This week's donation went to the QMK Configurator project. The configurator works with keyboards that use the FOSS QMK firmware. It provides a way to create simple keymaps and saving via .json keymap files, and generates appropriate firmware files for flashing onto selected keyboards.QMK firmware for a variety of keyboards including the System76 Launch keyboards; ZSA keyboards; and the MNT Reform Keyboard. The code is mostly licensed using GPLv2.0 but some parts also use the MIT license; the Modified BSD license; and the Apache license.
The project's main website is here:
The source code is located on Github:
https://github.com/qmk/qmk_configurator
If you wish to help the project financially you can do so through their Open Collective:
What does it mean to say a license is "compatible with the GPL?" It means [...] you can combine code released under the other license with code released under the GNU GPL in one larger program. Read the full answer: https://u.fsf.org/3u6
Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alekseev Nikita, Edgar Vincent, and Toshihiro Umehara for assigning their copyright to the FSF! More: https://u.fsf.org/3ht #CopyrightAssignments
#WordPress forces user conf organizers to share social media credentials, arousing suspicions
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/28/wordcamp_password_sharing_requirement/
MAKE IT / GUIDE:
I2PD Browser Set Up Scripts Using SSH Key Authentication (utilizing 24/7 remotely hosted i2pd router)
#HumanRights #Linux #privacy #librewolf #bash #i2prouter #tech #i2pd #proxy #anonymous #anonymity #peertube #video #liberty #libre #freedom
We just shipped some major refactoring in our initramfs, removing some of the oldest tech-debt in the distro and finally making it possible to boot without first finding and unpacking the "initramfs-extra" archive!
This new unified-initramfs behaviour is now the default for most devices, and may lead to a slight boottime speedup!
https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/pmaports/-/merge_requests/5636
We're hopeful this doesn't break anything, but if you do run into issues please go check out the tracking thread here https://postmarketos.org/edge/2024/10/31/Recent-changes-might-affect-booting/
#Interbank confirms #DataBreach following failed extortion, data leak
#ThankGNU! to Adarsh Melethil, David Bruce, Deborah Jackson, James Wilson, Mikael Taipale, Peter Sluka, and Valerio Poggi for helping the FSF continue its goal of educating the public about #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
If you followed the latest #FOSDEM news,
you may have already learned that the
FOSS on mobile devices devroom
is back for another round in 2025 🚀
You can view the Call for Proposals here:
https://gitlab.com/fosdem_mobile/devroom/-/blob/main/README.md
EDIT: Or on the mailing list:
https://lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fosdem/2024q4/003599.html
We are looking forward to all submissions 🎉
Submit today! 👌
or at least no later than the first of December ⛄
#MobileLinux #Mobile #FOSS #Mobian #postmarketOS #phosh #GNOME #KDE #sxmo #embedded #FOSDEM25
Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thanks to Alexander Kozhevnikov (GNU #emacs), Ankit Raj Pandey (GNU #emacs), Artem Iurchenko (GNU #auctex, GNU #emacs), Felix Lechner (GNU #emacs), Giacomo Lorenzetti (GNU #astro), Loïc Lemaître (GNU #emacs), Toshihiro Umehara (GNU #emacs), Zebbediah Beck (GNU #bash) for assigning their copyright to the FSF!
The FSF's Licensing and Compliance Lab is curious to learn more about current practices of those who advise projects to accept LLM-generated source code contributions. Please participate in and share our survey: https://my.fsf.org/llm-contributions
Today is the day! — Nitrux 3.7.1 "sp" is available to download — https://nxos.org
We are pleased to announce the launch of Nitrux 3.7.1. This new version combines the latest software updates, bug fixes, performance improvements, and ready-to-use hardware support.
Nitrux 3.7.1 is available immediately.
Changelog: https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-3-7-1/
I have been gaming since 1992 and building PCs since 2003. I enjoy Linux, supporting FOSS projects and am a tinfoil hat connoisseur.
Many FOSS projects rely on donations. If you have money to spare but don't know which to donate to take a look at the above links on Ko-fi, Github, and Open Collective. Anything on there that I have sponsered or contributed to is something I have found to be worthy.