) This is not anything new, and I would dare say this is not even necessarily a problem that needs to be corrected. In a similar vein, a great deal of first-world citizens use cars daily, but I doubt many drivers … Continue reading The problem with “patches welcome” culture

Happy Workaholic Day!

November 22, 2018 / awilfox / Leave a comment

I've never been a big fan of stores being open on Thanksgiving Day, because I feel that American culture already emphasises consumerism and unhealthy obsessions with work enough. However, I rarely say anything, because what are you going to do with big-box retailers? They want some of that Black Friday money, and they typically don't … Continue reading Happy Workaholic Day!

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