Thank you, Lemmy users: I have a working Linux laptop for the first time in 8 years! ( imgflip.com )
I now have a working Linux installation on my laptop. Honestly, I doubted I’d ever be here again....
I made a FOSS physical keyboard for my Fairphone 4 ( feddit.de )
Github link: github.com/Dakkaron/Fairberry...
UPDATED: There are now multiple iOS / Android apps in development for kbin & lemmy!
More up to date and more detailed information at: https://beehaw.org/post/683217...
Call for Volunteers - Jellyfin ( jellyfin.org )
TC on open source evangelists ( lemmy.ml )
[email protected] - Oh my gosh I just figured it out....
Omnivore is an excellent open-source read-it-later alternative to Pocket, that can be self-hosted as well ( beehaw.org )
I use read-it-later services extensively to save any news I want to do blog posts about later, or something I want to look at in more detail when I have time (and three monitors)....
Unity tutorial creator Brackeys highlights systemic issues with public company, promotes Godot (FOSS) ( programming.dev )
www.youtube.com/@Brackeys/about...
What was your gateway product to open source? ( www.cnet.com )
I want to talk about our gateway products to open source. You know, that one product or software that made us go, “Whoa, this is amazing!” and got us hooked on the world of open source....
DeArrow - A Browser Extension that removes clickbait titles and thumbnails ( dearrow.ajay.app )
The creators of SponsorBlock did it again, now we can crowdsource better titles and thumbnails as well. I just tried it with LinusTechTips who is a worst offender when it comes to clickbait and its really great....
What non-FOSS software are you using that you wish you could replace?
For me its honestly a ton of my work software (digital forensics), shit is too niche to be replaced by good FOSS options. Cellebrite, Magnet Axiom, etc. Autopsy is great and free and has a linux version but it simply cannot get the same level of data without a pretty nutty level of custom code....
The Fediverse has a Mental Health Problem ( scribe.rip )
This is a very interesting article about the long-term sustainability of the Fediverse for moderators, administrators, and developers. We’ve already had two of our lovely Beehaw admins take breaks to take care of themselves as they experience the burnout associated with maintaining a community, and I think for a lot of use we...
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 )
Donation strategy: how do you allocate your donations? ( i.imgflip.com )
I noticed that transfer companies usually charge fixed amount for each transaction, so donating $1 can easily incur 30%+ fee....
#Unity ( lemmy.dbzer0.com )
Joplin got an in-app drawing feature (on Android) ( feddit.de )
Many of you probably know Joplin (the FOSS Markdown note-taking app)…...
A good week to support Godot ( lemmy.today )
I may be a broke student, but every bit counts. Want to know more?...
Looking for an ebook reader (hardware) which doesn't hold a proprietary OS
I wanna buy an ebook reader but i don’t want any amazon or other companies shit in there, just something i can connect to my pc, pass ebooks in different formats into it and read.
Free software pioneer Stallman reveals cancer diagnosis ( www.theregister.com )
What are your favourite open source games?
I’m looking for recommendations for my Linux setup. But shattered pixel dungeon is amazing on android
Simple Mobile Tools bought by ZipoApps ( github.com )
Free software pioneer Stallman reveals cancer diagnosis ( www.theregister.com )
Thunderbird releases 115 'Supernova', with an overhaul to their design and functionality ( blog.thunderbird.net )
Mental Outlaw | Lemmy - The FOSS & Federated Reddit Alternative ( www.youtube.com )
In this video I show off some different Lemmy instances and discuss why the lemmyverse and even some individual Lemmy instances can become a better alternative to Reddit....
I created a new migration tool for Reddit users moving to Lemmy! ( github.com )
This tool lets you migrate your own posts from any subreddit to any Lemmy community you want, I made it because I couldn’t find anything else that did it the way I wanted to. I’m super happy how it turned out, I managed to get 9 years worth of posts over this way…...