Java’s Not Gone, It’s Just Hiding in Plain Sight

From powering Minecraft on the PlayStation to driving high-performance financial systems, Java remains a quiet force behind technologies we use every day.
Our latest blog takes a thoughtful look at how this long-standing language continues to make an impact, sometimes where you’d least expect it.

👉 Read more:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/from-minecraft-to-markets-java-hiding-in-plain-sight/

#FreeBSD #Java #OpenSource #TechTrends #Programming #SoftwareDevelopment

🚀 New release of Zimly is out — now with improved screen reader support!

Two takeaways:

- Jetpack Compose’s accessibility support is really solid.

- As a product engineer, obsess over UX — a bad experience feels so much worse when a computer voice yells it at you.

💡 That extra polish matters — your users will thank you.

Get it while it’s fresh!

https://www.zimly.app

#opensource #accessibility #selfhosted

🚀 I’m excited to announce Zimly 3.x — a major release shaped by user feedback!

You can now restore and download media and documents from S3.

To support the added functionality without sacrificing ease of use, there’s now a new configuration wizard, designed to be simple, intuitive, and clear.

https://zimly.app

#OpenSource #Android #privacy

Zimly 2.4 series is here! 🚀

Doubling down on your #privacy with even more transparent and fine-grained permission-requests.

Because trust is earned, not given.

Check it out: https://github.com/zimly/zimly-backup/releases

#OpenSource #Android

🚀🚀 Zimly 2.2.1 now supports self-signed certificates!

Your #Selfhosted & #OpenSource #Android backup solution just got even more flexible.

Read more: https://www.zimly.app/docs/certificates

Zimly isch baarad fir uff d'Gass @ #Basler #Fasnacht 🎭 🎊

🚀 The latest update introduces automated retries for a smoother experience on spotty network connections.

https://zimly.app #Opensource and #Privacy focused - au scheen!

"If you're not paying for the product, you are the product." Right. So maybe Big Tech — and paying with your #privacy — isn't the solution after all?

Zimly just launched its 2.x series 🚀 Now supporting #android media and document backups to #S3.

https://www.zimly.app — #OpenSource and beautiful.

@kunde_x

It's available on #FDroid now:
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.zimly.backup/

Zimly is now available in the #FDroid store!

A #selfhosted #opensource #s3 backup solution for your #android media.

Check it out: https://www.zimly.app

This week in #FDroid (TWIF):

- Inter Profile Sharing was added, so that you can share data between user profiles
- Headwind MDM Agent was updated, offering a FOSS mobile device management solution
- Minetest was renamed to Luanti
- OSM Dashboard (Offline) for OpenTracks is now reproducible, which means you have to re-install it to get this and future updates
- we archived the apps from Simple Mobile Tools (use the Fossify apps instead)

Read the details and more at https://f-droid.org/2024/11/14/twif.html

We're excited to share that the FreeBSD OCI Runtime Extension Working Group has completed a successful round of testing for Podman on FreeBSD. This project marks a significant milestone in bringing OCI-compatible containers to FreeBSD, with key achievements such as ZFS integration, cross-platform compatibility with Linux-based OCI images, and the use of ocijail for secure container management.

https://buff.ly/3Z3wG0c

A huge thank you to everyone who participated and helped shape this project!

Today's the day! Join the live stream at 9am PST/1700 UTC for Day 1 of the Fall 2024 FreeBSD Summit. https://youtube.com/live/jZ3mjJZEqs0

@kunde_x

It's only published on the Play Store so far. You can find the link on the home page http://zimly.app .

F-Droid has been on the todo list and will be tackled ASAP.

@notsoloud Thanks! 🙇

For anyone interesting in testing it out, there's a guide for a minio docker setup that will get you up and running in a few minutes:
https://www.zimly.app/docs/

I've used Syncthing in the past as well and I'm sure there will be a successor of its Android App.

In case you're looking for an alternative to #syncthing after its #android app discontinuation, let me pitch an open-source alternative:

https://blog.rawbot.zone/posts/syncthing-android-alternative/

Disclaimer: I'm the maintainer of the app.