madnificent

The theft protection issue is not something to worry about in Europe. The European cars got an upgraded system due to regulations.

Having worked with some local suppliers for government software and actively participating in the domain myself I would expect a lot of pushback but I don't see it as impossible within Europe. So far everyone shifts based on requirements. I expect some things to lag behind.

License: OSI compliant is enough and easy to express. That even allows for modern AI because it's just open weights iirc. There is EUPL but I expect that to be too specific.

I don't see why you'd make the suggestion that only foss can be used by any supplying company. It seems obvious that the software itself and the systems it runs on should be open source. The software solution should be open source.

I would appreciate a timetable. Shifting existing contracts will be very hard and expensive. For things made within Europe, assuming this is a European initiative, I expect almost all open market solutions to switch to a different model.

But even lacking all this detail, it shows a clear desire of Europeans to use foss, and thus makes it more appealing to add this into law.

Needs minor edits for that

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times get dark

they know

where you are.

May the stars

come get you.

Belgium gave tax incentives for cycling to work. Not sure if it's still the case.

I've been waiting for that progress to materialise. Although I really want it to work, it has taken so long now that I doubt it is taken seriously and thus I start to doubt they will keep maintaining it once it does land.

For most commercial software you don't need federation though, so for most you can just spin up your own instance.

I own this. It is horrible. If the specs were real it would be great, but the specs are not real. It is a 3k black and white monitor with a fixed color filter over it. That means you need 3x3 pixels to resemble a color.

I consider it a scam from Dasung.

Boox on the other hand made a sane black and white display. Much better. I own a Max 2 Pro. Sadly they fail to understand that when you report a display as 20px smaller than it really is over an HDMI port and then rescale the image of the computer display on that, that it becomes really uncrisp. Their suggestion is to use the display with 200% scaling (so you don't notice as much I suppose).

Epaper is really promising and nice. However both of these companies should either get some real competition or lawsuits.

We have linux-magazine delivered to the office.

The articles are easy to read, I can't remember having to look up background knowledge but I've been using Linux for decades now. The articles generally teach you something practical. I don't read all of it but what I read I often like. Just lacks depth from time to time.

Most people don't visit the office often I think, but it's there. I tend to take some home and bring them back.

I needed this comment. I thought it was hyperbole.

Depends on the use.

The screen protector serves as a blue light filter too, it's cheaper than a display, and fairly thin. That's a straightforward addition for my use but if you don't have issues with your phone dropping then you could certainly do without.

I very much dislike cases and loved the PH-1 for stating that a phone should be solid enough without a case (sadly it did not survive a 50cm drop on a floor so it did not hold up in practice). If you don't have much issues with your phone dropping then not having a case makes it so much nicer.

I take more risk holding my phone than I should which means it falls more than average. The price I have to pay is a screen protector and cover. Replacing the display should be easy, but it'd also be wasteful.

I had to replace parts on my FP5. It fell on very bad asphalt at speed whilst cycling in a foreign country. The glass on the camera modules scattered. Display protector broke and the case got some good damage. I was instantly calmed realising it is a FairPhone and knowing I could order replacement parts.

Repairs were trivial and it feels good to have created just a tiny amount of e-waste instead of a large amount. The black aluminium case has some war wounds (scratches) reminding me of the trip.

We have a children bicycle with a belt drivetrain and it has been super smooth without maintenance so far. I have cycled one for adults too and it's nice. A bit more quiet. There is also no oil so no oil stains either. I vaguely recall they had a hair more friction losses than a chain drive but you'd have to research to be sure.

In Europe electric planes may fly with less reserve. I think this is to help kick start innovation. I suppose they get priority for landing if necessary. This makes at least one of these electric aircraft ok for training sessions so there is a practical use.