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Father of three human children and one crazy cat child, life-long gamer, appreciator of art and architecture, appreciator of science and music, lover of movies and dice. https://wheretofind.me/@Lancaban
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One of Adobe's biggest competitors is now free,
you can download affinity Canva, Designer, Photo & Publisher, but you do have to create an account, and it will offer an optional subscription

#Affinity #GraphicDesign #Canva #Photoshop #Adobe #Alternative
Photoshop's biggest rival is now free, with one big exception
Get more done for less.
www.xda-developers.com
keepandroidopen.org

Google says that as of 2026 you can not develop apps for Android without registering with Google.

Which Includes
➤ Paying a fee
➤ Agreeing to Their T&C
➤ Providing gov ID
➤ Uploading the dev's private key
➤ Listing all app identifiers

#Google #Android #openSource
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.
keepandroidopen.org
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Browser Password managers have improved considerably over the years, but they are still fairly insecure, and unreliable compared to stand alone dedicated password managers like, Bitwarden & protonpass.

#Security #PasswordManager #Password
Browser Password Managers Are Great, and a Terrible Idea
Your browser isn’t leaking your passwords, but it’s still smarter to use a third-party password manager.
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Technology is supercharging the attack on democracy by making it easier to spy on people, block free speech, and control what we do. The EFF’s activists, lawyers, and technologists are fighting back. Join the movement to Take Back CTRL.

#EFF #Privacy
It’s Time to Take Back CTRL
Tyrants are co-opting tech to supercharge the attack on democracy. They’re making it easier to spy on people, block free speech, and control what we do. EFF is fighting back and you can join the movem...
www.eff.org
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Servo, an experimental browser engine written in Rust, just got its first release.

Intended as an alternative to Chrome's Blink, Apple's WebKit, and Mozilla's Gecko, originally a Mozilla project, now completely independent.

#OpenSource #Servo #Internet
Experimental Browser Engine Servo Just Got Its First Release
Say hello to Servo v0.0.1.
www.howtogeek.com
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Four viable alternatives to Docker that are fully open source and don't suffer from vendor lock-in

- Podman
- Containerd + Nerdctl
- Rancher Desktop
- LXC (not a full replacement)

#Linux #Docker #OpenSource
Stop Using Docker and Try One of These 4 Alternatives Instead
Don't put all your chips on Docker just yet.
www.howtogeek.com
A few tools that might help users with legalese.

- privacyspy.org Privacy spy is designed to analyze Privacy Policies

- github.com/heyseth/TLDR... TLDR-Terms and
- tosdr.org/en ToS Didn't Read

Are both meant for Analyzing Terms of Service

All are open source,

#OpenSource #Privacy
privacyspy.org
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Some ideas for portable Linux apps to keep on a thumb drive.

The Author's personal choices in AppImage format:

- Flameshot
- Kiwix
- LibreOffice
- LibreWolf
- Vesktop
- KeePassXC
- Standard Notes

#AppImage #OpenSource #Linux
These Are My Favorite Portable Linux Apps to Keep on a Flash Drive
Why limit yourself with DEBs, RPMs, and those pesky Snap packages?
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