Free in Free Software is referring to freedom, not price. Having been used in this meaning since the 80s, the first documented complete definition appears to be the GNU's Bulletin, vol. 1 no. 1, publi...
A new UX 6 years in the making
F-Droid has been a part of the Android ecosystem for over 6 years now. Since then, over 2000 apps have been built for the main repository, many great features have been added , the client has been translated into over 40 different languages, and much more. However, the F-Droid UX has never changed much from the original three tab layout :
This will change with the upcoming release of F-Droid client v0.103. Over the past 6 months, the F-Droid team has been busy redesigning a modern UX which will help bring F-Droid into the present. Some of the big ticket items include:
Screenshots and feature graphics Bulk download and install Ability to translate apps metadata Improved notifications for downloads and pending updates
In addition, we have been redesigning some of the smaller, but equally as important parts of the app, such as better support for visually impaired users who make use of tools such as Talkback, and better support for donating to open source app developers. This has involved extensive design input from UX designers and the community. In addition to the user tests that were conducted early on in the design process, further field tests are currently being conducted to ensure that usability issues with the new design are identified and resolved. Over the coming weeks you will see alpha releases for v0.103. We encourage your feedback and suggestions about how to continually improve the F-Droid client. This is one of the many improvements happening to the broader F-Droid ecosystem in 2017, so keep an eye out for more!
Read more at: https://f-droid.org/posts/a-new-ux-6-years-in-the-making/
#android #fdroid #foss
In the coming months, there will be a couple opportunities for open source fans to meet and talk in the UK.
GitHub | Translatedandelion* - v0.2.5 update released
We are happy to announce the release of the v0.2.5 update of #dandelion!General
This is an unofficial webview based client for the community-run, distributed social network diaspora*. It's currently under development and should be used with that in mind. Please submit any bugs you might find.
- Download (F-Droid, Release Archive)
- Watch Changelog
- See Screenshots
Changelog
- Introduce minimalistic Markdown Parser
- Show LICENSE at first start
- Show CHANGELOG after update
- Convert existing Markup files to Markdown
- Update existing markdown files
- Update AboutActivity to use new Parser
- Added Korean and Danish as translation options
What’s next?
Visit https://github.com/Diaspora-for-Android/dandelion/milestone/8 to see whats planned for the next update.Contributions
If you want to contribute translations to the project, visit: https://crowdin.com/project/diaspora-for-android/invite. If the language you want to translate into isn’t listed, please contact us. Currently our core team consists of 2 developers, and we do most stuff on GitHub and Telegram.
You can help us, even if you don't know how to code: * Artwork * Design ideas * Infrastructure/Hosting/Services * Translations * Share this post or create a new one * Blog about your experience
* We'd like to know what you think
We are also happy about any other kind of contributions, visit our GitHub Page for more informations.Credits
(posted by @gsantner)
- Maintainers (@gsantner, @vanitasvitae)
- Contributors
- Blowball image
Sharing welcome!
Tags: #diaspora #android #app #android-dev #DiasporaForAndroid #dfa #diasporaAndroid #diasporawebapp #foss #freie-software #freesoftware #opensource #translation #translator #release #diasporaapp #mobiledandelion* - unofficial diaspora* android client
dandelion* - unofficial diaspora* android client
Mit der #Android #App #StreetComplete kannst du sehr einfach helfen, die Daten von #OpenStreetMap zu ergänzen https://blog.natenom.com/2017/04/mit-der-android-app-streetcomplete-kannst-du-sehr-einfach-helfen-die-daten-von-openstreetmap-zu-ergaenzen/ #foss
via @natenomÄhnliche Themen...Android App Suntimes zeigt Zeiten von Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang anFlugmodus auf Android automatisch aktivieren/deaktivieren mit „Auto Airplaine Mode“Fahrradreisen/Fahrradtouren planen … mit OpenRouteService.orgGasflow – Open Source Speedmeter for the Statusbar on AndroidRemove privacy related information from images on Android before sharing them…Routen aus Marble in OsmAnd auf Android nutzenSyncthing mit inotify statt Rescan aller Verzeichnisse … Mit der Android App StreetComplete kannst du sehr einfach helfen, die Daten von OpenStreetMap zu ergänzen weiterlesen →
Moritz Bartl informed the #FSFE community on the disscussion@ Mailinglist about his side project www.fossjobs.net
Posting job offerings there is free and the site is also Free Software itself.
Job categories so far are: #Administrators #Editors #Marketers #Designers #Managers #Testers #Consultants #Programmers #Researchers #Translators #Support
Good luck! :)
#FreeSoftware #Jobs #developer #fossjobs #foss #opensource #work
Die Grünen erklärten beispielsweise, dass es sei nur ein unwichtiger Server mit altem Wahlkampfmaterial betroffen. Das zeigt offenkundige Unwissenheit darüber, wie solche Angriffe ablaufen. Und eine sträflich nachlässige Haltung gegenüber der IT-Sicherheit. Organisationen und Privatleute verwenden Nextcloud und Owncloud, weil sie den Public-Cloud-Speicherangeboten misstrauen, Datenverluste oder ein Ausschnüffeln ihrer Privatsphäre befürchten. Daraus sollte eigentlich selbstverständlich folgen, dass Anwender auch Maßnahmen treffen, um solche Angriffe auf ihre eigenen Cloud-Speicher zu verhindern. Updates sind dafür unverzichtbar. Allerdings sind da nicht nur die Anwender in der Pflicht.
Nextcloud hat entdeckt, dass hunderte private Cloud-Speicher angreifbar sind, weil sie auf überholten Versionen aufsetzen. Das Drumherum um diese Meldung zeigt viel Gutes – und eine Schwachstelle.
Von Ludger Schmitz*
Diesmal ist nicht ein gefährlicher Bugs in aktueller Open-Source-Software das Problem. Vielmehr hat sich herausgestellt, dass zigtausende private Cloud-Server mit alten Versio ...
Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology....
#dandelion announcement
GitHub | Translate (posted by @gsantner)
Thanks for your feedback on the previous post regarding app download source. The results are obvious - 100% of votes for F-Droid. Well, we expected a high percentage for F-Droid, but this is very clear.
Based on the results:Does this mean the project is dead?Absolutely not.
- We won't publish releases of dandelion* signed by our key anymore
- We will wait for F-Droid to build dandelion* and attach the app signed by them to our GitHub page
- This way there will be just one signing key used - for you users - this means you can update your dandelion* installation regardless if downloaded from us, or from F-Droid store
- If you download an *.apk telling a wrong key error at installation, you can be sure it's not done by F-Droid - so don't install
- In the last versions, there was an "secondlion*" apk attached on our GitHub Release page. This one has a different package id and can be installed beside dandelion*. In future updates this won't serve the only purpose - to just allow a second account - anymore. secondlion* will be our dandelion*-fresh/beta version from now on, signed by us, which can be installed alongside dandelion*.
- This will affect all future releases - we won't update or change previous releases
- It's up to you - you can go for the F-Droid release, the faster published secondlion* - or install both
What if my current installation came from the GitHub page?Just uninstall the app, and install the latest build from F-Droid:https://f-droid.org/repo/com.github.dfa.diaspora_android_12.apk
Who has access to future used signing keys
- dandelion*: Just F-Droid has access to the key
- secondlion*: Maintainers (@gsantner, @vanitasvitae)
Support the project
- Leave us a star on GitHub
- Provide Translations
- Send some Bitcoin to keep us motivated - contact us
- Report or fix bugs, send PR's
Credits
- Maintainers (@gsantner, @vanitasvitae)
- Contributors
- Blowball image
Sharing welcome!
Tags: #dandelion #dandeliondev #diaspora #diasporaforandroid #diasporaandroid #diasporaapp #app #fdroid #freesoftware #opensource #app #android-dev #foss #freie-software #freesoftware #opensource #translation #translator #release #mobiledandelion* - unofficial diaspora* android client
dandelion* - unofficial diaspora* android client
More than 30 years ago Richard Stallman founded the GNU Project to enable people to continue to use their computers without giving up their freedom. Today, Nextcloud tries to do the same, we want to enable people to continue to sync and share their data without losing their freedom and privacy. Providing such a solution based on free software is a challenging but also extremely motivating task.
bookmarks - :bookmark: Bookmark app for Nextcloud & ownCloud
Last Friday was the 6 month anniversary of Nextcloud, a good opportunity to look back and reflect on what we have achieved since we started. I also have some interesting news to share, including that Nextcloud GmbH is a profitable company already!
As the headline says, we migrated to Nextcloud today, mostly because of the above reasons and that we felt that the time was right. Nextcloud has matured very much in just a few months.
There are bugs in the ownCloud tracker that are several years old, and suggestions of enhancements that never happen, it just feels like it kind of died when Nextcloud arrived.
Can you believe it's been 20 years since the KDE (Kool Desktop Environment) was announced on the 14th of October, 1996, by project founder Matthias Ettrich? Well, it has, and today we'd like to say a happy 20th birthday to KDE!
KDE desktop was first announced on October 14, 1996
Nextcloud Conference: Keynote Speakers and Launch Event | Nextcloud
We’re very excited to announce our keynote speakers for the Nextcloud Conference, scheduled to start on September 16 at the Technical University Berlin. On Saturday, Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical will open our event while Sunday Karen Sandler, Executive Director at the Software Freedom Conservancy will speak. Both are well known in the open source community and we look forward to hearing them share their experiences and ideas! Friday evening, after our Focus day around enterprise and large scale Nextcloud usage, we organize a ‘launch event’ which will feature a new Nextcloud product we have developed together with two partners.
https://nextcloud.com/nextcloud-conference-keynote-speakers-and-launch-event/
#nextcloud #ubuntu #canonical #sfc #foss #berlinNextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share and communication app platform. Access & sync your files, contacts, calendars & communicate and collaborate across your devices. You decide what happens with your data, where it is and who can access it!
We’re very excited to announce our keynote speakers for the Nextcloud Conference, scheduled to start on September 16 at the Technical University Berlin. On Saturday, Jane Silber, CEO of Canonical will open our event while Sunday Karen Sandler, Executive Director at the Software Freedom Conservancy will speak. Both are well known in the open source community and we look forward to hearing them share their experiences and ideas! Friday evening, after our Focus day around enterprise and large scale Nextcloud usage, we organize a ‘launch event’ which will feature a new Nextcloud product we have developed together with two partners.
Nextcloud is an open source, self-hosted file sync and share and communication app platform. Access & sync your files, contacts, calendars & communicate and collaborate across your devices. You decide what happens with your data, where it is and who can access it!
#NextCloud 10 is out ✔ï¸ðŸ˜Ž
@jospoortvliet Poortvliet The nextcloud community manager reports here in #Diaspora about the new #release of NextCloud.
* Two Factor #Authentication * User #Monitoring * Automatic file #tagging
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#Owncloud #cloud #Libre #freedom #privacy #Linux #FOSS #opensourceShare the good news: #nextcloud 10 is out with a brand new monitoring app, extensive workflow handling, usability improvements and much more. I'm certain there are interesting features in there for each and every one of you!
alt text https://nextcloud.com/media/monitoring-1024x576.png?b5c7ea
Yes, it is time to upgrade and let us know what you think!
Learn more in my blog post. (https://nextcloud.com/?p=859)
We've also published a blog explaining an use case for the File Access Control app for home users, read it here (https://nextcloud.com/file-access-control-a-firewall-for-your-private-files-in-nextcloud/)
alt text https://nextcloud.com/media/file-access-control.png?b5c7ea
Share the good news: #nextcloud 10 is out with a brand new monitoring app, extensive workflow handling, usability improvements and much more. I'm certain there are interesting features in there for each and every one of you!
alt text https://nextcloud.com/media/monitoring-1024x576.png?b5c7ea
Yes, it is time to upgrade and let us know what you think!
Learn more in my blog post. (https://nextcloud.com/?p=859)
We've also published a blog explaining an use case for the File Access Control app for home users, read it here (https://nextcloud.com/file-access-control-a-firewall-for-your-private-files-in-nextcloud/)
alt text https://nextcloud.com/media/file-access-control.png?b5c7ea
Easily Upgrade and Fix Your Own Computer
Aleksi Suomalainen wrote the following post:#NemoMobile can be reverse ported to the #Intex #Aquafish just like on the original #Jolla device, join the #FOSS porting movement. #fsf #india #smc Find me on freenode IRC network, channel #nemomobile!
