A small step - we have arranged a small annual koha (donation) to some of our open source upstream projects.

Thank you for everything #babel #corejs #curl #datetimelocale #dompurify #floatingui #liberachat #openssl #pallets #reacttable #shellcheck #sortablejs #typesense #letsencrypt #weblate -a

https://blog.metabrainz.org/2024/03/04/supporting-upstream-open-source-projects/

Più o meno lo sapete quanto si soffre a programmare normalmente in #JavaScript, no? Ecco, immaginate poi di dover targettare uno standard più vecchio di ES6… #mannaggia! Mancano sempre tutte le funzioni utili. Ogni tanto ciclicamente nella mia vita torna sempre questo problema, e ogni volta tocca usare #coreJS (o, realisticamente, quando le funzioni che mancano sono 2, si fa prima a sistemare il codice per funzionare con vie alternative). Solo che a sto giro ci ho messo un attimo a realizzare che il #WebView di sistema di #Android4.4 è fermo ad #ES5, credevo fosse messo meglio. 🤕

https://octospacc.altervista.org/2023/12/18/627/

#Android #Android4 #coreJS #ES5 #JavaScript #Mannaggia #WebView

Something's broken in the #opensource world if a developer ponders if it might have been the biggest mistake in his life to make his #project, #corejs in this case, #oss. We need better #financing models and #funding. It's not all about #money, but it cannot run without either.

Thanks @vsaw for making me aware of this story via his post
https://mastodon.social/@vsaw/109861860709442787

Or read directly the developer's post (the story's a hard one, but recommended nevertheless): https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md

*reads trough the current readme on core-js and can only shake her head*

Most devs and enterprises seem to be ignorant assholes. Plain and simple. That man single-handedly made it possible to use new JS on old browsers and for that he gets fucked over and over. Not even a single nice word but constant flames, treats and hate.
What the actual fuck... are you folks not right in the head or what? I thought we FOSS people are better. 😾

#corejs #assholes #javascript #foss

https://github.com/zloirock/core-js

@kkarhan Personally I just think that using #BSD, #MIT or #X11 licenses is a good way to end up like #MINIX (used for pervasive #proprietary malware) or #CoreJS (no money & used as a pillar of the corpo-backed ecosystem), but strictly-speaking they cover all of the four #FreeSoftware freedoms so they're Free Software as far as I'm concerned (not #copyleft but that's a distinct thing).

CC-BY-NC-SA does have restrictions that mean the four freedoms aren't intact, so it's something else.

In der neuen Folge sprechen wir u. a. über #corejs und Open Source Finanzierung, die Probleme im #React Ökosystem und widmen uns am Ende "nur einem Film" im Konsum. Immerhin waren wir uns einig, dass Bilbo einer der Guten ist. https://ready-for-review.dev/2023/03/01/rfr042-alle-bose-ausser-bilbo/

오픈소스 라이브러리 개발자의 호소
"core-js 유지보수는 데니스 푸시카레프(Denis Pushkarev)라는 개발자 단 1명이 하고 있지만 그가 지원을 요청하는 글을 깃허브에 요청했다."
https://techrecipe.co.kr/posts/50799

#corejs #opensource

L'affaire de #corejs... J'ai du mal à croire que parmi tout le backslash que se prend l'auteur de cette lib énormément utilisée depuis des années, tout ça parce qu'il demande un soutien financier, certains avancent l'argument "c'est un russe. Si vous lui donnez de l'argent, vous financez la guerre !"

Par contre profiter de son travail tout ce temps, ça on s'en foutait tant qu'il ne demandait rien.

Et le bonhomme d'insister : "si vous voulez forker, et maintenir le projet, allez-y, vraiment."

@jollyrogue @benjaminhollon @RL_Dane @cobra @alcinnz @dheadshot Yeah, it does limit your project to single-person or cathedral efforts.

Although for some projects that's acceptable, since that's basically all they have anyway until they burn out like #CoreJS.

I do think businesses should simply adapt to using GPL dependencies & give up on the frankly unhealthy models that depend on the ability to sell & release only proprietary programs.

The whole #CoreJS situation to me just sounds like a cautionary tale on using weak licenses.

#GPL or #AGPL would've kept most the corpos away, and selling indulgences/exemptions would've been an adequate funding source.

Please, be mindful of the fact, that if you buy into this drama financially, or otherwise donate to the project's author on a regular basis, you are essentially funding #russian war in #Ukraine (hopefully you understand the mechanics of taxes and residency). This is about the principle, not the actual amount.

#corejs #opensource #CancelRussia #StandWithUkraine

https://onengineering.substack.com/p/core-js-is-holding-the-internet-hostage

If you care about #OpenSource or Internet infrastructure, zloirock (Denis Pushkarev)'s post about #corejs is a must-read:

[So, what's next?](https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md)

[So, what's next discussion](https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/issues/1179)

Background on polyfills, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyfill_(programming)

Disclaimer: zloirock's story seems reasonable and plausible (and sad and crazy-making), but I don't have direct personal knowledge or experience in the matter. Caveat lector.

Hoje li todo o post do desenvolvedor do #corejs e me ocorreu que: as fundações relacionadas com software livre poderiam criar uma força de trabalho para identificar projetos #FOSS que estejam em situações similares e buscar formas de ajudá-los a se tornarem sustentáveis.

Convido todos a ler na íntegra:
https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md

#foss #corejs #osi #fsf #linuxfoundation

Oggi video più lungo e con più considerazioni personali, parliamo della vicenda #corejs

https://youtu.be/nzfUadr87R0

@vsaw Here is my contribution to him on Patreon #corejs https://www.patreon.com/posts/78760666?utm_medium=sharesheet&utm_source=sharesheet&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=join_link

Can we just get off #corejs already.

#opensource #sustainability in a nutshell
https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md
#corejs #FOSS #StateOfOpen

Well written blog from Denis Pushkarev about the state of core-js (yes, the "looking for a good job" guy), and his situation as a FOSS maintainer. It's easy to make fun of the core-js output, but it's important to understand where he's coming from and how little core-js gets for being used on 500+ of the Top 1000 websites. Longer blog, but definitely worth a read.
https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/docs/2023-02-14-so-whats-next.md
#foss #corejs #oss #opensource