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Arch Linux Breaks New Ground: Official Rust Init System Support Arrives in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Got a non-captcha-looped source? I gave up after ten rounds of clicking bicycles.

Faster coding isn't enough - AI's untapped power in software development in c/programming@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

They probably used AI to help write it.

In search of a non-electron text editor that can fold | Are emacs and (neo)vim my only options? in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Qt Creator

Now Ubuntu is Also Ditching Xorg Completely for Wayland! in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

Other mainstream distros cannot even be installed by blind users because screen readers are broken on wayland

After 15 months and 3,800 hours of 'worst case' usage, one independent test finds OLED burn-in is now almost a non-issue in c/screens@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

almost a non-issue

tl;dr there's still burn-in but it's supposedly not very noticeable until you use the device for > 5 years

Now Ubuntu is Also Ditching Xorg Completely for Wayland! in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Been using Ubuntu since 2008... looks like this will be the last year for me.

An update on the X11 GNOME Session Removal. The X11 session for GNOME 49 will be disabled by default and it’s scheduled for removal in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 5 points 1 month ago

I meant no interest in using it.

macOS 26 introduces the Containerization Framework: "enables developers to create, download, or run Linux container images directly on Mac" in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 13 points 1 month ago (5 children)

macOS 26? I thought the last version was 15...

An update on the X11 GNOME Session Removal. The X11 session for GNOME 49 will be disabled by default and it’s scheduled for removal in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev -1 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Time to switch then. I have no interest in wayland.

Patch interpreter path in embedded binary? in c/nix@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

You could just change the path in the binary to a string that's smaller than what's in there now (or the same length), and pad any unused bytes with \0, then symlink that path to your real binary.

Forget IPs: using cryptography to verify bot and agent traffic in c/webdev@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago

I wonder how long it will be until they start requiring signatures for individual people.

Installing a VPN on Linux? Here are the Easiest Methods in c/linux@programming.dev

[–] refalo@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

To me, any binary I do not have the source code for is random. I have no idea what's in it and it could be doing any number of malicious things.