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2024-08-14 19:38:24

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@npub1gpa…xlk0 Please have a look at https://go.dev/doc/go1.23#language for a intro to the new syntax and semantics.

2024-08-14 19:33:38

I'm looking forward to the new iterator support that has been released in go 1.23
#golang

2024-08-08 18:43:24

The Talos Principle 2, a Windows game running through Proton, on Steam in a snap on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with great performance on an RTX 4080.
This will be released soon.
#steam #snapd #ubuntu #nvidia
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/927/869/086/121/042/original/0b91a6a8814ce3f3.jpg

2024-06-20 09:22:48

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@npub1qw7…q0ue yeah, that is true. We depend on many Linux-specific features and would need a huge amount of changes to support anything like BSD.

2024-06-20 08:54:44

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@npub1qw7…q0ue have you heard of snap packages? (Disclaimer: I work on the project as an upstream developer). Have you tried packaging your software as a snap?
- works in many places
- pick any python, go or rust you want
- ship to users directly
- easy updates

2024-06-20 08:45:41

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@npub1qw7…q0ue interesting. So this way, you need to stick to the subset of the language or the oldest system you want to support, right?

2024-06-20 08:37:54

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@npub1qw7…q0ue I mean if you make a package with this, can you deploy it across say, last two or three LTS releases of Ubuntu and expect it to work. Does it bundle Python or does it depend on python from the distribution?

2024-06-20 08:33:59

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@npub1qw7…q0ue how is binary compatibility like in that approach? Does it work across a wide range of systems or is it more constrained?

2024-06-20 08:30:36

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@npub1qw7…q0ue how do you deploy your tools to your users and systems? Python is somewhat of a mixed bag here. Do you have any constraints apart from preferences?

2024-06-17 14:27:38

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@npub1qk5…jlda very nice colors. I wish there was a nice forest somewhat closer to me but this has made me want to go and see one

2024-05-30 19:39:55

A family member has died recently and as a part of shuffling stuff around, I've recovered a thinkpad I used to use.
At the moment it's just wiped with a fresh copy of Windows, but I think I will put Debian on it later. I have not used raw Debian on bare metal in a while, I wonder if I should go with testing or stick to stable.

2024-05-30 19:39:55

2024-05-27 09:40:56

During the last Canonical engineering sprint someone mentioned it is possible to know if a terminal has light or dark a background and adjust colors to match, so that application text remains readable.
Yesterday I took a stab at this and implemented a trivial crude version that works on both MacOS terminal and GNOME terminal, but not the Windows terminal.
Here you can see it work both locally and across ssh to another OS and CPU architecture.
https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/112/508/468/998/214/431/original/2827a41f2f2f0d50.mp4

2024-01-21 08:29:44

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@npub1qk5…jlda There is an infamous photo of a man photographing a polished, silver kettle while being totally naked.
He did not look at the photograph before posting and thus is how one can become famous very quickly.