Analysis: The Future of Surveillance? Microsoft Introduces Always-Watching Feature For Every PC
https://reclaimthenet.org/analysis-the-future-of-surveillance-microsoft-introduces-always-watching-feature-for-every-pc?utm_source=fediverse
Next Guix meet-up is next Wednesday (29th) - @daviwil will be giving a talk about how he manages his system configuration and development workflow.
If you want to ask David a question or register for the session get the details:
https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Guix/PatchReviewSessions2024
Can anyone recommend IRC channels for the SmallWeb and such? You guys idling somewhere?
Is there any text-based, ideally distributed monitoring software out there? I want a TUI that shows me (e.g. with green/red highlights) the reachability of hosts (simple ping checks) while I'm doing network maintenance. Like a really simple, curses based nagios? It would probably look like a bloomberg terminal.. (I know this wouldn't be too hard to implement.. but I can't believe it's not already out there...) #linux #TUI #monitoring #network #networking #sysadmin #software #curses #terminal
"If someone steals a CD containing a version of a GPL-covered program, does the GPL give the thief the right to redistribute that version?" The answer is somewhat complicated. Read the full answer at https://u.fsf.org/3kv
Voting continues in our Governing Board elections! We just sent a reminder email to everyone who has not voted yet.
Please check your inboxes for an email from noreply@opavote.com. https://matrix.org/governing-board/elections/2024/
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2D point and click game "Duck Detective: The Secret Salami" was released recently. It has a native Linux version and is available DRM free at GOG.
https://www.gog.com/en/game/duck_detective_the_secret_salami
Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has been updated to version 24.05. This update adds support for twenty five new motherboards, fixes for clang support, added support for EL2/EL3 onm ARM64, and more. The code to Coreboot is licensed using GPLv2.0. The reason I call it semi FOSS is that it does have to include varying levels of closed source blobs to make many models work. Having some FOSS in Coreboot beats having a fully closed source BIOS though and it is a good step for users to take to get more privacy and security for their devices.
The project's main website is here:
The code is hosted on Github:
https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot
The release notes for this update are here:
https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2024/05/23/coreboot-24-05-release/
The project has a presense on Mastodon:
https://firmware.network/coreboot
There is a more thorough writeup on this release by Phoronix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-24.05-Released
If you wish to donate to the Coreboot project you can do so through Paypal; cheque or wire transfer.
I have been gaming since 1992 and building PCs since 2003. I enjoy Linux, supporting FOSS projects and am a tinfoil hat connoisseur.
Many FOSS projects rely on donations. If you have money to spare but don't know which to donate to take a look at the above links on Ko-fi, Github, and Open Collective. Anything on there that I have sponsered or contributed to is something I have found to be worthy.