I'm just going to convert essential scripts from bash to the ever-forever-better csh.
nothing to see here #linux users, just another systems architect finally losing trust that the #GNU organization could right-side/ship-shape their community.
🏴☠️ bye bye bash, it was sometimes fun while it lasted, but mostly not.
When u think u get it, u don't get shit. Good thing I never thought I made it! I'm an eternal jr lookin' to learn somethin' new. Yesterday, I was struggling to run a simple Makefile and nothin' worked. What was the problem?
The platform LOL... on #FreeBSD only #BSD make or #GNU make work. Especially bmake (I'm practicing C to contribute to some projects that always caught my eye). I'm crap!!!
Exciting news, friends of freedom! There are seven sparkling new versions of Linux-libre: 6.8.6-gnu, 6.6.27-gnu, 6.1.86-gnu, 5.15.155-gnu, 5.10.215-gnu1, 5.4.274-gnu1, and 4.19.312-gnu1. Each version has been meticulously cleaned up to remove all non-free blobs and nasty binary bits, ensuring your system runs on truly free software, respecting your user freedoms. Be free, be libre! https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/#GNU#Linux#Linuxlibre#FreeSoftware#SoftwareFreedom
Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GPL and keep software free. #GNU Questions about copyright assignment? Check out the new FAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3f3
🎉 Hello there to all my free software friends! 🌟 We've rolled out FOUR new versions of Linux-libre: 6.8.5-gnu, 6.6.26-gnu, 6.1.85-gnu, and 5.15.154-gnu! Linux-libre remains dedicated to removing proprietary junk! 🔗 Dive in and enjoy computing that respects your freedom. Let's keep the spirit of freedom alive and push forward, ensuring our software serves us - free from subjugation! https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/#GNU#Linux#Linuxlibre#FreeSoftware#SoftwareFreedom
I recently opened registration for the April iteration of the "Hands-On Guile Scheme for Beginners" course!
This is an 8-week course that is a mixture of on-demand learning content, live Q&A sessions, practical exercises, and a private forum where I answer all your questions.
This iteration officially begins on April 20th, full details and schedule can be found here:
TIL Richard Stallman stole source code from Gosling EMACS, replaced the license headers with his own, and integrated it into his #GNU#EMACS. Over time he eventually replaced all the original code, but only after initially replacing the license headers first.
Why wasn't he sued? How do you sue a homeless man? What do you sue him for?
I think “make dist”-generated tarballs are just one part of the xz debacle (and not the most frightening part), but at least we can do something about them: when they’re the byproduct of a build process, we can build them from source (like Debian does); when they add something that’s not in the VCS (such as .po files), we can at least ensure a reproducible build process as Simon advocates here.
That sounds like a rather trivial effort, but #GNU standards mandate inclusion of pre-built documentation...and there seems to be a "let's add a timestamp" fetishism that has spread like a virus.
There are several tools to change the timestamp of a PDF; and there is a specification (v1.7 I believe) that mandates the new timestamp to be appended. Which all of these tools now do.
🔴 Today on #SystemCrafters Live, we'll discuss a major change I'm making to my Emacs configuration: the total removal of Evil Mode. We'll hack on my configuration a bit to figure out some ways to smooth out the transition.
Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Arne Babenhauserheide, David Fussner, Gavin Downard, Jeffrey Phillips, and Paul Nelson for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GNU#Emacs#Guile#AUCTeX More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht#CopyrightAssignments
Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Arne Babenhauserheide, David Fussner, Gavin Downard, Jeffrey Phillips, and Paul Nelson for assigning their copyright to the FSF! #GNU#Emacs#Guile#AUCTeX More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht#CopyrightAssignments
Assigning your copyright to the Free Software Foundation helps us defend the GPL and keep software free. #GNU Questions about copyright assignment? Check out the new FAQ: https://u.fsf.org/3f3