• ghost_laptop
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    83 years ago

    I always kind of hate the lack of imagination for the libre software community to name projects, it’s always LibreSomething, FlossThis, OpenThat, and so on.

    • @AgreeableLandscapeM
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      3 years ago

      I actually tend to prefer that naming scheme. It’s utilitarian and conveys the main function of the program, unlike the other trend in software naming of picking some random word like “lemon” (or even just making up a random word) which doesn’t tell you anything about what the project is supposed to do.

      • ghost_laptop
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        33 years ago

        Well, I dont think the open part is what conveys the meaning, but the word after it is what does. For example, Open Street Maps the Open is irrelevant since you probably find it on GitHub or F-droid, I already know it is libre.

        • @KSPAtlas
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          13 years ago

          Nothing says that code on GitHub has to be libre because open source ≠ libre

      • @KSPAtlas
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        13 years ago

        LemonOS is a thing (even has a doom port)

    • Katie Ampersand
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      53 years ago

      This. This so fucking much. It looks so weird to see so many different programs named basically the same

    • @Ripuli
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      43 years ago

      I actually like it, same as with KDE software having K in the name. But what I really dislike about LibreSomething is that when updating, those packages get lost in the middle of all the library packages called libsomething haha

    • @adrianmalacoda
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      3 years ago

      I struggle to name projects (it’s probably the most difficult part of development for me) but honestly I kind of agree with this. For me being libre isn’t a distinguishing feature or a nice-to-have, it’s an expectation. In the libre world everything is libre, so there’s no need to call your project libre. It’s like if a bottled water states the phrase “contains water” in bold font.

  • @linkert
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    3 years ago

    I have after ~6 years of Linux gotten around to getting me a pair of SSH-keys, hate them both.

  • @quicken@aussie.zone
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    39 months ago

    Don’t get me started on trying to use ssh on windows and it complaining the file permissions are wrong 🤕