Myrlyn, the new graphical package management GUI for openSUSE, reaches Version 1.0 with community repositories for openSUSE Leap 16.0, configurable search mode, improved zypp history browser

https://github.com/shundhammer/myrlyn/releases/tag/1.0.0

#opensuse #opensuseleap #myrlyn #rpm #zypper #yast #linux #linuxdesktop #qt6 #opensource #freesoftware

I want to collect examples of usability improvements in open source projects for opensourcedesign.net: improvements in labels/microcopy, better layouts of dialogs or new features which improved usability.

Do you know of good examples that are small and easy to understand?

(It is not hard to find examples in general, but they often need depper domain knowledge, are focussed on new functionality more than on improvement of usability) //jd

#opensource #design #documentation

Nova Launcher: Neuer Besitzer äußert sich zur Zukunft

Der beliebte Nova Launcher lebt bei einem neuen Besitzer weiter. Der hat sich zur Zukunft des alternativen Android-Launchers nun zu Wort gemeldet.

https://www.heise.de/news/Nova-Launcher-Neuer-Besitzer-aeussert-sich-zur-Zukunft-11147900.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #Mobiles #OpenSource #Smartphone #Software #news

✨ Optimizing #Librespeed for High-Speed Network Hardware
A user overcomes #Php performance bottlenecks on a 10 Gbit/s router by developing an #Nginx backend for the open-source speed test tool.

🔗 https://www.adalta.info/pdf/index.html?title=prstn_issue_115927778126980002
[ Verfügbar in 🇩🇪 //Available in 🇺🇸 //Disponible en 🇫🇷 ]

#Issue #Speedtest #Internet #Opensource #Measure #Tinkering #Turris #Omnia #Init7 #AISummary #Bot

• https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2163
• https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2008
• https://github.com/searxng/searxng/issues/2273

#SearX #SearXNG #SearchEngines #AlternateSearchEngines #MetaSearchEngines #web #dev #tech #FOSS #OpenSource #AI #AIPoisoning #AISlop #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #LLM #ChatGPT #Claude #Perplexity

heise+ | Collabora Office: LibreOffice light im Test

Die neue Offline-Variante des auf LibreOffice basierenden Pakets Collabora Online für Windows, Linux und macOS benötigt weder Cloudspeicher noch Server.

https://www.heise.de/tests/Collabora-Office-LibreOffice-light-im-Test-11118860.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #LibreOffice #OfficeSuite #OpenSource #news

🌟 Ready to shape the future of collaboration, all while driving innovation in #opensource? We are hiring! 🌟

Are you a great listener and a curious product person with experience in leadership and engineering? Then you might be a great fit for our Product Tech Lead role at @openproject.

You’ll lead a team of experienced engineers and help shape product direction based on the needs of our users. https://careers.openproject.org/o/product-tech-lead-all-genders

#productmanagement #productleadership #techleadership #fediHire #foss

heise+ | Tastenbelegung mit Udev unter Linux anpassen

Ihr Passwort funktioniert nicht? Daran ist vielleicht die Feststelltaste schuld. Mit eigenen Udev-Regeln passen Sie deren Verhalten und das anderer Tasten an.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Tastenbelegung-mit-Udev-unter-Linux-anpassen-10632721.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Betriebssystem #Hardware #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Tastatur #news

My PR got rejected because apparently everyone else should update their clients instead of the app 😅 It wasn't an amazing fix, but it worked.

Well, that's the beauty of open source, I can just keep working on my fork. Couldn't resist posting an XKCD comic in my response though.

https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge/pull/5019#issuecomment-3771689763

#OpenSource

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A screenshot of a GitHub Pull Request: ronilaukkarinen commented 3 minutes ago "This isn't the right approach in my view. The world has moved on, utf8 is the standard and I don't think the complexity is worth it. Any reasonably modern IRC client can emit utf8, those that can't aren't worth catering for." I understand your point, and that's fair. However, IRC is one of the oldest messaging platforms, and we still have users running clients that are over 20 years old and don't have that charset support. I'm just tired of telling everyone to update their clients instead of fixing my open-source client. Reminds me of this: Anyway, I can keep using my fork. Thanks for taking the time to review this PR 👍

Aufreger des Tages: Mein Datacolor "Spyder5"-Colorimeter und die Software "SpyderUtility" zur Kalibrierung meiner Monitore lässt sich bald als Neuinstallation nicht mehr in Betrieb nehmen. Der Grund seien Sicherheitsmängel, siehe Screenshots - schade, weil sowohl Hard- als auch Software immer noch sehr gut funktionieren.
Also wegwerfen?? #OpenSource könnte ein Ausweg sein: Hat jemand Erfahrung mit "Spyder"-Hardware unter #DisplayCAL und #ArgyllCMS (Win/ #Linux )?
#cms #DataColor #Spyder5 #spyder

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Screenshot eines Meldungsfenster der Software "SpyderUtility" mit teilweise rot unterstrichenem Text. Links befindet sich ein rundes Symbol mit einem weißen „S“ auf schwarzem Grund. Der hervorgehobene Satz lautet: 'Der Support endet [...[ am 19. Juli 2026. Die derzeit installierte Software wird weiterhin funktionieren, aber neue Installationen oder Aktivierungen älterer Spyder-Software sind nach diesem Datum nicht mehr möglich.' Unten befinden sich zwei Schaltflächen mit den Beschriftungen 'Abbrechen' (links) und 'Weitere Informationen'.

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Weiterer Screenshot des Ausschnitts einer Website, die nach Klick auf die Schaltfläche "weitere Informationen" des im vorigen Screenshot gezeigten Fensters erscheint und u.a. ein Fenster mit einer Überschrift in großer, fetter Schrift zeigt: "Why are we sunsetting older SpyderX?". Darunter ein Fließtext, der Nutzende über die Einstellung älterer SpyderX-Produkte informiert: "Thank you for your continued loyalty as a valued Spyder user. Since launching your device 10+ years ago , we’ve proudly supported your color calibration needs. However, due to significant technological advancements and critical security concerns, Spyder2/Spyder3/Spyder4/Spyder5 activation services will retire effective July 19, 2026, and the product will no longer be supported. Spyder5 and older models utilize software technology reliant on Transport Layer Security (TLS) v1.2, first introduced in 2008. This version of TLS contains known security vulnerabilities that have been publicly documented by major cybersecurity resources, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and various cybersecurity advisory groups. Modern operating systems (Windows/Mac) and web services have already phased out support for TLS v1.2, deeming it obsolete and insecure."

In #Chemnitz #Sachsen habt Ihr im März zwei ganze Tage Zeit, um Euch mit #Linux #Addons und anderer #OpenSource|software zu befassen? Klingt für uns nach ein perfekten Veranstaltung, um sich selbst für den #DiDay im April vorzubereiten!

@clt_news veranstaltet am 28.03 und 29.03.2026 zahlreiche #Vorträge und #Workshops auf den Chemnitzer Linux-Tagen

Da #Bildung in diesen Dingen aber nicht nur für Erwachsen von Nöten ist, können Eure #Kinder das CLT Junior Programm anschauen.

Und wenn Ihr z.B. in #Berlin oder #Hessen oder #Bayern sonst wo in #Deutschland wohnt, könnt Ihr per #Video live dabei sein.

https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2026/de/programm

@rl_dane

Whe I have the bandwidth I will download the set and play with it, including archivers.
However I'm almost certain it's available in zip format Check the torrents?

#Programming #Pile #program #OpenSource #LLM #slop #AI #technology #dataset

Weather in Marienburg SR SA image build the following way:

* photograph;composed in the districk of Commewijne object is a sluis (NL)
* shell bash
* server wttr.in
* fecth program curl
* formatting lolcat
* composed with Love for all who read this

#Weather #curl #wttr #bash #csh #ksh #zsh #fish #sh #OpenSource #programming #technology #POSIX

TIL about the Pile dataset 886TB oops 886GB of text data, created in 2K20 which can be used for various purposes including LLM training

#Programming #Pile #program #OpenSource #LLM #slop #AI #technology #dataset

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pile_%28dataset%29?wprov=sfla1

Nextcloud vs Immich : arrêtez de comparer ! 🛑

L'un est un bureau numérique (PDF, agenda), l'autre une galerie photo ultra-rapide dopée à l'IA. Ce ne sont pas des concurrents, mais des alliés ! 🤝

#SelfHosting #Nextcloud #Immich #OpenSource

https://blablalinux.be/b/4J3?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I subscribed to the curl repository.

There are people who don't realize how damaging bogus LLM generated Slop reports are for coding teams. You can clearly see that at the comments that they post on this subject

Sometimes even vital one man projects get this garbage.
A fix needs to be found to filter out this kind of garbage so that our programmers can work in peace

@rl_dane

https://github.com/curl/curl

#Programming #curl #bug #bounty #program #OpenSource #LLM #slop #bad #technology

🎧 shokz-battery v1.2.2 released!

### Added
- Stale data warnings — gentle reminders when Shokz Connect isn't running or data is outdated

brew upgrade shokz-battery

#opensource #cli #homebrew

@rl_dane @RadioAzureus

Your response proves my point. Linux has documentation whether you like the quality of it or not.

From your post, someone who has no insight in the matter, would conclude that there is no documentation at all in Linux, which is illogical

If you had stated that BSD has excellent documentation I would not have reacted, because that is a factual and logical statement.

#Daily #driving #freeBSD #documentation #man #pages #ghostBSD #OpenSource #Linux #technology

FreeBSD Desktop Installer Tech Preview

We’ve dropped a video preview of ongoing work to make desktop installation on FreeBSD simpler.

We show a walkthrough of installing FreeBSD 15.0-BETA and then running the new desktop setup script being developed by Alfonso Siciliano.

The preview covers basic installation, running the desktop script and booting into a working graphical environment in under 10 minutes.

Watch the preview: https://youtu.be/vbWOLzGDa4I?si=aPbMwszewvkHf0iQ

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #DesktopInstaller

Mozilla wants your input. Please provide it.

https://mozillafoundation.tfaforms.net/201

Here's mine.

#OpenSource #OpenWeb #Privacy #AI

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What do you want to see from Mozilla in the future? As a longtime and respected open source professional, I finally want to have a good answer when someone asks me, "What has Mozilla done for us lately?" I haven't had that answer for many a year. The perception of Mozilla in the greater open source community is that of a company that breaks its promises (where's Pocket?) and panders to big tech, unwilling or unable to take a strong principled stance lest it lose its grip on its purse strings. Mozilla has flailed, starting and ending what feels like more products/projects than Google. It needs to refocus on its mission and double-down on regaining the trust of the community. I do NOT want to see a focus on AI. At all. It's a red herring that's distracting from the mission, not an add-on to it. Furthermore, the ethics of AI (no matter its source) are questionable at best. Aside from IP and other concerns, even the most "open" AI still contributes greatly to degrading our environment. Anything beyond eschewing this tech trend feels antithetical to Mozilla's mission and brand.

@rl_dane

Can you clarify? All Linux flavors I've worked on have man page structures thus Documentation.
Even when I compiled the kernel from scratch in the pre alpha days, the source code had comments including all GNU Richard Stallman sources

#Daily #driving #freeBSD #documentation #man #pages #ghostBSD #OpenSource #Linux #technology

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=man%20lsblk&ko=-1&kbg=-1&ia=web

New tool lets anyone audit a country's methane claims https://phys.org/news/2026-01-tool-country-methane.html #OpenSource

#environment #methane #emissions

It's not GNOME, it's not KDE, it's not the new Vanilla OS DE, it's new, uses <100M of memory, is accessible (for real) and uses GTK4 (but not libadwaita).

#Linux #Windows #OpenSource #FOSS

Not hot on bots, project names and shames AI-created open source software

https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/18/openslopware_is_back/

#ai #slopware #opensource

🎧 shokz-battery v1.2.1 released!

### Added
- Low battery warning at 20% — because "I didn't hear you, my headset died" is not a valid excuse in meetings

brew upgrade shokz-battery

#opensource #cli #homebrew

Guess what folks! 😍

Github approved my sponsor profile. After two and a half months of to-and-fro, stripe express has approved the account today 😌

I hope this turns out much better and easier than dealing with buymeacoffee, making payments and receiving them!

https://github.com/sponsors/thatshubham

#opensource #happy

Thinking of creating a github account, maybe writing some software.

Thinking of using the MIT license for stuff I write.
Are there any recommendations (and reasons) in terms of other/better licenses to use for FOSS that might provide more freedom or have less liability?

Boosting for reach would be appreciated.

#FOSS #softwaredevelopment #github #opensource

Still using #MySQL? Stewarded by Oracle, MySQL has been in decline for years. Stop using it in 2026, especially if your care about the #opensource #FOSS methodology and not just the license.

👉 https://optimizedbyotto.com/post/reasons-to-stop-using-mysql/

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MySQL git commits declining

KDE Plasma is set to gain even more useful features with the upcoming Plasma 6.7 release, one especially good for online gaming.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-7-will-have-a-global-push-to-talk-feature/

#OpenSource #Upcoming #DesktopEnvironment #KDE

From the HarbourMasters team is another Nintendo PC port, this time it's Super Mario 64.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ghostship-is-a-new-super-mario-64-pc-port-from-harbourmasters/

#OpenSource #Retro #NewRelease #Misc #Nintendo

Not without bugs and features, but it works. #Strimr, a new #opensource #Plex client for #ios and #tvos

Keeping my eye on this one.

#streaming #movies #tvshows #apple #tv

Dänemark hat es vorgemacht, nun sind wir dran. Mach was Kanzler!

Nebst der Sicherheit und Funktionalität kommt noch die Benutzerfreundlichkeit hinzu. Und die Produktivität, wenn man sich nicht erst durch die Werbung klicken muss, um auf die eigenen Datein zu kommen*.

*übertrieben

#microsoft #linux #opensource #Denmark

https://www.absatzwirtschaft.de/deshalb-sollten-unternehmen-microsoft-abschalten-278381/

Blog-Artikel sind Momentaufnahmen. Eine Infrastruktur lebt.

Auf der Reise zur meiner digitalen Open Source Only Souveränität habe ich viel gelernt und vieles wieder umgeworfen. Damit der aktuelle Stand (Hardware, DNS-Cluster, Topologie) nicht in der Timeline untergeht, habe ich jetzt einen Ankerpunkt geschaffen.

Der Nukleus der Rebellion ist live. Hier ist die Landkarte meines Homelabs:
👉 https://www.pandolin.io/nukleus-der-rebellion/

#HomeLab #SelfHosting #Linux #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #RebelHomebase

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Illustration im warmen Sepia-Stil: Ein zufriedenes Schuppentier (Pandolin) sitzt mit einer dampfenden Tasse an einem Schreibtisch vor einem Laptop. Die Wand im Hintergrund ist übersät mit technischen Netzwerk-Diagrammen, Kubernetes-Strukturen und Notizen zur 'Rebel Homebase' Infrastruktur.

Some #freecad bezier-porn #3dmodelling #floss #design #DMI #electronics #TUI #uxdesign #bezier #beziercurve #opensource #opensourcecad

The jQuery team has released version 4.0, introducing breaking changes, modern browser support, and long-planned cleanups.
https://linuxiac.com/jquery-4-0-released-after-a-decade-with-modernization-changes/

#jquery #programming #opensource #webdevelopment

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The jQuery team has released version 4.0, introducing breaking changes, modern browser support, and long-planned cleanups.

I've found some memory modules in my drawer, and there are also four DDR4 modules. So, now that I have discovered this gold mine, I could buy X and bring it over to the fediverse, or buy M...soft and open the windows to let some air in...

#hardware #storage #fediverse #opensource #freesoftware

10 yrs in #RedHat today. Feel like I need to write something profound. I love my job not just because it involves #opensource and #community, but mostly because of the wonderful colleagues I work with & amazing managers I work for. I'm thankful for #LifeatRedHat. That's all I have to say about that.

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My virtual puck with the Red Hat logo and "10 years. Carol Chen. 2026" on it.

Been going through the Mir documentation, building out the next iteration of the @buddiesofbudgie Magpie compositor (expect me to also refer to it as Mirpie 😁 ).

Despite some setbacks getting the thing to run, just in a matter of a few hours we went from no compositor to one that is able to run budgie-panel. Good stuff, looking forward to continuing to iterate on it!

#OpenSource #Linux #Budgie

Hey Fediverse,
habt ihr einen Tipp für ein Tablet/Convertible?
Im Rahmen des #diday Suche ich sowas wie ein MS Surface Pro, mit Shell, Tastatur und Stift Eingabe, aber am besten Open Source und Linux.

Gibt es da iwas, was ich regulär erwerben kann und nicht wahnsinnig viel Arbeit zum einrichten erfordert?

Danke sehr!

#diday #digitalindependence #foss #opensource

Running Mastodon on FreeBSD? Stop using wrapper scripts that break service status.

I've refactored the init scripts for Sidekiq, Puma, and Streaming to be fully production-grade:

- Clean privilege dropping (no su wrappers)
- Native signal handling for log rotation
- Correct PID tracking & status reporting.

I published the scripts and the reasoning behind them in my Codeberg gists:

https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/gists/src/branch/main/2026/20250115-FreeBSD_Mastodon_rc.d.md

I use those to run a Mastodon instance and they're working great so far!

❤️ 🦣

#FreeBSD #Mastodon #SelfHosting #mastoadmin #runbsd #OpenSource

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Screenshot showing the service status of several Mastodon services on FreeBSD

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30745

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed!

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

Thank you and aov, byte, violette and of course @stesnac@snac.bsd.cafe for all the contributions and improvements to this version!

#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social

Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 05 February 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

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A dark image. The background is unclear and blurry. On the foreground on the left there is a huge circle, inside of which a profile picture belonging to @rileytestut@mastodon.social. On the other side, a bit lower in the frame we see a fediverse logo, but on fire. This is the logo of the Fireside Fedi show. In between those two elements a text is written. This text says: AN INTERVIEW WITH @rileytestut@mastodon.social Riley Testut - Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io 05 February 2026 AT 14:00 US EASTERN TIME ON FIRESIDEFEDI.LIVE