Daniel Kulesz @kuleszdl@fosstodon.org

To counter #homeoffice demand, I've set up my own #jitsi instance. Client-wise, everything looks very promising. However, server-side, I found some hair-raising issues:

- a newly installed instance is "open for public" by default. Imho, this is just crazy from a legal pov.
- jitsi needs around 5 subsubdomains for its various subservices.
- setting up a "secured domain" seems complicated and did not work for me (yet).

Given these, it's hard for me to give an unrestricted recommendation for it.

Excellent arguments for using #r and open source software presented by Achim Zeileis in today's #se20conf keynote.

Slightly confusing - for some reason the #netbsd 9 stable image for the #pinebookpro says it is a development snapshot.

Our joint Open Source Test Management with #kiwwitcms and #systemtestportal stand is up at #fosdem and welcoming visitors in the K building on level one (next to the exit). If you are into testing, make sure you check it out.

Coupling and cohesion - this interesting construct in the room the #Replicant meetup is about to start at #fosdem shows exactly what happens when you couple stuff (here: table and chairs) that better should be left decoupled.

Visited the espruino stand at #fosdem and I must say I am really impressed how solid the #bangle.js feels. Definitely a must-see if you are here.

Anyone else considering wearing gloves at #fosdem due to #coronavirus?

@PINE64 Happy new year!

@PINE64 Is the design of your hardware - especially the #pinebookpro or the #pinetab - copyrighted/patented or otherwise protected in some sense?

Background: I am designing a poster and need a clipart of a laptop and tablet. I would love to avoid the typical art that mimics apple hardware and use pine64 hardware instead.

The poster is about #systemtestportal and will be unveiled at the Open Source Test Management stand at #fosdem this year.

I would love to leave the x86 legacy behind and start into the new decade with a modern ARM64-based laptop!

Unfortunately, my #pinebookpro from @PINE64 is stuck at customs clearance since two days. Seems like officials have a hard time believing that a brand-new laptop with a metal case sells that cheap.

I first sent them my invoice and a link to the shop but they were still not convinced. Now, I also supplied them with a screenshot from my online banking and hope they will finally process it.

New challenges for Free Software business models https://www.schiessle.org/articles/2019/11/17/new-challenges-for-free-software-business-models/ via @bjoern

This is indeed a very interesting and critical aspect of free software. I watched an excellent talk about more or less exactly the same topic at FrOSCon this year. The speaker presented quite a few more models and discussed their limitations.

Not sure if you've seen it as well? In case you didn't, here's the reference:

https://media.ccc.de/v/froscon2019-2463-open_source_as_a_business

@PINE64 Update: The link is now on the start page and points to the store, but the store is still down. Guess we have to stay patient.

@PINE64 I can't find the link for ordering the #pinephone brave heart edition. 😟 Any pointers appreviated.

Conducted first test with my new usb power meter by charging a cheap power bank from empty to full (nominal capacity stated by manufacturer: 2600mAh). So far, I like this power meter a lot.

@PINE64 Can you already say at what time pre-orders for the #pinebookpro will open tomorrow (or maybe even tonight)?

First impressions after playing around with the #rock64 and the #pineh64 from #pine64:

- great aes-xts-performance (~350 MB/s)
- great usb3-sata-performance (~280 MB/s)
- surprisingly low idle power consumption (~0.5W on the rock64, ~1W on the h64)

- both boards do *not* work with #debian unstable kernel yet
- the h64 works with debian userland + #armbian kernel, the rock64 does not (but works with official #arch on 5.3 kernel)

Overall: Great hardware, but does not work ootb like A64 yet.