Open Source Digest: Coworking, R, Wikidata, & More

Open Source Digest: Coworking, R, Wikidata, & More

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Community & Events

    • Social Coworking: SORTEE, Vale/Linting, Debugging in R – Join upcoming free coworking sessions to explore the SORTEE community, learn text linting with Vale, or sharpen your R debugging skills.
    • Rencontres R 2026 – Nantes – The French R conference heads to Nantes in 2026; mark your calendar for this key open-source statistics event.
    • Feminism and Folklore 2026 – Igbo Community – A campaign amplifying women’s stories and indigenous knowledge on Wikimedia projects.

    Data & Models

    • Wikidata 2.0: Nigerian Communities – An initiative to expand digital representation of Nigerian communities on Wikidata.
    • Open Pharmacogenetics Data Model – A newly validated open data model published in Nature to enable semantic interoperability in clinical practice.
    • Query: Product-Brand Open Dataset – Seeking publicly available datasets linking products to brands with descriptions.
    • Energy Data for India – Looking for yearly electricity consumption data sources.

    Tools & Libraries

    • AI Studio Alternative (Russian) – A developer built their own open-source alternative to Google AI Studio, citing lack of comparable tools.
    • AWS CDK Ruby Bindings – New Ruby bindings for the AWS Cloud Development Kit.
    • Perl Crypt::PBKDF2 CVE-2026-9641 – A security vulnerability report: weak default algorithm and low iteration count in versions before 0.261630.

    Hardware & Licensing

    • Second Life of EV Batteries – Discussion on repurposing electric vehicle batteries for stationary storage.
    • License Choice Help – Guidance on selecting an open-source license.
    • Free Office Suites Compared – German-language article comparing three libre office suites against Microsoft 365 and their underlying tech.

    Other

    • Soundbar Settings for Sports – Four optimal audio settings for watching sports at home.
    • Lorien AI & MeridianLink Mortgage Integration – AI-powered workflow tool for mortgage lenders.

Sources: OpenWorld.News/open-source-digest/

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