It's such a shame when cool projects are maintained by bigots.
I wanted to give Hyprland a try, since I love the (technical) direction it's going. Sadly, the maintainers are transphobic and will treat you like garbage if you are a trans person. @orowith2os, a great friend of mine, shared some screenshots about the bigotry on the Discord server that made me reconsider my decision.
#Trans #Transphobia #Bigotry #Hyprland #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
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Anon: howdy, i saw your comment here https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/discussions/284#discussioncomment-3621242 about "recent events". i was wondering, did something happen in the hyprland project?
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Oro: Yeah, in the Discord, specifically. "vaxry" and "fufexan” are pretty bigoted, and I'd rather not associate myself with them.
For some context, I changed my Discord username to include my pronouns, similar to Matrix, since Matrix doesn't have a system for "About Me"s yet. It also helps to weed out the assholes, so | was pretty successful at that, it seems.
Here's the end result: [see next image]
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Anon: that's disappointing to hear. i read through a few of the past issues and was getting pretty big asshole vibes from vaxry at least, which was already making me skeptical of maintaining the package myself in fedora. part of the job of being a packager is working with the upstream developers, so naturally i try to keep an eye out for hostile or toxic upstreams. thanks for the extra background.
i'm not super familiar with discord, is that screenshot showing that they changed your display name pronouns to "who/cares” after you had set it to "they/them/she/her" or something?
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Oro: Correct. It was the same as my current Matrix one, and then they decided to change the nickname, and lock it so I couldn't change it back with that "no” role.
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Anon: that's so pointless, petty, and antagonistic.](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/392689 "Transcript:
Anon: howdy, i saw your comment here https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/discussions/284#discussioncomment-3621242 about \"recent events\". i was wondering, did something happen in the hyprland project?
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Oro: Yeah, in the Discord, specifically. \"vaxry\" and \"fufexan” are pretty bigoted, and I'd rather not associate myself with them.
For some context, I changed my Discord username to include my pronouns, similar to Matrix, since Matrix doesn't have a system for \"About Me\"s yet. It also helps to weed out the assholes, so | was pretty successful at that, it seems.
Here's the end result: [see next image]
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Anon: that's disappointing to hear. i read through a few of the past issues and was getting pretty big asshole vibes from vaxry at least, which was already making me skeptical of maintaining the package myself in fedora. part of the job of being a packager is working with the upstream developers, so naturally i try to keep an eye out for hostile or toxic upstreams. thanks for the extra background.
i'm not super familiar with discord, is that screenshot showing that they changed your display name pronouns to \"who/cares” after you had set it to \"they/them/she/her\" or something?
--
Oro: Correct. It was the same as my current Matrix one, and then they decided to change the nickname, and lock it so I couldn't change it back with that \"no” role.
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Anon: that's so pointless, petty, and antagonistic.")
We would like to say thanks to all in the #XMPP community and beyond, for your engagement in this year #2022!
A good time for you to say thanks to the projects you use and maybe also give a bit back. Looking forward!
#opensource #decentralisation #interoperability #jabber #rtc
@libreoffice For those who haven't yet tried LibreOffice: Now is the time for all good men & women to come to the aid of their software... Seriously, LO is the next best thing to bacon sizzling in a skillet. It might even be better than sex (nah, just kidding!) 🤦♂️
Seeing LO on 
reminded me to donate so I just kicked in a few bucks at libreoffice.org/community/get-…
While you're in the donating mood, Mastodon is also open source. hint, hint... 👏
community, LibreOffice, office suite, free office suite, Document Foundation, get involved, opportunities, developers, testers, localizers, translators, documentation writers, users support, native-lang, designers, marketers, marketing, design, admin…www.libreoffice.org
I am hiring a lead full-stack Web engineer to help build #OpenSource software to fight #ClimateChange.
If you've shipped 1-2 Web projects and been the tech lead for 1 software project: we need your help.
Please boost for reach! #fedihire
Looking for your next step? View jobs with benefits that matter to you.Women Who Code
The 2023 #X.Org Developer's Conference (#XDC) will be organized and hosted by @igalia.
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #X11 #Mesa3D #Wayland
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions.Igalia
I've been using LO for about 5-6 yrs, great stuff.
While I might be the only dinosaur still loving and using @thunderbird, I'd like to encourage you to contribute to its development as well if you or your company relies on it:
#opensource #thunderbird #mozilla
I gave to @mozthunderbird today to #freetheinbox. Join me to support communication privacy.Give to Thunderbird
BundesMessenger is a modified version of Element which we’re working with BWI to develop and maintain.Steve Loynes (Element Blog)
The thread you absolutely want to be following concerning OSM's perception of Overture Maps is here.
community.openstreetmap.org/t/…
See https://overturemaps.org/OpenStreetMap Community
BundesMessenger is a modified version of Element which we’re working with BWI to develop and maintain.Steve Loynes (Element Blog)
#GNOMEASIA2022 recap video 😍 so happy to have been part of such a great event 👏🎉 @gnome #opensource #community #dei
GNOME Asia Summit 2022 was held on December 2-4, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.GNOME.Asia Summit is the featured annual GNOME conference in Asia. It focuses...YouTube
We're excited to announce that #LAS2023 will be held in Brno, Czech Republic! Join us April 21-23 (in person or online) for talks, panels, and Q&As on all things apps. foundation.gnome.org/2022/12/1…
#LinuxAppSummit #LAS #KDE #GNOME #opensource
One of the most rewarding things about using open-source software is that YOU can contribute directly. Don't know how to code? Don't want to donate money? That's OK!
Our friend Dustin Krysak brilliantly compared a software project to a construction job:
“Programming is the carpenter, but you still need the architects, designers, project managers, and permit people to make a construction job come together.”
Here are 6 ways to help make a difference! blog.thunderbird.net/2022/08/h…
Thunderbird is open source, meaning anyone can contribute! But what if you don't know how to code? We have lots of other ideas inside!Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
⚠️ Yet another reason why proprietary software, especially in healthcare, is immoral and dangerous.
🗨️ "When the makers of electronic implants abandon their projects, people who rely on the devices have everything to lose."
I donated to @thunderbird today to #freetheinbox. Join me in supporting #communication #privacy.
I gave to @mozthunderbird today to #freetheinbox. Join me to support communication privacy.Give to Thunderbird
Introducing Textra, a free + open source OCR tool I created using Apple's new Vision API 🖼️✨📄
Textra runs on the command line and quickly/accurately converts PDF and image files to text (requires Mac OS 13+). Check it out!
github.com/freedmand/textra #opensource
![A terminal window showing the text:
% textra ~/The-Mueller-Report.pdf
Converting the specified PDF file and outputting
text at the directory "~/The-Mueller-Report"
16 of 448 [- ] ETA: 00:05:21 (at 1.34 it/s)](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/387935 "A terminal window showing the text:
% textra ~/The-Mueller-Report.pdf
Converting the specified PDF file and outputting
text at the directory \"~/The-Mueller-Report\"
16 of 448 [- ] ETA: 00:05:21 (at 1.34 it/s)")
A command-line application to convert images and PDF files of images to text using Apple's Vision text recognition API - GitHub - freedmand/textra: A command-line application to convert images ...GitHub
New episode is out!
@dsearls and @katherined talk to @kyle about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more. Full episode here: reality2cast.com/133
youtube.com/shorts/bCR-S0nWRZE
#opensource #security #trust #openstandards #vendorLockin #podcast #NewEpisode
Doc Searls and Katherine Druckman talk to Kyle Rankin about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more.Reality 2.0
We might finally have a good #Linux tablet on our hands: Surface-like form factor, #Android app support, open bootloader, keyboard and stylus accessory, and the hardware is pretty great as well!
Let's take a look:
Check out AlmaLinux and TuxCare's support services: https://bit.ly/3EuSwPU Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux:https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/e...YouTube
Thunderbird for Android releases next year, and development is moving forward at a promising pace.
Here's an early (but not final) preview of what the Message View will look like: blog.thunderbird.net/2022/12/t…
#K9Mail #OpenSource #Email #Thunderbird #Android
As we continue down the road to Thunderbird for Android, here's a preview of the redesigned, modernized message view.Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
4 years using and championing the #fediverse full time and I've never written a #introductions toot. Well, or I have and can't find it.
I'm a #blind guy from 🇬🇧 with a passion for #technology and #programming, particularly #lowLevel #systemsProgramming in #C, #C++, #Rust, etc.
I've been a huge #freeSoftware / #openSource advocate for the majority of my life. I run #Linux and I love open, #decentralised technologies like #ActivityPub, #Matrix, #bitTorrent etc.
In my view, technology is built to make our lives easier, and in many ways, it isn't these days. It is truly my opinion that the only way #tech can be sustainable is if it's built using #FOSS, and does not give ultimate control to any 1 entity, individual or corporate. If technology is to help the people, it must be built *for* the people.
Currently working on odilia.app, various projects with the rest of the Lower Elements gang at lowerelements.club, and a Computing Science BSC at the #University of #stirling
Welcome to Odilia! Odilia is a new screen reader for the Linux desktop. It’s written in Rust, for maximum performance and stability.odilia.app
🥳 A new version of csv-diff has just been released! 🚀
docs.rs/csv-diff/latest/csv_di…
csv-diff is the fastest CSV-diffing library in the world - written in #Rust
It can compare two 1,000,000 rows x 9 columns CSVs in < 600ms!
Note that this is still a beta release and the library itself is still very young.
#RustLang #Release #CSV #CSVDiff #Performance #DataScience #Data #Diff #Difference #OpenSource #Crate
With everyone deleting WhatsApp and switching to Telegram or Signal, maybe there's something better that you haven't heard of yet. Here are 10 ways Delta Chat is better than the others.Adam Z. Lein (Pocketnow)
Day 3, our final day, of #GNOMEAsia2022 starts in 1 hr! You can still join, registration is open, sign up and check your email for info on joining the talks.
events.gnome.org/event/100/reg…
#GNOMEAsia #GNOME #opensource #FOSS
Alright, my open sourcerors and glitch witches: I need your help 
@tidelift – my employer whose rallying cry is Pay The Maintainers! – has launched its second ever Open Source Maintainer Survey.
If you're a maintainer, can you boost and take a few minutes to complete the ~15min survey?
If you're maintainer-adjacent, boosts appreciated!
blog.tidelift.com/take-the-202… #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FLOSS #PayTheMaintainers #Maintainers
The Tidelift 2023 maintainer survey aims to provide insights about the experiences of open source maintainers and the issues and challenges in the open source ecosystem.Lyn Muldrow (Tidelift)
#GNOMEAsia2022 is only a few hours away! Reminder that our schedule is in local Malaysian time, but you can view it in the timezone of your choice by using the settings at the top right side of the event website. events.gnome.org/event/100/tim…
Attendees, check your emails for more info on how to join us remotely and check back here or on the event website for links to our YouTube Livestream.
events.gnome.org/event/100/
#GNOMEAsia #opensource #GNOME #conference
Godot Engine 4.0 is so close now, with an overhauled and powerful Vulkan rendering system and now their developers have a new blog post up detailing some plans.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mindblowing 🤯
#Whisper is an #openSource #speechRecognition model written in #Python by #OpenAI. I’ve just seen it in action. Extract an #mp3 from a video, run it through Whisper, and it turns every spoken word into text. It even does a very decent job in #Danish. Perfect for subtitling #TV and #video. I am very impressed.
#ai #language #transcription #speechToText
Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak Supervision - GitHub - openai/whisper: Robust Speech Recognition via Large-Scale Weak SupervisionGitHub
Had a really fun conversation about Mastodon and the Fediverse today with folks at the #Oregon State University #OpenSource Lab, @osuosl.
If you don't know about them (or if you do!) please give them a follow. It's a great program for getting university students hands-on experience with key #FreeSoftware project infrastructure.
Heads up for fans of the #Metatext #Mastodon app
- its lead developer @metabolist has stopped updating it, for health reasons.
If someone else would like to help out, please email them at info@metabolist.org
mastodon.social/@metabolist/10…
Web: metabolist.org/
Two days to go! Have you registered for #GNOMEAsia2022 yet? It's not too late! Our talks will be available remotely and registration is free. Sign up today:
events.gnome.org/event/100/reg…
#GNOMEAsia #GNOME #opensource #conference
After 2 years of negotiations with Microsoft, the German Data Protection Conference issued a damning statement: German schools must not use MS365 due to privacy violations.
Fortunately, Linux, LibreOffice & Tutanota are very good alternatives. 💪🔐
tutanota.com/blog/posts/micros…
#OpenSource #FOSS #privacy #GDPR
American cloud providers do not comply with strict German privacy protection laws and must not be used by German schools.Tutanota
Help support The Document Foundation (@tdforg), the #opensource home of @libreoffice, on this #givingtuesday by donating at libreoffice.org/donate/
#LibreOffice #MSOffice #OSS #word #office365 #office
Donate, donation, donations, funding, help, support, LibreOfficewww.libreoffice.org
Almost there! Help us reach our #GivingTuesday goals by supporting #GNOME with a donation: gnome.org/donate/
