I see. I don’t know much about static site generators, but I remember at one point I found out that the plan9 website was generated from troff source. I tried to do something similar but never managed to get it to work. Maybe also because I’m not good with troff. Do you use markdown or something similar as input?
I feel the same about many of the services we use. It’s a balance between convenience on the one hand, and freedom/privacy on the other. I’ve been back and forth over the years with this. Had an ubuntu phone when they came out, and even something like copy/pasting wasn’t working well. There are so many options now, but it’s hard to break out of habits when the habits are comfortable. I’ve been thinking about switching from GitHub too. Really I just use it as backup, I don’t use different branches and merging etc. I wish I knew how to use it better though.
A random idea: Could the SDFEU be a place for skill sharing? I bet the combined knowledge of all the SDF users is impressive, maybe there could be like workshops or themed collaborative how-to writing, with the goal of increasing FOSS-ness and promoting non-commercial technologies in the internet age? I wonder if anyone would be interested in something like that.
I use a combination of markdown and HTML to write, as it gives me the most flexibility. I like using Jinja with python most because it lets me template pretty much anything, even code itself. Sometimes I’ll use it to make my Obsidian notes pretty for sharing. I’m using minijinja at the moment.
I didn’t know that Ubuntu made a phone! I’ve had my eyes on the PinePhone Pro for a while. I just can’t justify the cost because WhatsApp 🤮 is the dominant messaging app in my country and the web version stops working sometimes.
I feel you on git. I do the same for backups and minor changes. Most of my repos are only one branch, which isn’t really good practice. I’ve used the gitflow workflow in the past and found it intuitive. I just couldn’t commit (lol) to the habit. SDF hosts a Gitea instance, except it seems that sign-ups are closed. There might be something in one of the menus on the shell with instructions on how to sign up.
I would love for SDFEU to be a place for skill sharing. There is so much ancient knowledge, and reading man pages is incredibly time consuming and daunting if you’re a beginner, especially if you have no idea where to start. I (somewhat) recently had a conversation on Mastodon with someone who uses sed to generate their static site and my mind was blown. I never would have thought to do that, and I’ve since used it to clean up some of my own generated code in my Godot projects. Learning from the masters is the best way to learn!
I see. I don’t know much about static site generators, but I remember at one point I found out that the plan9 website was generated from troff source. I tried to do something similar but never managed to get it to work. Maybe also because I’m not good with troff. Do you use markdown or something similar as input?
I feel the same about many of the services we use. It’s a balance between convenience on the one hand, and freedom/privacy on the other. I’ve been back and forth over the years with this. Had an ubuntu phone when they came out, and even something like copy/pasting wasn’t working well. There are so many options now, but it’s hard to break out of habits when the habits are comfortable. I’ve been thinking about switching from GitHub too. Really I just use it as backup, I don’t use different branches and merging etc. I wish I knew how to use it better though.
A random idea: Could the SDFEU be a place for skill sharing? I bet the combined knowledge of all the SDF users is impressive, maybe there could be like workshops or themed collaborative how-to writing, with the goal of increasing FOSS-ness and promoting non-commercial technologies in the internet age? I wonder if anyone would be interested in something like that.
I use a combination of markdown and HTML to write, as it gives me the most flexibility. I like using Jinja with python most because it lets me template pretty much anything, even code itself. Sometimes I’ll use it to make my Obsidian notes pretty for sharing. I’m using minijinja at the moment.
I didn’t know that Ubuntu made a phone! I’ve had my eyes on the PinePhone Pro for a while. I just can’t justify the cost because WhatsApp 🤮 is the dominant messaging app in my country and the web version stops working sometimes.
I feel you on git. I do the same for backups and minor changes. Most of my repos are only one branch, which isn’t really good practice. I’ve used the gitflow workflow in the past and found it intuitive. I just couldn’t commit (lol) to the habit. SDF hosts a Gitea instance, except it seems that sign-ups are closed. There might be something in one of the menus on the shell with instructions on how to sign up.
I would love for SDFEU to be a place for skill sharing. There is so much ancient knowledge, and reading
manpages is incredibly time consuming and daunting if you’re a beginner, especially if you have no idea where to start. I (somewhat) recently had a conversation on Mastodon with someone who usessedto generate their static site and my mind was blown. I never would have thought to do that, and I’ve since used it to clean up some of my own generated code in my Godot projects. Learning from the masters is the best way to learn!