Notices by Adrian Cochrane (alcinnz@floss.social), page 65

(advanced for its stone-age time I should said...)

Audioshow recommendation: The Curse of Civilization.

Fun mix of grounded cheesiness! With good acting & sound design (though I usually don't share these without that).

Kind of wish there was more, but that might have messed up the pacing & I appreciate what I got!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/curse-of-civilization/id1546281391

An archeologist accidentally gets transported back in time to the advanced (stone-working & writing) civilization he was studying by one of their artifacts.

@Angle Agreed!

CatTrap progress: Been a little distracted but I'm starting to wrap my head around how to implement block layout...

maybe to make trains safer we should stop put huge quantities of fossil fuels on them

@msw @lightweight @alcinnz @downey@floss.social @skyfaller

I disagree.

Firstly; It's important to separate out Free Software charity from non-corporate work. Assuming there's only corporate and charity works... is incorrect. The vast majority of FS work is individual and small business needs. Not charity.

Large organisations can damage an open source project through sheer presence, very easily. The thumbs on the scale are *very large* and *very clumsy*

Better the giants stay away then try and be helpful

@skyfaller @BenCollver @downey Great strategy!

@lightweight @msw @downey @skyfaller I do appreciate candor, but not ad-hominan attacks. And I value diplomacy, approaching from where people are at.

@msw @lightweight @downey @skyfaller Nice shirt!

Yeah, I have my strategies on the DRM front you might appreciate: I seek out & promote alternative entertainment! I'm finding lots of audioshows I adore...

I can't see any possibility for the publishers to change, but the need for them outside of marketting has been diminishing. I can do my small part in filling that need.

@alcinnz Based on my 30 years of keen observation, those who succumb to that temptation are substantially more likely to change their definition of 'good' to include themselves and their employer than they are to shift their employer's culture for the better. I strongly believe that public corporations are inherently irredeemable - https://davelane.nz/megacorps 2/2
@msw @downey @skyfaller

@lightweight I am not disagreeing here, employment can shape opinions & I do not trust the strategy of change-from-within.

Maybe it won't come across as if you are inferring immorality if you focus on the point of disagreement.

For example I once had an argument with a chrome dev. That disagreement was unusually self-evident: He thought browsers needed to be complex as complex as they currently are, I don't. That's where I focused, & yes it didn't get me anywhere.

@msw @downey @skyfaller

@lightweight I'd just encourage being careful doing so. Different people may have different tactics for achieving the same ends.

It is valid to promote the principles we hold ourselves to, but avoid inferring that others are bad people for not meeting our standards!

@msw @downey @skyfaller

@BenCollver @skyfaller @downey My stance: It is useful to take a hardline stance against driving to climate protests to avoid those protests getting too comfortable requiring cars.

But at the same time I can imagine cases where driving a car to some climate action is the most beneficial thing to do for the environment! Though I would encourage car-sharing to minimize the harm.

@BenCollver @skyfaller @downey My stance: It is useful to take a hardline stance against driving to climate protests to avoid those protests getting too comfortable requiring cars.

But at the same time I can imagine cases where driving a car to some climate action is the most beneficial thing to do for the environment.

@lightweight @msw @downey @skyfaller That's uncalled for!

@msw I think that accepting resources from corporations who are well known to actively undermine #Copyleft is unfortunately not a neutral act. It signals an implicit acceptance of those donors' actions, and an obligation from the OSI to give them the benefit of the doubt. We need to convince democratic gov'ts to fund #FOSS as digital critical infrastructure, and shun corporations and their donations entirely. A smart gov't would recognise that. Few, if any, are. @alcinnz @downey @skyfaller

@msw @lightweight @downey @skyfaller Yeah, all I'm seeing as a clash in tactics...

I may not agree with OSI's tactics here but I can respect them.

@lightweight @downey @skyfaller I appreciate the dev work they do! But I can't defend them as an organization or the effect that (especially their marketing team) has on their product. Or the cringey blogposts they write.

They have a vital role I want them to continue filling!

@lightweight @downey @skyfaller See also the interview with Firefox's CEO @technomancy has just ranted about: https://floss.social/@technomancy@icosahedron.website/109865627803993246

@skyfaller @downey I know how you feel, climate advocates do like being out in nature. Which often requires cars.
Usually though I get by with an electric scooter! Or car-sharing's an option.