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What is free software?

Free software is software that respects the 4 software freedoms. The 4 freedoms are

Please note: Free software does not relate to monetary price. Free software can be sold or gratis (no cost)

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Why you can't have GPL licensed apps on the Apple App store (www.engadget.com)
submitted 23 hours ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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This article is over 10 years old but it is the best explication I've scene

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Success in the DMCA triennial - Software Freedom Conservancy (sfconservancy.org)
submitted 6 days ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Omnivore is joining ElevenLabs (elevenlabs.io)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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well then.

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The DeVault Report (sizeof.cat)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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The uBlock Origin team addresses an entitled shithead (np.reddit.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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Draw.io alternatives (self.freesoftware)
submitted 3 weeks ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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What are you guys using in its place? I'm open to all libre suggestions. Also a draw.io fork would be cool but I don't know of any.

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draw.io no longer free software since August 27, 2024 (github.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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Inkscape launches version 1.4, with powerful new accessible and customizable features (inkscape.org)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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DuckStation GPL Violation - Leah Rowe's Sleepless Rants (vimuser.org)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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TL;DR the dev behind Duckstation arbitrary changed the license and is likely commiting GPL violations

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Nextcloud Hub 9 creates global collaboration network - Nextcloud (nextcloud.com)
submitted 2 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Nextcloud is now federated

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Forgejo monthly update - Forgejo has changed its license to copyleft (forgejo.org)
submitted 2 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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FSF to be deposed in SFC v Vizio, updates relevant FAQ entry — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software (www.fsf.org)
submitted 2 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Let's not celebrate CrowdStrike -- let's point to a better way — Free Software Foundation — Working together for free software (www.fsf.org)
submitted 2 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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GIMP 3.0 Enters String Freeze, Inching Closer To Release (www.phoronix.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/freesoftware
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GIMP 3.0 has been more than one decade in the making as the port from GTK2 to GTK3, also transitioning away from Python 2 to Python 3 support, and a wealth of other improvements from the UI to lower down into enhancing this open-source Photoshop alternative.

The GIMP project announced on X/Twitter today that they have entered the string freeze for this much anticipated release.

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Minetest 5.9.0 is here (blog.minetest.net)
submitted 3 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Belgian court’s decision impacts the future of Router Freedom - FSFE (fsfe.org)
submitted 3 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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EC cuts funding support for Free Software projects - FSFE (fsfe.org)
submitted 3 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Boscaceoil-blue: A beginner-friendly music making app. (github.com)
submitted 4 months ago by Blaze to c/freesoftware
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Important announcement: TaigaNext looking for a new home! Call for applications is open! (community.taiga.io)
submitted 4 months ago by Blaze to c/freesoftware
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Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: June 2024 (blog.thunderbird.net)
submitted 4 months ago by Blaze to c/freesoftware
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Open Source AI Definition – Weekly update July 1 (opensource.org)
submitted 4 months ago by Blaze to c/freesoftware
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The first 10,000 games at bgammon.org, an open source online backgammon service (bgammon.org)
submitted 4 months ago by Blaze to c/freesoftware
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Ladybird - a brand new browser engine that isn't Google or Mozilla (ladybird.org)
submitted 4 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Canvas 2024! (canvas.fediverse.events)
submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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Canvas community: [email protected]

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Ollama and local AI (self.freesoftware)
submitted 5 months ago by possiblylinux127 to c/freesoftware
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So you can run a local AI assistant with ollama.

https://ollama.com/

Ollama isn't a complete software and you will need a front end such as oterm or openwebUI.

Keep in mind that ollama has models under various licenses. I would use models under a free license such as Mistral, Mixtral llama2 and Llava. (Lava next uses llama3 which isn't under a free license)

Keep away from models such as llama3 and Gemma as they are under a non free license.

You also can fine tune a model but you will need a significant amount of compute.

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