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matthew

@matthew@fennell.dev

I'm a software engineer based in the UK, who loves #FreeSoftware. I have a particular interest in #FreeSoftwareGames.

Otherwise, I'm a fan of all things #Motorsport - especially #EnduranceRacing, #Karting and #SimRacing.

I am (very slowly!) working on https://social.motoristic.org/@motoristic, a free software passion project which I hope will eventually become something resembling a racing game.

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whynothugo, to random
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Looking for some feedback on some thoughts on the

https://paste.sr.ht/~whynothugo/7a123dd11f52e5031bc0757ec90d7a7ada36b43a

matthew,
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@whynothugo thanks for the article. I'm a big fan of your work 🙂

These are good points where the license may not work as developers expect. I still tend to prefer using GPL'd software, since (if it has no CLA) I have more confidence my freedoms won't be taken away in later versions. I particularly care if the project is driven by a company instead of a community.

With the GPL, they may still try some proprietary shenanigans, but at least it's somewhat constrained to the edges of the project.

matthew,
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@whynothugo I'm interested by your point about open source projects getting hampered by license incompatibilities.

Do you have any examples in mind where this has been a big problem? I'd be interested to learn more.

JoeRess, to random
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Great news for Linux on RISC-V and open source Nvidia drivers, communicating with devices over serial the easy way, emulating an old calculator, a fully open source flight combat game, a new approach to caching files on your LAN, and an RSS reader for the terminal.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-241/

matthew,
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@JoeRess Thanks for a great episode!

For anyone interested in running (such as ) without the proprietary parts of - check out .

From the project's description:

OpenSD is a highly-configurable userspace driver for the written in modern C++.
It aims to be lighweight, very fast and provide a way to fully utilize the hardware without running any closed-source, proprietary or anti-privacy software like Steam.

https://gitlab.com/open-sd/opensd

matthew, to opensourcegames
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I love the charming feel of . You can always tell how much of a labour of love these projects are.

(Usually) rustic graphics, lack of hand-holding, fast load times and sense of freedom really sets these games apart to commercial games.

The idea of developers coming together to create something purely fun, often with no practical use except to share and make others happy, really makes me smile.

matthew,
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@vv221 @psa

My favourites at the moment (also unordered) are:

I've been meaning to try and for a long while now, but never seem to get the time.

One extra I'd love is a re-implementation of The Sims 2 with free assets. Some projects started the work but I'm not sure of the status.

matthew,
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@cnx @vv221 @psa I'm going to have to give hedgewars a go, I loved Worms when I was younger!

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