Spartaco Pécora {🇻🇪 ⋂ 🇮🇹} @zpartacoos@qoto.org

Why everybody use Matrix instead of XMPP?

#freesoftware #opensource #foss #tech #xmpp #matrix

"*The craving for suffering* - When I think of the craving to do something, which continually tickles and spurs those millions of young Europeans who cannot endure their boredom and themselves, then I realize that they must have a craving to suffer and to find in their suffering a probable reason for actions for deeds. Neediness is needed! Hence the politicians' clamor, hence the many false, fictitious, exaggerated 'conditions of distress' of all sorts of classes and the blind readiness to believe in them. These young people demand that--not happiness but unhappiness should approach *from the outside* and become visible; and their imagination is busy in advance to turn it into a monster so that afterward they can fight a monster. If these people who crave distress felt the strength inside themselves to benefit themselves and to do something for themselves internally, then they would also know how to create for themselves, internally, their very own authentic distresses. Then their inventions might be more refined and their satisfactions might sound like good music, while at present they fill the world with their clamor about distresses and all too often introduce into it the *filling of distress.* They do not know what to do with themselves--and therefore paint the distress of others on the wall; they always need others! And continually other others! --Pardon me, my friends, I have ventured to paint my *happiness* on the wall." -- Friedrich Nietzsche, *The Gay Science*

@kreyren bro what world do you live in??? Pls tell me this is parody

>> My proposal is the restriction of all and/or majority of open-source and free software to russia for the duration of the conflict

This literally can't be enforced specially given the repo mirrors all over the place + VPNs. Also, you'd have to somehow get every foss maintainers to block all Russian IPs across all git servers which is simply not feasible (some maintainers won't do it for not having the time, not agreeing with it in principle, not being aware of the situation, etc).

>> hopefully disrupted their coordination of troops.

So, you're willing to go to extreme measure as this on a "hopefully". Gotcha.

>> the suffering of citizens in russia is inevitable

Yes! Exactly! but my point is that these measures don't actually hurt the government or military of Russia! They can find ways around these things so you only hurt REGULAR ASS PEOPLE

>> Russian citizens are very involved and play a ...

Really? - I mean, obviously some do. For example those in the military or the ones working for the government in some capacity. However, military conscription is mandatory for at least two years (iirc) so even then I don't think it's fair to say that its their choice. Nonetheless, would you blame involvement to an entire nation due to the actions of their demented leader? It ain't exactly a democracy over there :) In fact, this move by Putin has been widely unpopular.

>> 1. produce of their work is directly linked to the funding and competence of russian military and government

But again, this isn't exactly optional. Its something you basically inherent by birthplace (who you pay taxes to). And regarding the competence of Russian military or government I again bring up the point that conscription is mandatory and its an authoritian government that doesn't give you a choice into what military endeavor they decide to jump into.

>> 2. They form the approval rating of putin that enables him to stay in power

Nope nope nope. You are I'll informed. Russia is the furthest shit from a democracy and Putin has a very low approval despite any approval rating you may acquire online or on any official poll which is certain to be doctored. I suppose this is a point hard to explain to people from non-authoritarian countries but basically don't trust any sources portraying the government in a positive light. To try to explain, I give you an example from my country, we had a TV channel called GloboVision which used to occasionally paint the government in negative light by showcasing their incompetence in maintaining infrastructure and surprise surprise they got hit with some mayor fines and their management got magically changed to progovernment people and the old hosts lost their jobs, some even facing criminal charges. So, in our types of countries, you simply are not allowed to criticize the government in any way unless you're willing to lose your job, access to food/welfare, and often even face jailtime.

>> 3. are in position to spread propaganda

But you could say the same about any human being ;)

@zpartacoos See https://qoto.org/web/statuses/107933308829554020

> The history will remember you for the actions that you've taken today, because everyone in the Free Software movement has a major role in the capability of russian military in this war.

#FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #FreeSoftwarePolitics #FSF #FSFE #UA #Ukraine #supportUkraine #standWithUkraine #ukraineCrisis #WarInUkraine #RU #RUS #Russia #RussoUkraineCrisis #putin #slavaUkraini #SlavaUkraine #ukraineInvasion #belorussia #Lukaschenko #belarus #ruble #stopPutin #stopRussia

@kreyren What are you even asking for? To make all free software proprietary? To limit traffic to freaking savannah.gnu.org?
Are you capable of expressing anything but empty rhetoric?

Hmm.. Who are your corporate overlords, languages?

Rust (4 of big 5 tech)
https://foundation.rust-lang.org/members/

Julia (3 of the big 5 tech)
https://juliacomputing.com/

LLVM (3 of big 5 tech)
https://foundation.llvm.org/docs/sponsors/

Haskell (1 of big 5 tech)
https://haskell.foundation/

Ocaml (financial companies)
https://ocaml-sf.org/

Zig (individuals)
https://github.com/sponsors/ziglang

D (1 financial firm + individuals)
https://dlang.org/foundation/sponsors.html

R (researchers and universities)
https://www.r-project.org/foundation/donors.html

yyyeeeeaaaaa......

I had to tell this to myself sometimes, so I might as well tell this to others.

This is the Fediverse. Nobody's expecting you to be an "influencer" and the people subscribed to your account aren't your "followers".

There is no obligation to write sensational posts or only talk about things that will be socially accepted by the mainstream.

1/2

#Mastodon #Fediverse #SocialMediaAnxiety

It's a bit weird that I slack off on doing real work but instead of like, playing video games or something, instead I'm still doing work but on personal projects

this Nordstream 2 jam feels like Scholz throwing Biden a bone, give it a week for everything to simmer down and they'll turn on the taps

@oklomsy
Not everything. LSP is a Microsoft invention and it has literally saved Unix text editors and given them a new life.

By the way only proper alternative to VS Code is #Emacs with Vim bindings. I suggest #DoomEmacs or #Spacemacs configuration.

PSA (again): save stuff locally. do not rely on that videos will still be there tomorrow.

@debian 2/ OK, I have more :-)

When I was a teen, #gcc was mind-blowing - a compiler I didn't have to pay for.

#GnuPG for security and privacy

#ssh is so easy to take for granted but so important.

#yggdrasil making the Internet fun and flexible

#Rust systems programming without so many dragons

#GNU project - thank you for everything from #tar to #bash

#UUCP got me online when long-distance was too expensive for #PPP

And finally, all the wonderful people of FLOSS!

#iLoveFS

be grateful for the things you have, not everyone is as fortunate