What licenses are these? I only found apache licenses for the stuff they released. But yes, it kinda looks like open washing, since it looks like keet is open source, but its not.

Yeah, I saw that too, that not the full source code. I found another repository for the android releases: https://github.com/holepunchto/keet-mobile-releases

Again, no source code, just binaries. Rather shady I think…

A thats cool. I used it for a while as a skype(hah!) alternative, but call quality is very low and it has no noise cancelling. Chat works though.

Jami is nice in theory, but it was very buggy for me when I tried it and Jami calls had no noise cancelling at all. Other than that, it does work.

I cant find the “keet” git repo, I think its proprietary. So thats a no go for privacy.

Didnt tox development stop a while ago?

No idea. I use the app Conversations (XMPP+Omemo) and it works great. Only downside ist that you have to somewhat trust the server you are on, because of metadata. But thats basically every chat app.

This is a project by co-authors of ActivityPub to add more features and a new way to program to the fediverse. Check out the rest of the blog if that interests you.

I am using Ubuntu 14.04LTS “Trusty Tahr”…

Wow that is ancient! Interresting feature, I wonder if it could be reimplemented as a wayland protocol, however I think some modern IDEs and some text editors have something similar nowadays.

I think the company perspective “breaking a security chip to allow installation of other airfilters being in violation of copyright” is flimsy at best. No intellectual property is being protected with it, thats why I think putting the fix online and fighting the potential lawsuit is a better strategy. But I see why they wouldnt do that.

manual moderation, and there are some moderation bots that can detect spam.

Being in jail because you fixed an air filter is a much stronger message people could rail against.

I see that its not feasible for the nonprofit to invite breaking the law, but the law seems ill defined in this case, and perhaps a lawsuit that goes to the top could change things. I think lawmakers dont actually care about fixable devices, and proving they can be fixed doesnt change this. Saving someone from prison by way of closing a loophole(DRM to prevent repairs, replacement parts) is something much more actionable for polititians I think.

If I had the kind of money that they seem to have I would try this instead, is all I was trying to say.

But unlike Kociemba, he wasn’t about to share the fix. Though he was able to fix the problem, he doesn’t feel safe weathering the potential legal ramifications that he might face if he released the solution publicly. “I proved that I can do it,” he says. “And that was it.” Still, Fulu awarded him the bounty. O’Reilly says the goal of the project is less about getting actual fixes out in the world, and more about calling attention to the lengths companies are allowed to go to wrest control from their users under the auspices of Section 1201.

And thats where they lost me. The project isnt about actually fixing things? Its just to show the lawmakers that made fixing stuff illegal that stuff can still technically be fixed? Great…?

Fixing something that was obviously hostile in design, and then getting sued for fixing is a much stronger political signal than saying “it can be fixed :)” in a press release! People even get awarded a big chunk of money for it! The foundation seems to have a lot of money, they granted the first bounty to 2 people simultaneously, and they match all bounties up to 10000$ so they could support lawsuits that challenge stuff like this, but instead award money to secret solutions that help nobody.

This is frustrating to read, so close to challenging big tech without actually doing anything!

this is peak schizoposting. I love schizoposts, but it just doesnt belong in this community.

There is an experimental version floating around that does run on linux through the very new android translation layer. Very buggy though currently. Its in flathub.

Wow, lots of fediverse projects I had no idea existed! Epicyon for example. Although I dont think bluesky is part of the fediverse…

hmmm, bromine, sounds very safe and healthy.

If you want to release your app under the gpl and are not sure whether you are allowed to on the apple app store you can always dual license your app, for example proprietary and gpl. That way you can have it on the app store without legal problems and it can still be F(L)OSS.

However, I have never heard of any legal trouble for releasing gpl apps, so I dont think anybody cares that its technically questionable. Thats an open legal question that no court has answered and I dont think they ever will.

I also have problems with one machine, it just refuses to see the others. It might have something to do with the firewall or SElinux, but I’m not sure.

No, it works on other setups too! I have used the regular kde connect app with enlightenment DE for example.

KDE Connect: An app for iOS, android, pretty much every flavor of linux, windows, etc. that lets you connect any devices together to share files, show notifications of other devices, use your phone as an input device(keyboard, mouse), control multimedia applications(start, play, stop, etc.), trigger commands, and everything else if you make a plugin for it.