New blog post: I take a close look at DBeaver, the open-source DB client that quietly became my daily driver.
Remote access, SSH tunnels, tabbed UI, export tools – it’s packed with features and free to use.
But beware: new versions can be buggy. I keep backups of older ones. Still worth it.
Read it here: https://itsmoreofacomment.com/2025/07/11/not-just-another-beaver/
I'm on a #Thinkpad T14 running #Debian 12, and it doesn't recognize the wifi card. This happens when Thinkpads have a #Realtek WAN, and sadly, technicians have told me it is soldered on. However, two things
a) The Bluetooth works fine (on the same board, right?)
b) "lsusb" shows me this:
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 8087:0026 Intel Corp. AX201 Bluetooth
I'm confused by all this. Help would be appreciated.
OMG, #Inkscape has Arc editing stuck in Designer hell for 6 years, so much so that multiple contributors keep trying to write it from scratch (wasting time) and it keeps getting blocked on UI not being good enough.
Our oldest open MR (draft) is from 2019 and it just, sigh. Sometimes janky stuff just needs to be merged so it can be worked on and not recoded over and over. (hot take!)
I'd say this is an opportunity for #FOSS maintainers to collaborate taking advantage of. These companies that have been fortunate to earn tons of money by using open software without contributing back, can no longed do that if they want to keep doing business in the EU.
What could be a good EU based FOSS interest group to manage this smartly, collect _fees_ to distribute to maintainer of the used software.
Does @opencollective have an EU presence?
it's one thing to discontinue just one product - even that isn't good - but the entire lineup is a new level of bullshittery https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/10/belkin-ends-support-for-most-wemo-devices-and-its-wemo-app/
we really need a law that requires companies to opensource software and hardware of products they're going to stop supporting
Linux News: KDE Frameworks 6.16 Improves Plasma's Ability to Detect the Most Powerful GPU https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-16-improves-plasmas-ability-to-detect-the-most-powerful-gpu #news #FOSS #linux
From the Linux Update newsletter: @linuxnews looks at Linux 6.12 LTS, which makes real-time support an official part of the operating system kernel
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/295/Linux-6.12-LTS?utm_source=mlm
#Linux #kernel #support #LTS #FOSS #extensions #OpenSource
Linux News: Calibre 8.6 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Database Restore Performance https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-6-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-database-restore-performance #news #FOSS #linux
@randulo Revolt is a #foss direct replacement for discord.
https://revolt.chat/
Dropdown menus render exactly right. Also some room for improvement there behaviourally speaking.
Not a minor aspect now, considering that the last re-write has seen a clean separation of the UI logic and the backend. I could try an alternative backend in GL or SDL as a canary to ensure the app-level code always remains backend-independent.
With some room for improvement ui-wise, but most ui elements are almost working 
I think I've got BDF font rendering right.
Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)
#SmartHome news, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Kan -- a self-hosted #kanban app, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!
Europe's push towards digital #sovereignty is gaining serious momentum. Amid growing concerns over data #privacy, access, and #surveillance, many regions are distancing themselves from U.S.-based tech giants in favour of open source alternatives.
https://news.itsfoss.com/europe-open-source-alternative-confluence/
The stupid, it burns.
It’s of course the Fortune 500 company, as the distributor of a software product or service, that needs to answer that questionnaire.
Some desk jockey got the questions from corporate, and decided to push them to the FOSS components they’re using.
@bagder know this perfectly well, but for everyone else:
If you develop #FOSS, and you get demands like this, tell them to either pay for your time, or fuck off.
They are in no position to demand anything from you.
Hejka #FOSS eksperci, dostałem takiego maila i potrzebuję Waszej pomocy, bo nie znam się na tyle, aby odpowiedzieć merytorycznie, a nie bardzo mam czas na zgłębienie tematu. Ostatnio rzadko nawet tutaj bywam :(
„Dzień dobry, poszukuję prostej platformy blogowej i tak trafiłem na WriteFreely, a dalej na założoną przez pana instancję. Proszę mi powiedzieć, czy istnieje możliwość uruchomienia na writefreely.pl bloga pod własną domeną, jak ma to miejsce np. na write.as? Byłbym bardzo zainteresowany takim rozwiązaniem.”
Battle for Wesnoth is probably the most advanced open source game to date. If you're into turn-based strategy games, definitely download it for your distro. And they're looking for more maintainers btw!
Finally managed to properly install Caesar III under #Linux, to run under the open source re-implementation of the gaming engine, #Augustus. It wasn't as straightforward under Linux due to case sensitivity on files, and a special tool to unarchive shielded .cab files, but it worked at the end thanks to the wiki. Bear in mind, the game requires the original artwork from 1998 (easily found online).
Merci #Microsoft pour tous ces efforts que vous déployez sans relâche depuis tant d'années pour me faire détester #MicrosoftWindows (et #MicrosoftOffice, soit dit en passant) et aimer profondément GNU/Linux et les #LogicielsLibres en général. Franchement, bravo et merci ! Continuez comme ça 
#GAFAM #Windows10 #Windows11 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #BigTech #Windows #Windaube
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