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Is Community-Backed Open Source Software Worth the Risk?(thenewstack.io)
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Stargazing in broad daylight: How a multi-lens telescope is changing astronomy(lighthouse.mq.edu.au)
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by aragilar 2y ago
https://www.pidgin.im/plugins/?publisher=all&query=&type=Pro... lists all of them.
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by aragilar 2y ago
I think even back in 2010 (which ironically when I was getting into scientific Python to replace MatLab scripts for labs), numpy was table stakes for any implementation that wanted to be used in scientific Python communities (note that thes
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by aragilar 2y ago
I'm pretty sure most instances of relicensing have had a previous claim that wouldn't happen, so I wouldn't assign too much weighting to that (if anything, it should be a red flag to look into what the IP situation is). I thi
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by aragilar 2y ago
I would suggest the C API is just as much a part of Python as the standard library, and numpy (and swig) predates Unladen Swallow (see e.g. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2328267/unladen-swallow-... for peopl
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by aragilar 2y ago
It's also worth mentioning the specific agreement between KDE and Qt ( https://kde.org/community/whatiskde/kdefreeqtfoundation/ and https://www.qt.io/faq/3.2.-why-do-you-have-an-agree
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by aragilar 2y ago
I'm not sure how Kubernetes is high risk, given the CLA is to CNCF. Similarly, CLAs to the Apache Foundation, the FSF or similar are probably pretty safe (in that they have a long term interest to be good custodians for the IP), and co
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by aragilar 2y ago
At least in the case of Python, it's not obvious it's slower overall. PyPy has always had issues interfacing with C-extensions, and for lots of cases using something built on C-extensions is not only faster but easier to use (see
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by aragilar 2y ago
Ooh, this looks cool! I'm mildly curious given Windows apparently is adding support for eBPF whether you could also get this running on Windows as well. On the patch, maybe try reposting it on the list, with the pointer to your project
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by aragilar 2y ago
https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird seems to be completely open source (BSD), https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker?tab=License-1-ov-file#re... uses Apache for the non-pro stuff, and both of those
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by aragilar 2y ago
Uh, it's only changed in unstable, so it will be a major release when current testing is released.
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by aragilar 2y ago
I'm not sure this is true for apps that commonly forwarded though? My impression is tk for example uses xlib heavily and so has much better behaviour over the network than GTK, and the majority of apps I've seen where the audienc
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by aragilar 2y ago
What are you using as a time source, because I guarantee that source has said mapping (from TAI or GPS time or whatever timescale it actually getting the raw data for)?
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by aragilar 2y ago
That's no different to maintaining a timezone database though, and leap seconds are more coordinated than timezone changes.
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by aragilar 2y ago
I'd argue any system that's affected by leap seconds should be using TAI, and accepting that showing users the time (or accepting user input) is going to require an up-to-date table of conversions (it's not like a leap second
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by aragilar 2y ago
I'm surprised TAI isn't more widely used, given it hardcodes many of the assumptions programmers have about time. Sidenote, "Tai" in the title should be TAI.
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by aragilar 2y ago
It is open source (appears to be django-based), so presumably you can treat it like any other Python app and optimise it that way.
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by aragilar 2y ago
Matlab has the issue of not being open source (similarly IDL), but I still see it popping up (though naturally, if I've got any choice it the matter, it's going to be ported to Python). I've also seen new Fortran codebases as
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by aragilar 2y ago
AM covers a larger area, and is more robust in areas with obstructions (e.g. mountains).
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by aragilar 2y ago
There are at least 3 different ways of expressing colour as covered by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Colors , and given the wide propensity of newer terminals to misidentify what they are (I know I have
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by aragilar 2y ago
You can't think of ways this could break things? I would find this a useful feature, but I'm also aware of how this works, and the issues it could cause.
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by aragilar 2y ago
sudo is not installed by default on many distros (e.g. if you give a root password on Debian install, then sudo is not installed, but if you don't, it is so you can admin the system), so unless systemd introduces something to break sud
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by aragilar 3y ago
Uh, depending on exactly how it's implemented, it could break a lot of things. If all you are using sudo on is a personal (i.e. single user) laptop/desktop to install packages, this (along with other things like pkexec or doas)
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by aragilar 3y ago
It sounds like it's related to https://save-nix-together.org/ (that being the most recent thing)?
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by aragilar 3y ago
If the service is like that, then I'm not sure being able to log in as you is a major issue...
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by aragilar 3y ago
"Additional products – Boundary for secure remote access; Consul for service-based networking; Nomad for workload orchestration; Packer for building and managing images as code; and Waypoint internal developer platform" - Vagrant
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by aragilar 3y ago
That doesn't tell you how many different engines there are that support it though, only the amount of marketshare covered. Compare it to web-bluetooth (which both Apple and Mozilla have rejected and is hence not a standard): https:&#x
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by aragilar 3y ago
The question is then, why not use the native language, or a language where the binding are well-established (and not buggy-as-hell, as is the case with JS)?
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by aragilar 3y ago
I agree with replacing a desktop (or laptop) with an Android device for professional work is nonsensical (I hate having to type on a phone), but the majority of people are not professionals. For a not-insignificant proportion of the populat

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