GNU socialhttps://gs.jonkman.ca/api/statusnet/conversation/562874.atomConversation2024-03-28T05:46:07-04:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/commenttag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-27:noticeId=3404318:objectType=commentNew comment by lnxw48a1@<a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Bob Jonkman">bobjonkman</a> As far as I am aware, #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> is not FOSS. It was created by someone called Notch and developed by a company called #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/mojang" rel="tag">Mojang.</a></span> It required a Mojang account, even on privately host servers.<br /><br /> Mojang was purchased by #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/microsoft" rel="tag">Microsoft</a></span>, and their accounts were replaced with Microsoft accounts.1101157http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-06-27T17:04:22+00:002022-06-27T17:04:22+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:objectType=thread:nonce=9122d2245ec8b84ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:gs.jonkman.ca,2022-06-26:noticeId=1101138:objectType=noteNew note by bobjonkmanI've never played #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> - Is this #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/federated" rel="tag">Federated</a></span> software? Is it #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/freesoftware" rel="tag">FreeSoftware</a></span>? If so, how can Microsoft control what's happening on someone's private server? Even if such code existed in a #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/freesoftware" rel="tag">FreeSoftware</a></span> application, I would have thought there'd be a fork that eliminates that external control. It's time for that now. <br /><br /> But if #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> isn't #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/freesoftware" rel="tag">FreeSoftware</a></span> aka Free/Libre Open Source Software, then I really have no sympathies for people running or using it...1101138http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-06-26T22:52:29+00:002022-06-26T22:52:29+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2bobjonkmanComputer Consultant, Instructor, Project Manager, System Administrator… Volunteer at Radio Waterloo Co-founder of http://kwvoip.ca GnuPG Key fingerprint = 04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA Political me is @BobJonkmanGreen https://gs.jonkman.ca/BobJonkmanGreenbobjonkmanBob JonkmanComputer Consultant, Instructor, Project Manager, System Administrator… Volunteer at Radio Waterloo Co-founder of http://kwvoip.ca GnuPG Key fingerprint = 04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA Political me is @BobJonkmanGreen https://gs.jonkman.ca/BobJonkmanGreenElmira, Ontario, Canadahomepagehttp://bob.jonkman.ca/blogstruetag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:objectType=thread:nonce=9122d2245ec8b84atag:gs.jonkman.ca,2022-06-26:noticeId=1101137:objectType=notebobjonkman repeated a notice by lnxw48a1RT @<a href="https://nu.federati.net/user/2" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}">lnxw48a1</a> Seen via @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Jim">sullybiker</a> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" title="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-218390">https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407</a> Microsoft bans in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> will soon carry over to privately run servers as well.<br /> <br /> One commenter said "Seems like there is a really simple solution here: Don't be a toxic asshole on a public server." But once $CORPORATION starts interfering with privately hosted servers in any way, those servers' independence and existence is permanently threatened.<br /> <br /> It's as bad as it sounds. -- @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Jim">sullybiker</a> <a href="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" title="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" rel="nofollow external noreferrer" class="attachment" id="attachment-218391">https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/share2022-06-26T22:48:06+00:002022-06-26T22:48:06+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://gs.jonkman.ca/user/2bobjonkmanComputer Consultant, Instructor, Project Manager, System Administrator… Volunteer at Radio Waterloo Co-founder of http://kwvoip.ca GnuPG Key fingerprint = 04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA Political me is @BobJonkmanGreen https://gs.jonkman.ca/BobJonkmanGreenbobjonkmanBob JonkmanComputer Consultant, Instructor, Project Manager, System Administrator… Volunteer at Radio Waterloo Co-founder of http://kwvoip.ca GnuPG Key fingerprint = 04F7 742B 8F54 C40A E115 26C2 B912 89B0 D2CC E5EA Political me is @BobJonkmanGreen https://gs.jonkman.ca/BobJonkmanGreenElmira, Ontario, Canadahomepagehttp://bob.jonkman.ca/blogstruehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/activitytag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:noticeId=3404281:objectType=noteSeen via @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">sullybiker</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" title="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" rel="nofollow">https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407</a> Microsoft bans in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> will soon carry over to privately run servers as well.<br /><br /> One commenter said "Seems like there is a really simple solution here: Don't be a toxic asshole on a public server." But once $CORPORATION starts interfering with privately hosted servers in any way, those servers' independence and existence is permanently threatened.<br /><br /> It's as bad as it sounds. -- @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Jim">sullybiker</a> <a href="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" title="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464</a>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-06-26T15:53:40+00:002022-06-26T15:53:40+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:noticeId=3404281:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Seen via @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">sullybiker</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" title="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" rel="nofollow">https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407</a> Microsoft bans in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> will soon carry over to privately run servers as well.<br /><br /> One commenter said "Seems like there is a really simple solution here: Don't be a toxic asshole on a public server." But once $CORPORATION starts interfering with privately hosted servers in any way, those servers' independence and existence is permanently threatened.<br /><br /> It's as bad as it sounds. -- @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Jim">sullybiker</a> <a href="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" title="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464</a>1101125tag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:objectType=thread:nonce=9122d2245ec8b84atag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:objectType=thread:nonce=9122d2245ec8b84ahttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:noticeId=3404281:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Seen via @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention">sullybiker</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" title="https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407" rel="nofollow">https://freeradical.zone/@thenewoil/108539077382008407</a> Microsoft bans in #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/minecraft" rel="tag">Minecraft</a></span> will soon carry over to privately run servers as well.<br /><br /> One commenter said "Seems like there is a really simple solution here: Don't be a toxic asshole on a public server." But once $CORPORATION starts interfering with privately hosted servers in any way, those servers' independence and existence is permanently threatened.<br /><br /> It's as bad as it sounds. -- @<a href="https://sully.site/users/sullybiker" class="h-card u-url p-nickname mention" title="Jim">sullybiker</a> <a href="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" title="https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://sully.site/@sullybiker/108544530478111464</a>1101125http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2022-06-26T15:53:40+00:002022-06-26T15:53:40+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2022-06-26:objectType=thread:nonce=9122d2245ec8b84a