Notices by PublicLewdness (publiclewdness@gameliberty.club)

This week's donation went to Linux Mint. They have three editions based off Ubuntu which offer chocies between Cinnamon, Mate and XFCE for desktop environment. There is also a Debian based version that uses Cinnamon. It uses SystemD for the init and Ext4 for the filsesystem. Linux Mint is a very user friendly distro and a great starting point if you are looking to switch from Windows or Mac to something more privacy and security focussed. It can also easily be used with the libre kernel if one wanted to if you follow the instructions at FSFLA.

The main website for the Mint project is here:

https://www.linuxmint.com/

You can download Linux Mint here:

https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php

The source code for Linux Mint can be found on Github:

https://github.com/linuxmint

The release notes for this update are here:

https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_wilma_whatsnew.php

The project has a presense on Mastodon:

https://mastodon.social/@ linuxmint

If you wish to help the Mint project financially they accept donations using Patreon; Paypal; and crypto:

https://www.linuxmint.com/donors.php

#linuxmint #fediverse #paypal #github #linux

This week's donation went to the Heroic Game Launcher project. It is a launcher where you can manage your games from a variety of stores as well as those you have locally installed. It is focused on privacy, using fewer resources, and supporting a range of tools such as Wine, Proton, Crossover, DXVK, and VKD3D. The code is licensed using GPLv3.0. HGL is available from various Linux distro repos, as an App Image as well as a Flatpak.

The project's main website is here:

https://heroicgameslauncher.com/

The source code is available on Github:

https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher

The project has a presence on Mastodon:

https://mastodon.social/@heroiclauncher

If you wish to help them financially they accept donations through Github, Ko-fi, and Patreon:

https://heroicgameslauncher.com/donate

#heroicgameslauncher #gaming #linuxgaming #fossgaming #github

This week's donation went to the Devuan project. It's a Linux distro based off Debian which not only doesn't use SystemD but during install gives the user a choice between SysVinit, Runnit, and OpenRC. If you use the netinstaller option you also get a choice of desktop environments during install including XFCE, Cinnamon, Gnome, KDE, LXDE, LXQT and Mate. It can also easily be used with the libre kernel if one wanted to if you follow the instructions at FSFLA. It uses the Ext file system by default. The latest release is called Daedalus which is based off Debian 12 but you can install Excalibur which is based off Debian testing if one needed newer packages. Overall it is a great option if one wants a distro giving them more freedom of choice during install.

The project's main website is here:

https://www.devuan.org/

The project has a forum here:

https://dev1galaxy.org/

The project accepts donations through Paypal, crypto and bank transfer if you wish to help financially:

https://www.devuan.org/os/donate.html

#devuan #Linux #systemdfree #initfreedom #paypal

@Linux4Everyone

A good reason to not trust 2FA tied to phone numbers or email. Plenty of programs like KeePassXC allow TOTP for 2FA and works great. Accounts should allow this at least as an option.

This week's donation went to the Tiled Map Editor Project. It's a FOSS tool for editing maps for games ranging from RPGs to puzzle games. Some games that use it are Carrion, Shovel Knight, Alwa's Legacy and more. Different parts of the code are licensed differently. This includes Apache 2.0, GPLv2.0, and a couple others.

The project's main website is here:

https://www.mapeditor.org/

The source code is on Github:

https://github.com/mapeditor/tiled

The project is also on Itch:

https://thorbjorn.itch.io/tiled

The project has a presence on Mastodon:

https://floss.social/@tiled

If you wish to help the project financially they accept donations through Open Collective and Liberapay. You can also donate directly to the lead developer Thorbjørn Lindeijer through Patreon and Github:

https://opencollective.com/tiled

https://liberapay.com/Tiled

https://www.mapeditor.org/donate

#fossgaming #linuxgaming #tiledmapeditor #opencollective #liberapay

@boilingsteam

Well this native zealot is having breakfast at the moment while browsing fedi :) To be fair I do still believe in no tux no bux because I want to support those developers who put in the effort to make a native Linux version. I was just never enough of an asshole to try to force others to agree with me or follow me. I simply put my money where my mouth was and was quiet about it unless asked. What I truly hate is when I make a thread in a game's forum asking if a developer has any plans for a native Linux version only to have it flooded with Linux users telling me how well it works on Wine/Proton. It had nothing to do with the thread topic.