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Right so WhatsApp and messenger are gatekeepers and they must allow interoperation with who anyone who wants to ie me running my own signal instance?
There are several stipulations on interoperability in the new regulation (Ctrl+F “interop”). To my understanding it is stipulated that they have to make interoperability possible for certain third parties, but how to go about this is not exactly specified on a technical level - meaning the specific way to implement this is left to the gatekeeper. So your Signal server may or may not be able to depending on how exactly they go about this.
They also need to interoperate with signal hence if a works with b and c works with a why wouldn’t b work with c?
No they need to enable interoperability period. Says nothing about Signal (the software) per se. Meta has announced they plan on implementing it based on the Signal protocol (not Signal messenger software, not Signal server software).
Cos if thats hoe it works or if im not allowed to interoperate with WhatsApp or messenger in the first place then this juat seems like its handing the monopoly away from the companies to the government and giving the people fuck all.
To my knowledge the aim of the regulation is exactly that, to allow anybody interoperability with these “core platform services”. The status quo is that the regulations has been announced by the EU, it has gone into effect, and Meta has announced how they will implement interoperability to comply. Once the implementation is available and then found lacking in regard to the regulation it would be up to the affected third party to sue Meta over it.
Not with Signal messenger, the company running it hasn’t been designated as a gatekeeper under the DMA rules. You can see which services will be affected on the Wiki page (only WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger currently).
Signal protocol ≠ Signal messenger
AFAIK you could always have selfhosted a Signal server, you just can’t interact with the “normal” Signal messenger and its network.
No, the DMA has nothing to do with RCS, at least not directly.
Yes, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger were initially just XMPP servers, but have since had proprietary expansions.
In the context of the DMA both of them will be forced to make interoperability with other third-party messengers possible, since Meta has been designated a “gatekeeper” under the new regulation. Meta has announced they plan on doing so via an implementation of the Signal protocol.
There are some provisions in the Digital Markets Act that go in that direction. It only took effect roughly 3 months ago though, so remains to be seen if it works out as intended.
pet open source projects that no one else ever seems to contribute to, not […] software that holds up civilization
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1·2 months agoI’m involved in the development of an addon for the Classic WoW versions (Questie), and the thing I do there is such a convoluted process that not doing it feels like letting my fellow devs and the users down. But you can do development on the PTRs and beta servers, so I haven’t given money to Blizzard in a long time. Now you could argue that this is even worse in regards to supporting Blizzard than just paying for a game, but I rationalise it to myself with the fact that the newer clients will inevitably be used for private servers just like the old ones were (some already are actually).
Neither. Battle.net is Blizzards game launcher and store. They also own that domain, but the name usually refers to the binary.
The
WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 %command%is the Steam launch option you set, withcommand%meaning roughly “what Steam would do without any launch options set”.The whole process was a bit finicky and I did it a few month ago, but from what I remember it went something like this:
- Download battle.net installer
- Add it as non-Steam game to run it
- Locate the newly created prefix in Steam directory
- Add the
Battle.net.exein it as a non-Steam game, then remove the installer (not the other way around or the prefix will be deleted)
Oh so that’s what you meant. Thought you meant don’t use Lutris at first because of how you worded it. That makes much more sense.
AFAIK you can set Lutris up to use GE or Proton builds.
Did that too a while back, but anecdotally it feels lees buggy through Steam, especially regarding updates.
Also clicking the Stop button in Steam doesn’t leave behind zombie processes off
Battle.net.exeandAgent.exe, which I had to manually kill when using Lutris. Assume that’s due to Protons(?) pressure-vessel thingy.
The exception to this is running with a single stick, because you won’t be able take advantage of DualChannel speed improvements. So 2x16GB is better than 1x32GB (if mounted on the board correctly).
31·4 months agoSo WINE was just imagined into existence? Or maybe it was a wizard with a magic spell?
GP is simply wrong on this one. While it is an open source project with a lot of volunteer involvement, there are companies like CodeWeavers and Valve which directly or indirectly contribute to development. You can get support from CodeWeavers AFAIK, but that means paying them.
Why do people get so uppity when I simply ask questions? I never claimed that anyone owed me anything. I never asked for anything.
Well you did ask for something, which is replies to your questions. And your reaction to those replies, whether intended or not, comes off as “uppity” as well. Hence the downvotes and hostility (not to say that I support that from either side of the conversation).
I am unwilling to learn.
Then why are you wasting peoples time with asking questions?
I’ve wasted hundreds of hours trying to learn to use Linux for basic tasks after everyone assured me it was “so easy” and not gotten anywhere. I’m done trying to learn.
Running software on an OS it wasn’t made for is anything but a basic task. Try running various Linux software on Windows and you will see. If you want to run software made for Windows easily the way to do that is using the version of Windows it was created for.
What people mean by “basic tasks” is usually browsing and office, and there is Linux-native software for that.
Someone posted Zorin OS elsewhere, which appears to be exactly that.
Not really. It has deeper integration of Wine into the system by default, but it is still a Linux OS running a compatibility layer for Windows software. This will not save you if you are unwilling to learn, there will still be various problems. Some software will simply not work, or only partially work, or require additional configuration to work.
In summary, if your definition of “basic tasks” is running arbitrary Windows software then doing it on Windows is the way to go.
3·5 months agopandoc.org is probably what you are looking for, but you might have to create a custom reader/writer or find one on the internet.
4·5 months agoDa sprach Jesus zu ihm: Stecke dein Schwert an seinen Ort; denn wer das Schwert nimmt, der soll durchs Schwert umkommen.
2·5 months agoSoweit ein Passwort im Klartext gespeichert wird und ausgelesen werden kann, kann es voraussichtlich gar keine Sicherungsfunktion erfüllen. Das bloße Geheimhalten eines Passworts genügt nämlich nicht, mithin kan auch das “schlechte Verstecken” nicht genügen. Damit ist die Rechtslage weit entfernt von der Klarheit, die du suggerierst.
Das sah das Landgericht Aachen aber anders, weshalb sie den Fall zwecks Revision an das Amtsgericht zurückgegeben hatten:
Die Daten seien besonders gesichert gewesen, da ein Passwortschutz vorlag und das “Abrufen” der Daten “zudem nur nach einer Dekompilierung möglich war”, heißt es in dem Beschluss des LG Aachen. “Die Sicherung des Zugangs mittels Passwort reicht als Zugangssicherung aus”, damit sei der Straftatbestand erfüllt. Damit folgt das Gericht der seit Jahren auch an anderen Gerichten vorherrschenden Rechtsmeinung.
Der Rechtsauffassung der Aachener Richter nach “ist auf die allgemeine Sicherung der Daten gegenüber Zugriff Unbefugter abzustellen, nicht darauf, ob Eingeweihte oder Experten leicht auf die Daten zugreifen können”. Der Beschluss folgt außerdem der Argumentation der Staatsanwaltschaft Köln, die in ihrer Beschwerde argumentiert hatte, dass die Dekompilierung einer Binärdatei “ein tiefes Verständnis über Programmiersprachen und Softwareentwicklung” voraussetzt, “um mit dem Ergebnis der Dekompilierung umgehen zu können”.
Nah, this one was a direct link on purpose. But the edit box swallowed the
@lemmy.capart at the end due to trying user name auto-completion, so thanks for making me re-read the post. Good bot!
Easy. You make a post like the OP, count the positive mentions of distros in the comments, and bam, you have your distro of choice. It’s called the Linux newbie roulette and works kind of like the magic hat in Harry Potter that sorts you into your house.