@GustavinoBevilacqua@mastodon.cisti.org @NatureMC@mastodon.online exactly
@NatureMC Probably they tried because they had to, but never really belivied in it.
@inviridi@metalhead.club thanks!
@miki@dragonscave.space the same could happen if the X accounts gets hacked. Or the website. Having multiple communication channels is the key to avoid those kinds of problems.
Monoculture is always a problem.
I read that the official Mastodon instance of the Swiss government will be closing down.
They say there are few active users, low engagement, and minimal interaction, which seems quite plausible. Additionally, they claim that "on platforms like X or Instagram, the Federal Council and the Federal Administration have many more followers." I believe that too, of course.
However, I do not agree with their decision. I think a government shouldn’t be overly concerned about follower counts and interactions, but rather about providing free, autonomous communication that is independent of third-party companies. In my view, a government shouldn’t operate like a business focused on "numbers."
Still, I appreciate their experiment - many governments, like the Italian one, haven’t even tried.
Regarding costs and management effort: an instance with 5 users and 3,500 followers (numbers provided by them) can run on a VPS for €3 a month and doesn't require heavy moderation. The cost for them is nearly zero. Yet, the freedom of information and discussion, especially for a Neutral Country, should always be a priority.
I believe that maintaining control over one’s information channels is crucial, especially in today's world. But, I fear that decision-makers only consider the numbers, which often favor the flashiest - but worse - solutions.
Encouraging citizens to use closed platforms is, in my opinion, a wrong choice.
Thanks to the Swiss government for at least giving it a shot.
<https://www.admin.ch/gov/it/pagina-iniziale/documentazione/comunicati-stampa.msg-id-102585.html>
#Mastodon #FreedomOfSpeech #Switzerland #Fediverse #SocialNetworks
@notizie @fediverso Congratulazioni e auguri!!!
FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE has been released
From the official announcement by Colin Percival:
The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team is pleased to announce the availability of FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE. This is the fourth release of the stable/13 branch.
Some of the highlights:
\* LLVM and the clang compiler have been updated to version 17.0.6.
\* OpenSSH has been updated to version 9.6p1.
\* Sendmail has been updated to version 8.18.1.
\* ZFS has been updated to OpenZFS 2.1.14.
\* There have been many stability fixes to native and LinuxKPI-based WiFi drivers.
\* The NFS server can now run in an appropriately configured vnet jail.
\* And much more…
For a complete list of new features and known problems, please see the online release notes and errata list, available at:
\* https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/13.3R/relnotes/
\* https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/13.3R/errata/
For more information about FreeBSD release engineering activities, please see:
\* https://www.FreeBSD.org/releng/
Dedication
The FreeBSD Project dedicates the FreeBSD 13.3-RELEASE to Glen Barber, with thanks for his many years of contributions as Release Engineer.
The 2024Q1 branch has been created. It means that the next update on the quarterly packages will be on the 2024Q1 branch.
A lot of things happened in the last three months: \- pkg 1.20.9 \- New USES: electronfix (Framework for quick porting of Electron apps)
\- Default version of php switched to 8.2 \- Default version of perl switched to 5.36 \- Default version of ghostcript switched to 10 \- Default version of corosync switched to 3 \- Default version of samba switched to 4.16 \- Default version of lazarus switched to 3.0.0
\- Chromium updated to 120.0.6099.199 \- Electron-25 updated to 25.9.8 \- Electron-26 updated to 26.6.4 \- Electron-27 updated to 27.2.1 \- Firefox updated to 121.0 \- Firefox-esr updated to 115.6.0 \- KDE updated to Plasma 5.27.10, Gear 23.08.4, Frameworks 5.112.0 Plasma 5.91.0-beta2, Frameworks 5.247.0-beta2 \- Qt5 updated to 5.15.12 \- Qt6 updated to 6.6.1 \- Python updated to 3.11.7 \- Ruby updated to 3.3.0 \- Rust updated to 1.74.1 \- SDL updated to 2.28.5 \- Sway updated to 1.8.1 \- wlroots updated to 0.17.1 \- Wine-devel updated to 9.0-rc3 \- Xorg server updated to 21.1.10
Next quarterly package builds will start on Saturday, January 6th and should be available on your closest mirrors few days later.
@ioletsgo @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social KDE is a great choice - and has always been, IMHO.
FreeBSD support is good, so you're not forced to use Linux to enjoy it.
@ioletsgo @kde@floss.social @kde@lemmy.kde.social I know, and think that KDE is the best DE available. I've been using it for more than 20 years.
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