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Call for Nominations: SLE 2024 - Artifact Evaluation Committee, Nominations Wanted
by Andrei Chis Aug. 12, 2024

Aug. 12, 2024

17th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2024) October 20-21, 2024 Pasadena, California, United States --------------------------- As part of the artifact evaluation process of SLE 2024, we are looking for additional members. If you know candidates that might be interested in being part of the Artifact Evaluation Committee, please nominate them. https://2024.splashcon.org/track/sle-2024#Artifact-Evaluation http://www.sleconf.org/2024/ArtifactEvaluation We organize nominations using the following Google form. https://forms.gle/p3eB3572rQi7WdHYA We prioritize nominations done until the 31st of August. For additional information, clarification, or answers to questions, please get in touch with the artifact evaluation co-chairs. ---------------------------

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Ottawa area is looking for a full time Smalltalk job
by stephane ducasse Aug. 3, 2024

Aug. 3, 2024

If anyone in the Ottawa area is looking for a full time Smalltalk job, EDC is hiring: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3969510008/ Export Development Canada | Exportation et dÃ©veloppement Canada hir... <https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3969510008/> Posted 3:46:38 PM. Export Development Canada (EDC) is a financial Crown corporation dedicated to helping Canadianâ¦See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn. StÃ©phane Ducasse http://stephane.ducasse.free.fr 06 30 93 66 73 "If you knew today was your last day on earth, what would you do differently? ....ESPECIALLY if, by doing something different, today might not be your last day on earth.â Calvin & Hobbes

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Re: [Pharo-dev] EU Citizen Initiative for consumers to have access to apps they purchased
by James Foster Aug. 3, 2024

Aug. 3, 2024

How would this impact software that is licensed on a subscription basis? What if some functionality in the application requires a server component. Is the vendor required to provide that server component forever? Or is the vendor prohibited from building applications that have a server component? I have a deep suspicion of government regulation of business arrangements like this. James > On Aug 3, 2024, at 5:47â¯AM, David Mason <dmason(a)torontomu.ca> wrote: > > There is currently a citizen initiative to get a law in place that makers of software must not make the software become unusable after they end support. > > While this is directly about games, it has implications for things like cars, tractors, medical devices, and anything that has a significant software component. > > I encourage my EU friends and colleagues to consider signing and explaining to their friends why it's important for them to sign even if they don't play games. > > Here's a video that explains it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkMe9MxxZiI > > Here's tha petition: https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ > > Sorry this is a bit off-topic, but I think it's important to the entire software industry. > > ../Dave

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