I still have a backlog. Geez. I’m starting to worry I’m posting too much for anyone to read through.
- After Years of Abusive E-mails, the Creator of Linux Steps Aside. Important to read to see the mind-boggling scale of money flowing into Linux; it’s a corporate UNIX at this point, with priorities determined by a number of major companies. One year of Linus Torvalds’ pay is, I dare say, more than any other entire open source operating system project on the planet has received.
- Related: Something is rotten in the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation gives employees non-disparagement clauses? (via)
- Commodore 64 BASIC inside your USB Connector. (via)
- “the highest throughput of any telecommunications network ever created“
- More terminal font discussion.
- Teacup holster.
- Le Chatelier’s principle.
- Today in History, Brought to You by Unix. Always present on BSD, at least. (via)
- Leaving Apple and Google: /e/ first beta. (via)
- XML, blockchains, and the strange shapes of progress.
- Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell. I link mostly because it’s neat to see new shells still getting created. (via)
- Glowing mercury thyratrons: inside a 1940s Teletype switching power supply. Thyratrons!
- Disk compression history. Read so you recognize the algorithms used.
- Pixeldungeon. A roguelike that runs most anywhere; might run on BSD?
- “There are two immutable truths about all wireless networks:“
- Enclose them all in super clear epoxy! That… is a computer that won’t suffer moisture issues.
Your unrelated dragonfly image this week: Common darter.
Are you really linking something from a blog with Top Posts containing:
Something is rotten in the Linux Foundation
The Al Capone theory of sexual harassment
Bryan Cantrill has been accused of verbal abuse by at least seven people
Operating systems war story: How feminism helped me solve one of file systems’ oldest conundrums
Suicide and society: Where does responsibility for preventing suicide lie?
Why I won’t be attending Systems We Love
The Linux community can’t remain silent while leaders make anti-woman comments
Living in a collapsing democracy
How to eat paleo at Trader Joe’s (mostly)
Getting free of toxic tech culture
Please tell me DragonflyBSD isn’t infected like this, because me and a lot of GNU/Linux powerusers are really thinking about it.
Linking to something is not an endorsement of it. I don’t like the way that article is written, nor do I want to be a part of that argument. However, I did want to note the (unsubstantiated, but I don’t know where I’d find otherwise) non-disparagement clause from the Linux Foundation. I don’t like any organization signing employees to agreements that last beyond employment – general noncompetes, or speech restrictions.
I see. Just hope Dragonfly won’t follow FreeBSD (unlikely, since this bullshit is very rare when there’s a BDFL).
Re: Linus earning $1.6m annually.
Other way smaller open source projects allow their creator to earn fantastic salaries.
Sidekiq is not example. It’s open source creator earns $960k per year.
https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/how-charging-money-for-pro-features-allowed-me-quit-my-job-6e71309457