Microsoft is inciting fear everywhere that it is impossible to get the services you need by using open source tool or agnostic services to cover all the needs of an organization. In most situations this is utter bullshit.

It pisses me off.

It is up to every organization to choose how to deliver facilities / tools. Just start to use the available knowledge and willingness of people to help you to achieve an agnostic and mostly open source ecosystem.

#OpenSource

It was great having a video call with @josschuurmans - nice to meet you! We chatted for almost two hours about open source.

Here are some of the tools we discussed that could also benefit our Mastodon community (I've mentioned them before, but here they are again):

FediAlgo, a fully customizable timeline algorithm that frees you from the tyranny of reverse chronological order
https://github.com/michelcrypt4d4mus/fedialgo_demo_app_foryoufeed

Fediway, a new recommendation engine for Mastodon that aims to replace the main feed for those who prefer a more algorithmic approach
https://github.com/fediway/fediway

Plausible, cookieless analytics
https://github.com/plausible/analytics

Sill, monitors your Bluesky and Mastodon feeds to find the most popular links in your network
https://github.com/TylerFisher/sill
https://sill.social

I'm always eager to try new apps, tools, and open source software - there's an app for everything!

#OpenSource #Community #Mastodon #SelfHosted #Algorithm

Slowly getting all the stuff into the new #doghouse workspace. Starting to see signs it's a project space with #opensource leanings! An @oshwassociation poster, an @andypiper #Mastodon magnet on an unhung whiteboard - a cupboard slowly filling with #tools and parts!

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A nice screenprinted "Move Slow and Fix Stuff" poster from OSHWA.

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A large cupboard with shelves of tools and machines and projects.

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A whiteboard with a small magnetic Mastodon logo on it.

Heute spricht man immer von den Kupferpreisen und den Preisexplosionen bei der Hardware... Und stattdessen
Open-Source-Treiber unter Linux: Überraschung für 20 alte Radeon-GPUs

https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Linux-Software-26761/News/Mesa-R300g-ATI-AMD-1489748/

#opensource #linux #ai #gpu

@saaste itse olen lähiviikot asennellut ja tonkinut librebooking softaa. Katso kävisikö. Mun käyttötapaus olisi taloyhtiön saunat, pyykkituvat yms. Mutta käy vaikka mihin, ja open source tottakai

https://librebooking.readthedocs.io

#LibreBooking #OpenSource #selfhosting

I guess the magic words to silence people that say "it should be easy to implement this feature” are “Feel free to issue a PR”.

Shuts them up every time… 🙄

#opensource #softwaredevelopers #softwaredevelopment

"Welche Distro soll ich wählen?" Das ist nicht die erste Frage, die du dir stellen solltest, wenn du auf #Linux wechseln möchtest. Viel wichtiger ist: "Mit welchen #OpenSource-Programmen kann ich meine Anwendungen unter Windows ablösen?"

Wenn du deinen Workflow erfolgreich auf OpenSource umgestellt hast, ist der Wechsel des Betriebssystem nur noch eine Formalität.

Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has sent in even more impressive performance improvements for AMD GPUs on Linux with Mesa.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/

#OpenSource #AMD #Mesa #Misc

Entering the land of what the developer calls diminishing returns, D7VK version 1.2 has rolled out delivering a bunch of Direct3D 6 improvements.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-version-1-2-brings-more-direct3d-6-improvements-and-a-little-direct3d-5-too/

#OpenSource #Wine #Vulkan #Proton #Misc

Förderaufrufe NLNet FOSS Frist 01.02. max. 50.000 Fördersumme

Ich bin nicht sicher, inwiefern das schon bekannt ist, bin aber auf diese wirklich offene Fördermöglichkeit zu Projekten im #fediverse heute erst zufällig gestoßen, es gibt auch noch eine zu #commons soweit weitere zu GNU usw.
Frist 1.02., man muss keine juristische Person sein, wer Interesse an #foss #opensource #gemeinwohl. hat, vielleicht lohnt sich ein Blick.
https://nlnet.nl/fediversity/
https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/faq/index.html#whatkind
#di_day #didit #did

Hallo Linuxbubble. Ich habe hier ein Google Pixel 3a liegen, das ich gern auf Open Source umstellen würde. Graphene geht laut Liste nicht, gibt es da andere Optionen?
#Linux #Opensource #DiD

https://www.ebay.de/itm/116977839800

#ebay #ubuntu_phone #ubuntu #fp4 #ubuntu_mobile #linux #fairphone4 @ubports@mastodon.social

@netzpolitik

Ob es in absehbarer Zeit wirkliche Unabhängigkeit geben kann, weiß ich nicht. Alternative Angebote sind hier essenziell wichtig.
Einen großen Teil gibt es diesbezüglich schon, z.B. Messenger wie #Signal und verschiedene für Matrix (#SchildiChat, #Element).
Ferner #Linux statt Windows, #OpenSource statt MS Office, Mail-Anbieter wie #posteo und #mailbox_org und #Proton. Anbieter für Cloudspeicher wie #Nextcloud und #Ionos.

Ganz wichtig, denke ich, ist es auch, dass wir Nutzer bereit sein müssen, uns umzustellen und Neues zu lernen. Und vor allen Dingen nicht erwarten, dass uns alles auf dem Silbertablett serviert wird. Eigeninitiative und selbstständiges Erarbeiten sind für mich entscheidende Stichworte.

Nach Aufgabe des bisherigen Teams: #Debian sucht Datenschützer | Security https://www.heise.de/news/Debian-sucht-neue-Datenschuetzer-11134251.html #Datenschutz #privacy #DSGVO #GDPR #Linux #OpenSource

Jeden ersten Sonntag im Monat ist Independence Day!

Genauso wie der CCC und Marc-Uwe Kling rufen wir dazu auf, digitale Abhängigkeiten bewusst zu reduzieren und auf unabhängige Lösungen zu setzen.

Mehr dazu:
https://zempel-itsecurity.de/home/zis-blog/25-digitaler-unabh%C3%A4ngigkeitstag-digital-independence-day

#DigitalIndependenceDay #DigitaleSouveränität #ITSecurity #OpenSource #ZempelITSecurity #didit #dutgemacht

Webinar zu Wazuh: Open-Source SIEM für Angriffserkennung & Analyse

Wazuh kann Angriffserkennung, Schwachstellenanalyse und sicheres Logging. Kostenlos und on-premises gehostet ist es obendrein. Unser Webinar zeigt den Einstieg.

https://www.heise.de/news/Webinar-zu-Wazuh-Open-Source-SIEM-fuer-Angriffserkennung-Analyse-11141295.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #OpenSource #Security #news

"You Can Now Use ONLYOFFICE on Raspberry Pi Like ARM Devices"

"Native ARM support expands the open source office suite's reach."

https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-desktop-editors-arm-support/

#RaspberryPi #OpenSource

Just before the holidays, I ran a recorded Rust training at Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity — designed to help developers with experience in other languages get up to speed faster.

🔗 Watch the full session (broken English included!):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhSWiKucshm5vWvFCqtJePVVYgIXH6_6y&si=ffdPXpY52GPnd8DW

All training materials are open-source and available here: https://github.com/ngsoti/rust-training

Not about mastery, but about cutting through the noise and getting hands-on faster. Feedback welcome—what worked (or didn’t) for you?

Interested in an internal training? You can get in touch—this can be delivered in French or English.

#Rust #Programming #TechTraining #OpenSource

Open Education Day 2026

offen für alle Studierende, Lehrpersonen, Dozierende, Forschende, IT-Verantwortliche und weitere Open-Source- und Bildungsbegeisterte

dieses Jahr unter dem Motto “Learning together”
Samstag, 25. April 2026 an der PH Bern (Fabrikstrasse 8)

📣 Einreichen von Session-Vorschlägen bis zum 20. Januar 2026 🗓️
https://pretalx.com/open-education-day-2026/cfp

mehr Informationen: https://openeducationday.ch/

#openedu #oer #opensource #bildung

Volla OS Tipp:

✅ Mit Ubuntu Touch Noble auf Basis von Ubuntu Touch 24.04. können Sie jetzt auch die Signal Messenger App nutzen.

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Volla OS Tip:

✅ With Ubuntu Touch Noble based on Ubuntu Touch 24.04, you can now also use the Signal Messenger app.

#volla #vollaOS #opensource #software #hardware #ubuntutouch #linux

Ich muss meinen Convertible Neu aufsetzen. Da ich die Arbeit jetzt sowieso an der Backe habe überlege ich zu Linux zu wechseln.
-> Suche Linux-Distro für Dell Inspiron 7591 2-in-1 (i7-10510U, 16GB, NVIDIA MX250).
Wichtig: Touchscreen ( + gerne Dell Active Pen Support)
Nutze regelmäßig: VSCode, Obsidian, Ollama, Git. Ubuntu-Erfahrung vorhanden, aber Terminal-Anfängerin.
Mint, Pop!_OS, Fedora? Dual-Boot zum Start sinnvoll?
Danke für Tipps!
#OpenSource #Linux #LinuxDesktop #AskFedi #Touchscreen

A new patched release is out for both the Rust crate and Python package of magic-rs—the memory-safe implementation of libmagic!

This fixes incorrect file identification (e.g., MS Office docs). If you use magic-rs, update now to avoid false positives:

🔗 Rust: https://crates.io/crates/pure-magic
🔗 Python: https://pypi.org/project/pure-magic-rs/

⚠️ Also, don't forget to update your command line file detection companion wiza (What is Zat?): https://crates.io/crates/wiza

Thanks to the Raphaël Vinot for reporting this!

#Rust #Python #OpenSource

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30763

GitHub's Continuous Integration checks passed!

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

For whatever reason? The rpki-client.org website main page hasn't been updated to reflect the release of 9.7 yet, but it's there on the mirrors (and I verified the tarball with signify) and an undeadly.org story was posted, so I am guessing I didn't really beat anything to the punch so much as the World Wide Web isn't a first class citizen contrasted with those toiling in the realms of securing routing protocols, as it should be.

#RPKI #rpkiclient #MacPorts #OpenBSD #OpenBGPD #BGP #OpenSource

Today is the first #DigitalIndependenceDay #DID!
Why not start by replacing #GooglePhotos with a European, #OpenSource, privacy-first end-to-end encrypted and sustainable alternative? The switch to zeitkapsl is easy: https://zeitkapsl.eu/en/migrating-from-google-photos/

#DUT #DIDit #DUTgemacht #DIDay

Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.

You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.

AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.

Reject this future.

Keep your hardware local.

Run #Linux.

Own your data.

The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.

#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

So uhhh... KDE 1 on Slackware 15, anyone?

#Slackware #Linux #KDE #FOSS #OpenSource #KDE1 #MiDesktop

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A screenshot of Slackware 15.0 running KDE 1 via the MiDesktop project.

@mc @randahl
Allow me to doubt the reality of cutting effectively major control of US based bigtech.
Mind the #ClubOfOligarchs around the Grandpababy Egomaniac.
Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, Amazon...
In my pov they are the main reason behind the low key policies of the former allies up to the day.
And they haven't even started to use their combined power, each for their own interest.
Yes, a multisystem change needs to happen. #OpenSource
And btw our time is running out. #climate

#GRUB 2.14 Released with EROFS, Argon2 KDF, TPM 2.0 Key Protector, and Shim Loader Protocol Support https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support

#Linux #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Arch Linux's GRUB implementation.

This is a must-read.

https://cryptography.io/en/latest/statements/state-of-openssl/

#python #cryptography #crypto #openssl #opensource

@QuadRadEntscheid
@HROrathaus

Mängelmelder und Ideenmanagement:

➡️ Klarschiff.HRO

🕸️ https://www.klarschiff-hro.de/map
🕸️ https://www.klarschiff-hro.de

Design ist schon etwas in die Jahre gekommen und könnte optisch ein BrushUp gebrauchen (Entwicklungsstart war 2010/11, DB scheint aktuell ein Problem zu haben ..)

Wikipedia
🕸️ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klarschiff

#OpenSource und Repos werden nach wie vor gepflegt.

GitHub:
🕸️ https://github.com/bfpi/klarschiff-client
🕸️ https://github.com/bfpi/klarschiff-backoffice

Allgemein:
🕸️ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anliegenmanagement

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

⚠️ Digitale Souveränität in Gefahr?
US-Behörden können unter bestimmten Umständen auf europäische Cloud-Daten zugreifen – auch bei Microsoft. Fachleute warnen seit Langem vor genau diesem Risiko.
Umso unverständlicher ist die Ankündigung, Bayerns Verwaltungen umfassend mit Microsoft-Lizenzen auszustatten.
Angesichts der aktuellen globalen Sicherheitslage ist eine kritische Neubewertung der IT-Strategie dringend erforderlich.
Statt neuer Abhängigkeiten braucht es jetzt eine Stärkung europäischer Anbieter und echte digitale Souveränität.
👉 Hoffnung bleibt, dass Bayern diese Entscheidung noch einmal überdenkt.

https://www.security-insider.de/us-behoerden-zugriff-europaeische-cloud-daten-microsoft-sicherheit-a-66959c9a0efc9f7469eb1c6cd8be82a8/

#DigitaleSouveränität #Cloud #ITSecurity #Microsoft #Datenschutz #Europa #OpenSource #ITStrategie

Send your messages with trusted couriers only. #Linux #FreeBSD #OpenSource #TLS https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/sendmail-ssl.html?s=mc

Linuxdistribution #Manjaro 26.0: „Anh-Linh“ setzt auf #Wayland | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Linuxdistribution-Manjaro-26-0-Anh-Linh-setzt-auf-Wayland-11128973.html #Manjaro26 #ArchLinux #Linux #OpenSource

Hallo, verkaufe hier ein #Fairphone_4 mit dem #OpenSource #Betriebssystem #UbuntuTouch in #Grau mit 128GB und 6GB RAM

https://www.ebay.de/itm/116977839800

#ebay #ubuntu_phone #ubuntu #fp4 #ubuntu_mobile #linux #fairphone4 @ubports

Ich musste das loswerden. Werde das für Masto noch aufbereiten / kürzen.
#steuergeldexport #opensource #linux #bayern #füracker #mehring #exegese
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/markusfeilner_staatsregierung-streitet-lautstark-%C3%BCber-microsoft-vertrag-activity-7416879817108779008-9DaK

Want to move from US-based apps and services to Europe-based ones?

Here are some useful sites to get you going…

https://european-alternatives.eu

https://euroalternative.co

https://www.switch-to.eu/en

https://www.eupedia.com/forum/threads/%F0%9F%87%AA%F0%9F%87%BA-european-alternatives-to-american-apps.46070

https://www.privacytools.io

https://www.privacyguides.org/en/tools

https://switching.software

https://codeberg.org/ADHDefy/delightful-creative-tools

Open Source Software list (Google Docs):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yNXpuy5tVP0q-El0DqoY-AwmPHT6K09NEZG-Pf0KJ7E/edit

#EU #europe #US #USA #UnitedStates #apps #software #tech #technology #tip #tips #FreeSoftware #free #FOSS #OpenSource

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/30745

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed!

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

Thank you and aov, byte, violette and of course @stesnac@snac.bsd.cafe for all the contributions and improvements to this version!

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

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

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

Special Guest: @rileytestut@mastodon.social

Building emulators and app stores for iPhone with shanegill.io

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 05 February 2026 at 14:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

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

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The EU, as well as every country in the world, should be taking seriously the importance of sovereign systems for communicating and disseminating information.

The ActivityPub protocol is proven and makes many platforms compatible and accessible to each other, allowing for effective information sharing and communication.

The only reason many people do not leave X is that many important services and public figures remain on that platform. Therefore, if countries truly care about digital sovereignty and resilience, they should adopt and promote the use of open source platforms and networks based on the ActivityPub protocol, whether it is Mastodon, Pleroma, Vebinet, or another platform.

#fediverse #ActivityPub #Vebinet #Mastodon #Pleroma #socialmedia #X #Twitter #DigitalSovereignty #EU #Europe #EUpol #OpenSource #technology

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

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

Special Guest: @scottjenson@social.coop

Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time. mastodon.social: 2017-2022

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 29 January 2026 at US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

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

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A dark image. The background is unclear and blurry. On the foreground on the left there is a huge circle, inside of which a profile picture belonging to @scottjenson@social.coop. On the other side, a bit lower in the frame we see a fediverse logo, but on fire. This is the logo of the Fireside Fedi show. In between those two elements a text is written. This text says: AN INTERVIEW WITH @scottjenson@social.coop Scott Jenson - Product Strategy Advisor to Mastodon Core team. Previously UX Strategy: Apple System 7, Newton, and Apple Human Interface guidelines. UX Director at Symbian, manager Mobile UX at Google, creative director frog design San Francisco. Head of Product for two startups. Returned to Google to lead the Physical Web in Chrome and explore multiple UX research projects in Android. Left 2024, now advising part time. mastodon.social: 2017-2022 29 January 2026 AT US EASTERN TIME ON FIRESIDEFEDI.LIVE