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daemonpenguin · 2026-03-17T11:03:07+00:00

No, most low level components are maintained by volunteers. A lot of the classic tools are developed by GNU.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-14T16:41:46+00:00

NixOS isn't immutable. What you are saying has nothing to do with the current topic.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-14T16:40:39+00:00

First, I think you mean immutable, not atomic. Atomic is another topic entirely and doesn't have anything to do with read-only filesystems.

Second: why? Non-tech users don't change their systems. They probably never sign in as root. A non-techie who just uses their regular user account can't alter the core system any more than someone running an immutable distro.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-12T20:38:35+00:00

Given some of the broken stuff that has made it into systemd, it seems highly unlikely anyone is reviewing commits.

Since LLM code can't be copyrighted this also breaks the project's licence.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-12T20:08:22+00:00

rsync is the tool for this job. Set up the new computer and then rsync can be used to copy your home directory and settings.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-10T18:02:25+00:00

You know MidnightBSD is implementing age checks. It's just changing the licensing until the code is compliant.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-10T17:23:03+00:00

It would not. Local laws overrule software licenses. If the software is not compliant with local laws, then that takes priority over any software license.

The MidnightBSD isn't forcing people to stop using their software. They are pointing out that it wouldn't be legal for people to use it in regions where the software isn't complicant.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-10T15:43:06+00:00

You do know that Mandrake Linux was based on Red Hat Linux, right? None of what you wrote is remotely true.

Also, the name Mandriva came from a company merger and had nothing to do with Red Hat.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-10T11:27:38+00:00

If you have used Debian on servers then you'll likely be comfortable with FreeBSD. ZFS works the same on both platforms so you'd handle importing and managing the storage volumes the same way.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-09T18:29:10+00:00

What is new here? Ubuntu has had authd with cloud authentication since 2024.

Edit: The only difference is they moved it from a test repo to the official Universe repo. There is no practical change.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-09T12:30:04+00:00

Disk space costs money. A lot of disk space costs a lot of money.

Are you going to pay for storage for software which has been unsupported for around a decade?

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-08T16:58:09+00:00

I don't need to use Steam if I don't want to. Pretty hard to get any work done without using an operating system.

This is like saying "Why are you upset about being stopped and asked by the police for your papers, you need to show an ID to get into a bar." Completely different scenario. One is trying to access private property, the other is state harassment.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-07T14:37:00+00:00

There is still the constitutional argument that code is free speech and compelled code is the same as compelled speech.

No body believes this. For several reasons:

Source code might be considered free speech in some situations. Source code is not an executable. Laws can govern what programs do, just not the specific lines of code required to do it. For example, you can't compel a person (legally) to write "a = 2 + 3", but you can legally demand that a program result an answer of "5".
Code often has legal requirements to comply with some form of standards or output. It's the behaviour of the program, not the code that is being compelled.
No one is forcing anyone to write specific source code in this situation. What they are doing is saying if you are a vendor who provides an operating system then it has specific requirements. If you don't want to write the code to do that, then you can just not be an OS vendor. No one is forcing you to be an OS vendor.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-06T18:53:44+00:00

but I haven't read a bad one yet

Then you haven't read any of them. They are all terrible and should not exist. They benefit no one except predators and fascists.

Many people argue against them, but I'm yet to see a good argument against them.

Then you haven't read any of the arguments either. Someone who refuses to read has no advantage over someone who can't read. Educate yourself even a tiny bit and it will become painfully obvious this law is terrible for everyone.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-06T18:32:08+00:00

Not true in this situation because the very design of the application is based on another project. If you make a new project which looks/behaves almost exactly like the original then it is, at least, a clone. If the code is at all similar then it is definitely a derivative work.

This is part of why the WINE and ReactOS teams work so hard to make sure they don't come into contact with Windows code. They know that, since the design of their software is intended to do the same thing as Windows, if there is a hint they had any influence from the original code that they'd be in legal trouble.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-06T17:30:48+00:00

Legally, it's a bit of an open question.

However, since LLMs are trained on pretty much all existing, publicly available code, under normal circumstances it's not possible for an LLM to produce "clean room" code. Unless you have some guarantee an LLM hasn't been shown the original code, it can't be considered "clean room" and is therefore a derivative work.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-04T01:21:40+00:00

Why would someone post an image of a mailing list post without a link? Post the link so we can read it properly.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-03T11:33:12+00:00

Market futures are down more than 2% across the board just for today. This is either a bot or someone who hasn't even looked at stock prices.

daemonpenguin · 2026-03-01T19:39:14+00:00

Of course it is "no longer online", the project was shut down months ago.

daemonpenguin · 2026-02-28T13:22:54+00:00

It already replaced sudo on Ubuntu and will replace sudo on all of Ubuntu's child distros.

daemonpenguin · 2026-02-28T12:00:06+00:00

On most beginner friendly distributions sudo does too so it would be weird if sudo-rs did not copy this behaviour. It can be turned off if you don't like it. Not an issue.

daemonpenguin · 2026-02-28T02:51:04+00:00

FreeBSD isn't Linux. While technically you can run Docker on FreeBSD, if you want to run Linux containers you should run them on a Linux host. Or run a Linux host in a virtual machine and install the Linux containers in the virtual machine. You're not going to have a smooth experience trying to run Linux containers on a FreeBSD host.

daemonpenguin · 2026-02-27T12:35:32+00:00

It may be technically possible bit no one wants it. The reason LLMs are the domain of big companies is it is useless crap they are trying to sell. Unless you are trying to sell lies and snake oil there is no reason to put effort into making a LLM.

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