A bunch of KDE apps have been updated with many new features, for those interested: https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-10-apps-update/
#KDE
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KDE's October 2020 Apps Update
After Akademy, a bumper month of new software updates and bugfixes has arrived in KDE’s apps.
Encrypt Cloud Storage With Open Source Cryptomator
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Encrypt Cloud Storage With Open Source Cryptomator
7 Nice Open Source CAD Programs & AutoCAD Alternatives
https://fosspost.org/open-source-cad-programs-autocad-alternative/
https://fosspost.org/open-source-cad-programs-autocad-alternative/
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Top 7 Open Source CAD Software & AutoCAD Alternatives
Perhaps Mozilla Should Unfck Itself Before "Unfcking The Internet"
https://fosspost.org/mozilla-go-unfck-yourself/
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Perhaps Mozilla Should Unfck Itself Before "Unfcking The Internet"
The recent layoffs in August of more than 250 Mozilla employees, a quarter of its workforce, left the company shaking and the community worried about the
Linux Kernel 5.9 was released, get to know the new features from Kernel Newbies website: https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_5.9
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Linux_5.9 - Linux Kernel Newbies
List of changes and new features merged in the Linux kernel during the 5.9 development cycle
Open Letter to Apache OpenOffice https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2020/10/12/open-letter-to-apache-openoffice/
The Document Foundation Blog
Open Letter to Apache OpenOffice - The Document Foundation Blog
Today marks 20 years since the source code to OpenOffice was released. And today we say: LibreOffice is the future of OpenOffice. Let’s all get behind it! It’s great to have a rich and diverse set of free and open source software projects. Hundreds of millions…
KDE 5.20 was just released, with tons of new features and updates. Definitely worth the upgrade if you use KDE: https://kde.org/announcements/plasma-5.20.0
Plausible, an open source alternative to Google Analytics, is switching its license: https://plausible.io/blog/open-source-licenses
Plausible Analytics
Open source licensing and why we’re changing Plausible to the AGPL license
We’re changing our license as we’ve become aware that there are risks associated with permissive open source licenses that corporations that don’t care about open source are happy to take advantage of.
Someone took /dev/null and turned into a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) so that you can grab its data black hole online: https://devnull-as-a-service.com/code/
The Internet is a scary place.
The Internet is a scary place.
(News) Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 on sale now from $25: https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-compute-module-4/
Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 on sale now from $25 - Raspberry Pi
Announcing Compute Module 4, available from $25: the power of Raspberry Pi 4 in a compact form factor for deeply embedded applications.
(New software) Firefox 82.0 released, check the new features from: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/82.0/releasenotes/
Mozilla
Firefox 82.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
PayPal just announced that it plans to support BItcoin; The open source P2P money on its platform.
https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/paypal-to-allow-cryptocurrency-buying-selling-and-shopping-on-its-network-idINL1N2HB14U
Now would be a good time to invest for around 6-12 months profits.
https://www.reuters.com/article/paypal-cryptocurrency/paypal-to-allow-cryptocurrency-buying-selling-and-shopping-on-its-network-idINL1N2HB14U
Now would be a good time to invest for around 6-12 months profits.
Reuters
PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, selling and shopping on its network
PayPal Holdings Inc joined the cryptocurrency market on Wednesday, allowing customers to buy, sell and hold bitcoin and other virtual coins using the U.S. digital payments company's online wallets.
Ubuntu 20.10 was just released. Read more about its features from: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/groovy-gorilla-release-notes/15533
Or download it straight away from Ubuntu.com
Or download it straight away from Ubuntu.com
Ubuntu Community Hub
Groovy Gorilla Release Notes
Groovy Gorilla Release Notes Introduction These release notes for Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) provide an overview of the release and document the known issues with Ubuntu and its flavours. Support lifespan Ubuntu 20.10 will be supported for 9 months until…
Fedora 33 was just released
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-33/
Download it while it's hot.
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-33/
Download it while it's hot.
EndeavourOS is a Wholesome Arch-Based Distribution
https://fosspost.org/endeavouros/
https://fosspost.org/endeavouros/
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EndeavourOS is a Wholesome Arch-Based Distribution
PyGame 2.0 released, celebrating its 20 years birthday: https://github.com/pygame/pygame/releases/tag/2.0.0
GitHub
Release pygame 2.0 - the happy dance birthday release · pygame/pygame
The 28th of October 2020 is the pygame 2.0 release date, because pygame turns 20 years of age.
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Raspberry Pi 4 is now available as a complete desktop PC set for those who would like to buy it: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-400-unit
Raspberry Pi
Buy a Raspberry Pi 400 unit – Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi 400 is your complete personal computer, built into a compact keyboard.
Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, it's the most powerful…
Featuring a quad-core 64-bit processor, 4GB of RAM, wireless networking, dual-display output, and 4K video playback, as well as a 40-pin GPIO header, it's the most powerful…
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