Free, Libre, and Open Source Software in Web and Back End
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Ruben Schade ☛ HTTPS as an accessibility issue
Like many of you, I was quick to install Let’s Encrypt once it was available. It reduced the barrier to entry significantly for HTTPS by rendering the experience of buying, installing, and renewing certificates affordable and easy. I let other commercial certs lapse because Certbot and the various other ACME clients were that much nicer.
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Thunderbird ☛ State Of The Bird: Thunderbird Annual Report 2023-2024 - The Thunderbird Blog
We’ve just released Thunderbird version 128, codenamed “Nebula”, our yearly stable release. So with that big milestone done, I wanted to take a moment and tell our community about the state of Thunderbird. In the past I’ve done a recap focused solely on the project’s financials, which is interesting – but doesn’t capture all of the great work that the project has accomplished. So, this time, I’m going to try something different. I give you the State of the Bird: Thunderbird Annual Report 2023-2024.
Before we jump into it, on behalf of the Thunderbird Team and Council, I wanted to extend our deepest gratitude to the hundreds of thousands of people who generously provided financial support to Thunderbird this past year. Additionally, Thunderbird would like to thank the many volunteers who contributed their time to our many efforts. It is not an exaggeration to say that this product would not exist without them. All of our contributors are the lifeblood of Thunderbird. They are the beacons shining brightly to remind us of the transformative power of open source, and the influence of the community that stands alongside it. Thank you for not just being on this journey with us, but for making the journey possible.
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Bryce Wray ☛ Eleventy 3.0 debuts
Version 3.0 of Eleventy, which I’ve long considered the best JavaScript-based static site generator (SSG), has emerged from testing. Eleventy creator Zach Leatherman issued the v.3.0 release yesterday. This new major version comes with a lot to offer, regardless of whether one’s site is already on Eleventy, but there are things for which to watch out as well.
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Back End/Databases
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PostgreSQL ☛ pg_qualstats 2.1.1 is out!
Taipei, Taiwan - September 28th, 2024
pg_qualstats 2.1.1
The PoWA team is pleased to announce the release of the version 2.1.1 of pg_qualstats, a PostgreSQL extension keeping statistics on predicates found in WHERE statements and JOIN clauses.
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Silicon Angle ☛ OpenStack releases 2024.2 Dalmatian with Hey Hi (AI) and security enhancements
The OpenStack Community today released 2024.2 Dalmatian, the 30th version of the popular open-source cloud infrastructure software, which features new enhancements for artificial intelligence workloads, security and user experience. OpenStack is a popular open-source cloud infrastructure software that enables organizations to build and manage public and private clouds by deploying virtual machines, containers and bare-metal resources.
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