curl to discontinue its HackerOne / bug bounty due to "too strong incentives to find and make up 'problems' in bad faith that cause overload and abuse."
https://github.com/curl/curl/pull/20312

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The NexPhone is an upcoming phone that can boot desktop Linux along with Android (and Microslop Windows 11) - made for USB-C docking to monitors
https://nexphone.com/

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ct (Command Trace) is a Bash command resolution tracer that explains how Bash resolves a command and what the kernel ultimately executes.
https://redd.it/1qio7bq
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Flathub has been marked as malicious by Seclookup. Is there any reason for why this might be the case?
https://redd.it/1qj0coo
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What happened to KNode by KDE?

I remember using KNode back in the day and enjoying it quite a bit. It was better than reading the news off the website and it was nice having everything centralized.

KNode is long discontinued though. Does anyone know what happened to it or why it was discontinued/isn't maintained any longer?

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Are you worried about the shift away from x86?

Edit: This post is about the incompatibility issue between kernel's communication with hardware in ARM computers, which isn't an issue in x86.

During the era of early computing, when 8-bit and 16-bit computers were the norm, there was an issue with computers being incompatible with each other. Even the systems that had exactly the same processor models, like Apple II and Commodore 64, or Amiga and Macintosh, were so different architecturally that they required separate ports of programs or third-party operating systems like CP/M and later, Linux.

On x86, we are very lucky for computers to be mostly compatible in each other, because they were designed around compatibility with the IBM PC, which later evolved into the Wintel architecture we have today.

Unlike on ARM or RISC-V, on x86 you have standards that allow you to boot any operating system without making special changes, unlike on ARM. You can display graphics, get input from keyboard and mouse, play audio and use USB and Ethernet ports by using standard APIs every x86 computer implements. In contrast, on ARM and RISC-V you have to have a specific image for your computer or a device, because there's no fallback you can rely on unlike on x86.

Are you afraid of risk of returning to the past, where running Linux was difficult on anything that wasn't x86 with the decline of the architecture?

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Should I Use Docker?

So I understand Docker is a great way to stop certain services and have them isolated from each other.

But my Linux system will be the system.

It's only going to run Plex, a few other related bits, Pihole and a torrent program to keep sharing Linux distros and such.

None of it particularly needs to be isolated from each other so should I run these things in Docker or just as normal programs on the system?

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APRS Packet Radio Comms with Direwolf on NixOS to contol Radio Transceiver via Digirig Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smrTgJLs9Hg

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It's Hamr Time! - Hamr Gone Rusty~
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I have released dodo pdf reader v0.6.0
https://github.com/dheerajshenoy/dodo

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Prominent Intel Compiler Engineer Heads Off To AMD
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Compiler-Expert-Now-AMD

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30 years of ReactOS
https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/

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GitHub - Ewwii-sh/ewwii: An eww rewrite that is powerful, flexible, and extensible.
https://github.com/Ewwii-sh/ewwii

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Is it true that Linux don't have good language support? If yes, why don't we fix it?

I've been seeing people say Linux has bad support for anything not English, like crappy IME/input methods for CJK, RTL text getting messed up, fonts looking janky, or apps just ignoring your locale. One rant post called it "pretty poor" overall for non-English stuff, and there's tons of complaints about Wayland breaking IMEs or Steam ignoring East Asian input.

Is this still actually still an issue now, or is it overblown? If it's real, why isn't the community throwing more at i18n/input fixes? Kinda kills adoption in non-English countries. What do you non-anglos think, if there even are any of you here?

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GitHub - jw/brt: Btop in Rust
https://github.com/jw/brt

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Pro Tip: Want to see a bug fixed or feature implemented in an open source program? Take the time to write a decent bug report/feature request.

I switched from Windows (shudder) to Linux a short while ago and I'm very pleased. All is not perfect is my Linux world, but, amongst many other things, there is a resounding shining light and that's the ability to easily write a decent bug report/feature request AND actually see it get sorted, and in real time (try that with Windows!).

While I am not fluent in C++ (I am fairly fluent in other things), I can write a a decent bug report/feature request and I try to do this often. While not all my reports/requests get solved, when they do life gets a little bit better.

I encourage others to take the time to make our open source world a better place by filing more bug reports/feature requests; it can even be something simple and you never know when someone might just want to scratch an itch and resolve a bug/implement your request:

https://bugs.kde.org/show\_bug.cgi?id=513987

Thank you Allen!

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Debian Urgently Seeks Volunteers After Data Protection Team Resigns
https://linuxiac.com/debian-urgently-seeks-volunteers-after-data-protection-team-resigns/

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What are your favorite lesser-known open-source applications for productivity on Linux?

As a long-time Linux user, I've come to appreciate the wealth of open-source applications available. While many users are familiar with staples like LibreOffice and GIMP, I'm curious about the hidden gems that others find invaluable for productivity. For instance, I recently discovered Taskwarrior, a command-line task manager that has significantly improved my organization. Additionally, tools like Zettlr for markdown editing and Joplin for note-taking have become essential in my workflow. I'm eager to hear what lesser-known applications you all use to enhance your productivity on Linux. What are your go-to tools, and how have they made a difference in your daily tasks?

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The Snap Sideloader - a graphical program for installing snap packages from third party sources

Short showcase of the program

Originally I posted this two months ago on r/Ubuntu as my account was too new to post here (don't really use reddit), but I decided to finally try posting it here as well.

I want to present my creation, namely The Snap Sideloader, a graphical program that can not only be used to install snap packages stored locally, but also to install them from third party repositories. The user can add as many third party repositories as they want, and switch between them at will. They can browse the repository, search for programs in the repository and view program details, as well as install/uninstall programs from the repository.

Repository creation is not hard, anyone can do it. Obviously you will have to find a place to host your package files, as well as the icons and screenshots. Afterwards, you can create a SQLite database from the schema that is available on GitHub, so that it has a structure compatible with The Snap Sideloader, and then you can start filling in the data. Once you're done with filling in the database, host it somewhere and make the direct download link available, as users will need that link to add the repository into the client. As long as the download link stays the same, TSS will be able to download any updates made to it automatically at the start of the program, depending on what the set refresh interval is.

I am not going to tell you that this is feature complete, while the program does count how many updates are available for the installed packages, it doesn't give you an option to install them all, so an user would have to manually go to the program's page and do that. But the base is definitely there and this is just to prove that you can distribute snap packages outside of the Snap Store, unlike what people are usually saying. It might take more effort if you want to do it, but with the help of programs like The Snap Sideloader you can create your own repositories of snap packages. F-Droid was my inspiration when creating this program.

Think of it more as a concept that someone else could certainly execute better. Perhaps there isn't a huge interest in something like this, but I think that on something like Ubuntu Core Desktop, the ability to access third party snap repositories would probably be more valuable, so maybe it's a thing for the future.

In either case, if you're interested in reading more and you want to play with the program or check out the source code, you can visit this GitHub page: https://github.com/thetechdog/the-snap-sideloader

Don't expect updates to The Snap Sideloader, as I probably won't add anything major, but if anyone wants to expand on the idea and make it better, you're more than welcome to do so!

Thank you for your interest.

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awesome-linuxaudio v1.0.0 - A list of software and resources for Linux audio/video/live production
https://github.com/nodiscc/awesome-linuxaudio/releases/tag/1.0.0

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I wrote a configurable browser launcher.
https://redd.it/1qk4ecx
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