Self-Host Weekly #149: A Few of My Favorite Things

My #favorite apps of 2025, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #wastebin -- a lightweight #pastebin app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

selfh.st/weekly/2025-12-12/

#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #newsletter #devops #sysadmin #development #privacy #security #fediverse #software

Self-Host Weekly #149: A Few of My Favorite Things

Bidding wars, mobile bookmarks, and my favorite new self-hosted apps from 2025

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

New TROMjaro Release forum.tromjaro.com/t/tromjaro-… :)

#linux #manjaro #tromjaro #foss

@alpinelinux @postmarketOS
@guardianproject

G is a gang of coercive, destructive, and abusive glassholes!

May #FOSS save us from bandroid's demon horde!

Just published one of my favorite pieces I get to write each year - my favorite #selfhosted apps launched in 2025.

Let me know what I missed!

selfh.st/post/2025-favorite-ne…

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #development #devops #sysadmin #server

My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025

A look back at some of my favorite self-hosted software and applications released in 2025

^{Ethan Sholly (selfh.st)}

Schleswig-Holstein reports €15M yearly savings by replacing Microsoft 365 with LibreOffice across most government workplaces 💶

About 80% of offices have migrated, with a €9M one-time investment planned for 2026 to finish the shift and strengthen open-source tools 🧩

@libreoffice

🔗 itsfoss.com/news/german-state-…

#TechNews #OpenSource #Privacy #Security #Government #EU #Data #Sovereignty #IT #PublicSector #Digital #Microsoft #Office #Software #Tech #Cloud #FOSS #Germany #German #LibreOffice

Hurray! This German State Decides to Save €15 Million Each Year By Kicking Out Microsoft for Open Source

Schleswig-Holstein's migration to LibreOffice reaches 80% completion, with a one-time €9 million investment on cards for 2026.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)}

#Fread 1.7.3 has been released.- Added support for opening shared content
- Added AMOLED mode
- Fixed an issue where image uploads could fail on Bluesky
- Added support for monochrome icons

github.com/0xZhangKe/Fread

Google Play
play.google.com/store/apps/det…

#Mastodon #fediverse #Opensource
#RSS #FOSS #Freesoftware #fdroid

Fread - Mastodon Bluesky RSS - Apps on Google Play

Built for Mastodon, Bluesky and RSS—simple, powerful, and beautifully crafted.

^{play.google.com}

Thank you to those who are helping TROM monthly! Our first goal is to reach 100 monthly donors to kickstart a new video series for TROM, bring back TROMnews and provide 20GB storage space for our Nextcloud install (TROM Files) for everyone.

We have a lot of projects and hundreds, if not thousands of people are using our services.

Everything we do is trade-free. No bullshit.

We need 17 more donors to reach our first goal. If you can help please see tromsite.com/donate/

Again thank you to everyone who has supported this project for so many years now!

#foss #opensource #tradefree #trade-free #trom #tromsite #volunteer #fedi #fediverse

Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security

see: omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-…

#linux #kernel #news #update #upgrade #feature #software #os #foss #floss #Hooray #opensource #cybersecurity #security #tux

Öppet möte om hur vi kan bygga en decentraliserad lösning för fri och öppen e-legitimation, måndag 1 dec klockan 18:

mailman.dfri.se/mailman3/hyper…

Alla är välkomna!

Fri och öppen programvara, öppen specifikation, tillgänglighet, decentralisering.

Läs mer om projektet här dfri.se/projekt/e-legitimation

Projektet var med på konferensen #SamNet nyligen: play.dfri.se/w/iqBpKaUzKpG3BCL… - #peertube

#DFRI #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #eID #EIDAS #MyData #eleg #elegitimation #demokrati @dfri

Where were you when the penguin needed you?

#linux #software #meme #future #tux #penguin #microsoft #company #cyberpunk #economy #os #freedom #democracy #policestate #surveillance #surface #tracking #hardware #politics #foss #floss #opensource #problem #nerd #question #ethics #humanity

This is awesome: the public library in Uppsala, Sweden, has an upcoming workshop called "Give your computer new life - try Linux"

At Stadsbiblioteket (the city library) in Uppsala on Saturday 2025-12-06 at 11:00 - 15:00, together with Uppsala Linux User Group (ULUG)

bibliotekuppsala.se/evenemang#…

@ulug #uppsala #linux #ulug #library #foss

Petition in Germany to recognize unpaid contribution to free and open source software projects as 'society-beneficial volunteering' (ehrenamt)!

This will give volunteering for e.g. @postmarketOS , @freifunk , @kde , @nextcloud , @Mastodon and other libre projects the same legal status as taking care of an elderly family member, which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits.

openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

Please only sign the petition if you're a legal resident of Germany.

English language version (only sign one version): openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

#deutchland #foss #floss #volunteer #ehrenamt #freiwilligkeit #openSource #freeSoftware

Bottles v60 just released with... a lot of features and fixes, please read the changelog here: github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles…

Will be available soon on Flathub 😎🍷

#linux #windows #opensource #gnome #compatibility #foss #floss #wine #linuxgaming #linuxdesktop

Open-Source-Arbeit als gemeinwohlorientiertes Ehrenamt anerkennen – gleichrangig mit Vereinsarbeit, Jugendarbeit oder Rettungsdiensten. Petition und Infos hier:

openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

#foss #petition #ehrenamt

itsfoss.com/popular-software-o…

13 Apps that FEEL like Open Source but definitely are not:

- Obsidian
- Termius
- MobaXterm
- Warp
- Docker Desktop
- Visual Studio Code
- Discord
- Vivaldi
- VMWare Workstation
- Ukuu
- Plex
- Tailscale
- Snap Store
- Steam

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Technology #Software

13 Popular Software That Feel Like Open Source But They Are Not

From VS Code to Docker Desktop, here’s a list of software often mistaken as open source by Linux users, with open alternatives for each.

^{Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)}

Do you have ideas about funding Free and Open Source technologies? Consider submitting a talk for the 2nd edition of the Funding the #FOSS Ecosystem devroom at #FOSDEM. The Call for Participation is open until December 1, 2025.
Hosted in collaboration with @fsfe @linuxfoundation @PrototypeFund @sovtechfund

lists.fosdem.org/pipermail/fos…

This is why the OpenBastard team needs to do more community outreach and not just commit more PRs

#cloudflare #opensource #foss

Thanks those who shared this satire:
mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-work…

IMO, only paragraph missing was:

> “3 hours/week, my company lets me upstream code to their favorite MIT-licensed #FOSS project! That counts. Of course, in exchange, I have to post on y-combinator how bad #copyleft is & file a #GitHub ticket telling some #AGPLv3'd project to change licenses. Oh, & all the best patches with new features stay on our internal branch…but *I* fixed all typos & misspellings upstream!”

Cc: @aral @brunobord

I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person

I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...

^{McSweeney's Internet Tendency}