Over the holidays I finally took my time to dig into Masodon. It has been a bit of a journey, both to understand how it works, and how to use it. From the start it feels like twitter, but as you use it you see the differences and realise how different they are. Regardless I do now feel at home on Mastodon, and the lack of an algorithm feeding posts it thinks I will like is most refreshing. ...
After the devastating vulnerability in Log4j last month we’ve seen some changes in how companies view open source. The ones whom previously had no policies at all have now began looking into this. For now the main thing we see is asking the question about where Log4j has been used, but that will likely change to. It is important for all the users of open source to understand the nature. You cannot just expect or pressure the maintainers to update their software. Especially not if you use something with a small group of maintainers or being maintained in the spare time. Instead you have to get into the open source mindset and take advantage of the fact that everything is open. This means that anyone can read the code, and if needed create a fix. If a company decides to use free open source software they cannot expect the same level of service as if they bought a commercial product, but instead be ready to either wait or do the work themselves. ...