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Hey everyone. Linus mentioned open-sourcing the Floatplane app. I'm new around here, does anyone have a timeline for this? I'm an android developer and would love to have a play with it.

Free and Open-source Alternatives to Common Programs Revision History 1.0 - Thread created 1.1 - Thread revamped with new info and added links. 1.2 - Added Index (placeholder) Introduction With the advent of SteamOS, a good portion of gamers will likely switch to using it for their gaming needs. It won't really be long before more games start supporting Linux natively; newer games will definitely be supporting it as early as 2014, older games are constantly being ported over. Gaming on Linux is gaining momentum, but what about other productivity tools? Windows is still the king of OS's due to the wide range of applications natively supported, from Office to Graphics tools to 3D modelling, CAD/CAM and many other areas. Most of these applications are proprietary and closed-source and won't run on Linux natively. The purpose of this topic is to highlight some of the many free and/or open-source alternatives to many proprietary Windows programs. Free doesn't necessarily mean open-source, and that difference will be highlighted where applicable. Open-source software isn't restricted to Linux only - many of them can be cross-platform. Many of them can also be cross-compiled from Linux source to run on Windows. Proprietary alternatives are only included for programs that are both low-cost and worth paying for. One caveat to be aware of: The programs listed are merely alternative options to proprietary tools. In some specific cases, they won't act as replacements for the paid programs, due to paid programs having a vastly superior feature set. However, for the average user, the free alternatives are more than adequate. I personally tend to look at what people have done using the free alternative and compare them to the paid option, comparing their capabilities and not their specific feature sets. Of course, this may change in the future, due to the open-source nature of most of these programs: the necessary functionality can be added in my anyone. So, let's begin! Index 1.0 - Microsoft Office 2.0 - Adobe Photoshop 3.0 - Adobe Illustrator 4.0 - Adobe Premiere/After Effects 5.0 - 3D Graphics (Modelling, Animation) 6.0 - Digital Painting 7.0 - Development Tools 8.0 - Desktop Recording/Streaming 9.0 - Media Player 10.0 - Gaming 11.0 - CAD/CAM/CAE 12.0 - Torrent Clients 13.0 - Instant Messaging/Chat Clients 14.0 - Email Clients 15.0 - Linux Terminal-based 16.0 - Antivirus 17.0 - PDF Tools 18.0 - Virtualization 19.0 - Miscellaneous Microsoft Office Perhaps the most widely used and adopted set of tools for productivity. There are, however, more than a fair share of free and open-source options that are on par with Office, with one key exception: the free alternatives aren't capable of saving to .docx or any of the newer Office formats, but they are capable of reading them. That's not a major problem though: it's recommended to use the older .doc format due to being easier to work with. PDF is also a far superior format for sharing documents. Open-source 1) OpenOffice.org - This is usually the first option to come to mind, and it's been around for a while. Contains all of the replacement tools for Office. However, as some of you already know, it's somewhat lacking in features. Cross-platform. 2) LibreOffice - a fork of OpenOffice, with a wider range of features, and is more updated. I personally use this instead of OpenOffice and it's amazing. Cross-platform. 3) KOffice/Calligra Suite - Built into KDE. It may be possible to install it as a standalone application with the necessary dependencies. Contains a wide range of tools for everything Office related. Some older versions of KOffice is available on Windows. 4) TexLive - Alternative for MS Word. Specifically useful for Scientific documents (LaTeX). 5) WPS - Formerly known as Kingsoft Office, WPS is a newly updated version. Runs on iOS, Android, Windows and Linux, and capable of working with .docx and .xlsx files (compatibility and formatting issues aside). Exports to PDF as well, much like LibreOffice. Freeware/Online 1) Google Drive - Can't say much more. Full range of Office tools online, seamlessly synced between devices. Google has also been promoting QuickOffice, which is a set of tools available on Mobile devices with Drive integration. 2) OneDrive - Microsoft's own set of online Office tools, similar to Google Drive. Adobe Photoshop High up on the list of productivity tools used by graphics designers and digital painters. Open-source 1) GIMP - widely seen as the best Photoshop alternative on Linux. It is also cross-platform. 2) GIMPshop - Similar to GIMP, both open-source and cross-platform. 3) Krita - part of Calligra Suite. It's primarily a digital painting program, which Photoshop is capable of. Linux only, with an experimental version available for Windows. 4) Scribus - Specialized tool for creating publications. Cross-platform. Freeware 1) Paint.NET - An advanced version of MS Paint, but contains many of the basic features found in Photoshop. Available on Windows only, as it depends on .NET Framework. Adobe Illustrator Perhaps the best Vector-based graphics tools. Photoshop has some vector capabilities, but Illustrator is far superior. Open-source 1) Inkscape - great replacement for Illustrator. Cross-platform as well. 2) LibreOffice Draw - part of the LibreOffice package. Cross-platform. 3) Karbon - integrated into KDE in the Calligra Suite, making it Linux only. However, there are ways of installing KDE packages on Windows. Should be able to install it without KDE with just the dependencies. 4) Xara Xtreme - Looks to be an excellent Vector-graphic editor. Available on Linux and Windows. Adobe Premiere/After Effects These two are generally combined as each performs a specific group of tasks. Premiere focuses on editing, while After Effects focuses on compositing and visual effects. Most open-source options combine these features into a single application - which is great. Open-source 1) Cinelerra - perhaps the best option available. There are two versions, a community maintained one as well as an official one. The community version is called cinelerra-cv and is available on most Linux distributions. Not cross-platform afaik. 2) Kdenlive - Similar feature set to cinelerra, but more along the lines of Premiere. Kdenlive is available on Windows through a VM image. 3) OpenShot - Another option instead of Cinelerra. Primarily on Linux, but can be cross-compiled on Windows with the right set of tools (Cygwin, etc). 4) Avidemux - Cross-platform and open-source. Very simple video editing, and encodes in multiple formats. 5) LiVES - Available on Linux and OS X. Similar feature set to Cinelerra. 6) Blender - primarily a 3D modelling program (will go into more detail below), but includes a non-linear video editor. Runs on python, which is cross-platform. Freeware 1) Lightworks - there's a free and premium version available. The free version is free forever. So far, Lightworks is Windows only. The Linux version is in beta. There are many other free video editors out there. A Google search will reveal at least 10 other options. Autodesk Maya/3ds Max, Cinema 4D 3D modellers have perhaps used these applications. In fact, Cinema 4D's R15 was just released (as of October 2nd, 2013). Open-source Blender. I'm not even going to bother mentioning other options for now, as I have yet to find an option that beats it. There are plenty of projects out there done using Blender (Sintel is a perfect example of a short movie made entirely in Blender). It does everything you could possibly expect from it, along the lines of Cinema 4D and all of the other paid applications. Best of all, it's free and fully open-source. Corel Painter Perhaps the best digital painting tool out there. Has the widest range of brushes, painting media, etc. Open-source 1) Krita - mentioned it already. One of the best free digital painting applications available. Has excellent support for Wacom tablets. 2) MyPaint - similar to Krita. Cross-platform. 3) Alchemy - more of a niche program. Great for random sketching, doesn't have an undo function. 4) Gimp Paint Studio - Set of tools integrated into Gimp to provide digital painting tools, brushes, etc. Development Tools (IDEs) Microsoft's Visual Studio is probably one of the most common proprietary options, with development environments for C, C++, C#, among many others. On the OS X side, there's Xcode for developing in Objective-C. This section will list some of the alternatives to using the paid programs. Open-source 1) Eclipse - In my humblest opinion, one of the best IDEs available. Free, completely open-source and extensible through plugins. I've personally set my installation of Eclipse to work with Python, C, C++, Java, Android, and PHP/MySQL, and that's barely scratching the surface of the amount of development environments that can be integrated into Eclipse through plugins. 2) Code::Blocks - Another open-source IDE primarily for C++, but has a plugin system to easily extend functionality. Cross-platform. 3) Netbeans - free and open-source, comes default with the Java Development Kit, as an optional addon. It does support development environments for multiple languages. Freeware 1) Programmer's Notepad - Supports syntax highlighting for multiple languages. Windows only. 2) Visual Studio Express - The free version of Visual Studio. It's perfect for people who want to get started developing on Windows. Naturally, Windows only. Proprietary 1) Sublime Text - Technically paid, but a free, unlimited trial is available. It is cross-platform, and widely regarded as one of the best Text-based development environments. 2) IntelliJ - Specifically for Java and Android development. Cloud This is a pretty unique category, as there are literally dozens of cloud-based IDEs for various languages. I'll try my best to highlight some of the best ones based on languages supported. Feel free to link me to any Cloud IDEs you know of and I will add it to the list. 1) Cloud9 - Code anywhere. Free and subscription available. Doesn't appear to have language restrictions. 2) Codenvy - Free and premium subscriptions available. There are free premium packages if you plan on developing open-source projects (the way I interpret it). FRAPS/Dxtory, Xsplit By far the best video recording and streaming tools available. However, there are more than a fair share of free and open-source options. Open-source 1) Open Broadcaster Software - capable of streaming to Justin.tv, Twitch.tv and other streaming sites. Optionally, it'll also record to the HDD using a range of compression settings. While it is open-source, a Linux version currently doesn't exist. There is plenty of interest in a Linux version. 2) GLC - The Linux FRAPS. GLC is a bit tricky to install, but is excellent on Linux. Needs to be built from source. 3) Yukon - Similar to GLC. Needs to be built from source. 4) SimpleScreenRecorder - Name is self-explanatory. Supports desktop and game recording, as well as streaming to Twitch.TV and other streaming services. 5) Twitch Streamer - A minimal shell script designed to stream directly to Twitch. Captures from the X server directly. Freeware 1) FFsplit - a free streaming software available primarily on Windows. 2) MSI Afterburner - one of the best free options for recording gameplay. Media Players Everyone needs a media player, whether it's combined or just for music. Open-source 1) VLC - easily the best media player available. Also capable of recording the desktop and there's also the possibility of a video editor being added later on. Supports Bluray with some workarounds. 2) MPlayer/SMPlayer - along the lines of VLC. Cross-platform. 3) aTunes - iTunes equivalent on Windows and Linux. 4) Amarok - feature-rich media player. 5) XBMC - great open-source media player, capable of all types of media. Particularly good for an HTPC setup. 6) Audacious - open-source and available on many Linux distributions. Also cross-platform. 7) Clementine - cross-platform and open-source music player. 8) Plex - media streaming option along the lines of XBMC, but designed to run as a server. Ideal for a centralized media server and streaming to multiple devices (Mobile, PC, HTPC, etc). 9) Windows Media Player classic - plays a wide range of formats, specifically rmvb (RealPlayer). Simple and easy to use interface. A great alternative to VLC media player, but is Windows only despite being open-source. 10) Banshee - Open-source and cross-platform media player. Great replacement for iTunes (supports iPod syncing). 11) Apollo - A music player for Android. One of many options on Android. 12) MPV - Fork of mplayer2 and MPlayer, lightweight and easy to use. Freeware 1) Foobar2000 - IMO, one of the best and most configurable music players. 2) Winamp - This is only included because it's one of the more popular options. I personally would not recommend it, as it is more bloated compared to other options. 3) KMPlayer - Free media player on Windows. 4) iTunes - self-explanatory. Windows and OS X only, with alternatives above for Linux. 5) MusicBee - Free Music player available on Windows. 6) PotPlayer - Free music player for Windows operating systems. Gaming This section is perhaps no longer needed due to SteamOS. However, for games that don't run natively on Linux (and ignoring Steam's in-house streaming option), here are the best ways to get games running on Linux: Open-source 1)WINE - The easiest way, supports a wide range of Windows applications and Games. Check the AppDB for specific issues with some applications. Generally, anything rated Gold and above in their database will run well. 2) PlayOnLinux - essentially WINE, but with a simple GUI to make managing Games easier. Also supports various Windows applications. A full list of supported software is on their website. Proprietary I know the topic says Free/Open-source, but I feel like this deserves an exception: 1) Crossover - basically a paid version of WINE with better support. CAD/CAM/CAE Stands for Computer Aided Design/Manufacturing/Engineering. Prime examples of proprietary software are: SolidWorks, Unigraphics NX, Catia, ANSYS, Pro Engineer, AutoCAD, among many more. The following is a list of free and open-source alternatives. Open-source 1) FreeCAD - the perfect AutoCAD and Solidworks replacement. 2) OpenFOAM - The best open-source alternative to ANSYS tools (primarily used for numerical simulation in Structural and Mechanical Engineering). 3) Scilab - excellent replacement for MATLAB (which is cross-platform, while still proprietary). Scilab is the free and open-source equivalent based on Python. 4) Octave - very similar to Scilab and MATLAB. 5) Scipy - a python extension specifically for scientific and simulation-based calculations. 6) CAElinux - Should really belong in a section of its own, as it's an entire distribution built around CAE. Torrent clients The most common ones are BitTorrent and uTorrent, among others. Most of these clients are free, but aren't open-source. Some of them are more bloated than others. The following is a list of free and open-source clients. 1) Deluge - Great torrent client. I used it briefly; supports extra features through plugins. Cross-platform. 2) Transmission - Same as Deluge, free and open-source. Runs on many Linux distributions. 3) rtorrent - Generally installed through the repositories of whichever distribution. Terminal based, very simple yet powerful. Optionally, rutorrent can be installed to give it a web-based interface. These two are a very popular choice for a dedicated server running as a Torrent box (frequently referred to as a seedbox). 4) qBittorent - Cross-platform and open-source. 5) Tixati - Heard about this one more recently. Runs on Windows and Linux. Instant Messaging/Chat programs Not really a category that needs to be included, as most are free. However, not all are open-source. The only proprietary paid program I know of is mIRC, which is a commonly used IRC program. Some alternatives to mIRC: 1) Hexchat - an improvement over xChat. Cross platform (Windows, Linux) and open-source. Lots of features. xChat Aqua is an option for OS X. 2) Irssi/Weechat - minimalist IRC program. Not suited for everyone, but has a clean interface, and fun to tinker around with. Weechat is similar to Irssi. 3) Pidgin - mutli-protocol chat program. Supports IRC as well as many other common ones: Windows Live, Facebook, Jabber, Google Talk, AIM and many more. 4) Jitsi - similar to Pidgin, has some nice security features. Email Clients This section contains tools that run from within the Linux terminal, and don't exist as a standalone application. Nevertheless, they are quite powerful when used correctly. 1) Mozilla Thunderbird - probably one of the most well-known email clients. Cross-platform. 2) Claws Mail - An open-source email client for Linux. Cross-platform. 3) Mutt - Terminal-based email client. 4) Squirrel Mail - Personally used it to set up an Email server on a dedicated server (Kimsufi 2G), works wonderfully. Simple web interface for checking email. Linux Terminal-based Tools This section contains tools that run from within the Linux terminal, and don't exist as a standalone application. Nevertheless, they are quite powerful when used correctly. 1) Vi/Vim - excellent text editor for Linux. Comes pre-packaged with many Linux installers. 2) Nano - also comes pre-packed with Linux installers. 3) Emacs 4) cmus - Terminal-based music player. 5) Mutt - Terminal-based email client. Antivirus Generally not a problem for Linux due to its security features; however, there are some open-source and free options available for Windows, OS X and Linux. I haven't used the open-source ones below, so I cannot comment on its effectiveness. Nevertheless, I'll list them for people to try out. Open-source 1) ClamAV - Available as source code for various Linux distributions. Freeware 1) Avast - free and pro versions available. One of the most recommended free options. 2) AVG - same as Avast. Personally find it to be a bit bloated. 3) Microsoft Security Essentials - comes built into Windows 8, available for Windows 7 as well as other Windows OS's. 4) Malwarebytes - Anti-malware software. PDF Tools The following section contains software used to view and manipulate PDF files (annotations, editing PDFs, combining, etc). 1) PDFCreator - print to PDF, among other features. 2) Bullzip PDF - A printer driver which can be installed to print any document type as a PDF. Particularly useful for obscure file formats that can't be converted directly to PDF. 3) SumatraPDF - A free PDF and ebook (.epub, .mobi) reader. 4) Evince - A replacement PDF viewer that supports other file formats. 5) Xournal - free and open-source software specifically replacing OneNote or other Journal applications. Supports tablet PCs, and is able to annotate PDFs. 6) Stylus Labs - So far, of the Journal applications I've tried, this works the best in terms of writing performance. Xournal had an input lag that I noticed on Windows, not sure how it runs on Linux. Saves as .html files, with optional PDF export. Quite the quirky website design too. 7) PDFLite - PDF Viewer and printer (converts multiple formats to PDF). Source code is freely available for compiling on Linux. Virtualization This section contains software used for virtualization, whether it be development environments (virtual servers), or virtual machines. It's a fairly broad category. Some of the software under development tools were moved to this section to be a bit more accurate. The list includes free and open-source options. 1) Oracle's Virtualbox - the go-to option for free virtual machines. Supports a wide range of guest and host operating systems. 2) VMWare Workstation Player - available in Free and Pro versions (for commercial use). 3) Xen - Open-source virtualization, supports many guest operating systems and also supports various cloud platforms (OpenStack, etc). 4) KVM - another popular open-source virtualization program for Linux. 5) XAMPP - Web development environment. 6) Vagrant - creates a Virtual Server and sets it up as a development environment. Easily create and re-create (in any desired configuration) development environments to suit your needs. 7) WPN-XM - Web development environment built around Nginx (alternative web server to Apache), PHP, and Mariadb (faster alternative to MySQL). Miscellaneous This section contains mostly things that don't fall into the above categories, generally free. Some of them are cross-platform. Some of the summaries below may not be very accurate, so correct me if I'm mistaken. I've only used a couple of them in the past. 1) 7-zip - Everyone should have this, everyone should love it. Much better features compared to winzip and works with many different compression formats. 2) KeePass2 - encrypts and stores all of your passwords. 3) Xming - view/run X (Unix/Linux) based programs on Windows. 4) Cygwin/MinGW - Linux environment on Windows, can be used to compile programs from source on Windows. More involved, so usually ideal only for the tech savvy. Nice to have though, for people who want to tinker. 5) PuTTY - Simple SSH Client. Good for managing servers via command line. 6) Filezilla FTP - One of the best free FTP clients. Believe it also has SSH built in, but never used it. 7) Ghostscript/Ghostview - viewer/interpreter for Postscript, a programming language for creating vector graphics. 8) TrueCrypt - one of the best free disk encryption. Has automatic and real-time encryption of data. ---------------------- I haven't personally used many of the above applications, but it's a starting point for people interested in making the jump to Linux or SteamOS. Some of these options are a bit more involved to get running, but don't be afraid to get your hands dirty! It's an immense learning experience, and well worth learning.

This might a bit too of a niche topic for most of Linus Tech Tips audience, but some still might find it interesting. There will be a coreboot hackathon on 17th of November (in 3 weeks), in Bochum, Germany. It will last over the entire weekend (until Sunday 19th). FYI: coreboot is open-source firmware (BIOS or UEFI) replacement Free snacks and drinks during the entire period. Number of tickets is limited. Ordinary ticket costs 20 Euro, for students only 10 Euro.

So I’m going to be doing a multi topic thread here; in relation to the new hobby of intaking computers that people no longer want, refurbishing them then giving said computers to those that aren’t as fortunate or that have had some rough times. As part of the intake process, I’ll go through the computer itself for a functionality check to discover any potential problems. If everything is in working order I’ll go ahead and do a complete wipe of the HDD/SSD; unless the individual that given me a computer needs some data recovered off it. With that being said, I would like to put together a dedicated rig specifically for that task; I do have a server board that I was using for my PFSense box with an Intel Atom D330 in my parts bin with a dedicated USB port on it. Listed below are my possible requirements; since I’m going low budget and limited on space Ability to wipe multiple disks at once Recommended file recovery software Can be bootable through USB or PxE Open source preferred as I’m going full tilt using Linux Next topic is the next phase after function check and disk wipe is complete. This is where I’m contemplating on using setting up a PxE server to install operating systems. The primary Linux Distribution I use is Linux Mint with the Cinnamon DE, since I can’t afford to always buy Windows serial keys; Also gives me the opportunity to expose people to the realm of Linux. Side note, I always spend a few minutes with an individual/family showing them the basics of Linux Mint so they can familiarize easier. So far the maximum number of computers I can fit on the bench are 4 laptops or two desktops; provided I don’t have anything tore open. I already have a 5 port gigabit switch mounted off the side of my primary workbench. I do have a TrueNAS Scale Server in my network I can use to host a PxE Server; I am also open to use of a VM to host a PxE server. So any recommendations are welcome! Last thing…Any recommendations on universal laptop chargers? I want to get a couple for my computer bench for laptops I get in that don’t have chargers. Something that won’t break the back and will handle a wide variety of wattage capacity.

Hi, My family have a sheet metal company and I wanted to try laser/punch my own case as some sff cases like the velka are hard to get due to delivery fees I have been searching online but most itx and sff cases are for 3D printing. I was wondering if anyone had done something similar already and what options they had found? I’m interested in the designs such as the velka 3/5 as well as the some of the more ali express cases like Acat s1 or the sgpc k39 TIA

Summary Some pretty big news from the world of open-source software. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and TYPO3, the big four of the FOSS CMS world, have teamed up to send an open letter to EU legislators. They're worried about the EU's Proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and how it could mess with the future of open-source platforms. They also held a public webinar/conference earlier today. Here is a link to their open letter. Quotes "The letter points out that, in its current form, the proposed regulations run the risk of reducing software security and undermining the EU’s core aims and values." "The primary contention is that the proposed CRA’s “commercial activity” definitions are unclear and problematic. The current non-commercial exemption in the proposed regulations fails to consider the intricate network of relationships underpinning FOSS and its roles in the digital economy." My thoughts This is a pretty big deal. Open-source software is a huge part of the digital economy, and these platforms are worried that the new regulations could put a damper on things. The fact that they're concerned about the future of platforms like WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and TYPO3 is something we should all be paying attention to. They're calling for a chat with the legislators, which I think is a great move. Let's hope it leads to some positive changes. I'm am very afraid that this will lead to open source contributors leaving the platforms they are contributing to, some on twitter are afraid this might lead to them being personally accountable. Sources Open Letter on the Significance of Free and Open Source Software in the EU’s Proposed Cyber Resilience Act FOSS CMS Projects Issue an Open Letter to EU on Proposed Cyber Resilience Act

This project is unofficial! A paid Floatplane subscription is required for proper use. Was looking for a Roku client/channel, and I couldn't find one, so I wrote this small client. Supports login via Floatplane only (no legacy LTT forum, nor Discord). 2FA login is supported. I'm currently working on a few bugs/enhancements, though I work full time, so progress is sparse. Pull requests/bug reports are more than welcome! Got a question? Feedback? Poke me on Discord for a faster response! Where Can I Get It? Roku The source can be found on Github (https://github.com/bmlzootown/Hydravion), and it is available via the Roku channel store (https://my.roku.com/account/add/TCXTKHH or https://channelstore.roku.com/details/96a633034fff363b2a194509d75cb966/hydravion). Android TV This will have to be side-loaded for the time being. Feel free to submit any issues over on the Github page: https://github.com/bmlzootown/Hydravion-AndroidTV tvOS/Apple TV Still a work in progress, should I ever get the time, but it seems to work just fine in the simulator. To run it, you'll have to sideload the app, though, as I have no paid developer license. Feel free to submit any issues over on the github page: https://github.com/bmlzootown/Hydravion-tvOS Jamamp (Jman012) has been working on a tvOS app (Wasserflug) that looks much better, and has far more functionality, that is currently available on the app store (see Discord for more info). The source is available via Github as well: https://github.com/Jman012/Wasserflug-tvOS

Hey, I'm trying to compile aseprite but keep ending up with this set of errors, any ideas on how I can fix it? I'm going based off of this video - CMake Deprecation Warning at src/observable/CMakeLists.txt:4 (cmake_minimum_required): Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 will be removed from a future version of CMake. Update the VERSION argument <min> value or use a ...<max> suffix to tell CMake that the project does not need compatibility with older versions. CMake Deprecation Warning at src/clip/CMakeLists.txt:4 (cmake_minimum_required): Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 will be removed from a future version of CMake. Update the VERSION argument <min> value or use a ...<max> suffix to tell CMake that the project does not need compatibility with older versions. CMake Deprecation Warning at src/undo/CMakeLists.txt:4 (cmake_minimum_required): Compatibility with CMake < 3.5 will be removed from a future version of CMake. Update the VERSION argument <min> value or use a ...<max> suffix to tell CMake that the project does not need compatibility with older versions. -- Configuring done (154.2s) CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but they are set to NOTFOUND. Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in the CMake files: WEBP_LIBRARIES linked by target "app-lib" in directory C:/aseprite/src/app -- Generating done (0.4s) CMake Generate step failed. Build files cannot be regenerated correctly. Thanks for any help in advance, Lex.

Summary During the OCP Regional Summit, AMD announced a plan to deprecate their current AGESA CPU firmware family, citing lack of flexibility and difficulty with scaling as the primary motivations. Replacing is is what AMD is calling "openSIL", a platform-agnostic open-source set of libraries. openSIL is not yet production-ready, and isn't expected to be until around 2026. Priority is being given to server platforms, but the intention is to eventually migrate AMD's entire processor stack. Quotes My thoughts Assuming this pans out as advertised, this could make AMD king of the coreboot community. Sources https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-openSIL-Replace-AGESA

Hi community Maybe someone knows where I can find this kind of programs ? My visualization is on a local computer so it is not possible to show it on a website or slides in a presentation in the most popular recording programs. I only have a webcam so ... will be harder to find. < removed by moderation > Thanks for any answers .... they will be helpful.

Summary A security flaw in Signal was reported in a rude manner. Signal closed the issue calling it a technique by design. Who is right and who is wrong? Quotes My thoughts I think Signal should address this officially. Sources https://news.itsfoss.com/signal-github-controversy/

is there any GUI build with VR focus yet? Specifically, anything that was built with android as a backend? Thanks for any help.

This website lets you search for any text, and will give you a list of all videos in which the term was said with a timestamp to exactly where is was said. The way it works is that we pre download the subtitles (auto generated at times) of all the videos for a channel, and we then perform a search and retrieve the video and the exact timestamp. Source code available here: https://github.com/dermasmid/searchtube. I currently have the website hosted with some Youtube channels already added including the main LLT channel, Techquickie, ShortCircuit, TechLinked, and some others. Visit it now! https://searchtube.site/?channel_id=UCXuqSBlHAE6Xw-yeJA0Tunw I hope you guys find it fun (and maybe even useful). I would love to get any sort of feedback and suggestions, thanks.

Summary The Pine64 Organization has announced there new Linux phone called the "PinePhone Pro" not to be confused with there previous phone the "PinePhone", The new Phone features a Hexa-Core CPU running at 1.5GHz and 4GB of RAM compared with there previous phone that has a Quad-Core running at 1.152 GHz and with 3GB of RAM. Edit : The PinePhone and PinePhone Pro will exist at same time, until demand for the PinePhone dies off(meaning maybe years). The new PinePhone Pro The PinePhone Video form LTT "Who is it for?" "Contemporary mobile Linux operating systems have a way to go before they can be considered true alternatives to Android or iOS. While mobile Linux isn’t in a state that could satisfy most mainstream electronics consumers, we recognize that a sizable portion of our community is ready to make the jump to a Linux-only smartphone today. The PinePhone Pro has the raw horsepower to be your daily driver, granted you’re ready to accept the current software limitations. In a nutshell: if you are an existing PinePhone owner and your only wish is for the device to be more powerful and refined, then the PinePhone Pro is for you." "Who isn’t it for?" "We’re not in the business of selling empty promises – a much faster mainline Linux smartphone won’t make the existing operating systems more refined, nor will it magically spawn software replacements for your iOS or Android applications. There is a long road ahead of us, all of us, and it will require time and effort for the software to reach a degree of maturity that would satisfy mainstream users. If you depend on proprietary mainstream mobile messenger applications, banking applications, use loyalty or travel apps, consume DRM media, or play mobile video games on your fruit or Android smartphone, then the PinePhone Pro is likely not for you." "How’s the performance?" "Tasks such as opening applications, browsing the internet, interacting with the user interface or watching videos are on par with recent mid-range Android smartphones. Many of you will also be happy to hear that native Linux games as well as popular retro game emulators work great on the PinePhone Pro – be it SuperTuxKart, PSP, or Dreamcast emulation, you’ll be in for a treat. When docked and connected to an external monitor and keyboard and mouse, the PinePhone Pro performs well when surfing the web, using the terminal or an office suite, watching 1080p videos, and even in light photo editing. The perfect pocketable Linux computer on the go." My thoughts I am exited for this new phone and would like to buy one when I can afford it. Sources https://www.pine64.org/pinephonepro/

What is the best open source Reddit alternative? I use Lemmy and that is good but I want to know about people's favourite reddit alternative which is open source

What is the best open source garage band alternative? I have tried LMMS but I want something more user friendly to use and I want it to be compatiable with midi devices because I have a synth I want to use

A GitHub user not working on Audacity suggested via a pull request thar adding "basic telemetry" for user experience improvement should be added. There is no article and this is a developing story still. As of today the feedback on the pull request page from users and developers is overwhelmingly negative. And one of the standout replies: My thoughts: The addition of telemetry, even with an opt-out, to audacity goes against the idea of free software. People are panic-forking the project already, and for good reason. What makes this suspicious is that a user is creating a pull request suggesting telemetry be sent to a Yandex or Google services endpoint. This user has no prior involvement in Audacity, and unclear interests and motives in regards to the Audacity project. https://github.com/audacity/audacity/pull/835

Original Source: https://github.com/EricJMarti/inventory-hunter Since I feel that the README does a pretty good job at explaining what the bot does/how it works, how to use it, and his motivations for making it, I won't go into a lot of detail on such things here, but here's a highlight on some of the most important things from that README plus some additional relevant info I found from other sources. 1. The primary developer (a.k.a. Eric) really seems to know what he is doing, especially as this WordPress news article from his alma mater states that the developer now works at Susquehanna International Group, a privately held global trading and technology firm. Furthermore, if this 2019 report is anything to go by, then "high-frequency trading [a.k.a. HFT] represents about 50% of trading in US equity markets [today]," and very often (if not all of the time) HFT is software-automated. 2. Note that Eric (the primary developer) recommends but does not require that the bot be installed on a Pi, since the bot if deployed will be running 24/7. 3. As Eric states in the README, "it is [ultimately] up to online retailers to combat [scalpers]," and if this Tom's Guide news article is anything to go by, then open-source bots like this is likely our best bet at the moment. Also note that this bot does not automate the checkout process as well, and since scalpers tend to be lazy, scalpers will continue to much more likely use "premium paid-for" solutions such as the infamous Carnage Bot. 4. As a huge fan of the open-source model, I love it any time when open-source software truly gets put to good use. P.S. I didn't put this in "Tech News" since Tom's Hardware already reported about this at the beginning of last month, and I felt that it was also appropriate to put this in a separate thread as the original thread discussing ways to combat scalpers is rather old.

Hi to everyone. I'm looking to put some remote cameras with out subscriptions etc. Just wondering what's a good open source software is. Also what's a good camera.

Summary In what is possibly one of the biggest announcements in Linux history, potentially ending a decade of grudges and feuds going all the way back to Torvald's infamous 2012 "Fuck you", Nvidia has officially released a set of open source kernel modules for their GeForce and workstation GPUs. This code allows running GeForce cards on Linux without using Nvidia's closed-source proprietary drivers. It's dual-licensed with MIT and GPL, and the code is hosted on GitHub. Unfortunately, the code is limited to Turing and newer architectures, limiting its usefulness for older cards. Quotes My thoughts While this is definitely a start in the right direction, I have my doubts about this initiative expanding, or continuing long-term. Sources https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=nvidia-open-kernel&num=1 https://github.com/NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules

Summary MasterPlus, CoolerMaster's software control suite, to become open source and allow other products, including competitor products, to integrate via plugins and an API. Quotes My thoughts Always a fan of open source, I'm extremely excited to hear this news. Hopefully this means that it'll work on Linux eventually too! Sources https://boringtextreviews.com/exclusive-say-goodbye-to-bloated-closed-source-software-coolermaster-to-release-new-open-source-version-of-its-software-with-api-integration-and-it-can-work-with-other-coolers-too

I learned to code with Komodo years ago, I've moved on many times since then but still have fond and painful memories of it. But hearing it's going Open source as well as it's forums may be closed down. Thought some may want to know. https://news.itsfoss.com/komodo-ide-open-source/

This is the first time i actually use the forum I read the rules but if i missed one, please warn me Also I'm not a native speaker, forgive me for any r/engrish level typos I'm a kid that is working on reverse engineering the htc vive tracking system (and my valve index is in transit because i will try to reverse that too) I was thinking of making an alternative to the classic vive trackerlargeimage.jpg and while searching, i found this project but i found it to be too complicated and now I'm starting from scratch Any thoughts? Would you buy one for circa 40$? Like tacos? Any suggestions/tips? Work at valve and want to hire me? Do you think it's too complicated for a kid? shh let me dream Want to help? Or just curious Here is more information I want to make it open source but opening a tindie shop would be nice I don't know shet about c++ but i still got a driver to work No, this isn't photoshopped, this is actually the unedited screenshot Already experimented with a teensy 3.2, a dso oscilloscope and a cheapo infrared receiver Bought 10 infrared receivers before realizing they weren't compatible ;-; If you think you can help, keep in mind: I'm not joking about being a kid, I'm actually not under 18 (gotta keep those lawyers at bay), so if you want to reach out, put on your anti-zoomer hazmat suit I put this project on hold multiple times in the past few weeks because sometimes my mental health screws me over If you still want to reach out/help (even moral support is still helping .-.) you can Reply to this post Message me on this forum Message me on twitter @mralexesistegia (quickest response if you want to contact me privately) Contacting me and asking my discord with any of the means i just mentioned By breaking into my house and hugging me... okay maybe not

I have a friend who has a redmi note 7 pro which has a problem with the google apps saying the device is not certified. We tried rooting the phone and solving the problem using magisk but to no luck. Will switching to Different OS like Lineage Os can help solve the problem?

Just saw this article. More and more things with Microsoft are going open source. Heck, the MS calculator app is open source and was even ported to Android. Do they really have a new perspective on the topic then about a decade ago? Here is the article: https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2020/5/18/21262103/microsoft-open-source-linux-history-wrong-statement?__twitter_impression=true