#open
Alphabet’s Intrinsic Acquires Majority of Open Robotics
Today, Open Robotics, which is the organization that includes the nonprofit Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) as well as the for-profit Open Source Robotics Corporation (OSRC), is announcing that OSRC is being acquired by Intrinsic, a standalone company within Alphabet that’s developing software to make industrial robots intuitive and accessible.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/alphabet-intrinsic-open-robotics-acquisition
#ros, #robotics, #open, #osrf, #intrinsic, #osrc
The open chip #Caliptra will hopefully replace #proprietary developments like #Microsoft #Pluton.
source: https://www.opencompute.org/blog/cloud-security-integrating-trust-into-every-chip
The #OCP Foundation is pleased to provide a collaborative #framework where #AMD, #Google, Microsoft, and #NVIDIA came together to define a scalable and standards-based #solution for the benefit of the entire #industry.
#trust #cloud #server #technology #risc-v #open #freedom #hardware #news #security
Tennis-Überraschung bei den US Open
„Unglaublicher Moment“
Von Jörg Allmeroth
Tennis-Underdog Frances Tiafoe bezwingt bei den US Open Altmeister Rafael Nadal. Der Flüchtlingssohn ist die neue Hoffnung im amerikanischen Tennis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhLiWdXxnM&t=2308s
This video presentation just published from the Alternative Propulsion Energy Conference.
https://www.timventura.com - #Dr. #Eamonn #Ansbro discusses UAP orbital tracks and the hypothesis that #Earth is under controlled, autonomous surveillance by UAPs using #faster-than-light #quantum signaling to overcome communications delays in #interstellar #travel.
Dr. Ansbro's team has constructed an experimental quantum superluminal communications system, and he will discuss the development and testing of this system, as well as opportunities for developing communications protocols and methodologies for first contact.
Dr. Eamonn Ansbro has a Masters degree in #Astronomy from University of Western #Sydney, #Australia, and an MPhil and PhD (ABD) degree in Astronomy from the Planetary Space Science Research Institute at #Open #University (UK).
He is Director of Kingsland Observatory and Observatorio de las Animas, Valdepenas de Jaen, #Spain. One of 5 Observatory research centres in astronomy in Ireland. He is a member of a number of prominent UFO and UAP organizations, including the Scientific Coalition for Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena, SETI, the Internetional Aeronautical Federation, and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.
Eamonn's team are pioneering the world’s first experimental faster-than-light communications system, applying these tools to SETI. They started operations in 2016. His team are supported by the European Space Agency for future long distant communications with interplanetary probes in real time.
The huge number of recent discoveries of habitable planets in our Milky Way galaxy suggests that intelligent civilizations may be common. Eamonn believes that advanced #ET civilizations are most likely using faster-than-light communications as a common way of transferring information within the #galaxy.
Many, MANY years ago, there was a project called #OScar. It was about creating a open source car, with all the basics needed.. Sadly, it never took off.... but cars in one way or another still took a bit from the open source community and implemented CAN-Bus for example, which gives us a convenient bus and a vector to hack into the cars internals...
Well, my ambitions aren't half of that .... but i got into thinking, if it could be possible, to assemble a open source cargo e-bike/pedelec.
I for myself have a very speficic design in mind .. but i'm probably just one of a _LOT_ of ppl interested in working on such a vehicle.
Especially in the range of E-bikes and Pedelecs, there is a myriad of possible variations ...... but with some modularization we still can build upon some few standard components possibly...
And hopefully even bring up open source hard and software for things like motor-controllers and stuff....
What do you think?
The Unix philosophy - simple and beautiful (so it "just works")
“The Unix Philosophy in One Lesson”
“All the philosophy really boils down to one iron law, the hallowed ‘KISS principle’ of master engineers everywhere:”
https://homepage.cs.uri.edu/~thenry/resources/unix_art/ch01s07.html
src: https://homepage.cs.uri.edu/~thenry/resources/unix_art/ch01s07.html
“Keep It Simple, Stupid” or “Keep It Super Simple” (less offensive)
The Unix philosophy emphasizes building simple, short, clear, modular, and extensible code that can be easily maintained and repurposed by developers other than its creators.
This is what allows a system to “boom” “it just work” as Mr Jobs puts it.
The Unix philosophy favors composability as opposed to monolithic design.
Later summarized by Peter H. Salus in A Quarter-Century of Unix (1994):[1] This is the Unix philosophy:
- Write programs that do one thing and do it well.
- Write programs to work together.
- Write programs to handle text streams, because that is a universal interface.
- there is more to learn from the “Elders of UNIX”:
would add:
- Keep it as simple as possible and as complex as ABSOLUTELY necessary (more moving parts = more problems)
- simplify & agree on common standards & automate:
- design standards together “open standards”, so they can take care of (almost) all required use cases
- software minimalism
- only run as little software on a system (even if it has plenty of resources) as absolutely necessary
- in GNU Linux Debian that would be:
- 1) “start from scratch” with the net install minimal iso (working LAN internet connection required) - if the user knows there are “Open Source” drivers for (networking, wifi) hardware: go with “Free” version https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ - otherwise go with the “Cloused Source” blobs of evil “Non-Free” version: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/current/amd64/iso-cd/
- 2) then from there only install what the system absolutely needs
- in GNU Linux Debian that would be:
- for example: don’t run full blown desktop guis on servers that do not need them
- a lot of admins rely on the “html gui” webmin, and virtualmin
- if that helps to keep a system in well working secure shape, that’s fine but… it is not optimal for two reasons: - less software = always better - at least enhance security with a ssh-tunnel, meaning the port to access web-console (80 or 443) should only be accessible by localhost via ssh-tunnel (if there are zero-day exploits against latest OpenSSH (aka OpenSSH hacked) it’s “all internet offline doomsday” anyway… so this very very critical piece of software needs relentless testing and fast updates/patching) - gui-admins using this software, know “the gui buttons” but not the bash commands - thus: the gui-admins do not really know, what the software is actually doing in the background when they click a button, thus they might be unable to debug the problem, if things fail (that is where this “monitor all logs” bash script comes in handy)
- a lot of admins rely on the “html gui” webmin, and virtualmin
- only run as little software on a system (even if it has plenty of resources) as absolutely necessary
genius: “the genius is in control of chaos” (maybe true for a while, but long term it’s deadly wrong)
- A true genius keeps everything simple, so that there is no chaos (“mess”) in the first place and almost everyone immediately can understand the program and fix a bug or develop it further (while always keeping the k.i.s.s principles in mind 🙂
standards:
- to standardize is a good thing, imagine a world, where every electronic device would have it’s own power plug… nobody could plugin anywhere without adapters… adding adapters increases complexity (fire hazard?) and decreasing simplicity
- https://dwaves.de/2019/02/26/usb-cable-salad-of-madness-usb-3-0-and-wifi-interference-micro-usb-usb-c-mess-has-finally-arrived/
- what existing standards are there?
- can they be adapted? (try to identify & contact the creators)
- instead of everyone making a new standard -> mess-of-standards (maximum incompatibility to each other)
- is it really necessary to create a new standard? (e.g. one fine day, someone might decide to use /config for config files and not /etc, because what does etc stand for? (it stands for “all other files that do not fall in the /bin /dev /lib /usr /sbin… category” it stands for “et cetera” (lat. “the rest”))
- it evolved into “the directory where config files are stored” and everyone knows that, so it has “grown” into a standard
- it is agreed, that things should be called what they are and the naming of this directory is just bad (not self speaking)
- but changing that standard would mess up this “grown-into-standard” and get a lot of users and programs confused… worth it?
- imho THE worst idea is to add another directory and place another network config file, so that there are 2, 3, 4, 5 different places to configure network = complete mess
Malcolm Douglas McIlroy: “Everything was small… and my heart sinks for Linux when I see the size of it. […]
The manual page, which really used to be a manual page, is now a small volume, with a thousand options…
We used to sit around in the Unix Room saying, ‘What can we throw out? Why is there this option?’
It’s often because there is some deficiency in the basic design — you didn’t really hit the right design point.
Instead of adding an option, think about what was forcing you to add that option.” (src: https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Doug_McIlroy)
https://archive.org/details/DougMcIlroy_AncestryOfLinux_DLSLUG
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, key proponents of the Unix philosophy.
“we are trying to make computing as simple as possible – in the late 1960s Dennis Richie and I realized that the then current Operating System where much way too complex – we attempted to reverse this trend by building a small simple operating system on a minicomputer” (Ken Thompson)
“What we wanted to preserve was not just a good programming environment in which to do programming – but a system around which a community could form – fellowship – we knew from experience that the essence of communal computing – as supplied by remote access time sharing systems – is not just to type programs into a terminal instead of a key-punch – but to encourage close communication” (Dennis M. Ritchie)
https://homepage.cs.uri.edu/~thenry/resources/unix_art/ch01s06.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_philosophy
“As a programmer, it is your job to put yourself out of business. What you do today can be automated tomorrow.”
Damn this guy is a philosopher.
Working in IT seems to be just like capitalism itself: working to make one’s job obsolete. “great” outlook.
There need to be alternative lifestyles that make sense and are sustainable.
https://ytpak.net/watch?v=JoVQTPbD6UY
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what happens if companies can not agree on standards:
probably the best example:
- Apple and the “one button vs two button mouse”
“Steven P. Jobs, once said that one was the obvious answer because that made it impossible to push the wrong button” (src)
- turns out: two button mouses are “easy enough” for users that used them for more than 3 days straight
- by now, approx 99% of Apple’s one-button mouses are in the (recycling?)trash and got replaced by at least two-button mouses (what a waste of resources, right?)
- GNU Linux users would want a 3 button mouse (the middle button is for pasting stuff)
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- probably: so Apple can sell more power adapters
- turns out: shipping iphones without adapters while charging the same price makes even more money
finally in 2020 (after aprox. 10 years?) they came along and adopted USB-C Macbook ARM M1 CPU
- they are still refusing to make the iPhone charge via USB-C - [](https://dissectiontable.com/best-chargers-iphone-12-pro-mini-max/) > <https://dissectiontable.com/best-chargers-iphone-12-pro-mini-max/> - so the user STILL in 2022 needs a special Apple cable to plug into “everyone’s else’s” chargers - it is… - 1) truly ridiculous - 2) wasting resources (in 2022 the electronic trash recycling quotas are still pretty bad, only [13% to 35%](https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=how+much+of+electronic+waste+get%27s+recycled) of disposed electronics becomes new electronics) - 3) #wtf Apple seriously?
#linux #gnu #gnulinux #opensource #administration #sysops #unix #philosophy #m #mcilroy #philosophie #torvalds #itsec #cybersecurity #security #kernel #thompson #ritchie #apple #jobs #standards #standard #gnu-linux #simplify #open #source #openstandards
Originally posted at: https://dwaves.de/2017/05/02/the-unix-philosophy-simple-and-beautiful-so-it-just-works/
Quick update and OPEN THREAD
#Quick #update and #OPEN #THREAD #Ukraine #Russia #politics
"In this post, I will be very short.
First, the Ukrainian military used a #Tochka-U #missile to strike at a Nazi deathsquad near Mariupol. Read all the details here on Andrei Martyanov’s website: **https://smoothiex12.blogspot.com/2022/03/well-so-much-for-unity.html.**
Second, here is a machine translated summary of the day by Boris Rozhin:
1. Kiev. Fighting in Bucha and in the Gostomel area. There are battles to the west of Kiev. Gradually, the city is being squeezed from the east. Chernihiv is blocked. Negotiations are underway on a humanitarian corridor. There are fights in the north of the city.
2. Kharkiv is practically blocked by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The AFU MLRS are actively working from the city, affecting residential quarters of the city, among others. The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue their methodical hunt for accumulations of infantry and equipment that the enemy hides in the city.
3. Mariupol. The ring around the city is gradually shrinking. The city itself is physically completely blocked. The Nazis are blocking the exit of the population from the city. The deputy commander of “Azov” informs that the situation is critical and Mariupol is the last obstacle to the creation of a Land bridge to the Crimea. Requests the deblocking of the city.
[...]
Abgehoben und hart gelandet
Man kommt gar nicht mehr mit, so viele Ebenen und Wendungen hat das Match Australien versus Ðoković. Der sitzt weiterhin in Melbourne fest. #australianopen2022 #djokovic http://www.taz.de/Tennisspieler-Novak-jokovic/!5823870/ #taz #tazgezwitscher #tageszeitung #Australian #Open #Tennis
Schwerpunkt: Coronavirus
Schwerpunkt: GNS
Kolumne: Grandios gescheitert
Intel plans to include a special change with Linux Kernel 5.17 that will help updating the system firmware without rebooting the system
Last year, several security vulnerabilities were discovered, making it difficult for system administrators to patch the systems without downtime quickly. What if some improvements can be made to update some critical components for security/performance improvements without rebooting a system?
Intel aims to achieve that with its new PFRUT (Platform Firmware Runtime Update and Telemetry) driver. Note that this is only possible with a Linux system and an Intel chip on board.
As I recall SUSE Linux (kGraft) and Ubuntu (Livepatch) have had similar patching of the kernel, and although they were not claiming 100% rebooting never required, they did not appear to be tied to a particular CPU architecture, like Intel is currently doing. Either ways, it looks like this functionality is improving across the board, and as it is all open source, it can be improved upon by others too. The Intel advantage though is that this goes into the general kernel, so non SUSE and Ubuntu users with Intel, all stand to gain from it.
See https://news.itsfoss.com/intel-linux-kernel/
#technology #Linux #Intel #livepatching #kernel #opensource
#Blog, #Intel, #linux, #open_source, #technology #open source
Try Dolibarr, an open source customer relationship management platform
Whether you run a retail store, restaurant, pub, supermarket, gym, or any other business, you need a reliable way to keep in touch with your customers. After all, they’re customers because they like what you do, and, if they’ve shared their contact information with you, they want to hear more about what you have to offer. Sending them discount coupons, promotions, and special offers benefits your customers and helps ensure they remember your brand and come back to do business with you again.
It is an open source enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software. Dolibarr provides a whole range of ERP features, including point-of-sale (POS), invoicing, stock and inventory management, sales orders, purchase orders, and human resources management. This article focuses on Dolibarr’s CRM features, which help you maintain a database of your customers and connect with them to send promotions and offers.
See https://opensource.com/article/21/7/open-source-dolibarr
#technology #opensource #CRM #customers #emailcampaign
#Blog, #alternatives_to, #CRM, #FOSS, #free, #linux, #open_source, #self_hosting, #software, #technology #alternatives to #open source #self hosting
A statement by Christine Assange, mother of Julian
#ChristineAssange’s #open #letter to the #world to #save the #life of her #son, #JulianAssange #Dec2021
"Please keep #raising your #voices to your #politicians till it’s all they can #hear.
His #life is in your #hands.'
#mother #assange #statement #georgechristensen #freeassange #truthteller #dropthecharges #weareallassange ♥♥♥
French government to speed up deployment of #open source - https://www.euractiv.com/section/digital/news/french-government-seeks-to-speed-up-deployment-of-open-source/ "launch of the code.gouv.fr platform, which will inventory all source code published by public organisations."
San Juan Summit ~ 8 Prominent Doctors and Scientists Engage in a Remarkable Exchange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IeVy7jQoz0
'Panel of #doctors and #scientists convene in a remarkable #open #forum about #effective #early #treatment and evaluate the current #one-size-fits-all approach to #Covid #treatment. While the conversation was far-ranging, it often hit on controversial topics around the #causes, #prevention #strategies, and #treatments for Covid. The #goal of the #panel was to be a first step toward having more #in-depth and #open #conversations around the #pandemic. While some of the #conversation veered into the #controversy around #vaccinations, many of the doctors strongly emphasized they do not oppose #vaccines.'
#sanjuan #summit #remarkable #forum #physicians #medical #scientists #health
