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27 votes
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This month in Servo: tables, WOFF2, Outreachy, and more
13 votes -
What are people's thoughts on "secureblue", "bazzite" and other ublue images?
7 votes -
We were wrong about the GPLs
32 votes -
Ardour 8.0 is released - a free and open source hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application
14 votes -
Sovereign workspace openDesk: German Ministry of the Interior provides answers
9 votes -
Thunderbird 115 “Supernova” is here
19 votes -
Reforming the free software message
6 votes -
What we can learn from the upside-down world of FOSDEM, the largest conference organized with free software
8 votes -
Adobe plans to make Photoshop on the web free to everyone, beta in Canada
14 votes -
MiSTer Playstation core officially released
10 votes -
Gaming compatibility on FreeDOS 1.3
5 votes -
Fosscord: A work-in-progress chat platform compatible with Discord
13 votes -
Cockatrice: A cross-platform virtual tabletop for multiplayer card games
5 votes -
helloSystem 0.7 released with big improvements
4 votes -
Stockfish developers sue chessbase over GPL violations
9 votes -
Richard M. Stallman addresses the free software community
40 votes -
Open letter to Richard M. Stallman
22 votes -
Mutt releases version 2.0
16 votes -
Primary Lemmy instance enables federation
13 votes -
JSHint: Watching the ship sink (A lesson on ambiguous licenses)
7 votes -
Freetube rewrite with Newpipe-like local API released
7 votes -
Winamp in 2020 (Webamp Electron App)
13 votes -
password, the typing game, is about to receive mobile support
I've been working on the mobile version of password for a while now, mostly lending to the fact that much of the infrastructure of the game required expansion to accomodate for that. Plus, this...
I've been working on the mobile version of
password
for a while now, mostly lending to the fact that much of the infrastructure of the game required expansion to accomodate for that. Plus, this sort of gameplay on mobile is a new territory for me, which makes it both worrisome and exciting.Long story short, you can preview the mobile gameplay of
password
with the same link:The gameplay is different from the desktop version. Here, you have to tap the keys in the order of their number: 1, then 2, then 3, and so on until the last key. Tapping keys out of order (4, then 6) results in a foul, which takes away a bit of time. Tapping all keys in the correct order means you win the round and get awarded the score. Other instructions are on screen.
It is NOT the final version. It's playable but contains some visual bugs. I'm gonna work on fixing those in the coming weeks. Right now, I'm looking for feedback:
- How does the mobile gameplay feel?
- How does the sizing of the score looks?
- Are there any problems with swiping or tapping?
- How does the timer bar look on smaller screens? (Think smaller than iPhone X.)
- How does the timer look on devices that have a notch?
- Does it load the correct version at all? (If you're on a mobile device – smartphones and tablets – you should not see keyboard references. If you do, it didn't load the correct version of gameplay.)
Desktop gameplay has only received visual updates. You can still play it with the same link.
Let me know if you encounter issues. You can post here, or you can open an issue in the GitHub repo. If you do, make sure to provide what information you can on the issue, like what sort of a device you're using (maker, model, OS version, browser etc.): this helps figure out the problem easier and quicker.
I know of these issues so far, and am working on resolving them:
- after pressing the last key of the order (8 right now), the red border flashes, as if you've received a foul (you don't)
- score has to fully animate towards the final value before it resizes to fit the screen
- swiping distance may or may not be too short, so it may feel as though it doesn't register
16 votes -
Munich is shifting back from Microsoft to open source
14 votes -
Lemmy: A link aggregator/Reddit clone for the fediverse
15 votes -
FOSS game engine GDevelop has a UI overhaul
6 votes -
The Beaker "new web" project
10 votes -
The FOSS real-time strategy game 0 A.D. gains FXAA, more animals, and other features in the upcoming Alpha 24 release
15 votes -
Hyperdome - the safest place to reach out
5 votes -
Recommend FLOSS games
I'd like to ask for recommendations for FLOSS (Free/Libre, Open-Source Software) games, playable on Linux or Android. I saw an old thread on this topic, but it's over a year old, so I thought it'd...
I'd like to ask for recommendations for FLOSS (Free/Libre, Open-Source Software) games, playable on Linux or Android. I saw an old thread on this topic, but it's over a year old, so I thought it'd be okay to ask this year. Genre-wise, I'm pretty open. RPG, adventure, FPS, RTS, TBS, 4x, puzzle, sidescroller, platformer, single-player, multi-player, online, offline... whatever. I would prefer not needing to have original (commercial) game assets.
Fine print: I do like a good FPS, but, having played commercial titles on PS3 and PS4, I've found that the FLOSS FPSes I've tried just don't hold a candle to them. Also, I prefer having a short TTK (think: hardcore mode, R6S, BFV), and every FLOSS FPS I've tried has had a long TTK.
I've already played:
Linux:
- Wesnoth
- 0 A.D.
- roguelikes (currently have an active character in Angband)
- Ur Quan Masters
- Minetest
- bzflag (long ago)
Android:
- SuperTuxKart
- Pixel Dungeon
- Andor's Trail
- Mindustry
- Pixel Wheels
- Vector Pinball
- Minetest
- Wesnoth
- HyperRogue
What I haven't played, but might check out:
- FreeOrion
- Endless Sky
- Glest, MegaGlest
- Warzone 2100
- Zero-K
- KeeperRL
- OpenRCT2
- Oolite
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password, the typing game, has been updated
Play it now. Alternatively, visit the repo. password has been updated to v1.1: the game now starts after you press [Space] you gain points for victories (score is not saved between reloads) UI is...
Alternatively, visit the repo.
password
has been updated to v1.1:- the game now starts after you press
[Space]
- you gain points for victories (score is not saved between reloads)
- UI is a little nicer
v1.2 planned features:
- adjustable difficulty, via either or both of password length and time per round
- zen mode: longer rounds, no score tracking, calmer UI
- persistent personal high score you can compete against
I almost feel like this is not worth an update, but people have been curious and supportive of the game.
You can see all planned features in the issues section. Suggestions on gameplay and visuals are welcome.
EDIT: updated hosted version to not reset score on loss (only resets when you start over).
13 votes - the game now starts after you press
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password: a game about key presses and reaction time
A simple web game I made to combat depression. To play, go here. Warning: the game starts as soon as you enter the page. To view source, visit the GitHub repo. How to play: Press the keys you see...
A simple web game I made to combat depression.
To play, go here. Warning: the game starts as soon as you enter the page.
To view source, visit the GitHub repo.
How to play:
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Press the keys you see before yourself. The key turns green if it's been "solved".
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Once all keys are "solved", you start a new round automatically.
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If the timer runs out before all keys are "solved", the game is over. Press
[Space]
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There's no score. Play whenever and for as long as you like. Quit whenever you've had enough.
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The software that’s being made available free to help with home working during the COVID-19 crisis
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Suggestions for free video editing software
I'm using OBS Studio to create some video tutorials. Nothing complicated, just me talking and demonstrating the steps on my screen. I essentially just need to slice up these recordings into clips,...
I'm using OBS Studio to create some video tutorials. Nothing complicated, just me talking and demonstrating the steps on my screen.
I essentially just need to slice up these recordings into clips, delete portions of the recordings where I mess up or there are long pauses, and export it all as one video.
I've used Premier in the past but I no longer have it. While I am pretty capable of learning how to use software, I would prefer something that doesn't have a huge learning curve.
I need something that runs on either Windows or Linux and is free. Not "free trial" free, but actually free. Open source would be a plus but not a requirement.
Feel free to recommend your favorite free video editor even if it doesn't meet all of my requirements, as maybe it will help someone else in the future.
8 votes -
Firefox to hide notification popups by default starting next year
22 votes -
Public statement on neutrality of free software
25 votes -
Librem announces Librem One
18 votes -
Ghidra the reverse engineering tool has been open sourced
6 votes -
Google has quietly added DuckDuckGo as a search engine option for Chrome users in ~sixty markets
21 votes -
The MIT License, line by line
10 votes -
Six Years of Space Nerds In Space – a video overview of a co-op StarTrek-like space sim game
4 votes -
Ghost 2.0 released
8 votes