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In »Open Source: A capitalistic value engine« Christian Paterson was quoted for opensource.net as follows: Equally, clever engineering that separates commodity – or core – core-functionality with value-added functionality enables companies producing Open Source software to embrace an open and collaborative developer community whilst not providing a completely free lunch for competitors. Of course, if competitors start to feed back into the project because that makes operational sense for them, they effectively become co-investors. That may not stop them from obtaining an advantage, but it helps make the relationship less unidirectional. In this manner, one of the best defence tactics against competitors gaining an unfair advantage is to co-opt them into the project through a genuinely open and meritocratic governance structure. ...

If macOS’s built-in window-management features aren’t enough, MacsyZones offers a promising alternative. This open-source window manager lets you organize windows much like on Windows, but with extended customization options. The source code is available at öffentlich zugänglich, and the software can be purchased to support further development. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

A Linux distribution for public administration in Europe. The project “EU OS” is one to watch. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense.

I’ve been using Plex for several years, initially on a Mac mini and more recently running it in a Docker container. Every so often a problem with the database crops up. Until now I had to search forums for fixes to repair a corrupted database. Recently the issue reappeared, and someone has simplified the repair process with an automated script. The script is available at »ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair«. The procedure is straightforward: clone the repository, run ./DBRepair.sh, choose the option 1 to stop the Plex Media Server, and then select 2 for the automatic repair. The whole process takes only a few minutes and requires no further input, except at the end to choose option 7 to restart the Plex Media Server. ...

Command-line tools like top and htop enable monitoring of system resources such as CPU and memory usage. As a standalone, nice-looking graphical user interface, “NeoHtop” offers an appealing and informative alternative, similar to the features of htop. NeoHtop is Open Source and compatible with Unix-based systems. The text was automatically translated from German into English. The German quotations were also translated in sense. ...