Use Mozilla DeepSpeech to enable speech to text in your application
One of the primary functions of computers is to parse data. Some data is easier to parse than other data, and voice input continues to be a work in progress. There have been many improvements in the area in recent years, though, and one of them is in the form of DeepSpeech, a project by Mozilla, the foundation that maintains the Firefox web browser. DeepSpeech is a voice-to-text command and library, making it useful for users who need...
Creating and initializing lists in Java and Groovy
I like the Groovy programming language a lot. I like it because, in the end, I like Java, even though Java sometimes feels clumsy. And because I like Java so much, I don’t find many other JVM languages especially attractive. Kotlin, Scala, and Clojure, for example, don’t feel much like Java, pursuing their own perspectives on what makes a good programming language. read more Powered by...
Why choose Rocket.Chat for your open source chat tool
Created in 2015, Rocket.Chat is a fully open source and customizable communications platform designed for communities and organizations with high standards for data protection. Rocket.Chat enables communication through federation, and over 12 million people are using it for team chat, customer service, secure file sharing, and much more. Rocket.Chat is in many ways the world’s most comprehensive open source communications...
7 strategies for success when contributing to open source
Many people aspire to become contributors to open source projects. With a little effort, anyone can. This article shares how I got started with open source contributions and how doing so helped me land a job in an open source organization. read more Powered by...
How I use Linux accessibility settings
When I started using Linux in the 1990s, I was in my mid-40s and accessibility was not something I gave much thought to. Now, however, as I’m pushing 70, my needs have changed. A few years ago, I purchased a brand new Darter Pro from System76, and its default resolution is 1920×1080, and it’s high DPI, too. The system came with Pop_OS!, which I found that I had to modify to be able to see the icons and text on the...
Our favorite Linux commands to use just for fun
In November, we shared the article 7 Linux commands to use just for fun and asked you to tell us what “for fun” Linux command you recommend—and why? Some Opensource.com contributors shared their favorites below. My favorites: read more Powered by...
