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// foss.events is not just about software-related events. Open Science, Open Data, Open Access, Open Hardware, Open Educational Resources and many other related movements are just as important as FOSS is.

Let's add these events to // foss.events and start connecting!

#foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #openscience #opendata #openaccess #openhardware #oer




To be honest I also haven't been able to find a real world use for @peertube as much as I love it.
Could you write about your struggles, what the nature of it is, and the gap between it being fantastic on paper vs real world use?
IMHO this is just as important and constructive as promoting #OpenSource and #fediverse tools.


When the greed becomes automatist, something like this happens here:

Β»Open Source World – FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies:
LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.Β«

😐 thelibre.news/foss-infrastruct…

#foss #opensource #llm #attack #floss #kde #gnome #robotstxt #stolendata #LLMs #freedom #infrastructure #greed


Slesvig-Holsten migrerer 30.000 offentlige computere fra Microsoft til open source-lΓΈsninger som Linux, LibreOffice og Nextcloud. MΓ₯let? Digital suverΓ¦nitet, datasikkerhed og mindre afhΓ¦ngighed af enkeltleverandΓΈrer. #OpenSource #DigitalSuverΓ¦nitet
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FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies thelibre.news/foss-infrastruct… Please boost for awareness, reach and to public shame Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Perplexity and other such AI companies.

#opensource #programming #Developers


Our inaugural State of the Thunder is live on TILvids! Director of desktop and mobile apps @alecaddd leads a discussion on our upcoming desktop roadmap, our values, and how we can work more in the open.

(We'd like to further open these discussions, so stay tuned for how you can join future SotTs!)

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community

tilvids.com/w/o3SjjuRFxovcabDa…


A go-to #Microsoft #Office alternative just got a huge #privacy and customization update
If you're looking for more privacy in your documents, the #opensource #LibreOffice has just what you need. zdnet.com/article/my-go-to-mic…


Linux Foundation's trust scorecards aim to battle rising open-source security threats zdnet.com/article/linux-founda… by @sjvn

How do you tell the difference between trustworthy #opensource developers and hackers? The Linux Foundation has some ideas.


@atjscreams and Evel are running an #anythingJam on #itchio!!

itch.io/jam/glitch-gfx-jam

Its focused on the #OpenSource graphics from the defunct game, Glitch.

It runs April 4-May 4, so join and start planning now!

We're super looking forward to seeing all the different things folks make mostly using the same set of graphics!

#glitchGFXjam #GameJam #Games #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #zine #publicDomain


Fedora Linux 42 Beta is available now! Help us test the next version of Fedora across all of our editions and spins, including Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop and the upcoming Fedora COSMIC!

fedoramagazine.org/announcing-…

We also have the Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta also available!

fedoramagazine.org/announcing-…

Happy testing!

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource


"Free software does not exist"

progressplanner.com/free-softw…

"The end result may be available at no cost, but it requires time, money and, above all, energy to get there.... And to keep the free software available, those people will need to stay motivated."

@joost

#opensource #WordPress


Big thanks to the 200 Euro anonymous donation! Much much appreciated! tromsite.com/donate

We still have an ongoing fundraiser for our backups - gofundme.com/f/paying-for-the-… - we need 40 more Euros. While we can, and we will use some of the money from the latest donation for it in case we do not raise it all, it would be much appreciated if the people who use our services can help us pay for the backups.

Our instances of Friendica, Peertube, Nextcloud, Matrix and more, are used by hundreds if not thousands of people. We are backing up all of their data in the cloud. So please help if you can.

Thanks!

#opensource #fediverse #fedi #friendica #peertube #trom


European sovereign AI : "Introducing Mistral Small 3.1. : Multimodal, Apache 2.0, outperforms Gemma 3 and GPT 4o-mini."
#AI #europe #mistral #opensource
mistral.ai/fr/news/mistral-sma…


3.0 of @GIMP is out, and it's a fantastic release with #nondestructive editing for graphics and text, multi-layer selection/editing and a new icon (among many other features, bug fixes and improvements). πŸ₯³ #gimp #opensource #linux
flathub.org/apps/org.gimp.GIMP


Γ„mter ohne Microsoft – Warum BehΓΆrden freie Software nutzen sollten.

Eine EU-Studie beziffert das Kosten-Nutzen-VerhΓ€ltnis von Open
Source Software auf 1:4.

Jeder Euro, den der Staat investiert, kommt vierfach wieder zurück. Würden mehr Institutionen Geld in Open Source stecken, statt an Microsoft zu überweisen, kânnte das ein großes Konjunkturprogramm für die
europΓ€ische Digitalwirtschaft sein.

swr.de/swrkultur/wissen/aemter…

#opensource #floss #foss #Microsoft #libreoffice #Nextcloud


#SchleswigHolstein goes #OpenSource

Softwaremonopole sind teuer und stehen dem #Datenschutz im Weg. Deshalb setzt die Verwaltung in Schleswig-Holstein zukΓΌnftig auf #OpenSourceSoftware. Seit kurzem kΓΆnnen wir im Gericht #LibreOffice nutzen, Ende des Jahres wird es Pflicht. Der Umstieg fiel uns leicht, da wir es auch zu Hause nutzen. Und von unseren Kolleg:innen hat auch noch keine:r gemurrt.

Und ihr? Habt ihr schon gewechselt?

#GerichteSH #DigitalSouverΓ€n #FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #OSS


In our latest office hours, we chat with Design Manager Laurel Terlesky to talk about the cross-platform design system she and her team are building. If you're curious about Open Source design and/or the look and feel of Thunderbird, check it out!

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Design

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/03/v…


With the world changing around us, many governments and organisations are trying to reduce their dependency on tech giants. Here's an update on how one German federal state is moving 30,000 PCs to LibreOffice (and longer-term, Linux): blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #freesoftware


Our #LibreOffice 25.2 "New Features" video is available in 18 languages thanks to our awesome localisation communities! 🌎 blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource


Thank you Charles and Jurgen for helping with our fundraiser! gofundme.com/f/paying-for-the-…

We need to pay for our yearly backups for all of our servers and files, that includes the files people store on any of our TROM.tf services.

So please, if you can help us a bit. We only need some 200 Euros for cover the bills.

Thanks!

#linux #opensource #fediverse #peertube #fedi #trom


Linus Torvalds shares why he is passionate about open source software and why it’s a smart career move. 🐧πŸ”₯

Video Credits πŸ‘‰ YT/The Linux Foundation

#opensource #linux


February may be the shortest month, but the Thunderbird desktop team filled it with updates, improvements, and important conversations. Including:

* What you can find in the new monthly Release channel
* Talks on privacy and security
* What's landed in the Calendar rebuild work and in EWS support on Daily
* The new Account Hub, which you can test this week in Daily!
* Global Message Database and In-App Notification news

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/03/t…


Sometimes the smallest changes make a big difference. In future #LibreOffice versions, you can choose a currency from the drop-down with a direct click – no need to also click "OK". Learn more what our QA and Dev communities are doing: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org… #foss #OpenSource


I am really disappointed that #opensource organisations like @pycon and @NumFOCUS have remained silent on this.

They position themselves as being diverse, inclusive, and supporting good things for everyone all over the globe - and they do generally live up to that aim.

But on this their silence is loud.

And that silence is not neutrality.

And imho, it is privilege that allows them to remain silent, to look the other way.


Interesting #Risc-V board


source: liliputing.com/orange-pi-rv2-i…

The #OrangePiRV2 is an updated model with an octa-core chip and a low starting price: it’s available now from AliExpress for $30 ...


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#hardware #cpu #orangePi #development #linux #opensource #openhardware #news


#ANUS: Autonomous Networked Utility System - A powerful #opensource #AI #agent #framework πŸ€–

β€’ 🧠 Hybrid agent system with dynamic task planning and seamless switching between single and multi-agent modes

πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡#agentframework


πŸ™ŒπŸ» Open source apps for Android:

This repository of free and open source apps for Android lets you download the latest version of popular FOSS applications safe and secure. Unlike other services, OpenAPK always serves the most recent APK files so you are up to date.

openapk.net/

#android #opensource


Someone has created a beautiful UI for Lemmy. In my opinion something like this should be the default.

Use Photon: phtn.app
Source: github.com/Xyphyn/photon

#Lemmy #Fediverse #Apps #UI #OpenSource


The #linuxdaw library continues to grow, reflecting the development of #linuxaudio as a platform. Not only is the range of native #linux #plugin (s) growing, but also the maturity of #pipewire and #linuxdesktop itself. Truly amazing times for #musicproduction with this popular #opensource #operatingsystem. ✨🌟
linuxdaw.org/
PD: @alf Nice addition with the #clap, #lv2, #vst, etc. icons! πŸ™Œ


This Week in Self-Hosted (7 March 2025)

New personal finance and #budgeting apps, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #SimpleHomelab, and more in this week's self-hosted recap!

selfh.st/newsletter/2025-03-07…

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #newsletter #app #apps #software #budget #expense #finance


De-google-ify Internet

Amazing campaign by the French not-for-profit association Framasoft.

The De-google-ify Internet project offers 26 ethical and alternative online tools that may be used by everyone.

They build open source alternatives to many Google services like Youtube, Agenda, Docs, Forms, Maps etc, as well other services to replace Doodle, Facebook Event, Github, Zoom, Slack and much more!

Check their beautiful website, watch the videos to know more about their work and follow them here in Mastodon:

@Framasoft

degooglisons-internet.org/

#europe #opensource #europeanalternatives #EUtech #boycott #degoogle #google

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