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@baris

I'm an excited user about the fediverse that was testing out try.nodebb.org and did some tests and liked it!

Even this is sort of a test but also a post about myself being a "NodeBB User", a federated user.

Perhaps the line gets blurred when we are all in the fediverse.

I've been impressed so far by NodeBB and only recently *also* realized you are a FLOSS GPLv3 project.

My emotional state: speechless

#FreeSoftwareFoundation rides to defend #AGPLv3 against #Neo4j license add-ons
FOSS bods file amicus brief in hope of preserving core #GNU tenet of freedom forever
"At stake is the future of not just the AGPLv3, but the #FSF's widely used GNU Public License it is largely based on, and the software covered by those agreements."
theregister.com/2025/03/04/fre #GPL #GPLv3

The Register · Free Software Foundation rides to defend AGPLv3 against Neo4j license add-onsBy Thomas Claburn
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@MisterMultiverse There is #Luakit for example, which is a quite old project actually and it is licensed under #GPLv3.

https://luakit.github.io/

It uses #WebKitGTK and is configurable in #Lua. But the configuration complexity becomes absurdly high very quickly!

There are also some other projects, most of them also invoking the WebKitGTK engine. It’s not that there are no other browsers, but those are by far not in feature parity and pretty much none of them has a mobile version or synchronization – or are just not maintained anymore.

luakit.github.ioLuakit Web Browser
A slightly improved revision of apt-upgrade is now available at https://git.disroot.org/daltux/apt-upgrade/

This is a small personal collection of :gnu: #GNU #Bash scripts I’ve put together to simplify everyday updates for all the common stuff on :debian: Debian GNU/Linux-based systems. It has been available under the #GPLv3+ for a while, so you are free to use, study, modify, and share it however you see fit—following #Copyleft principles, always preserving the users' freedoms. If you improve it, consider sharing back your changes to help keep the spirit of #FreeSoftware alive. 🤝

I’d love to hear if it ends up being useful for you! If you run into any issues or have suggestions, please report them directly on Disroot Forgejo or just drop a comment here.

#apt #nala #shell #script #Debian #GNUlinux #FreeAsInFreedom #Disroot #SoftwareLivre
Disroot Forgejo: Brace yourself, merge conflicts ahead.apt-upgradeShell script for easier upgrading the system using apt and, when present, snap, flatpak and fwupdmgr.

have announced their decentralised peer-to-peer storage network.

The big deal here is:
- Autonomi nodes run on anything (Raspberry Pi, an old laptop, home server, whatever) so anyone can participate
- maximal , security and privacy
- storage for a one-off fee ensures data and websites will not be lost, link rot won't happen and developers have the ability to scale without infrastructure costs or VC funding

einpresswire.com/article/77432

EIN Presswire · David Irvine to Finally Launch his Decentralized InternetBy Gill McLaughlin

Upgrade to #GPLv4?

Nothing wrong with #GPLv3, but I feel it does need to be updated to specifically make it unlawful to put the code on any repository owned or operated by an entity that is engaging in software theft (eg. Micros(ha)ft servers). That means no code on git-hub(dot) com.... includes forks and mirrors obviously.

Microsoft supports #softwareTheft via their so-called "ai".

(NOTE: The new license wouldn't need to add anything about "AI" because the existing license is clear, but it probably should explicitly name micros(ha)ft as barred for the sake of clarity.)

@rms @fsf @jeffcliff @silverpill @r

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was just chewing the fat with someone and we realized it would be good to have an "Accepted-license" header in #HTTP.

It would mean that u could ask for a response IF AND ONLY IF the response is of a particular license.

Accepted-licence: AGPLv3, GPLv3, BSD, CC0, CC-BY-SA-4.0

and then the server will respond with:
License: <<ONE OF THE ABOVE>>

....it wouldn't solve the privacy/anonymity issues of networked services but at least would force vendors claiming #FOSS to put it in writing (it should already be in writing but this would just make it persistent and mean that a person would need to periodically check what is published on a site).

dunno tho, this might already be a thing and just noone does it, lol

#agplv3 #gplv3 #bsd #cc0 #ccBySA4p0 @silverpill @jeffcliff @thendrix @rms

TIL: @tuxedocomputers released drivers for their machines under the , which makes it impossible for competitors and distros to ship them pre-compiled, as that license is incompatible with the 's only license.

They did this purposely, allegedly to "keep control of the upstream pacing" – and want to re-license the code while upstreaming.

github.com/tuxedocomputers/tux

gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev

gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev

gitlab.com/tuxedocomputers/dev

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@nubesurrealista La #FSF lo notó, desde el caso TiVo, por eso propuso la #GPLv3 y por eso, ahora que está en auge la IA, se "entiende" que siga habiendo mucho software "open source" que no ha adoptado un modelo de licencia que proteja las cuatro libertades sin desproteger a las autoras y a la comunidad ante los abusos corporativos de los huecos legales.

es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoizac

es.wikipedia.orgTivoización - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre