Adore the darktable gang.

Lovely stuff. The democratisation of objects, the very idea that you can conceive and create under your own hand, is the true technical revolution.

Out there, all the chat is about AI. The truth is, 3D printing has done more for technology, and human activity.

Ach, I’ll get off my soapbox. Well done, you’ve made something cool.

You’re awesome.

This is really good. Clear and well laid out.

The only thing that might confuse some beginners is your specific choice of package manager.

Windoes!

I just meant that Linux, even in these communities is posited as something you try after windows rather than go to first.

Look, I know there’s a certain romantic notion that Linux is “the rebel choice”, but the truth is that it is the normcore backbone of the internet and the go to OS of a ton of academic ecologies.

So yeah, kinda obvious, when you think about it.

Yeah, I don’t mind. Everyone has a survivor story.

Although it is interesting isn’t it… That Linux usage is still seen in opposition to the horrors of windows. I mean, few come here talking about adopting in spite of having a great time with windows, or even without mentioning it at all.

I hope that one day it isn’t seen as an alternative to but as a thing in its own right.

Hey, the idea might have been a bit dodgy, but you are made of better stuff.

Credit to you.

Just thought, removed it. Why no add a second elected chamber where each other community can elect a representative to have oversight on everything the mod does?

Let’s democracy the hell out of this.

No moderation without representation. IOW: mods should be democratically elected.

Yeah, no.

Don’t turn this into a popularity contest. One that can be bought and cheesed.

Who has time for oversight on that? Why not voter id too.

Is this first past the post or proportional representation?

Term limits, right? Does that include a hand over? How much of their term will be spent getting up to speed?

Where is the incentive to someone starting their own community if it is going to be taken from them when they’ve put in hard work for no money. Should they not be rewarded for their labour?

Will the inherent democratisation of communities alter the content posted on them? Should we place bans in meta-political posts that support only the incumbent mod?

What if they choose not to leave? Insurrection? Send in the troops?

My friend, I say this genuinely, you are trying to police the internet. Don’t. It’s a folly.

You have the power to walk away. You have the power to start your own community.

Do it and run it better.

And back to the democracy thing… Democracy is a wonderful thing in the governance of human civilization… It’s not a fix for every situation you encounter that you don’t like. It often means instead of having one asshole to deal with you’ll get a carousel of different assholes on a regular basis.