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I’ve been using Etar as my calendar app on Android and really like its simplicity and open-source nature. The only big feature I’m missing is the ability to drag and extend time blocks (events) directly in the calendar view—something that Apple Calendar and Google Calendar handle nicely.

Does anyone know of a privacy-friendly / open-source calendar app that support it?

Hi c/Open Source,

after quiet 6 months I am back with great news about PdfDing. I am very happy to announce that PdfDing is receiving a grant from the NGI Zero Commons Fund: nlnet.nl/news/2025/20251016-selection-NGI0CommonsFund.html. This fund is dedicated to helping deliver, mature and scale new internet commons across the whole technology spectrum and is amongst others funded by the European Commission. The exact sum of the grant still needs to be discussed, but obviously I am very stocked to have been selected in this funding round as one of the few projects that can be selfhosted. It’s also great timing, because the past half year has been very busy both in my private and professional life, but in the coming months I finally have time again to continue improving PdfDing.

PdfDing is a selfhosted PDF manager, viewer and editor offering a seamless user experience on multiple devices. You can find the repository here. As always I would be quite happy about a star and you trying out the application.

Immutable releases are releases where the assets and associated Git tag cannot be changed after publication. The use of this type of release increases security by blocking supply chain attacks.

Attackers cannot:

• Inject vulnerabilities or malware into current project releases.
• Make changes to assets and tags that may break developer workflows.

The releases tags and artefacts can be also cryptographically verified.

Eagle Mode is a zoomable user interface (ZUI) project created by Oliver Hamann that reimagines desktop navigation through continuous zooming rather than traditional folder hierarchies[^1]. The software functions as both a file manager and window manager, allowing users to seamlessly zoom in and out through directory structures using a mouse scroll wheel, replacing conventional tree and detail views[^2].

The project demonstrates practical ZUI applications including a file manager, clock, chess game, and 3D Minesweeper variant, all integrated into what it calls a "Virtual Cosmos"[^2]. According to Linux Magazine's Bruce Byfield, while initially disorienting, Eagle Mode "soon proves itself as a powerful and efficient tool" that reduces repetitive wrist movements compared to traditional desktops[^2].

[^1]: Eagle Mode Homepage [^2]: Linux Magazine - Eagle Mode: A practical Zoomable User Interface

https://youtu.be/G6yPQKt3mBA

IMPORTANT NOTE - READ FIRST:

NONE of my projects have been audited or reviewed. I provide them for testing and demo purposes only. NOT to replace any other app you use.

BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN USING UNAUDITED SOFTWARE… DO NOT USE FOR SENSITIVE PURPOSES.

Now that I’ve hit you over the head with caution…

Want to send encrypted WebRTC messages and video calls with no downloads, no sign-ups and no tracking?

This prototype uses WebRTC to establish an encrypted browser-to-browser connection. Everything is stored locally in browser storage and cleared when you clear the site data from your browser - true zerodata privacy!

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This week is KDE’s 29th anniversary. It may not be a nice round number like 25 or 30, but whenever another birthday rolls around for an independent project the size and scope of KDE — powered by the goodwill of its contributors and users — that’s really quite something!

This year KDE are celebrating by kicking off their yearly fundraiser. Let’s raise at least €50,000 before the end of the year!

Jellyfin, the open source media server, has released their 9th RC for version 10.11.0.

This is a preview release, intended for those interested in testing 10.11.0 before it’s final public release.

If you intend to test this, BE SURE you stop your Jellyfin server and take a full backup before upgrading!

WIP release notes here for now: https://notes.jellyfin.org/v10.11.0_features

See the GitHub link for more details and a full list of changes.

Scratchmark released!

Hi, about half a year ago I made a post asking for a little help with my Markdown editor. In case anyone got interested back then, I'm happy say that after a lot of work, it's finally published.

There's still a lot to do, like image support and Markdown extensions (did you know that for example ~~strikethrough~~ and ^superscript^ aren't part of the core spec), but the fundamentals are at a level that I feel is acceptable to put out there.

Thanks for everyone in at the original thread. Despite GTK sometimes making me want to do violence, naming was indeed the hardest part.

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Using a open-weight model

The Shotcut 25.10 beta introduces text-to-speech support for the program's notes and subtitles functionality. Shotcut is making use of KokoroDoki for real-time text-to-speech support, which in turn is powered by the Kokoro 82M open-weight TTS model. KokoroDoki can leverage either CPUs or NVIDIA GPUs with CUDA for faster processing. KokoroDoki works with multiple languages and voices while all contained to the local device. The (American) English language support includes upwards of 20 different voices, eight for British English, and less coverage for other languages.

As a community-driven flavor of Ubuntu, Kubuntu continues its mission to deliver the cutting-edge KDE software ecosystem on top of Ubuntu’s rock-solid foundation. This interim release, aligned with Ubuntu’s six-month cycle, packs in the freshest updates to Plasma, Frameworks, and applications, ensuring a smooth, performant desktop experience for millions of users worldwide.

Building on the Ubuntu 25.10 base released today by Canonical, Kubuntu 25.10 introduces Plasma 6.4 as the flagship update, alongside Qt 6.9, KDE Frameworks 6.17.0, and the latest KDE Gear 25.08 suite.

We’ve also upgraded to Linux kernel 6.17 for enhanced hardware support and efficiency. Whether you’re a developer, creator, or everyday user, this release emphasizes Wayland adoption, modern security, and seamless integration with the open source world.

Kubuntu remains completely free to download, use, and share—empowering our global community to innovate without barriers. Download it now from kubuntu.org/getkubuntu