@cwebber I packaged xautolock some years ago for guix and use it with slock. But my threat model is a slobbery child smacking at the keyboard; idk how secure in practice these screen lockers are.
@fsf @conservancy @fsfe #GNU Mes 0.24 released, closing the gap with Stage0: the Full Source Bootstrap is here!
The @GuixHPC package graph is now rooted in hex0, a 357-byte binary & ASCII-equivalent https://github.com/oriansj/bootstrap-seeds/blob/master/POSIX/x86/hex0_x86.hex0…
@fsf
@fsfe
@conservancy
@nixos
@NGIZero
@reproducible_builds
#reprobuilds #gnutools #NLnetFDN
“Keeping one’s home tidy”:
https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2022/keeping-ones-home-tidy/
This intro to #Guix Home 🏡 explains how it goes beyond mere “dot files” so you can configure and recreate your home environment anytime, anywhere.
@civodul GNU is "peace and quiet" for my kids because of that game.
I gave two talks at FOSDEM this year. Both of the recordings are now up!
Lisp, but Beautiful; Lisp for Everyone (co-presented with @mlemweb) https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/lispforeveryone/
Spritely Goblins Comes to Guile: Distributed, secure, asynchronous programming https://fosdem.org/2022/schedule/event/spritelygoblins/
We've just published the Guix-HPC annual report!
👉 https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2022/02/guix-hpc-activity-report-2021/
See how we support #ReproducibleResearch workflows, from core #Guix work to #SoftwareHeritage support to #Jupyter integration and more.
“Tuning packages for a CPU micro-architecture”
👉 https://hpc.guix.info/blog/2022/01/tuning-packages-for-a-cpu-micro-architecture/
Or how Guix’s new ‘--tune’ option allows #HPC users to get SIMD optimizations without giving up on #reproducibility.
#EmacsConf talk by Andrea Corallo on #Emacs 28 native compilation through libgccjit is exciting!
https://emacsconf.org/2021/talks/native/
Amazing how much was achieved in little time.
@civodul I write a lot of Rust at work, with lsp-mode, which is quite heavy, especially on dozens of active buffers. This branch of Emacs (which I compiled using guix) has been a huge quality of life improvement and I have had no stability issues over the 6+ months I've been using it. I am profoundly appreciative of the time and work put into this.
Slides of my #PackagingCon talk earlier today: “The Packaging Grail”
#GNU #Guix #FreeSoftware #Packaging #ReproducibleBuilds #Bootstrapping
I got a working #kotlin compiler built with #guix! If you recall, this is a dependency I need to build #gradle, the build system used by #android apps and many others.
Don't get too excited though, it's only the first of a very long bootstrap chain. That kotlin I built is from 2012, the last that did not require kotlin to build.
This is all thanks to the excellent work done by Emmanuel Bourg, at https://github.com/ebourg/kotlin-bootstrapping, on top of which I bootstrapped all other dependencies.
Everyone's heard that "network effects" are how Facebook grew its user-base - but now the FTC is homing in on how "switching costs" let Facebook hold those users hostage.
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2021/08/facebooks-secret-war-switching-costs
Watch video from #LibrePlanet 2021: “Adopting free software ideals” with Mike Gerwitz: https://u.fsf.org/3dx See all LP21 videos on PeerTube at https://u.fsf.org/pt-2021!
@resist1984 @fsf Last I was aware, we were in need of volunteers to go about making the necessary changes for the update. I suspect that's still the case.
I'll inquire (off-list).
@resist1984 @fsf This is a volunteer effort. I was part of the team that set it up many years ago, but I haven't had time since then. And while this was created in collaboration with the FSF, authority over it falls to GNU.
If you or others are interested in participating, please send a message to https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/repo-criteria-discuss. If you don't hear anything there, send me a message.
@cwebber @mlemweb While I cannot personally relate to your experiences, I can't help but be inspired by them and the example you both set for others; the support and guidance you provide to others; and, as importantly demonstrated in this photo, the essential support you have for one-another.
It's beautiful, and I'm happy for you both.
@mlemweb @cwebber @fossandcrafts I love this idea!
I have too much going on to be able to join in the near future, though I hope to see these continue, and maybe one of these times I'll be able.
Have fun!
I was rather surprised to see this positive outcome regarding the #CFAA:
@libreleah Thanks, Leah. I'll give it a try in the next couple of days when I have a little extra time.
Free software hacker and user freedom activist with a focus on user privacy and security; professional software engineer; advisor to the GNU Project.