cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/42562289

La Suite Meet: https://github.com/suitenumerique/meet

SmartTube is a free and open-source YouTube client for Android TV and TV boxes. It removes ads, supports SponsorBlock, works without Google Services, and is designed for large screens and remote controls.

Note: the developer recently disclosed a build environment compromise and has since rotated keys, rebuilt the environment, and added additional verification steps. Users should update to the latest version and verify sources. GitHub: https://github.com/yuliskov/SmartTube

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/45042331

Hello again!!

Sorry for the big delay in the announcements. I know it has been a long time I have not made any announcements but I will try my best next time this doesn't happen again.

So, through the medium of this post I would like to share with you all the v1.24.36 major release version of the websurfx project which was released on the 26th of January.

If you are new, and you don't know what is websurfx then I would suggest taking a look at my previous post here:

https://programming.dev/post/2678496

Which covers in depth about what the project is and why it exists.

Credits

Before I share with you the changelog, what this release version means and a preview on what we are planning to work on for the next major release v2.0.0. I would first like to thank all our contributors and maintainers because of whom this was all possible. Specially I would like to thank spencerjibz, MickLesk and SchweGELBin who have been invaluable to the project. Also, Websurfx would not have been possible without alamin655 and xffxff early involvement.

Thanks 💖 to all the people involved in the project

Now, let's dive straight into what this release version actually means.

What does this release version means

This new release version v1.24.36 updates the hybrid caching api to take advantage of the two layer caching solution which eliminates the round trip time delay of fetching the same results from the cache.

Changelog

The changelog of all the changes can be found here:

https://github.com/neon-mmd/websurfx/releases/tag/v1.24.36

Preview of the goals for the next major release

• Different levels of privacy to choose from with the help of rust's conditional compiling features (In progress).
• Even more engines will be supported.
• Categories would be added to search results like images, news, etc.
• More themes will be provided by default
• More animations for the websurfx frontend will be supported.
• Multi language support would be added.
• I2p and tor support will be provided.
• Reduce animations would be added for those who don't want animations and effects on the frontend.
• And lots more ✨.

Call To Action

If you love our project and want to see it move ahead and progress in the direction you want, then we would suggest contributing at our project

Shotcut, a popular open-source video editor, has released version 26.1, introducing hardware video decoding. The feature arrives after years of development work aimed at making it reliable across operating systems and GPU vendor APIs, and it is now available on Linux, Windows, and macOS.

Hardware video decoding is enabled through Settings > Preview Scaling > Use Hardware Decoder and is turned on by default, except on Linux systems using NVIDIA GPUs.

On Linux, the implementation relies on VA-API, while Windows uses Media Foundation and macOS uses Video Toolbox. Keep in mind that the decoder only works with codecs supported by the underlying hardware and automatically falls back to software decoding when necessary.

cross-posted from: https://feddit.nl/post/50949358

From Mircea Anton:

Hello, everyone!

I fairly recently re-worked most of my Mikrotik automation to move it from Terraform to OpenTofu and Terragrunt and modularize everything.

Tbh the project got to a point I'm quite happy and proud with it. I made a couple of videos about it if you're interested:

• original video about the terraform set-up: https://youtu.be/86LRoxuU5kg
• terragrunt migration walk-through: https://youtu.be/WHzgvH2zgdo

Here's the link to the repo: https://github.com/mirceanton/mikrotik-terraform

Been thinking about cleaning up the modules I made, writing a couple more and maybe publish a module library that others can use and contribute to if attempting something like this. What do you think?

Hi, first time posting in this community, so sorry if this doesn't belong.

I've been (slowly) designing some customizable input devices via a hobbyist license of Fusion360 the past few years. Unfortunately, Autodesk decided to remove the hobbyist tier and made all my files read-only, so now I need to migrate everything to a new software. For some background, I'm a mechanical engineer with experience in NX, Solid Edge, Solid Works, and Inventor, though I mainly code for my specific job.

My question is: what would be the best software for my use case?

OnShape

• Has version control
• Collaboration tools so other people can precisely fork and adjust dimensions to fit their needs
• Professional-grade software, so less friction or need to find work arounds for some functions
• Free tier automatically makes my designs open source. While I don't want to release until it's at v1.0, it's not a deal breaker
• The software isn't open source, and I'm worried about them doing the same thing as Fusion360 in a year or so

FreeCAD

• No built-in version control, and updates to files can't be tracked by Git
• It's a bit jank to use, honestly. I'm trying to port my stuff over to it for now, but I'm having to force myself to do the work
• Open source, so no worries about rug pulls
• Can upload the original CAD files to a Git repository, and users can install the software and make adjustments themselves

OpenSCAD

• Coding-based design means Git should be able to track updates
• Significantly different to use from other CAD software, which is a downside for me. Part of the benefit to me for this project is to keep my CAD skills polished for work as a mechanical engineer, since my specific job doesn't do much with CAD
• Open source
• Users can easily make adjustments

Blender

• Focus on meshes means it works very different from other CAD packages, and I explained why that's a downside previously
• From what I understand, Git can't track changes between versions
• Open source
• Users can make adjustments, but being focused on meshes instead of precision means adjustments are more difficult

Is there any other software that I'm not aware of that fits my use case? Are some of my points about OpenSCAD and/or Blender wrong? Is there something else that's off? Helpful feedback is appreciated

cross-posted from: https://lemmit.online/post/4242386

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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/trander6face on 2024-10-24 11:11:47+00:00.

We all have sensitive information we guard closely. Details about our digital wallets, passwords for the services we use every day, or strictly confidential information. These are things we expect to remain private and would never want to be seen by the wrong people.

But have you ever stopped to consider what would happen if, for reasons beyond your control, you could no longer access your digital tools and online accounts? In that situation, you’d likely want someone you trust to step in and manage them on your behalf. That’s exactly the problem the following app is designed to solve.

A new open-source tool called LastSignal has emerged to let users run their own encrypted dead man’s switch on a self-hosted server. The software is designed for scenarios where messages should only be delivered if the sender becomes unreachable and stops responding to scheduled check-ins.

I had the honor and pleasure to hand over this prize to its first real laureate during the award gala on Thursday evening in Brussels, Belgium.

This annual award ceremony is one of the primary missions for the European Open Source Academy, of which I am the president since last year.

As an academy, we hand out awards and recognition to multiple excellent individuals who help make Europe the home of excellent Open Source. Fellow esteemed academy members joined me at this joyful event to perform these delightful duties.

As I stood on the stage, after a brief video about Greg was shown I introduced Greg as this year’s worthy laureate. I have included the said words below. Congratulations again Greg. We are lucky to have you.

cross-posted from: https://feditown.com/post/2476902

FreeRDP 3.22 was just released as the newest version of this Apache-licensed open-source Remote Desktop protocol (RDP) implementation for interfacing with another computer over the network.

With FreeRDP 3.22 there is a "complete overhaul" of their SDL3-based client user interface. There is a big rework to their SDL3 client to improve the code quality and one of the end-user benefits focused on is enhancing the high DPI "HiDPI" support. There are a number of cases now where HiDPI is better supported by the FreeRDP user interface, including with the dynamic resolution scaling support for the remote display. All-around the FreeRDP 3.22 user interface should be more robust than in prior releases.

A month and a half after the previous 5.2.14 update, Krita, a popular open-source, cross-platform digital painting app, has just released a bugfix update, v5.2.15.

Several critical crashes have been resolved, including failures triggered by using the smudge brush, undoing liquify operations, and loading documents with faulty embedded color profiles. The update also fixes problems when opening TIFF files that use JPEG compression.

Input handling sees multiple refinements. Shortcut conflicts between the Transform and Move tools and the Timeline have been corrected, touch events are now handled more reliably, and unwanted menu activations caused by touch scrolling have been prevented.

OPNsense, an open-source, FreeBSD-based firewall and routing platform designed for both small and large network environments, has just announced its latest update, version 26.1 “Witty Woodpecker”.

One of the most visible changes is the refinement of firewall management. The live firewall log view has been updated to provide clearer and faster insight into real-time traffic decisions, while a redesigned Firewall Rules interface simplifies both rule creation and inspection.

At the same time, API coverage has expanded to include support for Source NAT tagging and Destination NAT port forwarding. These changes reduce operational complexity and make OPNsense easier to integrate into automated and orchestrated environments.

VirtualBox, a popular open-source virtualization software, has just released its third maintenance update to the 7.2 series, version 7.2.6, which focuses on stability, crash fixes, and reliability improvements across hosts and guests.

The Virtual Machine Manager received extensive fixes, resolving multiple crash scenarios, including failures during RHEL 5 guest boot, crashes triggered by recent Windows updates, and instability affecting AMD-based systems.

Issues related to nested virtualization, incorrect VM-execution control checks, and Guru Meditation errors on VM startup under Windows hosts were also fixed. In addition, shutdown failures on Windows 11 ARM hosts and boot problems with older Red Hat guests on modern AMD Zen 4 systems were corrected.

Blender, the free and open source 3D creation software has pulled in another major supporter, with Netflix now funding future development.

Announced on the official Blender website, the Blender team noted it will go towards general core development, to continuously improved content creation and tooling for individuals and teams working in media and entertainment-related workflows. Everyone benefits from this since Blender is completely free - awesome news.

Netflix have joined as Corporate Patron, the highest level membership for companies. This means at a minimum Netflix will provide Blender with €240k a year.