Syncthing is awesome; also awkward. A better Syncthing would let me manage the options for all replicas of a folder in a unified view, from any device in the group. (Assuming I grant permission.) Likewise, let me manage multiple folders having mostly the same options across all of them. Right now I have to visit each replica separately, and review each folder. With 2 replicas of 2 folders it's tiresome and error-prone. With 3+ replicas of 3+ folders it's ridiculous. I need only a few options to differ across devices or folders, and I want to see those differences highlighted in the unified view.

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We put it on Github. And we all lived happily ever after, inside Microsoft's cosy walled garden. Now where could be the harm in that?

https://wrily.foad.me.uk/foss-apps-live-in-foss-forges

"Millions of Free Software developers forgot why it matters to own their tools."

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FOSS Apps Live in FOSS Forges

Software is a process, and whoever controls it ultimately decides what the developers can do and how they communicate. The elephant in...

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@davx5app Yay! Fantastic. With push support, my family would get instant, efficient updates to our shared calendar and address book whenever any of us add an entry, for example.

The most interesting thing about this, for those of us who care about liberty and choice, is that the push delivery system should not be locked in to google/apple but should be able to use the UnifiedPush open standard that lets each end-user choose their preferred push provider.

(See https://unifiedpush.org and my other posts about it: https://wrily.foad.me.uk/tag:unifiedPush )

#awesomeFOSS #DAVx5 #unifiedPush
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I Can't Wait for Forge Federation

I was just preparing a Merge Request to contribute upstream, when I noted, You can review my merge request in the web UI at my TraxL...

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Deploying Pantalaimon on my Matrix Test Rig

Last week I was setting up Draupnir on my matrix test rig, in order to become familiar with Draupnir deployment before I integrate it wit...

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Our Own SignaturePDF -- Awesome Open Source

You know that feeling when they send you a PDF to sign? "Simply print, sign and scan!" Or the more sophisticated ones, "Sign it digital...

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FediGov: Social Media Links for Government Websites

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FediGov: Social Media Links for Government Websites

Nice campaign page! Fedigov.EU Federated communication for public authorities Communicate confidently and respectfully with the pu...

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Choosing a Free/Libre/OpenSource Licence

Embarrassing. As a Free/Libre/OpenSource developer, I have shied away from choosing a licence for over twenty years. It's time to make so...

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Pinecil -- Smart Soldering Iron -- Awesome Open Hardware

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Pinecil -- Smart Soldering Iron -- Awesome Open Hardware

In the series: Gadgets and Gifts that Respect Our Freedom A smart soldering iron? An open-source-hardware soldering iron? Yes! The Pine...

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Your FOSS Project Deserves its Own Domain

Where does your project live? Where do people find it? Who controls how people access your project's resources on the Internet? https://...

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