2026-07-16T17:53:05Z https://njump.me Stefano Zacchiroli https://njump.me/npub1ev4zd8evp0pd7s6g2vh7kavmud7eltpm4xun895cm0gypmqvjq5qvkxe5p https://6-28.mastodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/000/076/839/original/03e45c2422f7644a.jpg https://6-28.mastodon.xyz/accounts/avatars/000/076/839/original/03e45c2422f7644a.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf9nayggxzhk4pe8vr6026tsl8ga8ea9wa9hndulp9gl0yzpxeflczyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsv3dc6j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvphgqd8w8dl92tkwckke44tsjdg2pqcel0eaexnxwhkw6kcuwyc2ynpxk'>nevent1q…npxk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>last time I checked, Mistral models were merely open weight, with no training dataset available nor training pipeline released as FOSS. Has that changed? 2026-04-18T11:40:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy9j4tpucfva94ac7nxwd9x0cxczrw5vmxdskvw3ex4lr0h33tn3gzyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzswkfqzf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4hffes8gt00m86s3cvw3cc3lw8cv4pcm0dv39ev79s85hsyp9qglpseqj'>nevent1q…seqj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so, to clarify, do you have evidence that the bots were solving Anubis challenges or not, i.e., it was due to the configuration issue? (I think it&#39;s inevitably going to happen if Anubis gets traction. I&#39;m just curious if we&#39;re already there or not.) Thanks for your work and transparency on all this. 2025-08-15T17:39:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2fve39a02rza6vnrv2fh9d0adw285duagfcw6d5vrakrkqrzqjzszyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsavgv2u I am recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to work at Polytechnic Institute of Paris for 30 months, in the fields of #SoftwareEngineering and #Cybersecurity The recruited person will work on leveraging <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xww2xfxd6nl4equk62sk5wyr9vs42spy23gcfwc2zva5nm6rty2qm9m4mx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Software Heritage</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xww…m4mx</span>)</a></span> as a knowledge base to improve the state of the art of (binary) software composition analysis (SCA), to detect the presence and details of #OpenSource software shipped within IT products. See <a href="https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/post-doctorante-ou-post-doctorant-en-genie-logiciel-et-cybersecurite-cdd-de-30-mois-2-5">https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/post-doctorante-ou-post-doctorant-en-genie-logiciel-et-cybersecurite-cdd-de-30-mois-2-5</a> for details and application instructions. #getfedihired 2025-07-28T09:53:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyuvtus54ue9gkmmcawqhwg6khkup2d8rnemy9aaw88sfzvahqhgczyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzs454kp0 My team at Polytechnic Institute of Paris/Télécom #Paris school of engineering is looking for a research engineer to conduct development and empirical experiments in various fields, most notable #software #security and #SoftwareEngineering. <br/><br/>Programming skills in #Rust are particularly welcome, even though we are quite polyglots and would also welcome C/Java/OCaml developers 😉 <br/><br/>3-year contract, on site in the south of Paris.<br/><br/>Full job description at: <a href="https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/ingenieure-ou-ingenieur-de-recherche-en-informatique">https://institutminestelecom.recruitee.com/l/en/o/ingenieure-ou-ingenieur-de-recherche-en-informatique</a><br/><br/>#getfedihired 2025-03-26T10:06:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsghqvnm4zz4p35r3c6acvs79wkg7qjz6ecr3a2phsr2slerwkgwzgzyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzs0z6qzu I find myself tempted by subscribing #AdBlock Premium to filter out cookie walls and the like. Can anyone confirm that even the premium part if actually free software? (I&#39;m willing to pay for it if it is, much less so if not.) I also welcome direct experience reports from people who tried it, especially if based in the EU. 2025-03-23T07:56:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx3aauzux64zkmwlcvjttrfkgn0mkzpc3qu7h9k8jae8gx7gj874czyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzs3fh7d6 Repeat after me: if #Firefox stops being maintained, #LibreWolf is not a viable long-term alternative (nor is any other Firefox-based web browser). 2025-02-28T17:46:57Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrywg2tsa3kqx9dhenlvs2pphk8lwhqxa0r9pqemhq3pm8jrda4aszyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzszvmpna I always conclude my bug reports to #opensource projects, or even my first followup message to a bug report filed by others, with a sentence like: &#34;Thanks a lot for maintaining PROJECT, it&#39;s amazing!&#34;.<br/><br/>It&#39;s a little gesture, but it goes a long way.<br/><br/>When you use #freesofware made by others, remember that it is first of all a *gift* that they are giving to all humanity (and you among them), and only second a software product with defects and avenues for improvement. 2025-02-19T15:19:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85w0v4hkj7hh84ehn793n8h5fj075gvkxce8etqajrrkzd9npxmgzyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsumqjkg Here in France the #HelloQuitX initiative <a href="https://www.helloquitx.com/">https://www.helloquitx.com/</a> to leave #Twitter/X—and join Mastodon or Bluesky as better options—has gathered a lot of attention: politicians are talking about it in prime time on major medias. <br/><br/>That&#39;s great!<br/><br/>My only nit with the initiative is that it is *not* encouraging to donate to the chosen Mastodon server (for people choosing that over Bluesky).<br/><br/>A better social media world also needs users to understand there is no free lunch for hosting costs. 2025-01-20T08:57:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxuu0wpwuxd9dlrrcadknwcf930hsv0wpgpgzjg3n99yu5j4j2a9czyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsy8hyw3 Very important work by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub103flyqcfcwve38urnke3kxs6dug9h7stxzmhyqffhl289fy3p49qu0kaf3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Software Freedom Conservancy</span> (<span class="italic">npub103f…kaf3</span>)</a></span> , which tries to ensure the right of recipients of #AGPL (but more generally: *GPLs) software to strip disguised &#34;Further restriction&#34; clauses in free/#opensource software: <a href="https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jan/13/neo4j-amicus/">https://sfconservancy.org/news/2025/jan/13/neo4j-amicus/</a> . It is unfortunately something that happens quite often on the market (even here in France!), where such clauses are regularly used by vendors to turn standard #FOSS licenses into #badgeware ones. 2025-01-14T14:46:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2pcrvlx9j700h8jg0rjmy7mc6vtwcjwpc7p29s6pleyrm7a825qgzyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsfe9rkn #peerreview is doing great: « As strongly requested by the reviewers, here we cite some references [[35], [36], [37], [38], [39], [40], [41], [42], [43], [44], [45], [46], [47]] although they are completely irrelevant to the present work. » from the last paragraph in the introduction of <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319924043957">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319924043957</a><br/><br/>h/t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub143cgq4cfas63hhsgpx6k3zggpu662eq6t2t8fkgdgt39xa8mrd9qx993w0" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Samuel Tardieu ✅</span> (<span class="italic">npub143c…93w0</span>)</a></span> 2024-11-10T13:03:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ludwlvug8uuzf7thgx95rjk5hxzpz77knhz4p6cdu9zg7rqrudczyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsx2nkut Great #student opportunity at #CERN: 1-year #internship to work with them and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1xww2xfxd6nl4equk62sk5wyr9vs42spy23gcfwc2zva5nm6rty2qm9m4mx" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Software Heritage</span> (<span class="italic">npub1xww…m4mx</span>)</a></span> to measure/map/visualize the contributions to #FOSS of CERN employees over time, using #SoftwareHeritage archive data. More information and call for applicants here: <a href="https://opensource.cern/sw-heritage-impact-opening">https://opensource.cern/sw-heritage-impact-opening</a><br/>#getfedihired 2024-08-29T08:57:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvs0f2fwum5z700u74hp8lpevu2fv3ykcm5hk3t2z7g2ew4qjhj9szyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzswscz5l Just learned at #FOSSY24 (thanks to <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1pqcnldumgx0y7plu7crht9ne809ygmnjwsvc37d467gkcr0ql0aq382h0n" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Allison Randal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1pqc…2h0n</span>)</a></span> ) about the #OpenInfra policy for AI generated content: <a href="https://openinfra.dev/legal/ai-policy">https://openinfra.dev/legal/ai-policy</a> (v0.9.2 at the time of my writing). It&#39;s a very reasonable approach, rooted in the best-practices that mature FOSS projects have applied for a very long time for vetting code contributions. 2024-08-03T17:35:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2wc3ppn03642c6x7zndp7zxhaqf8lf53vkzr057pqtuevtlm65nczyr9j5f5l9s9u9h6rfpfjl6m4n03hm8av8w5mjvuknrdaqs8vpjgzsnr8sdq Street art in #Paris is weird these days.<br/>#Debian #GNU/#Linux<br/> <img src="https://6-28.mastodon.xyz/media_attachments/files/105/226/517/982/015/190/original/73a5723ed56c6083.jpg"> <br/> 2020-11-17T16:07:35Z