Re: to git or not to git

2018-08-27 Thread David Gerard
Lotta people use Gitlab precisely because you can self-host a Gitlab instance - but you can use them as a service provider it's easy to leave. On Mon, 27 Aug 2018 at 22:47, Duncan wrote: > > With remote git repository hosting we have many options. > > You could self-host gogs or gitlab, or use man

Re: Mozilla: "We’re taking a break from Facebook"

2018-03-23 Thread David Gerard
The problem with Facebook is that it's the worst bar in town and the bouncers are horrible, but it's also the only one where you can find everyone. So the question is its tactical usefulness for outreach versus its awfulness. On 23 March 2018 at 09:20, Jonke Suhr wrote: > Hey all, > > irregardle

Re: LWN article on Limux / WiMue and PMPC

2017-11-11 Thread David Gerard
Every time someone says something like that on Hacker News, Jonathan Corbet usually weighs in to say "actually, they're fine, please spread them." He sees them as marketing for LWN, which is why he puts them out there in the first place. On 10 November 2017 at 20:36, Werner Koch wrote: > Matze, >

Re: MirOS: "New GitHub Terms of Service /require/ removing many Open Source works from it"

2017-03-01 Thread David Gerard
On 2 March 2017 at 00:20, David Gerard wrote: > Hacker News wasn't impressed either, fwiw. Here's someone who says > they're an actual lawyer: WRONG LINK! Try this one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13768188 ___ Di

Re: MirOS: "New GitHub Terms of Service /require/ removing many Open Source works from it"

2017-03-01 Thread David Gerard
On 1 March 2017 at 23:20, David Gerard wrote: > On 1 March 2017 at 22:21, Moritz Bartl wrote: > >> Opinions? My initial gut feeling is "I don't believe this is true", but >> I haven't had the time to go through it and review properly. > > > I

Re: MirOS: "New GitHub Terms of Service /require/ removing many Open Source works from it"

2017-03-01 Thread David Gerard
On 1 March 2017 at 22:21, Moritz Bartl wrote: > Opinions? My initial gut feeling is "I don't believe this is true", but > I haven't had the time to go through it and review properly. I would like to hear from an actual lawyer on the subject before panicking. (If there are substantial legal pro

Re: What's so important about the ethics of free software?

2016-12-19 Thread David Gerard
On 19 December 2016 at 21:50, David Gerard wrote: > design remains a current topic today, e.g. https://neveragain.tech - I ah, that doesn't work (SSL certs on github pages problem) - try http://neveragain.tech tl;dr you probably won't get ethics out of tech any tim

Re: What's so important about the ethics of free software?

2016-12-19 Thread David Gerard
On 19 December 2016 at 21:12, Charles Cossé wrote: > But it's been interesting to debate this ethics business, and I do prefer > your personal position in the last paragraph of your previous post, which > sounds much less rigid and more inclusive. And I'm essentially asking > whether it would

Re: Implementing a code of conduct?

2016-11-03 Thread David Gerard
On 3 November 2016 at 14:19, Erik Albers wrote: > Are you in favor or against having a general Code of Conduct? Yes. > Are you in favor or against having this Code of Conduct? Yes. - d. ___ Discussion mailing list Discussion@lists.f

Re: Implementing a code of conduct?

2016-11-03 Thread David Gerard
On 3 November 2016 at 17:15, André Ockers wrote: > 2.The alternatives are way more effective, as they keep everybody in > a free mindset and nobody has to police over their Fellows: > a)encourage people to strengthen themselves to be assertive, > so they feel strong enough to say

Re: Implementing a code of conduct?

2016-11-03 Thread David Gerard
On 3 November 2016 at 16:15, Mauricio Nascimento wrote: > safe. Having a clear CoC will hopefully reduce the probability of any >> unpleasant behaviour and it will also tell victims that they will be >> looked after: we are prepared to eliminate perpetrators from our >> community, and where appro

Re: Implementing a code of conduct?

2016-11-03 Thread David Gerard
The unfortunate fact is that this constitutes magical thinking that does not work out in practice. Also, these days the lack of a CoC actively repels people. They wonder what's wrong with an organisation not to have one, and not have it be a good one. On 3 November 2016 at 14:31, Mauricio Nascime