Mastodawn

@forgejo I wanted to comment on an issue on a repository on code.forgejo.org. But trying to sign in with my @Codeberg account presented me with this "will be able to access and write to everything" authorization popup. That seems a bit... overly broad?

Randy Simons Dec 2

RE: https://floss.social/@forgejo/115650946297108144

@bert_hubert

> The Dutch government has expressed interest in using Forgejo for its national code platform. Currently, they rely on GitHub, but they are looking for alternatives for storing, collaborating and building government code.

That is great news! At least *some* part of the Dutch government is looking to wean off Microsoft.

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Randy Simons Nov 22

To be fair, the EULA seems to be related with an update for this game released in March, which does bring fixes and some new features. But why that warrants a new EULA, and if / how that affects me, is unclear.

Randy Simons Nov 22

I wanted to replay Control Ultimate Edition, an offline game, which I purchased(!) and played last year via #steam.

But now I *must* accept a new EULA before I can continue! What kind of Darth Vader BS is this?!

I did not accept it, and asked Steam support about this. And if I can get a refund if I choose not to accept it. We'll see.

But the consequence is that right now I can't play the game I BOUGHT.

This kind of shit made me cancel the streaming services I was paying for.

Randy Simons Oct 27

Bad: hardware companies ignoring #Linux. Good: it's Linux, so much easier to do it yourself.

In this case a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A61 MIDI keyboard. While it works fine as generic MIDI keyboard, configuring the knob and pedal controllers is a Windows and MacOS only thing. 🫤

Someone reverse engineered the SysEx messages to configure the thing, and that was enough to get me going. Now it auto-configures a special template for my #refacedx synth, and others.

https://codeberg.org/randysimons/komplete-konfigure

komplete-konfigure

A tool for configuring Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A-series keyboards with custom knob mappings and pedal settings.

Codeberg.org

Randy Simons Sep 8

New TracerBlender v1.1.2 now works on #Blender 4.5 LTS.

Crisp, ray traced 256x424 SCREEN 8 output, straight from #MSX BASIC, but modeled using the newest Blender.

Details and download: https://codeberg.org/randysimons/TracerBlender

#msx2 #b3d

Randy Simons Aug 17

bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦Aug 17

Thanks to many volunteers, there are now translations into German, French, Spanish, Italian and Danish! Much love! All linked from https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/chatcontrol-in-brief/ #chatcontrol

Randy Simons Aug 2

jolla Aug 2

Help shape the next Jolla Phone!

We’ve got access to a modern 5G smartphone platform, and we want to hear your take on what the next-gen Jolla Phone should be.

What screen size makes sense? How much memory is enough? What are your must-have features?

No strings attached, just cast your vote and help us explore the potential:
👉 https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/next-gen-jolla-phone/23882

Please spread the word so we get as many persons as possible to vote and share their views, and that we can make this happen! We intend to keep this initial questionnaire open for a couple of weeks.

#Jolla #SailfishOS

Randy Simons Jul 28

"EU age verification app to ban any Android system not licensed by Google" https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1mau7yl/eu_age_verification_app_to_ban_any_android_system/

Who comes up with this kind of utter shit? This effectively kills any and all free alternatives, including #europe's own #sailfishos! As if the #appzwang situation isn't bad enough already.