The most popular licenses for each language in 2023 ( blog.opensource.org )
The 2023 report of the licenses in use by the biggest package managers highlights the need to educate developers on the importance of licensing information. While many developers know that Open Source software forms the backbone of modern development, the data shows that much of their software is shared (and most likely also...
Minimalist email client for desktop?
I’m looking for a FOSS email client for desktop. (Windows and MacOS, for now.)...
W4 Games raises $15M to drive video game development inflection with Godot Engine ( w4games.com )
Has anyone used meshtastic?
I just found out about it. Open Source messaging. It seems intriguing although I’m not sure I would have much to do with it. I honestly can’t find too much information about it except for the website and a few YouTube videos. I was just curious if anyone has had experience with it.
Design of the tabula backgammon engine ( code.rocket9labs.com )
tabula is a backgammon engine I recently created....
MultiPurrAudio, an MP3 folder player which is based on VLC and fully made in Python, the source code is 100% open source, and it works on any operating system!! And it also has a cute mascot. ( github.com )
Simple Mobile Tools is being sold to a for-profit firm ZipoApps ( programming.dev )
Source....
Simple Mobile Tools haben einen neuen Besitzer ( stadt-bremerhaven.de )
Bin gespannt, wie sich dies entwickelt. Einfach traurig …
KDE launches first beta release of Plasma 6, Frameworks 6 and Gear for testing purposes ( alternativeto.net )
Is there anything akin to a federated forum login?
cross-posted from: lemmy.giftedmc.com/post/78147...
Incus has joined LinuxContainers (LXC) ( linuxcontainers.org )
I stumbled upon this interesting platform and thought I’d share....
What copyright notice should I put on my FOSS website?
Hi, I am currently working on a website I plan to release under the GPL3 license. I was wondering what copyright notice I should put in the footer of the web page. The notice I currently have is “Copyright 2023 ”, but I do not know if this conflicts with the GPL licence. Should I change it to something like “Copyright 2023...
Local Cross platform bookmark management
Is there any project for local bookmarking which save and load data from a local file (not import & export) like keepass (Without encryption)?
Can we get more hands on Florisboard? We need a modern open source keyboard with all crucial features. ( github.com )
I could not recommend AnySoftKeyboard to my mum. I could recommend Florisboard, tho....
Small but mighty "reddit alternative" Discuit is now open source!
My Niagara Launcher subscription ended today... enter Kvaesitso
I woke up this morning to an awful looking homescreen on my Android - turns out my Niagara Launcher subscription had lapsed!...
What are some good open source file manager with sftp support for android?
What are some good FOSS frontends for Discord?
As much as I’d rather use more private software for messaging, like matrix, there are still some groups I am only able to reach using discord. Does anyone know of any good frontends I can use to minimize the data hoovering?
Which license leads to more contribution: MIT or GPL?
Suppose I want my project to have as many contributors as possible. Generally do you think more people are inclined to contribute (upstream) if the code is permissive or copyleft or do you think it doesn’t really matter?
Shutting down the Matrix bridge to Libera Chat ( matrix.org )
Today we are sorry to announce that we are not able to bring the Libera Chat bridge back online. We have already begun working through clean up tasks, such as clearing ghosts, and expect to be done by December 22. If you see any bridge artifacts left past that point, please let us know....