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At the #OMN Our 5 instances were funded by the remaining 5k of the tech fund from visionontv project grant for the last ten years, this pot of money is now beyond empty. It was never self funded... https://opencollective.com/open-media-network This is normal issue... Have been applying for #FOSS Dev funding for #OMN last 3-4 years to cross fund the instances but nothing, #blocking, as most of this funding is poured down the drain.
The instances have been running to seed the #OMN tech Dev and provide hands on #ux and backend mod knowledge for these Dev projects.
The is nothing happening to fix this #FOSS mess, only the #fashionista stuff is sustainable and this soon disappears when it goes out of fashion.
#openweb reboot is limited by the people working on it. We obviously need to do better and we can if we choose too #OMN
Open-Media-Network - Open Collective
OMN is a project to reboot the original #openweb as a useful tool for progressive social change and challengeopencollective.com
Blender enables Vulkan as an experimental option https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/blender-enables-vulkan-as-an-experimental-option/
#FOSS #Vulkan #OpenSource #Blender
Blender enables Vulkan as an experimental option
Some fun news for Blender fans, as their work to bring up Vulkan support in the project has hit a big new milestone with support now enabled but it's still experimental for now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.0 now scheduled for release 28th February 2024 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/kde-plasma-60-now-scheduled-for-release-28th-february-2024/
KDE Plasma 6.0 now scheduled for release 28th February 2024
The KDE team are hard at work to make the next major release of the KDE Plasma desktop environment, my current favourite desktop and the one used on the Steam Deck. Now, we actually have something of a proper roadmap to Plasma 6.0.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steering wheel manager Oversteer v0.8.0 adds new hardware support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/steering-wheel-manager-oversteer-v080-adds-new-hardware-support/
#Gaming #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Steering wheel manager Oversteer v0.8.0 adds new hardware support
Got a steering wheel and want to manage it on Linux for all your racing and trucking games? Oversteer is what you need and a new release went out recently.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OpenRA for classic RTS gaming version 20231010 is out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/openra-for-classic-rts-gaming-version-20231010-is-out-now/
OpenRA for classic RTS gaming version 20231010 is out now
Turns out my RSS reader broke and so I missed a bunch of great stuff recently, like a brand new stable public release of the excellent OpenRA game engine for classic RTS games like Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Dune 2000.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 8.18 brings more Wayland work https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/wine-818-brings-more-wayland-work/
Wine 8.18 brings more Wayland work
Wine 8.18 is the latest development release of Wine now available, bringing with it the continued work to provide full Wayland support but still plenty of work ahead on that.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
For building alts we have reached beyond the end of what we can do by copying #dotcons as outreach like we are doing here https://kolektiva.social we need "native" codebases as well as #FOSS copies of #dotcons to be the change and challenge we need.
The are projects that need your help and support here https://opencollective.com/open-media-network
#OMN #OGB #makeinghistory #indymediaback
kolektiva.social
Kolektiva is an anti-colonial anarchist collective that offers federated social media to anarchist collectives and individuals in the fediverse. For the social movements and liberation!Mastodon hosted on kolektiva.social
Today we have the one and only @me the lead developer of the Budgie desktop on the show so you know exactly what he's here to talk about @buddiesofbudgie #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8EOdcy2QSo
#189 Lead Developer Of Budgie Desktop | Joshua Strobl
Joshua Strobl once involved in Solus project then not involved then involved again but more importantly the Budgie desktop is here to talk about the current ...YouTube
Godot 4.2 beta 1 is out now for testing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/godot-42-beta-1-is-out-now-for-testing/
Godot 4.2 beta 1 is out now for testing
The Godot team are preparing the next release of their free and open source game engine, with Godot 4.2 beta 1 now available for anyone to jump in and test it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.9 release https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/heroes-of-might-and-magic-ii-game-engine-fheroes2-v109-release/
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.9 release
As usual, after a month of hard work, fheroes2 Resurrection Team released a new 1.0.9 version of the Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine, filled with updates, fixes and new features!fheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Rule making is always the death path of any working Alt/grassroots structure https://socialhub.activitypub.rocks/ this comes soon after the dictatorship of the invisible hierarchy, its mess making.
This is a scripted fail that is recurring for 20 years of the #geekproblem in tech and #FOSS "governance" we do need to do better #OGB
I joined a #FOSS tech project to do "governance"
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it's a slave relationship 😀 well OK maybe a serf, most tech has this feudalism hardcoded its a path we need to do #4opens on hardcore 😀
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serfdom is how most #dotcons and #FOSS tech works... it's a mess, we do need to do better #OGB
hey do you want to come work with me and the cool people at the spritely institute? we're currently hiring for an open source developer relations manager! (apology in advance: US only, for funding reasons)
Mesa 23.2.1 drivers out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/mesa-2321-drivers-out-now/
Mesa 23.2.1 drivers out now
After a longer period of waiting than usual, the Mesa 23.2.1 driver release is out now as the first in the Mesa 23.2 series.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I am proud to announce.. my @TechOverTeaShow episode just dropped 😀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjlK6oiLrQ
#187 Bringing Accent Color Support To Linux | Lea/lleyton
Today we have Lea otherwise known as lleyton on the show, one the main people involved in starting up the the XDG Accent Color portal merge request, this I h...YouTube
Remember that whole accent color portal video I did, well today we have on of the developers who originally started that disaster of a thread to talk about it and some of the other stuff they've got themselves involved in, welcome @lea otherwise known as Lleyton to the show. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Video Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjlK6oiLrQ
Audio Release: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-over-tea/episodes/Bringing-Accent-Color-Support-To-Linux--Lealleyton-e29udj8
#187 Bringing Accent Color Support To Linux | Lea/lleyton
Today we have Lea otherwise known as lleyton on the show, one the main people involved in starting up the the XDG Accent Color portal merge request, this I h...YouTube
Remember that whole accent color portal video I did, well today we have on of the developers who originally started that disaster of a thread to talk about it and some of the other stuff they've got themselves involved in, welcome Lea otherwise known as Lleyton to the show. #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Video Release: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XjlK6oiLrQ
Audio Release: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tech-over-tea/episodes/Bringing-Accent-Color-Support-To-Linux--Lealleyton-e29udj8
#187 Bringing Accent Color Support To Linux | Lea/lleyton
Today we have Lea otherwise known as lleyton on the show, one the main people involved in starting up the the XDG Accent Color portal merge request, this I h...YouTube
Steam Play tool for Native Linux gaming 'Luxtorpeda' v67 out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/steam-play-tool-for-native-linux-gaming-luxtorpeda-v67-out-now/
#Linux #Steam #FOSS #OpenSource
Steam Play tool for Native Linux gaming 'Luxtorpeda' v67 out now
Luxtorpeda has a new release out which is mostly upgrades behind the scenes, but worth an upgrade to get the best experience. Read on for more on what's changed and what Luxtorpeda does.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa 23.2 aims for release this week, with a point release next week https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/mesa-232-aims-for-release-this-week-with-a-point-release-next-week/
Mesa 23.2 aims for release this week, with a point release next week
It's been quite a while overdue but Mesa 23.2 is getting set to finally released, with a fourth Release Candidate now available for testing.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Mesa getting Vulkan performance upgrades for submission merging https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/mesa-getting-vulkan-performance-upgrades-for-submission-merging/
Mesa getting Vulkan performance upgrades for submission merging
Developer Mike Blumenkrantz, who is one of many under contract by Valve, has released another blog post highlighting another fun optimization from their ongoing Mesa driver work.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Godot Engine hits over 50K euros per month in funding https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/godot-engine-hits-over-50k-euros-per-month-in-funding/
#Godot #GameDev #GodotEngine #FOSS
Godot Engine hits over 50K euros per month in funding
One of the big winners of the Unity debacle is the free and open source Godot Engine, which has seen its funding soar to a much more impressive level as Unity basically gave them free advertising.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GNOME 45 released with dynamic workspace indicator, camera indicator and much more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/gnome-45-released-with-dynamic-workspace-indicator-camera-indicator-and-much-more/
GNOME 45 released with dynamic workspace indicator, camera indicator and much more
GNOME 45 has just been released and overall it looks like a rather nice release for this desktop environment, so here's a short run over what's new.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.8 out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/heroes-of-might-and-magic-ii-game-engine-fheroes2-v108-out-now/
#HoMMII #FOSS #OpenSource
Heroes of Might and Magic II game engine fheroes2 v1.0.8 out now
A fresh 1.0.8 version of the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 game engine has been released recently and here're some tips about what's new in the fheroes2 project.freeheroes2 (GamingOnLinux)
Looking forward to seeing the #Nextcloud conference videos, and thus the launch video, released at the same time on #Peertube at https://conf.tube !
Given it costs you nothing and you're all about #FOSS #privacy focused #decentralization, you *will* be putting the videos up on Peertube, right?
...right?
Llama is source-available but not #opensource. Open source software can be used for any purpose, while Meta's license for Llama comes with a restrictive "acceptable use policy": https://ai.meta.com/llama/use-policy
As a publication focusing on #FOSS, could you please use the correct terminology in your articles?
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets an in-development open source remake https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/sid-meiers-alpha-centauri-open-source-remake/
#FOSS #OpenSource #AlphaCentauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri gets an in-development open source remake
Seems like another classic is getting revived with the power of open source. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri from 1999 has a remake in progress called GLSMAC.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/rollercoaster-tycoon-2-reimplementation-openrct2-gets-a-new-title-theme/
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 reimplementation OpenRCT2 gets a new title theme
The team and community behind OpenRCT2, the open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 have a brand new update out which includes some fun changes like a whole new title theme.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I'll keep saying it, because it keeps coming up. If you're working in the FreeDesktop, Linux, or Flatpak spaces, you *need* to understand this, even if you don't personally care about gaming or Steam Deck.
#SteamDeck #Flatpak #Flathub #Linux #FreeDesktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS
Wine 8.15 is out now, plus more Wine Wayland work submitted https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/wine-8-15-out-now-plus-more-wine-wayland-work-submitted/
#Wine #FOSS #OpenSource
Wine 8.15 is out now, plus more Wine Wayland work submitted
Two bits of Wine news for this weekend with the development release Wine 8.15 now available, and more work for Wine Wayland is incoming too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Truly owning my OS, and feeling safe using my software without the looming threat of unwanted amounts of tracking following me around everywhere 😃
At least that's how it started. After a while, I also fell in love with the Open Source philosophy as a whole, thus leading me to double down on #Linux and using it exclusively. Thanks to everyone who contribute their time and knowledge to these projects, you're heroes! 🦸 🦸♀️ ✊
#FOSS #OpenSource #OS #Grateful #Happy
Budgie 10.8 desktop released with plenty of new features https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/budgie-108-desktop-released-with-plenty-of-new-features/
#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Budgie 10.8 desktop released with plenty of new features
Budgie 10.8 was released recently, bringing plenty of enhancements to this interesting desktop environment so here's a little run over what's new.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux kernel 6.5 released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/linux-kernel-6-5-released/
#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
Linux kernel 6.5 released
Here it is, on August 27th the latest work by a great many developers was released with Linus Torvalds announcing the Linux kernel 6.5.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Accent colors are now a standard preference for Linux!
And endorsed by #GNOME, #KDE, #CosmicDE, #ElementaryOS, and #Budgie, at that!
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/815
#Linux #FOSS #Freedesktop #Flatpak #xdgportal
Accent color on settings portal by lleyton · Pull Request #815 · flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal
Accent Colors Introduction Accent colors provide a way for users to personalize their desktop in a simple, developer-friendly, and effective way. Throughout the community there has been a general i...GitHub
Wine 8.14 is out now and here's what's new
The open source compatibility layer Wine has a brand new development release available. Here's what's new and changed in Wine 8.14.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
We should have #LUGs or other clubs in every country to promote and drive #LinuxAdoption and #opensource / #foss #freesoftware especially in #schools where they may need help in managing computer labs...
Educate them and expose them to foss linux #privacy while they're still young...