From yesterday.

The New Stack: Galileo releases Agent Control, a centralized guardrails platform for enterprise AI agents https://thenewstack.io/galileo-agent-control-open-source/ @TheNewStack @sjvn #opensource

Wenn aus Gedanken etwas wächst, das bleibt!

Viele Menschen haben den Eindruck, dass sich der Blick verschoben hat. Erfolg wird häufig daran gemessen, wie schnell etwas wächst, wie viel Aufmerksamkeit es bekommt oder welchen Profit es erzeugt. In dieser Logik bleibt wenig Raum für das, was früher oft im Mittelpunkt stand, die Idee, gemeinsam etwas zu schaffen, das länger besteht als der eigene Vorteil.

Dabei waren viele der Dinge, die unsere Welt geprägt haben, nie nur aus persönlichem Gewinn entstanden. Sie wurden von Menschen getragen, die an eine Überzeugung glaubten – Menschen, die etwas entwickeln wollten, das anderen hilft, Wissen zugänglich macht oder eine Gemeinschaft stärkt. Der Antrieb war nicht nur Erfolg, sondern Bedeutung.

Vollständiger Beitrag:
https://writefreely.linuxat.de/h1-style-color-green-wenn-aus-gedanken-etwas-waechst-das-bleibt-h1

#Gemeinschaft #Menschlichkeit #Miteinander #Zusammenhalt #digitaleWelt
#Digitalisierung #echteBegegnung #HerzundSeele #WärmeundNähe #OpenSource #OpenSourceCommunity #Linux #freiheit #fediversum #fedi #fediverserecht #Foss #diday #BIGTECH #Datenschutz #Datenschutz #Daten #Sicherheit #Europa #Wirtschaft #Technologie

FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE is now available.

The FreeBSD Project has announced the release of FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE, the fifth release from the stable/14 branch. FreeBSD 14.4-RELEASE is available for multiple architectures and can be installed via ISO, USB, VM images, cloud platforms, and OCI containers.
Download and release information:
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.4R/announce/

Thank you to the Release Engineering Team and the many contributors who make each release possible.
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #ReleaseEngineering

Relatable ? 🤣

#vim #opensource

How does a volunteer-run Linux distro comply with a $7,500 per-user fine? They can't. These "Age Assurance" bills are a death sentence for privacy-focused, open-source operating systems. Keep the OS neutral. 🐧✊ #OpenSource #Linux #DigitalRights

@GrapheneOS @attilax @LearnToLivePrivate @RustRaven @jmoupah @Yrrussaj @sebsauvage @jolla Hey Graphene OS folks.

First, it's really great that you guys have created a security focused deGoogled Android operating system.

Given the problems of American big tech, I applaud you for creating an alternative.

So full credit where credit is due.

That being said, constantly badmouthing every other non-Apple and non-Google smartphone maker and operating system is not a good look.

And jumping into any thread on Mastodon where there's a mention of another alternative smartphone maker or OS to badmouth them is not a good look.

You say Jolla is no good. SailfishOS is no good. Fairphone is no good. Murena is no good. CalyxOS is no good. Dumbphones are no good.

I'd imagine you'd probably win more people over if you talked more about why people should choose Graphene instead why they shouldn't choose one of the others.

Because right now, there are tradeoffs with every mobile OS.

That includes Graphene.

For example, there are people for whom limiting their exposure to Google and Apple is more important than choosing the most locked down option available.

For such people, needing to buy a Google Pixel phone to run Graphene is a massive negative.

That's even if the Google Pixel is the best hardware from a security perspective.

And in that case, yeah there are other options that may be a better fit for those people.

There's another issue.

There seems to be many Reddit threads and YouTube videos and blogs out there from people who were enthusiastic about Graphene, but have soured on it.

And the funny thing is there's a pattern to it. "Cult-like" and "toxic" seems to be phrases that tend to be used a lot.

I've also noticed a recurring pattern you put for why the other alternatives are bad is because people connected with those businesses or companies badmouth Graphene.

It seems to me like Graphene constantly bags those other projects. When anyone connected with those projects responds, that response is presented by you guys as evidence of bullying and harassment, without that context.

And the recurring line about how people should just stick with iOS or Google Android if they don't choose Graphene? Just shameful. And completely misses the point of why some people are looking for alternative platforms in the first place.

And the more people who choose an alternative OS, the more normal it becomes to do it, which ultimately leads to more people looking at alternatives like Graphene.

#Android #Jolla #SailfishOS #AOSP #Graphene #GrapheneOS #Murena #Calyx #CalyxOS #Linux #infosec #opensource

Wenn aus Gedanken etwas wächst, das bleibt!

Viele Menschen haben den Eindruck, dass sich der Blick verschoben hat. Erfolg wird häufig daran gemessen, wie schnell etwas wächst, wie viel Aufmerksamkeit es bekommt oder welchen Profit es erzeugt. In dieser Logik bleibt wenig Raum für das, was früher oft im Mittelpunkt stand, die Idee, gemeinsam etwas zu schaffen, das länger besteht als der eigene Vorteil.

Dabei waren viele der Dinge, die unsere Welt geprägt haben, nie nur aus persönlichem Gewinn entstanden. Sie wurden von Menschen getragen, die an eine Überzeugung glaubten – Menschen, die etwas entwickeln wollten, das anderen hilft, Wissen zugänglich macht oder eine Gemeinschaft stärkt. Der Antrieb war nicht nur Erfolg, sondern Bedeutung.

Vollständiger Beitrag:
https://writefreely.linuxat.de/h1-style-color-green-wenn-aus-gedanken-etwas-waechst-das-bleibt-h1

#Gemeinschaft #Menschlichkeit #Miteinander #Zusammenhalt #digitaleWelt
#Digitalisierung #echteBegegnung #HerzundSeele #WärmeundNähe #OpenSource #OpenSourceCommunity #Linux #freiheit #fediversum #fedi #fediverserecht #Foss #diday #BIGTECH #Datenschutz #Datenschutz #Daten #Sicherheit #Europa #Wirtschaft #Technologie

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/

#ai #vibecoding #opensource #linuxgaming

#SailShark v1.1 is out! - a native Wireshark frontend for Sailfish OS.

Live packet capture · Protocol tree · Hex dump · Follow TCP Stream · Save .pcapng · Interface picker · BPF filters

Built on Wireshark 3.6.24 + Qt 5.6/Silica QML. Because your phone runs Linux and should act like it.

https://build.sailfishos.org/package/show/home:nielnielsen/Sailshark

#SailfishOS #OpenSource #Networking #Linux

Available now in Mesa 26.0.2, the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source graphics drivers for Linux.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/mesa-26-0-2-arrives-with-more-bug-fixes-for-linux-graphics-drivers/

#OpenSource #Drivers #Mesa #Misc

I still have lot of unanswered questions about how I'd like to publish my game.

Make it #OpenSource is something I've already decided.

But I'm concerned someone could take the game to sell it on Steam. This is something I might do myself at some point (yet another unanswered question), but I clearly don't want someone who didn't work on it to get money from players (who could get the game for free instead but woudn't know or would be tricked into thinking they support devs)

#GameDev

Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/

#Lutris #AI #OpenSource #Linux

There's a bit of drama going on with the popular game manager Lutris right now, with users pointing out the developer using AI generated code via Claude.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/

#OpenSource #Apps #Misc #AI

Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2026: 28.–29. März – zwei Tage Open-Source-Praxis, Austausch und Inspiration. 
Besonders spannend: Unser Kollege Oliver Kautz mit seinem Vortrag „Seit 8 Jahren Infrastructure-as-Code – ein Erfahrungsbericht“. Sa., 17:00, Raum V1. 

Wenn du wissen willst, wie IaC nach Jahren Betrieb wirklich aussieht (Terraform/OpenTofu + GitOps, inklusive Lessons Learned), ist das ein Pflichttermin. 

#CLT2026 #OpenSource #Linux #IaC #Terraform #OpenTofu #GitOps #DevOps @clt_news

heise+ | Passbolt: Den europäischen Open-Source-Passwortmanager selbst hosten

Der Passwortmanager Passbolt ist Open Source und wird in Luxemburg entwickelt. Wir zeigen, wie man ihn auf eigener Hardware aus dem Heimnetz betreibt.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Passbolt-Den-europaeischen-Open-Source-Passwortmanager-selbst-hosten-11172920.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Passwörter #Security #news

If you want to do livestreaming or video recording on Linux, OBS Studio is easily the best free and open source app you can get for it and v32.1.0 is out now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/obs-studio-32-1-0-arrives-with-webrtc-simulcast-support-and-a-new-audio-mixer/

#OpenSource #Apps #NewRelease #Misc

The D7VK project has expanded again in version 1.5 that's out now - adding in support for Direct3D 3.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk-version-1-5-brings-direct3d-3-support-via-vulkan-on-linux/

#OpenSource #Wine #Proton #Misc

Wenn aus Gedanken etwas wächst, das bleibt!

Viele Menschen haben den Eindruck, dass sich der Blick verschoben hat. Erfolg wird häufig daran gemessen, wie schnell etwas wächst, wie viel Aufmerksamkeit es bekommt oder welchen Profit es erzeugt. In dieser Logik bleibt wenig Raum für das, was früher oft im Mittelpunkt stand, die Idee, gemeinsam etwas zu schaffen, das länger besteht als der eigene Vorteil.

Dabei waren viele der Dinge, die unsere Welt geprägt haben, nie nur aus persönlichem Gewinn entstanden. Sie wurden von Menschen getragen, die an eine Überzeugung glaubten – Menschen, die etwas entwickeln wollten, das anderen hilft, Wissen zugänglich macht oder eine Gemeinschaft stärkt. Der Antrieb war nicht nur Erfolg, sondern Bedeutung.

Vollständiger Beitrag:
https://writefreely.linuxat.de/h1-style-color-green-wenn-aus-gedanken-etwas-waechst-das-bleibt-h1

#Gemeinschaft #Menschlichkeit #Miteinander #Zusammenhalt #digitaleWelt
#Digitalisierung #echteBegegnung #HerzundSeele #WärmeundNähe #OpenSource #OpenSourceCommunity #Linux #freiheit #fediversum #fedi #fediverserecht #Foss #diday #BIGTECH #Datenschutz #Datenschutz #Daten #Sicherheit #Europa #Wirtschaft #Technologie

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🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://adalta.info/articles/prstn_software_116215179304867764_fr)
🔗 [ℹ️](https://opencode.de/de/aktuelles/events/opencode-connect-maerz-2026-5717 )

PLAIN incarne un compromis stratégique délibéré entre ouverture logicielle et contrôle infrastructurel pour la souveraineté de l'État.

#opensource #war #software #digitalisierung #cloud

Inexpensive FPGA module with German chip and open-source toolchain

Manufacturer Cologne Chip solders its GateMate A1 onto a module that fits I/O boards for the Raspberry Pi CM5.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Inexpensive-FPGA-module-with-German-chip-and-open-source-toolchain-11208075.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitaleSouveränität #FPGA #IT #OpenSource #news

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🔗 [ℹ️](https://opencode.de/de/aktuelles/events/opencode-connect-maerz-2026-5717 )

PLAIN etabliert eine geschützte Plattform für offene Innovation in der Bundesverwaltung.

#opensource #war #software #digitalisierung #cloud

Es gibt ein scheinbar auf #SuperTuxKart basierendes (schaut euch alleine die Menüs an) #OpenSource Projekt, welches an einem #Spiel arbeitet, dass konzeptionell den alten #DestructionDerby Titeln ähneln soll.

Ziel im #Multiplayer ist es Gegenspieler kaputt zu rammen ohne selbst zu viel Schaden zu nehmen. Wer zuletzt noch übrig ist, hat gewonnen.

Aktuell und relativ frisch ist Version 0.8.0-Alpha. #Linux und #Windows werden unterstützt. Es gibt #Appimage

https://wastedgames.codeberg.page/

Viel Spaß beim Testen!

#Linuxgaming #Gaming #Games #Spiele

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Hauptmenü.

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Ein schneller Drift um die Kurve.

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Screenshot des Spiels "Wasted" in Version 0.8.0-Alpha. Das Fahrzeug-Auswahl-Menü (die Garage).

Günstiges FPGA-Modul mit deutschem Chip und Open-Source-Toolchain

Der Hersteller Cologne Chip lötet sein GateMate A1 auf ein Modul, das auf I/O-Boards für den Raspberry Pi CM5 passt.

https://www.heise.de/news/Guenstiges-FPGA-Modul-mit-deutschem-Chip-und-Open-Source-Toolchain-11207877.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#DigitaleSouveränität #FPGA #IT #OpenSource #news

#Y2K38 is the new #Y2K and #openSUSE developers are already finding real failures by advancing build clocks to 2038. #32-bit time assumptions are everywhere. 12 years to fix it. #Linux #OpenSource https://news.opensuse.org/2026/01/20/os-community-tackling-y2k38-epoch/

A lot of #opensource projects out there already have statements about whether they accept #ai generated code or what their policy is...

Is there some template / generator for that already?

(and don't @ me with "let AI generate one...)

Sadly, popular Linux gaming utility Lutris is now AI slop and in response to people expressing their concern, the lead maintainer decided to remove all the attributions for the AI submitted changes so no one can fork it before the changes were made. Oh, also it probably renders the license complete garbage as well too.

At least we now know why it's become notably worse over the last few months and it saves me from writing up some Github issues.

#linuxgaming #gaming #lutris #fuckai #linux #opensource

Downloading midnightBSD

When the download progesses slowly as in log 1 just resume from a closer server as shown in log 2

log 2

curl --verbose -C - -L -o MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso https://ns3.foolishgames.net/ftp/pub/MidnightBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/4.0.3/MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso
** Resuming transfer from byte position 44871680
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:05 --:--:-- 0* Trying 52.1.67.188:443...

• Connected to ns3.foolishgames.net (52.1.67.188) port 443 (#0)
• ALPN: offers h2,http/1.1} [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):} [512 bytes data]
• CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
• CApath: /etc/ssl/certs{ [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):{ [122 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8):{ [25 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):{ [2603 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):{ [264 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):{ [52 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):} [1 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):} [52 bytes data]
• SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
• ALPN: server accepted http/1.1
• Server certificate:
• subject: CN=ns3.foolishgames.net
• start date: Dec 15 04:25:18 2025 GMT
• expire date: Mar 15 04:25:17 2026 GMT
• subjectAltName: host "ns3.foolishgames.net" matched cert's "ns3.foolishgames.net"
• issuer: C=US; O=Let's Encrypt; CN=R13
• SSL certificate verify ok.
• using HTTP/1.1} [5 bytes data]> GET /ftp/pub/MidnightBSD/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/4.0.3/MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso HTTP/1.1> Host: ns3.foolishgames.net> Range: bytes=44871680-> User-Agent: curl/7.88.1> Accept: /> { [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):{ [297 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):{ [297 bytes data]
• old SSL session ID is stale, removing{ [5 bytes data]< HTTP/1.1 206 Partial Content< Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:21:41 GMT< Server: Apache/2.4.66 (MidnightBSD) OpenSSL/3.0.18< Upgrade: h2c< Connection: Upgrade< Last-Modified: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:22:35 GMT< ETag: "3ecf2000-64c5bc8cf7da6"< Accept-Ranges: bytes< Content-Length: 1008889856< Content-Range: bytes 44871680-1053761535/1053761536< Content-Type: application/x-iso9660-image< { [7812 bytes data]100 962M 100 962M 0 0 1217k 0 0:13:29 0:13:29 --:--:-- 1507k
• Connection #0 to host ns3.foolishgames.net left intact

EOL2

log 1

curl --verbose -C - -L -o MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso https://discovery.midnightbsd.org/ftp/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/4.0.3/MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:07 --:--:-- 0* Trying 145.239.254.58:443...

• Trying [2001:41d0:800:73a::1]:443...
• Immediate connect fail for 2001:41d0:800:73a::1: Network is unreachable
• Connected to discovery.midnightbsd.org (145.239.254.58) port 443 (#0)
• ALPN: offers h2,http/1.1} [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Client hello (1):} [512 bytes data]
• CAfile: /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
• CApath: /etc/ssl/certs{ [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Server hello (2):{ [122 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Encrypted Extensions (8):{ [25 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Certificate (11):{ [2087 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, CERT verify (15):{ [79 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Finished (20):{ [52 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS change cipher, Change cipher spec (1):} [1 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (OUT), TLS handshake, Finished (20):} [52 bytes data]
• SSL connection using TLSv1.3 / TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
• ALPN: server accepted http/1.1
• Server certificate:
• subject: CN=discovery.midnightbsd.org
• start date: Feb 21 03:25:55 2026 GMT
• expire date: May 22 03:25:54 2026 GMT
• subjectAltName: host "discovery.midnightbsd.org" matched cert's "discovery.midnightbsd.org"
• issuer: C=US; O=Let's Encrypt; CN=E7
• SSL certificate verify ok.
• using HTTP/1.1} [5 bytes data]> GET /ftp/releases/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/4.0.3/MidnightBSD-4.0.3--amd64-disc1.iso HTTP/1.1> Host: discovery.midnightbsd.org> User-Agent: curl/7.88.1> Accept: /> { [5 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):{ [297 bytes data]
• TLSv1.3 (IN), TLS handshake, Newsession Ticket (4):{ [297 bytes data]
• old SSL session ID is stale, removing{ [5 bytes data]< HTTP/1.1 200 OK< Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:17:47 GMT< Server: Apache/2.4.66 (MidnightBSD) OpenSSL/1.1.1w-midnightbsd< Last-Modified: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:22:35 GMT< ETag: "3ecf2000-64c5bc8cf7da6"< Accept-Ranges: bytes< Content-Length: 1053761536< Content-Type: application/x-iso9660-image< { [7901 bytes data]2 1004M 2 30.1M 0 0 224k 0 1:16:25 0:02:17 1:14:08 246

Sources

https://midnightbsd.org/

https://midnightbsd.org/notes/

https://midnightbsd.org/download/

#UNIX #BSD #freeBSD #midnightBSD #ghostBSD #programming #distribution #technology #OpenSource

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BSD download page screencap

Is there a free and open alternative to LucidChart? Is their marketing campaign as awesome as diagramming different kinds of dogs? Please let me know.

#BoostsOkay #OpenSource

"We’re all grown up now! AlternativeTo is turning 18 today 🎈🎂"

"Hey everyone, we just wanted to stop by and share the crazy news thatAlternativeTo is turning 18 years old today🥳 That is a bit wild to think about, but it technically means we are old enough to drink in quite a few parts of the world, right?"

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/3/we-re-all-grown-up-now-alternativeto-is-turning-18-today---/

#OpenSource #Mastodon

The 12th call of #NGIZero Commons Fund is still open! 🤓 Deadline: April 1, 2026.
See the list of #activities #eligible for financial support:
✅ scientific research
✅ design & development of free and #opensource software and #openhardware
✅ validation / constructive inquiry into existing or novel technical solutions
✅ software engineering aimed at adapting to new usage areas / improving software quality
✅ etc.
Find more 👉 https://nlnet.nl/commonsfund/eligibility/ - and apply for funding! 🎯
#NGI #NGI0 #FOSS @nlnet

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NGI Zero Commons Fund

Bericht: Finanzinvestor EQT erwägt Verkauf von SUSE Linux

Investor EQT könnte den Linux-Pionier SUSE verkaufen und dafür bis zu sechs Milliarden US-Dollareinstreichen. SUSE gilt als möglicher Gewinner des KI-Booms.

https://www.heise.de/news/Bericht-Finanzinvestor-EQT-erwaegt-Verkauf-von-SUSE-Linux-11206435.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Opensuse #Software #SuseLinux #news

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