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We’re seeking input from #FOSS maintainers as we design a fellowship program pilot. We want to test a support mechanism that addresses structural issues in the FOSS ecosystem, and support maintainers who work on open digital infrastructure in the public interest.
If you maintain open source projects, we would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes to respond to the survey:
https://survey.sovereigntechfund.de/968766
Please also repost and share with FOSS maintainers you know. Thanks!
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We're excited to announce the release of #GNOME46! This release brings many updates and improvements thanks to the hard work of #GNOME contributors. 🎉
https://youtu.be/r_QyRJf3rtQ
Read all the details in our release notes: https://release.gnome.org/46/
and in our official announcement: https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-46-released/20066
GNOME 46 released
The GNOME Project is proud to announce the release of GNOME 46, ‘Kathmandu’. This release brings remote login with RDP, variable refresh rates (VRR), many accessibility improvements, enhanced notifications and improved Settings.GNOME Discourse
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If you had code on GitHub at any point it looks like it might be included in a large dataset called “The Stack” — If you want your code removed from this massive “ai” training data go here:
https://huggingface.co/spaces/bigcode/in-the-stack
I found two of my old Github repos in there. Both were deleted last year and both were private. This is a serious breach of trust by Github and @huggingface.
Remove all your code from Github.
CONSENT IS NOT OPT-OUT.
Edit — thanks for all the replies. More context here: https://hachyderm.io/@joeyh/112105744123363587
Also the repos i found of mine i’m sure were private, but even if they were public at some point, for a brief time, in the past that isn’t my consent to use them for purposes beyond their intent.
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Edit 2 -- I see this made it to HN, which is a level of attention I do not want nor appreciate....
For all those wondering about the private repo issue -- No, I am not 100% sure that these ancient repos weren't at some point public for a split second before I changed it. I do know that they were never meant for this and that one of them didn't even contain any code.
If my accidentally making a repo public for a moment just so happened to overlap with this scraping, then I guess that's possible. But it in no way invalidates the issues, and the anger that i feel about it.
Am I in The Stack? - a Hugging Face Space by bigcode
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It'd be nice if these trillion dollar companies could do things properly - this stuff just isn't that hard - but as usual, I find myself doing their jobs for them.
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GitHub - jcsteh/axSGrease: Greasemonkey scripts to improve the accessibility of various websites (e.g. Pandora) and to solve common web accessibility problems (e.g. windowless Flash).
Greasemonkey scripts to improve the accessibility of various websites (e.g. Pandora) and to solve common web accessibility problems (e.g. windowless Flash). - jcsteh/axSGreaseGitHub
Interesting article discussing, in detail, a possible design for a less expensive refreshable Braille display: https://jacquesmattheij.com/refreshablebraille/BrailleDisplayProject.html
And the Hacker News comment thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39724312
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The most interesting technologies I'm aware of currently are those by Dot Inc., and by Tactile Engineering, both capable of supporting multi-line Braille/graphics-capable displays.
A patent search will show numerous other proposals developed over the past several decades, few of which have ever become publicly available products.
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The more I learn about Glidance, a system that purports to replace the cane, the more it seems to have taken all the criticisms of "smart canes" into account. It might be the first genuine high-tech navigation aid that could be beneficial, replacing the cane in most circumstances. I'm usually highly skeptical about these things because people just havent thought through the implications including ergonomics, weather conditions, etc
#accessibility #blind #a11y #mobility
Glidance | Glide your way to independence
A new era of independence for the visually impaired Glide is the first self-guided mobility aid designed to help individuals with sight loss navigate theGlidance
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6 Key Takeaways from WebAIM Screen Reader Survey #10, 2024
WebAIM's 2024 screen reader survey included 1,539 valid responses. Some of the key takeaways from the survery are outlined in this article.Ryan Wieland (Allyant)
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Did you know that a lot of #Dune 's Fremen language is just Arabic? Some examples:
Muad'Dib: Teacher
Lisan al-Gaib: Teller of things yet to come.
Shai-Hulud: Eternal thing, or Eternal Shaikh/Sheik (old man).
Mahdi: The guided one
Arrakis: the dancer, the name of a star (Mu Draconis A)
Here's a bigger list: https://www.reddit.com/r/dune/comments/ec1f2w/80_arabicislamic_words_in_dune/
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Retiring the Mozilla Location Service
The accuracy of Mozilla Location Service (MLS) has steadily declined. With no plans to restart the stumbler program or increase investments to MLS we have made the decision to retire the service.Mozilla Discourse
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Some of you know today as π-day.
But the real insiders know that today is the 30th anniversary of the 1.0 release of Linux.
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Are you a #ScreenReader and/or #Braille user on #Matrix?
Should we be adding messages as captions until #AltText is supported?
#A11Y #Accessibility #BRLTTY #FOSS #OpenSource #Element #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE
- Yes, always. (66%, 4 votes)
- A quick summary is fine, I'll ask if I need more (16%, 1 vote)
- As long as you do it if I ask. (16%, 1 vote)
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Not a huge sample size, but the results are in!
If you use #Matrix, drop an #AltText comment below your images and screencasts for #ScreenReader, #Braille and other #Accessibility tools until we get support in the spec:
https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-spec/issues/883
#a11y #Element #Fractal #Cinny #FluffyChat #Quaternion #NeoChat #GNOME #KDE #elementaryOS #XFCE
Allow providing a text alternative/caption for all media/non-text-content · Issue #883 · matrix-org/matrix-spec
Suggestion I would like to specify an alternative text for all media content uploaded to Matrix including casual uploads, user avatar and room avatar, and I think this should be supported to comply...GitHub
„HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 explained“
https://alexandrehtrb.github.io/posts/2024/03/http2-and-http3-explained/
The HN thread full of hilarious „I know better“ alphas and corporate conspiracy fans.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39700443
It is fun to explore what is good. It is childish to fight over what is best.
The economy idea that life is competition, that we are in a „lifeboat“ universe where everything needs to be ranked, is toxic.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 explained - AlexandreHTRB blog
Understand better how HTTP works in each version.alexandrehtrb.github.io
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@bagder Sounds like it's really just two or three people though, that do most of the hating.
Comment sections need to get better at this. Maybe there should be a downvote threshold that starts hiding all comments from one account? Or, sites should prevent people from commenting above a certain rate?
It's a busy time at NV Access HQ, and Abroad! This week's In-Process has all the news about CSUN, NVDA 2023.3.4, NVDA 2024.1, and a run through of the new Native Selection Mode in Firefox. Read more here: https://www.nvaccess.org/post/in-process-15th-march-2024/
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #News #CSUNatc24 #CSUN #CSUN24 #News #Newsletter #Blog #Release
In-process 15th March 2024
It’s a busy time at NV Access HQ (and abroad!) so let’s dive on in: NVDA 2023.3.4 As we wait for the new version of NVDA, we are pleased to announce that NVDA 2023.3.4 is now available.…NV Access
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Content warning: Semantic Digital Audio memory: A cognitive aid to boost the capabilities of your memory 1/2
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Content warning: Semantic Digital Audio memory: A cognitive aid to boost the capabilities of your memory 2/2
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I am currently working on #accessibility in #forgejo. And I discovered a problem with focus where it is not possible to navigate the page with "tab", a dropdown makes the focus skip to the end of the page and you end up in a loop.
Can someone recommend ways or tools to debug focus in webbrowsers? I have a hard time to see how the focus skips there. Any hints are welcome.
Thank you.
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@Conan_Kudo I wonder if it would make sense to use a portal for that interface, even though assistive technologies like Orca are not currently sandboxed, and it arguably doesn't make sense to try to sandbox them.
The D-Bus interface definition in question is here: https://gitlab.gnome.org/mwcampbell/mutter/-/blob/newton-prototype-2/data/dbus-interfaces/org.freedesktop.a11y.xml Yeah, not documented yet.
data/dbus-interfaces/org.freedesktop.a11y.xml · newton-prototype-2 · Matt Campbell / mutter · GitLab
A Wayland display server and X11 window manager and compositor library.GitLab
@jadahl We've had a need for it ever since the Remote Desktop portal was introduced. We also have requests for it for the Input Capture portal. We even have requests for it for the Screenshot and Screencast portals! It's not theoretical, these requests go back *years*.
And frankly, every single portal should be capable of pre-authorization. It should be in the xdg-desktop-portal frontend interface itself. Instead, the backends have to hack together crappy workarounds to do it themselves.
@jadahl Don't get me wrong, the portal infrastructure is useful, but it has big gaping holes in the design and interaction model because people keep thinking of it as a Flatpak-oriented system.
We need to stop thinking of it that way because it *isn't* that anymore. It's used for system software all over the place. It's *required* for Wayland environments now.
It needs to be treated as the user interaction hot path it is.
@jadahl xdg-desktop-portal-wlr has a policy of only implementing portals to bridge to Wayland protocols. This is because the wlroots developers do not like having D-Bus as a mandatory dependency. Every portal must be connected to a Wayland protocol.
The only portals implemented are screenshot and screencast, and only partially at that (you cannot select individual windows because the Wayland protocol wlroots uses for this does not support it).
@jadahl As an example of a highly desired portal that will never get implemented in xdg-desktop-portal-wlr: the Global Shortcuts portal.
The discussion in the project issue exemplifies this policy: https://github.com/emersion/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr/issues/240
Global shortcut portal support · Issue #240 · emersion/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr
Currently there is a portal for registering global shortcuts in the works for xdg-desktop-portal v1.16. I've just created this issue here to: Gather opinions on how this might want to be implemente...GitHub
If you need a blind accessible smart scale in the EU, Lidl's Silver Crest SBF75 body analyser is a pretty good choice for 18 euros. The only inaccessible bit is when it asks for a 6 digit code during bluetooth pairing.
Everything else works beautifully, the Health for You app is completely accessible via VoiceOver (not sure about Android), including the measurements history, weight, water intakes, calories data, etc.
The scale also supports up to 8 people based on a reference measurement during your profile setup, which can be done on the phone through the app as well. All in all, this is a fantastic experience compared to a lot of other, way more expensive bluetooth smart scales. #a11y #blind
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I am sure there is, it's just a matter of experimenting which is unfortunately not a good idea for your wallet.
Given that Lidl used to have talking bathroom and food scales, blood pressure monitors, I figured I'd give this a try because their brand is surprisingly reliable for an affordable price and luckily it worked out beautifully. I've heard Xiaomi's scales also work, though their app is not as good.
Emmanuele Bassi details the improvements for accessibility in GTK 4.14:
https://blog.gtk.org/2024/03/08/accessibility-improvements-in-gtk-4-14/
#gtk #gtk4 #accessibility
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I've got this #PinePhone (2GB RAM; 16GB eMMC) and I really don't use it.
So, for #WomensDay I am donating it to you, because you...
* Contribute to #opensource or want to start
* Will send me a link to a single contribution of ANY type (code, design, helping others, issue, translation, etc)
* Will write a few words about how #opensource empowers people
* Identify as a woman
On Monday (March 11, 2024), I'll pick a winner and invite you to email me a shipping address.
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@AmyIsCoolz You win!
This is not a official GNOME thing, but you can send me an e-mail at andyholmes@gnome.org and it will go to my personal address.
Adding Voice Recorder to Samsung Lock Screen: Step-by-Step Guide - Accessible Android
In this post, I'll walk you through onSalih Kunduz (Accessible Android)
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https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/hudba/bedrich-smetana-200-let-zajimavosti-dila_2403021347_ako
Před 200 lety se narodil skladatel Bedřich Smetana. Za jeho ztrátu sluchu mohlo i zranění z dětství
Autor oper Libuše, Hubička, Prodaná nevěsta nebo symfonických básní Má vlast zemřel v šedesáti letech. Svá poslední díla přitom složil Bedřich Smetana jako hluchý.Michaela Vetešková (iROZHLAS.cz)
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Oh. Ejabberd 24.02 released. It's able to connect to Matrix? 😳
https://www.process-one.net/blog/ejabberd-24-02/
ejabberd 24.02 / ProcessOne
🚀 Introducing ejabberd 24.02: A Huge Release! ejabberd 24.02 has just been release and well, this is a huge release with 200 commits and more in the libraries.Jérôme Sautret (ProcessOne)
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I like having events in a calendar, but I hate creating calendar events. So for the past few days I've been hacking on this: https://codeberg.org/tadzik/caleb
It's now in a pretty capable state that I'm happy to show to the world - maybe you'll find it useful.
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Nestavte pátou meteostanici!
Postavte 🦅 🦉 🐤 🐦 ptačí hlasovou pozorovatelnu. Pomocí 🎤 mikrofonu, 🖥️ Raspberry Pi a 🤖 umělé inteligence, můžete rozpoznávat hlasy ptáků 🐔 . Podporováno je 6000 nejběžnějších druhů. Jako bonus můžete všechna pozorování sdílet na 🌍 mapě světa a potěšit tak nejednoho ornitologa.
V ČR je v tuto chvíli 6 aktivních stanic. Tak kdo se přidá jako další?
Pomůžete mi výzvu rozšířit? Díky
@chiptronCZ @birdlifecz
#IoT #HomeAssistant
https://tatageek.blog/2024/02/07/rozpoznani-hlasu-ptaku-pomoci-umele-inteligence/
Rozpoznání hlasů ptáků pomocí umělé inteligence - TátaGeek.blog
OK AI, kdo nám zpívá v zahradě? Na zahradu jsem umístil malý počítač Raspberry Pi, připojil k němu mikrofon a díky umělé inteligenci a software BirdNet analyzuji hlasy ptáků, kteří v zahradě zpívají.Táta Geek (TátaGeek.blog)
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Blazing fast Matrix, Native E2EE Group Calls, state of the art auth and potential WhatsApp interop.
Matthew covers the last year in Matrix and how it can be used to speed up the opening of communications silo required by the EU Digital Markets Act
#matrix #e2ee #voip #oidc #dma #whatsapp #silos
FOSDEM 2024 - Opening up communication silos with Matrix 2.0 and the EU Digital Markets Act
What role does Matrix play in opening up communications silo, as mandated by the EU Digital Markets Act? Matthew walks us through this, after a general updat...YouTube
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Oof, upon first inkling of a good bidirectional Whatsapp interop, my WA app is out the door for good. Great work! 💕
Nazrál čas dát Firefoxu druhou šanci
Sepsal jsem důvody, proč si myslím, že by měl Firefox dostal zase šanci. Ať už od těch, kteří ho v minulosti opustili, nebo od těch, kteří ho nikdy ani nezkusili.
#Chrome #Firefox #FirefoxRelay #Mozilla #Opera #prohlížeč #Safari #Vivaldi #webovéTechnologie
https://blog.eischmann.cz/2024/02/07/nazral-cas-dat-firefoxu-druhou-sanci/
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Ani jsem to nezmiňoval, protože to dnes považuju za standard, který má i konkurence, ale ve Firefoxu to teď IMHO funguje fakt pěkně.
ale search providers se nesynchronizují a je celkem neohrabaný je tam vytvářet.
Na druhou stranu lepší než ve Vivaldi tam se sice searche stáhnout, ale toho nastavení co se nestáhne je mnohem víc...
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WebKit GTK4 is now fully accessible. Shipping in GNOME 46 
Funded by @sovtechfund and @igalia ❤️
Completed by Georges Stavracas at Igalia 🎩
Thanks to everyone involved !
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/merge_requests/6827
• https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit/pull/23926
#GNOME #WebKitGTK #accessibility #a11y #Linux #GTK
[GTK] Implement GTK4 accessibility by GeorgesStavracas · Pull Request #23926 · WebKit/WebKit
da96990 [GTK] Implement GTK4 accessibility https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=227528 Reviewed by Carlos Garcia Campos. WebKit maintains a complete AT-SPI accessible tree within the web proce...GitHub
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@destructatron I'm afraid you'll have to report a bug. I can't reproduce.
Please provide details about your system and exact steps to reproduce.
Need to add smarts for caret-moved events for Wayland (#458) · Issues · GNOME / orca · GitLab
When the caret moves to a new location, we base what to present (a character, a word, a line, etc.) based on the input event. For instance:GitLab
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The report from the GTK hackfest in Brussels is now up on the development blog: https://blog.gtk.org/2024/02/03/gtk-hackfest-updates/
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10 years ago I made the first commit¹ to Conversations.im
To 24 year old me working on one project for 10 years would have been unbelievable.
These days making commits at 2:00 in the morning is almost unbelievable 😂
Happy birthday Conversations! 🎂 🥳
(Someone should teach these kids how to write .gitignore files 😜)
¹: https://codeberg.org/iNPUTmice/Conversations/commit/35f8ab58f4b6f97f02031b056d2a5f6f993672cf
inital commit · 35f8ab58f4
Conversations - Conversations is an open source XMPP/Jabber client for AndroidCodeberg.org
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I wrote some ideas for how to actually make HTML documents a viable replacement for PDFs.
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Creators can also upload their own transcript. https://www.engadget.com/apple-podcasts-will-automatically-generate-transcripts-in-ios-174-091040750.html #a11y #hoh #transcripts #apple #podcasting #podcasts #accessibility
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in reply to GNOME • • •Okki
in reply to GNOME • • •Nido
in reply to GNOME • • •And thanks, especially, for moving the current file actions to the sidebar. Gnome 45s version was not visible enough, so I missed, something was still going on, several times. I absolutely love Gnome and don't regret engraving the logo on the super key of my @tuxedocomputers laptop ❤️
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in reply to GNOME • • •Scotty Trees
in reply to GNOME • • •Hessenhelden
in reply to GNOME • • •Vielen Dank und ich freue mich auf diese Fedora Version wo #GNOME 46 der Standard ist. Aber seien wir ehrlich. Welche der mitgelieferten Apps sind brauchbar und was fehlt? Was ist mit Card/Cal DAV Support? .
#GNOME46
Meiosis :mastodon:
in reply to GNOME • • •Antonio Aguilar
in reply to GNOME • • •elementary
in reply to GNOME • • •Juan Pablo Ugarte
in reply to GNOME • • •lebout2canap ⏚
in reply to GNOME • • •et konsept fra BAR
in reply to GNOME • • •Wohooo! Congratulations, and well done to everyone involved!
Thank you devs, thank you designers, thank you translators, thank you bug reporters, thank you QA people, thank you feature suggesters, thank you money donators, thank you evangelists, thank you documenters, thank you people working tirelessly in the background with keeping up the websites and communication channels and schedules and meetings and brewing coffee and everything else that's needed for #Gnome to be all that it is!
Adam Honse
in reply to GNOME • • •tk
in reply to GNOME • • •erstwhile
in reply to GNOME • • •#Gnome WOO.. #Not !!
#Whut .. @gnome
..still no mouse driven, simple add a desktop App icon? till you learn this .. remain banished in the paleolithic, no deployment, till you you can demonstrate basic userland concepts . . . (without jammin' your mandatory 'efficiency' #BS work flow agenda down my neck, how the f___ do you know what I need?? You did not ask! ) .. so, its #KDE #XFCE #LXDE for me and my users.. who sometimes just ~ want~ it on the desktop.
#Seriously .. _____ off.
Chris Wood
in reply to GNOME • • •Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥷☣️
in reply to GNOME • • •Congratulations on the big release! Any chance of sharing the video on #Peertube somewhere (preferably an official Gnome Peertube account)?
Either way, thanks so much for all the hard work that went into this!
Proficiency
in reply to GNOME • • •Ysael Sáez
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