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Because the web, and the world, needs a working example of what trust-based, open, collective media can be again.
We’ve tried the #dotcons way, and it’s killing both truth and community.
Because the web, and the world, needs a working example of what trust-based, open, collective media can be again.
We’ve tried the #dotcons way, and it’s killing both truth and community.
Business idea but I’m actually half-serious about it for once: Small software company that builds basic infrastructural apps (think project management, slack-like chat, time tracking, etc.) in the most simple and minimalist way possible. Focus on doing the basics super well and being pleasant to use. No AI. Low cost compared to the big bois. Self-hostable if people so choose.
Like, this wouldn’t make billions obv but for sure this could sustain a small team pretty well… no?
Hello! 👋 It’s time for an updated #Introduction because I’ve just moved instances to beige.party (I was formerly @brianlavelle) - any boosts would be most welcome!
I’m Brian, and I’ve been a #Fediverse dweller since April 2022. This is my only social media…er, medium.
In no particular order, I quite like:
#ImprovisedMusic & #ExperimentalMusic
#FieldRecording
#Cats (I have two)
#TTRPG (I have too many)
#Tea
#Meditation
#Books #Poetry & #SpeculativeFiction
#Trees & #Walking (but not #WalkingTrees)
#Modernism & #Brutalism
#SelfHosting & #FOSS
#AltText & #PascalCase / #CamelCase
& lots more
My website: https://brianlavelle.scot
My music: https://brianlavelle.bandcamp.com
Hello! 👋 It’s time for an updated #Introduction because I’ve just moved instances to beige.party (I was formerly @brianlavelle) - any boosts would be most welcome!
I’m Brian, and I’ve been a #Fediverse dweller since April 2022. This is my only social media…er, medium.
In no particular order, I quite like:
#ImprovisedMusic & #ExperimentalMusic
#FieldRecording
#Cats (I have two)
#TTRPG (I have too many)
#Tea
#Meditation
#Books #Poetry & #SpeculativeFiction
#Trees & #Walking (but not #WalkingTrees)
#Modernism & #Brutalism
#SelfHosting & #FOSS
#AltText & #PascalCase / #CamelCase
& lots more
My website: https://brianlavelle.scot
My music: https://brianlavelle.bandcamp.com
“As adoption has grown, so has our responsibility to ensure the project remains sustainable and continues to thrive. That’s why, with the release of #liquibase 5.0, we are updating the license for Liquibase Community.”
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #OSS
https://www.liquibase.com/blog/liquibase-community-for-the-future-fsl
⁂ Article
STAR WARS: THE SOFT EMPIRE
Let's try some metaphors DRAFT (was looking for a Star Wars meme but find them horribly right-wing, we have made a real mess,,,)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw4JGeUhvSw
Had to use an old video, kinda on subject to the metaphor
A long time ago, in a network not so far away… The internet was once alive with wild diversity. Countless small worlds of the #openweb - linked by fragile trust, shared roots, and messy, beautiful collaboration.
The #FOSS Federation of Commons was rising… […]
⁂ Article
STAR WARS: THE SOFT EMPIRE
Let's try some metaphors DRAFT (was looking for a Star Wars meme but find them horribly right-wing, we have made a real mess,,,)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw4JGeUhvSw
Had to use an old video, kinda on subject to the metaphor
A long time ago, in a network not so far away… The internet was once alive with wild diversity. Countless small worlds of the #openweb - linked by fragile trust, shared roots, and messy, beautiful collaboration.
The #FOSS Federation of Commons was rising… […]
💡Remember:
:freesoftware: "Open Source Eventually" is the same as "Proprietary For Now".
💡Remember:
:freesoftware: "Open Source Eventually" is the same as "Proprietary For Now".
If Google is killing sideloading, then Android is just iOS with ads and spyware. Why the hell would anyone choose that?
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/why-the-hell-does-android-even-exist-anymore/
#Android #Google #Sideloading #FOSS #Privacy #accessibility
Hey, do you know CMake? Can you spare a couple of minutes to do a code review? The Inkscape project sometimes struggles to find experts in some tools to do reviews and you could be a great help just looking over this include construct for unit tests (we're trying to do more unit testing)
Q: Is this ok to include a CMakeLists when putting together a list of cpp files for the unit test builder?
@samathadubs yep, this is what the linked article is about https://hamishcampbell.com/mainstreaming-social-media-digital-drugs-not-social-connection/ we have a project based on the #4opens which is #FOSS refocused as social movement, the project is the #OMN you can find this on the same link.
Hey, do you know CMake? Can you spare a couple of minutes to do a code review? The Inkscape project sometimes struggles to find experts in some tools to do reviews and you could be a great help just looking over this include construct for unit tests (we're trying to do more unit testing)
Q: Is this ok to include a CMakeLists when putting together a list of cpp files for the unit test builder?
"Instead of sending public money to distant corporations, funds stay local and support IT jobs for regional developers and entrepreneurs. The use of open-source #Linux distributions also extends the life of existing hardware and reduces e-waste, which proprietary models can exploit for unnecessary spending."
*Cantillon Lessons Guide Shift to Open-Source*
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/09/15/cantillon-lessons-guide-shift-to-open-source/
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows #Windows10 #Microsoft #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux
If Google is killing sideloading, then Android is just iOS with ads and spyware. Why the hell would anyone choose that?
https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/why-the-hell-does-android-even-exist-anymore/
#Android #Google #Sideloading #FOSS #Privacy #accessibility
⁂ Article
The #AI bubble might be nastier than the Dot.com crash
The path the #mainstreaming in tech is taking is clear. #AI is fashion, the valuations are absurd, the cost structures unsustainable, and the hype cycle feels like it’s already outpacing reality.
We’ve been here before, dot.com déjà vu. The #dotcons bubble of 2000 was built on fake demand and fantasy valuations. Venture capital flooded into half-baked platforms that promised to "reinvent" everything, while the effect was to hollow out and enclose the native #openweb. When the bubble […]
"Instead of sending public money to distant corporations, funds stay local and support IT jobs for regional developers and entrepreneurs. The use of open-source #Linux distributions also extends the life of existing hardware and reduces e-waste, which proprietary models can exploit for unnecessary spending."
*Cantillon Lessons Guide Shift to Open-Source*
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/09/15/cantillon-lessons-guide-shift-to-open-source/
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Windows #Windows10 #Microsoft #FOSS #FLOSS #GNU #GNUlinux
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