Interesting Links for 22-11-2015

[andrewducker]

• Ubuntu: Not really free software
  • opensource ubuntu Linux
• Leap-second decision delayed by eight years
  • time standards
• Inflammation linked to weakened reward circuits in depression
  • inflammation depression brain
• Click here to save the world
  • world charity

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Comments

[notlosers]

I fully support Canonical in this, just like I fully support Mozilla in this.

[andrewducker]

You fully support Canonical in refusing to clarify things? That seems odd.

Mozilla don't seem to make it nearly as hard for people to rebuild without their trademarks.

[newandrewhickey]

Yeah. Canonical not wanting people to use their trademarks is fine. Canonical wanting *every mention of their trademarks stripped from the source* is weird, and given that some of them are images actually impossible to be sure you've complied with.
Mozilla and RedHat both do the former, not the latter -- which is why IceWeasel, IceCat, and CentOS exist.

[ljgeoff]

The inflammation/depression thing is fascinating; I've been following this for a while, maybe ten years or so since they noticed that NSAIDS decreased symptoms of depression, and it's so interesting to see how the research is progressing.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I'm really glad that it's getting traction.

Leap-second decision delayed by eight years

[drdoug]

Am I the only one who was slightly disappointed this wasn't described as "leap second decision delayed by 250 million seconds"?

Re: Leap-second decision delayed by eight years

[andrewducker]

Surely "0.25 gigaseconds"?