Results for the second Nix Steering Committee election are out!

Elected are @cafkafk @luj @K900 @philiptaron and @tomberek

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/results-for-the-second-nix-steering-committee-election-2025/71628

#Nix #NixOS #Linux #OpenSource

👀 Avis à tous les administrateurs de Wiki.js ! J'en avais marre de voir mon beau wiki s'afficher n'importe comment sur mobile ? J'ai mis les mains dans le code (un peu exceptionnel, je l'avoue) pour rendre Wiki.js enfin agréable sur smartphone. La solution est là, et je la partage avec vous 👇 https://wiki.blablalinux.be/fr/wikijs-css

#WikiJS #ResponsiveDesign #WebDev #OpenSource #MobileExperience

I don't suppose that I have any #bsd #unix #opensource #thinkpad friends out there willing to signal boost, by chance? ​

#mutualaidrequest #mutualaid

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

Earlier this year, I developed "ansible_jailexec", a modern Ansible connection plugin that can manage FreeBSD Jails via jexec from the host (incl. transparent file copy into the jails filesystem). All released under a BSD license.

That way, you can automate FreeBSD Jails via Ansible, even when they have no ssh or network connectivity.

On Codeberg: https://codeberg.org/Larvitz/ansible_jailexec

On GitHub: https://github.com/chofstede/ansible_jailexec/

The connection-plugin comes as a single python file (jailexec.py) and comes with Unit tests and internal safety checks.

Maybe someone finds it useful Happy automating 🙂

#freebsd #ansible #automation #bsd #automation #opensource #foss #jails

Yay!
My new @nitrokey 3 Mini did arrive 😊

Open source crypto-module done right. It’s already my 3rd one (I have already the big Nitrokey 3A and a Nitrokey HSM for my PKI)

The mini will be my backup key with its own GPG subkeys just to have redundancy plus I’ll add it as a second Passkey to several websites.

#opensource #nitrokey #gpg #fido2 #crypto

Playing arroud with some BSD. 7.8 is a pretty solid release in my opinion :-)

#openbsd #bsd #unix #foss #opensource

Happy birthday to Vim! 🥳

#vim #opensource

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Happy Birthday Vim logo Nov 2, 1991 It's FOSS There are multi-colored balloons on the four corners of this image.

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

Gitea 1.25.0 removes deprecated auth, streams archives, adds 3D previews:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/gitea-1-25-0-removes-deprecated-auth-streams-archives-adds-3d-previews/

Qt Creator 18 Released With Experimental Support For Development Containers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qt-Creator-18-Released

Rust 1.91 adds Tier 1 support for ARM64 Windows platform, raw pointer warnings, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/rust-1-91-adds-tier-1-support-for-arm64-windows-platform-raw-pointer-warnings-and-more/

Gradle 9.2.0 brings Windows ARM support and stable Daemon toolchain:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/gradle-9-2-0-brings-windows-arm-support-and-stable-daemon-toolchain/

Pi-hole 6.2 released with security upgrades, Alpine Linux support, and DNS enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/pi-hole-6-2-released-with-security-upgrades-alpine-linux-support-and-dns-enhancements/

Immich 2.2 released with OCR search, web layout boost, mobile workflow updates, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/immich-2-2-released-with-ocr-search-web-layout-boost-mobile-workflow-updates-and-more/

Jellyfin 0.19 for Android TV brings voice search, inactivity popup & enhanced music player:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/jellyfin-0-19-for-android-tv-brings-voice-search-inactivity-popup-and-enhanced-music-player/

Good News! Austrian Ministry Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Nextcloud:
https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-ministry-kicks-out-microsoft/

FFmpeg Receives $100K in Funding from India's FLOSS/fund Initiative:
https://news.itsfoss.com/ffmpeg-receives-100k-funding/

FreeBSD 15.0 Beta 4 Released With Newer Linux WiFi Drivers & Updated OpenZFS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-Beta-4

FreeBSD Celebrates The Milestone Of Reproducible Builds & No Root Needed:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Goes-Reproducible

OpenIndiana 2025.10 ISOs Available For Download:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-2025.10

Genode-Powered Sculpt OS 25.10 Brings Performance Improvements & Better Drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sculpt-OS-25.10-Released

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Gitea #QtCreator #QtCreator18 #Rust #Gradle #PiHole #Immich #Jellyfin #FFmpeg #FreeBSD #OS #BSD #FreeBSD15 #OpenIndiana #SculptOS #ProgrammingLanguage #SelfHosting #MediaServer #AdBlocker #Development #Programming #Coding #IDE #CodeEditor #VersionControl #version_control #FosseryTech

(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon 4.5 RC1 adds quote post authoring, async reply fetching & HTTP message signatures:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mastodon-4-5-rc1-adds-quote-post-authoring-async-reply-fetching-and-http-message-signatures/

Mozilla will soon require all Firefox extensions to disclose data collection practices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mozilla-will-soon-require-all-firefox-extensions-to-disclose-data-collection-practices/
(Oh Mozilla doing the right thing, pretty rare to see.)

Firefox Introduces new recommended extensions after six-month community review:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-introduces-new-recommended-extensions-after-six-month-community-review/

Firefox tests privacy-focused direct results in the address bar with possible sponsorships:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/firefox-tests-privacy-focused-direct-answers-in-the-address-bar/

Terminal Geeks Rejoice! Proton VPN's Long-Awaited Linux CLI is Finally Here:
https://news.itsfoss.com/proton-vpn-linux-cli/

Introducing Lumo for Business, confidential AI for your team:
https://proton.me/blog/lumo-business

See the business data leaking onto the dark web with Proton's Data Breach Observatory:
https://proton.me/blog/introducing-breach-observatory

Proton 2025 autumn/winter roadmaps:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-2025-autumn-roadmaps

Ultra Private Tor Browser's Last 32-bit Release:
https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-15-0-release/

Signal Desktop adds customizable chat folders for better organization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/signal-desktop-adds-customizable-chat-folders-for-better-organization/

Organic Maps adds EU iOS default app option, updated OSM data, new POIs:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/organic-maps-adds-eu-ios-default-app-option-updated-osm-data-new-pois/

Krita Lands Basic HDR Support On Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Krita-HDR-Wayland-Support

(more FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Mastodon #Firefox #Proton #ProtonVPN #Lumo #ProtonLumo #Tor #TorBrowser #Signal #SignalDesktop #OrganicMaps #Krita #Fediverse #Fedi #Browser #WebBrowser #VPN #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SocialMedia #ChatService #Chat #Maps #FosseryTech

Regretfully when I attempted the download of clonezilla again the browser also got a time-out at the 420MB mark, bringing my total waste of bandwidth to a whopping 50% of my monthly allotted 2GB

:(

#Clonezilla #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #Disk #imaging #SourceForge #wget

Habt ihr eine einfache Möglichkeit gefunden, in LibreOffice Calc Zebrastreifen“ unter den Reihen anzuwenden?
Also immer diese abwechselnden Farben pro Reihe?

Da würde ich mich mal langfristig über einen einfachen Knopf freuen.
Aktuell mache ich das über die Bedingte Formatierung und eine Formel.

#LibreOffice #LibreOfficeCalc #Calc #Tabellen #OpenSource

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#Fediverse #DevCommunity #OpenSource #GameDev #AI

For the longest time, I felt #Debian's twoish-year release cycle was too long. But now that #trixie's #KDE is so nice and stable - I never thought I'd say this - the two-year cycle feels NOT LONG ENOUGH. I want this stretch of excellent stability and functionality I'm experiencing to never end. May the upgrade treadmill just sort of stop right here. May there never be a QT 7, a KDE 7 etc. To my mind they've got it just nice now. I don't give a care about zero-value features like rounded corners, etc. Screw change for the sake of change.
#OpenSource #linux

Do you self-host software such as web servers, Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Home Assistant, etc? What operation system(s) do you run?

#linux #HomeLab #OpenSource

Folks, this is getting serious. My first open source (MIT license) project and I have no idea what I'm doing 😨

It's called nvirt. The concept in a nutshell: it's similer to writing/using a dockerfile, but for libvirt VMs.

Docs if you're curious to read more: https://nvirt-cli.gitlab.io/

I've just tagged v0.1.0 for testing, feedback and a bit more "tidy up" dev, especially before I commit to backwards compatibility for the "virtfile" format, but for anyone who's interested I'd appreciate feedback, ideas and/or rebukes (if I have wasted my time or committed any cardinal sins given I'm new to Go and actually publishing stuff...)

Huge shout-out for the #libguestfs and #virtManager projects - pretty sure I wouldn't have attempted something like this if those tools didn't exist.

#linux #libvirt #nvirt #golang #OpenSource

Little bit experimenting with OpenBSD 7.8 🙂
Working nice, but I'll stay with FreeBSD on my systems (too many commands in muscle-memory)

#openbsd #bsd #unix #foss #opensource #xfce

I've been thinking about this a lot: new Home Assistant users constantly confuse add-ons with integrations. Both names sound like things you add to extend HA, but they serve completely different purposes.

My proposal: rename add-ons to "apps" because everyone already knows what apps are 🔥

Made a video explaining the reasoning. Would love your thoughts:

https://youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas

#HomeAssistant #SmartHome #OpenSource
https://youtu.be/TwKOeZJyPas

Yay! KDE Plasma 6.5 did land in the Fedora updates repository :-)

Amazing new release! Thanks @kde and @fedora

It's running rock solid and without any issues on my ThinkPad!

#kde #fedora #plasma #linux #opensource #foss #thinkpad

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KDE Plasma Desktop with Konsole open, showing system information via fastfetch

RFC 7705 defining Autonomous System migration mechanisms for the Border Gateway Protocol or BGP was published in November 2015 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/routing.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

💰 NetBSD Foundation Appeals for $50K Donations Amid Funding Crisis

｢ NetBSD faces a funding crisis in late 2025, with its foundation urging donations to reach a $50,000 goal after raising $10,738. The portable OS, powering servers and embedded devices since 1993, plans modernizations like Git migration. Community support is vital to sustain its evolution and cross-platform legacy ｣

#netbsd #opensource #funding
https://www.webpronews.com/netbsd-foundation-appeals-for-50k-donations-amid-funding-crisis/

Not really sure why I hadn't assembled this list years ago, but I've put together a [non-exhaustive] list of open source contributions, projects, etc. on my site.

Who knows, maybe you'll discover a utility library you didn't know existed and now can't live without? 😉

https://stevegrunwell.com/open-source/

#OpenSource #FOSS

@rl_dane

GKrellm is a vital tool here. Even when I'm on win64 running a simulation, I have it on a secondary display

#GKrellm #dashboard #OpenSource

RFC 5405 defining unicast UDP usage guidelines for application developers was published in November 2008 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

RFC 1035 defining the implementation and specification of DNS domain names was published in November 1987 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

@guisso @cadusilva Sinceramente, não entendo a surpresa, haja vista #openSource ser uma franca recusa da carga ética/política do movimento do #softwareLivre, subvertendo sua lógica para ficar numa roupagem pragmática bem mais apropriável pelo "mundo corporativo". Evidente que, infelizmente, conseguiram.

Le site officiel Gitea : https://about.gitea.com/products/gitea/

Le projet sur GitHub : https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea

#Gitea #DockerCompose #AutoHébergement #Git #DevOps #OpenSource #BlablaGit

What I don’t understand about #opensource and #llm is that many more people that use llm don’t care about change set requests.
It is really not a great direction to maintain projects if people don’t care about their change requests. Of course you can create a lot of code fast by llm and it is good, but review your own code and pr description before sending your change request (open a PR) would be helpful.
I wonder how others feel about it and if you have already good wording practices as maintainer it would be great to hear from you!

Eine sehr wichtige Kampagne, da Google sich 2026 quasi zum Android-Monopolisten/Gatekeeper machen möchte:

https://keepandroidopen.org/

Bitte verbreiten und mitzeichnen.

#keepAndroidOpen #fdroid #Android #Google #UnplugTrump #opensource

🍞 The First FreeBSD 15 Beta Is Here, and It's Dropping Most 32-bit Devices

｢ FreeBSD 15 is also dropping support for most 32-bit devices, following the same change in Debian, Fedora, Windows 11, and other operating systems. That includes armv6 processors, 32-bit x86 CPUs (i386), and 32-bit PowerPC hardware ｣

#freebsd #bsd #32bit #opensource
https://www.howtogeek.com/the-first-freebsd-15-beta-is-here-and-it-drops/

Here you can see the failure of sourceforge when you resume a download with wget

#Clonezilla #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #Disk #imaging #SourceForge #wget

Clonezilla is an incredible tool to make images of partitions. If you know Norton Ghost from many decades ago clonezilla is even better.

Note to self
Source Forge doesn't do resume on downloads when wget is invoked. Due to the nature of 4G connections, the throughput when down to zero for 60 seconds. When I resumed the bits rolled back to 0!

400 MB of precious bandwidth has just been nuked

#Clonezilla #programming #OpenSource #POSIX #Disk #imaging #SourceForge #wget

https://clonezilla.org/downloads/download.php?branch=stable

I feel for this user - I’m a fellow ADHD sufferer and their distress is all too clear to me - and I tried to help them in the replies.

But on the other hand, I’m utterly enraged at the broader problem, and all the people who aren’t taking action today, choosing instead to wait until the water is past their neck.

This is the latest example of why we shouldn’t use #nonfree / #proprietary / #restricted and #centralized platforms like #Telegram, #Discord, #WhatsApp, #Signal, #Instagram, #Facebook, #Twitter, #LinkedIn, #Bluesky, #GitHub, and others.

There’s a whole-ass history of centralized platforms having the same class of issues. When are y’all gonna stop ignoring the problem and start exercising the power you have?

It’s as simple as quitting centralized platforms, switching to #FreedomRespecting #decentralized platforms like #ActivityPub and #XMPP, and telling others to do the same.

Create your communities there, and tell others about them. Move all your activity there. Onboard your friends and family. When there’s no other way to reach you, they will move.

Keep up the social pressure, and never relent.

Here’s a user’s guide to XMPP, for whoever needs it.

And developers? Get involved, improve the protocols, the clients, the servers…heck, I’m pretty sure a lot of features and fixes are popular/longstanding enough to make it feasible to crowdfund your patches!

#FreeSoftware #Libre #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Fedi post, with the display name and handle hidden. Text - Well, this is depressing. My country has silently blocked #Discord and now I can't access my ADHD support group for body doubling. Someone called his internet service provider and they told him the telecom commission has blocked the app and isn't allowed to announce it in the media. I can't even access any free VPN sites, those have been blocked too. Discord has been my crutch for the past few months and the only way I've been functioning. So depressed. Can't find any free alternatives.

RFC 1034 defining the concepts and facilities of DNS domain names was published in November 1987 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

Going live today at 10am Mountain (4pm UTC) on YouTube to Check Out Some New Containers with Docker!

Would love to see you there! https://youtube.com/dbtechyt/live

#SelfHosting #OpenSource #Livestream

@sternecker Actually, yes! When Debian 13 came out a few months ago, I grabbed myself a complete set of amd64 binary and source code DVD images. (That's a total of 49 x 4.7GB DVD images, plus a few ancillary ones. All of them cryptographically verified and confirmed matching the release version hashes and signatures.) It wouldn't be completely up to date, and it wouldn't be quite as convenient, but it would give me a very workable starting point.

#Linux #preparedness #resilience #OpenSource

P2P Whatsapp Clone

Check out the pre-release demo: https://p2p.positive-intentions.com/iframe.html?globals=&id=demo-p2p-messaging--p-2-p-messaging&viewMode=story).

Want to send #encrypted #WebRTC #messages and #videoCalls with #noDownloads, #noSignUps and #noTracking?

This prototype uses #PeerJS to establish a #secure #browserToBrowser #connection. Everything is ephemeral and cleared when you refresh the page—true #zerodata #privacy!

NOTE: This is still a work-in-progress and a #closeSource project. To view the #openSource version see [here](https://github.com/positive-intentions/chat). it has NOT been audited or reviewed. For #testing purposes only, not a replacement for your current messaging app.

- Docs: https://positive-intentions.com/docs/category/sparcle
- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/positive_intentions
- GitHub: https://github.com/positive-intentions

#P2P #WebRTC #PeerJS #ZeroData #EphemeralData #Encryption #Encrypted #infosec #cryptography #E2EE #BrowserToBrowser #NoInstall #Privacy #Security #Decentralized #Messaging #VideoCall #NoTracking #PrivateMessaging #Prototype #Demo #WorkInProgress #WebDev #TechDevelopment #ChatApp #javascript #InstantMessaging

Do you have the media required to build systems without an Internet connection?
Do you have a local repository server with packages enabling a "local" network install?
#Preparedness #Resilience #OpenSource #Selfhosting

Here is this week's #LInux and #OpenSource News video!

In this one, Python refuses big money to avoid compromising on their principles, the AUR is under attack yet again, and Unity (the desktop) is in trouble.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLSog92nyAU

Už tento víkend 1. a 2. listopadu se koná brněnský #OpenAlt! Pro mě je to letos jubilejní - přednáším tam již 10 let! 😀

V sobotu v 10:30 budu mluvit o mapování open-source aktivit v ČR a Rakousku.

S kým se tam uvidím?

#OpenAlt2025 #OpenSource #Brno

Built something I’ve wanted for a while...
An open-source Docker container that makes running a Tor relay actually simple and reliable.

One command. Self-healing. Multi-arch. Runs everywhere from Raspberry Pi to VPS

🔗 https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay

If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🧱 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others discover it

Maintaining this in my free time, donation info’s in the README (and please support @torproject, @eff and @privacyguides too).

Protecting privacy, one relay at a time ✨

#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec

I submitted a few Pull Requests as follows:

libressl 4.2.1 for MacPorts here:
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29892

opensmtpd 7.8.0p0 for MacPorts here:
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29893

libressl-devel 4.2.1 for MacPorts here:
https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29894

(the distinction between libressl and libressl-devel comes from a time before I became a MacPorts maintainer when the -stable and -development branches were tracked separately. While LibreSSL did also announce a 4.1.2 release? For now, it seems saner to just have libressl and libressl-devel within MacPorts be the same, if upstream tags their branches as -stable and -development again, we'll follow their lead)

GitHub Continuous Integration checks passed for all of them, it's up to someone else with commit access to merge them.

I also submitted announcements to undeadly.org, but I will let some of the other editors sanity check my submissions and publish them.

It's currently 22:18 more or less Pacific time, and I bought a ticket to a party that supposedly starts at 22:00 and goes until 05:00 tomorrow morning, so while maybe I am being "fashionably late"? I am happy to actually tend to some libre/free open source software maintenance before attempting to have much fun, because even though it's a Friday and "no pushes on Friday" I am not currently employed in those realms and for me? Coding is fun already! Not to mention, I rented a car and driving with all the folks in costumes crossing where ever seems to be posing additional hazards and I am in no rush.

I've got a lot going on tomorrow and Sunday too, before I fly to BCN for Mira Festival. So much going on, but mostly interesting things I think?

#HappyHalloween #LibreSSL #OpenSMTPD #MacPorts #OpenSource #TLS #Security #Email #MTAs

Spending today improving the OSSF Security Scorecard for @XposedOrNot

It’s currently at 5.4, and I’m hoping to bump that up by the end of the day. #buildinpublic #opensource

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openssf security scorecard

@sjvn @bananabob

I've been keeping a #Zotero collection of these whenever I come across them. Here's what I have:

• International Criminal Court

• Munich

• Schleswig-Holstein

• Lyon

• a Danish government ministry

• Austrian Ministry of Economy adopts #Nextcloud (this is the above-linked article)

If you have any more, please send em my way!

#digitalsovereignty #enshittification #opensource

Der Hamburger Software-Hersteller #Steinberg hat seine Audio-Schnittstellen ASIO und VST unter #OpenSource-Lizenzen freigegeben. Das ermöglicht nun Drittentwicklern eine einfachere Integration in Open-Source-Anwendungen, besonders unter Linux.
https://www.heise.de/news/Steinberg-gibt-Audio-Schnittstellen-ASIO-und-VST-unter-Open-Source-Lizenzen-frei-10963347.html?seite=all

Die #Python Software Foundation hat eine #Förderung von 1,5 Millionen US-Dollar durch die US-Regierung abgelehnt, da sie an Auflagen gegen #Diversität und #Inklusion geknüpft war.

Die Bedingungen hätten der gesamten Organisation verboten, DEI-Projekte umzusetzen. Trotz finanzieller Einbußen bleibt die #PSF ihrer Mission treu, eine vielfältige und internationale #OpenSource-Community zu fördern.

https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000294163/python-lehnt-millionenfoerderung-durch-trump-regierung-wegen-anti-diversitaets-auflagen-ab?ref=mastodon

#Softwareentwicklung #Förderung #DEI #opensource #socialjustice

Hey @delta! Reading this https://delta.chat/en/2025-05-22-browser-edition got me thinking. I live in Firefox but miss Chrome’s one-click “Install PWA as app”. What about a Tauri-based helper + a Firefox extension that wraps a PWA into a desktop app in one step? Hosting stays light: the PWA is cached; relays/self-hosted instances can serve the client. Keeps control with admins. Interested? 👍🏻

#Firefox #PWA #Tauri #DeltaChat #FOSS #OpenSource #SelfHosting #WebExtensions

Espero que vídeos como esse abram essa "janela" para mais pessoas conhecerem o GNU/Linux. Em 2022, quando descobri o "Tiling Window Manager" por meio da Cosmic, fiquei com entusiasmo semelhante:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycz0wfSAjyI

#Linux #Pop_Os #FOSS #OpenSource

RFC 5405 defining unicast UDP usage guidelines for application developers was published in November 2008 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

RFC 1035 defining the implementation and specification of DNS domain names was published in November 1987 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

Users have six months to migrate.

The Register: The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/mysql_8_support_end/ @theregister #Oracle #opensource

Upgraded my Laptop (ThinkPad T480) from 14.3-STABLE to 15.0-BETA3. Did only take ~2.5 hours (makeworld, makekernel ..)

Everything reasonably stable, iwlwifi with 802.11ac performing like a beast (300-500 Mbps on 80Mhz channel)

Only issue: GPU firmware isn't loading. Neither from -quarterly, from -stable or from the current ports tree :(

GPU itself works fine with the DRM driver, just missing some power-management capabilities.

KLD i915_kbl_dmc_ver1_04_bin.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch
i915_kbl_dmc_ver1_04_bin: could not load binary firmware /boot/firmware/i915_kbl_dmc_ver1_04_bin either
drmn0: could not load firmware image 'i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin'
drmn0: [drm] Failed to load DMC firmware i915/kbl_dmc_ver1_04.bin. Disabling runtime power management.

#freebsd #freebsd15 #beta #opensource #foss #thinkpad

RFC 1034 defining the concepts and facilities of DNS domain names was published in November 1987 https://cromwell-intl.com/networking/protocols.html?s=mb #IPnetworking #OpenSource #Linux

This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/linux-users-have-no-reason-to-worry-about-recent-amd-gpu-driver-changes/

#OpenSource #AMD #Drivers #Misc

Finally had time to post about some of the Dutch gov's open source projects and efforts to become more digitally sovereign.

Tldr: we're heading in the right direction, but we need to work on a gov-wide strategy instead of relying on individual projects.

#digitalsovereignty #opensource #foss #ospo

https://ginaplat.com/posts/20251031-digital-sovereignty-and-gov/

Many things happening in #LibreOffice right now! Markdown support is coming, we've had events in Italy, Cuba and the Czech Republic, and the software is being updated: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/10/31/libreoffice-project-and-community-recap-october-2025/ #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware

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Group photo from Latin American LibreOffice event

The idea of leaving #whatsapp for a more open, secure, and #privacy respecting alternative is really appealing.

However, many people still only use WhatsApp, including for work chats. And as long as this remains the case, switching isn't easy

If this issue were solved, I’m sure a lot more people would move away.

#opensource #signal #matrix #chat #interoperability

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is choosing OpenDesk, a German open source alternative to Microsoft's Office suite. 🔥

In Feb 2025 Microsoft blocked the ICC head prosecutor's email access, directly after US President Trump sanctioned the court for issueing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant. #digitalsovereignty #opensource #opendesk

https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/

The European Commission on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for a group of four countries to establish a common organisation for building #opensource alternatives to much-used software.

France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands will work to develop open, European alternatives in “key areas” such as AI, cloud, cybersecurity, and – curiously – social networks.

https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-country-grouping-cleared-to-build-sovereign-digital-infrastructure/

#FreeSoftware #EU

🚨 Je crois que nous ne mesurons pas encore l'impact de cet événement : en décembre, Le DC-EDIC ouvre un nouveau chapitre pour l’avenir numérique de l’Europe.

https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/fr/news/commission-launch-digital-commons-edic-support-sovereign-european-digital-infrastructure-and

C'est une révolution.

#LogicielsLibres #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

... And thus we have reached the season of witches, d[a]emons 😈 and zombie [procceses] 🧟!

Checkout KDE's fundraiser as it enters its spookiest 👻 phase yet, and help us ward of tech hobgoblins and proprietary waifs that threaten your rights and freedoms.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#fundraising #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #donations

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Konqi cosplaying as Bernard Bernoulli and Konqi ghost art CC BY-SA leggy2fast

This release adds features that were requested during the #DutchProxmoxDay2025 which was hosted by our friends Tuxis (tuxis.nl). I'm hearing your feedback and all your feedback from the community and user base is important to me, so let me introduce the following new features:

* Add an optional memory balancing threshold
* Add affinity/anti-affinity support by pools
* Add pressure (PSI) based balancing for memory, cpu, disk
* Pressure (PSI) based balancing for nodes
* Pressure (PSI) based balancing for guests

You can simply upgrade via APT or by obtaining the latest Docker/Container image. PSI based balancing (still in beta) requires Proxmox VE 9 or greater.

Thanks to my employer
@credativ@mastodon.social (https://credativ.de) who provides me the required time to work at this.

GitHub: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB
GitHub Release: https://github.com/gyptazy/ProxLB/releases/tag/v1.1.9
Author: @gyptazy@gyptazy.com

#PVE #Proxmox #Community #OpenSource #FOSS #gyptazy #DutchProxmoxDay #coding #projects #virtualization #vms #hypervisor #homelab #vmware #alternatives #pve #balancing

Il existe des milliers de façons d'arriver au même résultat, et certaines sont sans doute meilleures que les miennes.

C'est pourquoi je vous le dis : vous êtes libres de prendre, d'adapter ou d'ignorer complètement ce que je publie. Vous êtes les maîtres à bord ! 😉

Prenez ce qui vous sert, et jetez le reste !

#Transparence #Tech #SysAdmin #OpenSource #BlablaLinux #Code #DevOps

Ever considered self-hosting a #Fediverse instance (#Mastodon, #Peertube etc.)

#OpenSource #selfhost

Tor Browser 15.0 lands with some major changes.

https://news.itsfoss.com/tor-browser-15-0-release/

#opensource #privacy

International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European #OpenSource alternative.

#EUpol

https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/

The International Criminal Court is ending its dependency on Big Tech cloud solution by adopting the open-source solution OpenDesk. @univention is part of this process. It is a critical step to insulate international organizations from the political pressure the Trump administration is trying to exert through Big Tech Companies. It is also an important reminder that everyone needs digital sovereignty.
#opensource #digitalsovereignty
https://www.heise.de/en/news/International-Criminal-Court-Kicks-Out-Microsoft-10964189.html

Ubuntu 25.10 führt optimierte Pakete für moderne x86-64-CPUs ein

Canonical führt mit Ubuntu 25.10 neue Architektur-Varianten ein. Die optimierten Pakete nutzen moderne CPU-Features wie AVX2, ohne alte Hardware auszuschließen.

https://www.heise.de/news/Ubuntu-25-10-fuehrt-optimierte-Pakete-fuer-moderne-x86-64-CPUs-ein-10964427.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#AMD #Canonical #Intel #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #news

On Sunday I'm going to @openalt with my @company to support my colleague's @lukasstuchlik talk , I hope to meet some pople from the #linuxmobile / #ubuntutouch community out there 🚂

#openalt #opensource #linuxmobile

Top open source graphics apps, in no particular order. Replace your Windows apps with these!

1. Gimp (raster manip)
2. Inkscape (vectors)
3. Krita (painting)
4. Blender (3D)
5. Scribus (DTP)
6. Darktable (photo editing)
7. Natron (compositor)
8. Kdenlive (video editing)
9. FreeCAD 3D
10. Friction (AE-like anim)
11. Synfig (vector anim)
12. QCad/CAM 2D
13. Pencil2D (anim)
14. Pixelorama (pixel art)
15. Handbrake (video transcoder)
16. Cura (3D printing)

#foss #opensource #adobe #linux #graphics

Think NetBSD is just some spooky, complicated thing for old-school hackers? Nah.
But all that legendary portability and rock-solid reliability? That doesn't happen by magic.
Every stable update, cool new feature, and wild new platform it supports (yes, even your toaster) comes from the hard work of the NetBSD community. And honestly, they're powered by support from people just like you.
When you donate to the NetBSD Foundation, you're directly helping to:
Keep NetBSD's code clean, secure, and ready for whatever's next.
Supercharge the build systems and infrastructure that our devs live on.
Cook up more docs, guides, and resources for new users and seasoned pros.
Make sure "Of course it runs NetBSD" stays a free-for-everyone reality.
Your contribution is what keeps NetBSD stable, modern, and running on (almost) everything. Pitch in to support the work that keeps #NetBSD awesome!

#OpenSource #Halloween #donate #runbsd #linux #retro #ewaste

Umm

#linuxadmin #freebsd #opensource #operatingsystem

We are excited to share our latest work on making secure messaging more decentralized!

We've developed DMLS – a new approach that brings fork resilience to the MLS protocol, solving a key challenge in distributed systems while maintaining Forward Secrecy.

This work was made possible by eQualitie, who funded it as part of the SplinterCon Breakout program.

#Cryptography #MessagingLayerSecurity #DecentralizedMessaging #Messaging #OpenSource #Security #E2EE #Encryption

https://blog.phnx.im/making-mls-more-decentralized/

🗺️ New OSM file format: 30% smaller than PBF, 5x faster to import

｢ we created GOB (“Geo-Object Bundle”), a new file format that makes tackling OSM data faster and easier. It’s a companion format to our now-familiar Geo-Object Library (essentially, a tightly-compressed GOL with its indexes stripped) ｣

https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/new-osm-file-format-30-smaller-than-pbf-5x-faster-to-import/137151

#osm #opensource #mapping

Awesome fundraiser news: €53,000 raised!

Thanks to your generous support, we have reached our initial goal, and then surpassed it in a little over two weeks! We have set our next stretch goal and are now looking to raise €75,000 for the KDE Community.

https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

#fundraiser #donation #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

We just hit 500 Friends of GNOME! Thank you so much to every single person donating to the GNOME Foundation to help ensure our sustainability.

Check out everyone who opted into being listed over at https://donate.gnome.org

…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉

#GNOME #FriendsOfGNOME #GNOMEfoundation #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Flathub

Using FreeBSD shouldn’t be scary 🎃

Every reliable update, enhancement, and supported platform depends on the work of the FreeBSD community — and the support that makes that work possible.

Your contribution plays a direct role in keeping FreeBSD stable, modern, and trusted.

Support the work that keeps FreeBSD running smoothly:
https://freebsdfoundation.org/donate/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #Donate #FreeBSDFoundation #halloween

Steinberg gibt Audio-Schnittstellen ASIO und VST unter Open-Source-Lizenzen frei

Software-Entwickler können die Audio-Schnittstellen künftig in Open-Source-Software einbinden. Das öffnet den Weg für eine breitere Nutzung unter Linux.

https://www.heise.de/news/Steinberg-gibt-Audio-Schnittstellen-ASIO-und-VST-unter-Open-Source-Lizenzen-frei-10963347.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Audio #GNUGPL #IT #OpenSource #news

🐍 Python rejects $1.5M grant from the US government

｢ All PSF activities would be impacted by the clause, not just the grant-funded work, and a violation could permit requesting back the previously approved and transferred funds, creating a financial risk for the foundation.

The PSF states that DEI is central to its mission and values, and therefore is intrinsically incompatible with NSF funding under the proposed conditions ｣

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/python-rejects-15m-grant-from-us-govt-fearing-ethical-compromise/

#python #dei #opensource

OH: “Yeah, my employer is in my threat model.” #OpenSource

My discussion of #genAI and its impact on #FOSS was picked up by @slashdot 🤓

"The commons was never just about free code. It was about freedom to build together."

#AI #opensource #linux #licensing #copyright #freesoftware

https://developers.slashdot.org/story/25/10/26/208204/does-generative-ai-threaten-the-open-source-ecosystem

@nixCraft This is a good idea BUT

Alternatives exist like #lineageos #grapheneos and a bunch of others that will allow you to actually own your device and it's data, that will allow you to sideload apps until your heart is content, that will empower you to screw Google.

If you continue to not be able to sideload because of #Google, use that as motivation to explore these #opensource alternatives. #SetYourselfFree

About #Zed accessibility. Of course, it's a sad story. Again, splendors and miseries of #OpenSource. https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/41138

First, they gave us a window. It wasn't perfect, but it made life easier. This window was then improved and made more convenient. This quality, but also mafia-like practices, allowed them to create a #monopoly. Ultimately, this led to a decline in quality and customers being forced to accept #surveillance, subscriptions, #AI, and #cloud services. In the end, the window was barred and made smaller.

But for those who didn't get too comfortable behind the window, a penguin named TUX has a #jailbreak ready. Floss is a jailbreak that allows you to always get free updates and continue to use old hardware. This helps the environment and your wallet. But #BigTech doesn't want you to know about it and wants to keep you in #prison and locked in dependency.

Ultimately, everyone must decide for themselves whether #freedom is more important to them than finding reasons to remain in prison of their own free will.

#linux #meme #foss #floss #endof10 #win10 #windows10 #windows #microsoft #os #software #privacy #license #opensource #tux #penguin #update #upgrade #jail #walledgarden #goldencage #society #future #economy #policy #capitalism

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We all build our own prison ...

Fedora Linux 43 is here! What do you get with this update?

* New Anaconda WebUI installer on all desktop editions and spins
* @gnome 49 and being Wayland only
* Fedora CoreOS now based on bootc instead of rpm-ostree
* Under the hood changes like RPM 6.0
* All your favorite versions of Fedora getting up to date!

Happy upgrading!

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

What's new in Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 43?

* New Anaconda WebUI installer
* Automatic updates for Kinoite (which is based on Fedora KDE)
* Latest updates from @kde Plasma 6.4.5 with improvements in tiling, color management, accessibility, and more!

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-43/

#Fedora #FedoraKDE #KDE #Linux #OpenSource

Today, an X.Org Security Advisory was sent out that details multiple security issues X.Org X server and Xwayland.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/new-security-advisory-released-for-x-org-x-server-and-xwayland-issues/

#OpenSource #Security #Misc

Ich habe eigentlich nichts mit #Python zu tun, aber das Rückgrat das die #PythonSoftwareFoundation zeigt wollte ich doch mit einer Spende belohnen.

Um die eigenen #Werte nicht zu verraten, haben sie sich aus einem Förderprogramm zurückgezogen. Das klingt für uns Europäer vielleicht nach keiner großen Sache. Aber in den heutigen USA? Mutig. Lobenswert.

Meine #Spende ist zwar nicht hoch, aber es geht mir ja auch um die Nachricht die ich denen (hoffentlich) durch das Timing sende. Und es wäre cool, wenn die Foundation in diesen Tagen ein erhöhtes Spendenaufkommen verzeichnen würde.

Vielleicht hat jemand Lust (und die Möglichkeit) es mir gleichzutun?

https://fosstodon.org/@ThePSF/115446659188615376

@ThePSF

#HaltungZeigen #Widerstand #Inklusion #FOSS #OpenSource

Governments tax their people for what they want less of.

People tax themselves for what they want more of.

My fave tech tithes atm (all 501c3 in US):

• @eff
• @internetarchive
• Internet Security Research Group
• @mozilla
• @openstreetmap
• @ThePSF
• @signalapp (vis Signal Technology Foundation)
• @libreoffice (via Software in the Public interest)
• @wikimediafoundation

Every bit helps.

#GivingTuesday #OpenSource #Donation #CrowdFunding

Another new build of GE-Proton is here to improve compatibility for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck. Here's what's changed in GE-Proton 10-23.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ge-proton-10-23-released-with-fixes-for-killer-instinct-heroes-of-newerth-reborn-and-more/

#Steam #OpenSource #SteamOS #Proton #Misc #SteamDeck

After jailbreaking my #kindle I decided to see what else I can do. Since it runs on #linux I was able to create a fetch utility to show some of the system information.

The project README is non existent at the moment but I’ll get that added when I get a chance.

https://codeberg.org/kvanrooyen/kfetch

#foss #opensource #codeberg #bash #shell

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Photo of Kindle Oasis running kfetch in kterm. Information shown is: cpu: ARMv7 Processor rev 5 (v71) mem: 305MB / 482MB kernel: 4.1.15 host: kindle uptime: 10 hr 00 min 22 sec

#linux #meme #software #windows #licence #microsoft #upgrade #update #win10 #windows #windows10 #cybersecurity #nerd #humur #just4fun #linux #foss #floss #opensource #change

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Your penguin is calling 😀

And thanks to byte, @stefano@bsd.cafe, andypiper, pmjv, daltux, r-ricci and any others I may have missed for their contributions to this release as well!

I submitted a Pull Request to update MacPorts' snac to 2.84 here:

https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/pull/29810

1 out of 3 of GitHub's Continuous Integration checks passed, which is a good sign the other two will pass as well.

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

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

The New Stack: Valkey 9.0 Debuts Multidatabase Clustering for Massive-Scale Workloads https://thenewstack.io/valkey-9-0-debuts-multidatabase-clustering-for-massive-scale-workloads/ @TheNewStack @sjvn #opensource

You may have noticed that on #fedora 43, gstreamer1-plugins-ugly is broken, preventing upgrades.

#terrapkg provides the same working package, so you can add --exclude=gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-1:1.26.7-1.fc43.x86_64 to dnf to fix the issue.

In case you haven't installed Terra, see our devdocs.

#linux #opensource #dnf

"Brand Assets" is a #WordPress block plugin that allows you to easily display your company's brand assets on your website.

https://github.com/ProgressPlanner/brand-assets

via https://progressplanner.com/every-website-needs-a-brand-assets-page/

#PHP #Opensource

Rust Coreutils 0.3.0: Bis zu 3,7-mal schneller als GNU-Tools

Die Rust-Reimplementierung klassischer Unix-Tools erreicht in Version 0.3.0 deutliche Performance-Steigerungen und verbesserte Sicherheit.

https://www.heise.de/news/Rust-Coreutils-0-3-0-Bis-zu-3-7-mal-schneller-als-GNU-Tools-10903184.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Canonical #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Rust #Ubuntu #Unix #news

Step by step moving to full #opensource and away from #ai (at least the harmful shitty kind we now see). Bye bye Microsoft! 👋

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Email from Microsoft confirming the end of my Office for Business subscription.

Canonical Academy: Ubuntu Launches Certification Platform

With the Canonical Academy, Ubuntu aims to establish practice-oriented Linux certifications. The first SysAdmin track is now available.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Canonical-Academy-Ubuntu-Launches-Certification-Platform-10900333.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #Canonical #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #news

Community Strikes Back: 12 Open Source Projects Born from Resistance

From BSL license changes to abandoned codebases, see how the open source community struck back with powerful forks and fresh alternatives.

https://itsfoss.com/community-strikes-back-with-forks/

#OpenSource

Canonical Academy: Ubuntu startet Zertifizierungsplattform

Mit der Canonical Academy will Ubuntu praxisnahe Linux-Zertifikate etablieren. Der erste SysAdmin-Track ist ab sofort verfügbar.

https://www.heise.de/news/Canonical-Academy-Ubuntu-startet-Zertifizierungsplattform-10900284.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Systemverwaltung #Betriebssystem #Canonical #IT #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #news

Exton|Defender SRS (Super Rescue System): Uni nstrument esențial pentru administrarea și recuperarea sistemelor

https://penguinreviewslinux.blogspot.com/2025/10/extondefender-srs-super-rescue-system.html

#Linux #OpenSource

It’s only workshop day and already there is an impressive number of attendees at #ROSCon2025. #OpenRobotics #OpenSource

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A 2 story LED wall, all lit up with the red, black, and white cartoon-style logo for this year’s ROSCon. It features a turtle in sunglasses and a small robo, plus the Merlion.

People criticized my decision to delay releasing Loops source. I made the right call.

With everything now public, admins + devs running the beta are loving it.

"Loops federation is working very good btw!" - @trankten

"(the app) looks very nice and smooth rn" - @Skivling

Took 3 app iterations + 2 backend rewrites 😅

Proud of what we've built together.

The best is yet to come, and it's going to be insane ❤️

#loops #openSource #tikTok #activityPub

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Heads up @dansup@lemmy.world the creator of these apps refuses to open source the projects stating (Loops): Not until it's stable Anyone who's followed any project of any kind knows that this is just a formal way of saying they just won't do it.