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
@be4foss@floss.social avatar

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

boredsquirrel ,

Sehr coole Aktion!

be4foss OP , (edited )
@be4foss@floss.social avatar

KDE Eco's stand with FSFE and Bits & Bäume Berlin will be here on Sunday from 11-19h (as far as I can tell):

https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.51551&mlon=13.36899&zoom=19

Here's the official map (we are listed under "Bits & Bäume Berlin"):

https://www.umweltfestival.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-16-Lageplan.pdf

The digital privacy initiative is directly next to us!

https://www.topio.info/

@fsfe @kde @bitsundbaeume_berlin

be4foss , to KDE
@be4foss@floss.social avatar

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)

Ipr ,

@be4foss @breadsmasher
Exactly. Also some tractor manufacturers etc. have been known to do these things.

Pwl ,

@be4foss @kde might this impact on software upgrades and backwards compatibility? Eg MS Windows 11 unable to run on old hardware, but the compatible version of Windows is no longer supported?
This is a significant cause of eWaste.

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!

macberg OP ,
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Huh, being used to Tumbleweed I'm a bit surprised to see using X11 instead of Wayland and has the firewall disabled by default. Also I think I've read it uses sysdemd boot but it's installing Grub. Ah well... I don't know anything so what do I know. I'm learning though!

kalpa ,
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@macberg That shouldn't be happening, unless perhaps you're using the Nvidia proprietary Drivers, I seem to recall that GDM does some weirdness, unless you do some tweaking, making the Wayland session not available.

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