Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
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Sparky GNU/Linux ☛ Simplenote
There is a new application available for Sparkers: Simplenote What is Simplenote? Simplenote is a great way to store notes, lists, and more. Your notes sync across all your devices for free. Simplenote is available for iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, or via your web browser.
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It's FOSS ☛ FOSS Weekly #24.39: New File Manager, Webcam Issue in Ubuntu, GNOME 47 Release and More GNU/Linux Stuff
There is a new file manager in the GNU/Linux town.
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Mozilla
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Mozilla ☛ Support.Mozilla.Org: Contributor spotlight – Noah Y
Hey everybody,
In today’s edition of our Contributor Spotlight, I’m thrilled to introduce you to Noah Y, a longtime contributor to our community forums. Noah’s excellence lies in his eagle-eyed investigation, most recently demonstrated when he identified that NordVPN’s web protection feature was causing Firefox auto-updates to fail. Thanks to his thorough investigation, the issue was escalated, and the SUMO content team was able to create a troubleshooting article to address the issue. In the end, NordVPN was able to resolve the problem after one of our engineers filed a support ticket with their team.
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[Repeat] Mozilla ☛ Take control of your browsing with Firefox’s privacy and security features
Most browsers know way too much about you – your latest obsession, your shopping cart, even your weekend plans. Firefox? It’s built to power your browsing, nothing more. Here’s a breakdown of the Firefox features that keep you private and secure online.
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Education
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[Repeat] APNIC ☛ Event Wrap: APAN 58
The event welcomed 257 participants from across the globe to participate in APAN Working Group meetings and presentations on applications and technologies for National Research and Education Networks (NRENs). The event concluded with the APAN 58 conference, which had presentations on topics related to the overarching theme ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High-Performance Computing (HPC): Better Together’. View the program for more information.
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Haskell ☛ Haskell.org and the Haskell Foundation Join Forces
The members of the Haskell.org Committee (the Committee) and the directors of the Haskell Foundation (the Foundation) are pleased to announce that we have joined forces, with the aim (subject to regulatory approval) of merging Haskell.org, Inc. and Haskell Foundation, Inc. into a single not-for-profit corporation. Together we continue our common mission to advance functional programming and to advocate for the Haskell language, its ecosystem, and its community.
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Openwashing
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Open Source Initiative ☛ Is “Open Source” ever hyphenated? [Ed: Openwashing explained by a Microsoft front group. Openwashing is exactly what it does, with or without a hyphen.]
"Open source" (no hyphen) is a lexicalized compound noun which is no longer transparent with respect to its meaning (i.e., open source is not just about being source-viewable, but also about defining user freedoms) which can then be further compounded (with for example “open source license”)
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OpenSource.Net turns one with a redesign [Ed: Outpost for Microsoft front group (OSI)]
We're getting a new look and need your input!
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The Register UK ☛ Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source
In August, the FreeBSD Foundation announced that the Sovereign Tech Fund would be investing €686,400. Hodgson and Le Pape would like some of that action for Matrix development.
Hodgson says of the Foundation, "I think because they assume that we have all these government deployments, we should be being funded by [the public sector] already.
Matrix certainly has some supporters. For example, Germany has adopted the protocol as its strategy to keep control over its data and infrastructure.
"But on the flip side, often, the public sector likes open source because they feel they don't have to pay for it: 'That's why we picked it as open source so we don't get trapped paying some kind of recurring fee to some kind of vendor.'
"So we are still seeing a really bad tragedy of the commons unfold … there are quite a few out there who have chosen us because we're open source. And then when we ask if they would like to support the development costs, [they] just say: 'No.'
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