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Which FOSS projects have enough funding that we should donate elsewhere? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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There were some posts over the holiday season asking for projects to donate to, and for those who have the means to comfortably do so, this is an important gift to consider.

If there's only a limited amount each of us is able to give, I assume there's no point giving it all to, for one example, The Linux Foundation, because a small personal donation is trivial next to the ~$15,000,000 USD they receive from sponsors dependent on them[1]. I understand that funding sources can be a major and profound source of bias[2] and ideally we would be, for example, helping to make Firefox independent of Google, but until we have more collective power, it's not worth letting smaller important projects struggle instead.

So, which important projects should we leave to the sponsors, and which really need our support?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have a low power nuc that I use to watch TV. All streaming services + KODI or whatever. I don't know why I would use some proprietary dongle. I prefer FOSS.

[–] beastlykings 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That's cool. Is there an option for "casting" type software to emulate a Chromecast? I like choosing stuff on my phone and sending it to the TV

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We have a all-in-one keyboard and mouse. Labeled function keys to start streaming services with Chrome in kiosk mode. Obviously, mouse to navigate is in some ways more work than a remote, but actually much faster. Similarly, typing for a search is way faster with keyboard. Side benefit is that it's larger size means it won't get lost in the couch cushions.

[–] beastlykings 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's actually a pretty slick idea not gonna lie. If I ever de-Google, that might be the way I go.

I like to travel with a Chromecast and a mini router so I can do TV stuff away from home.

Now I'm wondering, I know that USB stick computers have existed for awhile. I'm wondering... Does something similar in size to the Chromecast exist? Something just powerful enough to stream whatever I want to a TV with whatever software I can load on it? Hmm...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately not, or at least I was not able to find anything that would be fully Chromecast compatible receiver implementation. The Chromecast protocol is closed source and has encrypted communication. A few hacks exist but nothing that would be easy usable or anywhere stable.

[–] beastlykings 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's a bummer, but makes sense.