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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 13, 2023

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DCC-EX: open-source model railroading

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There's just something about trains—model trains in particular. At Everything Open 2023, Paul Antoine spoke about his experiences with the DCC-EX project, which has a variety of model-railroad automation hardware designs and software tools, all of which are freely available. There is a long legacy of sharing within the model railroading hobby, which continues today in the form of free and open-source software for it.
He began with some "model railway ground rules". They are not toys, but are generally detailed models and these days can have lots of microprocessors and software. "Not all model railroaders are Sheldon Cooper types, though some of us are." Meanwhile, "you may not say 'choo choo' every time you see a train or hear mention of model railways", which is a ground rule that he wishes he could convince his partners to follow.

OpenZFS – Comparing Modern Open-Source Storage Solutions

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OpenZFS is well-suited to address many of the modern storage challenges that organizations face today. It provides a highly scalable storage architecture that can support petabytes of data, with a wide range of storage configurations including RAID levels, and the ability to add or remove disks from storage pools. But before we go into the specifics of OpenZFS and its potential competitors, let’s take a step back and talk about what some of the modern storage needs are.

AFFiNE.PRO Is an Open-source Self-hosted Knowledge Base and Notion.AI Alternative

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Notion is an exceptional online platform for collaborative note-taking and knowledge sharing among individuals, teams, and organizations.

How to Connect GitHub to VS Code [Step by Step] [Ed: GitHub is proprietary software. VS Code is proprietary spyware. Both are controlled by a company that viciously attacks Open Source in a number of ways. Why is a site called "It's FOSS" publish such stuff? Seems contrary to its raison detre.]

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Take your coding experience to the next level of ease by integrating GitHub into VS Code.

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