Shane Curcuru
@shanecurcuru.bsky.social
Father, husband, 20+ years ASF, punny guy. We have cats. He/him. #Trademarks #OpenSource
Is today the day I quit the Zuckerberg doomscrolling machine? Maybe, since apparently it no longer likes my login. Is any social media worth it these days? Who knows? :theshadow:
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Hey #TechLaw, #SoftwareLicensing skies: what do y'all think of #Multiboard's new 'Community Promise'? Actually enforceable or no? Closer or further from "open" in terms of licensing? www.multiboard.io/community-pr...
Community Promise — Multiboard
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"Humanity isn't ready for the internet we've built." 😿
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
How much is your company spending to support the Python Software Foundation? For comparison, how much do they spend for tips on expensed meals? The PSF runs PyPI, where pip installs from. You depend on PyPI. Fund the PSF. Tip your server! www.python.org/psf/sponsors...
Sponsor the PSF
The official home of the Python Programming Language
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#DrSeuss was such an interesting wit. I never actually considered until today that the Cat never actually gets In The Hat - which is the more obvious meaning of the words. Brilliant.
It's only Title Cased Open Source if it's listed on the OSI website; otherwise it's just Ponies Openly Sharing Source -Yippee! (POSSY) 🐴
i'm just a guy trying to write some ruby to give away as #opensource spending my whole day cursing 🤬 vscode shopify ruby lsp rubocop unknown switches --name-only wrong shell macos launcher bundle not found 😿 HOW DOES SOFTWARE EVER WORK 😭 is it just me? what did I do wrong 😭😭😭
We all use #OpenSource software every day. There's #FairSource and #EthicalSource licenses - open source with sensible restrictions for specific use cases. 🪦 But what about Estate Source? #License your code openly forever, even after you're gone! ⚰️ law.stackexchange.com/questions/95...
Can a public copyright license take effect upon the author's death?
If I understand correctly, it is possible to release copyrighted works under a public license (such as an open-source software license) upon one's death by stating this in a will. Can it be done wi...
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My grandfather volunteered to fight the original N*zis at Bastogne, and lost a wrist and a small part of his soul in combat, fighting to protect truth and freedom. Please, let's not have to do that again. 😢
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat. Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
What's Your Wayback? We've archived 1 trillion pages. Now we need your help! Share the top 5 web pages or sites you want to preserve for future generations. We'll start: 1️⃣ The first ever web page at CERN 2️⃣ Wikipedia 3️⃣ GeoCities 4️⃣ WebArchive 96 5️⃣ Wayback Machine 🔗 ⬇️ #Wayback1T #WhatsYourWayback
If I’m not how you hoped And I’m not how you hoped Forgive my Northern attitude Oh, I was raised out in the cold If the sun don’t rise Till the summertime Forgive my Northern attitude Oh, I was raised on little light Thanks for telling our story, Noah.
Forgot to post my daily COVID test for #Monktoberfest! Yay for events everyone can feel safe at, plus shiny stickers. 😮
Good Morning #Monktoberfest here in lovely and peaceful #PortlandME! 🦞 Today’s Hawaiian shirt in front of the local iconic statue.
"What are historians if not gossips of the dead?" Spilling the tea on Boston and New England revolutionary history. Although www.nps.gov/mima probably won't have staff for visitors this week... 8-( newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-story-of...
The Story of the Boston Tea Party in Myth and Reality - New England Historical Society
The story of the Boston Tea Party has been told and retold over the centuries -- but much of the story is flat-out wrong.
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Today’s Hawaiian shirt at #Monktoberfest dinner, along with the amazeballs @northerneclectic.bsky.social
💻 “Technical debt always charges interest.” #Monktoberfest 🦞
Good Evening #Monktoberfest and #PortlandME! Had a wicked sweet hahboh cruise with today's Hawaiian shirt.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
🏷️ Reason #3.7.2 why it's critical to clearly and publicly define your #OpenSource project #Governance, for code, distributions, trademarks, and domain names. And, of course, not breaking norms and cosplaying a public charity while bowing to a sole sponsor over the community. 😢
After listening to about a dozen first-hand accounts, I’ve published what I know about the RubyGems takeover.
Get a look at our new logo's debut at the 2025 #CommunityOverCode youtu.be/Tm2rsiA3Zbs?...
Community Over Code 2025! New logo!
YouTube video by The ASF
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🚨 Breaking News from Community Over Code 🚨 Introducing The ASF’s New Logo buff.ly/DzgT82w #CommunityOverCode #opensource
Our Call for Participation for FOSS Backstage is now officially open! Find all the important information you need at a glance in our new blog post. Read the blog post: 26.foss-backstage.de... Submit your proposal: 26.foss-backstage.de...
Call for Participation is now open! – FOSS Backstage 2026
Learn about our Call for Participation and how you can become an active part of FOSS Backstage 2026.
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There are two kinds of people in the world: - Those who would do exactly what Joel did - Those who don't understand it - Those without children #TLOU #SoftwareJoke
Reminder folks 📣 keep your passwords secure, keep your systems updated, and use 2FA/MFA wherever you can. And when security geeks say "Oh, sh*t, we need to fix this", listen to them! #CVE arstechnica.com/security/202...
CVE, global source of cybersecurity info, was hours from being cut by DHS
Board members have launched a nonprofit to take over the program from MITRE.
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I know it doesn't really help much, but it's something... Post more cats; fulfill the original purpose of the internet.