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Sir_Cmpwn
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About Sir_Cmpwn
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Comment #21409865
Paywall workaround?
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Comment #21391904
Yes, it was. Thanks, I edited it.
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Comment #21391847
Thanks! That context is sorely needed in their web channels.
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Comment #21391714
I don't understand, what changed? This was last updated on the 24th. They said they'll be re-evaluating it and returning later, but afaict they haven't made any statements about a …
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Comment #21391650
When a C-level fundamentally misunderstands the company's culture and the culture of their target audience, incompotence becomes presumable and maliciousness becomes possible, IMO.…
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Comment #21387015
Something similar to pull requests is being worked on. I summarized this on Reddit recently: https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/dmkzgv/gitlab_... There's already a ticke…
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Comment #21386689
There's just one rule which does it for me: Thanks for your bug report! The next step is to submit a patch fixing the bug. If you need help, ask questions in our chat room at...
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Comment #21383926
I generally use my blog to announce new projects: https://drewdevault.com I'd been talking about SourceHut here and there in passing in various blog posts, and reaching out to peop…
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Comment #21383678
The same reason I start all of my projects: it didn't exist and I thought it ought to, so I made it.
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Comment #21383633
There are lots and lots of reasons, but one advantage that comes to mind is that you're entirely in control of the data, you can just take your mail spool and leave for greener pas…
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Comment #21383628
Off the top of my head, some things that people tell me they like include: - The CI service, which distinguishes itself by being based on virtual machines instead of Docker, thus s…
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Comment #21383177
Less so in SourceHut's case, where all of the prices are basically arbitrary and the financials are public.
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Comment #21382985
These are two of the major unsolved problems blocking the graduation of alpha to beta. The latter problem falls under single-sign-on, and the former problem falls under the project…
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Comment #21382745
PGP mail seems to work afaict. Make sure your key is up-to-date, I might have edited it at some point to remove the expiration date.
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Comment #21381722
There's a summary of what the alpha status entails here: https://sourcehut.org/alpha-details/ And a longer explanation is coming in two weeks, for the anniversary of the public alp…
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Comment #21381649
Will keep this in mind for the next one, cheers.
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Comment #21381647
Thanks!
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Comment #21381643
Heh, I wish.
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Comment #21371525
Did I not open by saying that I have more context than most people would? I have a Librem 5 dev board, too. They may end up shipping a phone to at least some of their customers, bu…
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Comment #21371371
I've worked directly with several people from Purism. I can confirm hearing about similar internal issues from first-party sources, as early as well over a year ago. I cancelled my…
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Comment #21349425
There's also a book based on this quote by the legendary Terry Pratchett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interesting_Times
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Comment #21349395
SourceHut is on different infrastructure than my personal Mastodon instance, it can take a lot more heat :)
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Comment #21348285
Regarding that screenshot of GitLab: https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/linux/tree/master/arch/arm/boot/...
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Comment #21347117
I don't have a reply for most of your comment, but with respect to this part: >If that is the situation, where does SourceHut stand? The site makes little sense to me. The URL is s…