opennookorg/betterwispr: Free, open-source, local-first dictation app for #macos. Hold a shortcut, speak, and text is typed into any app. On-device speech-to-text with Whisper, Parakeet and Apple speech. Private, offline, open-source #wispr Flow alternative.
▻https://github.com/opennookorg/betterwispr
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The State of Open Source AI — v1.1 · September 2026
▻https://stateofopensource.ai
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#LLMs #generativeai #benchmark #opensource #openweight #mozilla
Why is China giving away its best AI models for free?
via ▻https://diaspora.psyco.fr/p/12672455
▻https://youtu.be/xhn7ShyLBG4?si=OWBSSzVpC34tL_zn
2026-08-05 - 20 min.#ai #china #opensource #technology
in the comments at youtube:
It is basic common sense that closed-source AI models are black boxes and cannot be distilled, and only open-source models can be distilled. Almost all AI models in the United States are closed-source, while almost all AI models in China are open-source. American AI companies are indeed distilling and stealing Chinese models. For example, Anthropic was caught distilling DeepSeek, Qwen and other Chinese AI models. Yet it falsely accuses Chinese AI of stealing its models in retaliation, which is utterly shameless.
Lecteur PDF ultra léger, libre, basique pour Windows : Sumatra PDF.
►https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader
Modular: ModCon 2026: Open source, open cloud, open silicon
▻https://www.modular.com/blog/modcon-announcements
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#dev #mojo #mojolang #python #opensource
Projects - FUTO
▻https://futo.tech/projects
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LaSuite.coop, le #commun que l’État ne peut pas garder
▻https://elegartech.substack.com/p/lasuitecoop-le-commun-que-letat-ne
numérique #dinum #opensource #logiciel lasuite #institution #gouvernance commun
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Many more US states are planning or already have operating system age verification laws
▻https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age
We’ve already covered how #California has a new operating system age-checking law coming into force next year - but many more US states also have plans or have them already approved. And I also recently wrote about Ubuntu and Fedora developers commenting on it, with that article briefly pointing out there’s also a similar law planned for #Colorado - but the situation gets a lot worse the more you look into it.
As highlighted by System76’s founder Carl Richell, New York are also planning their own version that will “require all manufacturers of #Internet-enabled devices, operating systems, or #application_stores to conduct commercially reasonable and technically feasible age assurance for users at the point of device activation” as the bill states.
#age_verification #opensource #operating_system #age_checking #new_york
MidnightBSD Download
▻https://www.midnightbsd.org/download
Download MidnightBSD
You may download MidnightBSD below. If possible, use the UK or allbsd.org mirror.
Most users want the amd64 (x86_64) version. It’s for any x86_64 compatible CPU from AMD, Intel, or Hygon.
#California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for #desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex #age_verification system implemented for #operating_systems with no exceptions for small #open_source projects. At this time, we don’t have development time or a plan in place for this.
AB1043 : Loi Californienne sécuritaire, et ses conséquences sur le Logiciel Libre
▻https://linuxfr.org/news/ab1043-loi-californienne-securitaire-et-ses-consequences-sur-le-logiciel-li
La loi California Assembly Bill 1043, ou « Digital Age Assurance Act », impose une vérification d’âge obligatoire aux fournisseurs de systèmes d’exploitation et de magasins d’applications en Californie. Signée en octobre 2025 par le gouverneur Gavin Newsom, elle entre en vigueur le 1ᵉʳ janvier 2027 et vise à protéger les mineurs contre les contenus nuisibles en ligne via un signal d’âge partagé avec les apps.
Elle oblige les OS (y compris Linux, FreeBSD ou SteamOS) à proposer une interface de saisie de date de naissance lors de la création de compte, avec un API en temps réel pour indiquer la tranche d’âge aux applications. Les amendes pour non-conformité peuvent atteindre 7 500 $ par enfant affecté, ce qui pèse lourdement sur les petits développeurs.
Des projets comme MidnightBSD ont réagi en excluant les (...)
Gina - mastodon
▻https://fosstodon.org/@Gina/116120177221976077
shout-out to @kirschner , for his post about the 500 million euro that the German government spends each year (!) on Microsoft licensing, while asking how much #opensource we could have procured and developed with a fraction of that money. During @nlnet ’s presentation.
Slide with Matthias’s quote and amounts spent by the German gov on Microsoft licensing :
Feeding the hand that beats you
ghostty/AI_POLICY.md at main · ghostty-org/ghostty
▻https://github.com/ghostty-org/ghostty/blob/main/AI_POLICY.md
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🌤️ Free Open-Source #weather #api | Open-Meteo.com
▻https://open-meteo.com
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European Commission issues #call for #evidence on open source [LWN.net]
▻https://lwn.net/Articles/1053107
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A post-American, #enshittification-resistant #internet- media.ccc.de
▻https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet
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#technology #regulation #domination #imperialism #cloud #dollar #europe #sovereignty #freedom #jailbreak #hacking #interoperability #opensource #commons #hardware #software #artificialintelligence #techdebt #liability #ethics #39c3 #corydoctorow #bestof
AI’s Unpaid Debt: How LLM Scrapers Destroy the Social Contract of Open Source
▻https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.
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#opensource #LLMs #artificialintelligence #training #copyright #culture
GitHub - DIYgod/RSSHub: 🧡 Everything is RSSible
▻https://github.com/DIYgod/RSSHub
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#rss #atom #feed #rsshub #opensource
State of AI | OpenRouter
▻https://openrouter.ai/state-of-ai
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#LLMs #generativeai #artificialintelligence #usage #statistics #openweight #opensource #roleplay #dev #copilot
We’re big fans of open-source buildable code at #fairphone. Here’s why. - Fairphone
▻https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/12/04/were-big-fans-of-open-source-buildable-code-at-fairphone-heres-why
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#opensource_,android #smartphone
GitHub - Martchus/syncthingtray: Tray application and Dolphin/Plasma integration for #syncthing
▻https://github.com/Martchus/syncthingtray
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Helium314/HeliBoard: Customizable and privacy-conscious open-source #keyboard
▻https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard
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Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
▻https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adafruit_opensource-privacy-techpolicy-activity-7396903362237054976-r14H
Qualcomm-owned Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform.
The new documents introduce an irrevocable, perpetual license over anything users upload, broad surveillance-style monitoring of AI features, a clause preventing users from identifying potential patent infringement, years-long retention of usernames even after account deletion, and the integration of all user data (including minors) into Qualcomm’s global data ecosystem. Military weird things and more.
Several sections effectively reshape Arduino from an open community platform into a tightly controlled corporate service with deep data extraction built in. The most striking addition:
Users are now explicitly forbidden from reverse-engineering or even attempting to understand how the platform works unless Arduino gives permission. That’s a profound shift for a brand long embraced by educators, makers, researchers, and open-source advocates.
With the cloud having a rough day and many systems offline, yesterday... Anyone invested in transparency, community governance, or data rights should read these documents closely.
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#opensource #privacy #techpolicy #hardware #iot #surveillance #qualcomm #arduino #makers #infosec #datarights #termsandconditions #cloudcomputing
On en parlait le mois dernier :
Qualcomm buys open-source electronics firm Arduino | Reuters
▻https://seenthis.net/messages/1139187
The #complexity of Simplicity
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#dev #softwareengineering #abstraction #essential #accidental #engineered #emergent #complex #simple #taxonomy #systems #construction #focus #rebellion #modularity #accretion #entropy #technicaldebt #revolution #opensource #bestof
Bernard #stiegler : une nouvelle figure de l’amateur
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#savoir #numérique #néguenthropie #automatisation #prolétarisation #pharmakon #technologie #économie #politique #contribution #consumérisme #travail #redistribution #intelligence #intelligencecollective #amateur #opensource #libre