kramo , to Random
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I was sad to find a surprising lack of visual scripting apps for Linux. Apple's Shortcuts app is very powerful and can be incredibly useful. It's not like we don't have the technical ability to make something similar.

So I started working on one myself :blobfoxfloofcofe:

A screencast showing a visual scripting app called "Actions" sending a notification with an editable title and description.

be4foss , (edited ) to KDE
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You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

Come to 2024 in to learn about the role of independent in the sustainable use of hardware.

🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

together with (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the and community may be joining as well :)

@kde

be4foss , to KDE
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I wonder how software licensing fits into this new EU right-to-repair directive. It seems pretty critical for repairability!

Press release: Right to repair: Making repair easier and more appealing to consumers

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240419IPR20590/right-to-repair-making-repair-easier-and-more-appealing-to-consumers

"Manufacturers [...] will be prohibited from using contractual clauses, hardware or software techniques that obstruct repairs."

@kde

(h/t GNOME Berlin)

kde , to KDE
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The Plasma 6 Megarelease is just 2 weeks away! Have you signed up for your local party yet 🥳?

KDE is organizing parties around the globe to celebrate the megarelease. Join us in the celebration with a party in your city or town!

https://community.kde.org/Promo/Events/Parties/KDE_6th_Megarelease

@kde

hendrik ,

@mmababes @kde When I was selecting my DE, I immediately discarded anything taskbar-based. It was shocking how little was left, it's pretty much or a tiling window manager like or .

jay , to Random
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❔ Seeking Web-Based CMS Recommendations (, , , etc.)

If you customize/maintain or use a Content Management System () to display Web content, I'd like to know which CMS your prefer

I've always coded Web-based components from scratch, but I'm curious about the CMS solutions that are commonly used to serve up content on the Web. The community here seems to be very tech-oriented, so I thought I'd be able to get some great feedback.

jay OP ,
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I'm bubbling this comment up a tier. On an exploration of modern practices, I've been considering a few alternatives for my . While initially considering the classic , I came to better appreciate the / distro trend, most notably . Last week, I learned about . Yet, not a fan of & unsure of the future of openSUSE, I was happy to discover Fedora today https://fedoraproject.org/atomic-desktops/kinoite

macberg , to Random
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I will now try to install on an old ass laptop I found laying around. with ran on it, but was really laggy, so let's see if this works better. I doubt it, due to being heavier than IceWM, but we'll see!

kde , (edited ) to KDE
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Plasma developer David Edmundson demonstrates how a desktop using Wayland, Qt6 and KWin can recover from a catastrophic crash as if nothing had happened.

http://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/qt6_wayland_robustness/

You will lose no data, the video you were watching will not skip a frame, and the contents of your clipboard will remain intact.

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/5C7uct72cxGnEQJn6LqdSn

@kde

kde OP ,
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The same principles can be applied to jumping from one desktop environment to another, for example, from to ...

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/gT1rKp7QWu7S4GYsKtw87x

Bro666 Mod , (edited )
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The same principles can be applied to jumping from one desktop environment to another, for example, from to

tube.kockatoo.org/w/gT1rKp7QWu7S4GYsKtw87x

… And can provide a way to save the state of an application to disk, stopping the app in its tracks and removing it from memory, so that later you can restore it just where you left off.

tube.kockatoo.org/w/3Sb8KKCmdQcPgoQsyK24YE

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