The Next Web·4yCopilot works so well because it steals open source code and strips credit
The Software Freedom Conservancy announced its withdrawal from GitHub today. The SFC is upset that Microsoft and OpenAI trained an AI system called Copilot on data that was published under an open-source license. The only way to get access to Copilot is through a special invitation from Microsoft or paid subscription.
Hacker News·4yGive Up GitHub: The Time Has Come!
GitHub profits from those proprietary products (sometimes from customers who use it for problematic activities). GitHub profits primarily from those who wish to use GitHub tools for in-house proprietary software development. If you aren't the customer, you're the product. The FOSS development methodology is GitHub's product, which they've proprietarized.
Community Picks·4yIs Flutter better than React Native?
Flutter and React Native are natural competitors as two of the most used multi-platform mobile app frameworks. The answer lies not in the technical aspects of React Native and Flutter at all. Hiring developers is famously difficult right now, but the pool of developers to draw from is far larger than Flutter's.
80 LEVEL·4yMicrosoft to Buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft announced they decided to acquire Activision Blizzard, the publisher of Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, and Diablo. The company also announced plans to add Activision’s games to Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft notes it will be the "third-largest gaming company by revenue, behind Tencent and Sony" when the deal is closed.
Flutter·4yAnnouncing Flutter for Windows
Announcing Flutter for Windows Build high-quality Windows apps that also run on mobile and web. In 2021, Flutter became the most popular cross-platform UI toolkit. Nearly half a million apps use Flutter… So far, we’ve seen momentum that has exceeded our expectations.
It's Foss·4yAdvantages and Disadvantages of Using Linux
Linux is totally open-source, meaning anyone can inspect the source code for transparency. There are specialized lightweight Linux distributions that are tailored to run on older hardware. If you don’t need Adobe for your work, Linux is a pretty good choice.
Pointer·4ymikeroyal/Self-Hosting-Guide: Self-Hosting Guide. Learn all about locally hosting(on premises & private web servers) and managing software applications by yourself or your organization.
Most self-hosted software can be installed using Docker, a packaging system which allows software to bundle their configuration and dependencies. Shipwright is a WebUI to generate templates for Yacht, Portainer, Docker-Compose, and Unraid. Dozzle is a small lightweight application with a web based interface to monitor Docker logs. Diun is a tool that receive notifications when a Docker image is updated.
DEV·4yDatabase GUIs in JavaScript
Traditional tools are often written in Java, C++ or Delphi and they use good old JDBC, ODBC or ADO.NET drivers for accessing database. Almost all tools are open-source. If you know about other tool not listed in this article, you could write about it in comments below. For SQLlite I actually use Firefox.
Hacker News·4yPowerToys - 11 awesome features Microsoft won’t add to Windows
PowerToys is an open-source project run by Microsoft and is a set of Windows utilities. It includes features like a Windows Manager, batch renaming tools, a colour picker and a launcher, similar to that of Mac OS’s Spotlight feature. At the time of writing, it has 11 features overall which I will break down below.
Hashnode·4yDocusaurus 2.0 🥳️: Meta's static site generator to build beautiful documentation websites
Docusaurus 2.0 is a documentation static-site-generator, based on Node.js and React. It allows you to focus on content: just write Markdown files. It is already powering many great docs sites you know: React-Native, Redux, Tauri, Electron, Courier, Figma.
It's Foss·4yKuro: An Unofficial Microsoft To-Do Desktop Client
Microsoft To-Do is a cloud-based task management application that lets you organize your tasks from your phone, desktop, and the web. It is available to download for Windows, Mac, and Android. Unofficial open-source application that provides you a desktop experience for Microsoft To- do on Linux with some extra features.
The New Stack·3yWhat TypeScript Brings to Node.js
Node.js and TypeScript have roots firmly planted in JavaScript, which came from the Java language. Both tools trace their language syntax to Java which James Gosling developed at Sun Microsystems in the 1990s. TypeScript employs static type checking to allow consistent use of variables and reduce a potential source of programming errors.
Windows Command Line·4yWSL 2 distros are now supported on Windows Server
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 2 type distros are now supported on Windows Server 2022. To get it, all you need to do is click “Check for Updates” on your Windows Server machine to update to the latest version. To make sure you have the right update, please check that you have KB 5014678 installed.
The Register·4yGitHub Copilot may steer Microsoft into a copyright lawsuit
GitHub Copilot is a programming auto-suggestion tool trained from public source code on the internet. An attorney is investigating the possibility of filing a copyright claim against GitHub. There are two potential lines of attack here: is GitHub improperly training Copilot on open source code and is the tool improperly emitting other people's copyrighted work.
LogRocket·4yNestJS vs. ASP.NET: Comparing web frameworks
NestJS is a Node.js web framework that is fully implemented using the TypeScript programming language. ASP.NET is a web framework created by Microsoft that uses Microsoft’s C# programming language. NestJS is the framework with one of the most proficient uses of OOP in TypeScript.
RisingStack·4yHistory of JavaScript on a Timeline
In the early 1990s, Brendan Eich was working on a project at Netscape Communications Corporation. He needed a scripting language for web pages that would be easy to use, so he created one himself. On December 15, 1994, Netscape released the Netscape Navigator 1.0 web browser.
Developer Tech·4yGitHub Copilot will enable developers to code using their voice
GitHub Copilot feature will enable developers to code using their voice. Microsoft and OpenAI have found themselves in hot water over Copilot. A class-action lawsuit was launched against the companies this week to determine whether the feature infringes on the rights of developers.
The Next Web·4yDuckDuckGo faces widespread backlash over tracking deal with Microsoft
DuckDuckGo’s mobile browsers allow some Microsoft sites to bypass its block on trackers. While the browser blocks Facebook and Google trackers, DuckDuck go makes an exception for Microsoft. The company said the exemption was due to a search agreement with Microsoft.
Medium·4yTauri: the next generation of desktop application development framework
Tauri is a popular (GitHub 50k star) cross-platform desktop application development framework. Electron Electron is an open source framework developed by GitHub and originally used to develop the Atom editor. The development cost is high - there are restrictions on the technology stack used (C# for Windows, ObjC/Swift for macOS) Advantages: Large package size, need to package Chromium and NodeJS runs on JIT.
