Category: News

Old new apps and new old apps

Posted on by Michael G

TWIF generated on Thursday, 18 Jan 2024, Week 3

Community News

@linsui pings us about:

Element – Secure Messenger and its update to 1.6.10. Yes, we skipped a version as upstream is busy working on their X enhanced app. Stay tuned for that upgrade coming sometime soon. Until then, this update might contain that critical fix for calling functionality that’s been plaguing users for months.

@Licaon_Kter has new old news:

In green app suite news, Fossify Calendar and Fossify File Manager are both live, hence more of your orange apps can be replaced. Even the Gallery got an update to 1.1.1, and more are in the pipeline as you read this.

Kore, the official remote for Kodi, was downgraded from v3.0.0 to v2.5.3 as newer versions include a non-FOSS dependency. (Upstream issue #912).

Transportr – Public Transit is back after a one and a half year long hiatus. Its contributors have changed the map library to a fully FOSS one so now commuters can enjoy their rides in the updated app.

Removed Apps

2 apps were removed
  • OCR Test – App is no longer developed and was crashing.
  • TUC WLAN – The app is no longer needed to configure Wi-Fi.

Newly Added Apps

8 more apps were newly added
  • ANONguard – App for the AN.ON anonymisation service, read more here.
  • BLE Radar – A tool to monitor, analyze and find BLE devices around you.
  • Edifier RC10D1 – Unofficial remote control for Edifier R2730DB speakers.
  • Kotlin Quiz – Quiz taking application about Kotlin.
  • M3U – Free stream media player.
  • OMGSoundboard – A full soundboard app that will make your day a little brighter.
  • Planetario – The Solar System in your Phone.
  • ntodotxt – Managing your to-dos within a todo.txt file locally or via WebDAV.

Updated Apps

150 more apps were updated

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Hans Reiser on ReiserFS deprecation from the Linux kernel

Posted on by Michael G
What follows is a letter from Hans Reiser to myself, which he wrote some two months back, and has asked me to publish, with his thoughts on the deprecation of ReiserFS from the Linux kernel. I have transcribed it to the best of my ability. Plaintext email may not be the best way to read it, as such, I have also made available PDF and HTML versions of the letter. ↫ Fredrick R. Brennan Hans Reiser is the creator of the ReiserFS file system, which used to be a serious contender for the Linux file system you’d use in the early 2000s. In 2006, Hans Reiser murdered his wife, and is currently serving a prison sentence for this crime. Hopefully, after he completes his prison sentence, he can become a contributing member of society once again, if the professionals and specialists involved in such matters deem him capable of doing so. The long letter mentioned here was actually quite a fascinating read, and details his abrasive behaviour in the Linux world, the design of ReiserFS and its place in the ecosystem at the time, and his thoughts on the removal of ReiserFS from the Linux kernel.

Innocent girl story with Bhola Record

Posted on by Michael G
In Pakistan, women’s access to property, work opportunities, education, and other opportunities is still far less than that of men. Historically, Pakistani society has been mostly patriarchal in its social and cultural setting. Outside of the home, women’s participation in society is relatively minimal.

Open d’Australie 2024 – Alexander Zverev : “Si je prévois d’assister en personne à mon procès…

Posted on by Michael G
Alors qu’il a appris il y a quelques jours que son procès pour violences conjugales débuterait le 31 mai, pendant la première semaine de Roland-Garros 2024, Alexander Zverev a pu rallier le troisième tour de l’Open d’Australie en venant à bout très péniblement de Lukas Klein, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(7). Proche de la cata’, l’Allemand a subi le jeu offensif du Slovaque, qui a lâché 80 coups gagnants mais aussi 83 fautes directes. Une victoire qui ne rassure pas avant de défier Alex Michelsen. En conférence de presse ce jeudi, et ce fut expéditif – Sascha n’a eu le droit qu’à une seule question en anglais posée par les médias. “Concernant votre prochain procès, prévoyez-vous d’y assister en personne ?” La réponse de Zverev : “Waouh. C’est une question. Je viens de jouer quatre heures et 40 minutes. Ce n’est pas la première question que je veux vraiment entendre, pour être honnête. Je n’en ai aucune idée. C’est en mai.” Ambiance en salle de presse à Melbourne !

WooCommerce Development Company In Florida – The Brihaspati Infotech

Posted on by Michael G
The Brihaspati Infotech is a WooCommerce development company provides WooCommerce development services in the Florida area. We have the expertise and understanding to create a fully optimized e-commerce website using the WordPress WooCommerce platform. As WooCommerce developers in Florida, we offer WooCommerce plugin development, WooCommerce store setup, migration to WooCommerce, 3rd party integration, Maintenance, and support services. For more Information visit: https://shorturl.at/aBEQR

Promet Source: Drupal SEO: The Ultimate Guide [2024]

Posted on by Michael G
Note: This blog was originally published on November 2, 2022 and has been updated to reflect new information and insights.

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is what we do to ensure our website is as visible as possible to our target markets when they search for topics related to our website on Google, Bing, and other search engines. We do this by optimizing our website for users while following search engine guidelines.

Composite primary keys in Rails

Posted on by Michael G
There are scenarios where a combination of columns needs to be used as the primary key. This is where composite primary keys come into play. This article explores composite primary keys, how they work in Rails, when they should be used, and what to consider when using them.

Ruby 3.2.3 Released

Posted on by Michael G

Ruby 3.2.3 has been released.

This release includes many bug-fixes.
See the GitHub releases for further details.

This release also includes the update of uri.gem to 0.12.2 which contains the security fix.
Please check the topics below for details.

Download

  • https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.2/ruby-3.2.3.tar.gz

    SIZE: 20577155
SHA1: 7f553e514cb42751a61c3a560a7e8d727c6931ca
SHA256: af7f1757d9ddb630345988139211f1fd570ff5ba830def1cc7c468ae9b65c9ba
SHA512: 75aecd9cf87f1fa66b24ecda8837a53162071b4f8801dcfd79119a24c6e81df3e3e2ba478e1cc48c60103dfaab12a00cfa2039a621f8651298eba8bd8d576360

  • https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.2/ruby-3.2.3.tar.xz

    SIZE: 15163960
SHA1: 08e0016c8b96103930aaa3b2323081d8f5756e25
SHA256: cfb231954b8c241043a538a4c682a1cca0b2016d835fee0b9e4a0be3ceba476b
SHA512: d2a1897c2f4e801a28acb869322abfee76775115016252cecad90639485ed51deda1446cb16edb387f10a2e188602d646ef9b008b57f27bd745071277c535f3b

  • https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/3.2/ruby-3.2.3.zip

    SIZE: 24734275
SHA1: e305dfe36229c5328d231ea0ac03ae5e05bfaca6
SHA256: 42aa39f74e5be9e24e4db47e7bfb15dc7e095f7e2295859b355edccf6fab96a2
SHA512: fd89a0a833df4b5cb1734a7ffc86a8cf7cb3a8e25944331db674d3ad7732f615867e7e214e1fdd61e44e9c9c856b461b46219b340de7c87a758f28f3a99dd172

Release Comment

Many committers, developers, and users who provided bug reports helped us make this release.
Thanks for their contributions.

Posted by nagachika on 18 Jan 2024