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Top 5 C++ free-software Projects
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I used to really like this software, and I still do. But there were a couple of dealbreakers for me.
1) As others mentioned, Wayland support. But it seems that it's gotten a lot better since I last used it. I resisted using Wayland for a long time because of several software breaking, but I've switched over now that most of the things I use now work (or because I've stopped using things that don't work).
2) it was broken for me with fractional scaling. This is the main reason why I switched, I started using fractional scaling on my second monitor and could not properly fix it for the life of me. I haven't tested it recently, but I just checked, and the github issue seems to still be open. https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/issues/564
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As I said, I don't mind if the answer is "we are volunteers who love this", but I do ask that formal webpages presenting a product explains it's funding model. Their github (https://github.com/CelestiaProject/Celestia) is much better at this.
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Hypersomnia
Multiplayer top-down shooter made from scratch in C++. Web version: https://play.hypersomnia.io Made in 🇵🇱
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NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ free-software discussion
C++ free-software related posts
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Never Use Pixelation to Hide Sensitive Text (2014)
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KDE going all-in on a Wayland future
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Acronis True Image Costs Performance When Not Used
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Flameshot v13.0.0 Out
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Show HN: The Atlas of Space
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Celestia – real-time 3D visualization of space
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Show HN: Esports shooter on the Web in C++. I rely on floating-point determinism
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Index
What are some of the best open-source free-software projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | flameshot | 30,075 |
| 2 | Celestia | 2,297 |
| 3 | Soundux | 1,988 |
| 4 | Hypersomnia | 1,564 |
| 5 | megaglest-source | 402 |
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