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Coffee<p>Replaced Feedly with <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/Miniflux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Miniflux</span></a> for news aggregation.</p><p>One more awful thing off the list.</p><p><a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a></p>
Nova<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rubenmvc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>rubenmvc</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dansup" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dansup</span></a></span> <br>Loops and PixelFed creator dan is problematic for a variety of reason including the fact that he continues to not share current code for Loops, is very immature/rude, and he 'joked' about adding ads. </p><p>This post goes into credible detail about the code stuff: <br><a href="https://social.glitched.systems/notes/a3g15an9aarj0bsi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">social.glitched.systems/notes/</span><span class="invisible">a3g15an9aarj0bsi</span></a> </p><p>You have the right to make an informed decision on whether to support this. I certainly wouldn't support or use Loops ar Pixelfed though. </p><p>If any FOSS socials deserve/need funding, it's Vidzy, a very new, truly FOSS, TikTok alternative that needs more developers and support. You also could always support Mastodon servers.</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/fediverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fediverse</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/loops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loops</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/pixelfed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pixelfed</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fossalternative</span></a></p>
Coffee<p><a href="http://zipline.diced.sh" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">zipline.diced.sh</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> is so much better for file sharing than Nextcloud it's not even funny.</p><p><a href="https://zip.cafecreature.com/hellofedi.py" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zip.cafecreature.com/hellofedi</span><span class="invisible">.py</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/filesharing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filesharing</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a></p>
Coffee<p>Picked up <a href="https://www.usememos.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">usememos.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> as a replacement for Google Keep and iCloud Notes. It's super simple to set up with Docker, has a web app, supports tags, markdown, checklists, attachments, and editing, and resembles the Google Keep from some years back.<br>The way it's set up, I wouldn't expose it to the internet - doesn't look like security has been considered at all.<br>I'm just using Tailscale for access.<br>It's neat and I like it.</p><p>Also planning to ditch Nextcloud for public file link sharing and move to Zipline instead later today.</p><p><a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosting</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a> <a href="https://floofy.tech/tags/tailscale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tailscale</span></a></p>
:flag_enby_wartime: 𝕛𝕦𝕝𝕖𝕤 :antifa:<p>Hey fedi,<br>I look for a self hosted music streaming server</p><ul><li>allowing downloads</li><li>allowing uploads by users</li><li>shared playlists and private playlists</li><li>usable when offline</li></ul><p><a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/tags/selfhosted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>selfhosted</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/tags/playlists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playlists</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.catgirl.cloud/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a></p>
AccurstDemon<p>Just found <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@lib_reviews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>lib_reviews</span></a></span> </p><p>I think that it's a great idea. I'm interested on an invitation code.</p><p>I don't want to put any effort in making reviews on google maps, tripadvisor, yelp, or anything privative that proffits on the user data and information. I hope it grows and maybe someone will try to integrate it with OpenStreetMaps.<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/foss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/reviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reviews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a></p>
Naty<p>Time to unsubscribe all my email newsletters and restart using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rss" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rss</span></a>! Gonna use <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/KillTheNewsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>KillTheNewsletter</span></a> <br /><a href="https://kill-the-newsletter.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">kill-the-newsletter.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I am not sure when I stopped using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Feedly" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Feedly</span></a> (probably when I upgraded phones), but it&#39;s time to restart using an FOSS alternative. I am testing out Feeder on Android. But I&#39;ll be trying out Fluent Reader too as it is cross platform. </p><p>What&#39;s your favourite <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rssreader" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rssreader</span></a>? </p><p><a href="https://gitlab.com/spacecowboy/Feeder" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gitlab.com/spacecowboy/Feeder</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br /><a href="https://hyliu.me/fluent-reader/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">hyliu.me/fluent-reader/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fossware" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossware</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossalternative</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/EmailNewsletter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EmailNewsletter</span></a></p>
qeakous<p>I loved <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/slack" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>slack</span></a> but.it ate our <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/memories" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>memories</span></a>. What&#39;s the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fossalternative</span></a> to Slack?</p>
jfml - Jonas Laugs<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.solibre.de/users/wolf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>wolf</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@opensourcedesign" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>opensourcedesign</span></a></span> Ja, das ist schon super böse, immerhin gibt es mit <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@penpot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>penpot</span></a></span> eine sexy <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a>. Ich hätte auch mal mega Bock auf so <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ui</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>design</span></a>, bisher aber noch keine Gelegenheit gehabt ...</p>
hobs<p>They plan to rename it "open-source-alternatives"<br><a href="https://github.com/mendel5/alternative-front-ends/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/mendel5/alternative</span><span class="invisible">-front-ends/</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensourcealternatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcealternatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensourcesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensourcesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freeopensourcesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>freeopensourcesoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossalternative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossalternative</span></a></p>