James Valleroy @jvalleroy@fosstodon.org

Onion services v2 are retiring.
It's time to migrate to onion services v3.

Here is the planned deprecation timeline:
https://blog.torproject.org/v2-deprecation-timeline

I see that @mntmn published the "MNT Reform Operator Handbook": https://mntre.com/reform2/handbook/index.html

I've only scanned it briefly but really like the vibes of this!

If you are looking for a way to help F-Droid get updates out faster, considering diving into the code and contributing! Relevant issues to tackle can be found here:
https://gitlab.com/groups/fdroid/-/issues?scope=all&utf8=%E2%9C%93&state=opened&label_name[]=help-wanted&label_name[]=buildserver

We recently cleaned up our translations. We removed some un-used text and moved the FAQ page to the documentation. Translating CryptPad is now easier for contributors, a good time to have a look at the few languages that were started but never finished: https://weblate.cryptpad.fr/projects/cryptpad/app/

Proton has Made it Possible to Run 7000 Windows games on Linux: https://boilingsteam.com/7000-windows-games-working-on-linux-with-proton/ #linux #linuxgaming #proton #steamplay

#nowplaying https://preservingworlds.net/

Preserving Worlds is a mini docu-series about aging virtual worlds from the #EarlyInternet in a "travelogue". In concept, it reminds me a lot of https://if50.substack.com/p/introduction

At the moment, I'm listening to it like a podcast essentially, every once in awhile turning my head to see fun polygon graphics.

originally posted by @lichen

K9 Mail is looking for funding:

https://k9mail.app/2021/02/14/K-9-Mail-is-looking-for-funding

Help them on #liberapay!

New blog post, about the "Be the Change you Wish to See" phrase.

gemini://tilde.pink/~devinprater/gemlog/sadness/be-the-change.gmi

#Gemini #gemlog #FOSS #foss #a11y #accessibility #blind

🐧 New entry & Review: uMap
Conclusion: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (excellent!)
🐘 From Johann NALLET on YouTube [fr] : http://youtu.be/j7o96lUxN6o

📜️ What's: A libre tool for designing and distributing online maps from OSM data
🏠 Home: https://umap.openstreetmap.fr
🔧 Dev: https://github.com/umap-project
📖 Our entry: http://www.lebottindesjeuxlinux.tuxfamily.org/en/online/new
🎬 Video: http://youtu.be/sfyw8fJOIJY
🔖 #linux #freetool #opensource

redbean [1] is a single-file distributable web server

the first crazy thing is that the executable is also an editable zip file that contains the assets to be served!

the second crazy thing is that its single binary (compiled from a single C file) runs on linux/windows/mac/BIOS and others using the αcτµαlly pδrταblε εxεcµταblε format [2]

[1] https://justine.lol/redbean/index.html
[2] https://justine.lol/ape.html

#VirtualBox is now available in https://fasttrack.debian.net !

We have been running this repo for some time to serve #gitlab native package in debian.

This is the second package in #FastTrack. It is unofficial repo right now, but if more people find it useful, it could become an official repo.

The idea is to host packages that cannot be supported for the lifetime of a stable release (~2 years).

#debian

It's really nice to have @davidrevoy's artwork as part of @spritelyproject. Feeling really motivated just looking at this piece.

The worlds we'll build together!

A Tale of Two Updates.
#ubuntu #linux
https://popey.com/blog/2021/02/a-tale-of-two-updates/

I'm working for a big tech company in California. Yesterday all employees received an email from our security guys.

We have to deactivate all personal assistant gadgets (like Alexa) during worktime in the homeoffice.

They have evidence that these gadgets are recording audio from conference calls.

Nothing new to me but notable that I've got this order.

Thanks to an awesome community K-9 Mail currently ships with support for 47 languages. The next beta release will add a Malayalam translation and increase this number to 48.

If you want to join this effort, head over to https://www.transifex.com/k-9/k9mail

Finished packaging up a newer version of xpenguins for #debian, most of the time was re-building my toolchain for packaging; gpg signing, docker container for builds, learning gbp.

Lintian is happy with the package and now testing it some in a Debian 11 VM with KDE and GNOME.

Next step is finding a sponsor and officially uploaded.

https://mentors.debian.net/package/xpenguins/

Gov'ts and civil society cannot afford to be dependent (as they have very foolishly allowed themselves to become, worldwide) on a handful of US multinational tech corporations. The problem isn't FB's action - it's the fact that Gov'ts are up-in-arms about it because they've got all their eggs in the Facebook basket. I pity them their lack of comprehension (I've been warning our gov't about this for 20+ years) and the deleterious effect it has on all of us.

The Replay Foundation, my employer, announced their liquidation today. This means no more Pinburgh. It also means I'm Officially out of a job for the forseeable, so if y'all wouldn't mind boosting a link to my other source of income Improbable Island, that'd be just super.

https://www.improbableisland.com

It's a silly online game and it doesn't pay as much as fixing pinball machines but heck it's what I've got right now, and this winter's probably gonna be a hairy one.