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MeshCore is opensource
The foundation of MeshCore is developed primarily by a single developer who is incredibly hardworking, dedicated and idealistic about keeping everything he does fully open. The firmware and protocol specification are completely open, allowing anyone to create a client app or perform security audits on the device firmware implementation. Just hop over to the meshcore-dev github repo and have a look. There are also open source command line, python and javascript cl…

This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027
Toyota, Honda, and Mazda are building a new open-source car platform that runs everything from entertainment to navigation - and could even power self-driving.
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This new Linux platform will let you update your next car at home - as soon as 2027
Toyota, Honda, and Mazda are building a new open-source car platform that runs everything from entertainment to navigation - and could even power self-driving.

UK House of Lords must be abolished. It's an undemocratic institution, trying to remove the right to have an unlocked computer with an OS under user control.
They're proposing that devices for use in the UK have "tamper-proof system software" that prevents "viewing of CSAM".
It's a noble goal on the surface, but it effectively outlaws devices that don't reliably spy on everything people have on screen. It outlaws open source operating systems a…

This looks very useful but I‘m reluctant to share this. Every computer tip that is just „open an admin terminal and enter this command that executes stuff right from a github URL“ is dangerous. Even if that one is OK - it teaches people that this kind of thing is not a super red flag for malware exploits. https://toot.communi…

The Wound Remains Faithful: A Tragedy of Nora
It has taken me more than fifty years to write this book. That sentence appears in the author's note, but it deserves to open this introduction because it explains everything that follows. The Wound Remains Faithful is not a thriller. It is not a mystery. It does not offer the satisfaction of solved cases or the comfort of justice delivered. It…

The Wound Remains Faithful: A Tragedy of Nora | David Boles, Blogs
It has taken me more than fifty years to write this book. That sentence appears in the author’s note, but it deserves to open this introduction because it explains everything that follows. Th…

One thing that I haven't heard remarked upon yet is the immense impact AI is going to make on Open Source Software. I will be writing about it soon, but I was wondering if you had any thoughts (please, not just it's awful, going to ruin everything, let's think about this in depth)?