The old version site (Retro Software archived here) is dying because Google killed its ad serving. Google has destroyed search and is now disabling funding for the independent web so that everyone can just stick with Gemini. LOL. What happened to 'Do No Evil'? They too much power over the Internet and can kill anything that doesn't align with their biz.

Old versions of Windows, Mac and Linux Software, Apps & Abandonware Games - Download at OldVersion.com

Umami version 3 is here, a free and open source, modern, privacy focused alternative to Google Analytics that is self hosted on your own server. Repo

GitHub

GitHub - umami-software/umami: Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude.

Umami is a modern, privacy-focused analytics platform. An open-source alternative to Google Analytics, Mixpanel and Amplitude. - umami-software/umami

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Umami v3 – Blog - Umami

Umami is a simple, fast, privacy-friendly alternative to Google Analytics.

Name ONE #Linux distro you’d never use, no matter how much other recommended it

OpenCloud is a free and open-source project that gives you a secure and private way to store, access, and share your files. You can access files from Linux, macOS, Android, Apple iOS, or Windows client.

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OpenCloud

OpenCloud has 47 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

The Firefox brand is getting a refresh and you get the first look. Say hello to Kit who is new mascot.

Firefox

Say hi to Kit

The Firefox brand is getting a refresh and you get the first look

You can now use OCI Containers on FreeBSD. Here is a quick introduction to Containers on FreeBSD operating systems using Podman which is a fully featured container engine that is a simple daemonless tool. Podman provides a Docker-CLI comparable command line that eases the transition from other container engines and allows the management of pods, containers and images. Give it a try FreeBSD users and developers. You no longer need Linux server or desktop for dev work.

FreeBSD Foundation | A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and building the FreeBSD Project

An introduction to OCI Containers on FreeBSD | FreeBSD Foundation

I doubt you've been living under a rock for at least the last decade, so I won't explain containers for you. I will, however, mention wha...

The enshittification of Mozilla with AI "slop" and greed is a cautionary tale for various open source projects and Linux distros not to become comfy with AI garbage. People, developers, volunteers, and users will abandon your product, because being open source doesn't mean you can get away with it. Users are tired of this garbage. Know your userbase before you add AI. I'm just saying

Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, was released 22 years ago. It is a powerful tool you can use to create professional-looking logos, illustrations, web graphics, banners, and other designs. As a notable alternative to Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape is completely free. Project

Inkscape - Draw Freely. | Inkscape

Inkscape is professional vector graphics software which runs on Linux, macOS and Windows desktop computers.

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Inkscape / inkscape · GitLab

Inkscape vector image editor

End of Japanese community at Mozilla due to the introduction of AI-based translation. The community members have expressed disappointment and frustration that their long term volunteer efforts and local knowledge were being replaced by machine translation, which they felt did not match the quality of human provided support. This is why Mozilla sucks so much, they are going crazy like rest of the industry. Source

End of Japanese community | SUMO community discussions | Forums | Mozilla Support

Added screenshot in case Mozilla decided to remove it

I am not buying it. Nvidia clearly has an incentive to sell this as an arms race, which it is; however, to what extent? They are using fear tactics so that the government will pay Nvidia to give it to OpenAI, which will then give it to Oracle, AWS, Microsoft; subsequently, they will buy more GPUs, allowing them to invest it back in OpenAI. One hell of a circular deal, also causing massive tech layoffs and environmental damage. #ai