Brilliant project that tidies up public domain ebooks.
Gutenberg and Internet Archive are wonderful resources, but the texts are poorly formatted for actual use, especially on ereaders.
This is a volunteer driven initiative to bring these texts up to date with modern standards and make them look as good as possible on the page.
We have started to ship the first batches of /e/-Fairphone.
It seems there quite some demand for this unique product!
We are renewing the stock continuously.
#degoogled #android #privacy #opensource #sustainabledevelopment
The first batch of /e/-Fairphone3 is currently being flashed!
Will ship on next Monday.
It's here...! The latest release of Snikket supports voice and video calling out of the box! ☎📽
If you're upgrading the server from a previous release, check out the upgrade notes: https://github.com/snikket-im/snikket-server/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#alpha20200513
Setting up a new server? Check out the quick start guide: https://snikket.org/service/quickstart/
The latest app update is already in Google Play. F-Droid users keep a look out for it arriving soon!
Oh no, RIP Google Play Music 😔
How many more cloud-connected devices have to turn into bricks before people realize they don't own the hardware, they only rent it? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/05/wink-smart-hub-users-get-one-weeks-notice-to-pay-up-or-lose-access/
Huge updates this week in This Week in Matrix! Dendrite supports v5 rooms! Rust homeserver progress! SEVEN clients with news, including e2ee support in gomuks and a big Pattle update! #twim #matrix #decentralized https://matrix.org/blog/2020/05/01/this-week-in-matrix-2020-05-01
RT @RiotChat@twitter.com
RIGHT! We have FINAL(?!) release candidates for cross-signing & E2EE-by-default on Riot Web (http://riot.im/staging) Desktop (http://packages.riot.im/nightly) iOS (https://testflight.apple.com/join/lCeTuDKM) & Android (https://buildkite.com/organizations/matrix-dot-org/pipelines/riotx-android/builds/2548/jobs/e13cfc7c-d399-4be8-a6cf-631690e30d41/artifacts/c15e7e4b-47a5-4451-810f-52c6af937ef0) Please test over the weekend and then we should be good to go!
New /e/-smartphone in stock: /e/-Galaxy S8!
Available for purchase now, in two colors.
Certified without #COVIDー19 contact tracing software.
https://e.foundation/product/e-os-galaxy-s8-refurbished/
Announcing airbreak, a toolkit to jailbreak inexpensive CPAP machines to turn them into emergency #COVID19 ventilators by unlocking all operational modes and allowing custom software extensions. https://airbreak.dev/
RT @lrvick@twitter.com
Signal is likely getting burned by their centralized approach exactly as I have predicted for years.
We need -decentralized- e2e encrypted chat servers so there is no central party to strongarm.
@matrixdotorg@twitter.com can be self hosted as a Tor hidden service.
For those who didn't know: Google knows the geolocation of each Android smartphone user, in real time.
Use /e/ OS ! https://e.foundation
#ungoogled #Android #privacy
#mydataisMYdata
Zoom: lifeline and privacy risk. If you're looking for an alternative, try Jitsi Meet. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2020/03/25/zooms-a-lifeline-during-covid-19-this-is-why-its-also-a-privacy-risk/
An analysis of the Zoom #privacy policy and all that's wrong with it:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/whereby-vs-zoom-transparency-opacity-respect-privacy-manuela/
In short: better don't use this for anything sensitive and don't make other people install the Zoom app - ever.
Many proprietary software companies are currently using the extended homeoffice situation of many employees to offer lock-in solutions gratis or even labelling them as "free". But take care to build on Free Software. Else your solution today might turn into a burden tomorrow: