PublicLewdness @publiclewdness@gameliberty.club

I just recently noticed that ProtonVPN is available on Flathub. I either missed this or never noticed. In any case this is great because for systems I have that don't use a Debian based OS it's now much easier to get Proton VPN installed. I tried it on my Pinebook pro which I use PostmarketOS on and the Flatpak version of Proton VPN worked great.


Here's a link for those interested:

https://flathub.org/apps/com.protonvpn.www

FOSS graphics editor "Inkscape" has been updated to version 1.3.1 This update fixes around seventy bugs; adds a new feature to disable snapping to grid lines; the ability to split text into letters (characters); shape builder tool improvements; PDF file handling enhancements; language translation updates; and more. The code is licensed using GPLv2.0. The program is available from various distro repos; from Flathub; and as an AppImage.



The project's main website is here:

https://inkscape.org/




The full changelog for this update can be found here:

https://inkscape.org/news/2023/11/18/big-small-release-inkscape-131-is-out/




The source code can be found on Gitlab:

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape




The project has a presense on Mastodon:

https://mastodon.art/@inkscape




If you wish to donate to the project you can do so using Paypal:

https://inkscape.org/support-us/donate/

Wondering about the new project types in Tropy? Read our latest blog post to understand this new feature in our latest release:

#histodons #digitalhumanities

https://tropy.org/blog/new-project-types-in-tropy-1-13

#Introduction: Omeka is a set of FOSS web publishing platforms for cultural heritage materials and digital scholarship. Omeka Classic is perfect for smaller projects. Omeka.net is the place to go if you don't want to host your own. And, Omeka S is all linked open data and made for larger ventures.

This week's donation went to Filippo Scognamiglio. They are a software developer who contributes to the cool-retro-term project among others. Cool-retro-term is a fantastic terminal emulator which I use daily so I much appreciate their work.



They have a website here:

https://swordfish90.github.io/




They have a profile at Github:

https://github.com/Swordfish90



If you wish to help them financially you can do so through Paypal or Patreon:

https://swordfish90.github.io/donations/

What better way is there to learn about free software than by using it? Free software in education is a pillar of support for a free society. Help us strengthening this pillar by donating to support our work. https://u.fsf.org/41e #LearnLibre #Education

FOSS turn based strategy game "Tanks of Freedom II" has been updated to version 0.5.0. This update adds LAN multiplayer; new menus; new tiles; updated sound effects; updates the game to use Godot 4.1; fixes three bugs and more. The code is licensed using the MIT license and the game is made using the FOSS
Godot engine.



The game can be downloaded from Itch:

https://czlowiekimadlo.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom-ii



The source code is on Github:

https://github.com/P1X-in/Tanks-of-Freedom-3-D



The release notes for this update can be found here:

https://czlowiekimadlo.itch.io/tanks-of-freedom-ii/devlog/636003/version-050-is-out

Canadians' trust in journalism continues to plummet

The Canadian Social Survey (CSS) indicated that only 31% of Canadians expressed a 'good or great deal of confidence' in the media.

https://rebelne.ws/46g9axp

For real…

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1571581862940250117

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1571582651960135691

@libreoffice
Congratulations!

Please provide a PeerTube alternative to YouTube: https://mastodon.online/@blueghost/111347496062794512

#LibreOffice #OpenSource #Fediverse #PeerTube #Privacy #Video #FediTips #FediVideo @tilvids

🎪

https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1571585831703941123

I haven't noticed that stable releases of @tenacity, a community-led fork of Audacity have been available since this summer. Well done for everyone who contributed 👏

https://codeberg.org/tenacityteam/tenacity

Vaccine confidence wanes as public trust in health authorities dwindles

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report that showed vaccine exemption rates for childhood vaccinations are at an all-time high.

https://rebelne.ws/3QE1Hme

From the preamble of the GNU GPL: "[T]he GNU General Public License is intended to guarantee your freedom to share and change all versions of a program--to make sure it remains free software for all its users. [...]" https://u.fsf.org/3kz

#Intuit has done a lot of evil lately -- like doubling the costs of #QuickBooks Desktop every year, eliminating the ability to even use it longer than a year, and then killing off their point of sale and CC processor without actually contacting their users -- but I take personal issue with their latest stunt: removal of changelogs/release notes for the current version (2024). The company that recently released a buggy version of QB 2023 that literally (and we can only assume "accidentally") *doubled* the charges on invoices no longer wants you to know what they've fixed in their updates. Coincidence, I'm sure.

I have a lot of accountant clients -- does anyone have any good experiences with QB alternatives? I'm looking at pushing them to Manager.io

https://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-us/help-article/update-products/update-quickbooks-desktop-latest-release/L7qUzlW1k_US_en_US