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When someone built such a huge codebase in two weeks, I kind of doubt a lot of care was taken to avoid the pitfalls. I could be wrong, but give it a year and call me back.

This is tied to the "community server" feature, which was always a way to force some rules they couldn't change for existing servers, so you have to accept them before you can enable fatures like this.

The "open web" is still just websites. The fact that the 5 major websites decided to become algorithmic silos does not mean something like Discord has no place on it, or any of the other billions of websites for that matter.

If only that was the only thing... Don't expect the average clout chaser to have any care for what they're making.

He has an email for people to contact him.

Closed source eBPF code is somewhat similar to a closed source kernel module, just one that doesn't need to be recompiled for every kernel version and cpu architecture. Good luck figuring out what it's going to be doing.

Markor for notes.

It looks like it paid off, since the screenshot in the article, the channel has more than doubled in subscribers (now 70k), and it seems to still be climbing.

LFS is not OS development. You build a distribution by assembling all the components. If you want to develop an OS from scratch, perhaps you're looking for osdev.org.

Ubuntu started out with a slogan claiming "linux for human beings", and it kept that reputation for well over a decade, with a heavy focus on the desktop.

You can split hairs however you want, but this created a legacy, and is why Ubuntu is still one of the top recommended distributions for beginners.

What does that mean?

LLMs aid people in abusing copyright by stripping copyleft software of its freedoms and then making derivatives which the author then copyrights restrictively. It's simply not a level playing field when one party is allowed to restrictively copyright their work, it creates a competitive advantage. This is why copyleft exists, to prevent people enacting restrictive copyrights over their derivatives of copyleft works.

I understand you were acting in good faith, but are you sure these antics didn't contribute to it?

I remember instances in my own childhood where my parents would e.g. turn off the wifi router when they were angry at me, and I'd instead figure out how to hack the neighbor's and use that. The dopamine hit from that was crazy, and I didn't even end up using it for much. It was more about showing them I could, and they had no control over me.

I suspect the things you described above might've contributed to the thrill of it. I find it hard to imagine downloading videos in advance being very similar to how the recommendations algorithm keeps you going (I imagine only longform videos would be practical). I can't know how "bad" the situation was, but installing cameras and alarms crosses several boundaries in trust and respect, that I can't imagine being good for a growing child, coming from their own parents...

At the end of the day, you can only help an addict that wants to be helped...

As long as copyright exists, we need copyleft licenses to ensure that covered software can't be copyrighted.

That is to say, being against copyright doesn't mean you want to allow others to abuse it against you.

That's the gnome dialer, yeah.