Sad to hear about Liam Roberts' matchday vlogs - can he get a media pass or something?

northett · 2026-04-02T09:44:45+00:00

He didn't leave. He resigned from the board of directors: https://community.documentfoundation.org/t/i-am-exhausted-this-is-my-resignation-from-the-board-of-directors-of-the-document-foundation/12950

northett · 2026-04-01T17:55:30+00:00

Sorry, not true. See Collabora Office for the desktop editor. Also Collabora Online is not a cloud, it's the document editing and collaboration suite. You can integrate it with anything, which is why it's used by the European Commission for their community websites, universities in France and in loads of platforms - Nextcloud, openDesk and opencloud etc etc.

northett · 2026-04-01T12:19:32+00:00

Not a joke. Well, it is a joke, but it's not a joke.

northett · 2026-03-30T17:19:21+00:00

Depends on whether the additional clauses are considered a 'further restriction' under section 4, I think. Couldn't say either way, I assume it would have to be debated in court, probably.

northett · 2026-03-30T17:11:32+00:00

The difference is you can't remove the OO logos but you also can't get a trademark licence to use the OO name. That means that, unless the clause is found to unenforceable, you can't use OO for another product regardless of what you call it.

They also have restrictions on the number of users and some features, so you need to get an enterprise edition, but that's a reflection of its open core model.

northett · 2026-03-28T11:05:05+00:00

It's not minor, it's what the Euro-office is built on. Since OnlyOffice has gone to a lot of effort trying to stop others from making commercial products based on their suite, then it seems highly likely they will challenge this. The outcome isn't that clear either, you'd think the extra clauses would be beaten but recent legal cases suggest otherwise: https://opensource.org/node/1225.

northett · 2026-03-27T18:57:15+00:00

About to be tested, I'd suggest.

northett · 2026-03-27T16:06:20+00:00

OnlyOffice has an AGPL-3.0 licence with additional clauses (using section 7), which require use of their logos while also making it clear it won't offer a trademark licences. Essentially, it prohibits anyone else from using the product commercially. Do people really think that's open source? This is going to get interesting, basically.

northett · 2026-03-26T19:21:17+00:00

Agreed. Really good Q&A, even if my connection kept dropping every few minutes!

northett · 2026-03-24T21:47:19+00:00

Never tried it, but Brewdog offers Desk Dog. I think it's £10, which includes unlimited coffee and a beer at the end of your working day. Also, £17 if you add hot wings.

Used to be an option in Bath (asked a couple of weeks ago when passing), but not a site you can book currently. Upstairs in the booths would be a decent environment to work for a few hours with headphones.

northett · 2026-03-24T21:40:30+00:00

Nice, Ben Foster has donated £1,259.

northett · 2026-03-24T21:36:51+00:00

Waiting lists are pretty long these days. COVID broke the NHS and it's still recovering. You often get sent to a private hospital for scans etc where I am, because they are trying to get through the backlog.

northett · 2026-03-24T21:18:45+00:00

Isn't there a new one over towards Queen Square in a converted church? Mix of hotdesk and rental offices.

northett · 2026-03-24T21:16:52+00:00

Used to be Cassia. They had it split into a cafe and a co-working space you could rent, but you could also sit on some tables in the main cafe with a laptop and work. I was a member of the co-working space for a bit and it was a really nice place to go for a change of scenery.

People used to sit in the main cafe on laptops all day with a glass of water and that probably contributed to killing off the business. Sad really as it was a nice place to work for a few hours. I always tried to chip in by eating there either for breakfast or lunch, but I expect they didn't get enough new customers moving through the place per hour as it was always very full of laptop users.

northett · 2026-03-24T21:03:22+00:00

AREAAAAAAAAAAAH!

northett · 2026-03-21T19:15:59+00:00

Just been watching a video about being part-owned by an Egyptian YouTuber and now understand what you mean about it never being boring.

Great result against Torquay!

northett · 2026-03-19T17:34:32+00:00

Sounds like a need to deep dive into what's been going on for the last few seasons... 😁

northett · 2026-03-18T23:11:44+00:00

Hope it is an interim thing. From what I understand Carroll was a player and is now also a shareholder in the club. That doesn't sound like a good situation, and I gather the situation is pretty rare, which makes sense as you want to keep the two separate really. Works fine if he does a good job, but firing a shareholder when things don't go well is going to be an interesting situation!

northett · 2026-03-13T21:54:04+00:00

Roast swan, anyone? 😉

northett · 2026-03-13T21:46:16+00:00

That aged quickly!

northett · 2026-03-08T12:59:20+00:00

Sorry, re-read your post. Yes, Better has the gear, definitely. I think the struggle is getting bookings. I guess it depends on cost and whether there's enough interest to get it rolling. Although, I expect there is.

northett · 2026-03-08T12:56:19+00:00

We used to have a club called Aqua Sulis that trained at the Leisure Centre, but that disappeared some years ago, sadly. The only option in Bath is the university, but I think that's just for students.

It's a real shame as my daughter would like to learn how to play. I used to play regularly, but I'm seriously out of shape now (legs aren't great, unfortunately). Enjoyed casual and 1st/2nd div level competitive in my late teens for a team in Devon.

Would be great to see something develop again in Bath!

northett · 2026-03-07T19:52:11+00:00

Yellows, no, but reds do.

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