Opensource

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21070831

Announcement by the creator: https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002

Unfortunately I don’t have good news on the state of the android app: I am retiring it. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version.

Reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app requires even without doing much, if any, changes.

Thanks a lot to everyone who ever contributed to this app!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21509416

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/24631766

Inspect batches of websites for user-tracking tech with our new open-source command-line tool

Repo: https://github.com/the-markup/blacklight-query

it is a concern to me because there is no plan to do security audit despite people asked about ti in the past.

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/8392

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/4968

Not in their roadmap

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk/discussions/918

people had concerns about the company:

https://www.reddit.com/r/rustdesk/comments/11nu94y/is_rustdesk_a_scam/

As HN: RustDesk Installs Chinese Root Certificates

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39256493

cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/15186261

Dear community,

I hope this message finds you well. I want to take a moment to address the concerns raised in Issue #2795 regarding the BLOB functionality in our app. First and foremost, I sincerely apologize for any confusion or frustration this may have caused. I was on vacation during this time, and I understand that my absence may have contributed to the lack of clarity surrounding this issue.

The BLOB feature is an important aspect of our app, and I recognize that the documentation surrounding it has not been as clear as it should be. I appreciate your patience as we work through these challenges, and I want to assure you that I am fully committed to resolving this matter.

As I return to work, I will prioritize updating the documentation to provide a comprehensive understanding of how the BLOB functionality works. I will also investigate the specific concerns raised in Issue #2795 to ensure that any underlying issues are addressed promptly.

Your trust in our software is paramount, and I am dedicated to regaining any confidence that may have been affected by this situation. I am confident that, with your continued support and feedback, we can enhance the app and provide a better experience for all users.

Thank you for your understanding and for being a part of our community. I look forward to sharing updates with you soon as we work towards improving our app and its documentation.

Warm regards, longpanda

What it is, for those unfamiliar

AppFlowy is an open-source alternative to Notion

If you're unfamiliar with Notion, it is a collaboration/productivity tool. The layout is different, and generally you can make different item types / databases to organize information.

AppFlowy is opensource with options for selfhosting

New Features

• Copy link to share and open it in a browser
• Enable the ability to edit the page title within the body of the document
• Filter by last modified, created at, or a date range
• Allow customization of database property icons
• Support CTRL/CMD+X to delete the current line when the selection is collapsed in the document
• Support window tiling on macOS
• Add filters to grid views on mobile
• Create and manage workspaces on mobile
• Automatically convert property types for imported CSV files

What it is, for those unfamiliar

AppFlowy is an open-source alternative to Notion

If you're unfamiliar with Notion, it is a collaboration/productivity tool. The layout is different, and generally you can make different item types / databases to organize information.

AppFlowy is opensource with options for selfhosting

New Features

• Copy link to share and open it in a browser
• Enable the ability to edit the page title within the body of the document
• Filter by last modified, created at, or a date range
• Allow customization of database property icons
• Support CTRL/CMD+X to delete the current line when the selection is collapsed in the document
• Support window tiling on macOS
• Add filters to grid views on mobile
• Create and manage workspaces on mobile
• Automatically convert property types for imported CSV files

If you want to encode on these very old GPUs, you must use an older OBS version.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/3587110

"The famous inventor Zangemann lives in a huge villa high above the city. Adults and children alike love his inventions and are desperate to have them. But then something happens: when Zangemann wants to take another close-up look at his inventions during a walk through the city, a child hits him in the shin with the skateboard. That hurts! Enraged, the inventor makes a momentous decision... The clever girl Ada sees through what is going on. Together with her friends, she forges a plan.

This animated movie tells the story of the famous inventor Zangemann and the girl Ada, a curious tinkerer. Ada begins to experiment with hardware and software, and in the process realises how crucial it is for her and others to control technology.

An Open Educational Resource that inspires children to tinker and create technology."

via @[email protected]

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/44352094

Features

• Up-to-date material 3 design
• Lightweight, no spyware or bloat
• Compass with latitude & longitude
• Spirit Level
• Ruler
• Strength adjustable flashlight
• Barometer (WIP)
• Coin flipper (WIP)

Izzy-On-Droid

I installed the app a while back to try and identify plants/animals, but I didn't know about the wider project around it

iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you while generating data for science and conservation. Get connected with a community of millions scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! What’s more, by recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research-quality data for scientists working to better understand and protect nature. So if you like recording your findings from the outdoors, or if you just like learning about life, join us!

iNaturalist is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in the USA (Tax ID 92-1296468).

https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/developers

Developer information on the Rails, iOS, & Android apps (MIT licenses); API; and datasets

https://www.inaturalist.org/sites/network

Network of websites & affiliated organizations

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21055716

I saw this app featured on a YouTube channel and thought it was pretty interesting, especially for GNOME users. However there is a rather weird thing about it: it claims to be using Piped for YouTube but it doesn't get the "Sign in to confirm that you're not a bot" error. I guess it uses a different API when Piped gives an error.

Instant wants to recapture some of the magic of the pre-Google-acquisition Firebase by building a modern, Postgres-based open source version of it.

GitHub: https://github.com/instantdb/instant

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/43866352

Tidy- Offline semantic Text-to-Image and Image-to-Image search on Android powered by quantized state-of-the-art vision-language pretrained CLIP model and ONNX Runtime inference engine

Features

• Text-to-Image search: Find photos using natural language descriptions.
• Image-to-Image search: Discover visually similar images.
• Automatic indexing: New photos are automatically added to the index.
• Fast and efficient: Get search results quickly.
• Privacy-focused: Your photos never leave your device.
• No internet required: Works perfectly offline.
• Powered by OpenAI's CLIP model: Uses advanced AI for accurate results.

F-Droid

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/43866352

Tidy- Offline semantic Text-to-Image and Image-to-Image search on Android powered by quantized state-of-the-art vision-language pretrained CLIP model and ONNX Runtime inference engine

Features

• Text-to-Image search: Find photos using natural language descriptions.
• Image-to-Image search: Discover visually similar images.
• Automatic indexing: New photos are automatically added to the index.
• Fast and efficient: Get search results quickly.
• Privacy-focused: Your photos never leave your device.
• No internet required: Works perfectly offline.
• Powered by OpenAI's CLIP model: Uses advanced AI for accurate results.

F-Droid

How open source projects can balance Makers and Takers: lessons from Drupal's contribution credit system and recommendations for WordPress and other open source communities.

Solo open source maintainers face burnout and security challenges, with 60% unpaid and 60% considering quitting.