Published January 8, 2024
not exactly news
but still worth researching what the consequences of this were
Add the "Activate Linux" watermark as well.
The one from https://github.com/MrGlockenspiel/activate-linux
Will it have any fallback systems so that it remains playable even when servers go down?
if not, it is another candidate for stopkillinggames.com
Schools should be the first place where proprietary software should be replaced with FOSS.
Microsoft understands the "get them while they are young" method very well, understands that it is a very significant element of the cycle that keeps them in power, and therefore puts a lot of effort into making sure that this does not change.
So getting children to learn on FOSS and the concepts around it would result in very significant changes, especially in long-term.
Is there any project or organisation that is already trying to achieve that?
If yes, then it would be good to spread the word about them around the internet.
Funny how people tend to quote Linus Torvalds on technical issues in order to prove a point. I hear the guy barely made it through college.
Actually, I lied about even that. I was thrown out of fourth grade because I couldn't write my own name, and it's been all downhill from there. I had to lie about getting into college just so that I'd have better chances of making a career here at McDonalds - if you have a college degree (or you lied about having one), they don't make you scrape the burger pans.
heh, he had good sense of humour already back in 1999
I wonder how angry will the maintainers be in 2036:
aaaa, why do we have to support this ancient release, why did we promise 12 years of support
Listen, strange penguins biting people is no basis for a system of government.
reminds me of that joke from Futurama
Zapp:
You, ensign, whats your name?
Hugh Man sir!
Zapp:
Now that's a name you can trust.
gotta fail fast
no they are not