In light of the whole word press situation, I would like to reiterate that free software institutions should be giving the same kind of attention and support to project governance as they do to licenses.
It's badly overdue. I think we can say it's dereliction not to.
My book ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web is on its way to the virtual printers tomorrow, which means it will be available for purchase from all your favourite e-book stores at various points during next week. I will be taking this opportunity to have an online reading and book-signing party. The event is on September 30, 2024 at 9PM ET. You can follow this meeting link to join.
I’ll do a reading from parts of the book (the parts that are very accessible to everyone, not the code samples!) and a Q&A. I’ll also be doing a book signing for people who have already bought the book (or who buy it during the event). How do I sign an ebook? Simple: you show me proof that you bought the book, and I’ll post a note on the fediverse with whatever text you want and tag you in. It’s an instant collectible.
I’m looking forward to having more people read the book, and I really hope it helps more people write programs for the social web. Please feel free to join!
Yes, it's a year old, but this is a reminder that Texas is run by Nazis. They aren't even trying to hid it anymore.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/20/texas-teacher-fired-anne-frank-book-ban
Tencent ported my python 3 code to python 2. And violated my copyright by replacing my copyright notice with their own and changing the licence from GPL to BSD.
I filed a DMCA takedown request with GitHub over a month ago. They said it would be processed soon but have not replied to my questions asking how much longer it will take since.
https://tech.lgbt/@obfusk/112764377831333163
Update: likely as a result of all the attention this post got — thank you! — Tencent has finally responded and removed my code.
