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Today I finally published my new website,on which I worked for the last few weeks.It is completely redesigned and makes it clear without any doubt...Today I finally published my new website,on which I worked for the last few weeks.It is completely redesigned and makes it clear without any doubt that my full priority is now on Haiku applications and Haiku contributions.It features introductions for my Haiku-native applications and has a huge list of other projects of all sorts you may find useful. www.nikisoft.one Show more

Due to the spam i am trying to enable akismet. Let me know if it blocks legit content...

If things go well,I'll soon be a member of the Haiku Support Association e.V. Just sent my membership request.Last BeGeistert event was many years...If things go well,I'll soon be a member of the Haiku Support Association e.V. Just sent my membership request.Last BeGeistert event was many years ago.Maybe,if enough interested people join,something like that is possible again in the future.In case you don't know the HSA: haiku-support.org/index-eng.html Show more

How are the "system" fields populated on the downloads part of this website?

well sorry guys my forums gone but i now have a new unrelated irc server

I finished making some last quick fixes and pushed the latest changes to Codeberg.You can now clone the repository from...I finished making some last quick fixes and pushed the latest changes to Codeberg.You can now clone the repository from codeberg.org/nikisoft/BeGroups and build a local package if you want to give BeGroups a try.Binary packages are not yet available as I think the application isn't ready to call it a finished version. Show more

My Usenet reader project,now renamed to BeGroups,is making good progress.This is the final screenshot that will also be included in the Git...My Usenet reader project,now renamed to BeGroups,is making good progress.This is the final screenshot that will also be included in the Git repository.I know,I originally promised one more week and then it took more like two months to get here.Didn't have much time for the project recently,but now it's really only a matter of cleaning up a few remaining minor issues that could confuse users before I'm going to make a first preview public. Show more

A few minutes ago,I successfully posted the first test article using my own Haiku-native Usenet newsreader Item.Took me some time to figure out why...A few minutes ago,I successfully posted the first test article using my own Haiku-native Usenet newsreader Item.Took me some time to figure out why it didn't work initially.Now the basic functionality is there,but there's still much to do before the application is ready for primetime. Show more

Today I had to deal with AI scrapers DDoSing my OpenGrok instance once again.Oh,how much I hate that.Can't they just,like,clone the Git repository...Today I had to deal with AI scrapers DDoSing my OpenGrok instance once again.Oh,how much I hate that.Can't they just,like,clone the Git repository as every normal person on the planet would do,rather than scraping every single source code page from the web view?My custom Nginx if rules worked well enough for the last months,but now that they started using residential proxys,literally thousands of random IPs,and their requests start to look more like those of a normal browser,I had to add annoying countermeasures.I tried to avoid something like Anubis as long as I could,but in the long run,there's no way around it.I deployed git.swee.codes/swee/sweetCAPTCHA ,which is more lightweight compared to Anubis,but follows the same core principles.It's easy to circumvent if you try,but it works perfectly fine against that stupid sort of bots for now.I hope the problem is now solved for a long time. Show more

BeAIM is now BumbleBe.For that reason,I released a new version 1.8.0 that contains the new branding (but no difference in functionality).As...BeAIM is now BumbleBe.For that reason,I released a new version 1.8.0 that contains the new branding (but no difference in functionality).As always,you can download it from Codeberg releases at codeberg.org/nikisoft/BumbleBe/releases/tag/1.8.0 or from the Downloads area on this site,or build it from source by cloning the Git repository and running "make package".Note that it doesn't automatically replace BeAIM,so make sure to uninstall BeAIM after installing BumbleBe. Show more

Translation support in Item is now ready,and to try that everything works as expected,I already created a complete German translation.Now the...Translation support in Item is now ready,and to try that everything works as expected,I already created a complete German translation.Now the integrated viewer/editor is the last missing puzzle piece to finally publish a first release.It may happen next week.No promises yet,but I'm slightly optimistic. Show more

I'm making good progress with Item,my Usenet newsreader project,lately.It does now use the Layout Kit for everything,which fixes various UI glitches...I'm making good progress with Item,my Usenet newsreader project,lately.It does now use the Layout Kit for everything,which fixes various UI glitches and adds support for HiDPI screens.Besides that,I removed support for custom colors and instead use system color constants or hardcoded colors that get mixed/tinted based on system colors,resulting in much improved dark mode support.There's still much to do,however.The next step I'm planning to do is integration with the Locale Kit,so that the UI can be translated to everyones native language.Then,we should probably also have an integrated viewer/editor before releasing the first version to the public. Show more

Yesterday I took some time fixing a number of small bugs in Haiku once again. I should do that more often. Yes, it also means less time for my other...Yesterday I took some time fixing a number of small bugs in Haiku once again. I should do that more often. Yes, it also means less time for my other projects, BeAIM and the Usenet client. However, direct Haiku contributions have the biggest impact for all Haiku users and they'll still have impact many years in the future. Can't think of a more useful thing to spend my time on. Show more

I have now uploaded my Usenet newsreader project to Codeberg, so you guys can see the progress I make and try it out yourself. There are no releases...I have now uploaded my Usenet newsreader project to Codeberg, so you guys can see the progress I make and try it out yourself. There are no releases yet and no binaries you can install, because the project is still missing too much functionality to be generally useful. You can compile it from source if you want to try it.
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Here's a first preview of Item, my Usenet newsreader project. The editor that shows the article content is not part of Item. I plan to add a...Here's a first preview of Item, my Usenet newsreader project. The editor that shows the article content is not part of Item. I plan to add a built-in article viewer and editor, but that will most likely come later, not in the first release. One of the first things I did was add support for decoding RFC2047-style subjects and authors, without that most entries look broken. There's a lot to do to make Item a modern Haiku application, like using system colors, adding translations with the Locale Kit and improve scaling by using the Layout Kit. Don't expect too much from the first version, but I try to release one soon that at least allows you to read some content. Show more

If you want to chat with other Haiku fans sign up at haikumail.online and then add your new account to the XMPP/Jabber client of choice... If you...If you want to chat with other Haiku fans sign up at haikumail.online and then add your new account to the XMPP/Jabber client of choice... If you need any help just let me know! Show more