Issue #55: MiRoom, Apple II, OSCON

Issue #55 - June 5, 2019

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Community Choice Project of the Month for June

For our June 2019 "Community Choice" Project of the Month, the community elected MiRoom, MIUI modifications with multi language capability based on clean Chinese ROMs. Chief Administrator Ilya Drif (DriffeX) shared some thoughts about the project's history, purpose, and direction. Check out the full interview here

Vote For July's Project of the Month

The vote for the July 2019 Community Choice SourceForge Project of the Month is now available, and will run until June 15, 2019 12:00 UTC. Also check out the blog here for full descriptions of each project.

The candidates for SourceForge Project of the Month for July 2019 are:

	Paintbrush Arch based distribution focused on Openbox & lightweight WM's
	makulu MakuluLinux - Hybrid Based Distribution
	laragon Laragon - Powerful universal development environment for creating modern apps with many stacks
	plantuml plantuml - Quickly create UML diagrams using a simple textual description language
	officefloor OfficeFloor - Offers true inversion of control
	x64dbg x64dbg - An open-source x64/x32 debugger for Windows
	orangefox OrangeFox - Fork of TeamWinRecoveryProject(TWRP) with many additional functions
	linux-diag Linux Diagnostic Tools - Better tools for diagnosing Linux systems

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Conferences and Events

OSCON

July 15-18, 2019

OSCON will provide a complete coverage of open source technology and projects, no matter the origin or affiliation. Rather than focus on a single language or aspect, our program solely focuses on projects in areas of innovation including cloud, AI, infrastructure, blockchain, edge computing, architecture, and emerging languages. OSCON will take place in Portland, OR.

Open Source Summit Japan

July 17-19, 2019

Open Source Summit Japan is the leading conference in Japan connecting the open source ecosystem under one roof, providing a forum for technologists and open source industry leaders to collaborate and share information, learn about the latest in open source technologies and find out how to gain a competitive advantage by using innovative open solutions. The Open Source Summit will take place in Toyko, Japan.

GopherCon USA

July 24-27, 2019

GopherCon is an annual event geared towards the Go(Golang) Programming Language. GopherCon USA will take place in San Diego, California.

Today in Tech

On this day in 1977 the original Apple II computer went on sale. The Apple II was the world's first highly successful, mass-produced, "practical" personal computer. It was designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, with assistance from Steve Jobs and Rod Holt. The Apple II featured an integrated keyboard, built-in BASIC programming languages, expandable memory, a sound card, expansion slots and a monitor capable of color graphics. To include so many features in one small unit was highly innovative, and the reason why the Apple II is considered the first practical personal computer. Discover more about about the Apple II here.

Help Wanted

C++ programmers with MFC know-how C++ programmers with MFC know-how to help out with reviving Qualcomm Eudora, the cult eMail app from the 90's.

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