I've developed a new tool for efficiently managing a large number of ISO files in Linux and I'm looking for feedback and bug reports. Here are the key features:

• Cached ISO management for faster access
• Mount and unmount ISO files
• Move, copy and delete ISO files efficiently
• Convert .mdf and .bin/.img files to .iso format
• Utilizes mdf2iso and ccd2iso for conversions

I'm particularly interested in hearing from:

1. Regular users of .iso files - how would this fit into your workflow?
2. People who live in the terminal.
3. Anyone who has suggestions.

Link: https://github.com/siyia2/iso-commander/

I posted something similar to this earlier, but I now have a more specific ask for the wonderful people here. If anybody has any free (both monetarily and by the GNU definition) websites that are user-facing and provide a service. I am compiling such things mainly for personal use but I am planning on publicly releasing them properly soon. Thank you very much, and anything is appreciated!

I have been using Vectr for quite some time but they have recently put profit above anything else. I am looking for free vector editors with similar UI and capabilities, most notably the ability to easily edit the object geometry and boolean tools (subtract, join, etc). I have been looking online, but I assume people here know of programs that I haven't found. I could use anything online and offline as long as it supports Windows.

Hi there

I am looking for an open source page maker to make covers for books that is free.

I see so many art online accounts where I am required to create an account.

Thanks so much! Don

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Dear Friends, I invite you to a joint ''DUG#6 & vPub 0xB'' event that starts 13th June at 4 PM UTC :

1. on DUG we will discuss the Dasharo distribution of coreboot opensource PC firmware (much better than a typical closed-source UEFI: it provides the hardened security, high quality, cool features and almost-lifetime upgrades!) and explore the new supported platforms: in particular you will see a special demo of upcoming NovaCustom V54/V56 laptops with modern & powerful Intel 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs that support this “opensource BIOS”
2. vPub will feature our prominent guests from Intel & Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with a couple of interesting talks, and - most importantly - a cosy free-for-all chat about anything opensource firmware/hardware-related :D

Join links & full schedule are available here:
DUG#6 & vPub 0xB opensource online Party! - today at 4 PM UTC

How do you do fellow kids? We built a free, open-source org chart builder because all the others we found online s*cked.

Please roast our tool so we can improve it.

https://whale-hackathon-2024.vercel.app/

Cheers,

What is the best software to use for posting automated craigslist ads.? I won’t be posting job ads or selling real estate. I will be selling my inventory and posting wanted ads or should I start? I appreciate the help. I had a time.

With Libreboot moving away from 100% blobless and adopting their blob-reduction policy so as to accept more hardware, is it (on laptops like Thinkpad W530) really any different from normal coreboot (+ ME Cleaner) now? At this point, is it just coreboot but precompiled and not compatible with Windows?

Incoanhyto is a simple php/mysql application to allow the collaborative writing of hypertext literature.

Running at https://thunderperfectwitchcraft.org/cassandra (with already some hypertexts available there).

Source available at https://notabug.org/ThunderPerfectWitchcraft/Incoanhyto

Hello, hello Jamers 🙂

It’s been a month since our last #DevUpdate, so this week we've prepared something special for you:

• New versions of Jami have been released for iOS and Desktop (including Ubuntu 24.04 and Fedora 40).
• We've fixed major connectivity bugs, significantly improving reliability on mobile devices.
• Exciting new UI designs are now available on iOS, with an Android update scheduled for release next week.

Have you noticed the improvements? We would love to hear your feedback!

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github 2 codeberg

Hello there!

I just made a script that allows the user to "bulk migrate" repositories from github to codeberg directly, if anyone is interested, more here: https://www.rahuljuliato.com/posts/github_to_codeberg

Hi all;

If i licence required distribution to inform the recipient of restriction or obligations placed on them or the supply-chain by third parties, would you consider that a violation of free-software principles (i.e. 2 and 3) ?

A scenario is that in Australia, government can compel individuals to compromise security without disclosing their motivation. e.g. A developer could be legally compelled to put an XZ style backdoor in their code (irrespective of how long they got away with it).

Maybe distribution should come with a warning of jurisdictional and corporate risks to end users who are recipients of free software.

I wrote a simple software to learn Clojure. I found that the stack I used to start coding called Leiningen set my code licence to either EPL or GPL V2, which gave me some chills, finally I changed it to GPLV3 https://kanipaan.codeberg.page/blog/kanipaan-loves-gnu.html , and I feel much better.

https://preview.redd.it/c5jcjxq5nbyc1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d93846e18de5b6e64630fdc6dcb56529c5d340b2

Is this a legit source for icecat?

I need a softwares that can calculate employee attendance in monthly. Suggest me any application.

Why is it the case that most GitHub repos are licensed under the permissive licenses as MIT. Am I missing something or that permessive licenses give litterally no advantage over GPL?

I came to the conclusion that developers think GPL would make their piece of software/ source code less popular because it not permessive, and by permessive they assume it's less "free".

When someone license their code under MIT, BSD or Apache, it's clear or even self declaration that he has no intention of making money from the code, but to help others and help free software open sourcers. So why not restrict the use of the software only for the open sourcers.

So, for context, I'm trying to work through a few math textbooks (self-study, trying to prepare for college in the fall after 10+ yrs of being out of high school) in PDF form. Which is challenging.

I like Xournal++ well enough because it lets me draw on PDFs and add new pages with grid paper or lines. But the biggest problem is it's basically impossible to navigate the document, other than using the table of contents that's already there, or just scrolling through 1200 pages and hope I find what I'm looking for.

Is there any free software (for Windows) that lets me do all this? Or does anyone know of some kind of workaround for Xournal++ that will let me bookmark pages?

I am sure there is but google is overflooding us with results that comply with its search criteria instead of really free and accurate results

Also it doesn't have to be with AI , I know it's the actual trend but you don't need AI to transcribe , we didn't need before and it's surely not a necessity now

it's urgent , for a school test

I'm drowning in a sea of WMV files with all sorts of different specs - bitrates, frame rates, resolutions, you name it. I'm looking to convert them all to MP4 for better compatibility, but the manual work in Handbrake is killing me.

Ideally, I'd love some free software that can analyze these WMV files and automatically choose the best MP4 settings to minimize quality loss while keeping the file size reasonable. Any recommendations from the video conversion gurus out there?

Thanks in advance!

I'm working on a project and need to create animated GIFs from a bunch of videos. Ideally, I'd like a free software tool that can do two things:

1. Extract frames: Automatically capture a snapshot of each video every second (or user-defined interval).
2. Batch processing: Process all the videos in a folder at once, saving them as individual GIFs.

Does anyone have any recommendations for free software that can handle this? Open to all suggestions, even if they involve separate tools for each step. Thanks!

Edit: Solution found (For Window):

Here's how you can create the batch script:

1. Open Notepad: Open Notepad or any other text editor you prefer.
2. Write the Script: Copy and paste the following script into Notepad:

"u/echo off

for %%i in (*.mp4) do (

mkdir "frames"

ffmpeg.exe -i "%%i" -vf "fps=1/20" -q:v 2 "frames\%%~ni_%%03d.png"

ffmpeg.exe -framerate 4 -i "frames\%%~ni_%%03d.png" -vf "fps=4,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" "%%~ni.gif"

rd /s /q "frames"

) off

for %%i in (*.mp4) do (

mkdir "frames"

ffmpeg.exe -i "%%i" -vf "fps=1/20" -q:v 2 "frames\%%~ni_%%03d.png"

ffmpeg.exe -framerate 4 -i "frames\%%~ni_%%03d.png" -vf "fps=4,scale=320:-1:flags=lanczos" "%%~ni.gif"

rd /s /q "frames"

)"

1. Save the Script: Go to File > Save As. Choose a location to save the script file. Name the file something like convert_videos.bat and make sure to select "All Files (.)" from the "Save as type" dropdown menu. Click Save.
2. Close Notepad: Close Notepad.
3. Place the Script in the Video Folder: Move the convert_videos.bat file to the folder where your video files (.mp4) are located.
4. Run the Script: Double-click the convert_videos.bat file. A command prompt window will open, and the script will start converting the videos to GIFs.

This script will loop through all .mp4 files in the folder, and for each file, it will use FFmpeg to create a GIF by taking a snapshot of one frame every second (fps=1) and scaling the output to a width of 320 pixels (you can adjust this value as needed).

The output GIF files will have the same base name as the input video files, but with the .gif extension.