Another good lesson about why we should trust only FOSS ecosystems

It's been quiet here for some time. Let's make some noise and share the music we make!

I cancelled my subscription since I received a notification that my browser is not supported. Perhaps I should have mentioned my issues with DRM as well, but this may have gone too far. One message is clear, too many messages are noise.

I found this ad from Personal Computer World (UK) in 1985. I think we all like their moto! Has anyone heard of this company? They don't seem to be still around from an internet search I did. But people who worked there may have had an interesting career (hopefully!)

How much would you pay for a PC with 128KB RAM, and no hard disk?

In today's money (inflation adjusted)

This an ad from Personal Computer World (UK) from 1985

Red Hat used to be one of the champions of FOSS. The last years, after being acquired by IBM, they bought and castrated CentOS and now restrict public access to "their" code.

Reddit used to be the healthiest commercial social network (and probably still remains in that place) but chose to severe the ability of third party developers to use their API, thus closing their ecosystem.

Many IT companies have fired staff the last year and appear to be more assertive in regard to the working conditions of their remaining employees.

I wouldn't say that the above is an indication that the IT sector, which relies on highly educated people, keeps moving in the right direction...

I'd say that both Red Hat and Reddit maintain their position on the "ethical pedestal" but surely, these actions indicate their tension to step down in order to improve their balances. I am not an economist but it seems that they are likely to achieve short term profit (and Reddit may not achieve this either) and develop long term weaknesses.

Perhaps it's time to stop relying on commercial entities for our activities and strengthen community projects, which will remain open for companies to contribute and thrive but will never control.

While these thoughts extend well beyond the GNU/Linux ecosystem, I cannot think of a better community to sympathise with these thoughts.

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Let's start this community by remembering our favourite GMs in chess history. It doesn't have to be the best but our personal favourite. And you don't have to mention just one. Feel free to add a comment on why you find them Great!

Hello everyone (sounds familiar? :)

Let's start a community of our favourite game here in the fediverse.

Share whatever you want here about synthesizers. Photos of your studio, music you make, patches, favourite synths, your questions about equipment

Linux foundation and a number of big names in tech commit top talent and invest on RISC-V. The companies that support this initiative are, among others, Google, Intel, MediaTek, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Red Hat, Samsung, SiFive, etc.