Mastodawn

greenboxcode Sep 23, 2024

An interesting read on choosing a license for your code

https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-recommendations.html

Be sure to follow @fsf

How to Choose a License for Your Own Work - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation

greenboxcode Sep 2, 2024

nilesh Jul 22, 2024

#Switzerland mandates #OpenSource software for all public software!

This makes perfect sense. Public software should be transparent. #India could have taken a lead on this, but our digital public infrastructure is mostly closed-source - with predictable consequences. 🙄

https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/open-source-observatory-osor/news/new-open-source-law-switzerland

New Open Source law in Switzerland

Switzerland has enacted the "Federal Law on the Use of Electronic Means for the Fulfilment of Governmental Tasks" (EMBAG), establishing a mandatory requirement for open source software within public sector bodies.

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greenboxcode Sep 2, 2024

While looking into #Forgejo as git repo option, I stumbled across https://git.gay by https://social.besties.house/@h and others. This is a public implementation of #Forgejo. Support #lgbt #foss

git.gay

git.gay is a collaboration platform made to empower queer developers to create and share their projects with the world.

git.gay

greenboxcode Aug 1, 2024

Baldur Bjarnason Aug 1, 2024

“Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI”

https://futurism.com/the-byte/study-consumers-turned-off-products-ai

> When AI is mentioned, it tends to lower emotional trust, which in turn decreases purchase intentions

Like I've been saying, we don't need the term "slop". Consumers have decided that "AI" in its entirety is bullshit. And, honestly, they’re right.

Study Finds Consumers Are Actively Turned Off by Products That Use AI

Researchers have found that including the words "artificial intelligence" in product marketing is a major turn-off for consumers.

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