The free and open source switch was made roughly 20 years ago. IT@school underwent a transition from Debian base to Ubuntu base. Concurrently, a plethora of initiatives were initiated, including Kite Victers, Little Kites, SMC, and numerous others.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna14601359
It is Almost 60$ for the brave-orgin on windows but completely free on linux? Why would they do that? What do you think about this?
just wrapped up a project called തൊഴിൽ .
It’s a job search tool specifically for Technopark and Infopark job listings which uses semantic search and AI embeddings from qwen models to find the appropriate jobs matching one's profile rather than traditional keyword like system...
still working on it, its been barely two days of works.. planning to add more job listing sites soon if this receives enough feedbacks on LinkedIn
check it out 👉 https://thozhil.zdux.me
source code on github z-dux/thozhil
Kerala government has endorsed foss for a long time, but I can't see any open source projects by government anywhere. Does anyone has any details?
Mentioning most common & popular ones, so that we can find the rare and good ones faster by avoiding duplication.
Firefox, VLC, MPV, Libreoffice, KDEConnect
On Firefox extensions, uBlock & DarkReader are awesome
Android specific:
Newpipe/Pipepipe, Markor, Fossify apps
Tho, do mention them if any of these applications have some lesser known features that you find cool and would be cool for others to know about.
Hey everyone,
Over the years I’ve tried a lot of productivity and Eisenhower Matrix apps, but most of them never really clicked with me.
Some were overloaded with features, some pushed subscriptions and accounts, and many felt more focused on engagement than actually helping you focus. I kept wanting something simpler. Something private, fast, intentional, and distraction free.
So I started building Focus.
Focus is an open-source offline task manager built around the Eisenhower Matrix. The idea was to create a productivity app that respects the user and stays out of the way.
No accounts.
No cloud dependency.
No ads.
No analytics.
No endless onboarding.
Just a clean space to think clearly and organize work.
The app is built with Flutter and uses Hive for fully local storage. Everything stays on your device. It supports Android, Windows, and Linux, with Material You inspired design, light/dark themes, keyboard shortcuts on desktop, focus mode, drag-and-drop task management, and more.
One thing I cared a lot about while building this was reducing friction. Adding tasks, moving between quadrants, switching views, or completing tasks should feel instant and effortless.
The whole philosophy behind Focus is that productivity should feel calm, not overwhelming.
The project has now crossed 200+ GitHub stars and 4k+ downloads, which honestly means a lot for something that started as a personal attempt to build a better productivity tool.
If you want to check it out or share feedback:
- GitHub: "Focus on GitHub" (https://github.com/Appaxaap/Focus?utm\_source=chatgpt.com)
- Product Hunt: "Focus on Product Hunt" (https://www.producthunt.com/posts/focus-10?utm\_source=chatgpt.com)
I’d genuinely love to hear thoughts, feature ideas, or criticism from people who care about intentional and privacy-friendly software.
Which models have you tried so far? I tried Qwen recently but found Gemma more suitable for my task.