post (@post@lemmy.ml)
Closed‑source vs source‑available vs open‑source — which model makes the most sense for small tools?
https://lemmy.ml/post/46642424
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publicspaces (@publicspaces@social.publicspaces.net)
Today is the last day to apply for the Open Social Awards! Are you building on the open social web using ATProtocol or ActivityPub? Apply now for a chance to win €10,000.
Winners will be announced at the PublicSpaces Conference 2026 on June 5th. Organised with New_ Public and @waag
Deadline: May 1st.
🔗 https://conference.publicspaces.net/en/award
#pubconf2026 #opensource #opencall #opensocials
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Gemini for Wear OS could also be getting a glow-up soon
New retail demo reveals a vibrant glow animation and refreshed weather icons coming to Gemini on your wrist.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-wear-os-visual-refresh-apk-teardown-3662278/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
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forumuu (@forumuu@nerdculture.de)
KDE Plasma (Kubuntu)
Autostart funktioniert für meine Programme nicht.
https://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/autostart-funktioniert-fuer-meine-programme-ni/
30.04.2026 um 12:29 Uhr
#ubuntuusers #forumuu #linux #opensource #fragenistmenschlich #kubuntu #kde #desktop #kdeplasma
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kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
Phoronix: 3mdeb Gets More Bits Of AMD openSIL & Coreboot Working On Ryzen AM5 Motherboard
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-openSIL-AM5-USB
#linux #opensource #tech
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Pulrepo (@Pulrepo@mastodon.social)
🚀 This Week in LLM & Language Models: Fastest-Growing Projects — April 29, 2026
This week in the LLM & Language Models space, we're seeing a surge in tools focused on personal knowledge bases and language model optimization. Many of these repositories are leveraging Karpathy's LL...
Read full report → https://pullrepo.com/report/this-week-in-llm-language-models-fastest-growing-projects-april-29-2026
#AI #OpenSource #GitHub #Tech #LLMLanguageModel
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heiseonlineenglish (@heiseonlineenglish@social.heise.de)
Money for AI instead of Open Source: pgBackRest project gives up
The widespread backup tool pgBackRest is out of funding. The community is discussing successors and the fundamental financing of open source.
#Backup #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #PostgreSQL #Wirtschaft #news
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jmrplens (@jmrplens@mstdn.jmrp.io)
🚀 New project: GitLab MCP Server
Plug any AI assistant (Claude, Copilot, Cursor…) into the entire GitLab API via Model Context Protocol.
⚡ 1006 tools — full REST v4 + GraphQL
🧠 32 meta-tools to cut LLM token use
🔒 Read-only & safe (dry-run) modes
🐳 Single static binary — zero deps
🖥️ Win/Linux/macOS · amd64 & arm64
🔐 Self-hosted GitLab + TLS
Written in Go from scratch.
💻 https://github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server
📖 https://jmrplens.github.io/gitlab-mcp-server/
#GitLab #MCP #AI #OpenSource #Golang #DevOps
#SelfHosted
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firethering (@firethering@mastodon.social)
IBM just released Granite 4.1, a family of open source language models built specifically for enterprise use.
There’s one result in the benchmark worth attention. The 8B model. Dense architecture, no MoE tricks, no extended reasoning chains. It matches or beats Granite 4.0-H-Small across basically every benchmark they ran. That older model has 32B parameters with 9B active. This one has 8 billion
https://firethering.com/granite-4-1-ibm-open-source-model-family/
#ibm #opensource #ai #technews #llm #generativeai #genai #trending #news
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xabd (@xabd@mastodon.social)
Gotenberg is a powerful open-source API for converting documents to PDF using Docker.
It supports HTML, URLs, Markdown, and Office files (via LibreOffice), making it perfect for automated document workflows.
You can also merge, split, watermark, encrypt PDFs, and generate screenshots, without managing Chromium or dependencies.
👉 https://github.com/gotenberg/gotenberg
👉 More privacy-friendly tools: https://digitalescapetools.com/
#OpenSource #SelfHosting #PDF #Docker #Automation #DevTools
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feed (@feed@igeek.gamer-geek-news.com)
🐧 Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 gets even easier to use
Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 continue to advance with new versions repeatedly being released, and now it should be easier than ever to use.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
📰 Source: GamingOnLinux Latest Articles
🔗 Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nintendo-64-emulator-gopher64-gets-even-easier-to-use/
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Google may ruin the Pixel 11’s coolest new feature with AI
Pixel Glow, the Pixel 11's rumored notification light, might be co-opted for Gemini.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-may-ruin-pixel-11-coolest-new-feature-with-ai-3661989/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
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