Programmers, can you inform me why people still use github? Its owned by Microsoft, promotes AI garbage, and that alone kind of makes it shitty as a place to host open source stuff in my book. As a simple plebian, am I missing something? I don't code, so does it offer something that other platforms don't?

#programming #github #opensource #FOSS #FLOSS #butwhytho

There’s a meme going around that an Open Source project “can’t” prevent LLM use by contributors because there’s no technical means to enforce this. This is idiotic and shows just how disingenuous slopmongers will be when told they can’t just submit slop.

Did you know there’s also no technical means to enforce that you didn’t copy some code you’re contributing from a proprietary codebase and say it’s original work? Somehow we haven’t given up on that!

#opensource #ai #llm #slopn

Penpot have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. https://penpot.app/ambassador-program

Check out the announcement: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-ambassador-program-is-live/10405

I’ll be building community where I'm based here in the UK but also wherever my connections to open source software and design take me and my work.

I’ve long been a supporter of Penpot and design needs reliable and dedicated tools and teams that support the growing need for design in open source software and transparent and open source design as a practice.

I can’t wait to get working on our collaborative library and share the liberating and collaborative nature of open source design facilitated via Penpot! 💖✏️

Come and join all the ambassadors Penpot Community Hours, 20th March at 3PM UTC.
Sign up here: https://app.formbricks.com/s/ko5b815vsd5d5sz2gq8tiu8i

And of course, check out penpot here https://penpot.app/

#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration

Penpot have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. https://penpot.app/ambassador-program

Check out the announcement: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-ambassador-program-is-live/10405

I’ll be building community where I'm based here in the UK but also wherever my connections to open source software and design take me and my work.

I’ve long been a supporter of Penpot and design needs reliable and dedicated tools and teams that support the growing need for design in open source software and transparent and open source design as a practice.

I can’t wait to get working on our collaborative library and share the liberating and collaborative nature of open source design facilitated via Penpot! 💖✏️

Come and join all the ambassadors Penpot Community Hours, 20th March at 3PM UTC.
Sign up here: https://app.formbricks.com/s/ko5b815vsd5d5sz2gq8tiu8i

And of course, check out penpot here https://penpot.app/

#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration

Penpot have announced their ambassador program and I’m excited and honoured to be part of the first cohort of ambassadors alongside some fantastic and inspiring folks. https://penpot.app/ambassador-program

Check out the announcement: https://community.penpot.app/t/penpot-ambassador-program-is-live/10405

I’ll be building community where I'm based here in the UK but also wherever my connections to open source software and design take me and my work.

I’ve long been a supporter of Penpot and design needs reliable and dedicated tools and teams that support the growing need for design in open source software and transparent and open source design as a practice.

I can’t wait to get working on our collaborative library and share the liberating and collaborative nature of open source design facilitated via Penpot! 💖✏️

Come and join all the ambassadors Penpot Community Hours, 20th March at 3PM UTC.
Sign up here: https://app.formbricks.com/s/ko5b815vsd5d5sz2gq8tiu8i

And of course, check out penpot here https://penpot.app/

#opensource #penpot #design #opensourcedesign #penpotambassador #foss #oss #collaboration

The enforcement mechanism is exactly the same: There’s no *technical means* to prevent someone from being a filthy fucking liar. But there are *social means* to prevent them from contributing: You make sure that if they’re caught, they’re held publicly accountable for all of the rework and mess that resulted from their lies.

This has worked pretty well for decades in Open Source, and won’t stop working just because slopmongers wish really hard. Fucking scrubs.

#opensource #ai #llm #slop

There’s a meme going around that an Open Source project “can’t” prevent LLM use by contributors because there’s no technical means to enforce this. This is idiotic and shows just how disingenuous slopmongers will be when told they can’t just submit slop.

Did you know there’s also no technical means to enforce that you didn’t copy some code you’re contributing from a proprietary codebase and say it’s original work? Somehow we haven’t given up on that!

#opensource #ai #llm #slopn

The enforcement mechanism is exactly the same: There’s no *technical means* to prevent someone from being a filthy fucking liar. But there are *social means* to prevent them from contributing: You make sure that if they’re caught, they’re held publicly accountable for all of the rework and mess that resulted from their lies.

This has worked pretty well for decades in Open Source, and won’t stop working just because slopmongers wish really hard. Fucking scrubs.

#opensource #ai #llm #slop

There’s a meme going around that an Open Source project “can’t” prevent LLM use by contributors because there’s no technical means to enforce this. This is idiotic and shows just how disingenuous slopmongers will be when told they can’t just submit slop.

Did you know there’s also no technical means to enforce that you didn’t copy some code you’re contributing from a proprietary codebase and say it’s original work? Somehow we haven’t given up on that!

#opensource #ai #llm #slopn

In February, the #LibreOffice community worked on improvements to Writer and Calc table styles, along with other optimisations and fixes: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/03/10/qa-dev-report-february-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

#Linux desktop marktaandeel in Nederland is 5.12%.

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/#monthly-202601-202603-bar

Gebruik jij al Linux? Waarom wel of waarom niet?

#OpenSource #FOSS

In February, the #LibreOffice community worked on improvements to Writer and Calc table styles, along with other optimisations and fixes: https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2026/03/10/qa-dev-report-february-2026/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Back in May 2019, we said goodbye to SVN and Bugzilla and migrated to Git and GitHub [1]. Since then, we accumulated 188 repositories. 🙀

We're now making a list to decide which ones we're moving to @Codeberg and which are going to be archived and left behind.

While we're doing that, we signed NLnet Labs up as a Codeberg e.V. member!

[1] https://lists.nlnetlabs.nl/pipermail/unbound-users/2019-April/006130.html

#OpenSource #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #DNS #BGP

⋅ Android : l'Europe s'attaque au système secret de Google qui contrôle vos applications et veut une alternative open source

Sur Android, c'est Google qui décide si votre appli bancaire a le droit de fonctionner. Un consortium européen compte bien mettre fin à ce monopole invisible avec un projet libre baptisé UnifiedAttestation.

− https://www.clubic.com/actualite-603925-android-l-europe-s-attaque-au-systeme-secret-de-google-qui-controle-vos-applications-et-veut-une-alternative-open-source.html

#Android #Google #OpenSource

La suite, on en parlait ce matin…

⋅ GrapheneOS vs le reste du monde : la guerre des ROMs Android est relancée

− https://www.frandroid.com/android/3007631_grapheneos-vs-le-reste-du-monde-la-guerre-des-roms-android-est-relancee

#Android #Google #OpenSource #GrapheneOS

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

I was looking for these diagrams yesterday, but only just found them again... A visual overview of the toxiclibs library collection made with some of the libraries themselves, creating a nested force-directed graph from a folder structure (file system tree)...

These diagrams were created by an example exercise we developed as part of a 8-day workshop at the Victoria & Albert museum in London, March 2011...

#Toxiclibs #Java #ProcessingOrg #CreativeCoding #ComputationalDesign #DataViz #Graph #Anniversary #OpenSource

#Linux desktop marktaandeel in Nederland is 5.12%.

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/netherlands/#monthly-202601-202603-bar

Gebruik jij al Linux? Waarom wel of waarom niet?

#OpenSource #FOSS

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

⋅ Android : l'Europe s'attaque au système secret de Google qui contrôle vos applications et veut une alternative open source

Sur Android, c'est Google qui décide si votre appli bancaire a le droit de fonctionner. Un consortium européen compte bien mettre fin à ce monopole invisible avec un projet libre baptisé UnifiedAttestation.

− https://www.clubic.com/actualite-603925-android-l-europe-s-attaque-au-systeme-secret-de-google-qui-controle-vos-applications-et-veut-une-alternative-open-source.html

#Android #Google #OpenSource

@zenbrowser is so beautiful, innovative, and useful -- a great example of how a clear product vision can really add value even to a mature code base like #Firefox. Great work!

#opensource #innovation #openweb

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Ein Kommunikationsnetz, das niemandem gehört. Kein Betreiber kann es abschalten. Keine Behörde kann es regulieren, indem sie einen Server abstellt. Kein Konzern verdient daran. Die Nachrichten laufen verschlüsselt, nur wer den Schlüssel kennt, kann mitlesen.
https://digioneer.pro/meshtastic-offgrid-funk/
#meshtastic #opensource #netzwerk

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Ein Kommunikationsnetz, das niemandem gehört. Kein Betreiber kann es abschalten. Keine Behörde kann es regulieren, indem sie einen Server abstellt. Kein Konzern verdient daran. Die Nachrichten laufen verschlüsselt, nur wer den Schlüssel kennt, kann mitlesen.
https://digioneer.pro/meshtastic-offgrid-funk/
#meshtastic #opensource #netzwerk

QGIS 4.0 Norrköping is released!

The wait is over! We are pleased to announce the new major release of QGIS 4.0. Installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac are already out.

What's new? On the surface, existing users should expect to engage with a QGIS experience familiar to what they have come to know and love from previous releases. Under the hood, however, 4.0 introduces significant changes to maintainability and usability.

http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/09/qgis-4-0-norrkoping-is-released/

#osgeo #GISChat #OpenSource

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

QGIS 4.0 Norrköping is released!

The wait is over! We are pleased to announce the new major release of QGIS 4.0. Installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac are already out.

What's new? On the surface, existing users should expect to engage with a QGIS experience familiar to what they have come to know and love from previous releases. Under the hood, however, 4.0 introduces significant changes to maintainability and usability.

http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/09/qgis-4-0-norrkoping-is-released/

#osgeo #GISChat #OpenSource

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Hi folks, @pluralistic wrote this nice thread about #RSS and #rssfeed a caoule of days ago. I am still looking for a reliable ( #opensource) app for #Ubuntu and #Android.

Being able to sync things among devices would be nice but is not required.

Any recommendations?

Privacy shouldn't be a premium feature.

If you’re relying on Microsoft 365, you might be surprised to learn that blocking vendor access is a paid add-on.

In our latest blog, we explore why data sovereignty is non-negotiable and how open-source alternatives keep your data where it belongs: on your own infrastructure.

🔗 Read more: https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/who-has-the-keys-to-your-data/?mtm_campaign=blog&mtm_source=mastodon&mtm_medium=bluesky&mtm_content=Who_Has_the_Keys

#DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #OpenSource #CollaboraOnline

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

Finally have been trying out https://github.com/boyter/scc for counting (unique) lines of code, comments, DRYness and complexity and getting a better and more aggregated overview of the scale of my https://thi.ng/umbrella monorepo. SCC is really much better and faster than what I've been using previously (cloc) and also provides more meaningful results, including COCOMO project stats.

So selected current data points for this mega repo (incl. 214 projects and 185 example projects):

Estimated Cost to Develop (organic) $10,032,312
Estimated Schedule Effort (organic) 33.03 months
Estimated People Required (organic) 26.98

(This is equivalent of 74 years for one person and an assumed salary of $56k/year... Considering the repo in this form is only 8+ years old, that literally makes me a 9.25x developer 🙃)

#TypeScript
Files: 5,439
Lines of code: 323,816 (unique 161,337)
Comment lines: 85,303

#Zig
Files: 46
Lines of code: 4,828
Comment lines: 2,332

Markdown (aka #Documentation)
Files: 423
Lines: 66,370 (unique 31,330)

#ThingUmbrella #OpenSource #CodeAnalysis

Open-source community gets a Claude-sized gift https://thedeepview.com/articles/open-source-community-gets-a-claude-sized-gift by @sjvn

If you're a top #opensource developer, Anthropic #AI wants to give you free access to its $200-a-month, Claude Max 20x plan for six months.

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

RE: https://mastodon.social/@yoasif/116178444140799622

In light of the chardet debacle I've decided to take out a recurring membership with the @fsf as they help protect GPL'd software.

If you value free software, and most people rely on services which use it daily so they should, then please consider making a donation or taking out a recurring membership yourself.

#freesoftware #opensource #fsf

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Salvatore Sanfilippo (@antirez) and Armin Ronacher (@mitsuhiko) both argue that #AI reimplementation of #copyleft libraries is fine. Their legal reasoning might be correct. That's not the point.

Legal and legitimate are different things—and both pieces quietly assume otherwise.

https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/03/legal-vs-legitimate/

#GPL #LGPL #license #opensource #freesoftware

Good day all! TODAY on Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @NorcalGma2@sfba.social

Retired rural grandma, caregiver, and dog mom to a sweet lab named Summer.Love to bake and gift to friends and family. Happy in my garden. Living a quiet life on the north coast of California. Mean comments aren't necessary or welcome. Please be kind.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09 March 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-4 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Today marks 19 years since the very first _public_ commit of my old #Toxiclibs code library collection, which for many years were one of the largest and most important side-projects related to Java & Processing.org.

Altogether, toxiclibs consisted of ~360 different "building blocks for computational design" and was used as teaching tool in related fields in many universities, mostly in conjunction with Processing, but also without...

The libraries covered 2D/3D geometry with dozens of shape types/conversions, procedural voxel modeling tools, meshes, NURBs, math utilities, linear algebra, color theory/modes/conversion, data visualization algorithms, waveform generators, filters, spatial audio, 2D/3D physics simulations, agents (before they were cool!), 1D/2D/3D cellular automata, reaction diffusion, diffusion-limited agreggation and a lot more...

Below are links to two community showreels I produced back in 2009/10, showing a selection of works done by dozens of other artists, designers, architects, students etc.

2009 showreel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9ifgR_7XqU

2010 showreel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrdevgQ2VKA

Even though I fully stopped using Java back around 2013 (after 17 years of it being my primary proglang), these libraries are still being used now and over the past decade I've been working on, expanding on and going deeper into these same topics (and more) in other languages (Clojure/ClojureScript, TypeScript, Zig, C)...

Happy coding! :)

#Toxiclibs #Java #ProcessingOrg #CreativeCoding #ComputationalDesign #Anniversary #OpenSource

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

Privacy shouldn't be a premium feature.

If you’re relying on Microsoft 365, you might be surprised to learn that blocking vendor access is a paid add-on.

In our latest blog, we explore why data sovereignty is non-negotiable and how open-source alternatives keep your data where it belongs: on your own infrastructure.

🔗 Read more: https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/who-has-the-keys-to-your-data/?mtm_campaign=blog&mtm_source=mastodon&mtm_medium=bluesky&mtm_content=Who_Has_the_Keys

#DigitalSovereignty #DataPrivacy #OpenSource #CollaboraOnline

So here is a brief overview of our new project FediSea.

We are developing a Fediverse crawler which discovers and collects data about Fediverse instances. Then there will be an open API which provides this data.
The website will show statistics and information about the fediverse and there will be a clear API documentation.

All three Github repos (crawler, API and frontend) will be made public within the next few days.

#FediSea #Fediverse #NewProject #OpenSource

Why spend vast sums on commercial chemistry software? We want digital sovereignty for science. NFDI4Chem and FID Chemistry are planning an open-source alternative for drawing chemical structures.

Your voice counts:

Help us determine the real needs of the community.
Let's shape the future of structure representation together.

👉 Participate here: https://t1p.de/p5b9p

#OpenSource #Research #DigitalSovereignty #Chemistry #NFDI

So here is a brief overview of our new project FediSea.

We are developing a Fediverse crawler which discovers and collects data about Fediverse instances. Then there will be an open API which provides this data.
The website will show statistics and information about the fediverse and there will be a clear API documentation.

All three Github repos (crawler, API and frontend) will be made public within the next few days.

#FediSea #Fediverse #NewProject #OpenSource

Why spend vast sums on commercial chemistry software? We want digital sovereignty for science. NFDI4Chem and FID Chemistry are planning an open-source alternative for drawing chemical structures.

Your voice counts:

Help us determine the real needs of the community.
Let's shape the future of structure representation together.

👉 Participate here: https://t1p.de/p5b9p

#OpenSource #Research #DigitalSovereignty #Chemistry #NFDI

LibreOffice 26.2 is here: a faster, more polished office suite that you control - TDF Community Blog
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/
What’s New in LibreOffice 26.2

Markdown import and export features.
Improved performance and responsiveness across the suite, making large documents open, edit, and save more smoothly.
Enhanced compatibility with documents created in proprietary and open core office software, reducing formatting issues and surprises.
#software #opensource #offrehacked

LibreOffice 26.2 is here: a faster, more polished office suite that you control - TDF Community Blog
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/
What’s New in LibreOffice 26.2

Markdown import and export features.
Improved performance and responsiveness across the suite, making large documents open, edit, and save more smoothly.
Enhanced compatibility with documents created in proprietary and open core office software, reducing formatting issues and surprises.
#software #opensource #offrehacked

LibreOffice sharply criticizes the EU Commission for mandating proprietary XLSX formats in consultations, undermining open standards and digital sovereignty despite promoting ODF. 📄🚫 Will Brussels switch to open formats? https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html #LibreOffice #OpenSource #EUtech

Keep Android Open

Because Android is open, for now, till 01 September 2K26, I have been able to install this wonderful tool set of which you see a screen cap below.

If all of you who read this toot, please boost for visibility, make your voices heard as it is explained in the first link, you will be able to stop Google from closing Android worse than Apple

We all need to unite to stop google cold in their tracks

EU users have enormous power in this, remember USB-C on apple

Don't think you don't have power to stop google

UNITE!

https://keepandroidopen.org/

https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html

#GNU #OperatingSystem #programming #technology #Freedom #100percent #Full #free #software #keepandroidopen #keep #android #open #UNIX #mathematics #reg #ex #regular #expressions #gettext #man #pages #OpenSource #files #pipes

😲…I just realized #FediCon is in the *same* venue as #FOSSY just *3* days before FOSSY starts!

I'm sad we weren't all in touch as maybe together we coulda gotten a better venue deal, but I hope #Fediverse folks going to event will be able stay in Vancouver for FOSSY!

Also, I suspect #SFC would welcome a Fediverse track at FOSSY…
https://sfconservancy.org/fossy/community-tracks/
…maybe as a B-sides event for overflow talks?

Cc: @reiver @evan @ossguy @karen

#ActivityPub #FOSS #OpenSource #Mastodon

😲…I just realized #FediCon is in the *same* venue as #FOSSY just *3* days before FOSSY starts!

I'm sad we weren't all in touch as maybe together we coulda gotten a better venue deal, but I hope #Fediverse folks going to event will be able stay in Vancouver for FOSSY!

Also, I suspect #SFC would welcome a Fediverse track at FOSSY…
https://sfconservancy.org/fossy/community-tracks/
…maybe as a B-sides event for overflow talks?

Cc: @reiver @evan @ossguy @karen

#ActivityPub #FOSS #OpenSource #Mastodon

"The #DocumentFoundation [maker of #LibreOffice] has called on the European Commission in an open letter not to rely solely on #Microsoft's proprietary #XLSX format in the ongoing consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The EU Commission had published a call for feedback on the CRA guidelines on March 3, 2026. Feedback can be submitted exclusively via an XLSX template until March 31, 2026."
https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html

#Interoperability #OpenSource

@bjerreandersen Tak fordi I tager emnet op! Det er utroligt vigtigt.

Jeg ville måske også ønske, at I udfordrer dem lidt mere på det med at "det er for dyrt"- især når DIGST svarer "Men det er for dem at se hverken teknisk, praktisk eller økonomisk muligt at sikre, at MitID og AltID fungerer på alle styresystemer og enheder." For det er et ret lukkende sprog at svare "alle enheder".

Jeg kommer i tanke om Todd Rose's TED Talk, The Myth of the Average: https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=4eBmyttcfU4

Og #OpenSource ❤️

LibreOffice sharply criticizes the EU Commission for mandating proprietary XLSX formats in consultations, undermining open standards and digital sovereignty despite promoting ODF. 📄🚫 Will Brussels switch to open formats? https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html #LibreOffice #OpenSource #EUtech

LibreOffice sharply criticizes the EU Commission for mandating proprietary XLSX formats in consultations, undermining open standards and digital sovereignty despite promoting ODF. 📄🚫 Will Brussels switch to open formats? https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html #LibreOffice #OpenSource #EUtech

With my #FOSDEM, #ConfConf, and many other hats on:

We will be organizing another https://ConfConf.org ! An (un)conference about organizing conferences.

6th and 7th of June in #Sofia, #Bulgaria

Same as last year, we will be focusing on #OpenSource and #Community conferences. We will either remain invite -only or closely review all registrations to make sure it's community people.

1/n

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @RussSharek@mastodon.art

I've been described by reliable sources as wiser than a rubber duck, a zen fool, benevolent super villain, misanthropic community leader, clown (grand)father figure and Impish Cabaret Rasputin. he/him (and sometimes they/them)

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 15 March 2026 at 20:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Hello #Fediverse! 🐘

I'm the founder of Synapse Labs, and we're building the infrastructure layer for the "Agentic Web." 🏗️

We focus on 0ms dedicated relays for @base and Farcaster to solve hub latency for AI agents. Also working on Volenti Partners for on-chain consent verification.

Looking to connect with #ActivityPub devs, #Web3 builders, and anyone obsessed with #decentralization. 🧠⚡️
#introduction #BuildOnBase #Farcaster #SelfHosting #OpenSource #SynapseLabs #DevOps #Base #Aiagents

LibreOffice sharply criticizes the EU Commission for mandating proprietary XLSX formats in consultations, undermining open standards and digital sovereignty despite promoting ODF. 📄🚫 Will Brussels switch to open formats? https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html #LibreOffice #OpenSource #EUtech

"The #DocumentFoundation [maker of #LibreOffice] has called on the European Commission in an open letter not to rely solely on #Microsoft's proprietary #XLSX format in the ongoing consultation on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The EU Commission had published a call for feedback on the CRA guidelines on March 3, 2026. Feedback can be submitted exclusively via an XLSX template until March 31, 2026."
https://www.heise.de/en/news/LibreOffice-criticizes-EU-Commission-over-proprietary-XLSX-formats-11202165.html

#Interoperability #OpenSource

Argh, le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale a encore choisi Microsoft !

Nous avons raison de nous plaindre et de nous étonner, mais le véritable enjeu est-il le ministère ?

→ https://grenoble.ninja/argh-le-ministere-de-leducation-nationale-a-encore-choisi-microsoft/

#LogicielsLibres #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Education #NIRD

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!

🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer

Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.

Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

🌟 I v roce 2025 můžete používat naše aplikace na OSCloud @oscloud! 🌟

🔍 Naše hlavní aplikace:
👉 Talk – https://talk.oscloud.cz
👉 MxChat – https://mxchat.cz
👉 CryptPad – https://cryptpad.arch-linux.cz
👉 Mastodon – https://mamutovo.cz
👉 Pixelfed – https://pixelfed.cz
👉 Vikunja – https://todo.oscloud.cz
👉 Wallabag – https://read.oscloud.cz
👉 Tiny Tiny RSS – https://rss.oscloud.cz
👉 PairDrop – https://pair.oscloud.cz
👉 SearXNG – https://searxng.cz
👉 PeerTube – https://vhsky.cz
👉 Bitwarden – https://bitwarden.archoslinux.cz
👉 Nextcloud – https://oscloud.cz
👉 HedgeDoc – https://hedgedoc.arch-linux.cz

📢 Brzy přidáme s cynik_obecny další služby. Již dnes: ✨ Fórum, 📸 Piwigo/Immich/Lychee, 🌐 Webhosting na vlastní doméně.

🔐 Provozujeme na dedikovaném serveru Hetzner – přístup máme pouze my.
📋 Registrace: https://helpdesk.oscloud.cz/help/3020290644

#oscloud #opensource #fediverse

💚 Jak nás můžete podpořit?
– Používejte Oscloud – i to je forma podpory
– Řekněte o něm ostatním – přátelům, škole, komunitě
– Přidejte se do Matrixu a zapojte se
– Pomozte s návody, grafikou, testováním nebo překladem
– Můžete přispět i finančně – provoz si hradíme sami
📬 Podporu můžete poslat přes PayPal nebo na komunitní účet:
👉 https://oscloud.cz/co-to-bude-stat/
Děkujeme, že nám pomáháte budovat svobodnější internet. 💙 #oscloud #opensource #komunita

🎷🦣 Mastoshare update — future of Mastoshare

Mastodon recently put a service that covers some Mastoshare functionality — sharing posts.

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116160846932470950

What that means for Mastoshare? Mastoshare was never about money, but with a goal of making better UX of Mastodon. I believe semi-centralized solution is the right way, as it has network effect — the more people use one website the easier it is for everyone.

#mastodon #fediverse #mastoshare #webdev #frontend #opensource #buildinpublic

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!

🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer

Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.

Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

@Mastodon

Shipped updates

1. Generated link now points to official share web server
2. Existing links will redirect to official share web server

https://mastoshare.link

#mastodon #fediverse #mastoshare #webdev #frontend #opensource #buildinpublic

🎷🦣 Mastoshare update — future of Mastoshare

Mastodon recently put a service that covers some Mastoshare functionality — sharing posts.

https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/116160846932470950

What that means for Mastoshare? Mastoshare was never about money, but with a goal of making better UX of Mastodon. I believe semi-centralized solution is the right way, as it has network effect — the more people use one website the easier it is for everyone.

#mastodon #fediverse #mastoshare #webdev #frontend #opensource #buildinpublic

The biggest challenge in #OpenSource #UX design is convincing developers that not everything needs to be customizable.

“Make it customizable” is slang for “make the user design the UI themselves.”

Yes, there are times users desire to design their interface; but they are rare and generally fairly self-evident. That very normal menu with some options people disagree about is not one of them.

Keep Android Open

Because Android is open, for now, till 01 September 2K26, I have been able to install this wonderful tool set of which you see a screen cap below.

If all of you who read this toot, please boost for visibility, make your voices heard as it is explained in the first link, you will be able to stop Google from closing Android worse than Apple

We all need to unite to stop google cold in their tracks

EU users have enormous power in this, remember USB-C on apple

Don't think you don't have power to stop google

UNITE!

https://keepandroidopen.org/

https://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html

#GNU #OperatingSystem #programming #technology #Freedom #100percent #Full #free #software #keepandroidopen #keep #android #open #UNIX #mathematics #reg #ex #regular #expressions #gettext #man #pages #OpenSource #files #pipes

The biggest challenge in #OpenSource #UX design is convincing developers that not everything needs to be customizable.

“Make it customizable” is slang for “make the user design the UI themselves.”

Yes, there are times users desire to design their interface; but they are rare and generally fairly self-evident. That very normal menu with some options people disagree about is not one of them.

Wir eröffnen eine neue Bewerbungsphase für das Sovereign Tech Fellowship! 🎉 

Was ist neu? Erstmals können sich neben Open-Source-Maintainer*innen auch Community-Manager*innen & Technical Writer*innen bis zum 6. April 2026 als Fellows bei uns bewerben.

Mit dem #SovereignTechFellowship investieren wir in die Menschen hinter dem Code: Wir unterstützen zentrale Expert*innen, deren Arbeit die Stabilität und Funktionsfähigkeit kritischer Komponenten im #OpenSource-Ökosystem sichert.

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Read below 👇 why you should start using LibreSpeed from now on for internet speed tests

"Speedtest and Downdetector were just sold to Accenture for $1.2 billion. (...) Ookla, the parent company of both tools, has been acquired by the global IT consulting giant Accenture (...).

The open source alternative: LibreSpeed. No tracking scripts, no GPS harvesting, no profile building, no ads and no data sold to anyone."

https://librespeed.org/

https://www.reddit.com/r/xprivo/comments/1rmalpy/news_librespeed_opensource_alternative_made_in/

#FOSS #opensource

With my #FOSDEM, #ConfConf, and many other hats on:

We will be organizing another https://ConfConf.org ! An (un)conference about organizing conferences.

6th and 7th of June in #Sofia, #Bulgaria

Same as last year, we will be focusing on #OpenSource and #Community conferences. We will either remain invite -only or closely review all registrations to make sure it's community people.

1/n

Maintaining open source projects is mostly a thankless task, but very occasionally a very kind soul drops their appreciation and thanks, and it really does make your day 🥰

▶️ Take a moment sometimes to thank the maintainers of open source projects you value!

#OpenSource #OSS #Positivity #Appreciation #Tech

Maintaining open source projects is mostly a thankless task, but very occasionally a very kind soul drops their appreciation and thanks, and it really does make your day 🥰

▶️ Take a moment sometimes to thank the maintainers of open source projects you value!

#OpenSource #OSS #Positivity #Appreciation #Tech

Für kleines Geld ein eigenes kleines Funknetz bauen? Genau darum geht es hier: Meshtastic zeigt, wie man mit LoRa-Hardware und etwas Bastellaune unabhängig kommunizieren kann. Irgendwo zwischen Nerdprojekt und Krisenresilienz.

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000310941/meshtastic-wie-man-sich-um-kleines-geld-ein-rebellen-funkgeraet-baut

Update: Direktlink zum Projekt https://meshtastic.org/de/

#meshtastic #lora #opensource #diy #lora #mesh

Für kleines Geld ein eigenes kleines Funknetz bauen? Genau darum geht es hier: Meshtastic zeigt, wie man mit LoRa-Hardware und etwas Bastellaune unabhängig kommunizieren kann. Irgendwo zwischen Nerdprojekt und Krisenresilienz.

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000310941/meshtastic-wie-man-sich-um-kleines-geld-ein-rebellen-funkgeraet-baut

Update: Direktlink zum Projekt https://meshtastic.org/de/

#meshtastic #lora #opensource #diy #lora #mesh

It must be incredibly easy to get awarded EU funds for unfinished, vibe coded, or unmaintained coding projects since I'm seeing so many with it.

Is there not a single technical person behind the awarding body?

#EU #OpenSource #LowQualityProjects

With my #FOSDEM, #ConfConf, and many other hats on:

We will be organizing another https://ConfConf.org ! An (un)conference about organizing conferences.

6th and 7th of June in #Sofia, #Bulgaria

Same as last year, we will be focusing on #OpenSource and #Community conferences. We will either remain invite -only or closely review all registrations to make sure it's community people.

1/n

With my #FOSDEM, #ConfConf, and many other hats on:

We will be organizing another https://ConfConf.org ! An (un)conference about organizing conferences.

6th and 7th of June in #Sofia, #Bulgaria

Same as last year, we will be focusing on #OpenSource and #Community conferences. We will either remain invite -only or closely review all registrations to make sure it's community people.

1/n

Yooooo, this is exciting. I've always written off #arm #chomebook as un-saveable since they can't be jailbroken with MrChomebox.

I just got like 50 of these Asus C100P arm chromebooks that are "expired". Digging around, it looks like #postmarketOS will run on this!

Still stuff to figure out but DAMN this is promising. Being able to save even ARM chromebooks is epic. Dammit I love #linux and #openSource

MapLibre February 2026 newsletter is here!

https://maplibre.org/news/2026-03-03-maplibre-newsletter-february-2026/

#maplibre #openstreetmap #foss4g #opensource

MapLibre February 2026 newsletter is here!

https://maplibre.org/news/2026-03-03-maplibre-newsletter-february-2026/

#maplibre #openstreetmap #foss4g #opensource

Millions of students are getting locked into closed, proprietary software from Big Tech vendors. Here's how #LibreOffice can give them back their digital sovereignty: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/06/libreoffice-for-education-regaining-digital-sovereignty/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Millions of students are getting locked into closed, proprietary software from Big Tech vendors. Here's how #LibreOffice can give them back their digital sovereignty: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/06/libreoffice-for-education-regaining-digital-sovereignty/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Just your regular reminder that the @linuxfoundation Overture maps tool chains (aka the code to produce their data) are not #opensource software.

Millions of students are getting locked into closed, proprietary software from Big Tech vendors. Here's how #LibreOffice can give them back their digital sovereignty: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/06/libreoffice-for-education-regaining-digital-sovereignty/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!

🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer

Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.

Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi! TODAY!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games

Passionate about Ethnomusicology, Occultism, Nature, Cooking, and Social Welfare. Topics commonly include subjects not suitable for people under 18. Minors do not follow.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 06 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi #firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!

🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer

Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.

Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

This week, you get the #Linux and #OpenSource News earlier, because I have yet another #Warhammer tournament to get to tomorrow!

In this one, we talk about the age verification law thing, KDE dropping X11 sooner than expected, and Graphene OS getting a new hardware partner!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Y-t6AwAtI

This week, you get the #Linux and #OpenSource News earlier, because I have yet another #Warhammer tournament to get to tomorrow!

In this one, we talk about the age verification law thing, KDE dropping X11 sooner than expected, and Graphene OS getting a new hardware partner!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Y-t6AwAtI

🚀 I've just opened 2 new roles in my department at the Open Home Foundation to work full-time on #HomeAssistant!

🖥️ Frontend Engineer
🔐 Security Engineer

Fully remote. Full-time. #OpenSource every day.

Best job in the world. Working on open source for a non-profit, building the biggest smart home platform on the planet. It changed my life; your chance to change yours.

Boosts appreciated! 🙏

🔗 https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

#SmartHome #Hiring #RemoteWork #FOSS #InfoSec
https://www.openhomefoundation.org/jobs

I like @nextcloud but I also like the fact that there is an interesting French alternative called @sync_in, an „open-source platform to store, share, collaborate, and sync your files.”

🌐 https://sync-in.com

#alternativeTo #floss #opensource #software #EuropeanAlternatives #selfhosting

I like @nextcloud but I also like the fact that there is an interesting French alternative called @sync_in, an „open-source platform to store, share, collaborate, and sync your files.”

🌐 https://sync-in.com

#alternativeTo #floss #opensource #software #EuropeanAlternatives #selfhosting

RE: https://mastodon.social/@yoasif/116178444140799622

In light of the chardet debacle I've decided to take out a recurring membership with the @fsf as they help protect GPL'd software.

If you value free software, and most people rely on services which use it daily so they should, then please consider making a donation or taking out a recurring membership yourself.

#freesoftware #opensource #fsf

With the conversations happening around clean-room implementations of #opensource code re-licensed as something different in #python chardet - you may want to read about how this is happening across the entire ecosystem, and how the glorious big tech companies are bankrupting open source:

https://www.quippd.com/writing/2025/12/17/AIs-unpaid-debt-how-llm-scrapers-destroy-the-social-contract-of-open-source.html

For context on chardet: https://github.com/chardet/chardet/issues/327

Boosts appreciated!

Open source registries like PyPI, npm, and Crates.io lack funds for basic security despite massive growth and malware floods. 🛠️

FOSDEM talk warns they're on borrowed time — bandwidth/storage eat 40% of budgets, leaving little for defenses against AI-amplified attacks. 🛡️

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Security #SupplyChain #FOSDEM #Privacy #Malware #PyPI #npm #Rust #DevOps #Cybersecurity #FOSS #Software

Open source registries like PyPI, npm, and Crates.io lack funds for basic security despite massive growth and malware floods. 🛠️

FOSDEM talk warns they're on borrowed time — bandwidth/storage eat 40% of budgets, leaving little for defenses against AI-amplified attacks. 🛡️

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/16/open_source_registries_fund_security/

#TechNews #OpenSource #Security #SupplyChain #FOSDEM #Privacy #Malware #PyPI #npm #Rust #DevOps #Cybersecurity #FOSS #Software

Krass, dass sich AI-Firmen einfach Open Source Code schnappen und die Lizenzen "waschen" wollen. 😤

Das ist genau das Problem mit dem aktuellen AI-Hype: Die großen Player denken, sie können einfach alles verwenden was im Netz steht. Und wenn's rechtlich eng wird, wird halt schnell die Lizenz geändert...

Respekt an Mark Pilgrim dass er sich dagegen wehrt! Open Source lebt von Vertrauen und klaren Regeln - nicht von solchen Manövern.

#OpenSource #AIEthics #Licensing

The EU’s Open Source Software Strategy calls for reducing dependency on proprietary technologies. But for feedback on the Cyber Resilience Act, they're asking for feedback in .xlsx format! This is obviously not ideal – so please sign our open letter: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/05/cra-guidances/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

The EU’s Open Source Software Strategy calls for reducing dependency on proprietary technologies. But for feedback on the Cyber Resilience Act, they're asking for feedback in .xlsx format! This is obviously not ideal – so please sign our open letter: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/05/cra-guidances/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Kigali, Rwanda, on 11 March, Professor Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK and OpenHQ, will be interviewed by Didas Mbarushimana of Open Source Kigali in a fireside chat followed by audience Q&A. Taking place at 18.00 on 11 March, at Norrsken House, Kigali, Rwanda. Sign up here: https://luma.com/tyd5aolg
#opensource #opensourcesoftware #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #openafrica

A surprise collab just happened. 

https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/

#privacy #opensource #grapheneos

Kigali, Rwanda, on 11 March, Professor Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK and OpenHQ, will be interviewed by Didas Mbarushimana of Open Source Kigali in a fireside chat followed by audience Q&A. Taking place at 18.00 on 11 March, at Norrsken House, Kigali, Rwanda. Sign up here: https://luma.com/tyd5aolg
#opensource #opensourcesoftware #opensourceai #openuk #openhq #openafrica

BIG news from #ECMWF: a portable version of our global forecasting model is now open source! Development of #IFS started in 1987 and just a year before entering its 4th decade it is now available to all.

This continues our journey that started a few years ago, when we made a first and growing number of several key model components available.

See the news article for more details: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/openifs-open-source

Code repository: https://github.com/ecmwf-ifs/openifs

#NWP #Weather #OpenSource

BIG news from #ECMWF: a portable version of our global forecasting model is now open source! Development of #IFS started in 1987 and just a year before entering its 4th decade it is now available to all.

This continues our journey that started a few years ago, when we made a first and growing number of several key model components available.

See the news article for more details: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/about/media-centre/news/2026/openifs-open-source

Code repository: https://github.com/ecmwf-ifs/openifs

#NWP #Weather #OpenSource

A surprise collab just happened. 

https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/

#privacy #opensource #grapheneos

When things getting little busy in the system 😜

#linuxadmin #linuxkernel #opensource #operatingsystem

🌱 OSCVPass 2.0 志工招募中｜一起支持台灣開源貢獻者 🌱

你是否曾參與開源、社群、文件、活動或專案經營？是否也認同「持續投入開源，本身就值得被看見與支持」？

OSCVPass 是一個從台灣出發、已經陪伴開源社群超過十年的計畫。在 2026，我們正式進入 OSCVPass 2.0，從過往以「研討會門票回饋」為主的模式，轉型為一個長期支持開源貢獻者的資格認證與生態系計畫。為了讓這個計畫能穩定運作、真正走得久，我們正在對外招募志工夥伴，一起推動 OSCVPass 2.0 的年度目標。

🙌 我們在找這樣的志工夥伴（可遠端、彈性投入）

📄 文件與制度整理（申請說明、指引、FAQ）
🧭 專案管理與營運協助
🤝 社群與志工協調
✍️ 內容與訪談撰寫
🎨 視覺與設計支援

👉 這次招募偏「硬核」，希望你本身已具備相關技能，並且認同開源、社群與 OSCVPass 的使命，而不只是短期幫忙。

志工招募說明與報名 https://oscvpass.ocf.tw/volunteer/

如果你身邊有適合的朋友，也歡迎轉傳 🙏

#OSCVPass #開源 #OpenSource #志工招募 #社群協作 #OCF

🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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Great point. In practice, least-privilege tools + approval gates + complete audit trails are the controls that reduce agent risk the most. #infosec #opensource #AI #security

For those following CRA implementation closely, the @EUCommission has now published the latest draft guidance for public consultation. Have your say until 31 March 2026:

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16959-Draft-Commission-guidance-on-the-Cyber-Resilience-Act_en

#FOSS #DigitalInfrastructure #DigitalSovereignty #EU #OpenSource

In Brussels 🇪🇺 today, Paul Sharratt is participating in the fourth meeting of the #CyberResilienceAct Expert Group, representing the #SovereignTechAgency in discussions on #CRA implementation.

Drawing on our experience in the open source ecosystem, we are contributing expertise to help ensure the CRA supports secure and sustainable digital infrastructure in Europe, particularly for maintainers of critical #opensource technologies.

#FOSS #DigitalInfrastructure #DigitalSovereignty #EU

The End of Eleventy | 🔗 https://brennan.day/the-end-of-eleventy/

#Eleventy #StaticSiteGenerators #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #Community

Do you own or manage the #OpenSource solution or a catalogue?

Don't forget to join the webinar tomorrow to learn how you can take part in the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue – a centralised repository designed to promote transparency, reuse, and cooperation among public administrations across Europe.

Hear success stories on onboarding national catalogues and individual solutions into the EU Catalogue.

Register here 👉 https://link.europa.eu/VcFf4n

@EC_OSPO

Motorola partners with GrapheneOS at MWC 2026 to bring the de-Googled, privacy-hardened OS to future phones beyond Pixel exclusivity. 🔒

Ends Google's hardware monopoly for serious privacy users, with joint work on security features and pre-installed GrapheneOS devices expected 2027. 📱

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/

#TechNews #Privacy #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Android #Google #DeGoogle #Security #OpenSource #Smartphones #Pixel #MWC #Linux #FOSS #Data #Freedom #Mobile #Security

Organizations are rethinking how their collaboration infrastructure should evolve.

Governance, technological independence, and long-term control over critical systems are becoming central questions.

🤝 XWiki is partnering with Spectrum Groupe to support organizations building open-source collaboration environments aligned with sovereignty and infrastructure control.

Read more:
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-Spectrum-Groupe-partnership/

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #EnterpriseIT #XWiki

Organizations are rethinking how their collaboration infrastructure should evolve.

Governance, technological independence, and long-term control over critical systems are becoming central questions.

🤝 XWiki is partnering with Spectrum Groupe to support organizations building open-source collaboration environments aligned with sovereignty and infrastructure control.

Read more:
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-Spectrum-Groupe-partnership/

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #EnterpriseIT #XWiki

📢 Calling #OpenSource solution owners and catalogue managers!

Join the webinar on 5 March and discover how you can take part in the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue – a centralised repository designed to promote transparency, reuse, and cooperation among public administrations across Europe.

🎙️ Hear success stories from guest speakers on onboarding national catalogues and individual solutions into the EU Catalogue.

Register now👉 https://link.europa.eu/VcFf4n

Motorola partners with GrapheneOS at MWC 2026 to bring the de-Googled, privacy-hardened OS to future phones beyond Pixel exclusivity. 🔒

Ends Google's hardware monopoly for serious privacy users, with joint work on security features and pre-installed GrapheneOS devices expected 2027. 📱

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/

#TechNews #Privacy #GrapheneOS #Motorola #Android #Google #DeGoogle #Security #OpenSource #Smartphones #Pixel #MWC #Linux #FOSS #Data #Freedom #Mobile #Security

So sad to see the Mkdocs drama leading to a version 2 which smells lock-in by a lonely developer ignoring a community of thousands of users/contributors and the other part the @zensical team releasing a latest version of unmaintained Material for Mkdocs with a huge and unnecessary warning about mkdocs 2 incompatibility that feels somewhat FUD-driven.

#Mkdocs #MaterialForMkdocs #opensource

Do you own or manage the #OpenSource solution or a catalogue?

Don't forget to join the webinar tomorrow to learn how you can take part in the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue – a centralised repository designed to promote transparency, reuse, and cooperation among public administrations across Europe.

Hear success stories on onboarding national catalogues and individual solutions into the EU Catalogue.

Register here 👉 https://link.europa.eu/VcFf4n

@EC_OSPO

Do you own or manage the #OpenSource solution or a catalogue?

Don't forget to join the webinar tomorrow to learn how you can take part in the EU Open Source Solutions Catalogue – a centralised repository designed to promote transparency, reuse, and cooperation among public administrations across Europe.

Hear success stories on onboarding national catalogues and individual solutions into the EU Catalogue.

Register here 👉 https://link.europa.eu/VcFf4n

@EC_OSPO

The @EUCommission published draft guidance on the #CyberResilienceAct, including a detailed chapter on #FOSS. EC staff has worked on these and previous drafts for quite a while, and have been open for concerns/clarification from #opensource community members. If this topic interests you, be sure to have a look. I would be interested to hear your thoughts, I’ll likely write up some feedback.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16959-Draft-Commission-guidance-on-the-Cyber-Resilience-Act_en

Public comment open till March 31st.

The @EUCommission published draft guidance on the #CyberResilienceAct, including a detailed chapter on #FOSS. EC staff has worked on these and previous drafts for quite a while, and have been open for concerns/clarification from #opensource community members. If this topic interests you, be sure to have a look. I would be interested to hear your thoughts, I’ll likely write up some feedback.

https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16959-Draft-Commission-guidance-on-the-Cyber-Resilience-Act_en

Public comment open till March 31st.

MiniDebConf Kanpur Registrations are open at https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/accounts/register/

Attendance costs ₹200. Attendance + shared campus Accommodation can be booked at ₹950. Make payment on https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/about/registration/ and proceed to registrations page!

Remember to collect your UPI / Banking Transaction ID!

Conf schedule: https://kanpur2026.mini.debconf.org/schedule/

Registrations close on 10th.

#Debian #DebianIndia #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Catch up with the latest Podman Community Cabal meeting on YouTube! https://youtu.be/_AY54vbStgY. We talked about Podman v5.8.1, Podman's AI policy, and upcoming conferences. #Podman #OpenSource

🎉 Today marks 9 years since we launched the OONI Probe Mobile App!

Its launch led to a major increase in global OONI measurement coverage 🐙✨

Warm thanks to everyone running OONI Probe and contributing to the world’s largest open dataset on internet censorship 🙏❤️
https://ooni.org/install/mobile

#ooni #censorship #ooniprobe #launch #anniversary #opensource #opendata

#GoodFirstIssue adding support for relative dependency cool-downs to pip. This would be a massive security improvement for users who can then set-and-forget a reasonable cooldown duration in their global pip config.

https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/13674

#opensource #security #oss #python

🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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🔐 Cryptomator turns 10 next week!

To celebrate, we’re hosting a live Reddit AMA on March 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM CET on r/Cryptomator.

Ask us anything about encryption, open source, our roadmap, post-quantum crypto, or 10 years of Cryptomator.

Drop your questions on Reddit or below 👇
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptomator/comments/1rjt0yh/join_our_10year_anniversary_ama_with_the/

#Cryptomator10 #AMA #OpenSource #Encryption #Privacy #Cryptomator

GNOME Live Coding | Calendar (EN) | 03/03/2026 | Georges Stavracas

https://www.youtube.com/live/Tj5X7YM2Gos?si=LTa-OChY5kkslFgl

#gnome #gnomecalendar #coding #GTK4 #gtk #opensource #libadwaita #linux #foss @gnome @gnome_br @TheEvilSkeleton

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @NorcalGma2@sfba.social

Retired rural grandma, caregiver, and dog mom to a sweet lab named Summer.Love to bake and gift to friends and family. Happy in my garden. Living a quiet life on the north coast of California. Mean comments aren't necessary or welcome. Please be kind.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 09 March 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

Calendar: freestreamers.btfree.org/eve...

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

RE: https://mementomori.social/@digitaalinenitsenaisyys/116160417939154322

Korkeakoulut tarjoaa Microsoftin teknologioihin liittyviä koulutuksia.

Millainen olisi vaihtoehtoinen koulutuskokonaisuus #opensource välineillä?

GNOME Live Coding | Calendar (EN) | 03/03/2026 | Georges Stavracas

https://www.youtube.com/live/Tj5X7YM2Gos?si=LTa-OChY5kkslFgl

#gnome #gnomecalendar #coding #GTK4 #gtk #opensource #libadwaita #linux #foss @gnome @gnome_br @TheEvilSkeleton

RE: https://mementomori.social/@digitaalinenitsenaisyys/116160417939154322

Korkeakoulut tarjoaa Microsoftin teknologioihin liittyviä koulutuksia.

Millainen olisi vaihtoehtoinen koulutuskokonaisuus #opensource välineillä?

#GoodFirstIssue adding support for relative dependency cool-downs to pip. This would be a massive security improvement for users who can then set-and-forget a reasonable cooldown duration in their global pip config.

https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/13674

#opensource #security #oss #python

hey everyone,

you may have guessed reading between the lines, but I lost my job in the recent tech layoffs…

also burnt out and realised I need to go back to working on stuff I care about.

I hope to gather enough small monthly sponsors to at least cover the bills, so I can:

- 🖥️ create beautiful apps for #Linux / #GNOME

- ✏️ provide free #design support to #OpenSource projects

if you like my work, please consider $1/month to make this possible?

thank you. :)

https://github.com/sponsors/hbons

hey everyone,

you may have guessed reading between the lines, but I lost my job in the recent tech layoffs…

also burnt out and realised I need to go back to working on stuff I care about.

I hope to gather enough small monthly sponsors to at least cover the bills, so I can:

- 🖥️ create beautiful apps for #Linux / #GNOME

- ✏️ provide free #design support to #OpenSource projects

if you like my work, please consider $1/month to make this possible?

thank you. :)

https://github.com/sponsors/hbons

hey everyone,

you may have guessed reading between the lines, but I lost my job in the recent tech layoffs…

also burnt out and realised I need to go back to working on stuff I care about.

I hope to gather enough small monthly sponsors to at least cover the bills, so I can:

- 🖥️ create beautiful apps for #Linux / #GNOME

- ✏️ provide free #design support to #OpenSource projects

if you like my work, please consider $1/month to make this possible?

thank you. :)

https://github.com/sponsors/hbons

#Mastodon has introduced a new official #Share tool for website owners to integrate, making it easier for users to share content to their Mastodon accounts. The tool works entirely in the #browser, is #opensource, and allows users to share to multiple accounts. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

hey everyone,

you may have guessed reading between the lines, but I lost my job in the recent tech layoffs…

also burnt out and realised I need to go back to working on stuff I care about.

I hope to gather enough small monthly sponsors to at least cover the bills, so I can:

- 🖥️ create beautiful apps for #Linux / #GNOME

- ✏️ provide free #design support to #OpenSource projects

if you like my work, please consider $1/month to make this possible?

thank you. :)

https://github.com/sponsors/hbons

🔐 Cryptomator turns 10 next week!

To celebrate, we’re hosting a live Reddit AMA on March 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM CET on r/Cryptomator.

Ask us anything about encryption, open source, our roadmap, post-quantum crypto, or 10 years of Cryptomator.

Drop your questions on Reddit or below 👇
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptomator/comments/1rjt0yh/join_our_10year_anniversary_ama_with_the/

#Cryptomator10 #AMA #OpenSource #Encryption #Privacy #Cryptomator

🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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🎉 Applications for the Sovereign Tech Fellowship are officially open!

What’s new? For the first time, community managers, and technical writers can apply alongside open source maintainers until April 6, 2026, to become Fellows.

The #SovereignTechFellowship invests directly in the people behind the code, supporting key experts whose work underpins the health and stability of critical components in the #opensource ecosystem.

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Wir eröffnen eine neue Bewerbungsphase für das Sovereign Tech Fellowship! 🎉 

Was ist neu? Erstmals können sich neben Open-Source-Maintainer*innen auch Community-Manager*innen & Technical Writer*innen bis zum 6. April 2026 als Fellows bei uns bewerben.

Mit dem #SovereignTechFellowship investieren wir in die Menschen hinter dem Code: Wir unterstützen zentrale Expert*innen, deren Arbeit die Stabilität und Funktionsfähigkeit kritischer Komponenten im #OpenSource-Ökosystem sichert.

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Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @lich_silvae@masto.fediverse.games

Passionate about Ethnomusicology, Occultism, Nature, Cooking, and Social Welfare. Topics commonly include subjects not suitable for people under 18. Minors do not follow.

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 06 March 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree.org/@firesidefedi

freestreamers.btfree.org/eve...

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

Anybody know how to force LibreOffice to default to exporting PNG instead of WebP?

Specifically, I use Impress as a way to make quick and lazy graphics and then export to PNG. But for some damn reason it always defaults to WebP, which I do not want and have been unable to find the toggle to make it not do that.

It does not, as one might hope, remember the last setting used. Nope. Always WebP.

(Also, why of all formats would it be set to export to WebP and not JPEG or PNG?)

#LazyWeb #LibreOffice #OpenSource

Land der Tiere: Real-Time Collaboration with Collabora Online 💜

Land der Tiere (@landdertiere), a vegan animal sanctuary in northern Germany, relies on effective collaboration between employees and volunteers to support its work. Using Collabora Online, integrated with @nextcloud, the team can collaborate on documents in real time in a reliable and user-friendly way.

🔗 Read the full case study: https://www.collaboraonline.com/case-studies/land-der-tiere/?mtm_campaign=CaseStudy&mtm_source=mastodon&mtm_medium=social&mtm_content=Land_der-Tiere

#CollaboraOnline #OpenSource

Just released systab — a single-file Bash script that gives you a cron-like interface for systemd user timers.

If you've ever wanted the simplicity of crontab but the power of systemd timers, this might be for you. Natural language schedules, desktop/email notifications, a crontab-style editor, and persistent services — all without leaving the terminal.

#linux #systemd #bash #selfhosted #opensource #commandline #sysadmin

https://codeberg.org/opennomad/systab

#Y2K38 isn’t just a 32-bit issue; 64-bit systems and common protocols like #SNMP and #SOAP are affected too. #openSUSE is leading early detection and mitigation efforts. Discuss on the Factory mailing list. #Linux #OpenSource https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/20/os-community-tackling-y2k38-epoch/

@_elena it's very hard to get people's on fediverse or #opensource platform. I barely managed to get 3 friends over signal from WhatsApp. 😂. Nobody wants to leave WhatsApp or insta 😅.whenever I tell them about signal or Mastodon they laughed and asked me... What? Signal? Mastodon?

📝 Read more in our full submission:

https://download.fsfe.org/campaigns/device-neutrality/2026-03-FSFE-CMA-DMCCA-interop.pdf

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #DMCCA #UK #CMA #DigitalMarkets #DMA #DeviceNeutrality

❗ The voluntary commitments proposed by #Apple won’t fix this.

The #UK Competition and Markets Authority must mandate interoperability by default, ensuring all developers, including #FreeSoftware #OpenSource ones, get equal access to Apple’s OS (#iOS) and hardware features.

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

#Mastodon has introduced a new official #Share tool for website owners to integrate, making it easier for users to share content to their Mastodon accounts. The tool works entirely in the #browser, is #opensource, and allows users to share to multiple accounts. https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/03/a-new-share-button/?eicker.media #media #socialmedia

Weiss jemand eine Seite, wo man open source sachen für #macos oder überhaupt #apple finden kann ?

#macos #opensource #apple

Motorola announced a partnership with #GrapheneOS Foundation:

https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ (thanks @llas for the pointer).

Great to see that you will be able to buy a new phone with a #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Android ROM pre-installed from such a big brand.

All the best to @GrapheneOS for the next steps in this! #FreeYourAndroid

Weiss jemand eine Seite, wo man open source sachen für #macos oder überhaupt #apple finden kann ?

#macos #opensource #apple

Looking for the perfect gift for a #Linux fan or #contributor? The #openSUSE Shop features items celebrating two decades of the Project. Limited-edition gear available while supplies last. Start browsing at shop.opensuse.org #FOSS #opensource

Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.

Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a-vc-and-some-big-name-programmers-are-trying-to-solve-open-sources-funding-problem-permanently/

#opensource

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a-vc-and-some-big-name-programmers-are-trying-to-solve-open-sources-funding-problem-permanently/

#opensource

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/a-vc-and-some-big-name-programmers-are-trying-to-solve-open-sources-funding-problem-permanently/

#opensource

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

@owl I've proposed upstream that the #gotosocial project add my "Super Owl reverse proxy" method to their documentation:
https://codeberg.org/superseriousbusiness/gotosocial/issues/4725
#documentation #OpenSource #linux #infosec

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.

This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI

Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #opensource

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.

This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI

Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #opensource

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

Just released systab — a single-file Bash script that gives you a cron-like interface for systemd user timers.

If you've ever wanted the simplicity of crontab but the power of systemd timers, this might be for you. Natural language schedules, desktop/email notifications, a crontab-style editor, and persistent services — all without leaving the terminal.

#linux #systemd #bash #selfhosted #opensource #commandline #sysadmin

https://codeberg.org/opennomad/systab

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.

This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI

Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #opensource

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

We're happy to share that 44 Free and Open Source projects will receive financial & practical support for their contributions to the digital commons. We want to thank them for their efforts to create a shared digital infrastructure for us all.

This is the outcome of the 8th call of the NGI0 Commons Fund, bringing the total to 314 projects selected. The fund is made possible with financial support of @EC_NGI

Learn about the projects at: https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260302-announce-commons-fund.html

#FOSS #NGI #NGI0 #opensource

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

I've been increasingly concerned about the corporate monopoly over frontier LLMs. While many ethically-minded people choose to boycott these models, I believe passive resistance alone cannot break the structural grip of big tech. To truly “liberate” these technologies and turn them into public goods, we need to look beyond moral high grounds and engage with the material basis of AI—specifically compute, data, and the relations of production.

I've written two posts exploring this through the lens of historical materialism. The first piece analyzes why current “open source” definitions struggle with LLMs, and the second discusses what it means to “act materialistically” in our imperfect world. My goal is to suggest a path forward that moves from mere boycotting to a more proactive, structural socialization of AI infrastructure.

If you've been feeling uneasy about the AI landscape but aren't sure if boycotting is the final answer, I'd love for you to give these a read:

• Histomat of F/OSS: We should reclaim LLMs, not reject them
• Acting materialistically in an imperfect world: LLMs as means of production and social relations

#LLM #AI #opensource #historicalmaterialism #histomat #materialism #digitalcommons

This is a follow-up post on the sad state of Mozilla

First, notice the date of the commit identified (as highlighted in a few posts below that toot referenced above).

Secondly, Mozilla has done further changes to their Privacy policy since this initial change. I am not fully convinced about them - since the Privacy FAQ at the same time is not aligned. The reason for my continued mistrust to Mozilla is that they have gradually, over many years, moved in a direction I do find privacy unfriendly. And they have ties/agreements/contracts/partnerships to companies who does not have a good track record on privacy topics. I generally trust people and organisations actions more than their words of what they want to do.

Thirdly, it should be fairly clear to most that AI/LLM is not preserving privacy well when data is sent to a remote server to be processed there. And even running parts of the LLM engines locally does not fully disentangle the privacy aspects fully - data is still being exchanged with a remote server (otherwise there would not need to be "AI service provider URLs" in about:cofig). Mozilla did force AI/LLM unto users, enabled by default with the only way to disable that in the beginning via about:config. And it took several releases before more user friendly approaches to disable it arrived. Due to this delay, I really wonder "does these new knobs really fully disable AI/LLM?". I have that doubt, because of how Mozilla has behaved over many years.

On top of this, the Mozilla leadership is extremely well paid while they have reduced their engineering teams working on Firefox and other products. That is a too strong indication for me to ignore, that profit and leadership compensation seem to be way more important than the core mission of making Internet a better place.

I have little trust in Mozilla for the time being. And I doubt I'm alone, due to the traction this toot thread triggered. Currently, I believe trust can be built up again. But it will take a lot of efforts now to repair what has been broken. For that to improve for me, I will need to see a lot of actions from Mozilla, where they clearly does changes in the whole organisation and communicates them clearly and that the communication is aligned across all aspects - including policy documents, FAQs, source code. Until that happens, I will use some of the Firefox forks. And leadership compensation need to be completely transparent and come down to a level which is not in an astronomic level comparable to large for-profit enterprise companies who generally cares little for anything than their own egoistic wealth.

If a person taking a leadership role in an organisation claiming working for a better Internet and fighting for its users is getting uninteresting unless there is a million dollar yearly compensation when the people doing the grunt work, delivering code resulting in a real product, has a 5th or 10th of that compensation, then I do question the values this person holds. And I will especially highly question the leadership when they need to reduce cost and choses to cut among the engineers doing the grunt work while the leadership not considering their own compensation.

So basically, I find the Mozilla organisation fairly rotten currently. It preaches the nice words but ends up doing something completely different.

#mozilla #firefox #privacy #foss #opensource

I also want to note that tech companies are trying to use us as a meat shield. They're throwing AI into everything under the guise of "accessibility". Meta tried to roll out its smart glasses facial recognition feature to blind people first, to disguise the fact it was mass surveillance. There are so many examples.

Give us somewhere else to go. It's more important than ever right now. Accessible open source software is a tool of freedom and resistance.

#oss #opensource

Join Freexian and help us grow Debian’s impact!

We’re hiring a Senior Sales & Business Development Manager to spearhead the next stage of growth for the sales and business development functions within our organization. At Freexian, we’re passionate about Debian and Open Source, and we’re looking for someone who shares that passion. You’ll help us expand our reach, build meaningful partnerships, and ensure Debian remains the leading Linux distribution—all while working in a fully remote, value-driven environment.

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https://freexian.odoo.com/r/sales-bizdev-scl

#Debian #OpenSource #Freexian #Hiring #TechForGood #fedihire #getfedihired

Bonjour ! Aujourd'hui, j'ai besoin d'un coup de main. Je suis à la recherche d'une application Android capable de faire des captures vidéos de mon fairphone.

Pré-requis non négociable : je veux du libre ! Pas la première appli qui tombe quand on fait une recherche dans le store (ça, je sais faire toute seule ^^). Parce que je fais une MeJ sur le libre, et ce serait contre-productif d'utiliser des outils non libres pour faire cette MeJ.

Merci de votre aide !

#VideoCapture #libre #openSource #fairephone #murena #eOS

This is a follow-up post on the sad state of Mozilla

First, notice the date of the commit identified (as highlighted in a few posts below that toot referenced above).

Secondly, Mozilla has done further changes to their Privacy policy since this initial change. I am not fully convinced about them - since the Privacy FAQ at the same time is not aligned. The reason for my continued mistrust to Mozilla is that they have gradually, over many years, moved in a direction I do find privacy unfriendly. And they have ties/agreements/contracts/partnerships to companies who does not have a good track record on privacy topics. I generally trust people and organisations actions more than their words of what they want to do.

Thirdly, it should be fairly clear to most that AI/LLM is not preserving privacy well when data is sent to a remote server to be processed there. And even running parts of the LLM engines locally does not fully disentangle the privacy aspects fully - data is still being exchanged with a remote server (otherwise there would not need to be "AI service provider URLs" in about:cofig). Mozilla did force AI/LLM unto users, enabled by default with the only way to disable that in the beginning via about:config. And it took several releases before more user friendly approaches to disable it arrived. Due to this delay, I really wonder "does these new knobs really fully disable AI/LLM?". I have that doubt, because of how Mozilla has behaved over many years.

On top of this, the Mozilla leadership is extremely well paid while they have reduced their engineering teams working on Firefox and other products. That is a too strong indication for me to ignore, that profit and leadership compensation seem to be way more important than the core mission of making Internet a better place.

I have little trust in Mozilla for the time being. And I doubt I'm alone, due to the traction this toot thread triggered. Currently, I believe trust can be built up again. But it will take a lot of efforts now to repair what has been broken. For that to improve for me, I will need to see a lot of actions from Mozilla, where they clearly does changes in the whole organisation and communicates them clearly and that the communication is aligned across all aspects - including policy documents, FAQs, source code. Until that happens, I will use some of the Firefox forks. And leadership compensation need to be completely transparent and come down to a level which is not in an astronomic level comparable to large for-profit enterprise companies who generally cares little for anything than their own egoistic wealth.

If a person taking a leadership role in an organisation claiming working for a better Internet and fighting for its users is getting uninteresting unless there is a million dollar yearly compensation when the people doing the grunt work, delivering code resulting in a real product, has a 5th or 10th of that compensation, then I do question the values this person holds. And I will especially highly question the leadership when they need to reduce cost and choses to cut among the engineers doing the grunt work while the leadership not considering their own compensation.

So basically, I find the Mozilla organisation fairly rotten currently. It preaches the nice words but ends up doing something completely different.

#mozilla #firefox #privacy #foss #opensource

#ReleaseSunday 🎉 Quite a few https://thi.ng/column-store updates over the past month, including further performance optimizations, more tests and documentation updates...

Just also added a small section and diagram illustrating the extensive use of bit-fields and bitmap-based indexes to optimize query processing and the stepwise narrowing of result sets in multi-term queries. Depending on column configuration and query term/operator type, individual rows often do not need to be visited/checked at all (only their bitfields are combined). But even if a traversal is necessary, the use of bitfields allows the engine to only having to check rows which have already been pre-selected by previous terms in the query. Apart from some exceptions, no interim result arrays are created. Queries are also short circuiting, i.e. terminate the moment a sub-term does not produce any results...

Happy coding! :)

#ThingUmbrella #Database #Query #Optimization #Bitfield #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript

In our latest blog post, we explain our motivation for engaging in standards, reflect on conversations with maintainers, and outline the reasoning behind our current survey. The survey is still open and we encourage you to contribute your perspective.

➡️ Read our blog post: https://www.sovereign.tech/news/open-standards

➡️ Participate in the survey (runs until March, 9th): https://survey.sovereigntechfund.de/999999

#OpenStandards #OpenSource #TechStandards #Interoperability #FOSS

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Bonjour ! Aujourd'hui, j'ai besoin d'un coup de main. Je suis à la recherche d'une application Android capable de faire des captures vidéos de mon fairphone.

Pré-requis non négociable : je veux du libre ! Pas la première appli qui tombe quand on fait une recherche dans le store (ça, je sais faire toute seule ^^). Parce que je fais une MeJ sur le libre, et ce serait contre-productif d'utiliser des outils non libres pour faire cette MeJ.

Merci de votre aide !

#VideoCapture #libre #openSource #fairephone #murena #eOS

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#Debian #OpenSource #Freexian #Hiring #TechForGood #fedihire #getfedihired

As an enthusiast for open source software who is also disabled, I get frustrated at how inaccessible a lot of open source software is. When there are accessibility options, they're usually bolted-on additions that don't work very well. Disabled users are forced into ad-hoc compromises that are laborious to install and labyrinthine to operate. The frustration often drives us back to corporate software. OSS is high friction and low benefit for many disabled users.

Open source developers would gain a lot from integrating accessible design into their products from the ground up (like TTS! My kingdom for fully integrated neural TTS on my browser and operating system). Accessibility features don't just help disabled people. More than half of all people using a phone use accessibility features. Do you really want to exclude half your users?

Accessibility also requires you to think about things like simplicity of design and ease of access for all your users. It can provide redundancy for errors (for example: alt text can be helpful when an image doesn't load, captions can provide a backup if their audio drops out, alternate input methods can allow people to continue using an app if they have keyboard or mouse issues). It can improve design (example: clearer instructions, easier to read text, simple consistent navigation). In short: it makes your software better.

Making the world more accessible for one group improves access for all: this is a basic principle of universal design. Stop excluding us and start making us the core of what you do — you will be a better developer for it.

#opensource #disability #universaldesign #softwaredevelopment

I also want to note that tech companies are trying to use us as a meat shield. They're throwing AI into everything under the guise of "accessibility". Meta tried to roll out its smart glasses facial recognition feature to blind people first, to disguise the fact it was mass surveillance. There are so many examples.

Give us somewhere else to go. It's more important than ever right now. Accessible open source software is a tool of freedom and resistance.

#oss #opensource

As an enthusiast for open source software who is also disabled, I get frustrated at how inaccessible a lot of open source software is. When there are accessibility options, they're usually bolted-on additions that don't work very well. Disabled users are forced into ad-hoc compromises that are laborious to install and labyrinthine to operate. The frustration often drives us back to corporate software. OSS is high friction and low benefit for many disabled users.

Open source developers would gain a lot from integrating accessible design into their products from the ground up (like TTS! My kingdom for fully integrated neural TTS on my browser and operating system). Accessibility features don't just help disabled people. More than half of all people using a phone use accessibility features. Do you really want to exclude half your users?

Accessibility also requires you to think about things like simplicity of design and ease of access for all your users. It can provide redundancy for errors (for example: alt text can be helpful when an image doesn't load, captions can provide a backup if their audio drops out, alternate input methods can allow people to continue using an app if they have keyboard or mouse issues). It can improve design (example: clearer instructions, easier to read text, simple consistent navigation). In short: it makes your software better.

Making the world more accessible for one group improves access for all: this is a basic principle of universal design. Stop excluding us and start making us the core of what you do — you will be a better developer for it.

#opensource #disability #universaldesign #softwaredevelopment

#ReleaseSunday 🎉 Quite a few https://thi.ng/column-store updates over the past month, including further performance optimizations, more tests and documentation updates...

Just also added a small section and diagram illustrating the extensive use of bit-fields and bitmap-based indexes to optimize query processing and the stepwise narrowing of result sets in multi-term queries. Depending on column configuration and query term/operator type, individual rows often do not need to be visited/checked at all (only their bitfields are combined). But even if a traversal is necessary, the use of bitfields allows the engine to only having to check rows which have already been pre-selected by previous terms in the query. Apart from some exceptions, no interim result arrays are created. Queries are also short circuiting, i.e. terminate the moment a sub-term does not produce any results...

Happy coding! :)

#ThingUmbrella #Database #Query #Optimization #Bitfield #OpenSource #TypeScript #JavaScript

The #Consumer #Rights Wiki is looking for #volunteers to help document corporate overreach from anti-repair policies to forced subscriptions. Please see: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page This sounds like a very worthwhile project for people concerned about #FreeSoftware and #OpenHardware. #RightToRepair #OpenSource

The #Consumer #Rights Wiki is looking for #volunteers to help document corporate overreach from anti-repair policies to forced subscriptions. Please see: https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page This sounds like a very worthwhile project for people concerned about #FreeSoftware and #OpenHardware. #RightToRepair #OpenSource

@kuketzblog

Wie bereits gestern an anderer Stelle hier im Fediverse geschrieben, bin ich nicht so der Typ für fixe Datumsangaben, sondern reagiere lieber spontan.

Daher hier meine Änderungen vom Februar 2026:

02/2026: GrapheneOS auf mein neu gekauftes (kurz gebraucht und wie neu) Pixel 10 Pro XL installiert (direkt am Tag des Sendungseingangs).
02/2026: Proton Drive auf ein 1 TB geordert.
02/2026: Kündigung meines Mobilfunkvertrages bei freenet (Telekom-Netz [Bedankt Euch bei Tim Höttges!]). Leider geht die Vertragslaufzeit noch bis Anfang 09/2027.

#DigitalIndependenceDay #DiDay #DIDIt #DDay #DUTgemacht #UnplugBigTech #Linux #ZorinOS #PopOS #OpenSource #GrapheneOS #OpenSource #Fediverse #Mastodon

https://termine.di.day/

@owl Here's the blog post, explaining my [clears throat] "Super-Owl reverse proxy" for #gotosocial
"Gotosocial Reverse Proxy With Wireguard":
https://owleyes.blue/posts/gotosocial-reverse-proxy-with-wireguard/
#OpenSource #SelfHosting #nginx #wireguard #infosec #Mastodon #ActivityPub

“Half Mirror” is a mirror effects script for #Photoshop, written in #JavaScript, which applies a “half-size” symmetry effect on an existing image, including possible transparency. The original image is not modified.

🔗 https://codeberg.org/tonton-pixel/json-photoshop-scripting/src/branch/master/Creative-Scripts/Half-Mirror

#codeberg #opensource

De about-pagina van de #Mastodon-server van de Nederlandse #overheid is erg informatief:

https://social.overheid.nl/about

#Fediverse #digitalesoevereiniteit #opensource

Time for the #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGUU1mfq-40

Back in 2022, surrounded by colleagues who were infused with "open source scepticism", I wrote "Open Source in Enterprise Environments - Where Are We Now and What Is Our Way Forward?" https://nxdomain.no/~peter/opensource_enterprise_notes.html as an explainer.

Hopefully a useful thing for others too, with links therein #freesofware #opensource #enterprise #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #linux

De about-pagina van de #Mastodon-server van de Nederlandse #overheid is erg informatief:

https://social.overheid.nl/about

#Fediverse #digitalesoevereiniteit #opensource

Want multi-guest live streams on PeerTube? Check out this Shig demo showing guest invites, ActivityPub sync, and the behind-the-scenes magic — a great how-to for federated streaming builders and fans! #PeerTube #Shig #ActivityPub #LiveStreaming #HowTo #OpenSource #WebRTC #English
https://video.shig.de/videos/watch/92e222aa-44a4-41ec-b7db-03e7af395290

Time for the #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGUU1mfq-40

TerraInk: The Cartographic Poster Engine

Build high-detail map posters from @openstreetmap data with curated palettes, custom typography, and print-ready PNG output.

🗺️ https://terraink.app

#poster #openstreetmap #cartography #art #terralink #onlinetool #print #png #picture #color #opensource #webtools

Met Internet.nl test je eenvoudig of jouw website, e-mail en verbinding moderne internetstandaarden gebruiken. 🔍 Dat vragen we ook van onze leden en leveranciers. 🤝

Ons huidige Git-platform voldoet helaas niet aan al onze wensen. 🚨 Daarom verzamelen we ideeën om ons huidige platform te back-uppen of om over te stappen naar een ander Git-platform: https://github.com/internetstandards/Internet.nl/issues/873. 💭

Heb jij ervaring met moderne Git-oplossingen? Deel je tips en ideeën hier. 👇

#git #internetstandards #opensource

TerraInk: The Cartographic Poster Engine

Build high-detail map posters from @openstreetmap data with curated palettes, custom typography, and print-ready PNG output.

🗺️ https://terraink.app

#poster #openstreetmap #cartography #art #terralink #onlinetool #print #png #picture #color #opensource #webtools

Want multi-guest live streams on PeerTube? Check out this Shig demo showing guest invites, ActivityPub sync, and the behind-the-scenes magic — a great how-to for federated streaming builders and fans! #PeerTube #Shig #ActivityPub #LiveStreaming #HowTo #OpenSource #WebRTC #English
https://video.shig.de/videos/watch/92e222aa-44a4-41ec-b7db-03e7af395290

I've built something new for the #fediverse and it's #opensource. If your website has an #RSS feed and you'd like to bring its content to a new audience well now it's easy without changing any code and you can do it with #selfhosting

Introducing "Feediverse": https://feediverse.squarecows.com

Please boost to help spread the word!

Celebrate Software Freedom Day! Watch this inspiring conference, recorded across 42 Network campuses — talks on ditching tech giants and reclaiming control with free & open source tools. Ideal for devs, educators, and activists. Dive in and share! #SoftwareFreedomDay #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #TechFreedom #42Network #Education #PeerTube #English
https://videos.lacontrevoie.fr/videos/watch/374a3d26-7fd7-465f-bf28-f9ebb4e47be1

I've built something new for the #fediverse and it's #opensource. If your website has an #RSS feed and you'd like to bring its content to a new audience well now it's easy without changing any code and you can do it with #selfhosting

Introducing "Feediverse": https://feediverse.squarecows.com

Please boost to help spread the word!

A couple of months ago a family friend had a very serious health issue and he couldn't move or speak much. So I put together a web app with a set of phrases, connected to a game controller, in a way that he could just select phrases from the list to communicate. Luckily this person got better quickly, and this app was no longer needed, but I decided to improve this experiment and publish it as an Open Source project.

So, this is VoxEase. It can be operated with a mouse, a touch screen, a computer keyboard, a game controller using a single hand, or you can set it to scan the list of phrases automatically so you only need to press one button to pick your phrase.
It only requires a modern browser and once downloaded it works offline.
It supports multiple languages and it can also be used by people with sight impairments (it works with screen readers).

Any suggestions on how to make it better are welcome!

Link: https://turisc.github.io/voxease/

#openSource

GoAccess v1.10 is out 🚀

Sleek terminal bar charts, city-level geo insights, customizable panels, and a refreshed HTML dashboard.

+ zlib support for compressed logs, better multi-threaded stability, and expanded OS/browser detection.

First post here 👋

#opensource #devops #sysadmin #infosec #linux #cybersecurity

https://goaccess.io/

@tisba My (naive) reading is that they want to ensure copyright protection for LLM outputs, even though LLM outputs are uncopyrightable (by attributing it to a human).

Sounds kinda fraudulent.

#AI #opensource

Gibt es noch andere Tools oder Ecken im Fediverse, die ihr gerne nutzt? ✨✍️

Ich freue mich riesig über eure Tipps und Erfahrungen in den Kommentaren! 💬👇
#Empfehlungen #WebStack #FediLove #OpenSource

📡 Erfolg für die digitale Freiheit: Funkrichtlinie entschärft!
Gute Nachrichten für die Elektronikbranche, Open-Source-Fans und Funkamateure in Europa! Die umstrittenen Verschärfungen der EU-Funkrichtlinie (RED) sind vom Tisch. 🥳

Was war das Problem?
Die geplanten Artikel 3.3i und 4 hätten dazu führen können, dass auf Funkgeräten nur noch herstellerzertifizierte Software laufen darf. Das hätte nicht nur die Innovationsfreiheit massiv eingeschränkt, sondern auch alternative Software-Projekte (Open Source) blockiert.

Das Ergebnis:
Keine Aktivierung: Die Europäische Kommission hat die Initiative offiziell als verworfen markiert.

Sieg der Vernunft: Eine Folgenabschätzung ergab erhebliche wirtschaftliche Nachteile ohne echten Sicherheitsgewinn.

Wettbewerb gesichert: Freie Software und Hardware-Innovationen bleiben in der EU weiterhin möglich.

Die Piratenpartei hat sich intensiv gegen diese Einschränkungen eingesetzt und über den Erfolg berichtet. Den vollen Hintergrund und die detaillierte Analyse findet ihr hier:
👉 https://piratenpartei.de/2026/01/31/piraten-wirken-funkrichtlinie-erfolgreich-entschaerft/

Hinweis: Dieser Beitrag dient der Information über aktuelle politische Entwicklungen im Bereich der Gesetzgebung. Er stellt keine Wahlempfehlung oder Unterstützung für eine Partei dar.

#Europapolitik #Funkrichtlinie #OpenSource #DigitaleFreiheit #Technik #AmateurFunk #Innovation

📡 Erfolg für die digitale Freiheit: Funkrichtlinie entschärft!
Gute Nachrichten für die Elektronikbranche, Open-Source-Fans und Funkamateure in Europa! Die umstrittenen Verschärfungen der EU-Funkrichtlinie (RED) sind vom Tisch. 🥳

Was war das Problem?
Die geplanten Artikel 3.3i und 4 hätten dazu führen können, dass auf Funkgeräten nur noch herstellerzertifizierte Software laufen darf. Das hätte nicht nur die Innovationsfreiheit massiv eingeschränkt, sondern auch alternative Software-Projekte (Open Source) blockiert.

Das Ergebnis:
Keine Aktivierung: Die Europäische Kommission hat die Initiative offiziell als verworfen markiert.

Sieg der Vernunft: Eine Folgenabschätzung ergab erhebliche wirtschaftliche Nachteile ohne echten Sicherheitsgewinn.

Wettbewerb gesichert: Freie Software und Hardware-Innovationen bleiben in der EU weiterhin möglich.

Die Piratenpartei hat sich intensiv gegen diese Einschränkungen eingesetzt und über den Erfolg berichtet. Den vollen Hintergrund und die detaillierte Analyse findet ihr hier:
👉 https://piratenpartei.de/2026/01/31/piraten-wirken-funkrichtlinie-erfolgreich-entschaerft/

Hinweis: Dieser Beitrag dient der Information über aktuelle politische Entwicklungen im Bereich der Gesetzgebung. Er stellt keine Wahlempfehlung oder Unterstützung für eine Partei dar.

#Europapolitik #Funkrichtlinie #OpenSource #DigitaleFreiheit #Technik #AmateurFunk #Innovation

Dear fellow or potential fellow gotosocial instance admins,
I've come up with a novel way to set up a #gotosocial server behind a reverse proxy, which avoids the use of making new firewalling rules - both on a VPS, and creating port forwarding on one's home router. This method is ideal for minimizing the cost of running one's own #ActivityPub/#Mastodon server, in a way that leverages inexpensive fast storage on the backend (say, on a #RaspberryPi 5, 2GB of RAM, with an NVMe). As many valiant and praiseworthy Mastodon server admins might attest to, renting cloud VPS' can cost a lot, especially when storing many tens or hundreds of GB of user data.

My method avoids the need of forwarding ports 443 and 80 into one's home LAN, using DNAT (on the VPS) and port forwarding (on one's home router). In a nutshell, it's a novel use of #Wireguard, in conjunction with #nginx on the frontend, and gotosocial on the backend. This can save the cost of renting a dedicated VPS, to get the exclusive use of ports 443 and 80, in conjunction with static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. My method optimizes on reliability and cheapness, but it's not the most secure - decryption and re-encryption happens on the VPS, before the data travels down the Wireguard tunnel. This exposes the data to any underlying hypervisor at one's hosting company. So full disclosure there.

I've run my method by the helpful gotosocial furries in their #Matrix Help chatroom (and I'm grateful for their help to debug subtle warts the method had), and got their blessing, at least to the technical soundness of the method.

I have a testing instance of gotosocial 0.21.0 set up with this new method: https://g.toque.im

I'm the user @owl on that instance, should you wish to befriend me there.

I'll make a longer blog post on this in the days to come, and post it in a reply to this post. (This is a cross-post of the original:)
https://autistics.life/@d1/116142628225937092

#DevOps #Linux #infosec #SelfHosting #DataSovereignty #OpenSource

Gibt es noch andere Tools oder Ecken im Fediverse, die ihr gerne nutzt? ✨✍️

Ich freue mich riesig über eure Tipps und Erfahrungen in den Kommentaren! 💬👇
#Empfehlungen #WebStack #FediLove #OpenSource

@ChrisMayLA6 Glad to see the mention of #LibreOffice, which I've been using ever since it came out.

One doesn't need to pay a subscription for a decent office suite.

#opensource

This is sad 😢

https://github.com/mozilla/bedrock/commit/d459addab846d8144b61939b7f4310eb80c5470e#diff-a24e74e4595fa85440a2f4e7e5dcfe68aba6e1e593aef05a2d35581a91423847

UPDATE (2026-03-02): This toot has gotten a lot more attention than what I would ever anticipate. Some clarifications are needed. A follow up is here: https://infosec.exchange/@dazo/116158898983233133

#firefox #privacy #mozilla #foss #opensource #web

Celebrate Software Freedom Day! Watch this inspiring conference, recorded across 42 Network campuses — talks on ditching tech giants and reclaiming control with free & open source tools. Ideal for devs, educators, and activists. Dive in and share! #SoftwareFreedomDay #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #TechFreedom #42Network #Education #PeerTube #English
https://videos.lacontrevoie.fr/videos/watch/374a3d26-7fd7-465f-bf28-f9ebb4e47be1