Free software in education will take a step back -- republicans are going after school board positions nationwide in the US ( web.archive.org )
Since last year, republicans have launched a campaign to get conservatives on school boards. This is the political party in the US who favors privatization of everything. They are sympathetic to giant corporations and champion #citizensUnited (which elevates corporations above humans). #Ohio has a large number of extremists...
OpenELA - Community Repository for Enterprise Linux Sources ( beehaw.org )
OpenELA is a non-profit trade association of open source Enterprise Linux distribution developers....
Sponsoring dependencies: The next step in open source sustainability [15 mins] ( humanwhocodes.com )
AI summary...
Open Source does not win by being cheaper ( github.com )
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/6355296...
GIMP 2.10.36 Released with Support for ASE & ACB Palettes, New Gradient, and More - 9to5Linux ( 9to5linux.com )
Neovim is driving me crazy but I can't stop — gyydin ( gyydin.mataroa.blog )
A new home and license (AGPL) for Synapse and friends ( element.io )
What I Learned from Maintaining a Repo During Hacktoberfest and Merging 356 PRs (November 2, 2022) ( www.freecodecamp.org )
Bcachefs (A Linux file system) has lost a major sponsor, and is looking for funding ( www.patreon.com )
Major upgrades to Anki in v.23.10 - Includes support for FSRS and built in image occlusion ( github.com )
For those that aren’t familiar, Anki is a very popular multi-device flashcard app with spaced repetition. It’s one of those FOSS apps that’s fairly popular even outside the tech/FOSS community, and it is used by a lot of (most?) med students, pre-med students, etc. It’s definitely the best flashcard software out there....
Grayjay - Revolutionizing the Way We Consume Videos ( technomagnus.vercel.app )
Accessibility, what would the perfect blind Linux Desktop be like for you? - Feddit ( feddit.de )
Grayjay is not Open Source ( hiphish.github.io )
Today FUTO released an application called Grayjay for Android-based mobile phones. Louis Rossmann introduced the application in a video (YouTube link). Grayjay as an application is very promising, but there is one point I take issue with: Grayjay is not an Open Source application. In the video Louis explains his reason behind...
Call for Volunteers - Jellyfin ( jellyfin.org )
Chat Control 2.0: EU governments set to approve the end of private messaging and secure encryption ( www.patrick-breyer.de )
This would probably fit in better in the technology community and I’m pretty sure it has been shared already, so sorry for the duplicate, especially since it was already on the !privacyguides and and !europe communities....
The weights for Show-1 have been released ( github.com )
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OpenHW Group (A non profit that develops open source hardware, including a Linux capable RISC-V core) Appoints new CEO, Reports exponential growth ( www.openhwgroup.org )
[QubesOS] Disarm Shortcut for BusKill Hardware Dead Man Switch ( www.buskill.in )
This article describes how to setup keyboard shortcuts in QubesOS so that you can temporarily disarm (pause) the BusKill laptop kill cord....
Mozilla.ai is a new startup and community funded with 30M from Mozilla that aims to build trustworthy and open-source AI ecosystem ( mozilla.ai )
Free software pioneer Stallman reveals cancer diagnosis ( www.theregister.com )
Free software pioneer Stallman reveals cancer diagnosis ( www.theregister.com )
I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser ( adayinthelifeof.nl )
This blogpost starts with me switching of my car radio, and ends with me writing a browser. There is some stuff in between as well....
Am I the only one who hates these fake PDFs? ( eclecticlight.co )
I was forced to fill out an XFA form (that was pretending to be a PDF) from the Canadian government and the experience left me feeling completely subjugated. The lengths that Adobe go to to make sure that you have the most frustrating experience possible is unbelieveable. Searching for alternatives or help leads you to either:...
eza: community fork of exa (exa: modern replacement for ls) ( github.com )
I just learned:...
