Computer Says Maybe 2 Part Podcast on AI, Open Source & Government

There's some really great content in this podcast involving @MozillaAI 's Mark Surman and Tawian's @au Great exploration in these The Happy Few: Open Source AI episodes.

#Polis, #Noor, #RecursivePublc - all great topics of a possible future are all explored:

saysmaybe.com/podcast/the-happ…

saysmaybe.com/podcast/the-happ…

This is a podcast series well worth subscribing to.

#OpenSource #AI #GovTech

Computer Says Maybe

^{www.saysmaybe.com}

Introducing Refine, an app to tweak advanced and experimental settings in GNOME. It is an alternative to GNOME Tweaks, and is a pet project I'm currently working to experiment with PyGObject and dconf, while following the data-driven, object-oriented, and composition paradigms.

The entire codebase is made up of widgets that provide all the functionality needed to add an option. For example, instead of adding each option programmatically in Refine, the ultimate goal is to have it all done in the UI file.

For example, if we want to add an option to enable or disable middle click paste, all we need is the following code in the UI file:

$RefineSwitchRow {<br>  title: _('Middle Click Paste');<br>  schema-id: 'org.gnome.desktop.interface';<br>  key: 'gtk-enable-primary-paste';<br>}<br>

You can get Refine on Flathub: flathub.org/apps/page.tesk.Ref…

Everything else (source code, screenshot, etc.) is in the project website: tesk.page/refine/, as well as the Flathub link.

#GNOME #Flatpak #Flathub #FOSS #OpenSource #GTK #Libadwaita

Install Refine on Linux | Flathub

Tweak various aspects of GNOME

^Flathub

We are heading towards completion of another milestone 😃

Thanks to @VishnuSanal, #Prav is on Google Play Store now. It requires a 2-week testing period before being open to public downloads. Right now, only authorized testers can test it.

If you are interested in testing, please share your Gmail address with us.

On the other hand, the app is free to download from #Fdroid. Please remember that the service is still in public beta.

Stay tuned!

#XMPP #privacy #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

✨ Uf, trochu bylo delší to vlákno! ✨
Tak snad vám to nevadilo.
Pokud jste to nestihli celé, nebo se k němu chcete kdykoliv vrátit, vlákno je připnuté na mém profilu. 🎯
🔗 Mrkněte na připnutý příspěvek.
mastodon.arch-linux.cz/@archos…

#oscloud #opensource #bezpecnost

Archos

2025-01-02 06:58:01

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🌟 I v roce 2025 můžete používat naše aplikace na OSCloud @oscloud! 🌟
🔍 Naše hlavní aplikace:
👉 Talk: Videohovory přímo z prohlížeče – talk.oscloud.cz
👉 MxChat: Bezpečný chat založený na Matrixu – mxchat.cz
👉 CryptPad: Soukromá kancelář pro spolupráci – cryptpad.arch-linux.cz
👉 Mastodon: Naše instance pro otevřenou komunikaci – mamutovo.cz
👉 Pixelfed: Sdílení fotografií – pixelfed.cz
👉 Vikunja: Všechny vaše úkoly na jednom místě – todo.oscloud.cz
👉 Wallabag: Ukládání článků na později – read.oscloud.cz
👉 Tiny Tiny RSS: Sledujte novinky s vlastní RSS čtečkou – rss.oscloud.cz
👉 PairDrop: Sdílení souborů bez cloudových úložišť – pair.oscloud.cz
👉 SearXNG: Anonymní vyhledávání – searxng.cz
👉 PeerTube: Svobodné sdílení videí – vhsky.cz
👉 Bitwarden: Bezpečný správce hesel – bitwarden.archoslinux.cz
👉 Nextcloud: Cloudové úložiště s OnlyOffice – oscloud.cz
👉 PrivateBin: Sdílení šifrovaných poznámek – privatebin.arch-linux.cz
👉 HedgeDoc: Spolupráce na dokumentech v reálném čase – hedgedoc.arch-linux.cz

📢 Na co se můžete těšit?
Brzy přidáme s @cynik_obecny další služby, které rozšíří možnosti OSCloud. Již dnes ale můžete využít:

✨ Fórum pro diskuse a podporu komunity.
📸 Aplikace pro fotografy jako Piwigo, Immich a Lychee – ideální pro ukládání a sdílení vašich fotografií.
🌐 Webhosting pro vaše stránky a projekty – od WordPressu po statické weby.
🏡 To vše na vaší vlastní doméně!

🔐 Bezpečnost na prvním místě:
Všechny naše aplikace provozujeme na dedikovaném serveru u společnosti Hetzner. Přístup k serveru máme pouze my, takže vaše data jsou v bezpečí.
📋 Vše na jednom místě:
U nás máte všechny služby aktuální a přehledně na jednom místě díky OSCloud dashboardu.
Pro registraci stačí napsat na helpdesk.oscloud.cz/help/30202…
📢 V tomto vlákně si jednotlivé aplikace představíme!
🔐 OSCloud: Ochrana soukromí, otevřený software a bezpečnost na prvním místě.

CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

^{cryptpad.arch-linux.cz}

@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.4.0-beta05 available for testing!

This is mainly a maintenance/bugfix release with no brand new features, just:
- chore(l10n): translation updates;
- fix(10n): format specifier used in hashtag list;
- chore(qa): add more unit tests;
- chore: add mentions of new contributors.

I'm setting up the process to be able to distribute the app on Google Play too. If you are willing to help, we need a minimum number of people to participate in the closed testing program for two weeks before releasing to production. To enroll, first join this group with the same email address you are going to use on Google Play, then download the app using this invitation link.

Any help is highly appreciated! #livefasteatrash

#procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject

Awesome, thank you so much! 😍🤩🚀

* Used the „Trash all played episodes” rightaway and deleted 1400 files, freeing up probably 70% of my SD card. That was a feature I was apparently yearning for for a loong time 😃
* Bottom Navigation: Nice, but don't wanna miss the drawer, so doesn't work as replacement for me, switched back

#openSource #podcasts #HappyNewYear #Android

New year, new release! In version 3.6 our code contributors added:
🧭 Bottom navigation (enable it in Settings > User interface, and give us some feedback on the forum)
↕️ Change order of menu items
🚮 Trash all played episodes from Downloads screen
🏠 Neater Home screen with empty sections
📶 Remember choice when attempting downloads via mobile data

Now available on F-Droid and Google Play!
f-droid.org/packages/de.danoeh…
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

#openSource #podcasts #HappyNewYear #Android

AntennaPod | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

Easy-to-use, flexible and open-source podcast manager and player

^f-droid.org

🔐 Chcete více soukromí? Čím nahradit služby od Googlu, Applu, Mety a dalších?

🔗 infoek.cz/chcete-vice-soukromi…

#opensource #nextcloud #Threema @threemaapp @brave

@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.4.0-beta04 available for testing!

Changelog:
- fix for a bug after adding/removing a post to favorites which led to lose custom emojis;
- fix spacing between post and reply placeholders when using the new Card layout;
- fix a minor accessibility issue with the new audio player;
- fix crash when rendering some HTML posts;
- fix "floating" (overlapping) images for embedded contents;
- localization updates (included support for upcoming Romanian translation);
- library updates.

I think we are almost ready for the 0.4 version. In the meantime I've submitted both Raccoon apps to Google Play so I may be needed some volunteers to participate in the closed testing program before the apps can be made available to the general public.

Happy New Year and remember to #livefasteatrash

#procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject

Lots of great stuff on open source & AI from Facebook's @yannlecun - As usual @karaswisher asks some great questions. Am I convinced that the bots aren't going to lead to our downfall, no. Do I think Yann's got it right on legislation no. But I liked his responses on open source, and frankly his openness to confront power.

youtube.com/watch?v=UmxlgLEscB…

#OpenSource #AI #Meta

Kara Swisher and Meta's Yann LeCun Interview - Hopkins Bloomberg Center Discovery Series

Johns Hopkins University and Vox Media have teamed up to present the On with Kara Swisher podcast at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center. The partn...

^YouTube

🚀 Phanpy byl aktualizován! 🎉
Právě jsme nasadili novou verzi phanpy.cz ! 📢 Verze 2024.12.28.119d4b0
💬 Máte návrhy nebo jste našli chyby v překladu? Lokalizace stále není kompletní, takže uvítáme jakékoliv návrhy na zlepšení a pomoc s překladem.
A big thank you to the developer @cheeaun for his amazing work on this project! 🙌
#Phanpy #Mastodon #Update #Localization #OpenSource

Děkujeme všem za podporu! 💖

Phanpy

Minimalistic opinionated Mastodon web client

^phanpy.cz

Interesting episode on the Service Design Show. Sloan Leo Cowan touches on the issues of power & the importance of building with communities. They take on the role of the designer & highlight approaches to facilitating involvement & ownership. #ServiceDesign #Facilitation #Design #OpenSource

youtube.com/watch?v=WIt998YvN7…

Stop designing WITH your users! There is a better way. / Sloan Leo Cowan / Ep. #217

There's a problem with the current design process that often goes unnoticed... A problem that can lead to less-than-ideal outcomes or, even worse, harm certa...

^YouTube

@RaccoonForFriendica do you want to try the new "Card" layout for posts? All you have to do is downloading version 0.4.0-beta02 and try it out! Using Compose Multiplatform, customizing UI is as easy as eating a piece of cake.

This version also contains a fix for the search text field which was not scrollable horizontally when its content exceeded the available width, plus some localization updates.

We're reaching towards the 0.4.0 milestone, just another feature (audio playback) and then it'll be ready to go!

#livefasteatrash #procyonproject #raccoonforfriendica #fediverseapp #friendica #friendicadev #mobileapp #mobiledev #kotlin #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #sideproject

@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.4.0-beta01 available for testing!

Changelog:
- feat: add "Distraction free" post layout;
- feat: add "Compact" post layout;
- feat: implement post dislike action;
- fix: retrieve post source for editing even for plain text;
- chore: translations update;
- chore: update dependencies.

Moreover, let me wish everyone happy holidays and remember to #livefasteattrash on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

A special and heartfelt acknowledgement goes to all the contributors of the #raccoonforfriendica project, people who helped with code, translations, bug reports, ideas for improvements, design, roadmap and in many other ways. Remember that this wouldn't have been the same without your contributions, and the fact that people who don't know each other (and don't even speak the same language) can meet and create something together is one of the best things of the free and open source model.

Hope we can continue in this direction next year. Thank you everyone, you are awesome ❤️🦝🎄

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

"One fun anecdote is that companies or governments will often say they need months or years to prepare (CLEAN UP) code for open sourcing. Because on the inside, people allow themselves far worse code than they’d prefer to share with the outside world. Open source code often has higher standards, and it is a great mechanism of keeping you on track."

Says @bert_hubert in his article about long term software development #opensource #dev #coding
berthub.eu/articles/posts/on-l…

On Long Term Software Development - Bert Hubert's writings

Recently the Dutch Electoral Board (where I am also a very part time advisor) invited me to do a talk reflecting on their open source Abacus vote tabulation software.

^{Bert Hubert's writings}

🎉 Aktualizovali jsme vhsky.cz na verzi 7.0.0 ! 🎉

✨ Nový redesign vzhledu:

Světlé/beige téma a tmavé/hnědé téma přímo v jádru PeerTube
Vylepšené menu, rozdělené stránky pro knihovnu a správu
Lepší navigace a přehlednost

✨ Nové funkce:

Jednoduchá správa titulků díky novému editoru 🎥
Zlepšená přístupnost (kontrast, klávesová navigace, podpora čteček obrazovky)
Podpora slovenštiny 🇸🇰
SEO vylepšení a další UX drobnosti
Vyzkoušejte nový vzhled a funkce na vhsky.cz! Myslím, že si jej uživatelé zamilují. ❤️
#vhsky #peertube #opensource

VHSky

VHSky – Otevřená platforma pro sdílení videí bez reklam. Podporujeme kreativitu, svobodu projevu a komunitní obsah.

^VHSky

With #Prusa turning from #openness with its new Core One model and other cases, there is a need to discuss alternative models to cultivate and sustain #opensource hardware. Although promising approaches exist already, it might be vital to identify the necessary patterns of #Commoning. Read my thoughts here: blog.opensourceecology.de/en/2…

#OpenHardware #CommunitySupportedIndustry @OSEGermany cc @GOSH @stargirl

Why Tech-Commons die | Open Source Ecology Germany

The introduction of a new, closed Prusa CORE One should come as little surprise, but there could be a remedy A guest article by Paul Jerchel Commons die without…

^{Timm (Open Source Ecology Germany)}

The #XMPP Newsletter for November 2024 is out!

Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and the latest updates on our #standards!

xmpp.org/2024/12/the-xmpp-news…

Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization

@RaccoonForFriendica new version 0.3.4 has been released.

I'm sorry for having released multiple versions in so little time, this is an exception situation and is due to 0.3.2 not being available in F-Droid due to this issue.

The only way was to migrate to a different dependency injection framework and, if you wonder what happened, never use the Koin Annotations library if you want your builds to be reproducible!

Changelog:
- refactor(di): migrate from Koin to Kodein;
- chore(l10n): update German translation (thanks @Thomas for your continuous improvements);
- chore: update dependencies.

Hope this is the last release until next year and, with this, I wish everyone happy holidays 🎉🎄#livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

🎉 Shrnutí roku 2024 na OSCloud: Novinky a pokroky!

🛠️ Co jsme letos přidali?
👉 Vikunja: Moderní nástroj na správu úkolů a projektů.
todo.oscloud.cz

👉 Find My Device: Lokalizace a správa zařízení bezpečně a jednoduše.
findmydevice.oscloud.cz

👉 FreeScout: Nový nástroj pro efektivní zákaznickou podporu.

👉 Dokumentace OSCloud: Začali jsme vytvářet přehlednou dokumentaci.
docs.oscloud.cz

👉 Nextcloud: Váš cloud s OnlyOffice pro snadné sdílení a spolupráci.
oscloud.cz

💡 Možnosti na OSCloud
🌐 Hostujeme několik menších i větších webů – od blogů přes fotografické galerie až po fóra.
📸 Webhosting pro fotografy s aplikacemi jako Piwigo, Immich nebo Lychee.
💬 Fóra díky Discourse a NodeBB.
📂 Možnost hostingu pro firemní i osobní projekty.

🔍 Naše hlavní aplikace
👉 Talk: Videohovory přímo z prohlížeče. talk.oscloud.cz
👉 MxChat: Bezpečný chat založený na Matrixu. mxchat.cz
👉 CryptPad: Soukromá kancelář pro spolupráci. cryptpad.arch-linux.cz
👉 Mastodon: Naše instance pro otevřenou komunikaci. mamutovo.cz
👉 Pixelfed: Naše instance pro sdílení fotografií běží již několik let a stále roste.
pixelfed.cz
👉 Vikunja: Všechny vaše úkoly na jednom místě. todo.oscloud.cz
👉 Wallabag: Ukládání článků na později. read.oscloud.cz
👉 Tiny Tiny RSS: Sledujte novinky s vlastní RSS čtečkou. rss.oscloud.cz
👉 PairDrop: Sdílení souborů bez cloudových úložišť. pair.oscloud.cz
👉 SearXNG: Anonymní vyhledávání. searxng.cz
👉 PeerTube: Svobodné sdílení videí. vhsky.cz
👉 Bitwarden: Bezpečný správce hesel. bitwarden.archoslinux.cz
👉 Nextcloud: Cloudové úložiště s OnlyOffice. oscloud.cz
📢 Na co se můžete těšit?
Společně s @cynik_obecny pracujeme na novém webu OSCloud. Přinášíme přehledné služby a více možností pro naše uživatele!
🔐 OSCloud: Ochrana soukromí, otevřený software a bezpečnost na prvním místě
#oscloud #opensource #bezpecnost #soukromi

CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

^{cryptpad.arch-linux.cz}

🌐 Novinka na OSCloud: FindMyDevice 🌐
Ztratil/a jsi někdy svůj telefon nebo ho potřeboval/a vzdáleně ovládat?
Nyní můžeš využít naši novou službu FindMyDevice, která:
🔐 Chrání tvoje soukromí díky end-to-end šifrování.
📍 Sleduje polohu tvého zařízení.
📱 Odesílá příkazy na telefon.
💾 Ukládá minimální data a vše důležité šifruje.

✅ Pokud nechceš používat podobné aplikace od Googlu, stáhni FindMyDevice z F-Droidu:
👉 FindMyDevice na F-Droidu

🎉 Uživatelé OSCloud mají aplikaci FindMyDevice již dostupnou přímo ve svém Dashboardu.

Více informací najdeš zde:
🔗hedgedoc.arch-linux.cz/s/jN2q7…

#OSCloud #FindMyDevice #OpenSource #Bezpečnost

HedgeDoc - Ideas grow better together

Ideas grow better together

^{hedgedoc.arch-linux.cz}

How do you a visualize a contributor community like Thunderbird's? With help from @bitergia, of course! Read our blog on how we partnered up to understand and better support our community - and open up our data.

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/12/v…

Open Source, Open Data: Visualizing Our Community with Bitergia - The Thunderbird Blog

Thunderbird and Bitergia joined forces to help us visualize, understand and better support our open source community contributors.

^{Heather Ellsworth (The Thunderbird Blog)}

@RaccoonForFriendica version 0.3.2 of Raccoon has been released! 🎉🦝🎉

Changelog:
- feat: add Acknowledgements screen;
- feat: support for block quotes;
- fix: prevent crashes while loading timeline;
- fix: load suggestions and trending links;
- fix: retrieve source for post editing;
- fix: user post pagination;
- fix: images overlapping text;
- fix: detect Friendica RC versions;
- enhancement: accessibility improvements;
- enhancement: post preview;
- enhancement: exclude replies from timeline by default;
- enhancement: make Markdown mode always available;
- enhancement: l10n updates.

Thanks to all those who helped by testing and reporting bugs, submitting pull requests or translating the UI. You are mentioned in the home page and, from now, also in a dedicated screen which can be accessed from the "App information" dialog.

You are simply awesome #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #raccoonforfriendica #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #cmp #opensource #procyonproject

$ pip3 search something
...
RuntimeError: PyPI no longer supports 'pip search' [...]. Please use pypi.org/search (via a browser) instead. [...]

Sure, no problem. Let's see …

»JavaScript is disabled in your browser. Please enable JavaScript to proceed.«

Urgh, but okay, #pip is a #Python package manager, they're good guys. Let me just open #NoScript and temporarily allow pypi.org ... oh no, it wants to run #JavaScript from …

ethicalads.io
fastly-insights.com
googletagmanager.com
gstatic.com
statuspage.io

That's what you get after 30 years of using the term #OpenSource instead of #FreeSoftware.

@RaccoonForFriendica Finally we have a Weblate project for the translations of the app UI, changelogs and metadata. Hope this will help us all create a better user experience and correct some localization mistakes!

#raccoonforfriendica #procyonproject #foss #opensource #friendica #fediverseapp

Want to know more about the change from K-9 Mail to Thunderbird for Android? We're answering your questions - three of them, anyway - in this latest installation of Heise.de's "Three Questions and Answers" series!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android

heise.de/news/Drei-Fragen-und-…

Drei Fragen und Antworten: Technischer Wandel – von der K-9- zur Thunderbird-App

Die Umstellung von K-9 Mail zu Thunderbird hat zwei Jahre in Anspruch genommen, doch das Team hat eine gute Balance dafür gefunden, meint Philipp Kewisch.

^{Wolf Hosbach (heise online)}

Really interesting interview on Volts.wtf with @doctorow - Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?

volts.wtf/p/can-we-avoid-the-e…

They cover a lot of really interesting aspects of #ClimateChange, technology and #OpenSource. There are so many good innovators in the clean tech space, yet even with good motives, the incentives can drive towards #enshittification.

Can we avoid the enshittification of clean-energy tech?

Cory Doctorow describes how software platform technologies go wrong and what it might look like when our homes and vehicles are on those platforms.

^{David Roberts (Volts)}

The newest point release for Thunderbird for Android/K-9 has landed on the Google Play Store, with F-Droid coming soon. We’re starting on improvements to the account drawer, and more customizable icons that stay in one place have landed in this release. Thank you to all our community contributors, and see what’s new/changed/fixed in our changelog: github.com/thunderbird/thunder…

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android

Release Thunderbird 8.2 · thunderbird/thunderbird-android

New: Account initials now use the display name, improving customizability Account icons remain in the same position when selected Help text linking to support page added for Gmail login issues Ch...

^GitHub

🚀 Novinka od týmu OSCloud! 🌟

S radostí vám představujeme naši vlastní PeerTube instanci: VHSky.cz! 🎥✨

📽️ VHSky.cz je komunitní platforma pro sdílení videí. Bez reklam, bez sledování, jen čistá radost z tvorby a sdílení. 🐾

Hostujte svá videa.
Objevujte originální obsah.
Připojte se k nám a buďte součástí komunity! 🌍

🛡️ Co je PeerTube?

PeerTube je open-source platforma pro sdílení videí, která nabízí decentralizovaný přístup k hostování.

Žádné reklamy, žádné sledování.
Umožňuje propojení s dalšími instancemi díky síti federace.

🔒 Bezpečnost a soukromí

Vaše soukromí je naší prioritou. Na VHSky.cz:

Neshromažďujeme zbytečná data.
Data jsou chráněna a bezpečně ukládána.

💡 Proč to děláme?

Chceme vytvořit prostor, kde mohou tvůrci a diváci sdílet a objevovat videa bez vlivu korporací. Naším cílem je podporovat svobodu projevu, komunitní spolupráci a bezpečnost na internetu.
📝 Registrace

Registrace na VHSky.cz jsou aktuálně schvalovány moderátory, aby byla zajištěna kvalita obsahu a bezpečné prostředí.
Máte zájem? Kontaktujte mě, nebo @cynik_obecny přímo tady, nebo navštivte vhsky.cz.
#opensource #peertube #fediverse #Video #activitypub

The 2022 tech layoffs were 70% women. BIPOC, queer, and disabled workers were also terminated at higher rates.

While we can't prevent corporate layoffs, we can ensure the future of the free and open source community is more diverse and inclusive. Outreachy and Conservancy are vital to that future.

@outreachy connects people who face discrimination and systemic bias to internships in free and open source software. @conservancy staff and contractors run Outreachy.

Outreachy corporate sponsorships and grants have been drastically reduced since 2022. This means Outreachy can't offer as many internships to people who face discrimination and systemic bias in tech. Outreachy's normal 60 to 70 intern cohorts have been reduced to 25 to 35 interns.

Please consider donating to the Conservancy fundraiser, in support of Outreachy and the diverse and inclusive future FOSS needs:

sfconservancy.org/donate/

#freeSoftware
#OpenSource

Happy Birthday, @thunderbird!

#mozilla #thunderbird #free #opensource #linux #happybirthday