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smileyhead , to linux in Need advice for backup software for linux

You can use it like that, but it’s not a primary focus I think.

smileyhead , to linux in Need advice for backup software for linux

I think that for your use case (backing up to an external USB drive) great option would be something based on Borg.

Vorta and Pika Backup are great graphical tools for Borg program, with the first being more advanced while the latter being simplier.

smileyhead , to linux in Need advice for backup software for linux

Timeshift is for a system backup, in case your system broke for whatever reason you could get back quickly to your work without rebuilding and reconfiguring it. It’s not ment for backing up user files.

smileyhead , to linux in The Flaws of Flatpak - What do you think about Flatpak Security?

Okey, let me start the discussion.

What’s the point of sandboxing or permissions on environment for one user?

smileyhead , to technology in A new CGP Grey video, try to keep spoilers out of the comments for this one.

You must be on the desktop version.

smileyhead , to technology in Grayjay: A new app that merges different video platforms into one

No, I consider trying to remain control over software even after selling it an unacceptable attempt, because of the consequences it makes to what it means to have a copy of some software.

Blocking modified versions with bad things added is in my opinion is not enough reason to turn code from freely usable math into a controlled product.

That’s because having a choice between ad version from random guy and adfree version from origin creator, noone is going to choose the mod. And if Louis want to prevent situations like with NewPipe, there is a thing just for that: trademarks.

smileyhead , to technology in Grayjay: A new app that merges different video platforms into one

From when taking someone’s work, improving it and then selling became unacceptable?

In physical world we did not expect IKEA to grow their own trees. In science world we do not expect mathematican to reinvent whole math every time doing something.

People selling or giving away some software and expecting they still should have control over copies they sold are just doing harm. It’s 2023 and some still cannot accept the fact that digital copying exists. Get over it and make money on doing new work, not creating artifical licence to force numbers into being a scaresity.

smileyhead , to technology in Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use 'admin' as a password

She was a qwerty1 girl. He was a θⰼ💑ꙩ׳Ͳ📢🦀ԉ꠷ᵭϊ⒁㇃⛭🨪ǘ⭝ᴎІ"⚌⪆㉑┦🨰꒕𝌾㇀🤃Ȁ guy.

smileyhead , to technology in Brave appears to install VPN Services without user consent

Mozilla have some immunity because they do the hard work and actually develop a browser, while for Brave everything that matters is leeched from Google’s Chromium.

smileyhead , (edited ) to android in Louis Rossman: The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done!

That’s their goal. They have good intentions. But it also means no commercial use.

You can’t do “Hey, can you add this feature to this app, I’ll pay you” or “Here is much improved version you can buy from me” or “We give you paid support and help for this software for your company”. Eventually all improvements bounce back to original creators anyway, see: vital paid Wordpress theme ecosystem, most of them being GPL licenced.

With project getting bigger such restriction can be almost as bad as with propietary app. Like, imagine Linux kernel but only with Linus Torvalds having right to sell computers with it or offer any services making money.

smileyhead , to technology in Fighting pedophilia at the expense of our privacy: The EU rule that could break the internet

Matrix server could become illegal in such laws.

smileyhead , to android in Louis Rossman: The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done!

Yeah, I agree.

My point of view is from being interested in CS, math and overall collective making. I just love computers and want them to be accessible from the bottom as a matter of principle. So I’ll wait until open source app arrive (or they change licence), because I don’t need them as much. But for people that needs apps like those developed by FUTO, it’s a huge success they can avoid Google.

smileyhead , to android in Louis Rossman: The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done!

Technically open source in what definition? Not by Open Source Initiative definition (opensource.org/osd/), not in Wikipedia’s definition (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source)…

Public code on GitLab does not mean open source in the same way public video on YouTube does not mean Creative Commons.

smileyhead , to android in Louis Rossman: The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done!

saying they won’t use it because the license doesn’t allow them to redistribute the app with malware, or charge money for it

They won’t use it because the licence creates an inbalance of power, so the creator of the app have more control than the actual user. An app/program is just an set of instructions how to do something.

Why not charge for it? If you just copied and not make anything new noone is going to give you money anyway, while taking something and selling after improvements is literally how all buissness always worked. Maybe except mining or haunting.

As for malware, I bet creator of malware won’t be suddenly stopped by a licence text.

smileyhead , (edited ) to android in Louis Rossman: The best way to watch online video; my yearlong project is finally done!

Unfortunately not Open Source: gitlab.futo.org/videostreaming/grayjay/…/LICENSE

I’ll keep using NewPipe. Their software seems neat, I’ll happly pay for it, but no way I’ll do if there is licence like that.

Edit: They say the licence is only temporary. Let’s keep an eye which one they’ll choose later.

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