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TIL Linus Torvalds is a Scuba Diver (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 day ago by pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/foss@beehaw.org

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While looking for open source dive log applications on F-Droid (in preparation for my Advanced Open Water Certification) and I found an app called Subsurface and apparently it is as developed by none other than Linus Torvalds himself.

I also found this neat YouTube video of Dirk Hohndel talking about scuba diving with Linus.

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[–] mormegil@programming.dev 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

While googling around to gather clues for reverse-engineering the protocol for a Garmin smart watch, I stumbled upon an e-mail on a listserv, discussing pieces of Garmin BT communication. Only after a while I noticed it had been written by Linus, who apparently worked on diving software.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're telling me I can self host a garmin server?

[–] mormegil@programming.dev 4 points 18 hours ago

If you are asking whether you can use Garmin Connect without Garmin, I don't think so. But you can use a different non-Garmin app with your watch, see https://gadgetbridge.org/ Obviously, it does not have the full functionality of Garmin, and even more obviously, you would lose the Garmin social functions without Garmin Connect (but there are open-source projects for that as well). (Also, with Garmin, maybe you will lose some of the functions anyway to the Garmin Connect+ subscription, right? :-) )