Making You a Better Linux User
Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
A few days ago, I came across a blog post titled On FLOSS and training LLMs that articulates a growing frustration within the free and open source software…
Ten FOSS Development Fallacies For User Facing Software
This is a list, inspired by the Five Geek Social Fallacies, of common patterns or behaviours that developers of free/open source software (FOSS) fall into when they try to develop software for users who are not technical, or for whom non-technical users would be the most obvious userbase. Hopefully writing these down (which frankly is cathartic more than anything) is helpful to some in recognising these thought patterns and avoiding them when developing software - I’ve got some of my own thoughts on this at the bottom.
oss-security - Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE
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Weird little guys of FOSS
This is a list of weird little guys in the free software movement and adjacent spaces. Request additions, removals, or changes via email; patches welcome.
Hackathon on Decentralised Media - TEP (Trusted European Platforms) Bluesky, Nostr · Luma
Every year, thousands of developers of free and open-source software from all over the world gather at FOSDEM. For two weeks around this event – from the 26th…
Glim is the Ventoy alternative Linux enthusiasts should use instead
Give your distro-hopping a new tool
"Useful" is not sufficient
So Linus Torvalds, head of the Linux kernel development, put his foot down on the Linux Kernel development mailing list when someone was bringing up criticism of LLMs: “Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issueswith that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it. Or just walk away. […]
Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software
The technology overrunning our communities isn't built for the benefit of humanity: it's built so that billionaires can control us. Our lives don't have to be this way. The FSF empowers users with free software, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. The FSF will always continue to resist the encroachment of nonfree software. We're fighting to protect all computer users and build a better future.
Boulder Linux Users Group (BLUG) | Meetup
The Boulder Linux Users Group is a group of hobbyists, professionals and enthusiasts from all walks of life joined by a common interest in using, administering, or developing Free Software for Linux-based operating systems since 1996. See our web site at [http://lug.boulder.co.us/](http://lug.boulde
Never-before-seen Linux malware is “far more advanced than typical”
VoidLink includes an unusually broad and advanced array of capabilities.
10 Linux Tweaks I Make on Every New Home Lab Server
These are the Linux configuration changes I make on every new home lab server to improve security, reliability, monitoring, logging, and long-term maintenance.
I can haz smoller NixOS ISOs? | natkr's ramblings
In which I painstakingly remove functionality from a Linux live image. Like a normal person.
Fosstodon
Fosstodon is an invite only Mastodon instance that is open to those who are interested in technology; particularly free & open source software. If you wish to join, contact us for an invite.
f1shy-dev on Twitter / X
@ChatGPTapp Code interpreter/data analysis runs on cloud machines (containers or something) without internet access (like @v0)ChatGPT Canvas' ability to run Python... runs locally in the browser (similar to @stackblitz Bolt)Not really sure why they decided to make this… pic.twitter.com/OmgcmStftj— f1shy-dev (@vishyfishy2) December 10, 2024
