Mirko Swillus

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Defätistischer Zweckoptimist.
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@Cheatha Sehr limitierter Blick auf Empowerment. Was zählt: Selbstwirksam reale Probleme lösen.

Und weiterhin auch eine sehr privilegierte Perspektive: Nicht jede/r kann drei Jahre Lebenszeit unbezahlt in eine Ausbildung stecken, um dann vom Nerd-Adel die Genehmigung zu bekommen, auch mal was zur Lösung von tatsächlichen Problemen beitragen zu dürfen.

Good news: $12.5M for open source security in times of AI-driven vulnerability overload.

The funding will be managed by Alpha-Omega and the OpenSSF to support maintainers and strengthen the open source ecosystem.

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-12.5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security

#opensource #security #cyber

Linux Foundation Announces $12.5 Million in Grant Funding from Leading Organizations to Advance Open Source Security

Linux Foundation announces launch of the React Foundation

Aaand off to #fossbackstage :) Very excited since it‘s a first for me _and_ I‘m volunteering. 😼

@FOSSBackstage

Hey there, some personal news: I've decided to move on and am therefore looking for a new job starting July.

I loved serving as a program manager with open source projects involving some of the most brilliant software developers out there.

In a future job, I'd like to continue working near the intersection of open source, funding, business, policy and the societal impact of digital technology. But that's a small niche and so I hope that this post might open some doors through my contacts here. Are there OSS foundations or (non-) government orgs looking for staff?

Being a software developer at heart, I have been excited about tech all my life and later found myself involved in various software projects and business ventures big and small. I speak both fluent Nerd and fluent Business and frequently helped translating between the two during my career.

I'm aware that my requirements are a strong filter: Part-time and remote, German timezone. I'm also fairly unenthusiastic about the current generative AI / LLM hype and would prefer to work outside of that bubble.

If you have possible leads, I'd be grateful to hear about it. Thanks in advance and thanks for sharing.

#jobsearch #fedijobs #getfedihired #noAI

Little sustainability success today, I repaired my Brother printer. \o/

There seems to be a common issue with some MFC models which don't power on any more after some years (in my case it's a MFC-J5320DW), caused by a broken capacitor - in the picture the golden thingy in the middle.

Whoever came up with the system “if you don’t allocate all of your yearly budget, your budget will be smaller next year” is responsible for so much human misery and wasted money
Debian seems to be the one place on the internet where conversations about how to deal with LLM contributions stay „calm and productive“. 😻 https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544/125f911834966dd0/
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions

Debian is the latest in an ever-growing list of projects to wrestle (again) with the question o [...]

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Debian seems to be the one place on the internet where conversations about how to deal with LLM contributions stay „calm and productive“. 😻 https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1061544/125f911834966dd0/
Debian decides not to decide on AI-generated contributions

Debian is the latest in an ever-growing list of projects to wrestle (again) with the question o [...]

LWN.net

This week the European Commission published the draft for a guidance document for the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). It is 70 pages, but contains some helpful examples and flowcharts, like this one, making it accessible even to Open Source folks with limited time.

Here: Quick guidance for the question if your FOSS component is in scope for the CRA, and if so, wether you're deemed a steward or manufacturer in regards of the component.

#opensource #cra