To be honest, I do regret it. After 20 years of working on FOSS projects, I've invested enormous amounts of time, effort, and money into these and other free/open-source initiatives. It was enjoyable initially - there's something addictive about receiving praise from strangers and unknown communities. You keep going because it feels good and you develop a sense of moral superiority.
But years later, when the people closest to you are no longer around - you pause and reflect on how much energy you devoted to random strangers instead of those who shared your life. If I had invested even 1% of the time and effort I put into FOSS projects into my relationships with loved ones, they would have been so much happier. Now I'm left wondering what the hell I was doing all those years
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This is a very thoughtful post, and I sympathize with the sentiment, but I don't think it's really about "open sourcing" anything. The same could be said if you spent that time building model trains, working on a car, or engaging in any other hobby.
Agreed. "Open sourcing" means you do it for free but your work benefits others. And you may have an opportunity to pass the torch to others. For hobbies you keep it to yourself. I played an instrument for many years in spare time. I enjoyed it a lot. I eventually gave up, because my life changed and many other things popped up. On reflection, I still think it was an intersting experince for all those years. But I don't feel anything for it now.
Yes, it's not different from a workaholic for example. So in this vein, not on topic, because it's not about the license. Still, it's a good lesson, and is technically an answer to "regretting open-sourcing something" - it's just that OP reconsidering open-sourcing their life, not their software.
>If I had invested even 1% of the time and effort I put into FOSS projects into my relationships with loved ones, they would have been so much happier.
This is a wise conclusion, that I think impacts many people. I know it does impact me. My personal way of going about it was that I was more invested into theoretical, ethical problems instead of my actual life problems that surrounded me. My tech life was vast and colorful, but my real life was barren.
I can imagine that happening when the motivation is external (praise).
When I write open-source it's because I have to write it out of myself.
Do I expect praise, kudos, fame, whatever? I do and that happens, I have been hired countless of times because of open-source. Even my friends (!) have been hired because of open-source stuff I wrote and they contributed to.
But the main motivation is internal - I just have to see it take shape. Like a writer who can't resist painting or a writer who can't stop writing.
Do I have regrets still? Yeah because I could have used the time for better things. But that can be said about any hobby.
What you describe is an interesting moral hazard variation: you were disconnected from the positive effects you had on others. All may not be lost: what if you were to reach out to individuals who have enjoyed your work?
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- In this specific case, Indian Investigators summoned him 9 times and he refused their request for meeting and finally he was arrested after court refused to stay any arrest by Investigators
IMHO, he should have corporated with Investigator, rather than trying to keep them at bay.
PS: I used to be huge supporter of him during those time (2011-2014) and even donated small money (my only donation to any political party till now) while he formed the party (which I regret now).
- The current central government's conviction rate is 2%. In 98% of cases accused are released.
- The current central government uses ED and other investigation agencies to force other commercial companies to "donate" money through electoral bonds.
- The main accuser in this case donated a huge amount to the central government party and then he became the witness against the Delhi CM. Not only that "Delhi liquor policy case: Accused-turned-approver’s father gets Lok Sabha ticket from BJP ally [1] "
- One of the Delhi Government's ministers Sisodia was arrested one year ago, and he is still in jail and the ED hasn't been able to prove his case.
- 95% of cases filed by the Indian Investigators Agency known as ED are against the opposition party members.
- If the accused opposition party members join the central government party, all cases are dropped against them.
You've provided an accurate overview of the situation. Additionally, the ex-Chief Minister of Delhi has taken an unconventional stance by choosing to administer from behind bars, despite his alleged involvement in a significant liquor scam, which also led to the incarceration of his associates for embezzling over 500 crore rupees. Given these circumstances, the question arises as to why he should receive any special treatment.
What's more, this case has garnered exceptional attention from international bodies, including the governments of Germany and the United States, as well as the United Nations, which have all expressed concerns in various forms. This level of international interest is peculiar, especially when considering that several other Chief Ministers, such as Hemant Soren, Laloo Yadav, and Jayalalitha, have faced imprisonment for corruption charges without attracting similar global scrutiny. The focus on the Delhi ex-CM raises questions about the selective attention of these international entities.
Moreover, the case has taken a further twist with allegations from the leader of a terrorist organization, accusing the Delhi ex-CM of accepting a substantial bribe in exchange for the release of a notorious terrorist, a claim that highlights a lack of intent or capability to fulfill such a promise. This has turned the situation into a subject of ridicule.
Corruption is corruption, regardless of who does it. You seem to not care and look at it only with an anti-India lens. I can show you 10 cases of the ED going after BJP leaders for every one now. Does that mean ED is just dancing to the tunes of the ruling govt - whichever it is at the time? If so, then Congress was in power for ~70 years, so imagine the power they wielded against opposition parties.
There are two scenarios here and neither looks good.
The first one is that it is really fighting corruption but mainly targeting corruption from outside the Ruling party. This sends a message that India is fine with corruption as long as you are in the right party with the right connections.
The second one is that this is not about real corruption but just accusations to take out the opposition which sends a clear message.
I think painting criticism about a corrupted Indian government and judicial system is not anti-indian sentiment for any reasonable person. At this point india is democracy by name only. Much closer to Russia than anything else.
Actually, that's not quite the case. The Indian elections are fast approaching, and history has repeatedly demonstrated that attacking any opposition shortly before elections can inadvertently boost their standing through sympathy from the electorate.
It's also hard to accuse the ruling party of being politically naive; especially considering PM Modi's unbroken winning streak over the past 25 years or so. So, the question arises: why would the current administration take such a seemingly self-destructive step, essentially handing the opposition a narrative of victimhood? It's a thought worth considering.
> If so, then Congress was in power for ~70 years, so imagine the power they wielded against opposition parties.
Congress did do that, during the Indira Gandhi Emergency. Forget much on how they jailed the current ruling party's leadership? And in return, they got promptly lambasted for it globally, and signs still remain even today. That doesn't mean that because Congress did it, it's BJP's turn now.
As a nation, we should be moving forward, but BJP seems to be intent on following the Congress playbook, but on a more aggressive scale than Congress could ever conceive. After all, India's first political party still had to show signs of being a democracy, while the descendant of India's first fascist party does not.
> As a nation, we should be moving forward, but BJP seems to be intent on following the Congress playbook, but on a more aggressive scale than Congress could ever conceive.
More aggressive? Can you show any evidence to support your statement above?
Well, in itself that doesn't mean much - irregularities and power struggles within indian political paries is routine. Plus given the track record of the law enforcement agencies to arrest/Crack down with an agenda, usually along the lines that suits the political party.
Even worse, legislation now provides the police and so on broad power in arresting subjects without allowing a fair trial( or just a trial!)
For example under the anti terrorism act. Such legislation is frequently used to arrest on grounds that probably have little to do with their supposed criminal act.
This methodology of enforcement goes back decades way before India got independent, inherited from British Indian authorities. It's even more blatant under the current ruling party.
Great! This will be excellent for beginners. I'm considering teaching chess to my kids. Can I still find it online? My searches on Amazon and Google haven't yielded the results I need.
My father, who departed exactly 60 days ago on October 25th, began his journey in profound poverty. Throughout his life, he never harbored anger or resentment towards anyone. Always content with our circumstances, he lived a life that has only now made me realize that if I can emulate just 10% of his approach, I would consider myself a successful person. https://community.webminal.org/t/goodbye-my-great-father/827... I'm grateful that I'm his son.
I find not much storage based epbf stuffs out there, so want to start somewhere :D Nice work on Dtrace, I'll check it out. Reg bio to fs path, If I'm not wrong, I think we already reached block level and vfs layer is the best bet. But then there has to be filter on vfs layer to track specific path.
IMo,it provides smooth development experience. I had some trouble while trying to pass initialize global variable which seems more easier in C (eg: skel->bss->mypid) than go
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