Posts by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
(DIR) Post #9lfUuLHg7CWaT9UHVw by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2019-08-08T06:46:27Z
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In #Ubuntu 19.10 the chromium-browser DEB package will install the Chromium #Snap instead. If users are happy, it will be backported to LTS version.Looks like the transition process from DEB to Snap is slowly starting. Not sure what to think of this.https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/call-for-testing-chromium-browser-deb-to-snap-transition/11179
(DIR) Post #9mRI4msxOI9ltMDeKm by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2019-08-31T08:12:56Z
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@msh @vertigo @fribbledom GPUs and IME/PSP are peripherals embedded in the same chip. They have nothing to do with normal program execution.IAPX432 still executed normal CISC machine code and just had special hardware support for accelerating some programming paradigmas. Like IBM's AS/400 or ARM's Jazelle. And - like many others - they had to learn doing these things in hardware can also have severe downsides. More cache, more cores and better branch predictors ARE the better solution.
(DIR) Post #9mYM4XOpGYorebArzc by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2019-09-03T17:59:07Z
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"Android 10 released with improved privacy controls"...so they removed all #Google apps and services?#android #android10
(DIR) Post #9rLuI6cEhoyJu8mxUG by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T07:00:54Z
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Allegedly #Microsoft loves Open Source now. So the #FSF wants them to release #Windows7 under a FOSS license after support for this release has ended.Petition at: https://www.fsf.org/windows/upcycle-windows-7#UpcycleWindows7
(DIR) Post #9rLvrIQCu3tSbrVRM8 by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T07:29:45Z
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@AstroBadger They won't, but hopefully it finally puts all that "Microsoft loves FOSS" crap in perspective for some people.
(DIR) Post #9rMAlTor74fnX8ihN2 by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T10:17:33Z
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@alyx They could easily risk it if they were a good company. No Open Source fork of a ten year old operating system could ever keep up with their more recent operating system releases if they kept improving their flagship as everybody expects (and pays!) them to. But Microsoft isn't a good software company.Nor do they "Love Open Source", and it's time someone finally proves it. I can't hear that crap anymore.
(DIR) Post #9rMBUoSNELw8ZQow5o by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T10:21:51Z
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@alyx Comparison: If Android wasn't already Open Source and Google would release Android 1.6 (came out in 2009 like Windows 7) today, we wouldn't even think about someone being able to build an OS from it which could compete with Android 10.
(DIR) Post #9rMrR8C66L1IhZ8OfY by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T10:03:22Z
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@InternetKevin I don't think anybody can see it, but there are a couple good reasons why someone has to try.
(DIR) Post #9rMrRAJyC2VPIYpiDY by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T10:29:53Z
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@InternetKevin Microsoft got a lot of credit for declaring they "Love Open Source", to the point where people who should know better start claiming the company has changed completely and for the better.This is a very simple, clear and reasonable demand for many reasons - improve compatibility in other systems, IT security, sustainability etc. - which challenges the notion of this "New Microsoft". And now they suddenly have to find a good excuse for why they're not going to do it.
(DIR) Post #9rMrRMYEip31EHbH7Y by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T10:53:36Z
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@InternetKevin A general discussion about IT security and product liability for software is long overdue anyways. Security by Obscurity doesn't work, people find way too many flaws without having the source.Who's responsible for what, and for how long? What happens when a product is discontinued? Why can't anybody else make patches for Windows 7? Why are we running national infrastructure on discontinued products? Why are we running national infrastructure on proprietary products at all? etc.
(DIR) Post #9sKdfdmbiuv63xkZdY by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-26T18:04:39Z
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@InternetKevin @faoluin The same as always I would say: Short-term moneysaving instead of long-term goals. Both in the private and public sector.
(DIR) Post #9sKhmScc1DPjI5aB0a by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T14:17:16Z
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In August 2019 #Microsoft pledged to donate its exFAT patents to the Open Invention Network (OIN), so at least OIN members don't have to pay patent fees for this important filesystem anymore.People immediately put exFAT drivers into the kernel. Linux 5.4 was released with exFAT support in November 2019.To this date Microsoft still hasn't donated the patents, and they've gone completely quiet about it. While people are shipping Linux distros and boxes which violate the patents. Classic.
(DIR) Post #9sLOqTp7mvzKCnb8rY by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-25T09:52:46Z
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@Antanicus It's about all those people who are stuck with Windows 7 for the usual reasons (legacy hard/software), and about giving projects like ReactOS and Wine better insights.But TBH I also simply want to see the "Microsoft loves Open Source" crap exposed as what it is: crap.
(DIR) Post #9xYlE0nYGTnx88ZpVA by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2020-01-26T17:52:55Z
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Only the following parts in the #PinePhone need closed firmware blobs:- WiFi- Bluetooth- OmniVision rear camera (optional autofocus firmware)- Quectel EG25-G LTE modemThe WiFi and LTE baseband are separated from the main operating system and share no memory with it.So the PinePhone is basically just as free and secure as the #Librem5.https://www.pine64.org/2020/01/24/setting-the-record-straight-pinephone-misconceptions/@PINE64 #pine #pine64
(DIR) Post #ABTmpQ2UVbaGcT6rHk by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-18T07:49:35Z
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@urusan 30 days for a 39.5 hour work week, plus all the holidays. That's 223 effective work days in 2021, or 61%.
(DIR) Post #ABV6lKy9bprdyiN7jt by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-18T06:10:09Z
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An Israeli company (Kape Technologies) is buying up all the VPN providers, while an american company (Cloudflare) is putting its service in front of all web pages.But I'm sure there's nothing sinister going onhttps://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-cybersecurity-firm-buys-expressvpn-for-close-to-1b/
(DIR) Post #ABVOkSVHuRMcEObJVQ by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-18T23:11:46Z
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So Apple built a surveillance network that can be used to track unsuspecting people by attaching tiny beacons to them, and someone put an Android App on #fdroid that finds out if this is happening to you.You literally can't make this stuff up. https://f-droid.org/packages/de.seemoo.at_tracking_detection/
(DIR) Post #ABfBRirxun2UWx5ThQ by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-23T19:47:14Z
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@urusan Meat because meat.Tomatoes, legumes, all stone fruit, milk, chocolate, coffee and alcohol due to allergies and intolerances.
(DIR) Post #ABjPytnUrYffBcCW4e by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-25T20:48:59Z
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@PublicNuisance @boilingsteam It works mostly okay as long as you don't stress it and there are no hardware hickups, but it really has too many structural problems and nobody has worked on them for years.
(DIR) Post #ABjiJx7tTm4Qlcvjns by Sturmflut@mastodon.technology
2021-09-26T00:14:29Z
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@PublicNuisance @boilingsteam There have been some fixes, but too many issues have been marked as "mostly OK" or "Unstable" for many years:https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/StatusTo my knowledge the last attempt at merging a preliminary RAID56 write hole patch was in 2017. In the 5.x kernel series only a single entry in the list has been adressed so far.