Post A7rElTpl7qpzykSJIO by Spaceface16518@fosstodon.org
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(DIR) Post #A7qol3sL2aTaf6nm08 by brandon@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T16:23:04Z
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FINALLY, Windows will be getting a built-in cli package manager that won't be only for PowerShell :D https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
(DIR) Post #A7qqOnKQ57RosbRku0 by nathand@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T17:47:26Z
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@brandon Winget has been pretty interesting. I think it needs some time to mature and get some of the features that Chocolately has, but it's a great start.
(DIR) Post #A7qtrvjQDWeZCbj3eS by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T19:58:26Z
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@brandon now let's see how they do dependency handling. đI like the way all this is going. They keep adding sane and useful features that we have been enjoying for years/decades, thereby validating what open systems are doing. So why pay for their stuff and accept the spying and arm twisting?
(DIR) Post #A7qxRMSR8rbA5cMqjw by floppy@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T20:38:27Z
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@brandon From the same Github repository.
(DIR) Post #A7qxaJ6IzafOHhHVnU by floppy@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T20:40:04Z
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@brandon Screenshot also from the Github repository of winget-cli.https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli
(DIR) Post #A7rElTpl7qpzykSJIO by Spaceface16518@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T23:52:33Z
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@brandon wasnât win-get just copied from some open source project without the authorâs consent and then they sued/fired the author (or wronged them some other way, i forget)
(DIR) Post #A7rEnY5SHdRrkUmeX2 by Spaceface16518@fosstodon.org
2021-06-01T23:52:54Z
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@brandon wasnât win-get just copied from some open source project without the authorâs consent and then they sued/fired the author (or wronged them some other way, i forget)
(DIR) Post #A7rIDl4IwPBfOyR0t6 by brandon@fosstodon.org
2021-06-02T00:31:18Z
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@Spaceface16518 He had an interview at MS and never got hired, but was ghosted.That being said, there is a section in the README.md that gives credit to the original author: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli#creditThey also wrote a blog post: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/winget-install-learning/And AFAIK, the AppGet author was satisfied and relieved that he would at least get official recognition
(DIR) Post #A7rIGgZm6GuKKzYCZM by brandon@fosstodon.org
2021-06-02T00:31:50Z
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@floppy Yup, saw that too
(DIR) Post #A7rIRUVLK1Ss5Gd7gG by brandon@fosstodon.org
2021-06-02T00:33:47Z
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@fedops Pretty much all the telemetry can be shut up (and then re-shut up after updates) thankfully but yeah, still a little uncomfortable on Windows
(DIR) Post #A7rsNy0lGsp0mywdGK by fedops@fosstodon.org
2021-06-02T07:16:31Z
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@brandon I'm more than "a little" uncomfortable when they can turn it back on at their liberty.Plus that's only what's known. When I look at Wireshark traces I see even the enterprise and server versions with assumingly everything turned off trying to phone home all the time.The only halfway safe way to run this stuff is fully disconnected, like in a VM with host-only network or folder passthrough for file sharing.