news
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
-
[Repeat] FSF ☛ What do you think free software looks like in daily use?
As part of our FSF40 festivities, we decided to throw a photo contest in honor of the countless hours of hard work that have gone into free software and its development. Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the FSF40 Photo Contest! It was quite heartening to see some of the ways that community members use free software everyday. The images entered into the FSF40 Photo Contest are but a small sample of all the wonderful ways that free software can be used.
-
Linuxiac ☛ Calibre 8.10 Introduces Customizable Column Tooltips
Check out the changelog for more details and the complete list of novelties in the Calibre 8.10 open-source e-book management tool. The update is already live for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
-
Web Browsers/Web Servers
-
University of Toronto ☛ HTTP headers that tell syndication feed fetchers how soon to come back
I'll put the summary up front. For Atom syndication feeds, your HTTP feed responses should contain a Cache-Control: max-age=... HTTP header that gives your desired retry interval (in seconds), such as '3600' for pulling the feed once an hour. If and when people trip your rate limits and get HTTP 429 responses, your 429s should include a Retry-After header with how long you want feed readers to wait (although they won't).
-
[Old] Andrew Eikum ☛ Quick Tips For Making The Internet Suck Less – Smoking on a Bike
Using the Internet sucks these days. Luckily, there are tools to give you some control back and make using the Internet less miserable. Here’s some easy tips you can use to avoid the worst parts of using the Internet.
-