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Any good free, open source UWP Windows apps?

Looking to replace most of the Microsoft garbage with functional, native, good-looking apps....

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

If I create a OSS app with analytics to detect & log crashes with feature use, is it a bad practice? I think analytics is really helpful in finding:-...

TU/e coordinates EU project to push next-generation private and secure online payments (www.tue.nl)

Ruffle (a open source re-implementation of adobe flash player) reviews improvements made in 2023 (ruffle.rs)

What if I paid for all my free software? (www.cynicusrex.com)

I’ve always felt guilty by taking for granted the rare breed of virtuous humans that provide free excellent software without relying on advertising. Let’s change that and pay, how much would I “lose” anyway?

BusKill Warrant Canary #7 Published (www.buskill.in)

This post contains a canary message that’s cryptographically signed by the official BusKill PGP release key...

Tailchat - The next-generation noIM Application in your own workspace (tailchat.msgbyte.com)

Haven’t seen much of this around, but I’ve spun my own instance up and suffice to say it fits my needs.

Microsoft's Windows 12 is expected to be even worse than Windows 11, functioning as a paid "subscription service" or forcing users to watch ads in order to use it without paying (hexbear.net)

Witchcraft | A Minecraft server written in bash (git.sakamoto.pl)

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StarUML-Watermark-Removal | A tool for removing watermarks from diagrams created by StarUML™ software. (github.com)

The issue to create a new main menu for Minetest has been open for 6 years. (github.com)

Years have gone by and hundreds of comments have been written about the proposal, but the main screen still looks like this:...

OSS-Blacklist: A blacklist for keeping track of OSS hostile companies/organizations (codeberg.org)

Just saw the discussion around the Haier Home Assistant takedown and thought it would be good to materialize the metaphorical blacklist.

Will the new judicial ruling in the Vizio lawsuit strengthen the GPL? (blog.tidelift.com)

Haier, the air conditioner maker, takes down open source third-party Home Assistant integration (lemmy.world)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10882099...

Composition | Manage your ⎄ compose sequences (github.com)

NGI TALER will bring private and secure online payments to the Eurozone (taler.net)

A bit hyperbole headline, but good to hear that GNU Taler got some NGI funding.

Where do you get your information about new software?

I guess I’m becoming a dinosaur, and now I don’t know where to find out about new FOSS stuff being developed, when new releases are out, etc....

Common misconceptions about privacy and security (www.privacyguides.org)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10833312...

Accessing NAS when not on LAN

So I have a TrueNAS server set up at home, and it would be cool to have access to it at all times. I currently have Syncthing set up to access and back up my most essential files on my phone and laptop, but it would be nice to be able to access all the … legally obtained files I have stored there wherever I go. I looked into...

In case you missed it: Fossify (A fork of Simple Mobile Tools)

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/10796117...

Any bookmarking solution?

I need a bookmark syncing service for managing bookmarks Requirements:- 1 Independent (Nextcloud bookmarks are really slow) 2 Web client (Reason of rejecting xbrowsersync) 3 Should be bookmark management ,not read it later 4 Should not be self-hosted or if it is self-hostable then must have some server for free account (I cant...

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