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A great refresher on using email clients over web & thus power hungry browser interfaces by the Mozilla Thunderbird people
#Linux #freeBSD #netBSD #openBSD #UUCP #POP3 #IMAP #OpenSource #POSIX #programming #UA
blog.thunderbird.net/2024/09/w…
Why Use a Mail Client vs Webmail - The Thunderbird Blog
What is the difference between a mail client and using webmail?Natalie Ivanova (The Thunderbird Blog)
We're getting closer to an Open Source AI definition! 🎯
We've long been advocating for #EthicalAI and offering open source AI throughout Nextcloud 🚀
We want to know: What do you think of the new definition? Is it as #opensource as you want?
technologyreview.com/2024/08/2…
We finally have a definition for open-source AI
Researchers have long disagreed over what constitutes open-source AI. An influential group has offered up an answer.Rhiannon Williams (MIT Technology Review)
An interview with the developers of the Heroic Games Launcher gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/an-i…
#OpenSource #HeroicGamesLauncher
An interview with the developers of the Heroic Games Launcher
Interested in a little background on the Heroic Games Launcher, how it came to be and what challenges it comes with? Here's an interview with some of the developers responsible.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The creator of Lutris has joined up with Playtron for PlaytronOS gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/the-…
#Lutris #OpenSource #Playtron #Linux
The creator of Lutris has joined up with Playtron for PlaytronOS
The Playtron team working on PlaytronOS has grown recently, with the creator of the popular app Lutris joining up.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
NonSteamLaunchers v3.9.4 gets save backups using Ludusavi gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/nons…
NonSteamLaunchers v3.9.4 gets save backups using Ludusavi
NonSteamLaunchers has a new release out with version 3.9.4 bringing in Ludusavi, a tool that can help you backup your game saves.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Join the Nextcloud developer community on GitHub!
We're building the future of open source collaboration and data sharing, and would love your ideas and contributions to make Nextcloud even better! 💡
Mesa 24.2.2 graphics drivers released enabling Intel Lunar Lake and Battlemage gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/mesa…
#Mesa #Linux #OpenSource
Mesa 24.2.2 graphics drivers released enabling Intel Lunar Lake and Battlemage
A week after the release of both Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7, the next point release Mesa 24.2.2 is out now with numerous bug fixes and improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Black & White (2001) open source game engine sees a first release gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/blac…
Black & White (2001) open source game engine sees a first release
Black & White from Lionhead Studios released originally back in 2001 went on to great reviews, and won various awards. Sadly, it's one game that has also been lost to time but the openblack project plans to revive it with open source.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
🚀 Nextcloud Community Conference 2024 is coming to Berlin from September 14-20!
🔍 Highlights:
- #Nextcloud Hub 9 Release on Sep 14 at 10:00 AM CEST
- Keynotes by Dr. Constanze Kurz & Dr. Björn Lundell
- Panels, workshops, networking, and a Saturday night party! 🎊
📍 Venue: MotionLab.Berlin – Unique space for work and relaxation.
🎥 Can’t join us in Berlin? Watch the livestream!
See you in Berlin! 💙
#NextcloudConf24 #OpenSource #Community
nextcloud.com/blog/everything-…
Everything you need to know about the Nextcloud Conference 2024! - Nextcloud
Join us for an exciting weekend of coding, design, discussions, talks, and fun! Connect with the global Nextcloud Contributor Community and be part of shaping the future of Nextcloud. See you in Berlin, Germany! 💙Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/open…
#OpenSource #Godot #IndieGames
Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI
I love watching Thrive continue to grow. A free and open source evolution sim where you start off life as a single microbe. The latest release version 0.7.0 is out now adding new gameplay features.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.6.0 out now expanding Cyberpunk 2077 support gamingonlinux.com/2024/09/cros…
Cross-platform Nexus Mods app v0.6.0 out now expanding Cyberpunk 2077 support
The Nexus mod platform team continue building up their newer open source and cross-platform mod launcher, with expanded support for Cyberpunk 2077 modding in the new 0.6.0 version out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.2 adding a pop-up for donations, plus they want to make a next-generation KDE OS gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/kde-…
#KDE #Linux #OpenSource
KDE Plasma 6.2 adding a pop-up for donations, plus they want to make a next-generation KDE OS
A recent change was proposed last month to implement an on-by-default KDED (KDE Daemon) module that will gently ask you to Donate to KDE as a pop-up on your notification system inside the KDE Plasma desktop, planned for version 6.2.nwildner (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7 open source drivers now available gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mesa…
#Mesa #OpenSource #Linux
Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7 open source drivers now available
The Mesa team just released bug fix updates to the two most recent driver series with Mesa 24.2.1 and Mesa 24.1.7 now available.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine's Direct3D to Vulkan translation library vkd3d 1.13 out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource
Wine's Direct3D to Vulkan translation library vkd3d 1.13 out now
The Wine team have just release vkd3d version 1.13, an update for their own Direct3D to Vulkan translation library.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
🎙️ An interview with Manuel Liesenfeld of Bechtle: digital sovereignty innovations in the European public sector
We explore how digital sovereignty is driving innovation and resilience in European public sector IT.
#opensource #digitalsovereignty
nextcloud.com/blog/bechtle-and…
Bechtle and Nextcloud: Navigating Digital Transitions in the Public Sector - Nextcloud
With the recent accelerating pace of innovation, public sector institutions throughout Europe have come to prioritize digital sovereignty as a primary driver in designing resilient IT systems.Nextcloud
Switzerland goes all-in on open source!
Switzerland pioneers a decision mandating all government software be released as open source: enhancing transparency and security.w
Public money, public code 🚀
#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #GovernmentTech @fsfe
zdnet.com/article/switzerland-…
Switzerland federal government requires releasing its software as open source
The United States remains reluctant to work with open source, but European countries are bolder.Steven Vaughan-Nichols (ZDNET)
Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/micr…
#OpenSource #Microsoft #Wine #Linux
Microsoft donates the Mono Project to the Wine team
Well, this is surprising isn't it. Microsoft are handing over the Mono Project to the Wine developers with a thank you note.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wii U emulator Cemu 2.1 out now with AppImage and Flatpak support for Linux gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/wii-…
Wii U emulator Cemu 2.1 out now with AppImage and Flatpak support for Linux
After going open source back in mid 2022, the Wii U emulator Cemu started providing experimental builds with Linux support and now it's out proper with the new Cemu 2.1 release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
We're pleased to be featured again as one of the best open-source productivity tools! 🥳
@TechCrunch recommends Nextcloud "if you want to escape the proprietary clutches of Big Tech."
In human-first technology, all roads lead to #opensource 🎯
techcrunch.com/2024/08/11/a-no…
Open source tools to boost your productivity | TechCrunch
A look at some of the open-source software that offers refuge from vendor lock-ins powered by proprietary platforms.Ivan Mehta (TechCrunch)
Descent 3 open source project gets a first release gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/desc…
#Descent3 #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Descent 3 open source project gets a first release
After getting open sourced back in April and now run as a community project, the Descent 3 open source engine has a first release available.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Portable Linux distro winesapOS v4.1.0 out now with dual-boot support - good for handhelds gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/port…
#HandheldGaming #Linux #OpenSource
Portable Linux distro winesapOS v4.1.0 out now with dual-boot support - good for handhelds
While most people generally talk about ChimeraOS, Bazzite and at times HoloISO, another choice for your handheld Linux gaming is winesapOS that just had a huge new release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steering Wheel Manager oversteer adds support for more wheels and Flatpak gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/stee…
#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
Steering Wheel Manager oversteer adds support for more wheels and Flatpak
If you have a Steering Wheel, oversteer feels like an essential tool on Linux to allow you to configure it properly and a new release is out with version 0.8.3.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Godot Engine 4.3 is out now with huge new features and a fancy release page gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/godo…
Godot Engine 4.3 is out now with huge new features and a fancy release page
Looks like the Godot team went all-out for the Godot Engine 4.3 release, bringing this royalty-free open source game engine into a bright future.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa 24.2.0 released with a new shader cache implementation gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mesa…
#Linux #Mesa #OpenSource
Mesa 24.2.0 released with a new shader cache implementation
Mesa 24.2.0 is out now bringing with it the usual advancements for open source OpenGL and Vulkan graphics drivers on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2 gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/mine…
#Minetest #FreeGame #OpenSource
Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2
The latest release of Minetest with version 5.9.0 is out now, bringing new features and work towards using SDL2 for this free and open source voxel game engine.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/the-…
The Elder Scrolls: Arena re-implementation OpenTESArena gets a graphics code overhaul
Seems like this project is coming along nicely, and I do very much love seeing classics get revived with open source game engine re-implementations. OpenTESArena for The Elder Scrolls: Arena has a new release out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
If you're a hosting company or university running or planning to run a large Roundcube webmail instance, this is the news you've been waiting for! 🚀
We're launching the first-ever enterprise support offering for Roundcube, ensuring you get the most out of this super popular, lightweight webmail platform.
For more details, check out our blog below 👇
#hosting #opensource #Roundcube #webmail #Nextcloud
nextcloud.com/blog/introducing…
Introducing enterprise support for Roundcube - Nextcloud
Last year we were joined by Roundcube, the most popular open source webmail client. At the time we promised to invest in the project (interview) and since then we have brought back the mailing lists and accelerating development.Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port gamingonlinux.com/2024/08/choc…
#DOOM #OpenSource #RetroGaming
Chocolate Doom 3.1.0 brings many new features for the classic source port
While other source ports are pretty popular like GZDoom, Chocolate Doom continues getting better to retain the best compatibility with the original DOS versions of Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen and Strife.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A new report from European Commission's Open Source Observatory gives an in-depth analysis of #OpenSource policy across 15 EU and non-EU countries.
It shows that governments are adopting open source to enhance
🔴 digital sovereignty
🟡 data privacy
🟢 control over digital infrastructures
Read the report 👉 europa.eu/!DDyPBb
Progress and trends in the national open source policies and legal frameworks
The report describes shifts in open source policy trends that has taken place in the last 5 years.Monika SOWINSKA
Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/pixe…
Pixelorama, a powerful and accessible open-source pixel art tool v1.0 is out now
I love good pixel art, and so it's nice to see more tools becoming available for game developers, especially when they're open source too. Pixelorama version 1.0 is out now after 5 years in development.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/cont…
Control your cooling on Linux with CoolerControl - v1.4 brings AMD GPU RDNA 3 fan support
A really feature-rich application here for those of you who wants a bit more control of your cooling on Linux. CoolerControl v1.4 just released bringing more hardware support, and various improvements.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource
Wine 9.14 released with more ODBC Windows drivers support
Just before the weekend was over, another development release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine 9.14 was released.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
EDIT: Going to try ganttproject.biz
Any recommendations for #OpenSource project management software that is simply an application on my computer? I don’t need nor want something in “the cloud”. I just need something small for myself.
GanttProject: free project management tool for Windows, macOS and Linux
Free desktop project scheduling and management app with Gantt chart for Windows, Linux and macOSGanttProject
NVIDIA talk up their transition to open source GPU kernel modules gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/nvid…
NVIDIA talk up their transition to open source GPU kernel modules
Back in May 2022, NVIDIA surprise released their open source Linux GPU kernel modules, and they've steadily been improving their open source support in general. Now they're talking up all the work to promote it a little more.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/blen…
Blender 4.2 is another crazy-big release
From game devs to movies and all sorts, Blender is a truly incredible bit of free and open source tech and it has evolved a lot with Blender 4.2 out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/thef…
#StarWars #OpenSource #DarkForces
TheForceEngine adds initial Dark Forces Remaster support
TheForceEngine is an open source modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws. A new release version 1.10.000 just rolled out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 9.13 brings more CMD.EXE engine rewrites, supports loading ODBC Windows drivers
gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource
Linux kernel 6.10 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/linu…
#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Linux kernel 6.10 is out now
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.10 and with it, plenty of new hardware support and improvements to existing hardware. You know the drill.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released gamingonlinux.com/2024/07/hero…
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.1.1 released
The team is excited to present the new version of the fheroes2 engine - 1.1.1 for Heroes of Might and Magic II after more than a month of hard work.fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)