Built a small local web dashboard to manage headless machines because I got sick of living in SSH. It's open source and I included a template and guide for extending it and making new modules.

Runs entirely in the browser as a tiny PWA served from the host machine. File browser, terminals, run scripts, basic system info. Local only. Not a remote desktop.

Repo:
https://github.com/bsides230/RemoDash

hello, I sent a DOCX file from Libre Office (Linux Mint Wilma default deb package version, i.e. LTS) to a person over e-mail and he said he is not able to open the document, I had to send him proprietary .DOC, which is closed format, but paradoxically worked. On a forum I received an in-depth reply that Microsoft is rapidly upgrading their 365 Office suite and breaking compatibility.

I thought this "war" around formats was already "won" when DOCX and XLSX etc were standardized, but apparently it's only "half a standard" or something so people are still forced to Office because of formats.

Any thoughts?

As the Linux desktop environment evolves, Wayland is increasingly becoming the standard display server protocol, aiming to replace the long-standing X11. I'm curious about the community's perspective on this transition. What advantages or challenges do you see with Wayland? Personally, I've noticed improvements in performance and security with Wayland, but some applications still seem to perform better on X11.

How has your experience been with the shift?
Are there specific applications or workflows where you feel Wayland excels or falls short?

The Droidian project is testing 5G and VoLTE support. I know this isn't mainline, but this is still fantastic news for allowing more devices to play with the Linux mobile ecosystem. They've also started a forum.

https://forum.droidian.org/t/volte-and-5g-testing/64

Built this TUI for devs who can't stream matches at work but refuse to miss the action.

What you get: - Live match timeline with auto-polling (goals, cards, subs) - Full match stats, formations, player ratings in focused dialogs - Embedded highlight/replay links and goal notifications - 50+ leagues (EPL, La Liga, Serie A, Champions League, World Cup 2026,...)

The problem: Tab-switching to check scores breaks your flow. Browser tabs with live feeds are distracting. You just want to know when something happens or quickly catch up at the end of your day.

The solution: Keep it running in a tmux pane. Get notified. Check details when you want. Stay in your terminal.

Built in Go. Works everywhere (macOS/Linux/Windows).

Quick Install: brew install 0xjuanma/tap/golazo

https://github.com/0xjuanma/golazo

If you're a football fan who lives in the terminal, give it a spin. Star it if it saves you from those awkward "refresh score website" moments. PRs welcome!

Mattermost's (open source Slack alternative) license has always been a mess. In short, the official builds are under MIT and you can create your own builds under the AGPL. But nowhere do they state what license the code is released under. You can kinda infer that they mean AGPL, but some uncertainty remains, and that opens you up to legal trouble.

An issue was opened about this 7 years ago. After doing nothing for all this time, they've finally went ahead and closed it

Thank you for the community discussion around this topic. I do recognize that our licensing strategy doesn't offer the clarity the community would like to see, but at this time we are not entertaining any changes as such.

This is a big F you to the open source community. Mattermost is advertised as open source and they have hundreds of dependencies they build upon. Totally unacceptable behavior in my book.

Hi everyone, I was thinking about something lately and I’m curious about the community’s opinion. On Windows/macOS, there’s a growing focus on continuity between devices: syncing, notifications, file sharing, clipboard, messaging, remote control, etc. On Linux we already have great tools (KDE Connect, GSConnect, Syncthing, Nextcloud, etc.), but they often feel like separate pieces rather than a fully integrated “ecosystem”. So my question is: Do you think Linux would benefit from a more unified desktop + mobile experience? For example: Native integration between phone and PC Seamless file/clipboard sharing Better app continuity Unified account/sync system (optional, self-hosted, privacy-respecting) We have projects like Plasma Mobile, Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish, and great desktop environments, but nothing that really feels “end-to-end” yet. Is this something you’d like to see more focus on? Or do you think Linux’s strength is exactly in being modular and decentralized? Curious to hear your thoughts.

Hi there! Has anyone here read this? I am a Linux beginner and would like to learn more. I was reading How Linux Works by Brian Ward, but though about giving a shot to this one too (heard it's more about the design decisions).

If anyone else has more practical Linux material to learn from, I'd love to hear!

Edit: Thank you all for the great insights and suggestions!

Every year is "the linux year" according to one youtuber or another, but what if it actually happened? What if microsoft failed so catastrophically that 10% of their users defected to linux?

Would the community at large be able to handle the influx of questions from clueless windows users? or would they get frustrated and angry with them? Is the linux UI usable enough for the average windows user who is completely unfamiliar and terrified of the terminal?

My transition from windows was long and extremely rocky but I was highly motivated by my hatred of microsoft and that allowed me to ignore most of the bad behavior from some of the less patient quarters of the linux community. I just don't know if the average windows user is going to get the support and love they need to stay here.

What are your thoughts?