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  • I replied on this in a Matrix room already. I won’t retype my whole reply here. Essentially, IMO GPL stifles innovation as it forces everyone to use the same license and for everyone to release their code. This might be a good thing when it comes to concerns over competition (eg Threads vs everyone else), but it is a bad thing when it comes to building a community around a platform (theme developers can’t sell custom themes because they also have to publicly release their code under GPL. Plugin developers have the same issue. Technically, 3rd party apps should be releasing their code as well). Yes, there are many people who enjoy contributing to open source (myself included). However, there are also many that want to be recognized (financially) for their work. GPL ignores the latter. The fediverse already has a mechanism to guard against some corporation coming in and taking the code from a platform and building a commercial product on top of it - defederation. We don’t need GPL to “protect” us from anyone here).

    NOTE: I also am not a lawyer. I might have some things wrong w/r/t GPL. However, I’m old enough to remember when it was actually an important OS license and when it was truly needed. I don’t believe that is the case any more. LGPL might be fine, but the rest of the variants should only be used after extremely careful consideration and not just as a default.










  • ADD is not a medically valid term anymore

    Hmm, I’ve heard/read that in ADHD forums also, but this doctor used the phrase “ADD, not ADHD because you don’t meet the criteria for hyperactivity”. Perhaps they said it that way because of my age (assuming I would understand ADD vs ADHD because there was previously a distinction). I can ask for clarification at my next visit.

    I like what you are saying on the Executive Function Disorder. I know that when I used to hear “ADHD”, I used to picture a kid I knew back in high school that would literally bounce off walls when he was off his meds. That is definitely not me. I do struggle with impulsivity a little though and I would argue I have an “attention deficit” problem as I can be staring a person in their eyes as they talk yet not hear a word they are saying as my mind is somewhere else entirely. I can also struggle with paying attention in meetings as I just want to get back to some other task I was working on (no matter how important I believe the meeting to be).


  • I’m 44. I’ve worked remote for a number of years and I think that’s helped me cope as I was able to break my work time up with “life” stuff when I had trouble focusing on work things. However, I’ve struggled with personal projects where I will have times that I can sit and make a ton of progress and then other times where I will stare at a computer screen or the mechanical keyboard I want to build and my brain will simple refuse to allow me to get started. I’ve found Inflow to be informative and I’ve been working with one of their coaches on implementing different tools to help with focus during work meetings, etc…