Yes, Collabora is one of the largests (they say THE largests) upstream contributors of LibreOffice

There is already modern euro-centric rework of LibreOffice, it is Collabora. It used to be just a rebranded fork of LibreOffice, but it then evolved in an online suite, which integrates with Nextcloud. And most recently, a completely new interface, based on LibreOffice but (if I understand correctly) written in python and with all the java legacy code stripped off. The first public version was only released a couple of months ago, it is still a bit unstable and missing some features, but completely usable.

I'm pretty sure you cannot copyright an UI interface design, except for the graphics on the buttons. However, they may have had some specific patent on the ribbon design.

Every time I see my mother in law, she's a list of " I don't know what fo do" problems with her phone. The solution is always the same: I read out loud what is written on the screen, then I ask her if she want it or not, and I click yes or no accordingly.

The OS has your birthday, but it only reports minor/major when a web services asks. This is better, because when a minor becomes a major, he can keep his device without having to ask parents to unlock it .

It works like this in Android Family Link.

As a parent and a system administrator myself, I think it is brilliant actually. You need age verification somewhere. Having it in the website is bad, because you force people to send their id around. At the DNS level is verg unreliable. Being able to simply set a flag for non-admin accounts and expect legit websites to respect it, makes the DNS solution much more reliable, and removes the need to send your ID and picture around. If it is a tool for parents, it is good.

It becomes bad if the OS is required to DO the age verification, via some DRM-like service that handles your ID and personal data.

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.

You can be totally scammed with apps downloaded from Google Play store.

There definitely is solvent involved in the ifixed.it instructions for a MacBook pro. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/M...

Easier than other MacBooks does not mean easy in general. Removing the battery of a MacBook Pro is a 72 steps operation on fixed.it, including the application of solvent that can damage the screen. For a typical Dell laptop it is: remove the panel, unplug the old battery, plug the new battery, reattach the panel.

There was a massive change in internal policy between communist Russia and fascist Russia with a wave of privatization between 1992 and 1995 and the creation of 12'000 enterprises. A large fraction of the privatized wealth was captured by corrupted politicians and organized crime leading to oligarchy.

It means that Google services have to ask permission to access files, location and everything else. On standard Android, Google gets access to everything by default.

Maybe they won't be sold in high street shops, but definitely, if this gets through, they will be offered to enterprise customers which are concerned about the security of their data

If the fraction of a laptop price devoted to ram increased from 18% to 35% it did in fact MORE than double, because the hike is reflected in the final price RAM is now a higher percentage of a higher amount.

i.e. Yesterday the laptop was priced at 1000$, of which the 18%=180$ was for the RAM. Today the price is 1261$ of which 35%=441$ is for the RAM. The laptop without RAM is 820$ before and after.

What this guy thinks, is telling more about the quality of his job than the capabilities of AI in general. But I'm not holding high opens, there is always an endless supply of bullshit jobs to do in such a large organisation.