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Nextcloud: Open-Source Cloud Apps
Original EnglishPerformance issues don't bother me as I only host for myself but there are UI issues and bugs that get in the way of functionality.
Bootstrapped startup saves over $100K by dropping IE
Original EnglishWe have never had a client object to having to use Firefox to manage their content, however in running people through our "Decal 4 minute …
Java 22 Released
Original EnglishHalf the time I use java closures and I get complaints in compilation that I don't get in Groovy, but maybe they've improved closures more.
Dropbox's Summer 07 YC Application
Original EnglishI have a friend who has been running a travel business for about 6 years.
Achieving an open-source implementation of Apple Code Signing and notarization
Original EnglishThis is my use case (I implemented notarization API support in rcodesign).
Heroku Blog: Routing Performance Update
Original EnglishOh by the way, as soon as you get around 200-300 dyno's deploys start error'ing out as well because heroku can't start up enough dyno's …
Open source maintainers underpaid, swamped by security, and going gray
Original EnglishMost of the FOSS we use already has plenty of paid devs.
Mongo but on Postgres and with strong consistency benefits
Original EnglishI wouldn't not use Postgres because of this problem, just like I wouldn't not use MongoDB because they had bugs in a new feature.
Mobifree – An open-source mobile ecosystem
Original EnglishI use Droidify which is simpler to use especially adding repositories.