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stefenauris, in Ventoy 1.0.97 Released
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amazingly useful utility!

nezbyte,

It really is. I have every possible ISO I may want and even a win10 bootable environment on a single usb drive.

cmgvd3lw, in Fossify Phone (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) is now available, adding to Fossify's existing Gallery, File Manager, and Calendar apps

But when a call arrives you have to unlock the phone to take it. Thats not good

stembolts,

Tbh I like that. That way no one but me can answer calls on my phone.

inspxtr, (edited ) in Enshittification of GitHub?

Hold up, are you sure you can’t view Discussions or Wiki? Which sites can you not view them?

I’m fine viewing them for public repos that I usually visit.

Asking to make sure that Github is not slowly rolling out this lockdown.

antrosapien,

Most probably. I was viewing discussions about podman, I could view them if directily opened from a link but it required login when navigated to linked pages and wiki

davidgro, in What OS or FOSS SMS app do you use that supports RCS?

Not yet possible. Google hasn’t provided an API to access RCS from 3rd party apps. They did to Samsung’s messenger (1st party as far as their own phones), but as far as I know that is the only other one currently. (Verizon for a while had their own RCS implementation and infrastructure and their own messenger app could access it)

Sensitivezombie,

Well, that’s too bad about RCS.

library_napper, in Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what?
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Remove gapps

Tangent5280,

Yeah, that’s the endgame. I hope to replace everything I use eventually.

kratoz29, (edited )
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There are no in between library_napper probably.

alexdeathway, in Fossify Phone (Fossify is a fork of Simple Mobile Tools) is now available, adding to Fossify's existing Gallery, File Manager, and Calendar apps
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Need open source SMS app, any suggestions?

shrugal,

They also released a Fossify messenger and contacts app. You might have to enable or refresh the IzzyOnDroid repo to see them now, or wait until they come to the default F-Droid repo.

ForgottenFlux,

Apps are typically removed from the IzzyOnDroid repository if they are later added to the main F-Droid repository. While that makes sense (since the goal of that particular repository is to host apps before they’re accepted into the main F-Droid repository), it can leave you with installed apps which no longer receive updates.

Redjard,
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They are using repeatable builds, so the fdroid version is signed by fossify. You can update between github, izzy, and fdroid, and in the future likely also google play, if they release there.

I dug up the meta discussion on it. Mentioned there is the issue to add reproducible builds to the phone app, which is marked complete since that was released on github and izzy last week.

Further for me the app is marked installed on both entries in fdroid, which means the fdroid and izzy repos should serve bit by bit identical apks, from my understanding (the installed mark being based off of the apk hash).

ForgottenFlux,

One option is QKSMS

Another is Connect You

Fossify Messages (fork of Simple SMS Messenger) should be released on F-Droid sometime soon.

Evkob,
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QKSMS hasn’t received updates in a few years, QUIK is a fork which has been updated recently.

Sensitivezombie, in Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what?

Begin to de-google yourself. Research on FOSS alternatives to Google apps and services. Depending on your reliance, this may be a slow process. It’s OK. Build an understanding that there will be lots of sacrificing, especially convenience around the brand ecosystem that Google and Apple are known for.

Tangent5280,

It’s a bit unnerving, to understand how massive an influence that one company has on our lives.

GenderNeutralBro, in Enshittification of GitHub?

The only thing surprising is that it took Microsoft almost three years to turn on the shit-spigot.

antrosapien,

You gotta embrace first

GrappleHat, (edited ) in Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what?
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These are my main core apps. Not fully divested from closed ecosystems (YouTube & Google Maps are in there with alternative private frontends). But close enough for me.

  • Mull - Private Firefox
  • OrganicMaps & GMaps WV - Maps
  • Eternity - Lemmy
  • Meglodon - Mastadon
  • ProtonVPN - VPN
  • AntennaPod - Podcasts
  • Bitwarden - Passwords
  • Joplin - Notes
  • NewPipe Sponsorblock - YouTube w/o ads or in-video promotions
  • VLC - Music & video
  • Yet Another Call Blocker - Spam calls
  • Geometric Weather - Weather
xlash123,
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Development for NewPipe Sponsorblock has ended. They recommend using Tubular instead.

JoyfulCodingGuy,
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Thank you! I had no idea development had stopped but I see that now in their GitHub repository.

FQQD, (edited ) in Alright boys, I've been converted to the light side and have installed F-Droid. Now what?
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I can recommend f-droid.org/…/wangdaye.com.geometricweather/ for weather. Otherwise, I dont really use stuff from fdroid.

I’ve heard good stuff about the “fenneck” (?) browser, it’s like android firefox but good.

afk_strats,

Another recommendation for this app weather app with great widgets. I’ve been using it for years.

SnokenKeekaGuard,
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I have and like it but it hasnt been updated for over a year. So the breezy weather recommendation is good.

T0RB1T,
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Fennec, it’s a type of fox in the real world, and it’s a perfectly fine fork of Firefox.

And Firefox for android is great, leaps and bounds better than the Chromes and Chromiums that many people use. Firefox for android allows you to install browser extensions!

I never have to leave home without my µBlock Origin again.

ResoluteCatnap, in If I create a OSS app with analytics to detect & log crashes with feature use, is it a bad practice?

Do not collect more data than you need. If you need IP for some reason then that needs to be relevant. Is your app geographically based, for instance? And does the location or IP impact how the app works?

Beyond that, if you’re collecting personal or sensitive data it should be opt-in from a privacy focused perspective.

catalog3115,

Only reason we collect IP address is to evaluate which country is most active & focus localisation(language etc)

gian,

Not that usefull probably. I am in Italy but I use english language for most of the software I use daily, for example.

For this I think it is better to have a simple way to contribute with or ask for the translations.

Rudee, (edited ) in Do U know about any AI Web Search Engine?

I’ve used phind a few times and it’s pretty good. I’m not sure if it’s open source, though

Shamot,
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The model is open source, but not the whole site. It was made to help in programmation, so sometimes it makes funny answers when you ask something that has nothing to do with programmation and it tries to answer giving you a Python code.

Ephera, in Firefox 122 released: Here's what's new

• Firefox for Android can now be set as the default PDF reader.

Tried this just yesterday and was disappointed that it doesn’t work. Timely update. 🙃

devfuuu,

Mupdf seems to be the most stable for me in the years I’ve used it.

BlastboomStrice,
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I think firefox pdf reader is one of the slowest pdf readers.😅

On windows I switched to Okular and on android I use Librera (and sometimes the default stuff on my phone).

Ephera,

Eh, my needs aren’t too elaborate on my phone. I only really care about lag while scrolling, which isn’t a problem in Firefox.

Not needing to have another app installed, especially on my mum’s phone, is what I’m mostly excited by.

robolemmy, in OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations
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qaz,
OneThere, (edited ) in OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations

Add Mazda to this list please.

The developer of this plugin for HomeAssistant apparently didn’t have insurance and couldn’t risk the legal fight. This is the DMCA take down that Mazda issued for the reason that the code “provides functionality same as what is currently in Apple App Store and Google Play App Store”

github.com/github/dmca/…/2023-10-10-mazda.md

Additional Coverage: arstechnica.com/…/mazdas-dmca-takedown-kills-a-ho…

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