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  • Is making hard to get files more accessible always good practice (example in post body)?

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  • Some OCH groups might actually take issue with their stuff getting shared around, but there's no way for them to restrict it. Scene is in a similar situation, where they want releases to stay in their circles but they get released to trackers & usenet anyway.

  • Is making hard to get files more accessible always good practice (example in post body)?

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  • German releases by OCH groups are already shared widely through Usenet and private torrent sites, as OCH is such a big source of pirated content in Germany.

    So yes, you're free to share OCH releases to public sites. ZeroTwo releases usually include subtitles for all available languages so they might've a wider appeal than german-speaking countries.

    Make sure you're VPN & torrent client is properly set up, i.e. you're torrent client is bound to the VPN interface.

    I personally stick to private torrent sites as there's less eyes on them given them being relatively small [1]. With so few people torrenting in Germany the speeds aren't always great though. That's why I mainly use Usenet.

    [1] https://www.sb-innovation.de/showthread.php?35824-Liste-aktueller-deutscher-Torrent-Tracker-V2

  • if you use GrapheneOS on a pixel device, is it something you'd recommend for a privacy worried user? How seamless is running it after install?

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  • Current Pixels sadly no longer have a headphone jack.

    The Pixel 8as battery can be replaced through the back side, but the 8 & 8 Pro battery can only be replaced by removing the screen first. Idk about Pixel 9/10(a/Pro).

    GrapheneOS is like any other Android for things like data transfer. Plug in via USB or your preferred wireless protocol.

  • DuckStation dev dropping support for Linux

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  • The dev did develop most things himself so they have the copyright and can relicense freely. Also, they've asked other major contributors whether they agree with him relicensing their code, which they were seemingly okay with. Small contributions aren't copyrightable anyway, and/or the dev likely has rewritten them already.

  • ForkServer in Firefox 141: No More Restarts and Better Performance on Linux

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  • The problem is that if Firefox does not support features like WebGPU, people will switch to Chrome once they notice web sites don't work correctly.

  • Splitgate 2 is ‘unlaunching’ as developer 1047 Games cuts staff | VGC

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  • Imo open sourcing is not necessary, as that is unrealistic depending on the licensing of libraries etc. Just distributing the server and making it possible to selfhost would be enough.

    Or, built local network play in to the game itself (although this requires most of the work necessary for creating a selfhostable server anyway).

  • Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care?

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  • I only use them to dry my shoes and to wrap bio waste, but there's still about 3 (bi-weekly) newspapers getting delivered to my door. They are ad supported and I don't know anyone reading them, except for a few people over the years which complained about not receiving theirs.

    I almost forgot there's also the community sheet ("Gemeindeblatt"), which includes local events, trash collection dates, job postings: coincidentally they are currently in need of someone delivering this local paper for the next few weeks.

  • Illegal streaming: police take action against providers from Germany

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  • Heise is a German specifically tech news outlet, so they are generally quite good with facts about tech.

    These arrests are targeted at an illegal IPTV provider which restreams channels from licensed TV providers (Sky, DAZN, RTL+). These illegal IPTV services usually also provide on-demand content like Netflix shows, movies etc.

    The CSAM incident is definitely an additional charge for a single individual and not part of the prior investigation about an illegal IPTV service which provides customers with otherwise legal TV.

  • Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care?

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  • The reason i cant get a vpn is because im just broke and im young enough to live with family so i cant really get a job.

    I don't know your situation (and age) but small jobs like delivering newspapers can usually be taken up at relatively you age. They should easily cover a VPN subscription.

    E.g. I was delivering newspaper biweekly for a few hours at the age of 13. Even today, the monthly pay would've been enough to pay for a year of my current VPN. Your guardians will have to approve the job but legally it shouldn't be an issue.

    If you torrent without a VPN the conversation about a warning by the internet provider on behalf of some rights holder will be way worse than asking about ideas for a small (summer) job.

  • Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care?

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  • If you permanently seed all you've downloaded and you've been using a tracker for a while, bonus points + upload should usually cover all your downloading needs.

    Starting out is difficult without a seedbox though. Especially of you don't use Cross-Seed to seed to multiple trackers. In that case it is considerably easier to pay for a seedbox.

  • Does a vpn really matter when torenting? Do people care?

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    • Pay for a month for TorrentLeechs seedbox promo to get an invite.
    • wait for opensignups. HUNO, FearNoPeer, onlyencodes are solid options.
    • do an "interview" at MAM. After downloading and seeding all you've downloaded for a few months, you'll be able to get into the trackers mentioned above and a few others (e.g. Aither).

  • Got my first script kiddy

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  • Some game servers, some ISPs don't provide IPv6 for (some of) their customers.

  • Open TV, the fast and open-source IPTV player for Linux, launches on Android and iOS today!

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  • Dev needs to eat.

  • Microsoft is closing down Xbox studio The Initiative, with Perfect Dark killed as well

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  • Yeah it's so sad seeing studio after studio being closed down. So many commenters thought Microsoft will revive old IPs after buying studio after studio.

    Now it seems like those IPs will just rot at Microsoft in their intellectual property graveyard.

  • Open TV, the fast and open-source IPTV player for Linux, launches on Android and iOS today!

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    • xtream
    • mpv

  • Open TV, the fast and open-source IPTV player for Linux, launches on Android and iOS today!

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  • It's a simple IPTV app. It supports m3u as well as xtream. It can be controlled by keyboard and opens videos/streams in a new mpv window.

    I really like it although it does not do advanced things like showing program etc.

  • Why does Arch seem to have a cult like following?

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  • Arch requires reading the manual to install it, so installing it successfully is an accomplishment.

    It's rolling release with a large repo which fits perfectly for regularly used systems which require up-to-date drivers. In that sense it's quite unique as e.g. OpenSUSE Tumbleweed has less packages.

    It has basically any desktop available without any preference or customisations by default.

    They have a great short name and solid logo.

    Arch is community-based and is quite pragmatic when it comes to packaging. E.g. they don't remove proprietary codecs like e.g. Fedora.

    Ubuntu is made by a company and Canonical wants to shape their OS and user experience as they think is best. This makes them develop things like snap to work for them (as it's their project) instead of using e.g. flatpak (which is only an alternative for a subset of snaps features). This corporate mindset clashes with the terminally online Linux desktop community.

    Also, they seem to focus more on their enterprise server experience, as that is where their income stream comes from.

    But like always, people with strong opinions are those voicing them loudly. Most Linux users don't care and use what works best for them. For that crowd Ubuntu is a good default without any major downsides.

    Edit: A major advantage of Ubuntu are their extended security updates not found on any other distro (others simply do not patch them). Those are locked behind a subscription for companies and a free account for a few devices for personal use.

  • NonSteamLaunchers adds real-time Steam shortcuts and teases upcoming Steam integration

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  • I thought the verses might be relevant in some way to the project but they seem to be pretty generic.

    Weird choice to put them at the top of their refreshingly comprehensive readme. I believe I've seen projects with a quote at the top before, although they've been shorter.

    Some books have quotes before each chapter and they can be inspiring and/or interesting.

  • 8BitDo announces it's controllers now have Steam/SteamOS compatibility

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  • https://fwupd.org/lvfs/devices/

    In the devices list of lvfs/fwupd there's a bunch of controllers supported. But it seems like it's mostly their retro controllers. XBox-style controllers like their Ultimate C etc. are not supported.

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    NVK holiday update: What we've achieved, and where we're headed

    www.collabora.com /news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-holiday-update.html
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    Khronos Finalizes Vulkan Video Extensions for Accelerated H.264 and H.265 Encode

    www.khronos.org /blog/khronos-finalizes-vulkan-video-extensions-for-accelerated-h.264-and-h.265-encode
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    Terrapin Attack – SSH vulnerability

    terrapin-attack.com
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    An update on HDR and color management in KWin

    zamundaaa.github.io /wayland/2023/12/18/update-on-hdr-and-colormanagement-in-plasma.html
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    Fedora 40 Will Enable Systemd Service Security Hardening

    fedoraproject.org /wiki/Changes/SystemdSecurityHardening
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    Rust for Linux — in space

    lwn.net /Articles/954974/
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    An EEVDF CPU scheduler for Linux

    lwn.net /Articles/925371/
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    Optimising Ubuntu performance on amd64 architecture

    ubuntu.com /blog/optimising-ubuntu-performance-on-amd64-architecture
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    PipeWire 1.0 - An interview with PipeWire creator Wim Taymans

    fedoramagazine.org /pipewire-1-0-an-interview-with-pipewire-creator-wim-taymans/
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    GNOME's Dynamic Triple Buffering "Ready To Merge"

    www.phoronix.com /news/GNOME-Triple-Buffering-Ready
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    W4 Games raises $15M to drive video game development inflection with Godot Engine

    w4games.com /2023/12/07/w4-games-raises-15m-to-drive-video-game-development-inflection-with-godot-engine/
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    100 Million Firmware Updates Supplied By The LVFS

    blogs.gnome.org /hughsie/2023/12/06/100-million-firmware-updates-supplied-by-the-lvfs/
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    systemd 255 Released With A "Blue Screen of Death" For Linux Systems

    www.phoronix.com /news/systemd-255
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    Just about every Windows and Linux device vulnerable to new LogoFAIL firmware attack

    arstechnica.com /security/2023/12/just-about-every-windows-and-linux-device-vulnerable-to-new-logofail-firmware-attack/
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    Fedora 40 Eyes The Ability To Boot Unified Kernel Images Directly

    www.phoronix.com /news/Fedora-40-Boot-UKIs-Directly
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    Broken Rules Sponsors Krita

    krita.org /en/item/broken-rules-sponsors-krita/
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    Bcachefs Lands Another Round Of Fixes For Linux 6.7

    www.phoronix.com /news/Bcachefs-More-Fixes-Linux-6.7
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    Another Look At The Bcachefs Performance on Linux 6.7 Review

    www.phoronix.com /review/bcachefs-benchmarks-linux67
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    ripgrep 14 released with hyperlink support

    github.com /BurntSushi/ripgrep/releases/tag/14.0.0
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    Wine 8.21 Released With HiDPI Scaling and Initial Vulkan Code For The Wayland Driver

    www.phoronix.com /news/Wine-8.21-Released