A list of FOSS projects that *should* exist (in a presentable state) that don't yet. Feel free to add your own in the comments!

1) A tool that lets regular folks easily publish a personal website by just typing words into a content field, and picking a layout. It should be free, and very easy to work for somebody who isn't technical.

Justification: Too many people have all of their stuff on social media simply because that's the easiest place to post content to by just writing and hitting post. A service that lets you actually just have a website would be better. It should let you export your markdown source files (the text) and compiled output (the html) whenever you want, in case you want to switch to a different service.

(You may recall this is what I'm currently working on with my Mycelium project on selfweb.club, although it's definitely not "ready" as a tool for mass adoption lol)

2) A federated, E2EE chatting service that works like Discord. It needs to be secure, without letting security get in the way of the user. People don't use Matrix specifically because of how much security gets in the user's way. Signal is common because it *doesn't* get in your way. Somebody ought to make an app and protocol that satisfies this need.

Justification: Everyone deserves the right to E2EE. I think we can all agree we ought to be moving things more towards federated online models to avoid walled gardens.

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Any other things that need being built? Stuff that would actually be helpful to regular people and/or politically advantageous. Not just cool little dev projects (tho I think we should be making them too, just not discussing them in this particular thread).

#FOSS #programming #openSource #socialWeb #softwareForGood #CASA

It's that time of year, holiday time, and with holidays come holiday cards!

Last year we did our first ever #Pidgin holiday card and we're doing it again this year!

If you want to get a free #Pidgin themed holiday card and option some stickers sign up now!

https://forms.gle/ST6MnGgCv8gGdZNp8

#OpenSource #HolidayCard #Holidays

🎨 J'utilise régulièrement la suite Adobe pour le travail (Photoshop et InDesign principalement) et j'aimerais tellement pouvoir utiliser des logiciels OpenSource.

✏️ J'ai essayé Gimp qui n'est malheureusement pas du tout à la hauteur pour un travail professionnel et je n'ai pas l'impression qu'il existe non plus d'équivalent aussi puissant que InDesign.

Quel dommage !

#OpenSource #Adobe #Photoshop #InDesign #mac #Apple #Infographie #Graphisme #logiciellibre

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@zeek/117565899826625292

Our October newsletter is up on Discourse. Catch up on all of the latest Zeek news, including security releases 8.0.11 and 9.0.1, which closed 49 open pull requests and around 60 security tickets.

#Zeek #OpenSource #NetworkSecurity

I'm new here, hello! 👋 I'm learning how to #code through #100DaysOfSwiftUI via @twostraws. As I progress, I'm taking notes and hosting all my learnings to #GitHub in a repository with an interactive readme table of contents, both for my own reference and to help others. My goal is to make a whimsical #ttrpg - inspired to-do list / habit tracker w/ combat, loot, classes, and more. I look forward to building a #community here!
#indiedev #appdev #opensource #solorpg #noai #coding

Telling your AI agent "don't send anything" is a request, not a control.

It's logged in as you. It can read your inbox, and it can just as easily hit Send.

So we built OnlyRead, an open-source Chrome extension that makes the sites you choose read-only for AI agents that use your browser (Claude in Chrome, Codex, Grok Bot and others). It's enforced on the network requests, below the model: reads pass, and sends, posts, edits and deletes are refused before they leave the browser.

We'd love security folks to poke holes in it:
onlyread.ai

#InfoSec #OpenSource #AIAgents #AISecurity

Giving Posteo a try.

Any recommendations on IMAP email clients? I am using GrapheneOS and Linux.

Any other tips about what you have found useful?

#Email #Proton #Protonmail #OpenSource #FOSS

I'm writing one of several blog posts for @gnome's 2026 EOY fundraiser, & my research has turned up something surprising. For an independent computing platform enjoyed by millions, the organization sustaining it is shockingly lean.

The #GNOME Foundation has 3 full-time employees and a few part-time contractors. The GNOME Fellowship program supports 2 part-time devs. Other organizations employ people whose work benefits GNOME, and there are tons of amazing volunteers, but damn!

#opensource

📊 numeros.bolha.us: a bolha em números

Lançamos o numeros.bolha.us, uma página com as estatísticas da casa, atualizada de hora em hora:

• tops de quem mais posta, recebe boosts e favs e ganha seguidores, e as menções externas (hoje, 7 e 30 dias)
• últimos links, fotos e enquetes públicos
• usuários, ativos, novos usuários e denúncias por período
• clientes, idiomas e servidores que mais conversam com a bolha
• versões do software, espaço usado e os backups (retenção, último backup e tamanho)

Privacidade: nos tops só entram contas descobríveis; quem esconde quem segue fica fora de seguidores e seguindo; o conteúdo vem só de posts públicos, sem aviso de conteúdo nem mídia sensível. Não quer aparecer? Ponha #nonumeros na bio e você some na próxima rodada.

Também é código aberto (AGPL), pronto para qualquer instância Mastodon: https://gitlab.gutocarvalho.net/open/bolha/numeros

👉 https://numeros.bolha.us

#bolhaus #fediverso #opensource

@updates @gutocarvalho tá com algum problema no Gitlab.

Pode ser alguma parte está bloqueada e por isso não renderiza.

#nonumeros #bolhaus #fediverso #opensource

Composer 2.11.2 and 2.2.32 fix three Composer vulnerabilities, including command execution via a crafted composer.lock file (CVSS 8.8).

#Composer #PHP #SupplyChainSecurity #CICD #RCE #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #InfoSec

https://securityonline.info/composer-vulnerabilities-2-11-2/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The November 2026 OpenSSL security advisory fixes five Low-severity bugs in OpenSSL QUIC, AES-GCM-SIV and CMS. Releases are due December 1.

#OpenSSL #QUIC #AESGCMSIV #CVE202688822 #Cryptography #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #InfoSec

https://securityonline.info/openssl-security-advisory-november-2026/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I support Asahi #Linux team's decision to switch from MIT to GPL.

For starters, GPL are protective #FOSS that force iteration of it (and projects where its iterations are used in) are shared under same license, thus making it remain open source. Its different from MIT and BSD, which are called "permissive" licenses, thus they are incompatible with each other.

Linux itself is licensed under GPLv2, so big companies can't simply clone Linux and make a closed source version of it. Whatever modification they do, they must share it under GPLv2.

Same applies to the open source hardware. I always use the CERN OHL-S. Letter "S" stands for "Strongly Reciprocal", so anyone copying or iterating my hardware design must "reciprocate" my license terms, thus they must share it openly under the same license.

#linux #opensource #license #asahilinux

Asahi Linux ändert Lizenz: Mit Copyleft gegen Code-Übernahme durch Forks

Asahi Linux stellt seinen Code unter Copyleft und begründet das mit Projekten, die seine Arbeit ohne Herkunftsangabe übernehmen. Namen nennt Asahi nicht.

https://www.heise.de/news/Asahi-Linux-aendert-Lizenz-Mit-Copyleft-gegen-Code-Uebernahme-durch-Forks-11517430.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#AppleSilicon #GNUGPL #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

😆😆😆

"WE DID IT! We reverse-engineered Blender with AI and made it open source. Introducing BlenderCraft 🚀"

https://www.reddit.com/r/blender/comments/1x79j0p/we_did_it_we_reverseengineered_blender_with_ai/

#blender #Blender3D #B3D #3D #FOSS #OpenSource #fun #funny #humor #humour #LOL

The growing buzz & flurry around the cute little MVAVE FM-1 really is so exciting & encouraging...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmYPh5CYtWw

#FM1 #DIYSynth #Synth #OpenSource

📬 encaminha.bolha.us: seu e-mail @bolha.us

Lançamos o encaminha.bolha.us: quem tem conta no bolha.us agora pode ganhar um endereço seu@bolha.us, que encaminha tudo para o e-mail que você já usa. É só entrar com a conta do bolha.us e ativar.

Quem pode ativar:

• conta com mais de 90 dias
• avatar e bio preenchidos
• pelo menos 1 metadado no perfil
• pelo menos 10 seguidores e 37 posts

Se faltar algo, a página mostra o que é. Dá para desligar quando quiser.

É um projeto nosso, de código aberto (AGPL): https://gitlab.gutocarvalho.net/open/bolha/encaminha

👉 https://encaminha.bolha.us

#bolhaus #fediverso #opensource

While there's no announcement for it yet, the Mesa 26.3.0 open source drivers release is tagged and out now. Bringing many enhancements for gamers!
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/mesa-26-3-0-arrives-with-many-linux-graphics-driver-enhancements/

#OpenSource #Drivers #Mesa #NewRelease #Misc

💚 Díky všem, kteří OSCloud už podporujete, ať už příspěvkem na náš transparentní účet, nebo jinou formou. Díky vám naše služby běží bez reklam a sledování. Velmi si toho vážíme!
🚀 Teď otevíráme další možnost podpory prostřednictvím Darujme.cz. Chceme zajistit dlouhodobý provoz a další rozvoj našich komunitních služeb – Mastodonu, Matrixu, PeerTube, Nextcloudu a dalších.
🖥️ Provoz nás stojí přibližně 8 500 Kč měsíčně. Každý pravidelný příspěvek, třeba už od 100 Kč, nám pomáhá plánovat budoucnost s větší jistotou.
Pokud vám dává smysl internet, který respektuje soukromí a patří lidem, budeme rádi za vaši podporu. 💚

👉 https://www.darujme.cz/komunitni-internet-bez-reklam

Nemůžete přispět? Pomůže i sdílení. 🔁
Děkujeme, že jste součástí OSCloudu!

#OSCloud #Fediverse #OpenSource

"Passbolt is an Open Source Password Manager Built Specially For Teams"

"Passbolt offers both a free self-hosted edition and a managed cloud version of its team focused password management solution."

https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17516378/passbolt-review

#OpenSource

🤖 AI and the Open Source Ecosystem

⚖️ AI verändert die Welt und damit auch das Fundament der digitalen Welt: das Open-Source-Ökosystem. Core-Maintainer klagen über eine Flut generierter Pull Requests, ganze OSS-Projekte werden mit AI neu geschrieben und unter proprietäre Lizenzen gestellt, und aus Angst vor Modellen wie Anthropics Mythos gewinnt «Security through Obscurity» wieder an Boden. 🎤 Darüber spricht Olivier Brian an der DINAconCH dieses Jahr!

💡 Nach einer kurzen Ausgangslage folgen strategische Inputs zum Umgang mit AI in OSS-Projekten und -Lösungen. Praxisbeispiele zeigen, wie bestehende Projekte mit AI-generierten Pull Requests umgehen und eigene Richtlinien dafür entwickelt haben. Zum Abschluss gibt es konkrete Tipps für OSPOs, Maintainer und OSS-Enthusiast:innen.

👉 Anmeldung: https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/wissenschaft-technik/dinacon-2026-bern-7490308037581749165.html

#DINAcon2026 #CHOpen #OpenSource #DigitaleNachhaltigkeit #AI #OSPO #Maintainer #OpenSourceSecurity

heise+ | Protokollanalysen mit dem Capture-Tool Wireshark durchführen

Bei akuten Problemen gilt es, Protokolle wie DNS und HTTP systematisch zu analysieren. Die größte Herausforderung: Troubleshooting bei verschlüsseltem Traffic.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Protokollanalysen-mit-dem-Capture-Tool-Wireshark-durchfuehren-11515080.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #Wireshark #news

Booby-trapped GitHub projects target security professionals, Doctor Web says

Doctor Web reports that rigged GitHub coding projects aimed at security specialists and blockchain gamers install a backdoor, a crypto clipper and a data stealer, with over 2,000 PCs infected.

https://secquill.com/articles/booby-trapped-github-projects-target-security-professionals-doctor-web-says/
#cybersecurity #opensource

Alt...

GitHub logo in an original security editorial illustration.

Unpopular opinion:

AI is illegal and it should be banned.

But I think it is %200 moral to use AI for libre projects.

Robin Hood style... Ugh?

#AI #NoAI #FuckAI #Claude #ClaudeAI #tech #technology #UnpopularOpinion #LibreSoftware #FLOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Piracy

Making progress on Toot, my native Mastodon client for the COSMIC desktop! 🐘

It now has multi-account setup, conversations, content warnings, moderation tools, drafts and image uploads with alt text.

I’ve also been reworking the UI: grouped notifications, cleaner feeds, and a redesigned composer.

Still a work in progress, but getting closer to a public release.

#COSMIC #Mastodon #Rust #Linux #OpenSource

Mozilla made a silly advert to try and win Firefox users back and has a handy new web dev feature, and HACS is now built into Home Assistant. Plus using Apple Airpods on Linux, a classic Amiga game is updated (and brought to Linux), fixing photos and solving magic eye pics, and making audio sound like it’s on a cassette tape in discoveries.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-411/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

FOSS NEWS

Zen Browser 1.24.1b Release Closes Security Hole as Arc Faces Sunset:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-1241b-release-closes-security-hole-as-arc-faces-sunset/

Tor Project ships Arti 2.8, moving the next-gen Tor client closer to a full Rust rewrite:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/tor-project-ships-arti-2-8-moving-the-next-gen-tor-client-closer-to-a-full-rust-rewrite/

Ungoogled Chromium 157 Ships Cross-Platform Build With 213 Security Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ungoogled-chromium-157-ships-crossplatform-build-with-213-security-fixes/

One Open-Source Repo to Replace Adobe, Microsoft, and Salesforce:
https://itsfoss.com/puter-everything/

GIMP 3.2.8 released with improved text tool, performance:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/11/gimp-3-2-8-brings-bug-fixes-fixes-fixes

LibreOffice 26.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the LibreOffice 26.2 Series:
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-7-is-out-as-the-last-update-in-the-libreoffice-26-2-series

Haruna media player 1.9 released with many usability, interface & performance enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/10/haruna-media-player-1-9-released-with-many-usability-interface-and-performance-enhancements/

mpv 4.20 adds support for DVD & Blu-Ray menus, Wayland HDR:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/11/mpv-4-20-released

Kdenlive 26.08.3 Released: Final Summer Series Update Fixes Crashes and Performance:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kdenlive-26083-released-final-summer-series-update-fixes-crashes-and-performance/

OpenShot 4.1.1 Downloads Now: Free Video Editor Gets Faster GPU Exports and Stability Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/openshot-411-downloads-now-free-video-editor-gets-faster-gpu-exports-and-stability-fixes/

Audacity 4.0.2 Audio Editor Restores Automatic Saving During Recording:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-4-0-2-audio-editor-restores-automatic-saving-during-recording

Bluesky adds a moderation inbox and account status in beta:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/bluesky-adds-a-moderation-inbox-and-account-status-in-beta/

KeePass 1.44 updates search and clipboard clearing:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/keepass-1-44-updates-search-and-clipboard-clearing/

KeePass 2.62 released with enhanced UI, new XPath extensions, and integration enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/keepass-2-62-released-with-enhanced-ui-new-xpath-extensions-and-integration-enhancements/

Calibre 9.18 Open-Source E-Book Manager Adds New Tool to Make Books Accessible:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-18-open-source-e-book-manager-adds-new-tool-to-make-books-accessible

Sigil 2.8.5 Open-Source EPUB Editor Released with Modern CSS Parsing:
https://9to5linux.com/sigil-2-8-5-open-source-epub-editor-released-with-modern-css-parsing

PrivacyNotes arrives on Google Play for encrypted personal data:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/privacynotes-arrives-on-google-play-for-encrypted-personal-data/

PhotoPrism introduces PostgreSQL support, MCP integration, and enhanced 3D earth view:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/photoprism-introduces-postgresql-support-mcp-integration-and-enhanced-3d-earth-view/

Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' v1.7 works towards completing the multicellular stage:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/open-source-evolution-sim-thrive-v1-7-works-towards-completing-the-multicellular-stage/

(Post 5/7)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #ZenBrowser #GIMP #mpv #Kdenlive #Arti #FosseryTech

Zed 1.27.0 Update Brings Performance and AI Tweaks:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-1270-update-brings-performance-and-ai-tweaks/

Apache NetBeans 32 RC3 Released: Final Candidate Targets November GA Launch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/apache-netbeans-32-rc3-released-final-candidate-targets-november-ga-launch/

Kitty 0.50 Picks Up Where You Left Off After a System Restart:
https://itsfoss.com/news/kitty-0-50-release/

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.70 Released: Bug-Fix Update Supersedes All Earlier 2.4.x Versions:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/apache-http-server-2470-released-bugfix-update-supersedes-all-earlier-24x-versions/

PHP 8.6.0 RC5 Ships With 8.5.13 and 8.4.28 Candidates Ahead of 19 November GA:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/php-860-rc5-ships-with-8513-and-8428-candidates-ahead-of-19-november-ga/

Rails 8.1.4.1 and 8.0.5.2 Security Release: 21 CVEs Packed, 8.0 EOL in Days:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/rails-8141-and-8052-security-release-21-cves-packed-80-eol-in-days/

Gitea CLI gt 1.0.0 replaces tea with stable API guarantees:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/gitea-cli-gt-1-0-0-replaces-tea-with-stable-api-guarantees/
(Oh no, give my tea back, I'm Bri'ish, I like my tea!)

GCC 17 Feature Development Ends Next Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-17-Ends-Stage-1-Next-Week

Automake 1.20 Brings New Features, Desires To Re-Establish GNU As Leading Build System:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Automake-1.20

Canonical adds FIDO2 hardware key support to Launchpad:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/11/launchpad-fido2-hardware-tokens

Zabbix 8.0 LTS adds AI enablement, observability, event processing, and scalability gains:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/zabbix-8-0-lts-adds-ai-enablement-observability-event-processing-and-scalability-gains/

HestiaCP 1.10.6 Security Update Ships With ECDSA and Auto-Patch Support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hestiacp-1106-security-update-ships-with-ecdsa-and-autopatch-support/

OpenCV 5.1 Brings More AVX-512 Optimizations, Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenCV-5.1-Released

Strata 0.2.10 Release: DFlash2 Default, Multi-GPU Split Engine and 128K Context on 8 GB Cards:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-0210-release-dflash2-default-multigpu-split-engine-and-128k-context-on-8-gb-cards/

Strata 0.2.11 Adds Compressed Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Files, Faster Prompting, and a Privacy Fix:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-0211-adds-compressed-qwen38flashnext-files-faster-prompting-and-a-privacy-fix/

Strata 0.2.12 Targets AMD, Apple, and Budget NVIDIA GPUs:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/strata-0212-targets-amd-apple-and-budget-nvidia-gpus/

AMD-Backed Lemonade Local AI Server Ships Redesigned Desktop App & Web UI:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lemonade-2026.45.3

Servo Browser Engine Continues Broadening Web Compatibility, New Features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.7-Changes

(Post 6/7)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Zed #NetBeans #Apache #PHP #RubyOnRails #Gitea #GCC #Automake #Lauchpad #Zabbix #HestiaCP #OpenCV #Strata #Servo #AI #Dev #Programming #Coding #FosseryTech

France’s Weird Per-Gigabyte Data Tax Could Cost VLC Over €1 Million a Year!:
https://itsfoss.com/news/vlc-outrage-at-french-internet-tax/
(Just another example showing politicians have no clue about FOSS and technology in general)

New York Times and other outlets sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping:
https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/02/new-york-times-and-other-outlets-sue-web-browser-brave-over-alleged-content-scraping/

OpenVPN 2.7.9 Released with Linux and GUI Improvements, Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-9-released-with-linux-and-gui-improvements-bug-fixes

OPNsense releases Business Edition 26.10 with enhanced firewall and DNS capabilities:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/opnsense-releases-business-edition-26-10-with-enhanced-firewall-and-dns-capabilities/

FreeRDP 3.33 adds WebAssembly support, improved SDL client & experimental UDP connections:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/11/freerdp-3-33-adds-webassembly-support-improved-sdl-client-and-experimental-udp-connections/

FreeBSD 15.2 Beta 1 Allows Experimental Cross-Building Of Base Packages On Linux/macOS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.2-Beta-1

NetBSD 11.1 Released With Security Fixes & Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.1-Released

HyprBSD Provides Wayland-Based Desktop Built Atop FreeBSD, Complete With Steam Gaming:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HyprBSD

OpenIndiana 2026.10 Released With Updated Tools & Compilers, New Apps:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-2026.10

ReactOS Lands Initial USB3 Driver Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Initial-USB-3.0

NVIDIA CUDA 13.5 Released With Production Support For Vera Rubin:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-CUDA-13.5

Vulkan 1.4.368 Released With New Extensions From Valve & NVIDIA:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.368

Zlib 1.4 Released With More Than One Dozen Security Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zlib-1.4-Released

LZ4 1.11 Introduces Multi-Threaded Compression For liblz4, Other Performance Gains:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LZ4-1.11-Released

(Post 7/7)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #Brave #OpenVPN #OPNSense #FreeRDP #FreeBSD #NetBSD #HyprBSD #OpenIndiana #ReactOS #CUDA #Vulkan #Zlib #LZ4 #BSD #VPN #OS #Compression #FosseryTech

Lots of nightly updates coming in today!

Most notable bugs:

- When you type a hashtag or at-person, the popout gets in the way
- Ultra Accessible themes for vision impaired have some font size issues
- Some hover states and element proportions, especially padding, have regressions from v5 and the new nightly theme
- Bugs in the advanced view

The latest changes are in the nightly branch, and work is still in progress. You can follow my work here: https://github.com/rollecode/mastodon-bird-ui/tree/nightly

Some of these are core issues and will probably be fixed or changed in Mastodon v5 stable. If not, fixes will go live in our fork.

#MastodonBirdUI #BirdUI #CSS #MastoAdmin #UI #Mastodon #OpenSource

🚀 Waterfox 6.7.8 has been updated in FreeBSD Ports.

The latest Waterfox release is now available for FreeBSD through the Ports Collection.

🌐 https://www.freshports.org/www/waterfox/

#FreeBSD #Waterfox #BSD #OpenSource #Ports

Poking fun at security holes

The latest critical hole found 51 years old!

https://terminal2shell.com/

#bash #ksh #csh #sh #zsh #fish #OpenSource

The Sovereign Tech Agency is seeking input from the open source community to help shape the EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot, an initiative focused on supporting critical open source technologies that Europe's digital infrastructure depends on.

We encourage FreeBSD users and contributors, particularly those in Europe, to participate and share their perspectives on the open source infrastructure they rely on.

Take the survey: https://survey.sovereign.tech/eustf

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #EUSovereignTechFund

Let me tell you a story from my life.

Back in 2003, Hans Reiser (yes, the ReiserFS guy) came to our university in Bologna to present Reiser4. He was a kind, friendly person, and we ended up taking him out for dinner. Of course, we paid, even though he insisted on paying for himself.

On our way back, as we were walking him to his hotel, we passed through Via Zamboni, a street in the city center that wasn't exactly the safest place at night. He noticed this and asked me whether the area was safe, given some of the rather shady-looking people around.

A few days earlier, a young man had been stabbed there (fortunately without serious injuries), so I suggested he be careful, telling him: "You must be careful, there are killers here!"

Well, let's just say that, in hindsight, I was remarkably accurate. 😆

I originally wrote about this story back in 2007, before he was convicted:
https://www.dragas.net/posts/a-cena-con-hans-reiser/

#ReiserFS #Reiser4 #Linux #OpenSource #ComputingHistory

Omarchy 4.5 Brings Floating Workspaces, Native Apple Silicon Installation, and a More Flexible Linux Desktop https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/omarchy-45-brings-floating-workspaces-native-apple-silicon-installation-and-more-flexible
#linuxnews #linuxjournal #opensource

Europe depends on open digital infrastructure. Which technologies are critical, and where is support most needed? We invite maintainers and experts worldwide to share their knowledge to inform the design and investment priorities of the EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot.

Take the survey by 30 November 2026 and share it with your networks: https://survey.sovereign.tech/eustf

Learn more about the pilot: https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/eu-sovereign-tech-fund

@Digital_Commons_EDIC
#OpenSource #FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #EUSTF

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Waving EU flag in front of a glass building, with the text: Which open source does Europe rely on? Take the survey for the EU Sovereign Tech Fund pilot.

Moin! Du bist auf Jobsuche im #freesoftware Bereich? Schau mal hier, @univention stellt ein!

https://www.univention.de/ueber-uns/karriere/#stellen

#jobs #fedijobs #fedihire #getfedihired #opensource #iam #openldap #keycloak #nubus #univention #digitalsovereignty

For the past six years, I’ve kept a quarterly ritual of donating to a free and open-source software project that recently helped me in my life or work.

Here is my 2026 lineup. With a special exception for Q4:

• Q1: FreeBSD Foundation (@FreeBSDFoundation)
• Q2: KeePassXC (@keepassxc)
• Q3: KDE e.V. (@kde)
• Q4: Sanktionsfrei e.V. (@Sanktionsfrei)

Not a FOSS project, but more important. Standing together for fear-free, dignified basic income support without sanctions in Germany! 🤝❤️

#FOSS #OpenSource #FreeBSD #KeePassXC #KDE #Sanktionsfrei #Bürgergeld #Solidarität #Fediverse

For the past six years, I’ve kept a quarterly ritual of donating to a free and open-source software project that recently helped me in my life or work.

Here is my 2026 lineup. With a special exception for Q4:

• Q1: FreeBSD Foundation (@freebsdfoundation@bsd.network)
• Q2: KeePassXC (@keepassxc)
• Q3: KDE e.V. (@kde)
• Q4: Sanktionsfrei e.V. (@Sanktionsfrei)

Not a FOSS project, but more important. Standing together for fear-free, dignified basic income support without sanctions in Germany! 🤝❤️

#FOSS #OpenSource #FreeBSD #KeePassXC #KDE #Sanktionsfrei #Bürgergeld #Solidarität #Fediverse

Hello wonderful hive-mind Mastodonians.

Having trouble with my new Nextcloud provider - customer support-wise, they're pretty unresponsive.

Has anyone tried Internxt yet?

They're European-based, open source, E2EE cloud storage providers. They look like the sort of organisation I'd be happy to support...

#CloudStorage #Internxt #E2EE #OpenSource #Drive #Nextcloud

If any of my work on #OpenBSD, or my highlight posts here (or elsewhere) has been helpful in the past, a small recurring monthly donation would be extremely appreciated. ​

https://brynet.ca/wallofpizza.html

https://dir.floss.fund/view/@brynet.ca

https://bsd.network/@brynet/114458997143046937

#bsd #opensource #foss

Auf eduvidual.at, der Lernplattform des Bildungsministeriums in Österreich, gibt es übrigens einen Kurs zum Kinderbuch und -film "Ada & Zangemann - Ein Märchen über Software, Skateboards und Himbeereis" von @kirschner und Sandra Brandstätter. Ganz große Empfehlung und bitte weitererzählen!

"Schwierige Themen wie Monopole, Lobbyismus, Digital Divide, Softwarefreiheit, digitale Autonomie, IoT, Elektroschrott und vieles mehr sind in dieser Lernressource in kindgerechter Form leicht verständlich in eine spannende Handlung verpackt."

Kurs: https://www.eduvidual.at/course/view.php?id=218862

Buch: https://ada.fsfe.org/

#Bildung #eduvival #SoftwareFreiheit #FreieSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Österreich #FediLZ #Schule #Kinderbuch #Zangemann #AdaUndZangemann

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Titelbild vom Buch Ada & Zangemann. Ein dünner, großer alter Mann mit dem Händen im Kreuz stützend beugt sich herunter zu einem energisch dreinblickendem kleinem Mädchen mit motorisiertem Skateboard. Der Hintergrund ist grün und es gibt am Rande Maus, Tastatur und Smartphone mit weißen Kabeln, die einen Rahmen bilden.

We certify most of our #hardware at @oshwassociation

Pico2 Expansion Card (TR000006), and qwiic-like I2C sensor accessories compatible with it (TR000007, TR000008, TR000009, TR000010, TR000012) are all certified by OSHWA!

Pico2 Expansion Card will be soon on Crowd Supply this month, so keep following us to catch as soon as we open the pre-launch page.

#RISC_V #Opensource

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A small red pcb, like a USB-C dongle, with male USB-C below and 2 JST ports above, in the middle containing a little black chip (RP2354A)

Our AGS10 Air Quality I2C sensor modules are freshly out of NextPCB factory.

It is completely open source hardware certified by @oshwassociation as TR000010

Soon last prototypes of Pico2 Expansion Card and several other I2C sensor modules will be ready.

#opensource #hardware #pcb

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A metal sensor on top of a red PCB, with 2 JST ports on each edge of the PCB

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Retro side of a red PCB, with big logo of riscfruit in lowercase, on left there is the invert of the pomegranate icon with 4x4 sliced circular wafer, below written "Designed in Türkiye, Produced in PRC", above 'OSHW TR000010" and pinout names

🇮🇹 Le scuole italiane non devono formare dipendenti delle Big Tech, ma cittadini liberi.

Basta Chromebook, Gmail e piattaforme chiuse che profilano i minori. I nostri ragazzi meritano strumenti open source, sicuri e sovrani.

Firma ora e condividi per il futuro delle nuove generazioni:
👉 https://sovranitàdigitale.com/petizione/

#ScuolaDigitale #SoftwareLibero #Privacy #Istruzione #OpenSource #SovranitàDigitale #NoBigTech #FOSS #Italia #Genitori #Docenti #DirittiDigitali #Petizione #ScuolaPubblica

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Ecco il link dove firmare su change.org https://c.org/SZ7PjpcKDZ

So, you submit a feature request for an open-source project and offer to put together a pull request (which the maintainer even welcomed).

Then, you sit down, painstakingly build a fully-fledged new feature into the project, and submit a pull request—only for nothing to happen for four months.
In the meantime, several other people ask about the feature and even point toward your pull request, which is just waiting to be merged.

And what happens today?
A new release of the software comes out, and the feature is now included.
But my pull request is still open. I check the commit history and see that it was implemented five days ago—by Claude.
I take a look at it today, and, well... it’s a half-baked implementation that immediately causes other issues (my version was much more stable and didn’t have those negative side effects elsewhere).

I rarely contribute to open-source projects—mostly due to a lack of time—and things like this are just even more demotivating...

#OpenSource #GitHub #noAI #Claude

The Arcticons project exists for over 6 years now!
So we're bringing you a new release packed with icons and updates 🥳

https://github.com/Arcticons-Team/Arcticons/releases/tag/15.4.7

#arcticons #iconpack #opensource

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Visual changelog with all the new app icons in a line style. At the top is the text "Arcticons 15.4.7 - 194 new icons"

Does your organisation rely on NLnet Labs? If you have budget left this year, please consider using some of it to support our #OpenSource work.

As an independent non-profit foundation, we fund maintenance of our open-source software through support agreements, new development through grants, and research and policy work from our reserves.

Take out a support agreement, sponsor a feature, or make a donation. If someone else manages the budget, please share this with them.
https://nlnetlabs.nl/funding/

🚀 TUXEDO OS geht in den Open-Beta-Endspurt!

🔎 Helft mit, letzte Fehler aufzuspüren und den Weg zur ersten stabilen Version zu ebnen. Jetzt testen, Feedback geben und gemeinsam TUXEDO OS verbessern!

👉 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/de/TUXEDO-OS-Open-Beta-bald-im-Endspurt.tuxedo

#TUXEDO #Linux #OpenSource #Linux

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Stilisiertes Logo mit einem weißen, geometrischen X-ähnlichen Zeichen in einem schwarzen Kreis, umrahmt von einem roten Pinselstrich, der links in eine spiralartige Form ausläuft.

Node64 vereint sechs Homelab-Dienste in einem Container
https://linuxnews.de/node64-vereint-sechs-homelab-dienste-in-einem-container/

#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #EULE #EULEde #Node64 #Homelab #Container #OpenSource

There was a thing a while back about "if you want open source free software use this instead of..." but I cannot find it.

I have a very old version of Adobe Premiere, in that, I cannot even do 4K video editing in it. I love it. I understand it. But...it does not suit my needs because we are beyond 1080p now!

Recommend me something that does not need cloud, or have genAI bullshit built in please! I don't need the same editing levels of Premiere, but I do need basic color shifting, light adjustments, I do a lot of clipping and overlaying with audio so the same cut/mark/move layout with the timeline would be the biggest help.

I don't use it enough to spend a bunch of money on it. I have tried OpenShot, it's...okay but it is clunky and the timeline cut/edit is annoying and it doesn't seem to do anything else.

Boosts welcome.

#software #openSource #noAI #recommend

Node64 vereint sechs Homelab-Dienste in einem Container
https://linuxnews.de/node64-vereint-sechs-homelab-dienste-in-einem-container/ #homelab #selfhosting #linux #opensource #linuxnews

Bayern und Schleswig-Holstein kooperieren für digitale Souveränität

Bayern und Schleswig-Holstein wollen gemeinsam die digitale Souveränität in der öffentlichen Verwaltung voranbringen.

https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/bayern-und-schleswig-holstein-kooperieren-fuer-digitale-souveraenitaet/

#linux #opensource

@uba

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Logozeile des Bayerischen Staatsministeriums für Digitales: links ein Raster aus blauen, roten, gelben und grauen Quadraten, rechts das bayerische Staatswappen.

So we're finally splitting our monorepo! If you package #Pidgin, you'll want to read this post!

For those of you that don't know, the source code repository for Pidgin has historically contained four separate but related projects.

This has worked okay for the past 20 odd years, but has caused a number of issues including completely shadowing projects like #Finch.

Due to those issues and GTK+ 2 being removed from distributions we're separating everything!

https://discourse.imfreedom.org/t/splitting-the-monorepo/446

#OpenSource

The first open source software that we used, and the FOSS that we have most recently started using regularly.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-134/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Linux After Dark artwork

🎉 I made an age verification bypass for Discord!

Hi everyone! After many requests, I just added Discord to my age verification bypass extension! It was the hardest one to bypass so far but I did it!

https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/age-verification-bypass?utm_source=fedi_share (Just install and use on Discord web)

More details about what's bypassed : https://github.com/helloyanis/age-verification-bypass/wiki/discord

I managed to do it by spoofing an old version number in the requests to Discord's API (a version that didn't have age verification) and hijacking the gateway connection and making the client think you are an adult!

❗In regions like Australia and the UK, Discord does additionnal checks and you'll get a "Messages failed to load" error. In that case use a VPN along with the extension.

It may get patched, if discord propagates the additionnal check to all regions but hopefully not.

With Discord, Twitter, Reddit and bluesky bypassed in this extension, I'm really happy at how it turned out!

Give it a try!

@privacy

#privacy #opensource #discord #ageverification

Bayern und Schleswig-Holstein kooperieren für digitale Souveränität | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Bayern-und-Schleswig-Holstein-kooperieren-fuer-digitale-Souveraenitaet-11513932.html #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #Datenschutz #privacy #Microsoft #KRITIS #CriticalInfrastructure #Linux

Ralf regt sich auf über: GNOME 51
https://gnulinux.ch/ralf-regt-sich-auf-ueber-gnome-51/

#Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxDE #LinuxNewsDE #EULE #EULEde #GNOME #GNOME51 #OpenSource

📦 New FeedEcho destination: GitHub. One user asked for it, so here it is.

FeedEcho can now publish feed items as markdown files straight into a GitHub repo. Connect a repo with a fine-grained PAT, then set a file path template and body template per echo. Front matter renders like any other template text, so your feed's tags land in the file. Existing files update in place, never duplicated.

Self-host or use the hosted version: https://github.com/jcrabapple/feedecho and https://feedecho.net

#opensource #RSS #Mastodon