It's 4 days and counting until #SoftwareFreedomDay2024.
Today's list of #FreeSoftware covers tools for #writers and #authors.
Stardict https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarDict
XDXF for dictionary interchange https://sourceforge.net/projects/xdxf/files/
Spell checker https://sourceforge.net/projects/hunspell/
Rhyming dictionary https://stevehanov.ca/blog/index.php?id=8
GNU style & diction https://www.gnu.org/software/diction/diction.html
#SoftwareFreedomDay #DFF #FLOSS #OpenSource
Just joined fosstodon and wanted to share an #introduction. I'm a programmer and enjoy programming in #C/C++. I also like #gardening, singing (especially #publicdomain music), #writing (including #fanfic ) and #baking. I'm a #FLOSS advocate and am always searching for useful, portable, lightweight #libre #software. Am happy to share recommendations on favorite #programs and #libraries.
Another useful #writing tool I almost forget to mention is wc. You'll find it on #Linux and #BSD distros. On Windows, #msys and #cygwin offer a version. There are several implementations of wc out there including versions in Busybox and Toybox. If you want to build it yourself or modify it, sbase has a straight forward version:
https://git.suckless.org/sbase/file/wc.c.html
Have a happy #SoftwareFreedomDay2024 #SFD #SoftwareFreedomDay #DFF #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS
This list covers some interesting #FLOSS word processing programs for #writers and #authors:
Lyx
https://www.lyx.org/
Scribus
https://www.scribus.net/
Wordgrinder
https://cowlark.com/wordgrinder/
AbiWord
https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/AbiWord
FocusWriter
https://gottcode.org/focuswriter/
Calibre
https://calibre-ebook.com/
StoryCad
https://github.com/storybuilder-org/StoryCAD
Have a happy #SoftwareFreedomDay2024
#SoftwareFreedomDay #DFF #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #SFD
Check out the section on #MobilePhone #freedom on the #FreedomLadder to learn what is possible with #FreeSoftware on mobile devices in 2024: https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder
In New York teens were stealing cars and trying to run people over. Luckily the guy was armed and shot one of them. So far he hasn't been charged and hopefully it stays that way.
Good news, bad news in Chiraq. A man tried to come in through the bathroom window while a girl was showering. The girl ran out and got her mom. The mom threatened to shoot the man unless he left. He chose to continue trying to come through the window so she shot him. Police arrested him and while the mom isn't being charged she did have her gun confiscated. Hopefully she gets it back soon as I can only imagine what Chiraq is like unarmed.
https://odysee.com/@LibertyDoll:e/mom-shoots-pervert,-cops-take-her-gun:7
The Linux Libre kernel has been updated to version 6.11. A whole bunch more blobs had to be removed to keep it fully libre. This continues to be one of the best kernels to use if privacy and security are your top concerns as it keeps closed source blobs to a miniumum that do God knows what. Updated my NovaCustom NV41 earlier today with no issues.
The main website for the project is located here:
https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/
A good writeup of the release can be found here at 9-5 Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-11-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers
The release notes for this update are available here:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2024-09/msg00007.html
It seems that the Linux kernel is getting even worse when it comes to how it includes non free code. Part of the release notes for 6.11 libre kernel is the following:
"# Bad news
When preparing 6.11-rc7-gnu, tutor Alex caught a long sequence of numbers that looked suspicious, contacted the contributor of the new driver, and got confirmation that it was indeed executable code generated from unreleased source code.
Back when upstream started adding binary blobs to Linux, they were argued to be separate programs, under different licenses. But this new one was contributed explicitly under the GNU GPL, so, as long as its source code remained unavailable, it could not be distributed at all.
The contributor agreed, and immediately proceeded to address the legal problem, posting patches to move the blob out. Unfortunately, the top maintainer of Linux doesn't seem to have seen a problem there, and proceeded to the final release without the fix.
IANAL, but even as a penguin I understand that distributing it that way fails to comply with the requirements of the stated license, and can thus get your license automatically terminated. So, those of you who plan on distributing that release, watch out and stay out of trouble!
Even more unfortunately, a deeper problem remains: the program that must be loaded onto the device for it to work remains nonfree, so the device remains incompatible with the freedoms that all users deserve.
# Good news
On the good side, that binary blob can still be obtained from upstream under the GNU GPLv2, so anyone interested in it can proceed to legally reverse engineer it, and get us all one more Free piece of firmware."
#ThankGNU! to Antonio Carzaniga, Casper Freksen, Christian Sperr, Louis Holbrook, Minoru Sekine, and Nick Graham for helping the FSF to promote #freesoftware See a longer list of those who have helped us financially in our advocacy for #SoftwareFreedom and awareness: https://u.fsf.org/3vy
Keep up with the exciting news coming out of the KDE apps projects with "This Week in KDE Apps"!
In this issue: NeoChat emojis, Itinerary seats, Gwenview speedups and Android support tweaks, among other things.
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/09/16/this-week-in-kde-apps/
Note that this week it is on Monday, but we will be posting about all KDE app news on Sunday from now on.
Juno Tab 3 is a pricey 12.1-inch Linux tablet powered by an Intel Processor N100 CPU
Juno Tab 3 is a rare Linux tablet running Mobian Phosh, Ubuntu, or Kubuntu on an Intel Processor N100 quad-core Alder Lake-N processor and equipped with a 12.1-inch touchscreen display with 2160×1440 resolution. We’ve covered many Intel N100 hardware platforms, mostly mini PCs, and the…
https://www.cnx-software.com/2024/09/12/juno-tab-3-is-a-pricey-12-1-inch-linux-tablet-powered-by-an-intel-processor-n100-cpu/
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.