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u-blox X20 all-band GNSS module offers centimeter-level accuracy, u-blox F9 pin-to-pin compatibility

u-blox has recently launched the X20 all-band GNSS module with an integrated L-band receiver that supports all available GNSS satellite signals (L1/L2/L5/L6) and can provide centimeter-level accuracy globally. The module also includes PPP (Precise Point Positioning) correction on…
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FOSS office suite "LibreOffice" has been updated to version 24.8.2. This update fixes over eighty bugs. LibreOffice can be downloaded through varius Linux distros; as a Flatpak; and as an AppImage. The code is licensed using MPL-2.0.

The main website for the project is here:

libreoffice.org/

The source code is here:

git.libreoffice.org/?format=HT

More detail on this update can be found in the project blog:

blog.documentfoundation.org/bl

The project has a presense on Mastodon:

fosstodon.org/@ libreoffice

If you wish to donate to the project you can do so through Paypal and Stripe:

libreoffice.org/donate/

From time to time, the licensing team receives questions about the "GCC Runtime Library Exception." There is an answer in the #GPLFAQ about what it is and what it does. Read more about the exception here: u.fsf.org/3w0

FOSS cloud software Nextcloud have updated their desktop client to version 3.14.1. This update fixes a variety of bugs. The code is licensed using GPLv2.0. The Nextcloud client is available through various distro repos, as an App Image, and through Flathub. The Nextcloud desktop client allows you to keep your files synchronized with your server.

The main website for the Nextcloud project is here:

nextcloud.com/

The source code for the desktop client is available on Github:

github.com/nextcloud/desktop

The release notes for this update are here:

github.com/nextcloud/desktop/r

The Nextcloud project has a presence on Mastodon:

@nextcloud@ mastodon.xyz

If you wish to help Nextcloud financially they don't accept donations but you can sponsor lots of developers that accept donations through Github:

github.com/orgs/nextcloud/peop

FOSS XMPP client "Conversations" was updated to version 2.16.7. This update added a timeout to call initiation. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. Conversations is a privacy friendly alternative to SMS. It's available for Android on F-Droid. It allows for end-to-end encryption with OMEMO or OpenPGP, has the ability to send and receive images, make encrypted audio and video calls, and more.

The main website for the project is here:

conversations.im/

The source code is hosted on Codeberg:

codeberg.org/inputmice/Convers

The change log for this update is here:

codeberg.org/iNPUTmice/Convers

The F-Droid page for Conversations is here:

f-droid.org/packages/eu.siacs.

The main developer, Daniel Gultsch, has a presence on Mastodon:

gultsch.social/@ daniel

If you wish to help the project financially the main developer accepts donations through Liberapay, Github, and Paypal:

gultsch.de/donate.html

COVID Index: New Research Tool Makes It Easy to Find ‘Censored Science’
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-index-new-research-tool-find-censored-science/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20240927

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is hosting a new initiative, The Covid Index, a volunteer-run directory of scientific resources on COVID-19, ranging from peer-reviewed journal papers to whistleblower accounts.
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