Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (and Openwashing)
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Migrating to Open Source databases: A path to innovation
Percona CEO Ann Schlemmer on the advantages of Open Source databases to foster innovation while containing costs.
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PostgreSQL ☛ postgresql_cluster v2.0: Multi-cloud PostgreSQL HA Clusters (free & open-source)
The postgresql_cluster project has released v2.0, introducing several significant features: [...]
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TecAdmin ☛ Mission Center: Real-Time System Monitoring for Linux
Mission Center is an graphical application used for monitoring system resources. It provide an awesome design for better user experience. This application is written on Rust programming language. To install this on your GNU/Linux system using Flatpak file provide on the official site. Download the above file and install on your GNU/Linux system.
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Medevel ☛ The Challenges of Open-Source Healthcare Tools: A Lack of Reliability, Updates, and Maintenance
Open-source healthcare solutions promise cost reduction and customization, potentially revolutionizing the industry. However, users of tools like EMR, PACS, Radiology, and LIMS face challenges finding reliable, updated solutions. Many open-source healthcare tools are outdated or abandoned, lacking frequent updates.
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Andy Wingo: fedi is for losers
Does the fediverse have a vibe? I think that yes, there’s a flave, and with reason: we have things in common. We all left Twitter, or refused to join in the first place. Many of us are technologists or tech-adjacent, but generally not startuppy. There is a pervasive do-it-yourself ethos. This last point often expresses itself as a reaction: if you don’t like it, then do it yourself, a different way. Make your own Mastoverse agent. Defederate. Switch instances. Fedi is the “patches welcome” of community: just fork it!
Fedi is freedom, in the sense of “feel free to send a patch”, which is also hacker-speak for “go fuck yourself”. We split; that’s our thing! Which, you know, no-platform the nazis and terfs, of course. It can be good and even necessary to cut ties with the bad. And yet, this is not a strategy for winning. What’s worse, it risks creating a feedback loop with losing, which is the topic of this screed.
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Open Hardware/Modding
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CNX Software ☛ ThunderScope is an open-source Thunderbolt and PCIe oscilloscope with a 1 GS/s data sampling rate (Crowdfunding)
The ThunderScope is an open-source, Thunderbolt/USB4 and PCIe oscilloscope with a sampling rate of up to 1 GS/s. It is portable, presents an affordable, open-source alternative to expensive bench-top and PC-based scopes, and delivers a higher sampling rate than most USB oscilloscopes. ThunderScope streams sample data to your computer for processing and analysis, unlike traditional oscilloscopes which “are limited by their built-in processing capabilities and cramped user interfaces.”
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Openwashing
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Open Source Initiative ☛ Data Transparency in Open Source AI: Protecting Sensitive Datasets [Ed: Yet more Microsoft-sponsored openwashing by the Open Source Initiative (OSI)]
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is running a series of stories about a few of the people involved in the Open Source Hey Hi (AI) Definition (OSAID) co-design process. Today, we are featuring Tarunima Prabhakar, one of the volunteers who has helped to shape and are shaping the OSAID.
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