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+               <title>VLC bittorrent plugin still going strong, new upload 2.14-4</title>
+               <link>https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/VLC_bittorrent_plugin_still_going_strong__new_upload_2_14_4.html</link>
+               <guid isPermaLink="true">https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/VLC_bittorrent_plugin_still_going_strong__new_upload_2_14_4.html</guid>
+                <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
+               <description>&lt;p&gt;The other day I uploaded a new version of
+&lt;a href=&quot;https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/vlc-plugin-bittorrent&quot;&gt;the VLC
+bittorrent plugin&lt;/a&gt; to Debian, version 2.14-4, to fix a few
+packaging issues.  This plugin extend VLC allowing it to stream videos
+directly from a bittorrent source using both torrent files and magnet
+links, as easy as using a HTTP or local file source.  I believe such
+protocol support is a vital feature in VLC, allowing efficient
+streaming from sources such at the 11 million movies in
+&lt;a href=&quot;https://archive.org/&quot;&gt;the Internet Archive&lt;/a&gt;.  Bittorrent is
+one of the most efficient content distribution protocols on the
+Internet, without centralised control, and should be used more.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;The new version is now both in Debian Unstable and Testing, as well
+as Ubuntu.  While looking after the package, I decided to ask the VLC
+upstream community if there was any hope to get Bittorrent support
+into the official VLC program, and was very happy to learn that
+someone is already working on it.  I hope we can see some fruits of
+that labour next year, but do not hold my breath.  In the mean time we
+can use the plugin, which is already
+&lt;a href=&quot;https://qa.debian.org/popcon.php?package=vlc-plugin-bittorrent&quot;&gt;installed
+by 0.23 percent of the Debian population&lt;/a&gt; according to
+popularity-contest.  It could use a new upstream release, and I hope
+the upstream developer soon find time to polish it even more.&lt;/p&gt;
+
+&lt;p&gt;It is worth noting that the plugin store the downloaded files in
+&lt;tt&gt;~/Downloads/vlc-bittorrent/&lt;/tt&gt;, which can quickly fill up the
+user home directory during use.  Users of the plugin should keep an
+eye with disk usage when streaming a bittorrent source.&lt;/p&gt;
+ 
+&lt;p&gt;As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my
+activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address
+&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&quot;&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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                <title>«Når «på» blir «pÃ¥»: Et reservoar av tegn sett fra depotet» i tidsskriftet Aksess</title>
                <link>https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/_N_r__p___blir__p_____Et_reservoar_av_tegn_sett_fra_depotet__i_tidsskriftet_Aksess.html</link>
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 standard, I strongly recommend having a look at these nice
 packages.&lt;/p&gt;
 
-&lt;p&gt;As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my
-activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address
-&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;bitcoin:15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&quot;&gt;15oWEoG9dUPovwmUL9KWAnYRtNJEkP1u1b&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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-               <title>The 2023 LinuxCNC Norwegian developer gathering</title>
-               <link>https://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_2023_LinuxCNC_Norwegian_developer_gathering.html</link>
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-                <pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
-               <description>&lt;p&gt;The LinuxCNC project is making headway these days.  A lot of
-patches and issues have seen activity on
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/&quot;&gt;the project github
-pages&lt;/a&gt; recently.  A few weeks ago there was a developer gathering
-over at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://tormach.com/&quot;&gt;Tormach&lt;/a&gt; headquarter in
-Wisconsin, and now we are planning a new gathering in Norway.  If you
-wonder what LinuxCNC is, lets quote Wikipedia:&lt;/p&gt;
-
-&lt;blockquote&gt;
-&quot;LinuxCNC is a software system for numerical control of
-machines such as milling machines, lathes, plasma cutters, routers,
-cutting machines, robots and hexapods. It can control up to 9 axes or
-joints of a CNC machine using G-code (RS-274NGC) as input. It has
-several GUIs suited to specific kinds of usage (touch screen,
-interactive development).&quot;
-&lt;/blockquote&gt;
-
-&lt;p&gt;The Norwegian developer gathering take place the weekend June 16th
-to 18th this year, and is open for everyone interested in contributing
-to LinuxCNC.  Up to date information about the gathering can be found
-in
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://sourceforge.net/p/emc/mailman/emc-developers/thread/sa64jp06nob.fsf%40hjemme.reinholdtsen.name/#msg37837251&quot;&gt;the
-developer mailing list thread&lt;/a&gt; where the gathering was announced.
-Thanks to the good people at
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.debian.org/&quot;&gt;Debian&lt;/a&gt;,
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.redpill-linpro.com/&quot;&gt;Redpill-Linpro&lt;/a&gt; and
-&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.nuugfoundation.no/no/&quot;&gt;NUUG Foundation&lt;/a&gt;, we
-have enough sponsor funds to pay for food, and shelter for the people
-traveling from afar to join us.  If you would like to join the
-gathering, get in touch.&lt;/p&gt;
- 
 &lt;p&gt;As usual, if you use Bitcoin and want to show your support of my
 activities, please send Bitcoin donations to my address
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