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Last Notes npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to KeePassXC. It's a fantastic FOSS password manager that you can find in your distro repo; a PPA; Flatpak and an App Image. You can use it on Linux; BSD; Mac and Windows. The code is licensed using GPLV2.0 and GPLv3.0. The project's official website is here: https://keepassxc.org/ The team has a presence on Mastodon and Matrix: https://linuxrocks.online/@[email protected] https://app.element.io/#/room/#keepassxc:mozilla.org (user's channel) https://app.element.io/#/room/#keepassxc-dev:mozilla.org (developer's channel) They accept donations through a variety of methods including FOSS options such as Open Collective and Liberapay. https://keepassxc.org/donate/ #foss #keepassxc #opencollective #liberapay #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Theo de Raadt has released OpenBSD 7.4 as the latest version of this BSD flavor. There are a lot of bug fixes as well as new kernel features; security updates, AMD Zenbleed handling updates, and more. OpenBSD is a great option for those who are looking to avoid Windows and Mac OS in order to get a more privacy and security friendly option. Open BSD's main website is here: https://www.openbsd.org/index.html The full changelog for this update is here: https://www.openbsd.org/74.html If you wish to donate to the project you can do so either directly to the OpenBSD project or through the OpenBSD foundation both of which use Paypal: https://www.openbsd.org/donations.html https://www.openbsdfoundation.org/donations.html #openbsd #foss #privacy #paypal #security npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Many people know about the state of Linux gaming but BSD doesn't get as much attention. Below is a video from Alexander Vereeken showcasing playing Need For Speed Most Wanted (2012) on FreeBSD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhb9D4uAOHk Alexander Vereeken is a FOSS software developer who contributes to Suyimazu among other projects. Suyimazu is a program that allows launching games using Wine in FreeBSD. It also works on GhostBSD last I tried. The code for Suyimazu is licensed using the BSD 2-Clause license. The source code for Suyimazu is on Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Alexander88207/Suyimazu #bsdgaming #suyimazu #codeberg #bsd #gaming npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS firmware/BIOS updater "Fwupd" has been updated to version 1.9.6. This update fixes eleven bugs; adds support for eight new devices; and more. Fwupd is a piece of software that works with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service to give an easy way to update firmware and BIOS for various devices. The firmware and BIOS that the vendors offer isn't always FOSS but Fwupd itself is. The code is licensed using LGPLv2.1. Fwupd can be downloaded through various Linux distros as well as through Flathub as a flatpak. The main website for the project is: https://fwupd.org/ The source code is hosted on Github: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd The release notes for this update can be found here: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/releases/tag/1.9.6 If you wish to donate to the project you can donate to LVFS through Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/LVFS/ #foss #fwupd #lvfs #github #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness I just heard about a new RISC-V board called the "Milk-V Pioneer". It's a mATX board that is more similar to a normal x86_64 motherboard than a SBC. It has four DDR4 memory slots, dual M.2 slots, three PCIe x16 slots using x8 lanes, five SATA ports, eight USB 3.2 ports, and dual 2.5Gb Ethernet ports. The CPU comes soldered on but the RAM; storage and dedicated GPU can all be added or removed manually. The CPU, while soldered on, is a 64 core chip. You can purchase just the board or you can purchase it as a complete system. It can use ECC RAM as well. It's not a cheap product but that has been the case form any RISC-V product that aims to be more then something low end. It's a very interesting product form anyone wishing to get away from Intel and AMD. The main website for it is here: https://milkv.io/pioneer The board can be purchased from Crowd Supply or through Arace Tech: https://www.crowdsupply.com/milk-v/milk-v-pioneer https://arace.tech/collections/milk-v-pioneer #foss #riscv #milkvpioneer #crowdsupply #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS MMORPG "Stendhal" has been updated to version 1.44. This adds new achievments; new NPC's; bug fixes; and more. The code is licensed using GPLv2.0 and it is made using the Arianne engine. The main website for the project is here: https://stendhalgame.org/ The complete changelog can be found here: https://arianne-project.org/game/stendhal.html#changes The project has a presence on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@stendhalgame/videos #fossgaming #linuxgaming #drmfree #stendhal #arianne npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub16h5…rwsx Ad Astra had an interesting take on future space travel. One of the first things we see when Brad Pitt's character gets to the moon base is a Subway. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub18k3…upyq @npub13pv…dl8a This is the city many people voted for. Even if the police had of caught im in the act he would have been released quickly if he was taken in at all. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub16ne…thh0 So Vanguard basically. They are the biggest shareholder of Blackrock and in the top 5 for many others including those on that list. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to Panda3D. It's a FOSS game engine used by a variety of games such as the FOSS racing game "Yorg". The code is licensed using the Modified/3Clause BSD License. The project's main website is here: https://www.panda3d.org/ The source code is on Github: https://github.com/panda3d/panda3d The project has a presence on Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@panda3d If you wish to help the project financially you can do so using their Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/panda3d #panda3D #fossgaming #linuxgaming #opencollective #github npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to Christian Kußowski also known as "Krille Fear". He's a FOSS developer who contributes to a number of projects such as the Matrix client FluffyChat; the Matsodon client uMastonauts; Jotit Notes; and others. He has a main website here: https://krille-chan.github.io/ He has a Github account here: https://github.com/krille-chan He has a presence on Mastodon and Matrix: https://mastodon.art/@krille https://matrix.to/#/@krille:janian.de If you wish to support his work through donations you can do so through Ko-Fi or Liberapay: https://ko-fi.com/krille https://liberapay.com/KrilleChritzelius #foss #fluffychat #liberapay #github #mastodon npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS space trading game "Naikari" has been updated to version 0.10.1. This is a small update that fixes one bug. Naikari is a fork of the 2D space shooter "Naev". The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. You can download the game from Itch.io and Github. The project's main website is here: https://diligentcircle.itch.io/naikari The release notes for this update is here: https://github.com/naikari/naikari/releases/tag/v0.10.1 The source code is on Github: https://github.com/naikari/naikari Diligent Circle has a presence on their official website; Youtube; and Mastodon: https://onpon4.github.io/ https://www.youtube.com/@diligentcircle/videos https://todon.eu/@[email protected] You can donate to support their games and engine at Liberapay and Patreon if you wish. https://liberapay.com/diligentcircle/ #fossgaming #itchio #liberapay #naikari #linuxgaming npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS RTS game "OpenHV" has recently been updated to version 20230917. This update fixes ten bugs; adds new animations; artwork; load screen; and more. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0 for the code and Creative Commons Attribution_ShareAlike v4.0 International for the assets. The game is available on Github; as a Flatpak as well as on Itch.io. The game is made using the OpenRA engine. Their official site is here: https://www.openhv.net/ A full changelog for this update can be found on Github: https://github.com/OpenHV/OpenHV/releases/tag/20230917 Their Itch.io page is here: https://openhv.itch.io/openhv The project has a presence on Matrix: https://matrix.to/#/+openhv:matrix.org If you wish to donate to the project you can do so through their Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/openhv #fossgaming #openhv #linuxgaming #opencollective #itchio npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1msm…0dqu As you should be good sir. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rl7…xawh They seem to love to cry and moan a lack of freedom effects them though don't they ? npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rl7…xawh If they stick with a closed source engine over a FOSS engine when they migrate then they learned zero lessons and I would feel zero sympathy. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This weekend donation went to Libredirect. It's a browser extension that helps you avoid websites and services that aren't privacy friendly by forwarding you to a better alternative. What it does is if you try to load a site or link such as Twitter or Youtube (among others) it will automatically redirect your browser to open the link in a FOSS friendly way. For instance if I open a Youtube link it will open in Invidious or if I open Twitter it will open in Nitter. The extension is availble in the extension store for various browsers. I myself can say it works in Abrowser which is a Firefox fork. The code for the extension is licensed using GPLv3.0. The main website for the project is here: https://libredirect.github.io/ The project has a presence on Mastodon and Matrix: https://fosstodon.org/@libredirect https://matrix.to/#/#libredirect:matrix.org You can donate to the project if you wish to help development. They accept donations through Open Collective; Liberapay; Buy Me A Coffee; crypto; and Patreon: https://libredirect.github.io/donate.html #foss #libredirect #privacy #opencollective #liberapay npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub12xf…9ps4 I would never trust a closed source VPN so their creepy behavior isn't that shocking. Still scummy though. I'd recommend Proton VPN or Mullvad. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness I was reading an article at Phoronix which stated that in kernel 6.6 microcode will be switched to loading unconditionally. Does this mean that all blobs will be loaded regardless of whether your hardware needs them ? https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-x86-microcode #linux #phoronix #privacy #security npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness I learned of an interesting tablet tonight: The Librem 11 from Purism. It's an 11" tablet that comes with a physical keyboard that can be attached; 8GB RAM; 1TB NVME storage; and a 2560x1600 screen. It runs Pure OS; has Pureboot for the BIOS; and the Intel ME has been disabled. It's not cheap at $999 USD but will have better support than my PineTab software wise. In any case if you're looking for a new tablet and privacy and security are high on the priority list it's worth a look. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-11/ #foss #privacy #security #purism #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub16ne…thh0 Karma's a bitch. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to Chris Talbot also known as "kpop316". They're a developer who contributes to MMS & VVM functionality for the Pinephone and Librem 5 as well as other work. They have a profile at Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/kop316 They also have a presense on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@kop316 If you wish to donate to them you can do so through Liberapay using Stripe: https://liberapay.com/kop316/ #foss #gitlab #liberapay #pinephone #librem5 npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub16kx…gym2 Better to have a safe that they don't have a backdoor into regardless of what the courts say. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1w6v…exxg All the more reason to use an analog safe if possible. Still crackable but more effort required. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1z24…xc0v I wish Canada would get politicians like this. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS space trading game "Naikari" has been updated to version 0.10.0. This update improves the interface; new ship upgrades; bug fixes; mission tweaks and more. Naikari is a fork of the 2D space shooter "Naev". The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. You can download the game from Itch.io; Github; and Flathub. The project's main website is here: https://diligentcircle.itch.io/naikari The release notes for this update is here: https://github.com/naikari/naikari/releases/tag/v0.10.0 The source code is on Github: https://github.com/naikari/naikari Diligent Circle has a presence on their official website; Youtube; and Mastodon: https://onpon4.github.io/ https://www.youtube.com/@diligentcircle/videos https://todon.eu/@[email protected] You can donate to support their games and engine at Liberapay and Patreon if you wish. https://liberapay.com/diligentcircle/ #fossgaming #itchio #liberapay #naikari #linuxgaming npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to 3mdeb. They work on porting Dasharo, which is their version of Coreboot, to motherboards thus freeing them from using a closed source BIOS. They also sell motherboards and whole systems that are already corebooted by them if you don't know how to do the work yourself or just don't want to. Those looking for more privacy respecting hardware should give them a look and consideration. The project's main website is here: https://3mdeb.com/ Their source code is hosted on Github. https://github.com/3mdeb They have a presence on Youtube and Mastodon: https://linuxrocks.online/@[email protected] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_djHbyjuJvhVjfT18nyqmQ They accept donations through Open Collective and Paypal if you want to support their work. https://opencollective.com/3mdeb_com #foss #dasharo #3mdeb #opencollective #privacy npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS racing game "Pixel Wheels" has been updated to version 0.25.0. This update adds split-screen multi-player with support for up to four players; a new vehicle; Italian and Dutch translations; bug fixes; and more. The code is licensed with GPLv3 and the assets are licensed with Creative Commons Attribution_ShareAlike v4.0 International. The game can be downloaded from Itch.io; various distro repos and as a flatpak. The main website for the project is here: https://agateau.com/projects/pixelwheels/ The Itch.io page is here: https://agateau.itch.io/pixelwheels The source code is on Github: https://github.com/agateau/pixelwheels/ The main developer Aurélien Gâteau has a presence on Mastodon: https://mastodon.xyz/@agateau You can support the game by donating to the developer through a variety of platforms such as Liberapay; Ko-fi and Itch.io. https://agateau.com/support/ #fossgaming #linuxgaming #github #itchio #liberapay npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS turn based strategy game "Tanks of Freedom II" has been updated to version 0.4.0. This update adds two new campaigns which brings a conclusion to the story; fixes a bug that caused a crash; added changes to the split editor; and added more tiles. The code is licensed using the MIT license and the game is made using the Godot engine. The game can be downloaded from Itch.io: https://czlowiekimadlo.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom-ii The source code is on Github: https://github.com/P1X-in/Tanks-of-Freedom-3-D #fossgaming #linuxgaming #foss #tanksoffreedom #itchio npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 While I consider the medical community scum for their part I can't manufacturer any sympathy for people like this. I was never stupid enough at any age to think this was a good idea. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Linux distro "Mageia" has been updated to version 9. You can download Live Media that uses KDE Plasma; Gnome; and XFCE. 32 bit support is available but only by default in the XFCE version. This new release will use the 6.4 kernel and upgrades Mesa to version 23.1. They also replaced libdb with RPM DB; reduced the size of the install images; enhanced the rescue system and more. "Mageia" is an indepentent distro that uses SystemD. The project's main website is here: https://www.mageia.org/en/ The release notes for this update is here: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_9_Release_Notes If yuo wish to donate to the project you can do so using Paypal; Bitcoin or cheque: https://www.mageia.org/en/donate/ #linux #mageia #foss #paypal #xfce npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Brick breaking game "CircumBreak" has released with a native Linux version; a playable demo; and is available DRM free. https://randomragtags.itch.io/circumbreak #itchio #linuxgaming #gaming #drmfree #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Survival horror game "Apartment 1406" has been released with a native Linux version and is available DRM free. https://airem.itch.io/apartament-1406-horror #drmfree #linuxgaming #itchio #gaming #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 I certainly hope it doesn't rebound. Fuck Disney. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1ahf…jdrc @npub16fs…xw8z I have standards as well. If they ask for too much info such as phone number and I don't need the service I won't even sign up. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1fzn…tde7 I wouldn;t be surprised if this law backfires. Most laws don't serve their intended purpose. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub187f…78ad Maybe just sip from the glass. Like a normal human being. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1q8n…kct8 @npub1jwj…egwq Considering Mind's hasn't blocked any of their users from interacting with me I'd say they're great. I already had an account on Mind's but it's nice to know I can streamline a bit now. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1jwj…egwq You think that would be true but it depends on your instance. Many instances have pages of rules and censor who and what you see. Many of the Fediverse's users are far from free but too blind to see it or worse like it. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has been updated to version 4.21. This update adds support for two dozen new devices; improves boot splash screen support; improves the UCHI driver; and more. The code to Coreboot is licensed using GPLv2.0. The reason I call it semi FOSS is that it does have to include varying levels of closed source blobs to make many models work. Having some FOSS in Coreboot beats having a fully closed source BIOS though and it is a good step for users to take to get more privacy and security for their devices. The project's main website is here: https://www.coreboot.org/ The code is hosted on Github: https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot The release notes for this update are here: https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/blob/c1386ef6128922f49f93de5690ccd130a26eecf2/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.21-relnotes.md The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://firmware.network/coreboot There is a more thorough writeup on this release by Phoronix: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-4.21-Released If you wish to donate to the Coreboot project you can do so through Paypal; cheque or wire transfer. https://www.coreboot.org/donate.html #coreboot #foss #privacy #security #github npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to the Free Software Foundation also known as the FSF. They're a non-profit organization that focuses on spreading awareness of the benefits of free software as well as the pitfalls of proprietary software. They maintain lists of reocmmended software and distros as well as hardware that infringe on your freedom less than alternatives or not at all. They have a variety of campaigns made to educate users as well as post videos on a Peertube account towards the same goal. The FSF's main website is here: https://www.fsf.org/ They have a presense on Peertube and Mastodon: https://hostux.social/@fsf https://framatube.org/a/fsf/videos If you wish to donate to the FSF you can do so through Stripe; Paypal; check and crypto: https://my.fsf.org/donate #fsf #foss #peertub #mastodon #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 True but we have our own petty wars. Trying to have a discussion on desktop environments; package managers; window managers; etc usually turns into an argument. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1gfd…7gg6 All I feel like proving is how much I despise Bill Gates and those like him. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1v7t…ck6k I work around it by setting keyboard shortcuts for moving monitors. For instance if something launches on my right instead of left screen I just press shift+< to move it to my left screen. Doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to though. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS firmware/BIOS updater "Fwupd" has been updated to version 1.9.4. This update fixes over twenty bugs; adds support for eight new devices; and more. Fwupd is a piece of software that works with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service to give an easy way to update firmware and BIOS for various devices. The firmware and BIOS that the vendors offer isn't always FOSS but Fwupd itself is. The code is licensed using LGPLv2.1. Fwupd can be downloaded through various Linux distros as well as through Flathub as a flatpak. The main website for the project is: https://fwupd.org/ The source code is hosted on Github: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd The release notes for this update can be found here: https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/releases/tag/1.9.4 If you wish to donate to the project you can donate to LVFS through Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/LVFS/ #foss #github #lvfs #fwupd #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS office suite "LibreOffice" has been updated to version 7.6. There are updates and fixes to every program in the suite, some have over a dozen, as well as updates and fixes to the core software and API. LibreOffice can be downloaded through varius Linux distros; as a Flatpak; and as an AppImage. The code is licensed using MPL-2.0. The main website for the project is here: https://www.libreoffice.org/ The source code is here: https://git.libreoffice.org/?format=HTML The release notes for this udpate are here: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/7.6 The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@libreoffice If you wish to donate to the project you can do so through Paypal and Stripe: https://www.libreoffice.org/donate/ #foss #libreoffice #mastodon #stripe #linux npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1qyr…9qlq Congrats ! I hope you enjoy it. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS init "SysVinit" has been updated to version 3.08. This update was a small one that added just a few small patches. The code to SysVinit is licensed using GPLV2. You can find some distros shipping iso's with SysVinit as an option or the sole init such as Artix; PCLinuxOS; Deuvan; and more. The source code can be found on Github: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit Release notes for this update can be found here: https://github.com/slicer69/sysvinit/releases/tag/3.08 #foss #sysvinit #linux #github npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Emulator "Box64" has been updated to version 0.2.4. This update adds support for the RISC-V platform; improved multithreading support; added a Ukranian translation for the README file; fixed support for various applications; and more. Box64 is an emulator that allows you to run x_86 programs on ARM and now RISC-V systems. The code is licensed using MIT. You can compile Box64 from source on Github; can install from the AUR; and you may find it available in certain distro repos. The main website for the project is here: https://box86.org/ The source code is on Github: https://github.com/ptitSeb/box64 If you wish to help the project financially through a donation you can donate to the lead developer ptitSeb through their Github: https://github.com/sponsors/ptitSeb #foss #riscv #arm64 #github #box64 npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub14g4…xnzh I do this often. Usually when I see them post a YT link on another platform or if they're talking about a negative experience they had on YT I ask if they have any plans to post a Peertube version. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Narrative crafting RPG "Book of Hours" released recently with a Linux version and it's available DRM free. https://www.gog.com/en/game/book_of_hours_perpetual_edition #gaming #linuxgaming #gog #drmfree #unity3d npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to the QMK Firmware project. It provides FOSS firmware for a variety of keyboards including the System76 Launch keyboards; ZSA keyboards; and the MNT Reform Keyboard. The code is mostly licensed using GPLv2.0 but some parts also use the MIT license; the Modified BSD license; and the Apache license. The project's main website is here: https://qmk.fm/ The source code is located on Github: https://github.com/qmk If you wish to help the project financially you can do so through their Open Collective: https://opencollective.com/qmk-firmware #foss #github #qmkfirmware #opencollective #mntreform npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1xrm…dncv @npub13v6…hy07 If I ever see one of those i'm setting fire to whatever building i'm in. My wife will want to make it our new pet. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Phoronix recently benchmarked the StarFive VisionFive 2 SBC. It's a RISC-V system that is on the cheaper side. I am always happy to see more RISC-V systems regardless of how well they do at the moment. Hopefully more optimizations and work can help it improve down the road. The benchmark is here: https://www.phoronix.com/review/visionfive2-riscv-benchmarks The SBC itself can be found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/GeeekPi-VisionFive-RISC-V-Integrated-Without/dp/B0C4DQCV29/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37XB2LZS3AJK8&keywords=vision+five+2&qid=1692207585&sprefix=visionfive+2,aps,152&sr=8-1 #riscv #phoronix #foss #linux #sifive npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to Clayton Craft, aka "Craftyguy". He is a core developer on the PostmarketOS project among other contributions. PostmarketOS is a great distro for the Pinephone among other devices. It is based off of Alpine Linux and uses OpenRC instead of Systemd. It also is one of the few mobile distros that offer an actual installer for the Pinephone as well as full disk encryption. https://postmarketos.org/ Craftyguy has a presence on Gitlab; Mastodon; Matrix and has a blog: https://gitlab.com/craftyguy https://freeradical.zone/@craftyguy https://blog.craftyguy.net/ @craftyguy:postmarketos.org He accepts donations through Liberapay. https://liberapay.com/craftyguy/ #foss #liberapay #linux #gitlab #postmarketos npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub12lx…jvjy Better question is why would having "privacy junk" in a browser keep your software from working ? What exactly is your instance or site trying to do ? Sounds pretty shady to me. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub140a…snr9 Ha they have my instance banned for biggotry. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1utu…mt2x I try not to only because they pay me out for unused sick days at the end of the year. Past that i'd say you do you. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Space management sim "EarthX" is now available DRM free on GOG. It originally came out in July of 2023. There is a Linux version available. https://www.gog.com/en/game/earthx #drmfree #gaming #linuxgaming #gog #unity3d npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS turn based strategy game "The Battle for Wesnoth" has been updated to version 1.16.10. This update improves the AI; a reworking of the Dunefolk faction; revisions to various campaigns; multiplayer balance updates; and much more. The code is licensed using GPLv2.0. The game can be downloaded from Flathub; and from various Linux distro repos. The main website for the project can be found here: https://www.wesnoth.org/ The release notes for this update can be found here: https://www.wesnoth.org/start/1.16/ The source code can be found on Github: https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@wesnoth If you wish to help the project financially with a donation they have a Liberpay that accepts Paypal: https://liberapay.com/Wesnoth #fossgaming #linuxgaming #thebattleforwesnoth #github #liberapay npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub18k3…upyq Frailty was an awesome movie. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has added support for the HP EliteBook 820 G2. The code to Coreboot is licensed using GPLv2.0. The reason I call it semi FOSS is that it does have to include varying levels of clsoed source blobs to make many models work. Having some FOSS in Coreboot beats having a fully closed source BIOS though and it is a good step for users to take to get more privacy and security for their devices. The project's main website is here: https://www.coreboot.org/ The code is hosted on Github: https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://firmware.network/coreboot There is a more thorough writeup on this release by Phoronix: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-HP-Elitebook-820-G2 If you wish to donate to the Coreboot project you can do so through Paypal; cheque or wire transfer. https://www.coreboot.org/donate.html #foss #privacy #security #coreboot #github npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub16kx…gym2 Damn they're giving Rona a run for their money on worst hardware store lately. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rl7…xawh I have a few 700 series cards I keep for use with Nouveau and the libre kernel so i'm very interested how, if at all, this improves things. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub17rk…qra4 If I can make it until 2047 I won't need eyes for this bullshit. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness This week's donation went to the OpenAndroidInstaller project. It allows for easy install of various deGoogled Android operating systems to mobile phones. For instance on my Pixel 2 it was as simple as a dozen or so mouse clicks and downloading two files to get Android replaced by LineageOS. There weas no use of a temrinal required for the install and this will really help non tech saavy people get free of Android as well as save time for those who are tech saavy. There are over 60 devices supported at this time. The project code is licensed using GPLv3.0. The main website for the project is here: https://openandroidinstaller.org/ The source code is on Github: https://github.com/openandroidinstaller-dev/openandroidinstaller The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@openandroidinstaller If you wish to help the project financially with a donation you can do so through Open Collective and Github: https://opencollective.com/openandroidinstaller #foss #openandroidinstaller #opencollective #github #mastodon npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 Everything about that movie has screamed "garbage" to me. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rl7…xawh You can laugh but they get more native games than us. I'd rather have more native games than a higher market share. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1y2l…rkf6 I don't really like Ricky Gervais comedy but I do like him as a person. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS computer aided design software FreeCAD has been updated to version 0.21. This update brings improvements to usability; the FEM Workbench; the Draft Workbench; the API; the user interface; and much more. The source code is licensed using GPLv2.0. The main website for the project is here: https://www.freecad.org/ The source code can be found on Github: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD The project has an official presense on Mastodon; their forums and Matrix. There is also a community on Lemmy: https://fosstodon.org/@FreeCAD https://matrix.to/#/#FreeCAD_FreeCAD:gitter.im https://lemmy.ml/c/freecad https://forum.freecad.org/ If you wish to help the project financially they accept donations through Open Collective; Liberapay; Github; Paypal; Stripe and bank transfer: https://wiki.freecad.org/Donate #freecad #foss #liberapay #opencollective #lemmy npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 That picture on the left looks like a hunger strike. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1hdj…ck09 Wonder what happened in the last five years to sour them on their made up bullshit ? npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Ubports has released an update for their mobile OS Ubuntu Touch dubbed version "OTA-2 Focal". This update adds support for a few new devices such as the Fairphone 3; F(x)tec Pro1 X; and Volla Phone X23. Some of the devices already had support for the older Xenial based Ubuntu Touch versions so it's good to see them, get support for the newer OS. Some other parts of the update are improvements to the System Settings app; the ability to adjust edge sensitivity; over a dozen bug fixes; and more. Ubunutu Touch is a great option for those that want to escape Apple or Google. What it lacks in app support it makes up for in stability and ease of use. They have a GUI installer that is available in multiple formats and supports a lot of devices which makes getting Ubuntu Touch installed an easy task. The main website for the project is here: https://ubports.com/ The full changelog for OTA-2 is here: https://ubports.com/en/blog/ubports-news-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ota-2-focal-release-3894 The team has a presence on Mastodon; Pixelfed; and Youtube among other platforms: https://www.youtube.com/c/UBports/featured https://mastodon.social/@ubports https://pixelfed.social/ubports The team accept donations through a variety of methods including Liberapay; Patreon; and Paypal: https://liberapay.com/ubports-foundation/ #foss #linux #ubports #ubuntutouch #liberapay npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1xju…ekqr I will never alter my speech just because I don't think people will listen. At that point I may as well be a mute for the low opinion I have of humanity as a whole. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub15pz…kwvl @npub1dgq…7aev Many have a financial interest to do nothing. You don't think that they work for the people do you ? npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS graphics editor "Inkscape" has been updated to version 1.3. This update improves performance; adds a shape builder tool; adds a document resources dialog; rewrote the PDF import code; and more. The code is licensed using GPLv2.0. The program is available from various distro repos; from Flathub; and as an AppImage. The project's main website is here: https://inkscape.org/ The full changelog for this update can be found here: https://inkscape.org/news/2023/07/23/inkscape-launches-version-13-focus-organizing-work/ The source code can be found on Gitlab: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape The project has a presense on Mastodon: https://mastodon.art/@inkscape If you wish to donate to the project you can do so using Paypal: https://inkscape.org/support-us/donate/ #foss #inkscape #gitlab #appimage #flatpak npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1jk6…8esd Good on the professor. Some people need to learn the hard way. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub109x…wvvl @npub1a2s…hk7y @npub14j7…w660 My mother in law always bitches about young people being in front of screens yet she brings her iPad and laptop to the dinner table. Can't even have a meal away from a screen. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness I saw HP trying to schill an Elitebook as being privacy friendly because they sell a privacy screen for it and offering demos on how to use it. Privacy screens are nice and all but this laptop shipped with Windows 11 and had a closed source BIOS. There is nothing privacy friendly about it. The worst part was in the comments there were some people praising them. I truly hope they were being paid to do so. The first step towards having more privacy is to do research and i'll give you a tip: no mainstream brand of tech is privacy friendly. You will have to go to alternate avenues and make sacrifices to attain even a modicum of privacy. #hp #privacy npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1yck…ujmw @npub13s8…xv6j For me using FOSS options isn't about competing as much as having an option where privacy and security are valued. I have never used Telegram or Discord and I never will. No matter what feature they may have over a FOSS alternative they can't compete where it matters to me. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1unu…zsng Maybe we can convince them to move to China. Would be good entertainment npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS space trading game "Naikari" has been updated to version 0.8.0. This update fixes bugs; improved the sound engine; improved various missions; and more. Naikari is a fork of the 2D space shooter "Naev". The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. You can download the game from Itch.io and Github. The project's main website is here: https://diligentcircle.itch.io/naikari The release notes for this update is here: https://github.com/naikari/naikari/releases/tag/v0.8.0 The source code is on Github: https://github.com/naikari/naikari Diligent Circle has a presence on their official website; Youtube; and Mastodon. https://onpon4.github.io/ https://www.youtube.com/@diligentcircle/videos https://todon.eu/@[email protected] You can donate to support their games and engine at Liberapay and Patreon if you wish. https://liberapay.com/diligentcircle/ #fossgaming #linuxgaming #naikari #itchio #liberapay npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1v7t…ck6k If you don't like Windows why not just leave now ? npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1v7t…ck6k If the history of Microsoft and all of their bad decisions haven't made you switch I doubt a few more bad decisions will make any difference. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS 2D space sim "Naev" has been updated to version 0.10.6. This update is a bug fix release which fixes eleven bugs. The game is available on Itch.io; from Flathub; from Github; and through various distro repos. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0 and the game was made using SDL. The project's main website is here: https://naev.org/ The Itch.io page is here: https://naev.itch.io/naev The source code is on Github: https://github.com/naev/naev #fossgaming #linuxgaming #itchio #github #sdl npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness FOSS empire-building strategy game "Freeciv" has been updated to version 3.0.8. This update offers several fixes to AI; memory leaks and other bugs. It also tweaked certain unit rules and added translations. The game code is licensed with GPLv2.0. The game is made using SDL. It can be downloaded from various distro repos; the AUR; and as a Flatpak. The project's main website is here: https://www.freeciv.org/ The changelog for this update can be found here: https://freeciv.fandom.com/wiki/NEWS-3.0.8 The source code can be found on Github: https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv The project has a presence on Mastodon: https://fo.llow.social/u/[email protected] If you wish to donate to the project you can do so throught he Open Collective for Warzone 2100 which shares funds with the project: https://opencollective.com/warzone2100 #fossgaming #linuxgaming #github #freeciv #sdl npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1dgq…7aev Love being a pureblood. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1wwt…ljy2 As someone who never took out a student loan and worked during high school and college I'll be damned if I pay a cent for these retards if I can help it. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1w5p…7gzp "when she was away in Puerto Rico and Detroit." Vacation in Detroit ? That's the part I find strangest. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1dfd…z0et @npub1um5…wjkv While I agree that is way too low of a fine at the same time anyone who snitched on thrmselves is an idiot. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1lx8…y7v3 @npub1fc4…adca When I was in high school it was seen as weird to have a cell phone as only few did. I didn't get one until I was 18 and on my way to college. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1unu…zsng Would changing which keyboard you use help ? npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rsg…an77 It's been a hilarious event as an outsider. I will say there have been a huge uptick in Lemmy that I have seen. Time will tell if they stay or not. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub1rsg…an77 Burggit was my choice. I had already been a Lemmy user for years but had searched for an instance with less censorship. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness @npub109x…wvvl @npub1jm4…83x3 @npub15qq…v5m9 @npub1lnz…k8dk That's a big reason i'm against social health care. I want people to have the freedom to be human blobs but not on my dime. If i'm paying for it then gym class is turning into a military bootcamp. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness #[0] Made me curious. Blackrock is the biggest shareholder of Fox. Vanguard is number 3. Vanguard is the biggest shareholder of Blackrock. So really Vanguard is the biggest shareholder of Fox. Harper Collins is a private company. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness #[0] #[1] Really ? So Microsoft spying on you; making you pay for more licenses if they see fit and selling your data is the exact same ? What a moron you are. I also doubt the Python story because I installed Steam on Trisquel once to see if I could. Trisquel may not have certain software in it's repos but doesn't mean you can't install it. In that case every distro thst doesn't have every piece of software in it's repos is as bad as Microsoft. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness #[0] Why put effort in if the government is paying for it ? You can half ass the work; continue to milk them; and not even feel bad. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness #[0] I have a Pinephone CE and plan on getting the Pinephone Pro at some point. npub1anv7gavpwt28mt59jrrpewqjsfc7xxlyccpu8zg52607z8sjwulsjyajmr PublicLewdness Some great news if you're looking for a more privacy friendly tablet: Pine64 has launched preorders for the PineTab2 and the PineTab-V. The main difference is the Pinetab 2 is Arm based while the PineTab-V is RISC-V based. Both will use the semi open BIOS of U-Boot. The PineTab2 will have support for various Linux and BSD distros out of the gate but the PineTab-V will not as RISC-V suppport is in much earlier stages. In any case you have to be willing to put in some work and be willing to find alternatives as this will not function as an Android tablet or an iPad but from a privacy and security standpoint these tradeoffs are worth it in my eyes. Both tablets feature a 1200×800 10.1” IPS screen. Both will have two hardware configurations of 4GB LPDDR4 RAM / 64GB eMMC and 8GB LPDDR4 RAM / 128GB eMMC. The only real difference will be the CPU and architecture. Both retail for $159 USD plus shipping and import fees for the 4GB/64GB models and $209.99 USD for the 8GB/128GB models. https://pine64.com/product-category/tablets/ #privacy #security #pine64 #foss #riscv #arm64