Cool but seems very unrelated?
Cool but seems very unrelated?
Wouldn’t that hurt Russia as much as any other country?
Happy Fairphone 4 user here! 🙂
Though I’ve heared mixed things about the FP5…
linked to Chinese speaking groups
What is that even supposed to mean?
The project received some substantial funding recently, so I think I can see where this fear is coming from. However, I also think that a lot of what you say is not true. The project wasn’t started “because chromium and Firefox have bad reputation” and the website doesn’t even mention either of them or privacy at all. It was the browser of serenityOS, a from-scratch OS created many years ago by Andreas Kling to help himself overcome drug addiction. The browser part simply got so much traction that he recently decided top split the projects. The project uses the BSD 2-Clause license which is a very common, OSI approved open source license, so I’m not sure what concerns you have in this regard. Furthermore, I don’t see where you got the “pay for privacy” claim. While they do not state whether the browser will require a license, I would be very surprised if it did, given the projects history. Lastly, a lot of open source projects post monthly updates online and Andreas has done so four many years now. Calling it “propaganda” seems unnecessary and inflammatory.
Please do some research before making big claims like this.
Have a good day, friend!
Tbf, they don’t claim that it is ready for regular use yet:
When is it coming?
We are targeting Summer 2026 for a first Alpha version on Linux and macOS. This will be aimed at developers and early adopters.
Isn’t one hurdle to integrate gtfs data into osm based apps the fact that there is no reliable way to link osm nodes with gtfs nodes? How did they get around that?
Does this mean that access to real time arrival data is on the horizon for osm based apps?
Edit: It appears that a lot has happened since I last checked, how cool!
Reference: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/GTFS
Space cadet has been reverse engineered and can be installed in Linux through flatpak: https://flathub.org/apps/com.github.k4zmu2a.spacecadetpinball
Kagi supports this since a while. You can end your query with a question mark to request a “quick answer” generated using an llm, complete with sources and citations. It’s surprisingly accurate and useful!
Man I’m really tired of these headlines. In not more interested in reading your article of you try to make it sound like a wrestling match!
Unlike Osmand itself, the Osmand Tracker app is not open-source. While that’s not a quality the OP asked for, I think it is important to note in this context.
Also, I found that Osmand Tracker drains your battery like crazy, but ymmv.
That’s cool… but what really pissed me off about the default camera app on the FP4, is that the “show in gallery” feature is completely broken if you disable Google photos.
EDIT: Holy shit, they fixed it. I can’t believe it!
Yes it does, but it is not part of nextcloud itself, they require you to host a collabora CODE server. It works quite well but it’s a bit of a hassle to set up
You can actually try kagi for free. 100 searches/month should be enough for you to decide if it’s worth the money to you.
(Not affiliated; just a happy user)
The website works for me and seems legit (looks like a regular uni website…). It reads:
JAP (called JonDo in the scope of the commercial JonDonym anonymous proxy servers - AN.ON remains free of charge) makes it possible to surf the internet anonymously and unobservably.
Without Anonymization, every computer in the internet communicates using a traceable Address. That means:
- the website visited,
- the internet service provider (ISP),
- and any eavesdropper on the internet connection
can determine which websites the user of a specific computer visits. Even the information which the user calls up can be intercepted and seen if encryption is not used. JAP uses a single static address which is shared by many JAP users. That way neither the visited website, nor an eavesdropper can determine which user visited which website. How it works
Instead of connecting directly to a webserver, users take a detour, connecting with encryption through several intermediaries, so-called Mixes. JAP uses a predetermined sequence for the mixes. Such a sequence of linked mixes is called a Mix Cascade. Users can choose between different mix cascades.
Since many users use these intermediaries at the same time, the internet connection of any one single user is hidden among the connections of all the other users. No one, not anyone from outside, not any of the other users, not even the provider of the intermediary service can determine which connection belongs to which user. A relationship between a connection and its user could only be determined if all intermediaries worked together to sabotage the anonymization. more…
The intermediaries (mix providers) are generally provided by independent institutions which officially declare, that they do not keep connection log files or exchange such data with other mix providers. JAP shows the identity and number of organisations in each Mix cascade in detail, and verifies this information by cryptographic means. The users are thus able to selectively choose trustable mix cascades.
Seems like a fun research project. But not sure how much I would personally trust it.
Also, no idea about the app but at least the project seems legit.
Rainbowdragoneyes makes good chiptune music (no fusion). Very underappreciated, it feels like.
Edit: added link
Unless the app allows you to export/import your settings, unfortunately the answer is no.
This is because F-Droid builds its own installers and signs them with their own key. Android (sensibly) does not allow upgrading a package if the signing key is not the same.
Mullvad DNS works well for this too: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls/
Using DoH (DNS over HTTPS) means it should work on networks that try to block usage of private DNS servers.
This part of your comment is not quite true. One of the advantages of reproducible builds is that the app can be signed by the developer but fdroid can still verify that it has been built from the correct source code. You can check out the documentation here: https://f-droid.org/docs/Reproducible_Builds/