[10:49] schestowitz[TR2][10:49] schestowitz[TR2]The code was released under Winamp Collaborative License (WCL) v1.0, where point 5, Restrictions, clearly and explicitly states:
[10:49] schestowitz[TR2]No Forking: You may not create, maintain, or distribute a forked version of the software.
A restriction that violates and conflicts with GitHubs ToS (Terms of Service). But whats more interesting is that this suggests that the Winamp owners were surprisingly unfamiliar with the rules. Quickly realizing their mistake, the license was updated to v1.0.1 after only a few [10:49] schestowitz[TR2] days, when the absurd clause no longer appeared.
Everything would have been fine if this was the only misunderstanding, but unfortunately, the opening of the Winamp code came with several other issues. The code included thousands of lines from third-party software that was not part of the open-source family. To make things even worse, the license included this clause: [...]
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[12:23] schestowitz[TR2][12:23] schestowitz[TR2]The free software movement has been around for several decades. During all this time, numerous contributors to the GNU Project and other free software projects have worked hard to develop thousands of programs that benefit everybody. Their hard work has made it possible that today the term "free software" stands for all the programs that users can rely on if they want to control their own [12:23] schestowitz[TR2] computing. Users turn to free software because of that intrinsic value, and there is a great risk of harm if the name "free software" is used for software which does not grant the user the four freedoms.
[12:23] schestowitz[TR2]Free software means users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change, and improve the software - for any purpose. The word "free" in "free software" means liberty, not price. To be able to exercise their freedom in practice, users have to be provided with the program's source code and it should either be in the public domain or licensed under a free software license.
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[12:35] schestowitz[TR2][12:35] schestowitz[TR2]Now, in MySQL 9.1, triggers are handled in two distinct phases. Initially, only the trigger metadata is read, and parsing is deferred until its actually needed (i.e., when modifying data). This significantly reduces the resource consumption for read-only queries and improves overall performance.
[12:35] schestowitz[TR2]On top of that, new server status variables like Table_open_cache_triggers_hits and Table_open_cache_triggers_misses have been introduced to track cache usage, further enhancing monitoring capabilities.
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[12:37] schestowitz[TR2][12:37] schestowitz[TR2]One of the version bumps is for clang: it now uses clang 18 by default. clang 18 introduced some changes that turned out to be relevant for me and other curl developers. Yeah, surely for some others as well.
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[12:51] schestowitz[TR2][12:51] schestowitz[TR2]Calibre, a popular open-source ebook management tool, has just released version 7.20, which brings improvements and new features. Here they are.
[12:51] schestowitz[TR2]The releases highlight is the new PDF Input engine, designed to automatically detect and remove headers and footers from PDF files during conversion. It analyzes the document to identify these repetitive elements, making converted files much cleaner.
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[12:53] schestowitz[TR2][12:53] schestowitz[TR2]We must talk about my Slimbook Executive laptop, again. Well, we don't really have to, but it's been about three months since I last talked about it, and the whole purpose of these reports is to assess the quality and usability of the machine and its operating system in real-life conditions, long term. I won't repeat myself too much as to why, how or when. TL;DR: I have a Linux-only produc [12:53] schestowitz[TR2] tivity machine, and I use it in earnest for all sorts of things. So far, it's been working beautifully, on all levels.
[12:53] schestowitz[TR2]The hardware is excellent. The ergonomics are sweet - great case, great keyboard, nice audio, fantastic, crisp display. Kubuntu 22.04 LTS, which I use as the operating system of choice, has also been behaving remarkably well. Few bugs or issues, superb workflow and looks, and I've been doing pretty much everything I can. Even some gaming, although the bulk of that (testing) is reserved fo [12:53] schestowitz[TR2] r the Slimbook Titan machine. Well, let's see what happened since June. After me.
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