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Matt × 🇳🇴 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@Remittancegirl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Remittancegirl</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aslakr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aslakr</span></a></span> I have never heard of tv.garden before today, so thanks for sharing... but of course the very first channel I click on is streaming some tech dude talking about VLC with a traffic cone on his head... <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/VideoLAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoLAN</span></a> <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/TVgarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TVgarden</span></a></p>
Romain Debailleul<p>Ils/elles reconditionnent sous <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, plus léger que Windows, des PCs ainsi sauvés de la benne. Ces PCs équipent familles de lycéens en fracture numérique avec <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/Linuxmint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linuxmint</span></a> et des écoles primaires. <br>Une salle 💯 % <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/logicielslibres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>logicielslibres</span></a> flexible, ergonomique, adaptée PMR avec 3 bureaux électriques, et conviviale avec un coût logiciel nul ou presque :<br>- Pcs reconditionnés intégrés au réseau pédagogique (<a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a>, <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a>, <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/libreoffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libreoffice</span></a>, <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/Python" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Python</span></a>, etc.) <br>- Zone Multimédia (<a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a>, OBS, Kdenlive, Audacity)</p>
Blue Ghost<p>Dynebolic is a Linux distribution developed for multimedia production.</p><p>Run via USB flash drive or DVD.<br>Run via computer with extremely low resources.<br>No background communications established without user consent.<br>Recommended by Free Software Foundation.</p><p>APPLICATIONS<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ardour7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ardour7</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Audacity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Audacity</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darktable</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Inkscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Inkscape</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kdenlive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kdenlive</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OBSStudio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OBSStudio</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/soundKonverter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>soundKonverter</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Scribus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scribus</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tomb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tomb</span></a> encryption<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://dyne.org/dynebolic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dyne.org/dynebolic</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>Mastodon: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@dyne" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dyne</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Dynebolic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dynebolic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Multimedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multimedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FSF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FSF</span></a></p>
🌟Kira Aeva🌟<p>Hi all, is there a keyboard shortcut in VLC for Mac to seek back/forward within a track? The rewind/fast-forward media keys only switch tracks. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacOS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Voiceover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Voiceover</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blind</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/KeyboardShortcuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KeyboardShortcuts</span></a></p>
linterfranz<p>"Was würde ich tun, wenn es wirklich darauf ankommt?"<br>Dieser Satz von Marina Weisband geht mir nicht mehr aus dem Kopf.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@martinfehrensen/114080254580682452" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@martinfehrens</span><span class="invisible">en/114080254580682452</span></a></p><p>Ein wirklich anregendes Gespräch. Wie klar Marina die Zusammenhänge auf den Punkt bringen kann.</p><p>Übrigens <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> ich indem ich nicht youtube aufrufe, sondern mit clipgrap die webm-Datei hole und mit <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a> abspiele. Das lohnt sich bei diesem Beitrag mehrfach, weil ich sie über <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/NextCloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NextCloud</span></a> weitergeben kann. <a href="https://tyrol.social/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnplugTrump</span></a></p>
Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>FOSS NEWS</p><p>Firefox receives new Terms of Use, Mozilla argues that it will offer users "more transparency" over their "rights and permissions", but its wording raises concerns, it only applies to the executable code though, so forks like LibreWolf probably won't be affected:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/mozilla-introducing-terms-of-use-to-firefox" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/mozill</span><span class="invisible">a-introducing-terms-of-use-to-firefox</span></a><br>(Mozilla going down the dark path even further, what a surprise...)</p><p>Mozilla confirms Firefox will keep supporting Manifest V2:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/firefox-confirms-support-for-manifest-v2-and-v3-extensions-contrasting-google-s-phase-out/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">firefox-confirms-support-for-manifest-v2-and-v3-extensions-contrasting-google-s-phase-out/</span></a><br>(The only thing they do right nowadays)</p><p>VLC project celebrates 20 years anniversary with a new “LUNAR TIME CAPSULE” where people can send their personal videos to the Moon, videos will be stored on microSD cards enclosed in a sealed titanium capsule:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/vlc-moon-expedition/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/vlc-moon-expe</span><span class="invisible">dition/</span></a><br>(UFOs after watching the videos: oh this human breed is so dumb, they won't be a treat to us, they'll destroy themselves anyways, let's just leave them alone with their bs)</p><p>Nextcloud Hub 10 released with new AI agent for performing various tasks (creating calendar entries, reading messages, writing emails etc.) with the option to self-host AI agent:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/nextcloud-hub-10-launches-with-a-new-open-source-ai-agent-improved-file-management-and-more/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/2/</span><span class="invisible">nextcloud-hub-10-launches-with-a-new-open-source-ai-agent-improved-file-management-and-more/</span></a><br>(Oh yeah now Nexcloud users will also be dumbed down by AI doing everything instead of them lol)</p><p>Luanti 5.11.0 released with in-game settings menu, touchscreen layout editor, more server list info in online server list etc.:<br><a href="https://blog.luanti.org/2025/02/14/5.11.0-released/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">blog.luanti.org/2025/02/14/5.1</span><span class="invisible">1.0-released/</span></a></p><p>(Linux news in original post)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Firefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Firefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Mozilla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mozilla</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VLCMediaPlayer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLCMediaPlayer</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/NextcloudHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NextcloudHub</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Luanti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Luanti</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Minetest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minetest</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/MozillaFirefox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MozillaFirefox</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WebBrowser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WebBrowser</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/CloudStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CloudStorage</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/VideoGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGame</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FOSSGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSGame</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/OpenSourceGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSourceGame</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/FosseryTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FosseryTech</span></a></p>
F-Droid<p>This week in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FDroid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FDroid</span></a> (TWIF) is live:</p><p>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/K9Mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K9Mail</span></a> developer quits Mozilla, thanks <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.int21.dev/@cketti" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cketti</span></a></span> for all the good work<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> laws want <a href="https://floss.social/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> access in <a href="https://floss.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> again<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/FOSSGIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSSGIS</span></a> 2025 in March, get the app<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/onionshare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onionshare</span></a> crash fix soon<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/RiMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RiMusic</span></a> might be in danger<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/SimpleX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleX</span></a> has group growing pains<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Termux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Termux</span></a> GUI is finally available<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Threema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Threema</span></a> Libre reacts<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> with Remote Access<br>- <a href="https://floss.social/tags/XScreenSaver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XScreenSaver</span></a> has nice privacy policy</p><p>Click for +218 lines of news: <a href="https://f-droid.org/2025/02/27/twif.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">f-droid.org/2025/02/27/twif.ht</span><span class="invisible">ml</span></a></p>
Linuxiac<p>Believe it or not, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, VLC—the renowned media player used by millions worldwide—has announced a truly out-of-this-world project: sending user-submitted videos to the Moon.<br><a href="https://linuxiac.com/vlc-celebrates-20-years-by-sending-videos-to-the-moon/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linuxiac.com/vlc-celebrates-20</span><span class="invisible">-years-by-sending-videos-to-the-moon/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a></p>
ifrauding<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ard.social/@tagesschau" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tagesschau</span></a></span> <br>Selbst der <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a>-Player geht wählen? O.o</p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/vlc_media_player" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc_media_player</span></a></p>
Mike Kuketz 🛡<p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/UnplugTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnplugTrump</span></a> - Tipp10:<br>Setze möglichst auf Open-Source-Software für deine Büroarbeiten. LibreOffice bietet nahezu alle Funktionen, die du von Microsoft Office kennst, ohne deine Daten an ein US-Unternehmen zu senden. GIMP ist eine großartige Alternative zu Adobe Photoshop, und VLC spielt deine Medien ab, ohne dich zu überwachen.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/GIMP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GIMP</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/NoMicrosoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoMicrosoft</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/NoAdobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoAdobe</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Dendrobatus Azureus<p>Here is a nice article about the experiences which <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.gyptazy.com/@gyptazy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>gyptazy</span></a></span> has had at FOSDEM</p><p>Location: BE<br>City: Brussel<br>Venue: The Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)<br>Attendance to FOSDEM is free in the true spirit of Open Source and the event has been held every year for decades</p><p>This is year 25 of FOSDEM!</p><p>Highlight:<br>Talk: "Ten Years as a Free, Open, and Automated Certificate Authority,” which detailed Let’s Encrypt’s journey in revolutionizing the internet by offering free SSL/TLS certificates</p><p>Now go, read and enjoy</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/FOSDEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSDEM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/fosdem2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fosdem2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/POSIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POSIX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>programming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/KDE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KDE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Gnome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gnome</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/freeBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/netBSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>netBSD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/ULB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ULB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Brussel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brussel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/Belgium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgium</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://gyptazy.com/fosdem-2025-insights-from-the-opensource-conference-amp-the-bsd-devroom-in-brussels-belgium/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gyptazy.com/fosdem-2025-insigh</span><span class="invisible">ts-from-the-opensource-conference-amp-the-bsd-devroom-in-brussels-belgium/</span></a></p>
Mark T. Tomczak<p>At this point, my shader-based fire effect is really underperforming on raspberry pi: low framerate and screen tearing. I could spend hours debugging graphics drivers and messing with settings. </p><p>... Or I could run it on the big beefy gaming rig, record five minutes of video with a screen capture tool, and let VLC be incomprehensible magic.</p><p>I kinda like that plan! </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.fixermark.com/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a></p>
It's FOSS<p>Respect for VLC 🫡</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>[<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TLDR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TLDR</span></a>: JUST TELL ME <em>IF</em> YOUR TABLET CAN DO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CALLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CALLS</span></a>!]</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DearVendors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DearVendors</span></a> of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tablets</span></a>:</p><p>Off all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Functions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Functions</span></a> you can put into a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Specifications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Specifications</span></a> Sheet of your Devices there's one you should <em>ALWAYS answer clearly</em> on your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Website" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Website</span></a>:</p><p><em>DOES YOUR TABLET [with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/4G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4G</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5G</span></a> / …) SUPPORT MAKE PHONE CALLS?</em></p><ul><li><p><em>NOT</em> "It can run <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhatsApp</span></a>" (or <em>whatever shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCSS</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoIP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoIP</span></a></em> you think of)...</p></li><li><p><em>NOT</em> "It can do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSD</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HSCSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HSCSD</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2G</span></a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3G</span></a> /...</p></li><li><p><em>But</em> DOES IT SUPPORT <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GSM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GSM</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Calls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Calls</span></a> (and/or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoLTE</span></a>)??</p></li></ul><p>Like: <em>IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK TO HAVE THAT INFO IN THE SPECSHEETS?</em></p><p>You're obviously able to list all the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Codecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Codecs</span></a> natively supported and the user-available storage as well as supported Frequency Bands, WWAN modes, WiFi channel width and the Display Glass vs. Panel dimensions including DPI of the latter and whether or not it has a hall effect sensor to detect your overpriced 1st party tablet covers!</p><p>Now some folks may ask: <em>"WHY does this matter?"</em> or outright dismiss this as a problem.</p><p>Listen: <br>Not everyone is able or willing to carry <em>two</em> devices when 1 <em>SHOULD BE ENOUGH</em> and also some places (i.e. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a>) have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ImportRestrictions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ImportRestrictions</span></a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MobileDevices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MobileDevices</span></a>, so having more than 1 <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IMEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMEI</span></a> is already a <em>"NOPE!"</em> by the authorities.</p><ul><li>Also this isn't something one can <em>"fix"</em> post-purchase like installing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> to decode some obscure file format in Software: Either <em>the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Baseband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Baseband</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ROM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ROM</span></a> support <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneCalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhoneCalls</span></a> or they don't!</em></li></ul><p>So why do <em>NONE</em> of the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tablet</span></a> manufacturers allow to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/search" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>search</span></a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/filter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>filter</span></a> for that???</p><ul><li>Bonus points if you have lazy fucks like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HMD</span></a> (aka. <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Nokia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nokia</span></a>) who literally copy the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Safety</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Useage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Useage</span></a> information for all <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smartphones</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tablets</span></a> and don't even bother to change <em>"Mobile Phone"</em> for <em>"Tablet"</em>.</li></ul><p><em>NO</em>, instead one has to download an <em>obscenely huge <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PDF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDF</span></a></em> just to then <a href="https://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/202410/20241010132004137/SM-X11X_X21X_UM_Open_UU_Ger_Rev.1.2_240925.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">read on page 34</a> that for any <em>"<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/telephony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telephony</span></a>"</em> function you <em>NEED YET ANOTHER DEVICE FROM THE SAME MANUFACTURER AND HAVE TO SIGNUP WITH AN ACCOUNT</em> and even that level of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> WON'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WORKS...</p><ul><li>I mean, come on, this <em>ain't</em> some <em>obscure functionality</em> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMAPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMAPI</span></a> to do some <em>"evil sourcery"</em> like <em>managing an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eSIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eSIM</span></a> that is in a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a>-Card form factor</em>!</li></ul><p>Pretty shure <em>A LOT</em> of other folks have the same question and ain't willing to get <em>yet another device &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SIM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SIM</span></a></em> just to recieve <em>the occasional call</em> because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechIlliterates</span></a> can't be assed to send an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eMail</span></a> or learn <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XMPP</span></a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMEMO</span></a> to message one...</p><ul><li>Obviously they same manufacturers are <em>able and willing</em> to specify <em>f-stops</em> of the built-in cameras and list <em>EVERY SINGLE <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WEARABLE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WEARABLE</span></a></em> they made and certify as <em>'compatible'</em> with, as if <em>anyone</em> is gonna take their non-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/waterproof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>waterproof</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tablet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tablet</span></a> for a marathon or god forbid triathlon...</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechSupport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Support</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Sysadmin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sysadmin</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Procurement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Procurement</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SpecSheet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecSheet</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Radote Chill Pépère 🌶️<p>J'ai emprunté Kill Bill à la médiathèque.<br>Je suis en train de le regarder et d'un coup je découvre par hasard ce truc marrant sur VLC ! 😄</p><p><a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/KillBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KillBill</span></a> <a href="https://pouet.chapril.org/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@itsfoss@mastodon.social</a><span> Awesome.<br><br>This is how AI should be done. For the benefit of people while still keeping their privacy. Glad VLC is doing just that.<br><br></span><a href="https://misskey.de/tags/VLC" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VLC</a> <a href="https://misskey.de/tags/AI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos </p><p>VideoLAN shows off the creation and translation of subtitles in more than 100 languages, all offline. </p><p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2025/1/9/24339817/vlc-player-automatic-ai-subtitling-translation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/2025/1/9/24339817</span><span class="invisible">/vlc-player-automatic-ai-subtitling-translation</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VideoLAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VideoLAN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
It's FOSS<p>AI is coming to VLC!&nbsp;🤖</p><p><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/ai-subtitles-vlc/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/ai-subtitles-</span><span class="invisible">vlc/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vlc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vlc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a></p>
Graham Perrin<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@sidereal" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sidereal</span></a></span> I can't comment on the time taken to edit video. </p><p>As someone who occasionally transcribes: I assure readers that the time required to transcribe can be enormous — COLOSSAL — compared to the duration of the audio or AV content that must be listened to, repeatedly.</p><p>I can not speak for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cupoftea.social/@howisyourdog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>howisyourdog</span></a></span> but I typically don't bother with content that lacks captions (subtitles). Substandard accessibility is an immediate turn-off.</p><p>Cc <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lingo.lol/@grvsmth" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>grvsmth</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://beige.party/@bedast" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bedast</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/transcription" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transcription</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/captions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>captions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/subtitles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>subtitles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a></p>
MxFraud<p>So, here is the first concrete technical info about VLC AI subtitles:</p><p>* it uses OpenAI whisper model.<br>* you'll have to download that bit separately [1].<br>* vlc will use that on your computer, so it is not using the paid for API version.</p><p>So still using all the water and power to train models, and to run on your computer when you watch something that need translation.</p><p><a href="https://tabletop.social/tags/VLC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VLC</span></a></p><p>[0] <a href="https://www.numerama.com/tech/1879712-vlc-lance-les-sous-titres-automatiques-dans-toutes-les-langues-grace-a-lia.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">numerama.com/tech/1879712-vlc-</span><span class="invisible">lance-les-sous-titres-automatiques-dans-toutes-les-langues-grace-a-lia.html</span></a></p><p>[1] <a href="https://github.com/openai/whisper" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/openai/whisper</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>