Notices by Peter Brett (krans@mastodon.me.uk)

Hello, fellow #Scheme programmers.

In which #IRC channels do the RnRS aficionados hang out nowadays?

@cwebber @flatwhatson @dthompson

@glynmoody It is unclear to me how this is better than a train.

@clacke Late 2020 was when it left Early Access with the 1.0 release.

@leftpaddotpy Is it weird that I like info manuals and generally find them easier to use than manpages?

@CloudyMrs Oh, that's an interesting point. Did you try writing to your MSP or MP to ask about it? It's the kind of thing that the Parliamentary Library or SPICe could probably answer almost instantly.

@tokyo_0 “One rule for me, another for thee.”

@glitzersachen No. I think the project was a tasty target because it was barely maintained (due to capitalism) and no-one was actually looking at the code being submitted in detail (also because of capitalism).

@irenes @glyph @eb It's tricky to avoid the challenge that arises from the problem that (1) producing free software is work and (2) the workers live in a capitalist society and (3) the workers therefore need to pay for food and shelter.

Verily, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

@irenes @glyph @eb I thought it was called "free software" because users are allowed to do whatever they want to with it including modifications, not because it's provided free of charge.

The founders of the Free Software movement were Libertarians, not Socialists (unfortunately).

I guess we were talking at cross purposes — sorry.

@kaia One of the few people who can make fatigues look good…

@lardmotel @joeo10 @SDF Surely both sides *are* riddled with bad actors. That's exactly why an opt-out model is inappropriate, in either direction.

@craigmaloney A small number of Mastodon users seem to believe that bulk copying posts onto #Bluesky is a wonderful idea, and are getting really angry about the fact that it's widely unpopular.

I thought many users are here because they want to avoid poorly-miss billionaire-controlled social media platforms full of white supremacists…

@vincent @ygalanter @Popehat @mmasnick @mattblaze Dunno about the advantages, but I thought people would have learned about social media platforms controlled by unaccountable billionaires by now…

@parismarx He certainly seems to have some psychological issues, to be sure