I started working on Flyaway with the intention of becoming familiar with Wayland, its protocols and extensions, and the wlroots library. Instead, I ended up genuinely liking all three.
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application.
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don’t sign up.
Meta’s vision for Threads is more mega-mall than public square (techcrunch.com)
Explore academic papersin a visual graph (www.connectedpapers.com)
AMD CPU Use Among Linux Gamers Approaching 70% Marketshare (www.phoronix.com)
How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’) (arstechnica.com)
Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.
Wayland is pretty good, actually (serebit.com)
I started working on Flyaway with the intention of becoming familiar with Wayland, its protocols and extensions, and the wlroots library. Instead, I ended up genuinely liking all three.
Ubuntu 23.10’s New Software App Will Demote DEBs (Apparently) (www.omgubuntu.co.uk)
A new ‘app store’ is expected to ship as part of Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in October — and it’ll debut with a notable change to DEB support.
Twitter is burning, Bluesky is smug. Where is the best place to do your pathetic doomscrolling? (www.theguardian.com)
Telegram has become a window into war (www.theverge.com)
The messaging app has become a key channel for news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the government’s relationship with it is complicated.
Into the Android-Verse: The History of the Android Robot (www.howtogeek.com)
Registrations are open for Flock! (flocktofedora.org)
Grab your ticket now and maybe let us know what you’re looking forward to seeing or doing.
Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads (www.semafor.com)
Twitter is threatening legal action against Meta over its new text-based “Twitter killer” platform, accusing the social media giant of poaching former employees to create a “copycat” application.
Don't Join Threads—Make Threads Join You (www.wired.com)
Meta’s Twitter alternative promises that it will work with decentralized platforms, giving you greater control of your data. You can hold the company to that—if you don’t sign up.