D7VK is a new Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7. It relies on DXVK’s Direct3D 9 backend and works with Wine on Linux. The project is open source and actively maintained. The developer behind it is WinterSnowfall, who has also worked on
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Imagine that one of the most prestigious open source software websites starts showing up in top results for “pornhub downloader”. This is actually happening with Flathub, the official web-based app store for Flatpak packages. Here’s a demo I made while risking to
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Microsoft’s proprietary formats like .doc and .docx dominate the office productivity landscape. Most people and organizations rely on these formats for daily document work. This creates a predatory situation where vendor lock-in is the norm and compatibility issues are taken as a
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The internet of the early 2000s—what I once called the revelatory internet—felt like an endless library with doors left ajar. Much of that material circulated illegally, yes. I am not advocating a return to unchecked piracy. But the current licensing frameworks are
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