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by nqzero 9y ago
the qualcomm terms sound like none of the above
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by nqzero 9y ago
for laptops, dell seems to love 16:9 aspect ratio, which makes them inappropriate for development. for workstations, every dell i've seen uses custom cases that prevent upgrading the motherboard with an OTS component
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by nqzero 9y ago
i see the comparison to slack, but how does it compare to mattermost ?
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by nqzero 9y ago
can you only search a single repo at a time ? does it parse the code and store the AST, or is it just plain text ?
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by nqzero 9y ago
> You didn't write the "automatic buy-out" clause is that intentional? i don't like the exclusive buy-out that the blog post mentions since that creates risk for other users i toyed with a non-exclusive buyout but cou
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by nqzero 9y ago
OFF-TOPIC - replying to an old thread the original thread is locked because it's old so i can't reply there, but recently saw your comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15425678 > me: i need to generate
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by nqzero 9y ago
this post doesn't really attempt to hash out the details, but the general idea is good i've taken a crack at writing such a license - http://db4j.org/pupl/ would love any feedback
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by nqzero 9y ago
that's a mirror, not a reproducible build
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by nqzero 9y ago
the project that i'd like to see is a beta area where the notability requirements are relaxed, with some sort of semi-automated process for promotion, with the ultimate goal of covering a much larger corpus wikipedia is great for mains
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by nqzero 9y ago
i don't control the client (html or javascript) - i'm reimplementing the server side api so i need to generate the avatar on the server side as a jpeg
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by nqzero 9y ago
i'm stuck generating avatars server-side in java - anyone know of a good package ?
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by nqzero 9y ago
one of the key advantages of FOSS licenses is that we immediately know long term what the trade-offs are (except maybe the AGPL). and this means we can invest in learning to use, improve and integrate the software without a lot of negotiati
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by nqzero 9y ago
this loss of meaning in words, of everything moving towards the middle, towards meaninglessness, is not purely a linguistic problem - without those subtle meanings, english speakers (or at least those whose primary mental processing is in t
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by nqzero 9y ago
>the greatest website to ever fit in a single TCP packet a blank page would be an improvement - that was seizure inducing
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by nqzero 9y ago
i really enjoyed reading about your favorite laptop (that has less than nothing to do with the featured article)
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by nqzero 9y ago
as a developer that's also struggling with finding a balance between the good things that open source helps guarantee and a viable business plan, i'm intrigued by this discussion the approach that caddy has taken appears to be a b
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by nqzero 9y ago
i found the github faq that i remembered: Note: If you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, according to the Terms of Service, other GitHub users have the right to view and fork your repository within the GitHub site.
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by nqzero 9y ago
from the github (which hosts caddy source) faq: Note: If you publish your source code in a public repository on GitHub, according to the Terms of Service, other GitHub users have the right to view and fork your repository within the GitHub
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by nqzero 9y ago
i believe that when hosting source on github, you guarantee the right of others to fork the repository that right would seem to preclude forcing the forked version to change the name
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by nqzero 9y ago
i've been trying to come up with a license that captures enough of the freedoms of open source to protect the user while allowing for a non-zero cost. my license is below - it's not open source, but if you're willing to consi
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by nqzero 9y ago
in soviet russia, the power bill pays you
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by nqzero 9y ago
yeah, this isn't new news. but it is a very nice write-up and simple enough that any technical person should be able to grasp it
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by nqzero 9y ago
can you imagine a not-quite-open-source license that would give you the best of both worlds ?
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by nqzero 9y ago
not sure about your particular case but a problem that i run into often as a user of open source software is that in many cases the readme or other promotional material makes generous claims about quality or performance that the softwares f
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by nqzero 9y ago
you could have taught george washington a few things about picking cherries
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by nqzero 9y ago
gangnam style is a deeply insightful (though i don't know myself if it is accurate) critique of korean culture. it's not necessarily popular because it's insightful, but definitely a bad analogy in your case
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by nqzero 9y ago
i suspect you're hiring the "wrong" type of developers. since you took the leap and founded a company, i'm assuming that you're fairly aggressive and at least at one point were willing to think outside the box. the
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by nqzero 10y ago
> Why don't HP desktops and laptops get more attention in 'hacker' communities? aspect ratio - 16:9 is good for media, and maybe some business use, but it's DOA for hacking
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by nqzero 10y ago
would like to see a sortable matrix with specs, along the lines of how wikipedia does it, eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ultrabook_models
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by nqzero 10y ago
they're not asking for the gov't to provide answers - they're asking for reduced taxes, reduced red tape, something about breaking up banks that i don't totally understand, and assurance that their guns are safe (i'

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