thinking about foss stuff, and I know I've groused about licensing stuff before, and how I feel like my only way out is to just Parity7 everything and fall into obscurity but...

...I think we need a different movement around open source, with new terminology, that clarifies the intent and opens doors to more pro-social behavior and capabilities (up to and including the potential for "ethical licensing").

I've been spitballing the terms Common Software and Community Software. The core idea is that things that count as Community/Common Software can't enter the realm of the proprietary (so, strong copyleft a-la AGPL and Parity, virality not necessary). What's the difference from "Free Software"? We get rid of "freedom zero", aka "the freedom to run software for any purpose". Common Software licenses may have Non-Commercial clauses, Anti-Particular-Industry clauses (such as anti-MIC stuff), etc.

I think "freedom zero" was a grave mistake. I get where it came from--a desire to remove discrimination--but what it resulted in was a hijacking of Free Software by the corporate "Open Source" wing to exploit an otherwise healthy community of people openly sharing their creations... for an enormous profit that we can't even quantify right now.

We need a strong return to copyleft, and we need to gather together and grow its existing ecosystem, away from the MIT/BSD poison that our world has turned towards.

Your thoughts are welcome on this. I want to have a conversation about this stuff and maybe eventually record all this in a longer-form blog post. If you know folks who have had similar thoughts please link them so we can chat, too.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #freesoftware

RE: https://androiddev.social/@MishaalRahman/115849772521760098

It’s worth repeating. Android is not a viable base for an independent or even just collaborative operating system. Android is Google and only Google’s project.

If you want to see an actually transparent, international, and collaborative system on phones, support @postmarketOS

#android #opensource

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@MishaalRahman@androiddev.social

🚨Breaking: Google will now only release Android source code twice a year

Google has announced that it will publish Android source code to AOSP in Q2 and Q4 of each year.

More details👇

🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/

Heads up, everyone! Thunderbird for iOS TestFlight is finally open and there are still spots available. Grab yours before it fills up!

Link: https://testflight.apple.com/join/ER3hRBSz

#Thunderbird #iOS #TestFlight #OpenSource #FOSS

@ploum@mamot.fr et sinon complètement d'accord avec l'incompétence de nos gouvernements qui n'arrivent pas à faire changer les règles du jeu des plateformes US alors qu'il suffirait de jouer selon nos propres règles sur nos projets #européens et #opensource

Thanks to contributions from #openSUSE and #Intel community innovators, #AI inference on Intel #NPUs is now a reality for openSUSE users. A big step toward making #nextgen hardware accessible through #opensource. https://news.opensuse.org/2025/12/02/NPU-arrives-in-os-distributions/

WhatsApp Clone... But Decentralized and P2P Encrypted (No Install or Signup)

The following is a technical breakdown of progress and how it works.

https://programming.dev/c/SecureComs@lemmy.ml

#P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #CloseSource #OpenSource #WebDev #GitHub #TechDevelopment #WhatsApp #ChatApp #InstantMessaging

Österreich könnte von SH lernen, indem auch Österreich zumindest die #IT in den Schulen komplett auf #Linux und #OpenSource umstellt! Das spart Linzenzkosten und macht uns von den USA unabhängiger!

Linux ist wie Windkraft statt #Gas aus #Russland für die IT!

https://www.ln-online.de/der-norden/staatskanzleichef-von-sh-wir-drehen-die-it-komplett-auf-links-KDXG7VFYSFD2JFFUAQXYU5KPLU.html

Linux desktop voice control has a gap. Talon costs money. Other tools are X11-only or cloud-dependent.

So I built EasySpeak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE

https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak

- Free and open source (GPL-3.0)
- Fully local — no cloud, no accounts
- Wayland-native
- "Hey Jarvis, open downloads"

Built for RSI, accessibility, or anyone who wants to talk to their computer.

#Linux #OpenSource #Accessibility #VoiceControl #GNOME #Wayland #a11y

Nous sommes fin 2025. Dans moins de 3 mois, le mandat municipal sera achevé.

Est-ce qu'il n'est pas temps de faire le bilan de la stratégie numérique à @echirolles ?

→ https://grenoble.ninja/on-fait-le-bilan/

#LogicielsLibres #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Echirolles

Schleswig-Holstein: Open Source ist praxistauglich trotz Umstellungsproblemen

Schleswig-Holsteins Regierung setzt auf Open Source. Der Umstieg ist für Verwaltung und Justiz nicht leicht – aber laut Digitalisierungsminister notwendig.

https://www.heise.de/news/Schleswig-Holstein-Open-Source-ist-praxistauglich-trotz-Umstellungsproblemen-11131005.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#eGovernment #IT #LibreOffice #Netzpolitik #OpenSource #news

New pfp, logo and the Tux of our own :^)
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#foss #linux #tech #opensource #fun #funny #art #artist #computer #computers #talkingsmacks

Animation WIPs for Talking Smacks, guess what animation meme we are doin'
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#foss #linux #tech #opensource #fun #funny #art #artist #computer #computers

Finally! One of the most annoying issues is your system going to sleep while gaming with a controller, and KDE Plasma 6.6 will solve it.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-will-finally-stop-the-system-sleeping-when-gaming-with-a-controller/

#OpenSource #DesktopEnvironment #KDE #Misc

NVIDIA is preparing native GeForce NOW support for Linux, reducing reliance on browser workarounds. 🎮
This could make Linux more viable for Windows 10 users ahead of a likely CES 2026 reveal. 🐧

It also deepens reliance on cloud gaming over local control. ⚖️

🔗 https://www.neowin.net/news/new-geforce-now-native-linux-support-could-lure-windows-10-refugees/

#TechNews #Linux #Gaming #OpenSource #Privacy #Cloud #NVIDIA #Software #Technology #Users #Freedom #GeForce #GeForceNOW #Game #Games #Gamedev #FOSS #Windows #CES #CES2026

RE: https://mastodon.social/@andyRZ/115846548145848263

Großartig! Hervorragender Mensch. Ja, umzusteigen ist nicht von Pappe. Aber wenn man sieht, wie bei uns in #Bayern getrickst wird, um weiter am Rockzipfel von Redmonds Gnaden auszubluten, befällt einen nur Scham. #Söder und seine Mannschaft schieben #microsoft ohne Ausschreibung in den nächsten 5 Jahren eine knappe Milliarde in die Kasse. Vivat #schleswigholstein. Wer #digitalesouveranitat will, blickt nach Kiel. #opensource #publicmoneypubliccode #libreoffice #linux #Verwaltungsdigitalisierung

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Andy » 🌐 2026-01-06
@andyRZ@mastodon.social

SH „dreht die gesamte IT auf links“. Nächster Step: Einführung von Linux als Betriebssystem und Open Source Lösungen für die Telefonanlagen.

#schleswigholstein #linux #opensource #diday

https://www.ln-online.de/der-norden/staatskanzleichef-von-sh-wir-drehen-die-it-komplett-auf-links-KDXG7VFYSFD2JFFUAQXYU5KPLU.html

Is using #opensource stuff easier for academic environments IT depts?

To kick off the new year, it's worth taking a look at your own infrastructure: running OpenCloud yourself means full control over data and services. We show you step by step how to set it up on your own server.

👉 Read now: https://opencloud.eu/en/install-opencloud-simply-your-own-server

#OpenCloud #SelfHosting #Docker #OpenSource

ProxCLMC detects the best CPU mode for VMs across all nodes in a cluster to guarantee safe live migrations.

Github: http://github.com/gyptazy/ProxCLMC

#opensource #rust #PVE #homelab #virtualization #cpu #evc #Proxmox #ProxmoxVE

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SH „dreht die gesamte IT auf links“. Nächster Step: Einführung von Linux als Betriebssystem und Open Source Lösungen für die Telefonanlagen.

#schleswigholstein #linux #opensource #diday

https://www.ln-online.de/der-norden/staatskanzleichef-von-sh-wir-drehen-die-it-komplett-auf-links-KDXG7VFYSFD2JFFUAQXYU5KPLU.html

I'm getting curious about #LibreBooking reservation calendar software. I'm testing it for our apartment household laundry/sauna facility reservation system. Looks pretty good, any experiences?

https://librebooking.readthedocs.io

#OpenSource #Selfhosting

"Keychron launches wireless Q Ultra keyboard series with up to 660 hours of battery life with 8K polling — thanks to ZMK firmware"

"Also announces high-end luxury keyboards made of rock. Keychron launches new Q Ultra keyboard series with up to 660 hours of battery life with an 8K wireless polling rate, thanks to open source ZMK firmware."

https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/keyboards/keychron-launches-wireless-q-ultra-keyboard-series-with-up-to-660-hours-of-battery-life-with-8k-polling-thanks-to-zmk-firmware

#OpenSource

Also, thanks to lxo, violette, fruye and to anyone else who may have helped contributed to this release!

I've submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.86 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30669

Currently one of three Continuous Integration checks passed (which is a good sign the other two will probably pass soon too).

It's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

#snac #MacPorts #OpenSource #ActivityPub #Mastodon #NoDatabaseNeeded
#NoJavaScript #NoCookiesEither #NotMuchBullShit #snacAnnounces #FrugalFediverse

You can simply use relay instances to be interconnected with other instances to exchange posts and it works seamless with #Mastodon, #Pleroma, #snac / #snac2 and many other ones! If you're in tech, you might want to use:

https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com

You can simply add it to get a bigger reach but also to get more interesting content into your own timeline which becomes even more important on single user- & smaller instances.

#activitypub #mastodon #fediverse #opensource #bsd #runbsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #debian #proxmox #xcpng #talos #coding #programming #fediwall #relay #fedirelay #acitivitypubrelay #selfhost #homelab #community

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