@masek And because I really have time today, I used the way back machine. Guess what, in the old-everything-is-fine area, the section on the undeletable-account-BS is NOT keeping the username for 5 years, but forever.

Fact check failed.

@masek
AI monitoring: Oh my, did they let the intern write this?

They are developing new stuff and want to understand what is actually used by their users. And they need to comply with the law.

If they wouldn't be so elaborated on this, this would be fairly in line with the market standards, no?

@masek
7.2 Statement: "The new documents introduce an irrevocable, perpetual license over anything users upload,"

I don't get the point, but happy to be educated: Once I contribute to any open source project, I sign a CLA, containing typically a perpetual license. What's the issue?

@masek
Out of curiosity, I started with your last point, and invested too much time in this.

10.5. TLDR: If user is not active for 2y, account may become inactive. The link of public forum posts to that account will remain in place for 5y.
(This is the default if user does nothing. Of course, users can always request to delete anything, GDPR).

This doesn't appear to be way out of the ordinary? Wikipedia keeps your username -> content forever. Reddit?

Not sure if this is worth the buzz.

@masek Yes, I've seen that wall of text. The bottom part is ...bizarre... Anyone bothered to Fact-Check the upper part? Or has the keys to my Gulfstream?

Side note: Whenever I read such a post, I'm a bit sad how little "the community" knows about venture capital. Stupid & false analogy: I can decide that I don't like to ride trains - but if I use them every day and want to walk on the tracks, I should at least understand *something* ...

@crazy2bike @peterjelinek

So wie in Deutschland der Schiffsbau, die Textilindustrie, der Lokomotivbau, die Keramik- & Glasindustrie, Büromaschinen, die Film & Fotoindustrie (Agfa & Co).
Währe nur wirklich wirklich wirklich schön, wenn auf all diesen Ruinen so langsam was neues entstehen würde.

@masek

Let's break it down:

Qualcomm is a big company ✅, with no strategic interest in the small DIY/maker scene❌

"Broadening their ecosystem access", like an MBA guy would call it, is one of the main reasons behind this acquisition.

Qualcomm has a history of very aggressively enforcing IP issues.

Like every chip company. Semi is fundamentally about IP.

Qualcomm is not a company known for caring about fairness but only about their revenue.

Unlike which publicly listed company?

@masek

To all those "Arduino Fans" that bought "clones" for one dollar from China because it's cheaper: This is a great moment to reflect 😃