So, a couple of items here:

1 - Akamai Joins Athena Coalition to Shield Users from New Vulnerabilities https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/akamai-joins-athena-coalition-shield-users-vulnerabilities #Akamai

And

2 - The industry coalition to protect open source software from AI attacks - that's the Athena Chainguard Coalition https://www.chainguard.dev/athena https://www.chainguard.dev/athena #infosec #opensource

What starts as importing a PS Vita from Japan quickly turns into booting modern Linux and launching a new open source initiative.

In this video, I unbox a Japanese Vita, hack it, and kick off the LinuxOnVita project to get Linux running properly on the hardware.

Watch on PeerTube:
https://tube.devwithzachary.com/w/ghxZRw4bhNdFTgZrZhiw8Y

Watch on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/gKmTsLkO8uQ

GitHub repository:
https://github.com/devwithzachary/LinuxOnVita

#Linux #PSVita #OpenSource #PeerTube #LinuxOnVita #HardwareHacking

Linux-News: Kiel & Niederlande setzen auf Linux, KDE KI-Desktop & F-Droid 2.0

In diesem Wochenrückblick geht es um den Wechsel der Kieler Staatskanzlei und der Niederlande auf Linux-Systeme. Zudem werden die Pläne einiger KDE-Entwickler für einen KI-Desktop sowie die Updates zu F-Droid 2.0, Garuda Nix und dem Raspberry Pi OS vorgestellt.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/KKvOhDGwqgA
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@linuxnation:e/linux-news-kiel-niederlande-setzen-auf:a
Peertube: https://clip.place/w/n7qfRm5B6aHXVmTkWMPR48

#linux #news #OpenSource

#Mozilla #Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-157-is-now-available-for-download-with-brand-new-design

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

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A screenshot of Mozilla Firefox 157 showing the main window while browsing the 9to5linux.com website and the About Mozilla #Firefox dialog.

Need to set up a dashboard to monitor your home server? Koen Vervloesem introduces you to Gatus and its status dashboard that can alert you to problems

https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2026/306/Gatus?utm_source=mlm

#VPS #HomeServer #Gatus #monitoring #status #OpenSource

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Screenshot: A simple health dashboard with Gatus

> "Ist ja kein Problem wenn die Entwickler massenweise Code aus dem LLM commiten! Das Projekt ist OpenSource, du kannst dir ja jederzeit ansehen was der Code tut!"

Das mit dem Fremdcode lesen hat früher nie funktioniert.

Noch nie haben Nutzer nennenswert die Sicherheit und Funktion von #OpenSource eingeschätzt. Das war schon immer ein leeres Versprechen ohne jeglichen Wert für Endnutzer. (Was aber funktionierte: wenn man als Dev einen neuen Browser entwickeln wollte, konnte man anhand des Codes grob einschätzen ob man lieber WebKit oder Netscape als Basis forken sollte)

Das neue an der Situation ist dass da sehr schnell, sehr viel Code mit fraglicher Qualität entsteht. So viel Code dass selbst die ursprünglichen Entwickler ihn nicht mehr lesen oder zumindest verstehen.

Und wenn der Hersteller nicht versteht was er ausliefert, muss einfach der Endanwender das technische Verständnis und den Zeitaufwand aufbringen?

LOL!

Microsoft Office unter Linux? Bottles wagt den Praxistest

Word und Excel unter Linux statt im Browser: Bottles stellt einen Installer für Microsoft 365 bereit. Für den Alltag ist das System noch nicht geeignet.

https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-Office-unter-Linux-Bottles-wagt-den-Praxistest-11468435.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #Linux #Microsoft #MicrosoftOffice #OpenSource #Software #Windows #news

#Flatpak 1.18.4 #Linux App Sandboxing Framework Released with Various Security Fixes https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-4-linux-app-sandboxing-framework-fixes-security-issues

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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Flatpak logo

Era, new fabulous calendar is now available on Flathub, Solitaire, classic game made with GTK, has a new release and much more in This Week in GNOME!

#267 A New Era
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/09/twig-267/

#ThisWeekInGNOME #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

📱 Signal ohne Telefonnummer: Es geht tatsächlich los.

In der aktuellen Android-Beta lässt sich ein neues Signal-Konto erstmals komplett ohne Telefonnummer anlegen. Statt SMS-Verifizierung erhält man eine 32-stellige Account-ID und einen 64-stelligen Recovery-Key.

Die Registrierung kostet einmalig rund 3 US-Dollar bzw. einen länderspezifischen Betrag. Laut Signal wird die Zahlung durch Zero-Knowledge-Technik nicht direkt mit dem neuen Konto verknüpft.

Wichtig: Gehen Account-ID und Recovery-Key verloren, gibt es keinen Fallback über eine Telefonnummer – das Konto ist dann weg. 👇

https://support.signal.org/hc/en-us/articles/11197884108826-Phone-Numberless-Registration-for-Android

#Signal #Messenger #Datenschutz #Privacy #Android #OpenSource

We were very happy to participate in Vulnopticon 2026 and to meet so many people interested in vulnerability identification, publication, coordination, and management.

The discussions during the conference and just as importantly, the conversations around and outside the formal sessions brought a lot of useful feedback, new ideas, questions, and potential directions for GCVE. These exchanges are especially valuable for a project such as GCVE, where openness, federation, interoperability, and experimentation are at the core of the initiative.

🔗 https://gcve.eu/2026/09/28/gcve-at-vulnopticon-2026/

#cve #gcve #vulnerabilityManagement #vulnerability #opensource

The MemTensor worm didn't attack users: it stole a maintainer's credentials and published malware AS them. Signed, trusted, into npm and PyPI.

How many accounts can publish into your dependency tree?

https://blog.relayshield.net/your-laptop-is-the-supply-chain

#infosec #supplychain #npm #devops #opensource

Jive Vocals: A Sound Engineer in a Go Binary

Jive Vocals turns raw microphone tracks into podcast-ready audio with one command. Developed by Martin Wimpress (@martin@wimpysworld.social), this open source tool for Linux and macOS reduces noise, tames sibilance and targets -16 LUFS without manual tuning.

Read the full article: https://marius.blog/jive-vocals/

Written by Marius Quabeck. Replies: @marius@social.nerdzoom.media

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Martin Wimpress presenting Jivetalking at Ubuntu Summit 26.04.

Drupal CMS 2.2.0: Multilingualism made easy

Drupal CMS 2.2.0 makes setting up and editing multilingual websites easier and translates configurations.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Drupal-CMS-2-2-0-Multilingualism-made-easy-11467970.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#CMS #Drupal #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #Software #Webentwicklung #news

Sixteen years of #LibreOffice: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/28/sixteen-years-of-libreoffices/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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LibreOffice banner, with balloons, saying we're celebrating sixteen years of independence

RT @NeoAIForecast: Das 27B-Modell von 27B, das lokal auf meiner RX 7800 XT läuft.

mehr auf Arint.info

#Grafikkarte #Hardware #KünstlicheIntelligenz #MachineLearning #OpenSource #arint_info

https://x.com/NeoAIForecast/status/2104448565464756608

RT @JensenHuang: Heute stellten wir mit über 100 Industriepartnern die NVIDIA Open Agent Safety Platform vor, die OpenShell und Sentry zusammenführt.

mehr auf Arint.info

#AgentSafety #Innovation #KI #NVIDIA #OpenSource #Technologie #arint_info

https://x.com/JensenHuang/status/2104499465055023424

Drupal CMS 2.2.0: Mehrsprachigkeit leicht gemacht

Drupal CMS 2.2.0 erleichtert die Einrichtung und Bearbeitung mehrsprachiger Websites und übersetzt Konfigurationen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Drupal-CMS-2-2-0-Mehrsprachigkeit-leicht-gemacht-11467917.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#CMS #Drupal #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #Software #Webentwicklung #news

What does the future hold for KDE?

As KDE nears its 30th #anniversary, Nate Graham and @AleixPol join @MichaelTunnell to discuss #Plasma6.8, the shift to Wayland, and the community that has shaped KDE over thirty years.

Watch the interview: https://youtu.be/qBAsX0SRhqI

--
Support KDE’s next thirty years: https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/

#KDEat30 #Plasma #FOSS #FreeSoftware #desktop #openSource

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Nate and Aleix wearign headphones and smiling against a blue backdrop with Konqi

Linux, local AI, and a Slimbook EVO optimized to work together 🚀

Florin has shared the release of BRGV-OS, an independent Linux distribution based on Void Linux, with an edition specifically optimized for Slimbook EVO with AMD Strix Point.

The project focuses on local computing, making use of the EVO’s NPU and GPU to run AI tools and models locally, while also including engineering and productivity applications.

Florin has also prepared this video showcasing the project and the result of his work:

🎥 https://youtu.be/5aD8n89_V5Q

Thanks, Florin, for sharing your work with the community and for exploring what’s possible with the EVO 🙌

#Linux #LocalAI #AMD #SlimbookEVO #OpenSource

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Screenshot of a post about BRGV-OS, an independent Linux distribution based on Void Linux, with an edition optimized for Slimbook EVO laptops with AMD Strix Point, focused on local computing and artificial intelligence.

GrapheneOS Confirms Its First Phone Beyond the Pixel Line. The Motorola Signature 27 Is Set to Get Support

In early September, I wrote that GrapheneOS was expanding beyond the Pixel lineup. At the time, the project announced that the first supported Motorola phone would arrive…

https://vsx.global/grapheneos-motorola-signature-27-en/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Here's how to automatically post to Mastodon: https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/python-social-media-automation/?s=mb #OpenSource #Python #TwitterMigration

A single-pass Active Directory enumerator for an anonymous (null) session, using the \samr and \lsarpc named pipes. No credentials required.

https://github.com/crypt0p3g/adnullenum

#infosec #cybersecurity #redteam #pentest #opensource

This weekend I stumbled onto the open source calendar app called Calendula.

What a fantastic project. Works great in GrapheneOS. It's a really intuitive to use, with thoughtfully designed features. I personally LIVE in Agenda view!

Certainly worth checking out.

#OpenSource #AOSP #GrapheneOS #Calendula

https://codeberg.org/jlmakiola/calendula

Continuwuity v26.9.1 just released, containing a critical security fix, and a couple similarly important bug fixes. All federated deployments should update ASAP. Also read the release notes or I'll unplug your Ethernet and not tell you.

#matrix #continuwuity #selfhosted #federation #opensource #foss #privacy #security

RE: https://tech.lgbt/users/JadedBlueEyes/statuses/117346166288900373

Jade [she/her] » 🌐 2026-09-28
@JadedBlueEyes@tech.lgbt

Incoming security fix for Continuwuity!

heise+ | Datenflut unter Kontrolle: Die Storage-Architektur des CERN erklärt

Die riesigen Detektoren im Teilchenbeschleuniger erzeugen jede Sekunde Datenmengen im zweistelligen Terabyte-Bereich. Nur ein kleiner Teil dient der Forschung.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Datenflut-unter-Kontrolle-Die-Storage-Architektur-des-CERN-erklaert-11318792.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Archivierung #CERN #LargeHadronCollider #OpenSource #Rechenzentrum #Speicher #Teilchenphysik #Wissenschaft #news

We check your composer.lock. Package names and versions are the only data sent to the server.

No lockfile content, no paths, no env values. Privacy-first by design.

#Laravel #PHP #OpenSource

#OpenShot 4.0.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Timeline and Zoom Improvements, Faster Keyframe and Color Editing, and Official #Linux Snap Support https://9to5linux.com/openshot-4-0-1-video-editor-released-with-timeline-and-zoom-improvements

#OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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A screenshot of OpenShot 4.0.1 showing the main window while editing video files and the About OpenShot dialog.

Linux changes you. 🐧
It starts with curiosity… then somehow becomes a way of thinking, working, and occasionally spending far too much time fixing things that were working perfectly fine. 😅
Some habits follow you home.

#Linux #SysAdmin #ITLife #OpenSource #TechLife #Homelab #LinuxLife

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Two-panel meme showing a person at a computer. “Before Linux” shows a simple, nearly empty room; “After Linux” shows the same room packed with computers, servers, cables and equipment.

It's 01:44 am, so naturally I'm working on my "The Future is Decentralized and Federated" talk for @oscl .

I'm at the part where I explain the need for decentralized (and federated) platforms and the adverse effects of centralized platforms.

Besides the obvious examples of big tech shutting down services, I'm considering including the hostile take-over of TikTok by Oracle, a private equity firm, and an Abu Dhabi based VC firm.

#insomnia #opensource #tiktok

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' Got to 0.129 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/34983

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed OK!

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

My apologies for the delay, I did create the 0.129 undeadly.org story yesterday yet am only just now back in front of a laptop to test the code locally.

#Got #GameOfTrees #MacPorts #OpenSource #VersionControl #Git

#SchokosAppetizer 📲

Ich nutze schon sehr lange Karten von OpenStreetMap als Grundlage für meine Navigation. Als mein altes Fairphone 2 für die App OSMAnd+ aber zu schwach wurde, habe ich nach Alternativen geschaut.

Über Organic Maps bin ich letztlich bei dessen Fork CoMaps gelandet. Auch wieder Karten von OpenStreetMap, auch wieder Offline-Karten. Aber viel schlanker. Damit konnte mein Fairphone 2 tatsächlich wieder flüssig navigieren 😅 Und die meisten Funktionen von OSMAnd+ habe ich eh nicht genutzt. Da ist die deutlich aufgeräumtere Nutzungsoberfläche von CoMaps ein weiterer Vorteil.

Und @CoMaps ist auch hier im Fediverse aktiv 😃

https://f-droid.org/packages/app.comaps.fdroid

#CoMaps #OpenStreetMap #OpenSource #FDroid #Kartennavigation

Curious what runtime reified generics and typed arrays look like in pure PHP?

You can now test TypePHP live in your browser and powered by real PHP 8.5 on WebAssembly:

https://typephp-php.github.io/docs/playground

What's inside:

• 16 interactive presets (Generics, Array Shapes, Conditional types, etc.)

• Live engine config toggles (Full vs. Hybrid O(1) array validation), strict invariance, nullability)

• X-Ray view to inspect AST checks with zero line-drift

#php #phpc #webassembly #typesafety #opensource

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TypePHP demo playground

#Budgie 10.10.3 Desktop Environment Introduces Free Placement of Desktop Icons, Brings Back the Keyboard Layout Applet https://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-3-desktop-environment-introduces-free-placement-of-desktop-icons

@buddiesofbudgie #OpenSource #Linux

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A screenshot of the Budgie 10.10 desktop environment showing the Raven notification center and the Budgie Menu application menu.

#Veloren tutorial video. Wow, they've come a long way since the last time I played, years ago:
https://youtu.be/xmaiQCEFEis
#games #OpenSource

The problem with #Veloren: you need a fairly fancy video card, *and* like 3+ other friends to play multiplayer at the same time (you'll be too weak against powerful enemies otherwise)... who also have fairly fancy video cards (like NVidia 1080's or better). In this economy? #OpenSource

The #GNU Project was announced OTD in 1983, aiming to develop a free Unix-like operating system https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/?s=mb #OpenSource

Would you run your #VFX work on #FreeBSD?
I've been porting #VFX tools to #FreeBSD. Gaffer now runs on it, and I'm working on Blender and on #NVIDIA #CUDA support through the #Linuxulator, #FreeBSD's Linux binary compatibility layer.
Before going further, I'd like to know whether there's real interest and what stands in the way. Vote below, and if you pick "Only with vendor support" or "No", tell me in the comments what the blocker is.
#VFX #FreeBSD #Gaffer #Blender #OpenSource

We're excited to announce #Budgie 10.10.3! It adds favorites to Budgie Menu, brings back the Keyboard Layout applet, lets you choose your primary monitor, introduces free placement of desktop icons, improves our labwc integration, and more.

https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-3-released

#BudgieDesktop #OpenSource #Linux

FediSuite 1.7.0 is here!

This release brings some of the biggest additions yet for publishing and analytics:

• Archive search: Search every post FediSuite has ever seen for your accounts. Search a single account or all connected accounts at once, with matches even inside words.
• Cross-posting: Select multiple accounts in the composer and publish or schedule the same post across different platforms. FediSuite automatically respects character limits, media rules, visibility options and other restrictions of all selected accounts.
• Eight new reach insights: FediSuite now uses calculated net reach directly to identify your best times and weekdays, differences between media and text posts, potential reach decline and more.
• The reach formula developed by Ralf Stockmann for FediWings now also includes quotes from Mastodon 4.5+. FediWings is also explicitly acknowledged within FediSuite as its sister project.

Plus several bug fixes and smaller improvements.

FediSuite is open source, self-hostable and licensed under GPL-3.0.

https://www.fedisuite.com

#FediSuite #Fediverse #OpenSource #selfhosted #forgejo #fediwings #analytics #reichweite #mastodon #friendica #votov #pixelfed #peertube #bizzfed

Yesterday we were talking with Viktor on #Marginalia Discord. I was thinking the bottleneck in crawling is bandwidth. Viktor said something else:

The bottleneck is not BW, not most of the time. But the problem's that a) the crawler is polite. So I don't send so many requests to the same host concurrently. For instance, so many websites on wordpress.com, geocities, github.io and similar.

And b) Too many open connections will drive the network switch mad and it'll be problematic.

Since yesterday, I'm using #wget to download websites for offline usage and later index them using #yacy. By default, wget is a polite crawler. I am fetching about ~10 websites concurrently. And the average BW usage is just 1MB/s. Fetching some websites is not done since yesterday till now...

#SearchEngine #search_engine #crawling #web #opensource

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 recording: "𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐎𝐂: 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬" by Andrii Bezverkhyi https://www.linkedin.com/in/andriimb/

Find all the talks from this track/village here: https://archive.org/details/BSidesLuxembourg2026/d2+t2+04+Turbocharged+SOC:+DetectFlow+And+Other+Innovative+Open+Source+Tools+-+Andrii+Bezverkhyi.mkv

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #BSidesLux #cybersecurity #infosec #SOC #opensource #hacking

This $13 gadget detects trackers, cameras, and other wireless devices that may be spying on you

boingboing.net/2026/09/21/squa…

SquachWatch is an open-source ESP32 firmware project that turns a cheap touchscreen board into a portable detector for trackers, cameras, Flock readers, and other wireless devices that plague us.

#privacy #Flock #surveillance #OpenSource #TeamCommUNITY

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 recording: "𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐢: 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐱" by Quentin Jerome @qjerome

Find all the talks from this track/village here: https://archive.org/details/BSidesLuxembourg2026/d2+t2+03+Kunai:+Open-Source+Threat+Detection+On+Linux+-+Quentin+Jerome.mkv

#BSidesLuxembourg2026 #BSidesLux #cybersecurity #infosec #threatdetection #opensource #Linux #hacking

🤔 Question: what would you do if you want to release an open source project, but not want to have it feed the AI machine?

It is clear that I am not the only one struggling with this. Curious if we can come up with creative ways to reward humans and grant them access, while at the same time stopping the AI overlords.

Suggestions or ideas?

#OpenSource #NoAI

Can you use freeBSD with native ZFS?

@CliftonR @mcc

#freeBSD #ZFS #file #server #OpenSource

"When the U.S. government imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in early 2025, the consequences were far-reaching yet quickly enforced.

The restrictions cut off the ICC chief prosecutor's access to Microsoft services, including email, followed by a freezing of his personal and institutional bank accounts in affected jurisdictions.

While this was happening, the Dutch government was watching, coming to the bitter realization that access to essential services depended on decisions made in the U.S.

Hence, their response to this is DAWO, short for Digitaal Autonome Werkomgeving Overheid, or Digital Autonomous Work Environment for Government in English.

It is a framework that looks to tackle the government's digital stack, covering the OS, an office suite, collaboration apps, cloud services, IT management tools, and AI, with all of it being built around a NixOS foundation."

https://itsfoss.com/news/netherlands-dawo-initiative/

#EU #Netherlands #Linux #OpenSource #DAWO #FLOSS #DigitalSovereignty #Microsoft

couple fresh symbolic icons for #Pidgin 3.

using the #GNOME icon style and palette, but keeping the original metaphors from Pidgin 2.

#icon #design #linux #app #foss #opensource

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Collection of coloured icons on a purple background. There are new icons for available (green orb), away (blue clock), do-not-disturb (one-way sign), offline (grey circle with white X), out-of-office (purple calendar), idle (orange stopwatch), invisible (dashed grey circle outline), streaming (red orb with outline), a yellow smile emoji, heart, musical note, and cup of coffee.

Last week, Jim Huang Chen wrapped up his internship with the FreeBSD Foundation!

We’re grateful for Jim’s contributions and the curiosity and persistence he brought to his work throughout the summer.

Read our intern spotlight to learn more about Jim’s projects, his experience with the FreeBSD community, and his advice for students interested in contributing to open source:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-foundation-intern-jim-huang-chen-on-raspberry-pi-support-and-open-source/

#OpenSource #RaspberryPi #SoftwareEngineering #Internship

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

Proton partners with Apertus, Switzerland’s sovereign AI model:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-apertus-partnership

Alibaba launches Qwen-Image-2.1: a 7B AI model with native transparency & a license change:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/alibaba-launches-qwen-image-2-1-a-7b-ai-model-with-native-transparency-and-a-license-change/

Qwen3.8-Omni-Flash adds million-token context and lower API costs:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/qwen3-8-omni-flash-adds-million-token-context-and-lower-api-costs/

Xiaomi open-sources MiMo-V2.6 Pro and Flash AI models:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/xiaomi-open-sources-mimo-v2-6-pro-and-flash-ai-models/

Wireshark 4.6.9 Updates Protocol and Capture File Support, Fixes More Bugs:
https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-9-updates-protocol-and-capture-file-support-fixes-more-bugs

Obscura VPN now offers a desktop app for Linux:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/obscura-vpn-linux-app

OpenVPN 2.6.23 Released: 7 Security Fixes Close Windows Injection and Crash Bugs:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/openvpn-2623-released-7-security-fixes-close-windows-injection-and-crash-bugs/

KeePassXC 2.8 Promises Auto-Type on Wayland and Qt 6 Port, Beta Out Now:
https://9to5linux.com/keepassxc-2-8-promises-auto-type-on-wayland-and-qt-6-port-beta-out-now

Kitty terminal emulator 0.49 released with custom shader support & major performance boost:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/kitty-terminal-emulator-0-49-released-with-custom-shader-support-and-major-performance-boost/

OpenShot video editor is now (officially) available as a snap:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/openshot-video-editor-snap

FreeRDP 3.32.0 changes proxy defaults and adds Entra login:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/freerdp-3-32-0-changes-proxy-defaults-and-adds-entra-login/

GNU Wget 2.3 Released with New Features, Improvements, and Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-wget-2-3-released-with-new-features-improvements-and-bug-fixes

Open source Android app store F-Droid 2.0 arrives with a major design and code overhaul:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/open-source-android-app-store-f-droid-2-0-arrives-with-a-major-design-and-code-overhaul/

Redox OS Adds IO_uring-Like API, NUMA & Gets QEMU Working:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-August-2026

Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.20 Fixes Windows Regression That Bricked Virtual Machines:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/oracle-virtualbox-7220-fixes-windows-regression-that-bricked-virtual-machines/

Igalia Celebrates 25 Years Of Advancing Linux & Open-Source:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Igalia-Turns-25

Gzip 1.15 Released With Many Bug Fixes For Issues Present Since Its Inception:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gzip-1.15-Released

Vulkan 1.4.363 Released With New VK_INTEL_device_info Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.363

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Apertus #Lumo #ProtonLumo #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Qwen #QwenImage #Mimo #Wireshark #ObscuraVPN #OpenVPN #KeePassXC #OpenShot #FreeRDP #Wget #FDroid #Redox #VirtualBox #Gzip #Vulkan #FosseryTech

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

Gitea Runner 4.0.0 adds built-in checkout and S3 cache:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/gitea-runner-4-0-0-adds-built-in-checkout-and-s3-cache/

Zed Editor 1.21.0 Release: Faster Rendering, New AI Models, and Language-Server Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-editor-1210-release-faster-rendering-new-ai-models-and-languageserver-upgrades/

PostgreSQL 19 Beta 4 Release Date: New Features, Reverts, and Breaking Changes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/postgresql-19-beta-4-release-date-new-features-reverts-and-breaking-changes/

MariaDB 13 stable brings improved SQL compatibility, InnoDB features & DuckDB integration:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/mariadb-13-stable-brings-improved-sql-compatibility-innodb-features-and-duckdb-integration/

PHP Releases Five Versions at Once, Includes 8.6.0 RC1 and 8.5.11:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/php-releases-five-versions-at-once-includes-860-rc1-and-8511/

PHP 8.6.0 RC2 Released Days After RC1 Ahead of November Stable Launch:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/php-860-rc2-released-days-after-rc1-ahead-of-november-stable-launch/

Rails 7.2.4 Released: Performance and Database Reliability Patches:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/rails-724-released-performance-and-database-reliability-patches/

Ruby on Rails 8.1.4 Released: Bug-Fix Patch Security Updates for Stable 8.1:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ruby-on-rails-814-released-bugfix-patch-security-updates-for-stable-81/

Node.js 22.23.3 LTS Released with HTTP/2 Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/nodejs-22233-lts-released-with-http-2-useafterfree-fix/

Node.js 26.10.0 Releases with util.debounce(), util.throttle(), and crypto.parsePKCS12():
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/nodejs-26100-releases-with-utildebounce-utilthrottle-and-cryptoparsepkcs12/

PyPy 8.0 brings Python 3.12 beta support, better RPython code generation, and drops HPy:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/pypy-8-0-brings-python-3-12-beta-support-better-rpython-code-generation-and-drops-hpy/

Nginx CGI v0.15.1 Fixes cgi_set_var Crash in Nginx CGI Module:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/nginx-cgi-v0151-fixes-cgisetvar-crash-in-nginx-cgi-module/

WordPress 7.1.2 fixes critical template RCE vulnerability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/wordpress-7-1-2-fixes-critical-template-rce-vulnerability/

Matomo 5.14.0 Adds Privacy-Safe Real-Time Analytics:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/matomo-5140-adds-privacysafe-realtime-analytics/

Portainer Cuts the Cord Between Its Free and Paid Editions:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17468552/portainer-community-edition-freeze

OpenSSL 4.1.0 Beta 1 Released: Adds DTLS 1.3 and Post-Quantum Support:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/openssl-410-beta-1-released-adds-dtls-13-and-postquantum-support/

BookStack 26.09 released with greater interface customization, API additions, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/bookstack-26-09-released-with-greater-interface-customization-api-additions-and-more/

GDB 18.1 Debugger Brings Better Windows Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Debugger-GDB-18.1

(more FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Gitea #Zed #PHP #MariaDB #RubyOnRails #PostgreSQL #NodeJS #Python #Nginx #WordPress #Matomo #Portainer #OpenSSL #BookStack #GDB #Programming #Coding #Dev #FosseryTech

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

VLC 3.0.24 Released with APV and Atrac3/Atrac9 Decoding, FFmpeg 8.1 Support:
https://9to5linux.com/vlc-3-0-24-released-with-apv-and-atrac3-atrac9-decoding-ffmpeg-8-1-support

OBS Studio 33 Promises Support for Latest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs, Beta Out Now:
https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-33-promises-support-for-latest-nvidia-broadcast-sdks-beta-out-now

Signal Will Let You Sign Up Without a Phone Number — For $3:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17469533/signal-numberless-registration
(Pay for a basic thing like no phone number? Smells like Apple mentality)

Mozilla Firefox 156.0.1 Is Now Available for Download with Various Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-156-0-1-is-now-available-for-download-with-various-bug-fixes

Ungoogled Chromium 154.0.8037.57-1 Ships with 108 Security Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/ungoogled-chromium-15408037571-ships-with-108-security-fixes/

Zen Browser 1.22.3b Launches With Firefox 156.0.1 Sync and Faster Command Bar:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-browser-1223b-launches-with-firefox-15601-sync-and-faster-command-bar/

PeaZip 11.3 Archive Manager Improves ZPAQ Support, Adds New Themes:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-3-archive-manager-improves-zpaq-support-adds-new-themes

Fooyin 0.13 launches with CD playback/ripping, global keyboard shortcuts, and a new logo:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/fooyin-0-13-launches-with-cd-playback-ripping-global-keyboard-shortcuts-and-a-new-logo/

Banshee music player is back from the dead:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/banshee-music-player-snap-ubuntu

Zettlr 4.8 brings admonition support, overhauled full-text search and updated translations:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/9/zettlr-4-8-brings-admonition-support-overhauled-full-text-search-and-updated-translations/

Giada 1.6 Loop Machine Adds Time-Stretching Playback Mode for Sample Channels:
https://9to5linux.com/giada-1-6-loop-machine-adds-time-stretching-playback-mode-for-sample-channels

Minor FosseryWeb update: table of contents at the top of article pages (on both sites), updated browser compatibility info (for latest versions of Pale Moon and Servo) on original site:
https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/articles
https://fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/articles
https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/about.html#tested-browsers
(Unfortunately Codeberg Pages is broken at the moment. In the meantime, you can clone the repo (although Codeberg itself is also painfully slow) and run the code locally using PHP server I guess: https://codeberg.org/fosseryweb/pages/src/branch/main#run-the-site-offline )
(Seems like disallowing large-scale AI slop and crypto-related repos isn't enough to prevent overload, now that everyone is migrating over from GitHub)
(Btw, thanks @lily_linck for the table of contents idea)

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #VLC #OBS #Firefox #ZenBrowser #FosseryWeb #FosseryTech

Hello clever techy types:

Is it safe to allow a 3rd party permission to access API ?

This for a 3rd party spotube plugin on android

#opensource #android #tech #techhelp

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One membership. Twice the impact. https://bit.ly/OWASPBringaFriend

#OWASP25 #AppSec #opensource

Wir brauchen einen guten Tipp.

Wir und ein paar andere NABU Verbände sind schon beim papierlosen Büro. Und natürlich will man alle Rechnungen einscannen und OCR scannen. Genau das machen wir, allerdings nutzen wir für den OCR Scan von hunderten PDFs die Kommandozeile und OCRmyPDF.

Das ist aber keine Lösung für Menschen, die nicht einmal wissen was eine Kommandozeile ist. Daher suchen wir ein Programm, was wir anderen NABU Verbänden empfehlen können und was folgendes kann:

- Einfache GUI Oberfläche
- Für Windows, macOS und Linux
- Batchverarbeitung von vorhandenen PDFs
- Abspeichern im PDF/A-3 Format
- Gern kostenlos aber kann auch eine Kleinigkeit kosten. Nur kein Abo oder Cloud-Dienst

Mit NAPS2 habe ich schon experimentiert, aber das scheint mehr für das scannen und nicht für vorhandene PDFs zu sein.

#software #opensource #foos #ocr #ocrmypdf #nabu #jena

My #chameleonultra Phreakbyte edition got a huge makeover, desfire is very much complete, and the main code has been restructured, split to more modules and now the main code is nearly half in size.

https://github.com/nieldk/ChameleonUltra

Don’t forget to star, and press this button for support

#rfid #hacking #opensource

For almost a year, my Ansible connection plugin for FreeBSD jails had a jail escape.

A symlink inside a jail, a root-owned mv on the host, and every file transfer could land wherever the jail wanted. Rejecting ".." didn't help at all.

Now it's CVE-2026-55074. Here's the bug, the fix, and what disclosing it looks like when the project has one maintainer.

https://blog.hofstede.it/my-ansible-plugin-had-a-jail-escape-cve-2026-55074/

#FreeBSD #Ansible #InfoSec #CVE #Jails #OpenSource #Security #SysAdmin

@ct_Magazin

Sind die Software Stacks von Meshtastic und MeshCore durchgängig Open Source?
#opensource

Laravel lets you monitor your configuration. But your dependencies?

You check a package once, install it, then never look again. Packages go stale quietly.

#Laravel #PHP #OpenSource

Meteorología

This past Saturday has been one of the hottest on record for SR SA, we have reached 40° Celsius in the shadow!

I found this fascinating and went out in the peak of the heat, on my Racing machines, to see how my corpus & PPE would cope with this very warm weather.

Everything turned out to be fine because I was properly prepared.

#Weather #wttr #lolcat #curl #bash #csk #ksh #zsh #sh #fish #meteorology #environment #Physics #Chemistry #Mathematics #Lineair #algebra #technology #OpenSource #programming #POSIX

@heise_ct

Sind die Software Stacks von Meshtastic und MeshCore durchgängig Open Source?

#opensource

So I have been having this idea for a while, and finally got around to making a prototype (generating with Claude, more exactly)

The principle is simple, right now authentication for Matrix bridges is rather tedious... As in, copying a request from the debug console in the browser tedious, so not very accessible to the average Mom for example (sorry IT Moms around here)

So the idea is, why don't we publish a browser extension (here in Zen Browser) to automatically detect available bridges once logged into a Matrix user account, and give the possibility to be fully walked through the login process, automagically

No finding the request manually, no copying to weird curl formatted tokens, no confused "just press F12" moments, just click the "Log in" button

What are people's thoughts ?

#homelab #matrix #synapse #element #bridges #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #federated #Fediverse #elementhq #messenger #facebook

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Screenshot of a browser extension popup, showing a Facebook Messenger entry connected, a preview of "Bridgy", the Matrix Bridge authentication facilitator.

Hello everyone! I am new here, a new transplant from the Forkiverse server that will be shutting down soon.

I love zines, printing, physical books, graphic design, and open-source code. Right now I am particularly interested in how puzzles can be used for telling stories.

Happy to join such an interesting community!

#introduction #zines #puzzles #OpenSource #risograph

Doing my part in discovering what libre software is free of LLM use (and what is tainted).

For Logseq that would probably be the "OG" (or 1.x) branch. The 2.0 "DB" branch has reportedly 80% of code "written" by "AI".

So I know which version I'll keep using.

I recommend you kindly ask similar questions to your local libre software developers.

I don't want to run code written on #crAIck.

https://discuss.logseq.com/t/last-version-before-any-llm-generated-code-was-merged/35262

#Logseq #NoAI #NoSlop #StopAI #FuckAI #OpenSource #LibreSoftware #FreeSoftware

Unplugging America. Canada Is Finding Out How Hard Digital Sovereignty Gets Outside Europe

When we talk about digital sovereignty in Europe, we tend to view it as a European problem. It isn’t.

https://vsx.global/canada-digital-sovereignty/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

We just expanded Become the Thousand Servers with a practical section for people trying to figure out where the hell to actually put a site once they’ve decided not to trust one giant platform with everything.

The course now includes a hosting provider comparison chart covering 1984 Hosting, FlokiNET, May First Movement Technology, Koumbit, and La Contre-Voie, with pricing in USD and breakdowns for:

- control
- privacy and data minimization
- backups and recovery
- DDoS/resilience
- movement accountability
- NoBlogs / WordPress compatibility

It also now includes a publishing software comparison for Colophon, WriteFreely, WordPress, Ghost, and Grav, including:

- what each one is actually good for
- migration realities
- whether it is open source
- its license
- self-hosting vs managed hosting
- current pricing

So instead of “you should self-host” followed by 400 pages of Linux scripture and abandonment, the guide actually helps you compare the options and make a decision based on your project’s needs.

Become the Thousand Servers

https://sabot.media/guides/become-the-thousand-servers/

#SelfHosting #DigitalAutonomy #IndependentMedia #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #WordPress #MutualAid #MovementInfrastructure #TechForMovements #BecomeTheThousandServers

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Screenshot of the “I have a NoBlogs / WordPress XML export and need to rebuild my site” recovery pathway in the Become the Thousand Servers course. The page explains that the guide helps recover a blog, keep an independent backup, and document how someone else could move it later. It shows three large destination buttons: “Someone else hosts it for me,” “I want to self-host it,” and “I want another kind of destination.” Below, the progress reads “Step 2 of 2 (choose a destination to see the rest)” with a collapsed “Routes through this recovery path” section and links for “What is this XML file?” and “Choose where your blog will live.”

RT @pengsonal: NVIDIA gibt 4 starke KI-Modelle kostenlos heraus 🤯

mehr auf Arint.info

#DeepSeek #GLM #KI #KimiK3 #NVIDIA #OpenSource #arint_info

https://x.com/pengsonal/status/2103525364656161209

83,000 Laravel packages on Packagist. Only 19,000 are healthy or medium. The rest are old, stale, or abandoned.

AI can find you a package in seconds. What it cannot do is tell you whether it is still alive.

#Laravel #PHP #OpenSource

Nexus Client

Hi! I'm making Nexus, a Matrix client.

Whilst Nexus isn't quite ready for daily driving, we have a lot of features implemented, as you can see in the progress list.

However, I'd love some help implementing some features, or help with UI design, as it takes me quite a while to design a UI.

If you're interested, please reply!
Boosts appreciated! ❤️

#Flutter #FOSS #Help #OpenSource #Matrix #Design

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Screenshot of Nexus Client in dark mode, showing users talking, with a sidebar showing rooms and spaces, and another sidebar showing members

👋 Moin zusammen! Dann werfe ich auch mal ein #Neuhier in die Runde.

Beruflich im DevOps- & Cloud-Native-Bereich zuhause, privat gerne tief im Homelab, bei Linux-Tiling-Setups und Open-Source-Projekten versackt.

Ausgleich gibt’s am Netz beim Volleyball, beim 3D-Drucken nützlicher Alltags-Hacks oder beim Campen am Wochenende.

Ich freue mich auf frische Perspektiven, gute Diskussionen und neue Timelines!

#Introduction #DevOps #K8s #Linux #OpenSource #Maker #Volleyball #FediLZ

Super Productivity: an open-source todo & time-tracking app with timeboxing, Pomodoro, Kanban boards, and GitHub/GitLab/Jira/Nextcloud Deck integrations.

No account required, and it doesn't collect data. Store your data via WebDAV, Nextcloud, Dropbox, or its own encrypted, self-hostable SuperSync server.

Runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and the web.

Details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/superproductivity.html

#OpenSource #Productivity #Privacy #SelfHosted

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Super Productivity app screenshot with a blue banner reading 'super productivity ✓', text describing it as an advanced todo list app with timeboxing and time tracking that supports importing tasks from your calendar, Jira, GitHub and others, links for Open Web App and Download, MIT license badge, and buttons for Reddit, Mastodon and Tweet.

@autistics
Announcement: #Voxelibre multiplayer casual game today (Sat) for 4 hours in the late afternoon to evening (North America). That's in about 8.5 hours from now.

Voxelibre is a free and #OpenSource crafting and mining voxel game, available in the #luanti game engine.

Damage has been turned off. People with #Autism, #ADHD or #AuDHD are invited. We also have a #Deltachat group for game-related discussion. More details here: https://docs.autis.toque.im/
(You can join with pretty much any device which **isn't** an iPad/iPhone)

**New this week**: some great new maps - nicely labelled - were contributed by @Catwoman69y2k , which can be seen here:
https://docs.autis.toque.im/#map/

#game #gaming #games

Jos joskus ostan 3d-tulostimen, UltiMakeria en osta.

Syy: tulostimen käyttämiseen tarvitaan niiden oma slicer-ohjelmisto Cura. Siitä on olemassa Linux-versio ja sivuilla on ladattavana veloituksetta Appimage, mutta se on kuraa.

Kiusallisin vika estää koko Appimagen käynnistämisen Debian-pohjaisissa Linuxeissa jos libz3-4 -paketti on versioltaan 4.8.12-3.1+b3 tai uudempi (mitä se ajantasaiseksi päivitettynä on aina).

Vika on raportoitu lokakuussa 2024 eikä sitä ole vieläkään korjattu: https://github.com/Ultimaker/Cura/issues/19837

Aktiivinen harrastaja on jopa kirjoittanut ohjeen siitä miten Cura käännetään uudestaan ongelman välttämiseksi: https://www.epcsirmaz.co.uk/tech_blog/2026-03-appimage-recompile-cura.html

Ultimaker vaan ei tee asialle mitään.

#opensource #linux #3d-tulostus

RT @RoundtableSpace: Jemand hat Hindsight, ein Speichersystem, das KI-Agenten über die Zeit hinweg lernen lässt, anstatt nur vergangene Chats abzurufen, als Open Source veröffentlicht. Das Projekt sammelte innerhalb eines Tages 1.668 GitHub-Sterne und erreichte insgesamt 22.100. → Organisiert das Gedächtnis in Weltwissen, Erfahrungen, Beobachtungen und mentale Modelle, modelliert nach

mehr auf Arint.info

#AIGedächtnis #GitHub #Hindsight #KI #MaschinellesLernen #OpenSource #arint_info

https://x.com/RoundtableSpace/status/2103624338066883038

RT @interfaze_ai: Jev, jetzt Open Source: Lev

mehr auf Arint.info

#AI #Jev #Lev #MachineLearning #OpenSource #Qwen #arint_info

https://x.com/interfaze_ai/status/2103523046774771805

#PeaZip 11.3 Open-Source Archive Manager Improves ZPAQ Support, Adds New Themes, and Fixes More Bugs https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-3-archive-manager-improves-zpaq-support-adds-new-themes

#OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware

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A screenshot of PeaZip 11.3 showing the main window while browsing the local file system.

Wazuh (Open-source XDR and SIEM) in v4.14.8 released

https://secburg.com/posts/wazuh-4148-released/

#Wazuh #SIEM #XDR #OpenSource #InfoSec

Welcome Tamás Zolnai, who joins the @tdforg team to work on #LibreOffice Online! (Of course, the desktop app will stay our main focus.) https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09/26/welcome-tamas-zolnai-new-libreoffice-online-developer/ #foss #openSource #freesoftware

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Photo of Tamas

QGIS-Tip: New Plugin „Ribbon Toolbar“ https://geoobserver.de/2026/09/25/qgis-tipp-neues-plugin-ribbon-toolbar/ #qgis #plugin #switch2qgis #gistribe #gischat #fossgis #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

Another smaller but great sounding upgrade for Proton Experimental to run more Windows games smoothly on SteamOS / Linux is here.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-crysis-crysis-wars-ceg-protected-games-early-support-for-32bit-openxr/

#Steam #OpenSource #SteamOS #Valve #Proton #Misc

Is there an open source or cheaper (than spotify) music platform?

#music #opensource #spotify

Newsletters shouldn't spy on you.

At virebent.art, we run listmonk on self-hosted infrastructure: zero tracking pixels, no telemetry, ALTCHA proof-of-work, and full privacy by design.

We stand for digital sovereignty, open protocols, and verifiable publishing.

Join us and take part in a surveillance-free digital commons:

https://newsletter.virebent.art

#Privacy #Listmonk #SelfHosting #Fediverse #OpenSource

Anyone in the blind Android community know of an alternative to Code Factory's Eloquence for Android? If one exists, does it have support for the alternate dictionaries to improve how Elquence pronounces things? Inquiring Pixel 11 Pro XL user wanting to know... #A11Y #Accessibility #Blind #TTSEngines #Android #Elquence #OpenSource

OBS Studio 33 Promises Support for Latest #NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs and NVENC Support on ARM64, Beta Out Now https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-33-promises-support-for-latest-nvidia-broadcast-sdks-beta-out-now

@OBSProject #OpenSource #Linux #FreeSoftware

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A screenshot of OBS Studio 33 beta showing the main window while recording the screen and the About OBS Studio dialog.

Shelly 3.1.5 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds Atoll-Powered AUR Browser, Desktop and AppImage Improvements https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-5-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-atoll-powered-aur-browser

#Linux #ArchLinux #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

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A screenshot of Shelly showing the main window while browsing the Arch Linux package repository.

Appwrite 2.3: Dev keys removed, migration required

Appwrite 2.3 brings Jaspr for Sites and Nightly versions for self-hosting. Existing installations are also affected by the deprecation of development keys.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Appwrite-2-3-Dev-keys-removed-migration-required-11466729.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#API #CloudComputing #Dart #Datenbanken #IT #OpenSource #Softwareentwicklung #news

Video tool VLC: Version 3.0.24 fixes over 130 vulnerabilities

The VLC video player has been released in version 3.0.24. The release is said to close more than 130 security vulnerabilities.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Video-tool-VLC-Version-3-0-24-fixes-over-130-vulnerabilities-11465368.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Entertainment #IT #OpenSource #Security #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #news

🔗 GrapheneOS Can Stop Apps From Reading Your Clipboard

~
#grapheneos #android #security #foss #opensource #clipboard #apps

#opensource friends, tell me about your favourite AI-free self-hosted discord alternatives. I don't think the matrix-based ones are going to work for my purposes, and I probably would want some equivalent to discord bots. Is fluxxer good? Mezon?

Edit to add: primary goal here is a backup group chat for a writing group that's being negatively affected by age verification snafus from discord.

heise+ | Lokale LLMs in Text- und Notizsoftware: So arbeitet die KI produktiv mit

Chat-Masken eignen sich wenig, um lokale LLMs als Schreibhilfe einzusetzen. Wir probieren, wie sich LLMs direkt in Textbearbeitungswerkzeuge integrieren lassen.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/Lokale-LLMs-in-Text-und-Notizsoftware-So-arbeitet-die-KI-produktiv-mit-11466058.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #LibreOffice #OpenSource #news

It’s the FreeBSD challenge! We all get it running on a laptop and it’s great. Honest.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-131/

#podcast #linux #opensource #freebsd

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Linux After Dark artwork

Yesterday I witnessed some of the most aggressive mud-slinging at an #opensource project I have ever observed (which admittedly may not mean much as I tend to stay away from conflicts like this).

@kde came under fire for a supposedly weak stance on #AI in the project and for accepting a weird talk for #Akademy2026 on an "AI-powered desktop that loves you back".

Despite repeated clarifications that the talk was nothing but a thought experiment that in no way represents the project's future direction, the pitch forks stayed up and the KDE account was eventually accused of being "fascist", among other things.

I dislike AI as much as anyone else around here and I would like to see #kde stay free of it, but I am also aware that this is not my decision to make.

The project provides its software free of charge to its users, which is an incredible gift to receive. 30 years of sophisticated development work, for free! (cont.)

#foss #freesoftware

1/2

En mi RB5009 el log del kernel delataba un bucle de capa 2, una línea cada 2 s, mientras el log de RouterOS y su monitor de puertos mostraban un equipo sano. Solo lo vi porque ya leía ese kernel desde dentro del router.

Con mikroscope, que he hecho yo: un agente Go en un contenedor de RouterOS que lee /proc, /sys, /dev/kmsg y perf de 1 a 100 Hz, y una CLI que lo instala, graba y reenvía a 11 destinos.

Código abierto, MIT.

https://github.com/jmrplens/mikroscope

#MikroTik #RouterOS #Golang #OpenSource

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El logo de mikroscope, nueve barras ámbar de distinta altura cruzadas por una línea plana a su media, con las tres del centro por encima, sobre el nombre mikroscope y el lema: telemetría de kernel por debajo del segundo desde dentro de un router MikroTik. Un panel titulado lo que RouterOS promedia o pasa por alto enumera cuatro cifras. En torno a 1 s: la carga de CPU en la API, una media móvil, 0,1 a 0,6 s tarde en dos horas medidas. 2,5 %: una ráfaga de 100 ms en un núcleo, en una media de 1 s y 4 núcleos, que no dice cuándo. 0: líneas del bucle en el log de RouterOS, con el kernel anotando el bucle de capa 2 cada 2 s. Unas 35 000: interrupciones del temporizador por segundo, en ráfagas de 20 a 90 s en un núcleo cada vez, desde unas 2 500, con Home Assistant consultando la API; el profile de RouterOS apenas lo mostró. Debajo: mikroscope corre en el router, en un contenedor, y lee los contadores del propio kernel de 1 a 100 Hz. Medido en un RB5009, RouterOS 7.24.2 y 7.24.4; el 2,5 % es aritmética. Al pie, github.com/jmrplens/mikroscope y: código abierto, MIT, RouterOS 7.24 o posterior, arm64, arm y x86_64.

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Cómo funciona mikroscope, en cuatro pasos numerados. 1, el kernel del router: /proc, /sys, /dev/kmsg y perf. El contenedor ve la CPU, interrupciones y memoria del router. 2, el agente, en un contenedor de RouterOS: binario Go estático en imagen scratch, sin conexión saliente. Muestrea de 1 a 100 Hz, 10 por defecto; guarda los últimos 60 s. Sirve deltas de ticks en bruto por HTTP en un veth /30. 3, el colector, a 11 destinos: con la API de RouterOS, añade el tráfico por interfaz a 1 Hz. Los destinos: fichero, Prometheus, InfluxDB 3, Loki, OTLP, Graphite, Elasticsearch, script SQL, PostgreSQL, Telegraf y salida estándar. 4, Grafana: 5 dashboards, uno por almacén, de 30 a 177 paneles. Reglas de alerta para InfluxDB 3, Prometheus y PostgreSQL. Lo que cuesta el agente a 10 Hz: 2,69 % de un núcleo, 13,2 MiB de memoria residente, 0 huecos y 0 pérdidas; RB5009UG+S+, RouterOS 7.24.2, 2026-09-18, una ventana de 300 s. Al final, doctor solo lee; install lista cada orden y pregunta antes, sobre dos órdenes: mikroscope doctor --router admin@192.168.88.1 y mikroscope install --router admin@192.168.88.1.

On my RB5009 the kernel log reported a layer-2 loop, one line every 2 s, while RouterOS's log and port monitor showed a healthy device. I only saw it because I was already reading the kernel from inside the router.

With mikroscope, which I built: a Go agent in a RouterOS container that samples /proc, /sys, /dev/kmsg and perf at 1 to 100 Hz, and a CLI that installs it, records and forwards to 11 sinks.

Open source, MIT.

https://github.com/jmrplens/mikroscope

#MikroTik #RouterOS #Grafana #Golang #OpenSource

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The mikroscope logo, nine amber bars of different heights crossed by a flat line at their average, with the three middle bars rising above it, over the name mikroscope and the tagline: sub-second kernel telemetry from inside a MikroTik router. A panel headed what RouterOS averages or overlooks lists four figures. About 1 s: CPU load over the API, a trailing mean, 0.1 to 0.6 s late in two measured hours. 2.5 %: a 100 ms burst on one core, in a 4-core, 1 s average, which cannot say when. 0: loop lines in RouterOS's log, while the kernel logged the layer-2 loop every 2 s. About 35 000: timer interrupts a second, in 20 to 90 s bursts on one core at a time, up from about 2 500, while Home Assistant polled the API; RouterOS's own profile barely showed it. Below: mikroscope runs on the router, in a container, and reads the kernel's own counters at 1 to 100 Hz. Measured on one RB5009, RouterOS 7.24.2 and 7.24.4; the 2.5 % is arithmetic. At the foot, github.com/jmrplens/mikroscope and: open source, MIT, RouterOS 7.24 or later, arm64, arm and x86_64.

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mikroscope, how it works, in four numbered steps. 1, the router's kernel: /proc, /sys, /dev/kmsg and perf. The container sees the router's CPU, interrupts and memory. 2, the agent, in a RouterOS container: static Go binary in a scratch image, no outbound connection. Samples at 1 to 100 Hz, 10 by default; keeps the last 60 s. Serves raw tick deltas over HTTP on a /30 veth. 3, the collector, into 11 sinks: with the RouterOS API, adds per-interface traffic at 1 Hz. The sinks: file, Prometheus, InfluxDB 3, Loki, OTLP, Graphite, Elasticsearch, SQL script, PostgreSQL, Telegraf and stdout. 4, Grafana: 5 dashboards, one per store, of 30 to 177 panels. Alert rules for InfluxDB 3, Prometheus and PostgreSQL. What the agent costs at 10 Hz: 2.69 % of one core, 13.2 MiB resident memory, 0 gaps and 0 drops; RB5009UG+S+, RouterOS 7.24.2, 2026-09-18, one 300 s window. Last, doctor only reads; install lists every command and asks first, above two commands: mikroscope doctor --router admin@192.168.88.1 and mikroscope install --router admin@192.168.88.1.

heise+ | FAQ: Die häufigsten Fragen und Antworten zu EUDI-Wallet-Apps und d-you

Ausweis, Führerschein und weitere Nachweise im Handy: Das verspricht die staatliche App d-you. Wir beantworten Fragen zu Voraussetzungen und Datenschutz.

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/FAQ-Die-haeufigsten-Fragen-und-Antworten-zu-EUDI-Wallet-Apps-und-d-you-11464120.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Datenschutz #Netzpolitik #OpenSource #news

Appwrite 2.3: Dev-Keys entfallen, Migration nötig

Appwrite 2.3 bringt Jaspr für Sites und Nightly-Versionen für den Eigenbetrieb. Wichtig für bestehende Installationen ist das Aus für Dev-Keys.

https://www.heise.de/news/Appwrite-2-3-Dev-Keys-entfallen-Migration-noetig-11466656.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#API #CloudComputing #Dart #Datenbanken #IT #OpenSource #Softwareentwicklung #news

Unsere OneSystems Toolbox hat ein grosses Update erhalten:

SMTP-Diagnose mit SPF/DKIM/DMARC sowie Tools für DNS, WHOIS/RDAP, GeoIP, TLS, Ping, Traceroute und mehr.

Keine Auswertung der Eingaben. Testberichte werden nach 24h gelöscht. Matomo nutzen wir nur auf unserer öffentlichen Instanz.

Open Source · MIT · amd64/arm64 · Docker

https://tools.onesystems.ch

#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Docker #DMARC

Flowise — визуальный конструктор для LLM‑приложений: перетаскиваете на холст модель, векторное хранилище, инструменты и память, соединяете их линиями и получаете чат‑бота, RAG‑поиск по документам или агента. У проекта 55 тысяч звёзд на GitHub, 25 тысяч форков и почти 7 миллионов скачиваний Docker‑образа. Его разворачивают у себя компании, которым нельзя отправлять данные в облачные конструкторы.

29 июля 2026 года команда объявила о закрытии: «разработчики всё чаще доверяют сложные задачи агентам для программирования, а жёсткие low‑code‑процессы упираются в потолок». 13 августа репозиторий заархивировали, 31 августа поддержка закончилась. В объявлении прямо сказано: код под Apache 2.0 ваш, форкайте.

Проект форкнут под именем Keelflow [GitHub, Apache-2.0](https://github.com/Perruer/keelflow).

Но были нюансы...

https://habr.com/ru/articles/1086288/

#infoses #OpenSource #Node_JS #AI #LLM #flowise #keelflow

🔐 We are almost ready for International Cyber Expo 2026!

We have prepared a beautifully illuminated stand on the first floor of Olympia London. We cannot wait to meet our customers on 29 and 30 September!

https://www.internationalcyberexpo.com/exhibitors/novacustom-bv

#CyberSecurity #Privacy #Opensource #NovaCustom

🚀 leapt/core-bundle v6.4.0 is out!

What's new:

✅ Support for google/recaptcha 2.x, alongside 1.x, with no code change needed on your side
🐛 The reCAPTCHA v3 validator no longer throws a TypeError when no private key is configured, even with reCAPTCHA disabled. Both reCAPTCHA validators now throw an explicit LogicException when reCAPTCHA is enabled without a key.

Changelog: https://github.com/leapt/core-bundle/releases/tag/v6.4.0

#Symfony #PHP #OpenSource

New in #LibreOffice 26.8: Relative font sizes – Calc cell styles can now use relative font sizes, making style management more flexible across large spreadsheets. https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.8 #foss #opensource #freesoftware

⚡ How to Safely Debloat Windows 11 in 2026: Remove Telemetry, Edge Bloat & Background Lag

Reclaim CPU cycles and gigabytes of RAM. Here is our tested 2026 guide to safely debloating Windows 11 using PowerShell, Chris Titus WinUtil, and O&O ShutUp10++ without breaking updates.

👉 Read the complete guide:
https://binodbhatt.com.np/posts/how-to-debloat-windows-11-safely-2026.html

#Tech #WindowsGuides #NextByte #Linux #OpenSource

In drei Wochen ist schon das VCFB 2026!

Wir haben die Anmeldefrist nochmal bis zum 30. September verlängert und freuen uns über weitere Einreichungen, insbesondere zum Thema Open Source. Auch Open Hardware ist gerne gesehen!

Hier geht es zur Anmeldung: https://vcfb.de/2026/call_for_participation.html

#vcfb #vcfb2026 #vintagecomputing #opensource #openhardware

10,000 PDFs? Stirling PDF makes it one job

Stirling PDF 3.0.0 introduces the new “PDF Processor” for automated document processing, a revised text editor, and OAuth-SSO.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/10-000-PDFs-Stirling-PDF-makes-it-one-job-11466333.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Automatisierung #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OCR #OpenSource #PDF #Software #news

✏️FerrumPix - настольный просмотрщик, менеджер фотографий и редактор изображений

©️ Бесплатная и с открытым исходным кодом программа

⬇️ Установка: AppImage, Deb, RPM и Flatpak пакетов, EXE (Windows), .App (macOS)

👉️ https://linuxmasterclub.ru/ferrumpix/

#Linux #OpenSource #Программа #Изображения #Фотографии

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FerrumPix. Инструменты редактирования изображений

10.000 PDFs? Stirling PDF macht daraus einen Job

Stirling PDF 3.0.0 bringt den neuen „PDF Processor“ für die automatisierte Dokumentenverarbeitung, einen überarbeiteten Texteditor und OAuth-SSO.

https://www.heise.de/news/10-000-PDFs-Stirling-PDF-macht-daraus-einen-Job-11466228.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Automatisierung #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OCR #OpenSource #PDF #Software #news

Drop any Windows DPAPI artifact and it identifies the format and the exact master key it needs, then decrypts once you supply the key. Offline, CLI + web UI.

https://github.com/crypt0p3g/dpapi-toolkit

#infosec #cybersecurity #redteam #pentest #opensource

F-Droid 2.0: Alternative app store for Android gets major update

The alternative Android app store F-Droid for open-source software has received a major update. Version 2.0 is intended to improve search, among other things.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/F-Droid-2-0-Alternative-app-store-for-Android-gets-major-update-11465612.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #Google #Kotlin #Mobiles #OpenSource #news

AlmaLinux: Certification program for software and hardware

AlmaLinux introduces a certification program for applications and hardware. A new catalog shows compatibility with various versions.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/AlmaLinux-Certification-program-for-software-and-hardware-11465906.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #centOS #Hardware #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Software #news

What’s running on my servers? systemd-report collects answers

systemd-report bundles system data and metrics in signed JSON reports. This is intended to simplify the management of large Linux fleets.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/What-s-running-on-my-servers-systemd-report-collects-answers-11465592.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

Photonic Computing: Open-Source SDK for Energy-Efficient AI Applications

Python, C/C++ and a CPU simulator: Q.ANT’s new open-source SDK brings photonic computing to laptops without special hardware.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Photonic-Computing-Open-Source-SDK-for-Energy-Efficient-AI-Applications-11465406.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Hardware #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #Photonik #SDK #news

👋 Meet us at the 2nd edition of the @universityofgroningen #DigitalAutonomy Fair, 27 October!

➡️ https://social.edu.nl/@DigitalAutonomyUG/117319674470194788

➡️ https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/policy-and-strategy/digital-autonomy/calendar/261027-digital-autonomy-fair

Chat with us about #Mastodon, #PeerTube, the @SURF instance https://social.edu.nl for #HigherEducation, get a sticker and make sure to cuddle our plushies.

#OpenScience #OpenSource #plushtodon

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Our information booth during the first digital autonomy fair, featuring info material, guidelines, stickers, two plushies, blue and yellow. The signs say 'Yes, we're open' and 'The library is here for you'

Nouvelle version 0.26.0 de #Kresus : un chargement plus rapide, ignorer des doublons, une vraie vue par devise, et une version précompilée toujours à jour. Les détails sont dans notre billet de blog !

https://kresus.org/blog/kresus-version-0-26-0.html

#OpenSource #PersonalFinanceManager #woob

AlmaLinux: Zertifizierungsprogramm für Software und Hardware

AlmaLinux führt ein Zertifizierungsprogramm für Anwendungen und Hardware ein. Ein neuer Katalog zeigt Kompatibilität mit verschiedenen Versionen.

https://www.heise.de/news/AlmaLinux-Zertifizierungsprogramm-fuer-Software-und-Hardware-11465635.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #centOS #Hardware #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Software #news

F-Droid 2.0: Alternativer App-Store für Android bekommt großes Update

Der alternative Android-App-Store F-Droid für quelloffene Software hat ein großes Update erhalten. Version 2.0 soll unter anderem die Suche verbessern.

https://www.heise.de/news/F-Droid-2-0-Alternativer-App-Store-fuer-Android-bekommt-grosses-Update-11465359.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Android #Google #Kotlin #Mobiles #OpenSource #news

Was läuft auf meinen Servern? systemd-report sammelt Antworten

systemd-report bündelt Systemdaten und Messwerte in signierten JSON-Berichten. Das soll die Verwaltung großer Linux-Flotten erleichtern.

https://www.heise.de/news/Was-laeuft-auf-meinen-Servern-systemd-report-sammelt-Antworten-11465325.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #IT #Linux #OpenSource #news

Photonisches Computing: Open-Source-SDK für energieeffiziente KI-Anwendungen

Python, C/C++ und ein CPU-Simulator: Q.ANTs neues Open-Source-SDK bringt photonisches Computing ohne Spezialhardware auf den Laptop.

https://www.heise.de/news/Photonisches-Computing-Open-Source-SDK-fuer-energieeffiziente-KI-Anwendungen-11464372.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Hardware #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #OpenSource #Photonik #SDK #news

Video-Tool VLC: Version 3.0.24 stopft über 130 Sicherheitslecks

Der Videoplayer VLC ist in Version 3.0.24 erschienen. Mehr als 130 Sicherheitslücken soll das Release schließen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Video-Tool-VLC-Version-3-0-24-stopft-ueber-130-Sicherheitslecks-11465305.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Entertainment #IT #OpenSource #Security #Sicherheitslücken #Updates #news

«FOSS-Appstore — F-Droid bekommt größtes Update seit zehn Jahren:
F-Droid 2.0 ist in Kotlin von Grund auf neu geschrieben worden. Neben einem neuen Design soll eine neue Menüstruktur Übersicht bieten»

Ich gehe mal davon aus, dass viele hier vom @fdroidorg Update schon bescheid wissen. Wenn nicht, hier ein deutscher Artikel darüber oder um dies den Anderen, die es noch nicht nutzen, geschmackvoll zu machen.

📱 https://www.golem.de/news/foss-appstore-f-droid-bekommt-groesstes-update-seit-zehn-jahren-2609-213418.html

#android #fdroid #opensource #mobile #smartphone #update #app

OH:

The entire point of Open Source Code was not to be at the mercy or enthroled to code you do not understood or have little to no control over.

#FLOSS #OpenSource #LLM

( cc @kde )

Pineapple Notepad 1.3.0 Released! It aims to be a cross-platform Notepad++ alternative that available on both Windows, macOS and Linux. We introduced marking support and a lot of new features in this release!

See link below for downloads ↓ and help us reach the #OpenSource Goal!

As usual. Everyone can download and use it free of change from GitHub:

https://github.com/BLumia/pineapple-notepad/releases

Detailed release info and progress report can be seen here:

https://blumia.itch.io/pineapple-notepad/devlog/1676339/pineapple-notepad-progress-report-130-released

If you think this application is helpful and would like to see this application become an #OpenSource software, please consider become a sponsor, it will help a LOT! Use the following link for sponsorship:

itchio: https://blumia.itch.io/pineapple-notepad
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/blumia

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Your Own Domain: The First Step to Being Able to Leave Whenever You Want

This is the first installment in a four-part series on having your own domain. It is published every Friday.

https://vsx.global/own-domain-first-step/

#infosec #privacy #opensource #digitalsovereignty

Battle for Wesnoth: version 1.19.28 released

https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/09/wesnoth-v11928-released/

#Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Wesnoth #OpenSource #Strategy #TurnBased

Somehow I completely missed this milestone: PHPUnit has now been installed via Composer more than 1,005,280,071 times. 🤯

One billion installs. Thank you to everyone who writes tests, reports bugs, sends pull requests, and supports the project. ❤️

https://packagist.org/packages/phpunit/phpunit/stats

#PHPUnit #Packagist #OpenSource

F-Droid 2.0 is finally out. The biggest update in a decade, and the first one that actually does not look like it was designed in a shed.

The whole app is a Kotlin Compose rewrite now. Navigation is down to three tabs: Discover, Search, My Apps. Updates are automatic in the background by default, and the new session installer finally makes the install flow on par with the Play Store (thanks, EU DMA).

The trade-offs?
- No more Privileged Extension support
- Tor auto-detection is gone, you now need a Tor VPN for that
- The panic wipe feature and the fake calculator disguise are also dead
- Android 6 support has been dropped

This a massive step forward for FOSS Android. But do read the release notes before updating if you relied on those privacy tools.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1096444/

#foss #android #fdroid #privacy #opensource

F-Droid 2.0 is rolling out over the coming weeks with a redesigned Android app for finding and managing free and open-source software. Search now covers descriptions, categories, and translated content, while new filters help narrow results. On supported devices, installation approval happens before the download, and the app can check for updates in the background.

https://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html

#FDroid #Android #OpenSource #DigitalRights

New #FreeBSD TUI themes are in development to improve accessibility, especially for users with low vision.

Meanwhile, have some fun with some old features: run this command several times in your FreeBSD terminal and pick your favorite theme 😁

% bsddialog --msgbox "Theme 1" 10 30 --and-dialog --msgbox "Theme 2" 10 30 --theme blackwhite --and-dialog --msgbox "Theme 3 :D" 10 30 --bikeshed --and-dialog --msgbox "Theme 4 :D :D :D" 10 30 --bikeshed

#FreeBSD #UNIX #OpenSource #TUI #Terminal #Shell #bikeshed

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Screenshot of a terminal window split into four quadrants showing different color themes for "bsddialog" message boxes labeled Theme 1 through Theme 4 :D :D.

Another small one in Mastodon's own web client.

Someone filed the bug on September 18: post from the deck view, Mastodon's multi-column layout, and the compose box just sits there instead of going back. Reply, quote, edit, same story.

The check turned out to be one exact string, pathname === '/publish', with no idea that /deck/publish exists. I pulled it into its own isStandaloneComposePath function, stripped the /deck prefix before comparing, and added a test so the next refactor cannot quietly break it again.

Merged into main today by diondiondion. PR: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/pull/40663

#Mastodon #OpenSource #JavaScript #WebDev #OSS

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Fixed a bug where posting, replying, quoting or editing from Mastodon's deck (multi-column) layout left the compose box open instead of returning to the previous screen. The path check only recognized /publish, not /deck/publish. Extracted a normalizing helper and added a test. Merged by diondiondion, PR #40663.