In Berlin, Contributing to Open Source
Ep. 11

In Berlin, Contributing to Open Source

Berlin, DE
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One year of the show as of 9/11! 12 episodes from episode 0 - 11. In binary this would make this episode 1100.

(01:41)

Sponsor - Ameridroid

  • Excellent US-based provider of open hardware. All the shipping options.
  • Use LINUXPREPPER at checkout
  • Odroid Go Ultra handheld for retro gaming

(25:44)

Steam Key Giveaway for those writing a review of this podcast!

Racknerd VPS and Dedicated Server Hosting

  • Currently testing. Works fine, support is responsive, pricing is very low. Darling of lowendbox and lowendtalk. Referral link, and select “Reveal Deals” for VPS annual subscriptions at $11.
  • What do you think of VPS hosting?

(03:16)

KDE Akademy

C-base Berlin

Xhain Hackerspace in Berlin.

  • Classes include Woodworking, 3d Printers, crafting nights, etc.

Nextcloud Conference 2025 on September 28th - 29th.

Texas Linuxfest in Austin, TX from October 3rd - 4th.

(10:29)

SeaGL Gnu/Linux Conference on November 7th and 8th at University of Washington

  • “How I Create Physical Theatre and Mime shows using FOSS Tooling” presentation: I’ll be giving as part of upcoming SeaGL. How I develop my own Living Cartoon shows for touring and for live audiences.
  • “What Is Free May Never Die” presentation: an exploration of the idea that free software is functionally immortal while proprietary software is mortal. You cannot kill free software, but proprietary software dies all the time. If this idea is interesting, come to the talk, I want to hear other people’s perspectives on this too.
  • /dev/hack in Seattle. U-district. Thursday nights for tours.

Chaos Communication Congress 39C3 in December in Hamburg, hosted by Chaos Computer Club. Join 15k other people from 12/27 - 12/30! An event that birthed the hacker and makerspace movement.

(16:30)

KDEConnect (Software Spotlight)

  • Find my phone
  • Send a File or Clipboard
  • Media Control
  • Use phone as mouse
  • Supports Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS
  • Works fine over VPN

(19:26)

OpenStreetMaps

KDE Akademy, international travel and cycling around Berlin with OpenStreetMaps. Works! Download the local maps. Not usable for me in San Francisco or Bay Area because of live traffic. Updates save me 1/3 of my commute minimum or even hours.

  • Are you able to use OSM as a driver receiving traffic updates?
  • OSM+ for Android

Ways to Support the Show!

(37:36)

Graphene OS and the future of sideloaded Android

(26:17)

Kodi media player and diy streaming devices for the holidays

Kodi - Open Source Home Theatre software dating back to Xbox Media Center.

Making a DIY Steaming Device running Kodi to gift to my grandma. Your input appreciated!

Libretro and retroarch. Libretro is a simple API that allows for the creation of games and emulators without worrying about input devices, video drivers or sound API’s. Commonly bundled with Kodi and used in all sorts of devices, from handheld devices to full arcade cabinets. Emulates classic game consoles and beyond.

Contributing to Open Source

Do you want to contribute back?

Contributing to Open Source projects and communities

Preparing a submission

  • Get a feel for development pace.
  • Check first, then ask if unsure on a submission.
  • Do less, making sure the developer can follow along.
  • If I can do it, so can you.

Etiquette for engaging with project git repositories

Following along on Github, issue trackers, forums, chats.

  • What is an issue, pull request

  • Engaging with reactions and subscriptions instead of commenting

  • Kill-the-Newsetter - Email to RSS, can be combined with email from git services. Self-hostable.

  • RSS-bridge - supports Github issues, pull requests, trending, searches, Gitlab, Gitea. Self-hostable and public instances.

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