●● IRC: #techbytes @ Techrights IRC Network: Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ●● ● Mar 18 [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.instagram.com/cusdeb_com/p/DHQSGLxIiW-/ [05:25] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-CusDeb | Technology Magazine | On March 16, Richard M. Stallman (also known as RMS) turned 72! Richard Stallman founded GNU in September 1983 as a project to develop... | Instagram [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] ""On March 16, Richard M. Stallman (also known as RMS) turned 72! [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] Richard Stallman founded GNU in September 1983 as a project to develop a free (libre) operating system. Since then, the free software movement has kicked off and continues to this day. [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] In the early days of this movement, Stallman formulated the criteria for free (libre) software. It must provide its users with the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Stallman even came up with the concept of copyleft, which uses the principles of copyright law to preserve the right to use, modify, and distribute free software. [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] On February 25, 1989, the first version of the GNU General Public License was released, giving legal strength to the free software movement. And before that, on March 22, 1987, Stallman released the first version of the GNU C Compiler (GCC), which gave technical strength to the free software movement. For example, thanks to GCC, the Linux kernel became possible. [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] Do not confuse the terms Free Software and Open Source. The focus of Free Software on user rights and freedom, rather than just technical aspects, makes it a more philosophical and ideological movement. [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] Steven Levy in his book says that Richard Stallman is the Last of the Hackers, who vowed to defend the principles of hackerism to the bitter end. [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] Credit: [05:25] schestowitz[TR2] The cover is based on the photo of Richard Stallman taken by NicoBZH from Saint Etienne. The photo is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. [05:58] schestowitz[TR2] "Software is increasingly being built by AI so its vital to know if it can be trusted" [05:58] schestowitz[TR2] x https://theconversation.com/software-is-increasingly-being-built-by-ai-so-its-vital-to-know-if-it-can-be-trusted-251728 [05:58] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-theconversation.com | Software is increasingly being built by AI so its vital to know if it can be trusted ● Mar 18 [06:06] schestowitz[TR2] "Oh no! They enshittified Inoreader" https://thomasrigby.com/posts/oh-no-they-enshittified-inoreader/ [06:06] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-Oh no! They enshittified Inoreader | thomasrigby.com [06:33] *rsheftel1435 has quit (Quit: Ping timeout (120 seconds)) [06:34] *rsheftel1435 (~rsheftel@freenode-ims.ilv.1cipql.IP) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [07:11] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:11] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:12] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:12] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes [07:18] *schestowitz-TR has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:18] *schestowitz-TR2 has quit (Quit: Konversation term) [07:18] *schestowitz-TR (~acer-box@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:18] *schestowitz-TR2 (~acer-box@freenode/user/schestowitz) has joined #techbytes [07:32] *TechBytesBot has quit (connection closed) [07:32] *Disconnected (Remote host closed socket). [07:33] *Now talking on #techbytes [07:33] *Topic for #techbytes is: Welcome to the official channel of the TechBytes Audiocast [07:33] *Topic for #techbytes set by schestowitz!~roy@haii6za73zabc.irc at Tue Jun 1 20:21:34 2021 [07:33] *MinceR (~mincer@bringer.of.light) has joined #techbytes [07:33] *irc.techrights.org sets mode +a #techbytes MinceR [07:33] *pi (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:33] *pi_ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:33] *pi__ (~quassel@jcfiaarnjjqje.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:33] *KindOne (~KindOne@23xffjdf3phbn.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:36] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techbytes [07:36] *XFaCE (~XFaCE@uzfeivw9fp6ba.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [08:29] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [09:45] *psydroid3 (~psydroid@8p6k6zizq5nqc.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [11:36] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [11:43] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techbytes [11:53] schestowitz[TR2]
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    [Free Software] image editor GIMP 3.0 arrives after seven years of incubation
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    A major update to GIMP (the GNU Image Manipulation Program) has arrived today. GIMP 3.0 has been finalized and released to relieve GIMP 2.10 from its duty as the premier free and open source image editing software for multiple platforms. We only recently crowned GIMP the standard for free image editors in a comprehensive comparison article. Now with version 3.0 hitting mainstream, it might become [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] unassailable.

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    • [11:53] schestowitz[TR2] [11:53] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes-www.tomshardware.com | Freeware image editor GIMP 3.0 arrives after seven years of incubation | Tom's Hardware ● Mar 18 [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39 [12:27] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39 ) [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] "Anything to do with IBM inside the U.S. was doomed long before President Trump came along. You really need to let that TDS go. [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] 58 minutes ago by Anonymous [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] | 2 reactions (+2/-0) [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @cr+1jpjy4p39 [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] -1 [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] Something outside the USA for sure. [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] Trump has doomed anything in the USA. [12:27] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Mar 18 [14:36] *MinceR` is now known as lightbringer ● Mar 18 [15:41] *x-amarsh04 has quit (Quit: Konversation terminated!) [15:47] *x-amarsh04 (~amarsh04@h5zkbfemmwig6.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpmzjaad [16:37] -TechBytesBot/#techbytes- ( status 403 @ https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpmzjaad ) [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] " [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] AK said:Bratislava is too expensive; we will consolidate and move jobs from there to my beloved, native India [16:37] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Mar 18 [17:44] *GNUmoon2 has quit (connection closed) [17:44] *GNUmoon2 (~GNUmoon@jwug4gzhxa8fk.irc) has joined #techbytes ● Mar 18 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jpjy4p39 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] " [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] India is hiring. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] | 1 reaction (+1/-0) [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @ds+1jpjy4p39 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Ireland is pretty secure with its employment laws here. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] 1 hour ago by Anonymous [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] | no reactions [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Post ID: @dr+1jpjy4p39 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] 0 [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] the janitors of course will be safe [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] There were cutbacks in this years ago in previous rounds .. stuff cleaned weekly instead of daily, etc. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] Except when executives visited of course - suddenly everything cleaned up. [18:40] schestowitz[TR2] " ● Mar 18 [21:30] *jacobk (~quassel@syp65ggum2ibk.irc) has joined #techbytes [21:59] *psydroid3 has quit (Quit: KVIrc 5.2.6 Quasar http://www.kvirc.net/) ● Mar 18 [23:32] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has left #techbytes [23:56] *psydruid (~psydruid@jevhxkzmtrbww.irc) has joined #techbytes