686: Stop Desktop Slop

KDE’s fight over AI generated code explodes at exactly the moment Plasma is making some of its biggest changes in years.
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Nixarr — Media Server Nixos Module
Nixflix — Nixflix is a declarative media server configuration manager for NixOS
garage — S3-compatible object store for small self-hosted geo-distributed deployments.
Pick: Cliparr — Cliparr is a streamlined media clipper that allows you to quickly create and download clips from the media currently playing on your Plex or Jellyfin server, or from a local video file opened directly in your browser.
Cliparr: Plex and Jellyfin providers
Cliparr: local file or direct media URL
Cliparr: export settings
Cliparr: subtitles
Mediabunny — A complete JavaScript media toolkit for the browser
KyleTryon/gifenc: fast GIF encoding
Pick: fdroidcl — A command-line F-Droid desktop client
space-elevator — Space Elevator gets you to orbit. What you do up there is your business.