European Union Commission opens investigation into anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on thEuropean Commission - European Commission
European Union Commission opens investigation into anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
Commission opens investigation into possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in the use of online content for AI purposes
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Google has breached EU competition rules by using the content of web publishers, as well as content uploaded on thEuropean Commission - European Commission
Advent Calendar 10
Advent Calendar
Zen Mischief Photographs
This year for our Advent Calendar we have a selection of my photographs from recent years. They may not be technically the best, or the most recent, but they’re ones which, for various reasons, I rather like.Scented geranium
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Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source
Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
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Link previews on public groups
Hey everyone, does anyone know how to show link previews in groups? I heard about Instant View and Web Grabber, but can't find them in the public bot directory.
I'm not selfhosting
hi, the bots for link preview are called "www" in the list at deltachat-bot.github.io/public…
also notice that the right place to ask such questions is support.delta.chat/ if you want the developers and more DC users to see your questions
Do you mean InstantView Bot?
It is included in the list of public Delta Chat bots as "www". There are 3 bots with the same name. At least, www2delta@chatmail.woodpeckersnest.space works well.
Here is the list:
deltachat-bot.github.io/public…
Porsche Cars in Russia “Turn Into Bricks” After Massive Satellite Security Outage
Porsche Cars in Russia “Turn Into Bricks” After Massive Satellite Security Outage
Porsche owners in Russia face immobilization issues due to a satellite alarm system failure, with reports indicating widespread problems across major cities.Liubava Petriv (UNITED24 Media)
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Porsche Cars in Russia “Turn Into Bricks” After Massive Satellite Security Outage
Porsche Cars in Russia “Turn Into Bricks” After Massive Satellite Security Outage
Porsche owners in Russia face immobilization issues due to a satellite alarm system failure, with reports indicating widespread problems across major cities.Liubava Petriv (UNITED24 Media)
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Any Other – Silently. Quietly. Going Away (2015)
Adele Nigro è uscita dal gruppo. Ha deciso di lasciare quel folk che geograficamente sta tra la Svezia delle First Aid Kit e le foreste del Nord America, per fare qualcosa di nuovo. E forse di più vero... Leggi e ascolta...
Paramount Pictures X Account Hacked to Read ‘Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime’
The official account for Paramount Pictures on X(Twitter) was compromised Tuesday. The description in the account’s bio was changed to read: “Proud arm of the fascist regime.”
Note: the account has been recovered.
Sources:
- ScreenRant;
- Variety.
Paramount X/Twitter Account Hacked to Read 'Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime'
The official account for Paramount Pictures on X was seemingly hacked, to alter the account's bio as "Proud arm of the fascist regime."Todd Spangler (Variety)
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Paramount Pictures X Account Hacked to Read ‘Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime’
The official account for Paramount Pictures on X(Twitter) was compromised Tuesday. The description in the account’s bio was changed to read: “Proud arm of the fascist regime.”
Note: the account has been recovered.
Sources:
- ScreenRant;
- Variety.
Paramount X/Twitter Account Hacked to Read 'Proud Arm of the Fascist Regime'
The official account for Paramount Pictures on X was seemingly hacked, to alter the account's bio as "Proud arm of the fascist regime."Todd Spangler (Variety)
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Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech
New York City Mayoral elect Zohran Mamdani previously called for the boycott of Cornell Tech over its public-private partnership with Technion — Israel Institute of Technology not long after he won a seat in the New York State Assembly in 2020.
“If you were to look at the lens of [the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement] and how it applies here in New York City, you would say that Cornell-Technion is something you would be talking about,” Mamdani reportedly said on the podcast, according the The New York Post.
As Mayor-elect, Mamdani was asked by the Roosevelt Islander at a press conference whether he “currently support[s] a boycott of Cornell Tech [or if] has he ever supported a boycott [of Cornell Tech].” While Mamdani did not explicitly say he would no longer boycott Cornell Tech, he did not think the partnership was out of compliance with international law.
“Wherever the [Eric] Adams administration and previous administrations have taken us out of compliance with international law, we’ll return the city back into that compliance,” Mamdani said. Upon further questioning from the reporter, Mamdani elaborated that he does not “think that [Cornell Tech] applies to what the Adam’s administration’s done,” appearing to say that he does not support a boycott of Cornell Tech
When asked if Cornell has communicated with Mamdani or if they plan to engage with the Mamdani administration, a University spokesperson did not respond to the question. Instead, the spokesperson wrote that “the enormous success of this academic collaboration [between Cornell University and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology] proves that universities can be powerful economic engines as well and preserve New York City’s status as a global technology leader.”
The spokesperson also did not directly respond to questions about whether Cornell Tech is directly involved with the IDF, given its partnership with Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, which is tied to the organization via the Advanced Defense Research Institute and the Center for Security Science & Technology.
Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech
Recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back alleged remarks from 2020 that called for a boycott of Cornell Tech because of its public-private partnership with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.Madeleine Naumoff (Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech - The Cornell Daily Sun)
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Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech
New York City Mayoral elect Zohran Mamdani previously called for the boycott of Cornell Tech over its public-private partnership with Technion — Israel Institute of Technology not long after he won a seat in the New York State Assembly in 2020.
“If you were to look at the lens of [the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement] and how it applies here in New York City, you would say that Cornell-Technion is something you would be talking about,” Mamdani reportedly said on the podcast, according the The New York Post.
As Mayor-elect, Mamdani was asked by the Roosevelt Islander at a press conference whether he “currently support[s] a boycott of Cornell Tech [or if] has he ever supported a boycott [of Cornell Tech].” While Mamdani did not explicitly say he would no longer boycott Cornell Tech, he did not think the partnership was out of compliance with international law.
“Wherever the [Eric] Adams administration and previous administrations have taken us out of compliance with international law, we’ll return the city back into that compliance,” Mamdani said. Upon further questioning from the reporter, Mamdani elaborated that he does not “think that [Cornell Tech] applies to what the Adam’s administration’s done,” appearing to say that he does not support a boycott of Cornell Tech
When asked if Cornell has communicated with Mamdani or if they plan to engage with the Mamdani administration, a University spokesperson did not respond to the question. Instead, the spokesperson wrote that “the enormous success of this academic collaboration [between Cornell University and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology] proves that universities can be powerful economic engines as well and preserve New York City’s status as a global technology leader.”
The spokesperson also did not directly respond to questions about whether Cornell Tech is directly involved with the IDF, given its partnership with Technion — Israel Institute of Technology, which is tied to the organization via the Advanced Defense Research Institute and the Center for Security Science & Technology.
Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech
Recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back alleged remarks from 2020 that called for a boycott of Cornell Tech because of its public-private partnership with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.Madeleine Naumoff (Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech - The Cornell Daily Sun)
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TIL Howling Mad Murdock from the A-Team (1983) is also Lt. Barclay from Star Trek: TNG
Actor: Dwight Schultz
I was watching the 2010 version of the A-Team (great movie imo), and I wanted to know what cameos there were (because I suck at recognizing actors). Lo and behold, to my delight, the cross-over of all cross-overs: Star Trek and A-Team.
~I love it when a plan comes together.~
Edit: This just keeps getting better!!!! 53:58 on Netflix.
Dwight Schultz - Actor, Music Department, Additional Crew
Dwight Schultz. Actor: Star Trek : Premier Contact. Dwight Schultz is an American actor who is known for playing Howling Mad Murdock from The A-Team and Reginald Barclay from Star Trek: The Next Generation.IMDb
Lori Petty
Lori Petty (born 14 October 1963; age 62) is the actress who played Noss in the Star Trek: Voyager fifth season episode "Gravity". Petty's career breakthrough came with her role in Point Break (1992, featuring Jack Kehler and Christopher Pettiet).Contributors to Memory Alpha (Fandom, Inc.)
The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment
The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The consensus among the assembled developers is that Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental — it is now a core part of the kernel and is here to stay. So the "experimental" tag will be coming off. Congratulations are in order for all of the Rust for Linux team.
The end of the kernel Rust experiment
The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The cons [...]LWN.net
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The ALIS Codex: Learn. Survive. Connect.
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Why We Make ALIS: The Enemy Within
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" Alis? Who the fuck is Alis?"
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Nearly 100 bodies recovered under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza; UAE-backed separatists claim control of southern Yemen
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40114112
Civil Defense teams recover 98 additional bodies of people trapped under the rubble of Al-Shifa hospital. A new report estimates the Gaza genocide has produced over 60 million tons of rubble in Gaza. Tony Blair appears to be out as the prospective head of Trump’s “Board of Peace.” The Israeli government to allocate an additional $843 million to West Bank settlements. Israeli warplanes strike southern Lebanon. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other party members wear a noose on their lapels to signal support for legislation that would allow for lynching Palestinian prisoners. Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance David Ellison launches a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery backed by Jared Kushner. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would force the U.S. to make up for any deficits in weapons sales caused by boycotts of Israel, Zeteo reports. The Supreme Court seems ready to green-light Trump’s firing of independent bureaucrats. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will place five percent tariffs on Mexico to rectify a water dispute. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces seizes an oil field in west Kordofan. Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council claims control over south Yemen. Honduras AG issues a warrant for the arrest of a former President pardoned by Trump. A government airstrike in Myanmar kills 18. Fighting breaks out between former allies in eastern Congo.
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Nearly 100 bodies recovered under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza; UAE-backed separatists claim control of southern Yemen
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/40114112
Civil Defense teams recover 98 additional bodies of people trapped under the rubble of Al-Shifa hospital. A new report estimates the Gaza genocide has produced over 60 million tons of rubble in Gaza. Tony Blair appears to be out as the prospective head of Trump’s “Board of Peace.” The Israeli government to allocate an additional $843 million to West Bank settlements. Israeli warplanes strike southern Lebanon. Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and other party members wear a noose on their lapels to signal support for legislation that would allow for lynching Palestinian prisoners. Chairman and CEO of Paramount Skydance David Ellison launches a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery backed by Jared Kushner. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would force the U.S. to make up for any deficits in weapons sales caused by boycotts of Israel, Zeteo reports. The Supreme Court seems ready to green-light Trump’s firing of independent bureaucrats. President Donald Trump says the U.S. will place five percent tariffs on Mexico to rectify a water dispute. Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces seizes an oil field in west Kordofan. Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council claims control over south Yemen. Honduras AG issues a warrant for the arrest of a former President pardoned by Trump. A government airstrike in Myanmar kills 18. Fighting breaks out between former allies in eastern Congo.
Nearly 100 bodies recovered under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza; UAE-backed separatists claim control of southern Yemen
Nearly 100 bodies recovered under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza; UAE-backed separatists claim control of southern Yemen
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Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayoral runoff, breaking 30-year Democratic drought
Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayoral runoff, breaking 30-year Democratic drought
Higgins defeated former city manager Emilio Gonzalez with 59% of the vote, pledging to tackle housing affordability, climate resilience, and restore trust at City Hall.Doug Myers (CBS Miami)
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Zarah Sultana: Lammy claim he did not know about Palestine Action hunger strikers is a ‘lie’
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Published date: 9 Dec 2025 16:18 GMT
In footage posted on Instagram, Lammy is seen telling campaigners and the strikers’ families that he did “not know anything” about the prisoners’ cases.“I’ve written to David Lammy, so the fact he’s saying he doesn’t know about this is a lie,” Sultana told Middle East Eye.
In the video, Shahmina Alam, the sister of one of the strikers, confronted Lammy, saying that he and the Ministry of Justice had failed to respond to a letter alerting them of the planned strike and outlining the participants' demands.
Zarah Sultana: Lammy claim he did not know about Palestine Action hunger strikers is a ‘lie’
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Published date: 9 Dec 2025 16:18 GMT
In footage posted on Instagram, Lammy is seen telling campaigners and the strikers’ families that he did “not know anything” about the prisoners’ cases.“I’ve written to David Lammy, so the fact he’s saying he doesn’t know about this is a lie,” Sultana told Middle East Eye.
In the video, Shahmina Alam, the sister of one of the strikers, confronted Lammy, saying that he and the Ministry of Justice had failed to respond to a letter alerting them of the planned strike and outlining the participants' demands.
Zarah Sultana: Lammy claim he did not know about Palestine Action hunger strikers is a ‘lie’
Published date: 9 Dec 2025 16:18 GMT
In footage posted on Instagram, Lammy is seen telling campaigners and the strikers’ families that he did “not know anything” about the prisoners’ cases.“I’ve written to David Lammy, so the fact he’s saying he doesn’t know about this is a lie,” Sultana told Middle East Eye.
In the video, Shahmina Alam, the sister of one of the strikers, confronted Lammy, saying that he and the Ministry of Justice had failed to respond to a letter alerting them of the planned strike and outlining the participants' demands.
Zarah Sultana: Lammy claim he did not know about Palestine Action hunger strikers is a ‘lie’
British MP Zarah Sultana has said that Justice Secretary David Lammy “lied” when he claimed he did not know about the eight Palestine Action-linked prisoners currently on hunger strike.Katherine Hearst (Middle East Eye)
Two US fighter jets circle Gulf of Venezuela in escalation of hostilities
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Tue 9 Dec 2025 21.37 EST
Two US fighter jets circled the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, in what appeared to be an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing hostilities toward the South American country and its leftist leader, Nicolás Maduro.Venezuelans and South American media followed the flights in real time using websites like FlightRadar24, which showed a pair of F/A-18 Super Hornets flying together into the narrow Gulf of Venezuela for about 40 minutes. The jets flew just north of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s most populous city.
Two US fighter jets circle Gulf of Venezuela in escalation of hostilities
Roque Planas
Tue 9 Dec 2025 21.37 EST
Two US fighter jets circled the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, in what appeared to be an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing hostilities toward the South American country and its leftist leader, Nicolás Maduro.Venezuelans and South American media followed the flights in real time using websites like FlightRadar24, which showed a pair of F/A-18 Super Hornets flying together into the narrow Gulf of Venezuela for about 40 minutes. The jets flew just north of Maracaibo, Venezuela’s most populous city.
Two US fighter jets circle Gulf of Venezuela in escalation of hostilities
Trump had further said Nicolás Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’ as military has targeted alleged drug boatsRoque Planas (The Guardian)
In other news, ”Yeah, this is probably not a good thing”.
[Pluribus Spoilers] A distressing thought about Koumba and the hive...
The hive exist, or desire to please the survivors. However they want. Koumba has used this more than anyone else to his own advantage to live the life of a decadent, hedonistic and shallow playboy - roleplaying as James Bond and surrounding himself and having sex with women. Now, to me - this is very much - at the minimum - taking advantage of them. The women he's having sexual relations with are not who they were, and it is unlikely - even if the hive came to him and suggested it (as I suspect they did) - that the women before the joining would be remotely interested in doing this. They are not them. Who they were has been lobotomised, malformed and disappeared into the hive - segmented up into billions of bodies.
I've seen some people (not here, but elsewhere) suggest that this behaviour is okay because the hive is consenting. The women he's picking show enthusiastic and active consent. This to me is disgraceful, not just in the context of that - but also what could be the case if Koumba had different, darker interests.
Now the show will not address this (and rightfully so) - but it still seems true to me regardless of that. If Koumba was a pedophile, they would provide him with children he requested - and the children would provide active consent. Just like the women he picks now, they wouldn't be who they were. There is no concept of childhood or child innocence anymore. The hive literally can't say no unless it contradicts their survival or asks them to hurt others.
So to anyone who thinks the hive is a good thing (and some people actually do), or that Koumba is doing no wrong with what he's doing. This should be a point to consider.
In theory they aren't individuals anymore, they are appendages. So there would be no issue with consent the same way you decide consent for your hand or mouth. In a sense your mouth consents because it is part of the you making that decision.
Except... If there were any chance your hand could separate from you and become an individual in the future it'd be immoral to use it for sex now. And Carol is already very confident that it's possible to reverse the Joining. But even if she wasn't it was always a possibility. So having sex with any of them is incredibly wrong, which should be obvious to anybody on a gut level.
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible: A 10-Year Timeline
How Corporate Democrats Made Trump Possible: A 10-Year Timeline
Saving the country from autocracy requires recognizing—and then overcoming—the chokehold that Democratic leaders have on the party.norman-solomon (Common Dreams)
Konsole now prompts for passwords and other questions in pop-ups??
I mean, who thought of this as a good idea? I find it rather distracting. I'm trying to SSH into a computer and blam...a massive pop-up blocks me from reading what was before or anything else...just the pop-up in front, blocking text. It has the hidden password text field thing, but this one is to type yes/no to whether accept the server's cert. Y hit enter after typing yes...and blam, another pop-up, this one is for the actual password.
How can I disable these pop-up prompts? I want to be prompted as text, on the konsole main screen, as it always was. I haven't changed anything, because well, this is a brand new install. It started happening on a different computer and found it equally irritating.
Any idea how can I disable this? Thanks so much!
ssh-askpass utility to prompt you for passwords. You can configure it to always prompt over the TTY of the parent process that executed the ssh-askpass command.
Linux Foundation aims to become the Switzerland of AI agents
An attempt to provide vendor-neutral oversight as the agent train barrels on
Linux Foundation aims to become the Switzerland of AI agents
: An attempt to provide vendor-neutral oversight as the agent train barrels onThomas Claburn (The Register)
Rivian is building its own AI assistant
The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI & Autonomy Day scheduled for December 11.
Rivian is building its own AI assistant | TechCrunch
The EV maker will likely share more details on its upcoming AI & Autonomy Day scheduled for December 11.Kirsten Korosec (TechCrunch)
Wake Up Dead Man digs deep for a darker, more powerful Knives Out
Benoit Blanc shows his range.
Wake Up Dead Man digs deep for a darker, more powerful Knives Out
Wake Up Dead Man, the latest in the Knives Out murder mystery series, starts streaming on Netflix on December 12th.Andrew Webster (The Verge)
Buffalox
in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •We can no longer allow ourselves to depend on American IT infrastructure.
naeap
in reply to Buffalox • • •It can't be, that our public money lands as profits in non European companies.
That should be a given, imho
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in reply to naeap • • •I 100% agree, but some would consider that a matter of ideology.
The other point about dependency on USA when they are acting with hostility is more pragmatic.
99% of people don't understand all the reason why open source is better for public services, except if we can say it's cheaper. That's the one point they understand, and the one point Microsoft has been attacking most with their propaganda against open source.
sibachian
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in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •Dr. Unabart
in reply to varnia • • •Seriously. While I support the change to foss solutions, this is going to go over like a fart in church for the people that were just forced off fax machines and into email a year ago. And there’s a zero percent chance that Germany will use any of those savings for a support infrastructure. The German way is to figure it out, and endure the suffering while you do with the bare minimum of support from people that barely know the shit themselves.
I have a friend who is principal at a high school here in DE and the stories she’s been telling me about the new push to get tablets into the hands of kids is straight fkn Monty Python level absurdity… from the staff!
Germany painted themselves into a corner with their refusal to modernize their tech infrastructure. The “it’s not broken, so don’t fix it” mentality has left them 20 years behind all their neighbors. But, hey, traditions over everything… amirite?
LittleBorat3
in reply to Dr. Unabart • • •JensSpahnpasta
in reply to Dr. Unabart • • •You might want to read this article. Yes, it's in german. Yes, it's behind a paywall. But your analysis is totally wrong here
heise.de/select/ct/2025/5/2502…
Der offene Norden
Christian Wölbert, Keywan Tonekaboni (Heise)Appoxo
in reply to JensSpahnpasta • • •And yet it feels and the experience is so true you wouldnt know...
Sincerely, an IT supporter in Germany.
Serinus
in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •slevinkelevra
in reply to Serinus • • •JensSpahnpasta
in reply to slevinkelevra • • •Serinus
in reply to slevinkelevra • • •I mean, optionally they could set up a tiny dev shop with that amount and submit the PRs they want to submit. And at worst, they could maintain their own fork.
It'd be a public service in more ways than one.
kubofhromoslav
in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •Inspiration for many more governments!
I have already contacted my, Slovakian government. I should ping them again 😅
De Lancre
in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •Amount of copium is insane in comments. Like, people straight up using fate, like it's a fockin religion, instead of using their head.
Other countries also tried and failed. It's never brings any profit, instead government usually end up losing shit ton of money. Reason is simple: adoption requires contribution. You need to hire new IT specialist, that knows linux and not windows. You need to do requalification of already existing specialist. You need to adapt software. You need to teach every single focking person how to work with new alternative software. And you need to suffer downtime, cause people still new to linux and it's software.
Adoption is very hard and those miserable savings on windows licensing is nothing compared to cost of migration. I'm not even saying "hypothetically", here documented list.
Blind coping will get you nowhere.
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Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)sfxrlz
in reply to De Lancre • • •Migrations are almost never easy.
De Lancre
in reply to sfxrlz • • •You missing the point of my comment, not me.
Look, people in comments here think that it will be profitable. That it will save shit ton of money out of thin air. That what I call copium.
I did not said "it's bad" to adopt linux, quite the opposite. What I said is that commenters here operate on a fate, not on a logic and that surprises me.
Upd. Like, you would expect from people on lemmy out of all places, especially in "technology" to be knowledgeable in terms of how IT and business works, but instead it's like I reading comments of children's.
sfxrlz
in reply to De Lancre • • •I interpret it as „If they would spend that money on the transitions and advancing the open source projects they consider switching to, that would help the process“.
But maybe that’s just a misunderstanding.
De Lancre
in reply to sfxrlz • • •What do you meant :c
It's right there, literally in the first sentence:
sfxrlz
in reply to De Lancre • • •Well I was of course talking about the comment you quoted.
How is that „using fate instead of using their head“?
Germany already has funds in place specifically for open source projects so that’s not so far off the charts (even though the amount would be lower) so what’s your point ?
Edit:
And to be more specific the point of somehow being profitable is also not coming through to me on this, since when is open source software profitable except when used by for profit companies ?
I can understand the hype, I also know it will be pain for people involved and M$ will do everything to reverse the change possibly leading to even more headaches for said admins etc. as has happened in the past but you can’t finish what you don’t start so I think it’s still good news.
FauxLiving
in reply to sfxrlz • • •Exactly.
This isn’t a decision being made to cut costs, it’s a strategic move because the EU just assessed how badly they’d be screwed if Trump throws a tantrum and forces American tech companies to disrupt services to their governments.
In addition, the EU has strong data privacy laws and US tech companies are resisting compliance (Elon was recently fined 150million, for example).
This has led to several hearings with tech executives who said that they could not guarantee that the data would stay in the EU and they could not guarantee that the data would not be provided to any other country.
Digital privacy laws don’t mean anything if they don’t apply to the major tech companies and they’ve said that they won’t comply.
LittleBorat3
in reply to De Lancre • • •De Lancre
in reply to LittleBorat3 • • •I worked for "business automation" company, mainly as tech support of SAAS solution that target accountants\clerks that works with government documents.
I feel sorry for support guys\system administrators and everyone else involved.
LittleBorat3
in reply to De Lancre • • •CeeBee_Eh
in reply to De Lancre • • •De Lancre
in reply to CeeBee_Eh • • •CeeBee_Eh
in reply to De Lancre • • •No no, I know what you're implying, I was implying that the link doesn't prove what you think it does. I'm assuming you fixated on the Munich project, and that is a convoluted story and the Wikipedia entry on that is not up to date. The latest on the Munich project is that they cancelled the switch back to Windows.
Edit: And I can only assume that you were referring to the Munich story because you threw up the link with zero quotations or direct references. If you have a specific interpretation of that Wikipedia article, then you need cite things. What exactly is the "cost of migration"? Is it one million dollars or 50 million? Did it take a weekend to do, or did it bog down entire departments for months at a time? Is that 50 million dollars over budget? How are the immediate costs vs long term savings measured? Because the savings are measured in decades, not single year or several year licensing costs.
I'm not going to do your job for you. You might think that a months or even years long transition progress is unacceptable, but someone like myself who works in IT would see that is within expectations. If you have a point to make, then MAKE IT.
Peruvian_Skies
in reply to De Lancre • • •This is such a shortsighted take. After the initial hurdle of migration, you're free of licenses forever. It won't take long for the savings to match the initial costs, and after that it's more money in the bank until the Sun explodes.
Not to mention the tiny insignificant issue of a foreign private company having backdoors into your government's IT infrastructure. A foreign private company headquartered in Trumpistan of all places.
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in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •I swear to god if this is Schleiswig Holstein again I'm giving it back to Denmark
Edit: of course it is. Ok it's Sønderjylland again now. Prusssians out.
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in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •zebidiah
in reply to ByteOnBikes • • •didn't another german state already try this and fail pretty spectacularly?? cost them WAY more money and then they ended up rolling back to m$??
given that, this is fantastic news! it's good to see people learn from past failed implementations, hopefully learn from their mistakes, and try again instead of just blaming it on bad software
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in reply to zebidiah • • •ShaunKL
in reply to zebidiah • • •I’ve been trying to find a source but from what I remember the transition was in maybe Munich and it was going fine.
Microsoft opened a new sales or operation center there and got cozy with the government there as quickly as possible to turn them back into a customer.
EDIT: Here is the LiMux endeavor.
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