The chaos in the US is affecting open source software and its developers

It was only a matter of time before the illegal, erratic, inhumane, and cruel behaviours and policies of the second Trump regime were going to affect the open source world in a possibly very visible way. Christian Hergert, longtime GNOME and Linux contributor, employed by Red Hat, wanted t

https://www.osnews.com/story/144348/the-chaos-in-the-us-is-affecting-open-source-software-and-its-developers/

#OpenSource

@Timpostma

A chicken egg tool is a tool, in this case the GCC compiler, which you need in your GNU Linux Operating System to compile your programs.

The GCC compiler needs to be compiled first.

This means that you need another C compiler, to compile your GCC compiler.
The other C compiler will need to reside in another Operating System.

In this specific example of building a GNU Linux multi tasking Operating System from the MS-DOS single tasking operating system, I used the Turbo C compiler, which was written by Borland. The Turbo C compiler, is a proprietary Closed Source compiler, which is delivered as a executable, not in source code.

Armed with the Turbo C compiler, I ran the following command sequence for compiling GCC
./configure
make test
# this runs the assembler program too
make

I did not run 'make install' because GCC needs to be installed in GNU Linux. I also used switches so that a Linux ELF Binary executable was created, not a MS-DOS executable binary.

The last step was to do a raw write of the GCC binary to the Linux file system.

#GNU #GCC #compiler #ELF #OperatingSystem #programming #technology #Freedom #100percent #Full #free #software #UNIX #vi #mathematics #reg #ex #regular #expressions #gettext #man #pages #OpenSource #files #pipes

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La version 0.60.0 du serveur de musique open-source introduit une architecture d'extensions Wasm et un moteur de lecture plus performant, redéfinissant son extensibilité et sa fiabilité.

#opensource #selfhosting #rce #version #pikapods

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Git 2.53 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/git-2-53-released-with-new-features-and-performance-improvements

Zed Editor adds multiple edit prediction providers and pluggable architecture:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/zed-editor-adds-multiple-edit-prediction-providers-and-pluggable-architecture/

WooCommerce 10.5 boosts analytics scalability and admin performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/woocommerce-10-5-boosts-analytics-scalability-and-admin-performance/

Notepad++ reveals its updater was hijacked by state-sponsored hackers:
https://betanews.com/article/notepad-reveals-its-updater-was-hijacked-by-state-sponsored-hackers/

Deno Deploy reaches GA with CI/CD, observability, and Deno Sandbox beta launch:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/deno-deploy-reaches-ga-with-ci-cd-observability-and-deno-sandbox-beta-launch/

Toyota Developing A Console-Grade, Open-Source Game Engine - Using Flutter & Dart:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorite-Toyota-Game-Engine
(Yeah, let's make drivers playing games when driving, so they can't pay attention to their surroundings, will cause more accidents)

NVIDIA DLSS For Blender Under Review But Licensing Concerns Persist:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-DLSS-Blender

Pandoc 3.9: WebAssembly Support, PDF standards, and improved browser features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/pandoc-3-9-webassembly-support-pdf-standards-and-improved-browser-features/

GNU Nettle 4.0 Released With SLH-DSA Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nettle-4.0-Released-SLH-DSA

Latest VirtualBox Code Begins Supporting KVM Backend:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VirtualBox-Upstream-With-KVM

Stremio for Android TV v1.9.1 updates player and user settings:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/stremio-for-android-tv-v1-9-1-adds-player-updates-and-new-user-settings/

GNU Hurd Is "Almost There" With x86_64, SMP & ~75% Of Debian Packages Building:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Hurd-In-2026

NetBSD's Kernel Supports Lua Scripting But Don't Look For Rust In There Anytime Soon:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/No-Rust-In-NetBSD-Kernel

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-RC1

smolBSD Builds On The NetBSD-MicroVM Kernel For Booting To Service VMs In Milliseconds:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/smolBSD

OpenIndiana Is Porting Solaris' IPS Package Management To Rust:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-Next-Gen-IPS

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Zed #ZedEditor #Git #NotepadPlusPlus #WooCommerce #DenoDeploy #Deno #Toyota #GameEngine #NVIDIA #Blender #Pandoc #GNUNettle #VirtualBox #Stremio #GNUHurd #NetBSD #smolBSD #OpenIndiana #BSD #OS #Programming #Coding #Development #Dev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #FosseryTech

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

You can turn off every Firefox AI feature this month:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-disable-ai-features

LibreOffice 26.2 Released with Excel Improvements & Markdown Support:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-features
(Markdown support is really useful. Now I can simply copy-paste the Markdown of FosseryWeb cheatsheets and articles from Joplin to LO Writer without having to worry about formatting. It will probably speed things up a bit.)

Krita 6 Beta Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support:
https://9to5linux.com/krita-6-beta-digital-painting-app-released-with-wayland-color-management-support

Tor Project releases Arti 2.0 with major improvements to relay and directory authority:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/tor-project-releases-arti-2-0-with-major-improvements-to-relay-and-directory-authority/

Calibre 9.2 Ebook Manager Improves the Bookshelf View, Ebook Viewer, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-2-ebook-manager-improves-the-bookshelf-view-ebook-viewer-and-more

Calibre 9.2.1 introduces Mustache templating and key security fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/calibre-9-2-1-introduces-mustache-templating-and-key-security-fixes/

Ardour 9.0 Open-Source DAW Brings Pianoroll Windows, Cue Recording, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/ardour-9-0-open-source-daw-brings-pianoroll-windows-cue-recording-and-more

Shotcut 26.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Hardware Video Decoding:
https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-1-open-source-video-editor-released-with-hardware-video-decoding

Ente Photos brings likes, comments, album admins, and faster sharing to all platforms:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/ente-photos-brings-likes-comments-album-admins-and-faster-sharing-to-all-platforms/

Darktable 5.4.1 Brings Noise Profiles for Canon EOS 10D and Sony ILCE-7CR Cameras:
https://9to5linux.com/darktable-5-4-1-brings-noise-profiles-for-canon-eos-10d-and-sony-ilce-7cr-cameras

GCompris 26.0 launches with new activities and companion tool for teachers:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/gcompris-26-0-launches-with-new-activities-and-companion-tool-for-teachers/

I'm working on a new todo app, Burner Todo, which lets you create temporary todos:
https://codeberg.org/fossery-tech/burner-todo
(It's WIP, so not all features work yet, but you can already try it out)
(I'll share more info about it (e.g. the motivation behind it's creation) once all features are implemented)

ScummVM v2026.1.0 is a huge new release with tons of new supported games:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/scummvm-v2026-1-0-is-a-huge-new-release-with-tons-of-new-supported-games/

Upgrade your theme park as OpenRCT2 updates just as new Humble Bundle drops:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/upgrade-your-theme-park-as-openrct2-updates-just-as-new-humble-bundle-drops/

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #Firefox #LibreOffice #Krita #Tor #Calibre #Ardour #Shotcut #Darktable #ScummVM #HumbleBundle #FosseryTech

KDE Linux: 62% pe drumul către versiunea beta – o nouă eră pentru distribuția oficială a comunității KDE

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2026/02/kde-linux-62-pe-drumul-catre-versiunea.html

#Linux #Opensource

SMEs: Break free from the SaaS tax. A 50-person firm can save $50k+/year by ditching Microsoft for FOSS. Use Linux Mint, OnlyOffice, Nextcloud. Slash costs, own your data, stop forced hardware upgrades. It's not just tech—it's financial & digital sovereignty. A pragmatic 2026 strategy.

https://newsgroup.site/%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%be%d0%bc%d1%96%d0%ba%d0%b0-linux-%d1%8f%d0%ba-%d0%bc%d0%b0%d0%bb%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b1%d1%96%d0%b7%d0%bd%d0%b5%d1%81-%d0%bf%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d1%87%d1%83/

#opensource #business #tech

About GNU

GNU was launched in 1983 by Richard Stallman

Quote
The primary and continuing goal of GNU is to offer a Unix-compatible system that would be 100% free software. Not 95% free, not 99.5%, but 100%. The name of the system, GNU, is a recursive acronym meaning GNU's Not Unix—a way of paying tribute to the technical ideas of Unix, while at the same time saying that GNU is something different. Technically, GNU is like Unix. But unlike Unix, GNU gives its users freedom.
^Z

Realize this
Without GNU, Linux {distributions} would *not* exist. You would only have a kernel after boot, no user land programs

Be grateful for the existence of GNU

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

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

Distributions are interwoven with the GNU principles.
Before distributions I would have to download the GNU program Source Code one by one, then cross compile (GCC for example) them.
Once chicken egg tools were cross compiled I could start with native
./configure; make; make test; make install

Quote
Specifically, free software means users have the four essential freedoms: (0) to run the program, (1) to study and change the program in source code form, (2) to redistribute exact copies, and (3) to distribute modified versions.
^Z

These are important pillars of Free Software

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

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

Did you know that Wi-Fi 7 is not technically the same thing as Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7?

It is important to understand the difference between "Wi-Fi 7" and "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7" when shopping for networking hardware. Wi-Fi 7 (or the non-hyphenated WiFi 7) is a marketing term for IEEE 802.11be. This label is often applied to "pre-standard" or "draft" hardware. While these devices utilize 802.11be technology, they are not strictly required to implement all of the features to use the name.

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 is the official designation from the Wi-Fi Alliance. This certification ensures a device has passed interoperability testing and supports mandatory features like Multi-Link Operation (MLO) for simultaneous data transmission across 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz bands, and Preamble Puncturing for selective channel utilization to bypass interference.

Hardware marketed as "Wi-Fi 7" may omit mandatory certification features or optional enhancements like 320 MHz channels and 4K-QAM. For production environments or stable homelabs, the CERTIFIED logo is the only guarantee of compliance with the finalized standard.

#Networking #WiFi7 #IEEE80211be #TerminalTilt #TechTips #FOSS #OpenSource #Router #WiFi #Internet #GNULinux #GNU #Linux

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The Wi-Fi 7 CERTIFIED logo. It is black text on a white background that says: "Wi Fi 7 CERTIFIED TM"

Green, open and ethical? Chinese propaganda in Infomaniak's Euria, and a reflection on the role of Open Source AI: https://gagliardoni.net/#20260208_euria

Infomaniak is a Swiss alternative to Big Tech, but focusing specifically on digital sovereignty for the Swiss and EU markets. Like too many others, they couldn't resist shoving AI down their customers' throats. So, last December they launched Euria, touted as "the free, sovereign AI assistant to no longer depend on the American giants". The road to Hell is paved with good intentions: as you can see, their model is heavily infused with Chinese state censorship. In this blog post I explain why and what the broader consequences are for "open source AI".

#ai #euria #infomaniak #switzerland #eu #bigtech #llm #china #usa #qwen #censorship #digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #floss #osi #tienanmen #politics

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A screenshot of a prompt from Euria, Infomaniak's AI assistant, where the LLM blatantly denies that Tienanmen Square is associated with "massacre" in public discourse.

Jetzt wieder ein kleines Stück Unabhängigkeit erreicht. Mein eigener kleiner GoToSocial‑Server läuft seit fast 24 Stunden. Dezentral, selbst gehostet und Open‑Source, genau so stelle ich mir soziale Medien vor. Danke an die Leute in der Community, die das möglich machen.

#GoToSocial #Fediverse #SelfHosting #OpenSource #Linux #Privatsphäre #Dezentral #Homelab #IndieWeb #FOSS

Behind the software that millions of people use every day, there are people. Behind the software that thousands of companies use every day to MAKE MONEY, there are people.
Shame on you, Red Hat.

https://blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2026/02/06/mid-life-transitions/

#linux #opensource #redhat #gnome

"We Ditched Clickup for Fizzy: An (Open Source) Kanban Board App"

"If you're juggling multiple tasks and want something simpler than Jira or ClickUp, this is worth trying."

https://itsfoss.com/fizzy-self-hostable-kanban-solution/

#OpenSource

I have to be honest, I like the whole #degoogle thing but I still haven't found a convincing alternative to #googlemaps, especially when it comes to driving.

#google #degoogling #degoogleification #privacy #opensource #floss

🎓 Nueva versión de mi plantilla LaTeX para TFG/TFM de la EPS (Universidad de Alicante), aunque se puede aprovechar para otras cositas:

✅ 21 portadas oficiales
✅ Código coloreado (minted 3.x)
✅ 50+ componentes
✅ PDFs accesibles
✅ TeX Live 2025

👉 https://github.com/jmrplens/TFG-TFM_EPS

#LaTeX #TFG #TFM #OpenSource

HELLO! My #opensource #lisp game Kandria is now out on GOG with a 70% discount (highest ever!) to go along with it:

https://www.gog.com/en/game/kandria

#commonlisp #indiedev #gamedev

Save the date!

🏔️ Drupal Mountain Camp is coming back to Davos on March 2-4, 2027!

Big things are in the works! Our organizing team is meeting this March to start planning what we're confident will be our best event yet.

Check out all the highlights from our 2025 event!
👉 https://drupalmountaincamp.ch/article/drupal-mountain-camp-2025-wrap

Subscribe now and never miss an update.
📬 https://confirmsubscription.com/h/r/43CDA94EB11279682540EF23F30FEDED

#DrupalMountainCamp #Drupal #DrupalCommunity #DrupalEvents #OpenSource #WebDevelopment #DrupalCamp

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Drupal Mountain Camp 2027 announcement. 6th edition on March 02 to 04 in Davos, Switzerland.

Bonjour #Mastodon,

Ce matin, je vous parle de #Ponos, qui se définit comme "Alternative européenne 🇪🇺 #OpenSource à #LinkedIn".

💡 Quelques infos clés :

➡️ Hashtags
➡️ Flux RSS
➡️ @Mentions
➡️ Publication croisée avec Mastodon et Bluesky
➡️ Open Source
➡️ Hébergé en France 🇫🇷 (et respect du RGPD)
➡️ Connecteurs : France Travail, FOREM
➡️ Messagerie (MP)

🚀 Ponos est à ce stade très basique et nous sommes encore très peu dessus. Le moment est venu de le peupler !

👤 Mon profil : https://ponos-job.eu/u/jerome_herbinet

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Capture d'écran de la page d'accueil de Ponos

RE: https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer/116024701066331557

I'm thinking there must be a way to get the @EUCommission to understand that the rescue Europe has from US tech serfdom relies on the very same people who are telling them to stop pushing Chat Control.

The overlap is pretty much 100%.

#ChatControl #Fediverse #OpenSource

AodeRelay boosted

Patrick Breyer » 🌐 2026-02-06 / 2026-02-06
@echo_pbreyer@digitalcourage.social

🇪🇺#ChatControl Update: Draft is out! Text scanning is gone, but mass hash scanning remains. That’s 99% of reports! Almost NOTHING changes. 🛑
⏰ Amendments deadline is Tuesday!
📨 Email MEPs now: https://fightchatcontrol.eu/#contact-tool
ℹ️ Info: https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/sippel-draft-on-chat-control-mass-surveillance-set-to-continue-sparking-renewed-protests/

Here's a selection of new features in #LibreOffice 26.2, which we released on Wednesday: https://peertube.opencloud.lu/w/pyAi3grZqqrBaN1XWzWrvw #foss #openSource #freesoftware

Die Sterne stehen gut für die neue Folge #Binärgewitter 375 #Podcast am 13.2. live um 20Uhr ⛈️

Wie immer mit #Livestream und #IRC Chat:
https://blog.binaergewitter.de/pages/live

#binaergewitter #livestream #nerdtalk #opensource #live #ServiceToot #Linux #Technologie #OpenSource #AI #KI #FreeSoftware #NixOS #Rust mit @makefu @madmas @l33tname @ingo

Sehr guter Beitrag, der zentrale Themen wie Abhängigkeiten und Gefahren durch US Bigtech, #OpenSource als Motor für digitale #Souveränität uvm. beleuchtet.

Mit dabei u.a. Wechsel vom #istgh zu #opendesk, Wechsel in Schleswig Holstein zu #Libreoffice und #Linux, extrem hohe Lizenzkosten durch #Microsoft, Gefahren durch #Cloudact und vieles mehr.

Das Thema wird immer populärer, auch durch Aktionen wie den digital independence day #did. 👍 (Der da nicht erwähnt wird.)

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/open-source-software-digitale-souveraenitaet-deutschland-100.html

Wine has updated to version wine-11.2. Check it out here: https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.2
#linux #foss #OpenSource

We’ve just set up a Matrix channel for Vulnerability-Lookup and GCVE discussions.

Matrix public room: #vulnerability-lookup-public:matrix.circl.lu

This space is intended for informal discussions. For standard and more detailed discussions, we recommend using:

🔗 vulnerability-lookup discourse https://discourse.ossbase.org/c/vulnerability-lookup/6

🔗 GCVE discourse https://discourse.ossbase.org/c/gcve/14

#gcve #vulnerabilitymanagement #opensource #cve #matrix

@gcve
@circl

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/31080

GitHub Continuous Integration checks queued.

Hopefully they will run without issue?

If so, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge it.

This isn't very significant from the last PR I submitted from late October 2025 (upstream has a commit from early September 2025 so I am trailing by many months with this one) however, remarkable to me:

MacPorts' signify's version is now in alignment with upstream's versioning!

Yay!

I have no idea if that was true previously? My guess is: no, since I think jpouellet/Jean-Philippe Ouellet branched that out a long time ago and seemed to have iterated version tags haphazardly? Maybe I am mistaken though! There's a completely different Linuxism fork of signify which seems to have evolved (and versioned) very differently too.

That in particular has confused me with spurious repology.org out of date error messages for many months. I dunno if it has confused others, or if this version sync will make things less confusing, but hopefully? It makes things less confusing for me at least.

In tangential news, since I saw tedu in the man page, someone was wondering where he got off to a while ago and I don't think I saw a response. Hopefully he's doin OK? Please?

#signify #MacPorts #macOS #OpenSource #OpenBSD #cryptography

LittleLink is an open-source Linktree alternative you can fully self-host.

No trackers, blazing fast, and easy to deploy. Perfect for escaping centralized link-in-bio platforms while keeping full control of your links.

👉 https://github.com/sethcottle/littlelink

👉 More tools like this: https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #OpenSource #SelfHosting #FOSS #IndieWeb #DeGoogle

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About A lightweight DIY Linktree alternative.

The Outreachy May 2026 application window is now open!

We’re excited to welcome new mentoring communities and mentors to the May 2026 cohort. If you’re part of an open source, open science, or non-profit community, this is your chance to support diversity and inclusion in tech through our paid, remote internship program.

Mentors are the heart of Outreachy! 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫

By mentoring, you’re not just guiding interns, you’re helping build more inclusive and sustainable open communities.

We invite you to:
➡️ Join Outreachy through an existing #FOSS mentoring project, or
➡️ Submit your community project to participate in the May 2026 cohort.

Learn more and apply via our CFP page: https://www.outreachy.org/communities/cfp/

https://www.outreachy.org/blog/2026-02-06/may-2026-call-for-mentoring-organizations/

Let’s keep expanding access, opportunity, and representation in open source, together.

#Outreachy #Mentoring #OpenSource #OpenScience #DiversityInTech #OpenCommunities

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Outreachy flyer announcing that applications are open for mentoring communities for the May 2026 cohort. The design features a blue background with the text ‘Application for Mentoring Communities.’ The deadline is 26 February 2026, with an application link at outreachy.org/communities/cfp.

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Outreachy flyer announcing that mentor applications are open for the May 2026 cohort. The design uses a blue background with bold text reading ‘Application for Mentors.’ The deadline is 26 February 2026, and mentors are directed to apply at outreachy.org/communities/cfp.

New blog post: Dark Blue Weekly published

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/blog/dark-blue-weekly

By the way, 2 episodes are already published.

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd

hellooo, c'est mon premier post sur mastodon et j'ai hâte de follow des gens donc je fais une petite #introduction !!

j'adore les #plantes chez moi 🪴🌺, j'aime bien la #cuisine 🧑‍🍳, j'essaye de m'améliorer en #dessin et #arts 🎨, je lis un peu de tout 📚

j'attends fort la suite de #severance, j'ai adoré #outerwilds et #hollowknight

je trouve les #blog super , j'aime le #logiciellibre #opensource et aussi le #hacking 👀

#introductionfr #gaming #lecture

📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/ev2wCZCucVMe9e3gvA7sH2
🔗 [🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷](https://p4u.xyz/ID_FU5K9KN2/1)

La ville bavaroise lance un outil de mesure pour quantifier l'indépendance de son infrastructure IT, créant un modèle potentiel pour l'administration publique.

#opensource #war #munchen #digitalesouveranitat #bayern

Also meine Empfehlung ist klar:

"Sie sollten dieses Windows-Betriebssystem deinstallieren" und als freie Alternative auf Linux umsteigen!

Private Nutzer und öffentliche Institutionen gleichermassen.

#linux #opensource #bigtech #digitalesouveränität

https://www.pcwelt.de/article/3040646/sie-sollten-sofort-windows-update-kb5074109-deinstallieren-raet-microsoft.html

My next test will be installing Cairo dock on MX Linux which I also have on a microSD card for the SBC Raspberry Pi5

https://mxlinux.org

#Cairo #dock #library #Wayland #KDE #Gnome #Xfce4 #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #Raspberry #Pi5 #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

c't 3003: Meine #Linux -Probleme als Anfänger | c't Magazin https://www.heise.de/news/c-t-3003-Meine-Linux-Probleme-als-Anfaenger-11143464.html #OpenSource #ct3003 #LinuxMint #CachyOS #Ubuntu

»Debian — Projektleiter warnt vor stillem Rückzug von Entwicklern:
Debian-Projektleiter Andreas Tille prangert ein strukturelles Problem an: Entwickler verschwinden ohne Rückmeldung - mit Folgen für Sicherheit und Wartung.«

Das so gut wie alle Debian oder/und ihre Abkömmlinge, wie zB Ubuntu, indirekt wie zB im Web oder/und Firmen interne Server nutzen, weiss mMn so gut wie nimensch. Denn Kostenlos heißt nicht frei von Arbeit.

🐧 https://www.heise.de/news/Debian-Projektleiter-warnt-vor-stillem-Rueckzug-von-Entwicklern-11167741.html

#debian #linux #opensource #itsicherheit

FreeCAD Day Europe 2026.
On the 30th January 2026 we once again held our pre FOSDEM fringe meet up event FreeCAD Day. Once again we met at the fabulous Les Ateliers des Tanneurs venue, where, fuelled with plenty of coffee and tea, we had an excellent day of talks and discussions.

https://blog.freecad.org/2026/02/06/freecad-day-europe-2026/
#Community #Events #freecad #opensource

Warum? Weil derlei - siehe Delos Cloud - schon immer nur dreiste Vera***e war. Sorry, aber mir fällt kein anderes Wort dafür ein. Unfassbar, für wie dumm sich viele Manager verkaufen lassen.
#opensource #linux #openwashing #steuergeldexport
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000304738/pr-aktion-amazons-neue-eu-cloud-stoesst-in-oesterreich-auf-harsche-kritik

iX-Workshop Keycloak: Die Grundlagen für effizientes IAM und SSO

SSO und Multifaktor-Authentifizierung – mehr Sicherheit und einfache Zugangsverwaltung mit dem OpenID-Connect-Provider Keycloak.

https://www.heise.de/news/iX-Workshop-Keycloak-Die-Grundlagen-fuer-effizientes-IAM-und-SSO-11153512.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IdentityManagement #IT #iXWorkshops #OpenSource #Systemverwaltung #ZweifaktorAuthentisierung #news

Wazuh-Einsteigerwebinar: Frühbucherrabatt endet bald

Angriffserkennung, Schwachstellenanalyse und sicheres Logging im Eigenbetrieb - das leistet Wazuh. Unser Webinar macht Sie fit für das vielseitige Werkzeug.

https://www.heise.de/news/Wazuh-Einsteigerwebinar-Fruehbucherrabatt-endet-bald-11166904.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #OpenSource #Security #news

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Ein strategischer Schritt für die Zukunft der Open-Source-Grafikinfrastruktur

#linux #opensource #esa #rce #server

Du möchtest von Windows auf Linux wechseln und weißt nicht ob es für eine Software die Du nutzt eine Alternative gibt? Hier kannst Du einfach den Anwendungsnamen eingeben und bekommst Alternativen angezeigt:

https://alternativeto.net

Eine ähnliche Webseite gibt es um nach europäischen Alternativen zu digitalen Diensten zu suchen:

https://european-alternatives.eu/de

#Linux #Windows #OpenSource #FOSS #AlternativeTo #Software #Datenschutz #DigitaleSouveränität #Tipp

System76 have outlined some of their plans for upcoming upgrades to the new COSMIC desktop, and I have to admit I'm quite excited about what's coming to it.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/

#OpenSource #Upcoming #DesktopEnvironment #Misc #System76 #COSMIC

Sodale, jetzt habe ich #Libreoffice auf die Version 26.2 gebracht.

Wichtig - zuerst das Language Pack de installieren, danach die Offline-Hilfe. Die Offline-Hilfe benötigt die Pakete um sich installieren zu können.

#linux #opensource #libreoffice

https://de.libreoffice.org/download/download/

Debian: Project leader warns of developers' silent withdrawal

Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille denounces a structural problem: developers disappear without feedback – with consequences for security and maintenance.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Debian-Project-leader-warns-of-developers-silent-withdrawal-11167886.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Debian #IT #OpenSource #Security #news

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Ein strategischer Schachzug des Chip-Riesen zur Einflussnahme auf die offene Grafikinfrastruktur

#linux #opensource #bot #esa #rce

Spenden und Mitarbeit in Open-Source-Projekten sind nicht nur „wichtig“, sie sind existenzielle Notwendigkeiten für das digitale Ökosystem, von dem wir alle abhängen.

Punkt 2. Die Tragik der Allmende im Open‑Source‑Ökosystem!

Open Source folgt dem Prinzip der Allmende, alle dürfen es nutzen, niemand wird ausgeschlossen. Doch genau darin liegt das Problem. Je mehr Menschen und Unternehmen profitieren, desto weniger fühlen sich verantwortlich, etwas zurückzugeben.

Die Folge ist ein klassisches Ungleichgewicht, wenige Maintainer/innen tragen die Hauptlast, während viele kostenlos profitieren. Ohne ausreichende Unterstützung wird gemeinsame digitale Infrastruktur übernutzt, und langfristig geschwächt.

Spenden und Beiträge sind der Schlüssel, um diese Tragik zu überwinden und Open Source dauerhaft am Leben zu erhalten.

Fortsetzung folgt...

https://writefreely.linuxat.de/

#Spenden #FreieSoftware
#OpenSource #DigitaleFreiheit
#DigitaleUnabhängigkeit
#GemeinsamStark
#SupportOpenSource
#Transparenz #NachhaltigeIT
#DigitaleZukunft #ITSecurity
#CommunityDriven #Linux #Freiheit #did

Das Interesse an einer GPG-Party zur #CLT2026 ist da, aber viele sind noch unentschlossen (30%). 🤔 An die "Vielleicht"-Fraktion: Was braucht ihr für ein festes "Ja"?
#ChemnitzerLinuxTage #GPG #OpenPGP #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #ITSec #Datenschutz #Keysigning #WebOfTrust

"Jeder Vertrag mit einem US-Monopolisten für kritische Infrastrukturen (Cloud, 5G, Verwaltungssoftware) vertieft die strategische Abhängigkeit und untergräbt die europäische Rechtshoheit (DSGVO, DMA)."

#DigitaleSouveränitat #Digisov #opensource #linux #microsoft #apple #adobe #vmware #google #amazon #munich #trump #thiel #palantir #KI #AI

https://pak-digs.gi.de/mitteilung/diskussionsbeitrag-digitale-kolonie-oder-souveraene-macht-warum-europa-us-tech-monopole-aus-oeffentlichen-auftraegen-von-kritischer-infrastruktur-ausschliessen-muss

Debian: Projektleiter warnt vor stillem Rückzug von Entwicklern

Debian-Projektleiter Andreas Tille prangert ein strukturelles Problem an: Entwickler verschwinden ohne Rückmeldung – mit Folgen für Sicherheit und Wartung.

https://www.heise.de/news/Debian-Projektleiter-warnt-vor-stillem-Rueckzug-von-Entwicklern-11167741.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Debian #IT #OpenSource #Security #news

Der nächste #did #dut in #Göttingen wird am 1. März stattfinden!

Diesmal gibt es einen Vortrag mit Diskussion und Workshop.

Ort: Victor-Gollancz-Haus, Geiststr. 7, Göttingen
Zeit: 1.3.2026 13:00 - 17:00

Gemeinsam organisiert von:
@GoeNyx @cccgoe @neotopia @goelug

#signal #linux #firefox #foss #opensource #digitalesouveränität

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Ankündigung des nächsten Digital Indepencence Day in Göttingen Ort: Victor-Gollancz-Haus, Geiststr. 7, Göttingen Zeit: 1.3.2026 13:00 - 17:00

Have opinions about an attestation mechanism for the CRA, perhaps as means to fund #opensource? Do consider responding to a survey that is being run by @fsfe and Germany’s BSI:
https://dialog-cybersicherheit.limesurvey.net/113884?lang=en

Neue Folge TechnikTechnik 🥳
Mit neuem Co-Host Patrick @pterlisten starten wir ins Jahr 2026. Auf dem Programm: Unsere Tech-Vorhersagen fürs neue Jahr und ein paar persönliche Vorsätze.
#Podcast #Linux #OpenSource #TechnikTechnik https://techniktechnik.de/201

Monsieur @EmmanuelMacron

#LINUX ET #OPENSOURCE, SUR #TOUS LES #POSTES DES #ADMINISTRATIONS #FRANÇAISES ET #EUROPÉENNES.

#MAINTENANT.
TOUT #PRODUIT #MICROSOFT #INTERDIT.

C'EST SIMPLE. UNE TRÈS BONNE DÉCISION. ET URGENT.

Daniel Stenberg (Curl):"Death by a thousand slops". 📉

Wir zerstören gerade Open Source. AI-Bots fluten Issue-Tracker mit halluzinierten Bug-Reports und verbrennen die Zeit von Maintainern. Scraper treiben die Serverkosten von Projekten wie OpenStreetMap in die Höhe, ohne etwas zurückzugeben. Und Doku-basierte Geschäftsmodelle (wie bei Tailwind) brechen weg.

KI ist hochkapitalistisch, Open Source ist Solidarität.

https://trancefish.de/linux/AI-macht-Open-Source-kaputt

#OpenSource #Linux #AI #OpenStreetMap #Fediverse #Rant

Vibe Coding gefährdet die materielle Basis für Open-Source-Projekte

Angesichts des Vibe-Coding-Booms empfiehlt eine Studie einen drastischen Schritt: Open-Source-Software soll es nur noch gegen Bezahlung geben.

https://www.heise.de/news/Vibe-Coding-gefaehrdet-die-materielle-Basis-fuer-Open-Source-Projekte-11167506.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #OpenSource #news

Jetzt wird es langsam ernst: #GSM aka #2G wird abgeschaltet.

Was hat das mit #Camping zu tun?

Nun, in vielen #Campern und #Wohnwagen ist eine #Truma #INetBox und die empfängt Fernsteuersignale via #SMS. Und das hängt am #GSM Dienst.

Aber es gibt Möglichkeiten.
Entweder man rüstet auf das neue System des Herstellers um. Inklusive neuem Display und #Abozwang.

Oder man wechselt zur #OpenSource Alternative:

https://paulette.die-oswalds.net/umbauten/inet-box-alternative

Spenden und Mitarbeit in Open-Source-Projekten sind nicht nur „wichtig“, sie sind existenzielle Notwendigkeiten für das digitale Ökosystem, von dem wir alle abhängen.

Punkt 1. Open Source ist die unsichtbare Infrastruktur der digitalen Welt.

Fast alles, was online funktioniert, läuft auf Open-Source-Software, von Webservern (Apache, Nginx, Caddy) über Programmiersprachen (Python, JavaScript) bis zu Betriebssystemem wie (Linux). Diese Infrastruktur wird oft als „Gemeingut“ betrachtet, aber sie erhält sich nicht von selbst. Ohne Ressourcen verfällt sie, Sicherheitslücken bleiben offen, Projekte stagnieren, Entwickler/innen verschwinden.

Fortsetzung folgt..

#Spenden #FreieSoftware
#OpenSource #DigitaleFreiheit
#DigitaleUnabhängigkeit
#GemeinsamStark
#SupportOpenSource
#Transparenz #NachhaltigeIT
#DigitaleZukunft #ITSecurity
#CommunityDriven #Linux #Freiheit #did

I enjoyed this one. It's also nice to see that Torvalds still is pragmatic, reasonable and with high integrity. #Linux #AI #LLM #linustorvalds #opensource

https://youtu.be/mfv0V1SxbNA

There was a pretty critical news segment by Nieuwsuur about @landesregierung 's move to open source alternatives. It shows a Higher Court user having issues with LibreOffice vs Microsoft Office, and using a scanner workaround. Also the email migration didn't go without issue.

To someone who has done this migration before; jup sounds familiar. But it's also something that can be solved. We're actually visiting SH next week to learn about their #opensource experience.

https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/video/2600988-kunnen-europese-organisaties-zonder-microsoft

Helwan Linux: distribuția Arch concepută pentru dezvoltatori și creatori

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2026/02/helwan-linux-distributia-arch-conceputa.html

#Linux #Opensource

ICS[AP] updated CISA ICS Advisories Master File for 2/5/26 & the following year's CSVs:

CISA_ICS_ADV_2026_2_5.csv
CISA_ICS_ADV_2025_2_5_26.csv

Available @ ICS[AP] GitHub:
https://github.com/icsadvprj/ICS-Advisory-Project

#opensource
#vulnerabilitymanagement
#icssecurity

"Four new vulnerabilities found in Ingress NGINX"

""

https://www.networkworld.com/article/4128477/four-new-vulnerabilities-found-in-ingress-nginx-2.html

#OpenSource #Cybersecurity

I've just installed Cairo Dock in my SBC Raspberry Pi5, using pi-packages the Add/Remove software utility.

What a mess I created.

Cairo Dock could not work properly. The gfx output indicated that it rendered in a manner that Wayland does not like. I then proceded with sudo apt install cairo-doc from bash, after removal in pi-packages.
All dependecies were easily installed, but the rendering of my beloved Cairo dock still failed, making it still unusuable, in Wayland on the Pi5 SBC with 8GiB RAM

I will investigate, but for now I can't get the gorgeous Cairo dock to easily work on Wayland on the SBC Raspberry Pi5

#Cairo #dock #library #Wayland #KDE #Gnome #Xfce4 #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #Raspberry #Pi5 #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

One of the most difficult skills to develop as a long-term open source contributor is knowing when to step back and trust your colleagues.

At @fosdem this past weekend, watching fellow WordPress Core Committer Dennis Snell present on WordPress' HTML API work drove this home for me. His thoughtful research and care for users reminded me that our role as senior contributors isn't to weigh in on everything. It's to create space for others to lead and grow. #opensource

https://jonathandesrosiers.com/2026/02/open-source-collaboration-and-a-proud-moment/

I've been looking for a clean, #NoAI Markdown editor to replace Logseq. Logseq is great but has a lot of bloat that I don't need for simple writing (like my scripts). I tried MarkText and I enjoy it, but I just learned that it hasn't been updated in over a year with little to no activity on their github, which is a concern for security and longevity.

What are you all using for distraction free writing, especially for markdown?

#FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Markdown

👉 Plus d'infos sur le site officiel : nginxproxymanager.com

#NginxProxyManager #SelfHosted #Linux #BlablaLinux #SysAdmin #OpenSource #Debian #Docker

Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.

CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html

@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI

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Desk setup with a large monitor and a laptop running FreeBSD with KDE Plasma. The main screen shows KDE system information and a terminal, while the laptop displays the FreeBSD website.

If you’re looking for a great open-source project to use and sponsor, check out

@pandoc.

I’ve been using Pandoc for years, it’s a huge time-saver for publishing documents from Markdown and an essential tool in my workflow.

https://github.com/jgm/pandoc

#pandoc #opensource #floss #publishing

Today I'm playing with my Raspberry Pi 5 16GB, and the new-fangled "AI Hat+ 2". I don't really like docker, but will play along, following the documentation provided, to get a nice "Open WebUI" web interface for the chats:

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/ai.html#step1-llm

I'm curious if any of the models they provide are any good:
- "deepseek_r1_distill_qwen:1.5b"
- "llama3.2:3b"
- "qwen2.5-coder:1.5b"
- "qwen2.5-instruct:1.5b"
- "qwen2:1.5b"

Can anyone vouch for these models?

#RaspberryPi #Linux #AI #docker #ollama #OpenSource

After maintaining sudo for over three decades, Todd C. Miller is asking organizations and individuals to sponsor ongoing development efforts.
https://linuxiac.com/sudo-maintainer-appeals-for-sponsorship/

#opensource

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After maintaining sudo for over three decades, Todd C. Miller is asking organizations and individuals to sponsor ongoing development efforts.

Wenn man jetzt als Schule mit den Tablet-Klassen weg von #BigTech möchte, welche Alternativen gibt es dann?

#Linux #iPad #OpenSource #DiDay

RE: https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/116018939437877311

Is it just me, or has "It's FOSS" lost their way on the "FOSS" part?

I find it incredibly frustrating for FOSS resources normalizing the use of proprietary tools like Vivaldi and Chrome.

Looking at their recent "Better Linux User" graphic and half of the named options are proprietary (Chrome, Vivaldi). It feels like the brand is becoming a superficial site for Linux-lite rather than a resource for software freedom.

This is not the first time they have done this. Actually, they regularly post articles promoting proprietary tools. Here are a few I found just doing a quick search:

How to Install Opera Browser on Ubuntu: https://itsfoss.com/install-opera-ubuntu/

WPS Office: https://itsfoss.com/wps-office-linux

SoftMaker Office: https://itsfoss.com/softmaker-office/

InSync (Proprietary Google Drive client): https://itsfoss.com/insync-linux-review

How to Install Slack on Ubuntu: https://itsfoss.com/slack-use-linux/

How to Install Microsoft Edge Browser: https://itsfoss.com/microsoft-edge-linux/

They also promote the use of AI tools, like in these articles, which should have no home on the Fediverse:

Generate Linux Commands from English Text Using ChatGPT AI: https://itsfoss.com/linux-terminal-ai/

5 Open-source Local AI Tools for Image Generation: https://itsfoss.com/local-ai-image-tools

Also, that penguin art looks suspiciously like AI generation (I understand, I could be wrong about this). If you look at their recent social media and featured images, I think you can see the shift from human made graphics to AI-generated images with typical artifacts.

It is disappointing to see such a popular presence on the Fediverse prioritize clicks over principles.

#NoAI #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy

It's FOSS » 🌐 2026-02-05
@itsfoss@mastodon.social

Comment your pick! 🐧💯

#webbrowser #linux

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Which is the better browser for you? Brave Vivaldi Firefox Chrome Others (comment below)

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A silicon giant's strategic play to influence the foundational software for graphics and displays.

#linux #opensource #bot #esa #rce

#FOSDEM: Wo das "Herz der freien Welt" schlägt - Golem.de
#FOSDEM26 #opensource #linux
https://www.golem.de/news/fosdem-2026-wo-das-herz-der-freien-welt-schlaegt-2602-204902.html

Warum e.g. zu viel canvas tracking keine gute Idee ist .... und Architekturentscheidungen sind wichtig für #DigitaleSouveränität und #Datenschutz. Ich bin raus aus der PHP-Welt, hier.

Datenschutzfreundlicher Browser #Librewolf mit @nextcloud , lokalem PDF und im Vergleich dazu mit @OpenCloud

1) #Nextcloud PDF display AND print preview im webinterface fails
2) Print Preview lokales PDF nach Download, same browser, works
3) #Opencloud Webinterface works

#opensource #linux conclusions?

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Display errors for PDFs in Nextcloud webinterface.

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Correct display of PDF local file in same browser.

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The same PDF correctly displayed in Opencloud.

So genug der Winterpause ;-D
Die kommenden Termine unseres klassischen Repair Cafés mit Linux-Sonderschicht schon einmal bei www.endof10.org hochgeladen.

Jetzt informiere ich noch ubuntuusers.de und dann kann das erste Repair Café
am 7. März 26 in #Korschenbroich starten.
#Kaarst #plz41352 #neuss #RheinKreisNeuss #linux #opensource #did

Hey, ich bin @InaiMathi, he/him, 3x, aus #Köln, #NRW - und #neuhier! 🙃

Nachdem ich schon länger mit einem Wechsel ins #Fediverse geliebäugelt hatte, habe ich nun, da sich die Ereignisse "drüben" überschlagen, endlich die Reißleine gezogen und bin in die digitale Mammutherde migriert.

Worüber ich gern schreibe: #Gaming, #Effzeh, #Culture, #Tech, #Linux, #OpenSource.

Bin gespannt, wie die Community hier so ausschaut und freue mich auf einen spannenden Austausch mit euch allen! 😀

I've been doing some initial testing with @radicle ... https://radicle.xyz/

First thoughts ...

• it's an interesting idea, and I really like the concept.
• It's a lot of new concepts I need to get used to, learn a lot of new terminology
• I need to learn stop comparing more directly against how things works in Codeberg/GitLab/GitHub
• it's pretty fast after all
• Searching for existing projects on radicle seems to be an impossible task or based on pure luck. The rad:z3g..... strings identifying (needed for rad clone) are even worse to remember than IPv6 addresses. I'm missing a "DNS" equivalent for looking up those RID values.
• There seems to be more URLs out there pointing at documentation for various versions. Several of them are completely outdated and examples no longer work. In other words: Confusing documentation for newcomers.

I have so much to learn, and need to sit down and read the docs way more carefully. Just need to find the right ones.

#programming #source_code #version_control #vcs #opensource #foss #git #radicle

Stell dir eine digitale Welt vor, die offen, sicher und fair für alle ist, geschaffen von Menschen, die an Freiheit glauben. Genau das ist freie Software. Sie steckt in deinem Browser, in deinem Handy, in den Systemen, die unsere Kommunikation und Infrastruktur am Laufen halten.

Doch dieses Fundament unserer digitalen Welt ist zerbrechlich. Hinter jedem Projekt stehen echte Menschen, Entwicklerinnen und Entwickler, Übersetzerinnen und Übersetzer, Dokumentationsheldinnen und Helden. Sie alle schenken uns ihre Zeit, ihre Kreativität und ihre Leidenschaft. Sie halten den Traum einer unabhängigen, demokratischen Digitalwelt am Leben.

Aber Leidenschaft allein schreibt keinen Code, bezahlt keine Server. Open Source braucht mehr als guten Willen, es braucht uns. Unsere Unterstützung, unsere Tatkraft, unsere Entscheidung.

Jede Spende zählt, ob klein oder groß. Sie verwandelt Ideen in Code, in Sicherheitsupdates, in Zukunft. Jede Stunde Einsatz hilft dabei, Projekte zu übersetzen, zu dokumentieren, zu testen oder Fehler zu melden. Und jedes Mal, wenn du dich bewusst für Open Source entscheidest, stärkst du die Gemeinschaft und gibst ihr Gewicht.

Freie Software lebt von uns allen. Sie ist kein Selbstläufer, sondern ein Gemeinschaftswerk voller Herzblut.

Lass uns zusammenstehen, für Offenheit, für digitale Souveränität, für die Zukunft. Gemeinsam machen wir freie Software stark.

#SupportOpenSource #FOSS #DigitaleSouveränität #Opensource #Freiheit #Linux

In meiner Gegend gibt es keinen DiDay
Ich kann das Wissen vermitteln und weiter geben, bin mit aber nicht sicher wie und wo ich starten könnte. Hat jemand eine Idee?
#diday #unabhängig #linux #opensource #foss #grapheneos

Do any moots know someone who we might be able to consult about restructuring a mid-size FOSS project? Essentially to migrate from a BDFL model to a more flat-structured democratic organisation.

We are discussing how to restructure #postmarketOS so that it can continue to scale up and be a truly community-run project.

We have some idea of how co-ops like Igalia do this, but we have a lot of differences (like being largely volunteer run and having very different goals) which leave us with a lot of unknowns.

To give an example of the kind of structure we're thinking of (by no means final, there hasn't been any broad agreement on a new structure yet):

We have the relevant pieces in place to form an assembly (everyone listed on https://postmarketos.org/team/ ) which could then democratically form teams and delegate responsibilities to them (e.g. finance/budget, technical policy-making, maintainers for various OS components).

The assembly would then also be responsible for deciding on focus areas and long term goals for the project (e.g. improving reliability, building a production-ready immutable version of the distro)

We could then form working groups to enable cross-team collaboration to move towards our specific goals.

Currently we lack a lot of understanding of the potential implications of something like this, how we can ensure the project doesn't get hijacked, that we don't drift too far from our mission statement, etc etc...

If you have a background in sociology and/or relevant experience from other projects then I would love to reach out and be able to discuss this in more detail!

#decentralization #opensource #freesoftware #foss

"Sequoia's Input to the Upcoming European Open Digital Ecosystem Strategy"

https://sequoia-pgp.org/blog/2026/02/03/202602-european-open-digital-strategy/

We couldn't agree more.

Thanks @sequoiapgp for this!

#EU #OpenSource #OSS #FOSS #Sovereignty #BigTech #GAFAM

Quote from Hammer2 page

Because HAMMER2 is a block copy-on-write filesystem, the "atime" field is not supported and will typically just reflect local system in-memory caches or mtime.

The radix tree is dynamic in that each entry can dynamically control how many bits it chops off. This allows small files to be contained in just one or two levels regardless of the block seek positions. The depth of the radix tree is increased as needed via a splitting mechanism, and will also be recombined if it grows smaller. All block references are 64-bit aligned-byte-indexed references and thus portable regardless of physical sector size changes between underlying block devices.

Inodes are 1KB of which 512 bytes are used for the top-level radix tree OR 512 bytes of data. Any file less than or equal to 512 bytes stores its data directly in the inode. Files up to 256KB can be accommodated with direct inode block references.

Directory entries are hashed (semi-sorted hash algorithm), and directly embedded in the radix table's blockref structure for maximum performance. Files with very long filenames will contain a dataref, otherwise filenames are embedded in the directory entry itself. Because directory entries are hashed, seeking and lookups are able to use a radix search and no linear scan of the directory is needed.

The inode and directory entry structure is extremely well suited for any file size or directory size, from tiny to huge.

Because of the block-copy-on-write nature of the filesystem, the filesystem is able to create a snapshot trivially simply by copying the volume header's root block table (4 blockref entries). The directory topology actually starts with a SUPERROOT, and volume ROOTs are directory entries under the SUPERROOT. Though the entries are actually special-cased a bit and actually part of the root inode for each filesystem root. And since physical freeing of space is handled via a bulk meta-data scan, destroying a snapshot or volume can be done simply by wiping the inode and ignoring everything under it... the next bulkfree scan will reclaim any reclaimable space. Similarly with file deletions... the top-level data blockrefs can simply be removed. The inode can simply be removed from the radix tree.

Performance is very good. HAMMER2 uses a variable-sized block in powers of two, starting at 1KB, up to 64KB, for the last block of the file (straddling EOF). All earlier blocks in the file, if any, use 64KB blocks. The freemap is organized by domain to cluster various meta-data types together. Indirect blocks can be one of two sizes: 16KB or 64KB, allowing medium-sized files and directories to be optimally allocated. In addition, file data compression of a logical block can result in a smaller physical block. The physical layer always does 64KB I/O and can cluster the I/O on top of that.

https://www.dragonflybsd.org/hammer/

#filesystem #programming #BSD #dragonflyBSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #technology #no #FSK

Additional Reference Material

HAMMER2 Design v6 (08-Dec-2018)

https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/dragonfly.git/blob/57614c517203403e7fe4a34c370c7151ba52c539:/sys/vfs/hammer2/DESIGN

#filesystem #programming #BSD #dragonflyBSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #technology #no #FSK

Not sure what to expect from the London OWASP Training Days? 👀

Here’s a quick overview of Fabio Cerullo’s Web Application Security Essentials training, for one more reason to join us 📆
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZH6gWIoZag

#appsec #owasp #training #opensource #webapplicationsecurity

Microsoft veröffentlicht LiteBox: Rust-basiertes Sandboxing-Library-OS

Mit LiteBox hat Microsoft ein in Rust geschriebenes Library OS veröffentlicht, das durch minimale Host-Interfaces die Angriffsfläche reduzieren soll.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-veroeffentlicht-LiteBox-Rust-basiertes-Sandboxing-Library-OS-11165951.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Containerisierung #IT #OpenSource #Microsoft #Rust #Security #Virtualisierung #news

BOF to perform stealthy LDAP queries over AD WS

https://github.com/mandiant/cleanldap

#infosec #cybersecurity #redteam #pentest #opensource

Ngumpulin mood sebelum melototin kerjaan, malah bablas coba game "0 A.D."

Jadi ingat jaman-jamannya main AOE (Age Of Empire) ramai-ramai di tahun 2000an.

So far keren sih, apalagi opensource (GPL v2 untuk kode dan CC-BY-SA 3.0 untuk artwork).

#0ad #games #aoe #opensource

gogcli, super-CLI-ul care aduce întreaga lume Google în terminal

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2026/02/gogcli-super-cli-ul-care-aduce-intreaga.html

#Linux #Opensource

GCVE will be at hackathon.lu - April 14th and 15th, 2026

So if you want to work on all the cool stuff around vulnerability management, federated publication of vulnerability information, analytics, and anything related to vulnerabilities, join us.

#gcve #opensource #vulnerabilitymanagement #cybersecurity #federated

🔗 https://discourse.ossbase.org/t/gcve-will-be-hackathon-lu-april-14th-and-15th-2026/757
🔗 https://gcve.eu

@gcve
@circl

Papers îmbunătățește gestionarea semnăturilor și adnotărilor

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2026/02/papers-imbunatateste-gestionarea.html

#Opensource

LibreOffice 26.2 lansat: Noutăți și opțiuni de descărcare

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2026/02/libreoffice-262-lansat-noutati-si.html

#Linux #Opensource

@eugenialoli also consider the "wick editor", which is sort of like an Adobe Flash animation creator, but #OpenSource

got openclaw running, still surprised about it can do https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw #ai #opensource

@DevWouter

Another excellent perspective on the subject at hand

This is what I Love 💕 about the FediVerse. Dynamic and open discussions on various matters in a civil way

#KDE #Gnome #Cairo #library #Xfce4 #Love #Universal #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

@DevWouter @florke64

Thank you 💕 for the valuable feedback Wouter. Thanks to a have another angle of insight into matters like these

#KDE #Gnome #Cairo #library #Xfce4 #airdrop #localsend #kdeconnect #ftp #Linux #ARM #SBC #programming #opensource #technology

The DS Pico by LNH Team is such a breath of fresh air for the DS/i Homebrew scene. I'm getting a batch of a modified USB-C version finished up, and have gone ahead and opened up pre-orders for the available cartridges from first batch.

https://geekte.ch/products/dspico-rp2040

I'd love to keep these around if the demand is there. As these become more readily available, it'll be fun to see more and more ways the community finds to take advantage of the hardware!

#NintendoDS #Opensource #retrogaming

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DSpico Flash Cartridge by LHN Team, modified to use a USB-C type port.

Hello! I currently maintain a small/medium-small open source project. I know I have some active users. It’s been fun, but I no longer feel like I can properly maintain it. I’ve been considering two options: archive the project or transfer the ownership to someone else.

Does anyone have any experience doing either of these things?

Transferring the project to someone else who would actively maintain the project seems like a good option. However, what would that process look like? How do I vet or trust random people on the internet? What if I transfer it to someone and then they add a bitcoin miner a year later?

#foss #opensource #lightweight #activitypub #fediverse

Good morning! We are streaming a selected list of rooms from FOSDEM to the Fediverse again! Here are the playlists:

➡️ https://makertube.net/w/p/tH91FM3JdSe7b3cnqsfhmW
➡️ https://vhsky.cz/w/p/ixCUdbv6dmPVgeWLcKxLLG

The streams start at 9 am CET.

#fosdem #fediverse #foss #opensource #peertube #makertube

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FOSDEM geared logo

Some interesting fediverse-related talks at this year's #FOSDEM open-source conference.

Live stream: https://live.fosdem.org/watch/h2215
Schedule: https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/track/social-web/

#fediverse #OpenSource #FOSDEM26