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German router maker is reminded that open source licences are legally enforceable

2025-01-122025-01-12 Danie
Red and silver coloured router with label on it saying Fritzbox.

The GNU General Public License (GPL) and its “Lesser” version (LGPL) are widely known and used. Still, every so often, a networking hardware maker has to get sued to make sure everyone knows how it […]

Blogopensource, technology

Remembering Usenet — The OG Social Network that Existed Even Before the World Wide Web

2025-01-102025-01-10 Danie
Screenshot of the Pan application for Usenet. It shows a list of groups on the left, with various topic subjects in a selected group, to the right. The user has right-clicked ona group, and a popup menu shows an option selected to get new group headers and bodies.

Before Reddit, before GitHub, and even before the World Wide Web went online, there was Usenet. This decentralized network of discussion groups was a main line of communication of the early internet — ideas were […]

Blogretro, socialnetworks, technology, Usenet

Bike Index — Over $28,937,727 Worth of Bikes Recovered Globally Through Crowdsourcing

2025-01-102025-01-10 Danie
Groups of cyclists of diverse ages, ranging from young adults to middle-aged individuals, in photos with different backgrounds such as a city, the widerness, etc. Attire varies from casual t-shirts and shorts to more athletic cycling gear. One individual is shown wearing glasses and a plaid shirt.

It’s simple. Submit your name, bike manufacturer, serial number, and component information to enter your bike into the most widely used bike registry on the planet. If your bike goes missing, mark it as lost […]

Blogbikes, crowsourcing, stolen, technology

Penpot is the web-based open-source design tool that bridges the gap between designers and developers

2025-01-092025-01-09 Danie
PenPot's UX design app showing elements like fonts, buttons, colours, as part of the design process.

Penpot expresses designs natively as CSS, SVG and HTML. Developers feel right at home in the interface. The whole team enjoys one seamless workflow. No more handoffs. Create rich interactions to mimic the product behaviour. […]

Blogdesign, opensource, openstandards, technology

Warning for people buying electronics in South Africa

2025-01-092025-01-09 Danie
A man with short hair, wearing a dark blue t-shirt, a grey cardigan, and a backpack. He appears to be in his late twenties or early thirties. He is standing in an electronics store, with his right hand outstretched towards a box with headphones in, which are hanging on the wall.

South Africa’s electrical and electronic goods market is awash with products that are fake, counterfeit, and don’t comply with local safety standards and other regulations. Aside from non-compliant and illegal consumer electronics, CBI-electric engineering executive […]

Blognoise, radio, standards, technology

Love KDE Plasma? These 7 Linux Distros Use Plasma as Their Default Desktops

2025-01-062025-01-06 Danie
The image showcases multiple computer screens displaying various aspects of the KDE Neon 6.0 operating system. In the foreground, a large, stylized gear dominates, symbolizing the system's settings and configuration. The background features several vibrant, cartoonish illustrations, including a whimsical red tree and a simplistic lighthouse scene. The screens show file browsers, system settings, and application launchers, clearly indicating a desktop computing environment. The screens subtly curve to suggest a 3D effect, adding a unique visual style. A keen observer will notice subtle details such as the specific version numbers of the software displayed on the screens, including KDE Plasma and Qt versions. The hardware specifications, like processor type and RAM size, are visible in system information windows.

KDE Plasma is a powerful desktop environment that gives you tons of customisation over how your system looks and feels. However, you need to pair it with the right base distro to get the perfect […]

BlogKDE, linux, opensource, technology

ChangeDetection.io is a private self-hosted website change detection and price monitor service

2025-01-052025-01-05 Danie
The image shows a laptop displaying a website called "CHANGEDETECTION.IO", which appears to be a website monitoring service. The foreground is dominated by the laptop screen, showing a website with images and text indicating a price drop on products. The background is a teal color with large white text advertising the service as a 'self hosted open source website watcher'. A cartoon alarm bell is in the bottom right corner, adding a sense of urgency. The website on the laptop screen shows a price drop banner, possibly indicating a sale or promotional event.

Monitor web pages for changes (such as watching prices, restock notifications), to deep inspection such as PDF text support, JSON and XML monitoring and extensive text triggers. Get notifications when a website updates. The service […]

Blogopensource, pricebargains, privacy, selfhosting, technology

Follow updates across the web in a feed that only you control, even if the site does not offer an RSS feed

2025-01-032025-01-03 Danie
The image shows a dark-themed webpage, possibly a subscription or feed aggregator. The foreground is dominated by a clean, minimalist design with a text prompt inviting users to enter websites to subscribe to their RSS feeds. The background is uniformly dark, providing a stark contrast to the olive-green text. There is a search bar for website feeds and a link to a page explaining how the system works. The text on the page says: Follow updates across the web in a feed that only you control. Enter any website to subscribe to its RSS feed below.

Open RSS offers feeds that are a much healthier alternative to the intrusive, algorithmic feeds on websites that harm and manipulate us. But several sites, including Tumblr and Craigslist, have removed their RSS feeds, so […]

Blogadverts, privacy, RSS, technology

Linden Lab Test Launches Browser-Based Streaming for Second Life — And You Can Try it Now

2025-01-032025-01-03 Danie
The image shows a virtual recreation of a street scene in Dublin, Ireland. In the foreground is a quaint pub named "The Blarney Stone", with a green awning and traditional Irish decor. The background includes other buildings, suggesting a bustling city atmosphere. There are cobblestone streets and various details like street lamps and hanging flower baskets, adding to the overall ambiance. A red vintage-style gas pump is visible near the curb, and a car can be spotted parked in the distance, adding a touch of realism to the virtual setting. The avatar's name, ‘Danie Timeless’, is visible on the screen, suggesting the use of a digital avatar in a virtual environment.

This works pretty well, actually. Starts up in about a minute, although on Brave browser I did have to disable Shields and uBlock Origin (may have been the latter that was blocking something). Interestingly enough, […]

Bloggaming, secondlife, technology

Openreads: A Private and Open Source Mobile App To Keep Track of Your Books as an Alternative to Goodreads

2025-01-032025-01-03 Danie
The image shows a smartphone screen displaying reading statistics. The background is a muted teal color, providing a calming contrast to the data presented on the screen. In the foreground, various charts and progress bars dominate, meticulously tracking the user's reading progress throughout the year. The top shows the title, "Awesome statistics Reading challenges", indicating a focus on achievement and progress.

Reading books, digital or a physical copy, is one of the best things one can do for fostering personal growth, knowledge, ideas, and experiences. In the fast-moving digital world of 15-second short videos, there is […]

BlogGoodReads, opensource, privacy, reading, technology

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