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FOSS programmers, what do you think of horrible people using your software?

I just learned that Nmap is almost GPL except that they revoked the license specifically for SCO group for their SCO–Linux disputes.

This got me thinking, what do open source programmers think of evil companies or horrible people using their software?

Don't get me wrong, FOSS software by its nature can't be controlled or strictly prevented of being used. But in case of companies like SCO, that is a thing that at least can cause them headache and they risk getting into legal trouble. A programmer for example can modify GPL to make so that his software can't be used by Microsoft or Facebook, but it is GPL for everybody else.

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Commandline memes

I found out that this tool http://www.convertlit.com/ provides a program with a funny name. I wonder if there are similar programs with offensive names or puns like this one. For example, I remember reading a fortune output saying something along the lines of

sh man Why did you get divorced? man: Too many arguments.

And of course, there is the cliche touch grass.

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The internet is beautiful. @lemmy.ml zephyr @lemmy.world
Reddit Shell: webshell for browsing Reddit via command line
redditshell.com reddit shell: web based linux shell emulator for browsing reddit via command line

reddit shell is a web based linux shell emulator written in JavaScript that lets you browse and interact with reddit via command line

It'd be interesting to find similar one for the Fediverse.

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What is the most destroying command you can type in the Linux terminal?
  • Everyone is talking about rm -rf / and damage to storage drives, but I read somewhere about EFI variables having something to do with bricking the computer. If this is possible, then it's a lot more damage than just disk drives.

    Edit: this is interesting SE post https://superuser.com/questions/313850

  • Catatrophic Failure @lemmy.world zephyr @lemmy.world
    A house blowing up out of nowhere
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    Reddit Outlook-style frontend to make you look like you're working while browsing
    github.com GitHub - pcottle/MSOutlookit: Reskinning Reddit into an Outlook interface

    Reskinning Reddit into an Outlook interface. Contribute to pcottle/MSOutlookit development by creating an account on GitHub.

    GitHub - pcottle/MSOutlookit: Reskinning Reddit into an Outlook interface

    I found this old project from 2018 that redesigned Reddit into a frontend similar to Outlook. Would be fun to see this on Lemmy especially since we have a lot of frontends.

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    What is the best for privacy among the worst companies?

    If your employer forced you to either use Google or Microsoft or some other tech company (Apple, Samsung, etc.) what would be a better choice?

    Which company is more compliant in terms of privacy or generally better and why?

    I was thinking about Google since there were new regulations enforced by government and at least I don't have to pay for Google Docs, unlike Microsoft where I pay and I'm still spied on.

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    Share your latest blog post!

    I wanna get into self-hosting and looking for inspiration.

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    What's the current status of Bots on Lemmy?

    Muscle memory had me type !Remindme.. what are bots that currently work on Lemmy?

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    Suggest me self-improvement accounts on the Fediverse

    I used to follow on Reddit:

    • GetMotivated
    • GetStudying
    • GetDisciplined
    • Productivity
    • Etc

    are there similar communities or Mastodon accounts that you suggest?

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    Hide already read posts on Mastodon?

    Looks like this is still not implemented. But are there Android apps with this feature?

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    microthoughts @lemmy.world zephyr @lemmy.world
    "Too bloated; Didn't read" should be a thing when someone shares a paywalled article with many ads

    TB;DR: give a summary or archived versions without paywall of articles you share.,

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