KillianKemps @KillianKemps@mastodon.qowala.org

Will we have replacement for Thunderbird? The KDE project is working on Kube, an email client.

I'm okay using Thunderbird, but there are sometimes bugs and I think nowadays we can have a better experience with better integrated services.

So, it is interesting to see if there will be new alternatives. (No, please, no Electron app)

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/07/kube-promising-email-client-kde-sees-new-release

#OpenSource #Email

There is a crowdfunding for a tablet running on SailfishOS, which looks very similar to the Jolla Tablet.

It would be interesting to have more information about who is behind the campaign.

Will it fail like the Jolla Tablet's previous crowdfunding campaign? Will it this time be a success?

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/youyota-sailfish-os-2-in-1-tablet#/

#OpenSource #SailfishOS #Mobile

I upgraded Mastodon to the latest 1.4.6 and again no issue!

I did the whole update in just 17 min, including a backup before (yes, I timed it)

Great work @gargron !

#Mastodon #Devops

Github has launched a website called "Open Source Friday" to encourage people to contribute.

Interesting initiative.

https://github.com/blog/2386-contribute-on-open-source-friday

#OpenSource

Purism's laptops are getting more and more popular and that's good news!

They build laptops with Linux installed and privacy in mind.
They also designed a tablet pc "Transformer" with Linux.

A good initiative to support!

"Purism’s Security Focused Librem Laptops Go Mainstream as General Availability Begins"

https://puri.sm/posts/2017-general-availability-press-release/

#OpenSource #Privacy #Hardware #Laptop

"America Is Now a ‘Second Tier’ Country" - Bloomberg

"The authors note that wealth is no guarantee to first-tier access. Even among nations with similar GDP, “countries achieve widely divergent levels of social progress.” It’s true a little bit of economic growth goes a long way toward improving lives, but those gains taper off at more mature stages of development."

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-21/america-is-now-a-second-tier-country

#economics #social

It's good to store your app's secrets in an Ansible Vault to avoid Git to take it in clear.
It's less good when you forgot the Vault's password.

#Ansible #Security #Devops

Vous connaissez des évènements intéressants tech' / open source qui se déroulent ce week-end à Paris en dehors de VivaTech ?

#OpenSource #Technologie

If you like the way the GNU/Linux distribution Solus is going, you can support the team, because @ikey has quit his job at Intel to work full-time on the project!

Thanks a lot to Solus for improving the Linux Desktop and making it easy to use!
I'm very excited for the Linux Driver Management to finally be able to use Nvidia Optimus on Linux 😀

https://solus-project.com/support/

#OpenSource #GNU #Linux #Solus

If you wish to know how much time you spend on websites, like for example Mastodon, you can use our Qowala browser plugin to let you know.

You can follow the link below for Firefox. It is also compatible Chrome, but not in the store.

The plugin is part of the bigger Qowala project in order to help you master your usage of social networks. Do not spend too much time on websites and take a fresh air!

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/qowala/

#Firefox #OpenSource #SocialNetwork