Openwashing and Microsoft Entryism
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Haivision Publishes SRT Open Source Specification – Protocol for Low Latency Video Streaming and File Transfer: SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) technical overview aims to foster understanding, adoption, and to pave the path to official standardization
The SRT Alliance, supporting the SRT Open Source Project, announces that Haivision has published a detailed technical overview of the protocol and technology for very low latency streaming (sub-second) over public networks.
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Das Keyboard launches open source 4Q Smart RGB Cherry MX Mechanical Keyboard
Das Keyboard shares some examples of what these open source applets can do.
Tracking stocks in real time
Monitoring CPU activity
Checking the weather forecast
Tracking the status of projects, pending deadlines and tasks over time
Control of IoT devices, such as turning up the temperature or dimming the lights
Receiving virtually any other kind of information an individual wants to track without ever opening a browser through the Q keyboard’s fully-customizable keys -
You can now buy Linux on Microsoft's Store [Ed: 2015: Microsoft gets the 'keys' to Linux (UEFI). 2018: Microsoft 'sells' GNU/Linux. EEE coming along nicely. Microsoft Loves EEE.]
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GitHub now supports the GNU General Public License (GPL) Cooperation Commitment as a way of promoting effective software regulation [Ed: Microsoft executives still badmouth copyleft and GPL. All they want from GNU is a way to police/control/coerce the Free software community using shallow 'politics']
Yesterday, GitHub announced that it now supports the GPL Cooperation Commitment with 40 other software companies because it aligns with GitHub’s core values.
According to the GitHub post, by supporting this change, GitHub “hopes that this commitment will improve fairness and certainty for users of key projects that the developer ecosystem relies on, including Git and the Linux kernel. More broadly, the GPL Cooperation Commitment provides an example of evolving software regulation to better align with social goals, which is urgently needed as developers and policymakers grapple with the opportunities and risks of the software revolution.”
An effective regulation has an enforcement mechanism that encourages compliance. Here, the most severe penalties for non-compliance, such as shutting down a line of business, would be reserved for repeat and intentional violators. The other less serious failures to comply, or accidental non-compliance may only result in warnings following which the violation should be promptly corrected.
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