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Where I could download gLinux? I thought article said it's available for all...


Regular users really wouldn't want glinux. It's really just debian with a lot of things added for Google's corporate fleet management.


It says you can't get it in the second paragraph.


Can you create a Debian derivative and not release the source code?


Of course; even GPL only requires that you share source code with people that you distribute binaries to.

EDIT: The only FOSS license I know about that doesn't do this is AGPL, which Google is known to be extremely averse to.


There's a few other supra-GPL copylefts that impinge on the freedom to privately fork:

* The OpenWatcom license requires source code publication on use. This was approved by the OSI but not FSF, which means its one of the few times a license can be described as Open Source but not Free Software.

* SSPL extends AGPL's copyleft clause to include support utilities, which didn't pass muster at either OSI or FSF (which is inconsistent with the OSI's prior opinion on OpenWatcom but )

IMHO, Google's not wrong to reject AGPL. The license makes it very difficult to use modern fork-and-pull-request workflows unless you write all your code to be a quine. And the lack of people using it makes it mostly useful as an exception sales vector rather than a legitimate renegotiation of the copyright bargain like GPL is. But Google's objection to it is rather weird, based on some hypothetical scenario of "GPL virality" making them publish internal tools. This is a misreading of underlying copyright law; I have yet to see a court demand specific performance of any source code publication requirement[0]. They will give you money damages and possibly an injunction prohibiting use of the specific application in question - not your entire internal stack.

[0] Practical example: that one time Atari hired a subcontractor to republish old Humongous Entertainment games on Wii and wound up infringing the GPL on SCUMMVM. Atari actually considered GPL compliance, but then realized that this would violate their obligation from Nintendo not to disclose game source at all.

http://sev-notes.blogspot.com/2009/06/gpl-scummvm-and-violat...


> The license makes it very difficult to use modern fork-and-pull-request workflows unless you write all your code to be a quine.

What do you mean? AGPL means that you have to open source your server stack, which of course proprietary server-software-based companies don't want to do.


The thing with GPL is that you must provide source to users of software not to to everyone publicly. So if compiled binaries are only available internally the same can be done with source code.


Definitely. The GPL triggers on distributions, so as long as you don‘t distribute you‘re in the clear. Company-internal use doesn’t usually count as distribution.


It's not distributed outside Google so yes, you can.

Read the GPL...


What is “the source code” of Debian?


The article says it's just Debian testing with some (presumably proprietary) Google provisioning and dev tools bolted on.


I use it to host my movies collection. Recently it got updated to version 11 and they fixed DPI scaling in Windows 10 (at last I can see UMS GUI in proper size!). Best results I get turning off all transcoding which makes client Bubble UPNP work much better


I don't think dynamic DNS will work on a phone connected to LTE service. LTE providers keep phones behind the NAT (or something with similar results). There is no way to forward/open a port for incoming connections. I wish there was a way to bring up a tunnel to make incoming connections possible via LTE/GSM OTA way.


Wouldn't it be possible with ssh -R ?

The device connect remotely to a server that you control and give access back to you.

https://man.openbsd.org/ssh#R

Or setup wireguard and forward PUBLICIP:PORT to PHONE_WG_IP:PORT


T-Mobile has open ports on IPv6 (at least as of a few months ago). I was curious, and tried hosting a web site from my phone, and it worked flawlessly (assuming you are willing to abandon IPv4).


Well, if you don't mind really slow bandwidth, you can set up a Tor onion service


How can I remove my email from their database if I never opened an account? Once I lived in New York city and thought I will use this service but then I moved out. Unfortunately I started to signing in. Then they wanted to send me a confirmation snail mail. But I don't live there any more. And my registration is stuck in a limbo since like 10 years. I can't login because I have no password nor confirmation that I live in the NYC...


I thought it's like a Shazam for bird sings. Record a bird, send it and get the answer what it is.


It runs live on your phone so you don't have to send anything and pops up bird identification as it hears the songs. Merlin can also do photo ID and ID by asking 5 simple questions which are matched with GPS and eBird results.

The companion app, eBird, is the comprehensive bird tracking app from Cornell, the leaders in orinthology.


Too expensive. But I'm glad there are people that can utilise it well! Eg. RedMeansRecording channel on YouTube!


I just visited it and the front page displays a lot of crappy "news" from different services... How is that good results any way?


Isn't it a cancel culture in it's essence?


Thank you for opening my eyes on the price... I'm just a simpleton


Exactly, drinking water is so important. I really do not part with glass. In my city it is safe to drink tap water, and it tastes good. So it doesn't matter if I'm home or at the office, I just grab my glass and fill it with tap water and drink. This is very good start to loose weight


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