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Strypey<p>Fortunately some developers stepped up to fork the Simple apps under the name Fossify; </p><p><a href="https://www.fossify.org/apps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">fossify.org/apps/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>So we can still have that simple, pleasant app experience we know and love, with regular updates via F-Droid or our app manager of choice.</p><p>This is a textbook example of how Free Code licenses, which enshrine the software freedoms of the people who use software, can protect us from enshittification.</p><p>(3/3)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CopyLeft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CopyLeft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a></p>
Ian Badcoe<p><a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/GameDev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GameDev</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/Godot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Godot</span></a> <a href="https://peoplemaking.games/tags/CSharp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSharp</span></a> If anyone wants to play with this, the code is here:</p><p><a href="https://github.com/IanBadcoe/SubD_Test" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/IanBadcoe/SubD_Test</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(to be precise, that is the test project which has the real repo as a sub-module)</p><p>Semi-polished and moderately tested, there are some awkward corners...</p><p>The features are:<br>- build-control-mesh from cubes (lame)<br>- build-control-mesh from "cylinders" (prisms)<br>-- radius, roll, pitch, yaw for each section<br>-- set edges/verts sharp, or tag them for later retrieval<br>-- add holes, set their edges sharp or tag them<br>- normals for all polys/edges/faces</p><p>Omissions:<br>- no UVs yet<br>- there is a ton of Linq used, it works for me in editor, but may give GC stalls if used a lot in game...</p><p>Further work:<br>- I want to add a feature beyond "holes" where I can turn a hole into a "socket" into which another surface could be plugged, producing side-branches...<br>- if performance is a problem, rewrite in C++...</p><p>Talk to me if you need anything. I do bite, but I am (on average) a long, long way away from you 😄</p>
Strypey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.uno/@paoloredaelli" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>paoloredaelli</span></a></span> <br>&gt; OpenVibe seems to be proprietary software</p><p>They are published some code here but I can't tell at a glance if it's the full app code or not;</p><p><a href="https://github.com/Tweetoshi" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/Tweetoshi</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>If not, it may be like Loops; developing behind close doors until it's relatively stable, or until they get time to tidy up their full code for publication? But I definitely won't be using it until it's available in F-Droid.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenVibe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenVibe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://activitypub.awakari.com/actor/Bluesky" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bluesky</span></a></span></p>
João Fernando Costa Júnior<p>Muito bacana ver o poder do software livre e do código aberto sendo reconhecido. E quando isso ocorre em uma cerimônia internacional com o do Oscar então, melhor ainda. Flow, o longa ganhador da categoria de Melhor Animação, não possui diálogos e foi inteiramente produzido com o software livre Blender.</p><p>👏👏👏</p><p>Créditos da imagem: Omelete.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anima%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animação</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/animation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c%C3%B3digoaberto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>códigoaberto</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarelivre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwarelivre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oscar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oscar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Oscar2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oscar2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flow</span></a></p>
João Fernando Costa Júnior<p>A hora de convocar a tribo do <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/softwarelivre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>softwarelivre</span></a>, por Luís Nassif</p><p>"Seria interessante reviver um movimento fantástico da primeira década do século, do qual o Brasil foi um dos líderes: o movimento do software livre."</p><p><a href="https://jornalggn.com.br/coluna-economica/a-hora-de-convocar-a-tribo-do-software-livre-por-luis-nassif/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jornalggn.com.br/coluna-econom</span><span class="invisible">ica/a-hora-de-convocar-a-tribo-do-software-livre-por-luis-nassif/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tecnologia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tecnologia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digital</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ambientesdigitais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ambientesdigitais</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Intelig%C3%AAnciaColetiva" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteligênciaColetiva</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algoritmo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algoritmo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/artificialintelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artificialintelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inteligenciaartificial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inteligenciaartificial</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/algorithm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>algorithm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>matrix</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/c%C3%B3digoaberto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>códigoaberto</span></a></p>
Triplicate Records<p>Out now! <br>Beefus B - Sushi Cat</p><p>A beefy selection of choice musical cuts that will delight and entertain. Score your life properly with these brilliant bangers.</p><p>Stream everywhere<br>$1 on Bandcamp<br>Free codes available</p><p><a href="https://fanlink.tv/bbsushicat" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">fanlink.tv/bbsushicat</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>🎧 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bandcamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freecode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freecode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electronicmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electronicmusic</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Good on the German authorities who set up the Sovereign Tech Fund. To help fund the maintenance of core software that most people have never heard, but depend on every day. I want to see every government in the world setting up a similar fund, and having them coordinate their efforts.</p><p><a href="https://www.sovereigntechfund.de/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">sovereigntechfund.de/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareMaintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareMaintenance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/STF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>STF</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"Decentralized communication protocol Matrix shifts to less-permissive AGPL open source license."</p><p>"AGPLv3 is a recognized open source license, even though not everyone is a fan of its inherent restrictions."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PaulSawers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulSawers</span></a>, 2023</p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/decentralized-communication-protocol-matrix-shifts-to-less-permissive-agpl-open-source-license/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2023/11/06/dece</span><span class="invisible">ntralized-communication-protocol-matrix-shifts-to-less-permissive-agpl-open-source-license/</span></a></p><p>Yeah, we get it Paul. Having to help with the dishes after you eat your free lunch is "restrictive". It's more "permissive" to let people waltz in, eat their fill, and bugger off, without being expected to help out 🙄</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/AGPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGPL</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"This novel camera system will open new avenues of research for scientists and allow filmmakers to produce dynamic, accurate depictions of how animals see the world around them, the authors say. The system is built from commercially available cameras, housed in a modular, 3D-printed casing, and the software is available open-source, allowing other researchers to use and build on the technology in the future."</p><p><a href="https://www.gmu.edu/news/2024-01/new-video-camera-system-captures-colored-world-animals-see" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gmu.edu/news/2024-01/new-video</span><span class="invisible">-camera-system-captures-colored-world-animals-see</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/HatTip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HatTip</span></a> to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/@researchbuzz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Researchbuzz</span></a></span> for the link.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
elbast<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gultsch.social/@daniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>daniel</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@larma" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>larma</span></a></span><br>Mal die <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/KI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KI</span></a> über das Bild laufen lassen? ;) <br><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/freeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeCode</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Does the Free Software Directory archive source code for all the projects it indexes, along with version history? If not, why not?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hostux.social/@fsf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>fsf</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeSoftwareDirectory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftwareDirectory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>archives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/DigitalArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalArchives</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Some good advice from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@brainwane" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>brainwane</span></a></span> on finding your way into contributing to Free Code projects;</p><p><a href="https://www.harihareswara.net/posts/2022/i-want-to-start-contributing-to-open-source-my-current-advice/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">harihareswara.net/posts/2022/i</span><span class="invisible">-want-to-start-contributing-to-open-source-my-current-advice/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareDevelopment</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>"This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hacktoberfest, and we’re calling on your support! Whether it’s your first time participating—or your tenth—it’s almost time to hack out four pristine pull/merge requests as we continue our month of support for open source."</p><p><a href="https://hacktoberfest.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hacktoberfest.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/HacktoberFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HacktoberFest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>What's the best self-hostable tool for adding a survey to your website. Looking for something that's 100% Free Code, not a mostly proprietary tool with source code released for a few non-essential bits released for openwashing purposes. </p><p>This article is a bit dated (2017):</p><p><a href="https://opensource.com/article/17/2/tools-online-surveys-polls" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">opensource.com/article/17/2/to</span><span class="invisible">ols-online-surveys-polls</span></a></p><p>... but it lists LimeSurvey, JD Esurvey, Quick Survey, and TellForm. A quick web search also turned up Surveyjs and KoboToolbox.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@lightweight" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>lightweight</span></a></span></p>
Strypey<p>I was thinking about a model for doing Free Code maintainership.</p><p>I know a few older hackers who can't be bothered writing whole software packages themselves anymore. But if there's a project they personally use or care about, and they're familiar with the programming language(s) used (or willing to brush up), they might be willing to review and merge patches.</p><p>Sparing enthusiastic coders from review duties, and maybe increasing code quality.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/maintainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maintainers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/CodeRevoew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CodeRevoew</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>It just occurred to me that it could be really useful to have a standardised HX (Human eXperience) rating system for Free Code apps. With a regular review process (eg annual) by a group of HX experts who support software freedom, and a set of trademarked symbols illustrating the ratings. Once reviewed, app projects could display the symbol on their homepage, if they want to.</p><p>(1/?)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/HX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SoftwareFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareFreedom</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>This!</p><p>"I'm coming to understand that open source is largely about a community and only partially about shared code development. Since I'm a writer I'm especially intereted in the crucial role that documenters (and community managers!) play in that community."</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/JoshSenyak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoshSenyak</span></a>, 2020</p><p><a href="https://community.interledger.org/tembo/let-s-talk-about-open-source-44i8#comment-gj" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">community.interledger.org/temb</span><span class="invisible">o/let-s-talk-about-open-source-44i8#comment-gj</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/documentation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentation</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>I *love* the way <span class="h-card"><a href="https://toot.cat/@nickcolley" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nickcolley</span></a></span> prioritizes accessibility issues in the Semaphore.social tracker. That's a fantastic Free Code dev pattern that I'd love to see widely adopted.</p><p>Another pattern I'd like to see, although it's not so easy to do in existing code forge platforms, is a second issue tracker specifically for <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UX</span></a> issues. Again with accessibility as a top priority.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/Semaphore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Semaphore</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Now that a bunch of code in GitHub repos isn't visible without running MicroSoft's proprietary JS, it would be great to have a software freedom-protecting front-end for browsing GH itself. Of course, Free Code projects moving off GH onto community-hosted code forges is the ideal solution, but in the meantime...</p><p><a href="https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends/discussions/179" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mendel5/alternative</span><span class="invisible">-front-ends/discussions/179</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/MicroSoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroSoft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GitHub</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FrontEnds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrontEnds</span></a></p>
Strypey<p>Looks like the US now has an answer to the EU Next Generation Internet funding program. The deadline for their next funding round is in September.</p><p>'Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)'</p><p><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23556/nsf23556.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23556/nsf</span><span class="invisible">23556.htm</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/FreeCode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeCode</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a></p>