Hey #rust community, crazy idea: A crate registry without #Microsoft as a gatekeeper. If I started one, would you publish your library there? What should I name it? Background: you can't publish on crates.io without #Github account = #microsoft's permission.

GitHub

Non-Github account creation · Issue #326 · rust-lang/crates.io

http://doc.crates.io/crates-io.html says: Acquiring an API token First thing’s first, you’ll need an account on crates.io to acquire an API tok...

As we all know, Microsoft has a history of supporting #Linux and we should trust them.

Ballmer: 'Linux is a cancer'

Contaminates all other software with Hippie GPL rubbish

pffft lol. Just no. #opensource #community #floss

Solder warriors, how do you protect your etched boards from corrosion? I bought this one a lifetime ago. Clearly homemade. It's covered with rosin. I thought rosin was corrosive to the traces. What technique is this? What kind of rosin is used here? #PCB #electronics #CopperEtching #AskFedi

Back to #Wayland and input methods. What's your favorite input method? Cause for me it was the one on old #Nokia phones. I could type with my hands in my pockets! Handy in winter.

Codeberg.org

stiwri

Showcase input method for Wayland

Tested with #cosmic and #GTK . This is just the beginning. Actually useful stuff is coming in the future. #Mobile keyboards, #Chinese input is what it's for:

Making sure you're not a bot!

#dumbphone #mobilelinux #linuxmobile #CJK

Dear fediverse , what kind of a connector is this? 40 pin, 0.5mm pitch, motherboard side, going to an eDP display panel. I'd like to buy the socket, but nothing I've seen quite matches the shape. #laptop #repair #lvds #electronics #askfedi