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ArcaneChatArcaneChat Forumbymyszka

Possible to run a chatmail relay with duckdns.org?

With duckdns.org you get several free domains, but you can't edit any DNS fields. The chatmail relay installation script asks me to add some fields which I can't do. What I can do however is have a reverse proxy handle different subdomains instead of adding CNAMEs in DNS. Is this doable with the script?

I hope this makes sense, I'm still very much a newbie at networking 馃槄

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selfhostedSelfhostedbymyszka

An actually functional webproxy to self-host

I've been looking for a webproxy that would work with big websites like YouTube. So far I've found only very outdated and abandoned ones. Is there any up-to-date and actually functional webproxy I could host?

Edit: The reason I need this is that there are some locked up Windows computers I can't install any traditional VPNs on and that are used by non-tech-savvy people.

I can't pin the comment with the solution so here's the link

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fediverseFediversebymyszka

Alternative to Telegram channel in any federated messenger

Telegram channels are sort of unique in that they combine broadcasting read-only messages and having a full-blown chat, like any other group chat. Is there anything similar in federated messengers? For now I have to split up my single community into a microblog on Mastodon and a group chat in Matrix and this is super inconvenient.

I know you can create read-only rooms in Matrix, but there's no way for people to comment under posts. There's also a beta support for channels in Delta Chat, but there's comment section either.

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opensourceOpen Sourcebymyszka

My thoughts on GPL vs. permissive licenses

I'm a very much pro free software person and I used to think that GPL is basically the only possible option when it comes to benefits for free software (and not commercial use), but I've recently realised this question is actually much more ambiguous.

I think there are two sides to this issue:

  • GPL forces all contributions to stay open-source which prevents commercialisation* of FOSS projects, but also causes possible interference of corporate software design philosophy and all kinds of commercial decisions, if contributions come from companies.
  • MIT-like permissive licenses, on the other hand, easily allow for making proprietary forks, which, however, separates commercial work from the rest of the project, therefore making the project more likely to stay free both of corporate influence and in general.

So it boils down to the fact, that in my opinion what makes free software free is not only the way it's distributed but also the whole philosophy behind it: centralisation vs. decentralisation, passive consumer vs. co-developper role of the user etc. And this is where things start to be a bit controversial.

What do you think?

*UPD: wrong word. I mean close-sourcing and turning into a profitable product instead of something that fulfils your needs

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