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Things cooking in the Minkiverse. They move elsewhere when the oven pings.

Google's Judge Dredd-inspired process for dealing with phishing and malware is a nightmare for the self-hoster

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Since open source charity leadership comprises the software's biggest fans, a thoughtful approach is needed to representation, conflicts of interest & breach of trust.

Artfully balanced beach rocks in California, assembled in cement-free stacks by a master rock-balancer

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Interoperability is good, and breaks down the walls of walled gardens, but it isn't always possible for every feature to be interoperable, as I discovered decades ago writing import filters for a word-processor.

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Certain style guides, and an errant bloc on Wikipedia, think it should be. But they are wrong, both by grammar and by popular consensus.

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Due to their open, democratic and welcoming nature, volunteer communities can suffer from the attentions of reputation vampires. What are they and how can you spot them?

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