I just realized a problem that everyone probably already talked about in the past.
We praise #FOSS for its openness and security, but how can we be sure that the service that a company offers is the same code as what is stored in the source control?
Is there a good way to audit online services? Like, how can I be sure that the code of, say, mastodon.example was not tampered with? And are there any good articles and/or books on the topic?
Remind me: have we talked much, here, about my notion of the “convivial stack”? This is the idea that, to the greatest extent possible, community governance, the built environment and the technological surround should all, simultaneously be designed so that they are open, participatory and actively invitational; modular, user-modifiable and extensible; and reward experimentation?
Though topic isn't elaborated much, #SocialCoding adopts a holistic view on the entire Free Software Development Lifecycle, the #FSDL. Which then includes the question "How can fragmented small initiatives find cohesion and thrive in a sustainable ecosystem?"
Observation is that the ecosystem must be healthy, so it can evolve. And 'Ecosystem focus' is often absent.
HELP!
Our Matrix server and/or Element client just doesn't seem to invite people to rooms, properly. Is there anyone out there with a LOT of matrix experience who can help us figure this out? It's been a problem for months, and delays a really interesting project;
Element was founded by Matrix creators. But Matrix protocol is managed by Matrix Foundation, which has "guardians" that are not all part of Element. You don't have to use Element #foss many 3rd party clients are available. Homeservers are all FOSS on Github. Everything is transparent.
Have you noticed? Essays in Blogs or videos on YouTube are often of far better quality than anything you can read or watch (even behind paywalls) in professional media.
Writing, research, mentioning of sources, in-depth information etc. is often far ahead of professional journalism.
The reason for this is obvious: The people creating such content do so, because they care about the things, they're talking about.
@NatureMC
No doubt about what you say. I just wanted to point out the extraordinary quality of content provided by people, who mainly do things for the sake of it.
In my area, software development, it's even worse: Lots of people create excellent pieces of technology as #FOSS, whilst big corporations exploit their work for making big money.
@andypiper Hi Andy! I've been increasingly attuned to the #DevRel space and am only now discovering the power behind a DevRel presence in #foss. Would you mind if I sent you an email to chat more about your day to day, for the @nodebb blog?
This option is enabled by default to bypass the operating system’s mouse acceleration and sensitivity settings.
This works in fullscreen or when the mouse is captured in windowed mode.
The option can be enabled/disable in the [sdl] section of the configuration file.
Most games work better with raw input enabled (especially when used with modern, very sensitive gaming mice).
Despite some people in the Linux community saying Wayland is not ready for everyday use, especially on the window manager/compositor side of things. It is not as bad as they say, it just takes time to adjust your workflow and utilities. #linux#foss
The first aircraft to fly on another world, the #Mars Ingenuity Helicopter recently completed its 50th flight. Contributing to that success was a #Linux -based Snapdragon processor and NASA's open source flight software F Prime. The software framework is implemented in C++ and hosted on GitHub. It was designed not just for the plucky Martian explorer, but to be portable across a wide range of missions and hardware architectures: #FOSS#spacehttps://dataverse.jpl.nasa.gov/file.xhtml?fileId=72563
Quick reminder that the #FOSSY CFP closes soon and we’d love some more talks for the #gamedev and #FOSS intersection track.
It’s at the amazing OCC and has a great Covid safe policy https://2023.fossy.us/
We’re having a go at running a #FOSS at Play track at FOSSY in Portland in July! Submit your proposals for talks on any aspect of open, free, or community #gamedev! We’d love to see you there! https://2023.fossy.us/