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title: "July, 2022: Monthly Report"
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description: "Codeberg is trying out mCaptcha, Gitea is getting mCaptcha support, mCaptcha supports MariaDB, I've applied for NLnet and Open Tech Fund, documentation is updated: tutorials and glossary is added and glue libraries have new releases."
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lead: "We are mCaptcha. We build kickass CAPTCHA systems that give (DDoS) attackers a run for their money. And we do all of this without tracking your users. Oh and did I mention our UX is great?"
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date: 2022-08-04
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lastmod: 2022-08-04
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draft: false
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weight: 50
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images: ["icon.png"]
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contributors: ["Aravinth Manivannan"]
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---
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Hello and welcome to the July, 2022 monthly report!
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## TL;DR
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_Codeberg is trying out mCaptcha, Gitea is getting mCaptcha support,
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mCaptcha supports MariaDB, I've applied for NLnet and Open Tech Fund,
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documentation is updated: tutorials and glossary is added and glue libraries
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have new releases._
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## Codeberg is deploying mCaptcha
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Codeberg is committed to trying out mCaptcha to make their platform more
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accessible: they currently use a text-based CAPTCHA, which will be
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replaced by mCaptcha. The decision was finalized after I presented
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mCaptcha to them at a meeting their organized. Please see
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[here](https://batsense.net/talks/codeberg-introducing-mcaptcha/) for
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slides.
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## Gitea gets mCaptcha support
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[@Gusted](https://gusted.xyz) from Codeberg is working on integrating
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mCaptcha in Gitea so that Codeberg can deploy it. Please see
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[here](https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/20458) for related the
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pull request.
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This project is yet to see usage, so we are venturing into uncharted
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territory: should you face issues with either deploying or
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integrating mCaptcha, please feel free [to reach out](/community).
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## mCaptcha supports MariaDB:
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Codeberg uses MariaDB. To facilitate Codeberg deployment, I implemented
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support for MariaDB. [The work done in
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May, 2022](https://mcaptcha.org/blog/may-2022-monthly-report#refactor) made
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implementing support easy. Support for MariaDB is first class in
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mCaptcha: automatic testing exist to run tests with both Postgres and
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MariaDB, so I expect things to be stable.
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## Applied for Funding: NLnet and Open Tech Fund
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I've applied for NLnet and Open Tech Fund[0], Please find the
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applications
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[here](https://forum.forgefriends.org/t/mcaptcha-nlnet-grant-application-august-2022/830/3)
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and
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[here](https://forum.forgefriends.org/t/mcaptcha-nlnet-grant-application-august-2022/830/3)
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respectively.
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If funding is granted:
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1. I'll be able to work full-time for a year at the rate of 2,000 EUR/month
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2. We'll have a dedicated build server
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3. We'll have funds to run a DDoS test to gauge mCaptcha's effectiveness
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## Documentation updates
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mCaptcha docs over the months have become inconsistent and incorrect. I
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cleaned up some of the mess and added [a
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tutorial](/docs/introduction/installing-captcha/) to help folks install
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mCaptcha on their website. The docs also gets [a
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glossary](/docs/terminology/access-token/), which contain explanations
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to mCaptcha jargon.
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## New releases: glue libraries
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`0.1.0-alpha-2` for
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[vanilla](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mcaptcha/vanilla-glue),
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[react](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mcaptcha/react-glue) and
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[svelte](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mcaptcha/svelte-glue) glue
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libraries were released. They now hand over widget sizing to the client
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code([associated PR](https://github.com/mCaptcha/glue/pull/12)).
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## Footnotes
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- [0]: Special thanks to
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[@humantech](https://mastodon.social/@humanetech) for his thoughtful
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reviews and to [@dachary](https://dachary.org) for pointing me towards
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OTF.
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