I'm genuinely curious.. when I make #FOSS applications I always make it work according to my needs instead of thinking about making it usable for everyone else. Is this normal? Am I the only one who does this? #oss
@phryk It's something I do feel guilty about publishing in the first place if I was just gonna tailor this to my use case only anyway. I could have just published it in a private repository or something and call it a day.
@ro Eh, if it's geared towards your personal use-case anyways, I'd say just don't package and release it as a… crate I think is the term in rust?
If you wanna be super clear about this, you can just add a README with a note about what use case it actually works in or it not being for public consumption or whatever.
That way people can find it and use your code to possibly find a solution to their specific problems but it's clear that it's not a supported package.
I'm hereby declaring the Sovereign Tech Fund and NLnet the official guardians of tech positivity. The only good tech news passing through my feed these days are reports of FOSS projects getting some nice grants.
The only thing more annoying than projects with a submit-patch-by-email workflow, are when they also require you to subscribe to their mailing list to prevent patches to be blocked on moderator approval. #foss
I was looking for nice #foss#software for kids to play with #audio. I found the Sugar software package that looks promising: https://www.sugarlabs.org/
Anyone has tried it and can give me an opinion?
Hey #FOSS people, I am looking for a #selfhosted solution that will analyse the photos from my smartphone, guess what's on them and allow searching by thing or place. You know, something that iPhotos does on an iPhone. Any suggestions?
Czy ktoś może zna jakieś inne alternatywy do przetestowania w celu tworzenia i współdzielenia map z punktami, które można opisać np. opartych także o OpenStreetMap. Mogą być także samohostowane.
I logged in to Facebook a day or two ago to pin a post that basically said: "I'm still around, just not here. My email is ______ and here's a link to my blog. Stay in touch if you're so inclined."
I've had contact with a few folks. I really despise how FB has become so entrenched in my friends lives. I'd love for them all to leave it, but they're too invested.
What is it I was taught?
"Vote with your feet."
I stopped posting about why people should leave a while back. I gave up preaching about secure communication and open source alternatives. Part of me feels like I abandoned them, but a big part of me also realizes that I gave them a means to contact me. I'll reach out to my closest peeps, anybody else...ball is in their court.
I'm just done supporting shitty companies. I'm a stubborn son-of-a-bitch when it comes to my principles, but it can make for a lonely existence at times.
@TheLastOfHisName I know this feeling. I visit FB and feel no connection to my remaining friends and what they think is important. It’s like they are in a time warp and I’ve left them behind. Same with Xitter. How could people be so oblivious? I just can’t.