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Personally I applaud any FOSS developer willing to ask for financial help to make their projects better. FOSS should be community development, not martyrdom.
It's not a lot, but I just set up an anonymous monthly payment through Liberapay to put my money where my mouth is.
Thank you for all your amazing work on Fedilab (which I use daily) and HoloSocial (which I hope to use soon). Thankyou too for having the courage to ask, so I remember to help how I've meant to for far too long. What I'm paying doesn't nearly cover the value you provide me, but hopefully this encourages others to chip in and help, too. ❤️
anpheq is also coming soon! Just gotta get the repos and the website sorted.
The latest anpheq includes 12dB/oct band solo, gain-matching for the output, refined A/B support, and the latest look-and-feel tweaks.
I may hold off here for a while. I COULD add other stuff to anpheq... but it's pretty much the master bus EQ that I've been looking for as it sits.
#linux #audio #linuxaudio #studio #vst #foss
Pretty much feature complete on the initial glassmemphis design. Lots of UI polish. Full preset/soundware management. LFO section now includes retrigger/free, host sync, and shapes. The "ruin" macro now allows tuning LFO contributions to the effect.
Been working on sound design and voicing this. Loving the simple, modern, unapologetically-digital design. A favorite delay or other effects after it is pure butter.
Coming soon!
#linux #audio #linuxaudio #synthesis #synthesizer #vst #foss
The open web is one of humanity's best ideas. Keeping it open is up to all of us.
Code for the People, a new documentary short from director Bao Nguyen, tells the human story of open source: the people who built the web, the walled gardens closing in on it, and what it takes to keep it free.
Streaming free for everyone, starting today: youtube.com/watch?v=8lQijrTaaG…
#OpenSource #OpenWeb #FOSS #Documentary
- YouTube
Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.www.youtube.com
#ReCaptchas #Privatsphäre #Datensicherheit.
(3/3)
Die #FOSS-Community war ja schon immer sehr erfinderisch und engagiert.
Und: hieße das geschilderte Damoklesschwert der #Endgeräte-Betriebssystemvorgabe konsequent zu Ende gedacht letztlich nicht auch das Aus für Linux auf Endgeräten?!?
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Have you ever tried to build Tails from source?
Tails is a funny sidequest that leads to a whole different set of problems. in line with the theme of this thread of "trusting nothing", have you ever tried to build Tails from source? just to see how it works, and what happens.
you should try it.
hint: the Tails build process is actually broken. nobody has been able to build it for years. when you go through it, you discover it is a hideous patchwork of very insecure programming languages, tools, 3rd party modules. i tried to build Tails and failed. after i saw all the Ruby dependencies it uses, i was horrified because there is no way to keep all of that infrastructure secure from the NSA. Tails is a giant psyop. it's all backdoored. we don't actually know who is building Tails and releasing the binaries. we just have to Trust in Trust that they are not compromised.
Can anyone recommend easy to use software for building static websites please?
Years ago I built a website for my dad. He's been talking about adding more content for years but he doesn't like learning new computer things. I set up & taught him WordPress but he never used it, and I think it's overkill for his needs.
I'm looking for a simple GUI tool for someone familiar with MS Word, to run on Windows
Boosts & tags welcome
Please delete your repository. When we stole your source code to train our LLM, it got dumber!
😆
github.com/Vandivier/ladderly-…
Please delete your repository
Hello Vandivier, As you know, we train our models to code by scraping open source repositories on GitHub. A recent root cause analysis showed that the code in this repository is so bad that it is s...saadmehmoon (GitHub)
It can happen to Anyone, and We respect that!
The Free Software Database has added the Disability Pride Flag to its logo, to celebrate the Disability Pride Month. The site is committed to modern, accessible web standards, and we hope this small symbol adds visibility and solidarity.
fswdb.com 🧑🦽🧑🦯
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#foss #freesoftware #opensource #pride #pridemonth #inclusion #humanrights #ableism #disability #disabled #disabilityrights
#FOSS #notes #degoogling
Today, youtuber dzuma made a video about my age verification bypass browser extension.
And since then, I've got a nonstop influx of people downloading the add-on, and it became the mosr starred one on my GitHub in just a matter of hours!
So, thanks a lot!! Glad I'm not the only one who's annoyed by this!
The video :
youtube.com/watch?v=VBL76_0jD8…
The extension :
github.com/helloyanis/age-veri…
#youtube #video #opensource #foss #firefox #dev #web
GitHub - helloyanis/age-verification-bypass: Extension to bypass age verification on some websites
Extension to bypass age verification on some websites - helloyanis/age-verification-bypassGitHub
There is a new chat app in town: vectorapp.io
you can find and join #groups here for the #messenger: vectorapp.io/hub
#chat #software #communication #security #cybersecurity #e2e #encryption #vector #app #news #software #internet #privacy #decentralization #foss #floss #opensource #tool #utility
Codex CLI, the free local AI-agent developed by OpenAI, quietly ruined your SSD!
Rui Fan (Apache Software Foundation) discovered that the software has been writing up to 640 terabytes of logs per year, which is way more than a typical SSD lifetime endurance. This may cause user account issues, data loss and hardware damage.
github.com/openai/codex/issues…
Tip: make periodic backups of your files! 💾
#ai #llm #openai #foss #freesoftware #opensource #software #linux #windows #data #sysadmin #coding
Codex SQLite feedback logs can write ~640 TB/year and rapidly consume SSD endurance
Update at Jun 23, 2026: the following 3 PRs are merged, it could avoid 85% logs(feedback from my codex), so let me close this issue. Thanks @jif-oai for the fix. #29432 (released in 0.142.0) #29457...1996fanrui (GitHub)
The invisible architecture of lock-in: the layering of dependencies - TDF Community Blog
There is a sophisticated mechanism by which proprietary technology ecosystems maintain their grip on users and institutions, even when those users and institutions believe they are making free choices, using open standards, and building independent d…Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
I ironed out most of the issues for the next #libredj release v0.9.
This release will bring two really big things to libredj:
- crackle free audio engine (especially with play/cue/seek/beat jump)
- and a very tight jogwheel experience and sound
The crackle free audio engine is achieved by:
- use of envelopes to have ramps independent of the current buffer/slice size (dont forget libredj is sample accurate). Before we did the ramping only over the current slice, if the buffer size was small or the slice was too short this could cause crackles
- offset the ramps properly by the current resampler output latency
- Seeking/beatjump is not using a smooth step function for the crossfade ratio and also independent of the buffer/slice size. The crossfade is always 0.005 seconds long. Same for all ramping.
#devlog #foss #linuxaudio #dj
I got triggered by recent discussions about #FOSS and #LLMs. They tie into much more broad concerns I have about the communities, and so I finally caved and wrote... well, not a manifesto.
finkhaeuser.de/2026-06-21-not-…
Not A Manifesto
Manifestos reduce complex circumstances to generalized and unspecific statements. And then they also invite endless debate about wording in order to be sufficiently unspecific that everyone can roll their own interpretation.Mad Ramblings of a Cyber Arcanist
Game development can be weird sometimes.
#GameDev #IndieGame #GodotEngine #CozyGame #Godot #PointAndClick #OpenSource #FOSS
Shotcut is a free and open-source video editor for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
It offers timeline editing, filters, transitions, audio tools, hardware encoding, and support for hundreds of formats via FFmpeg.
A privacy-friendly alternative to Premiere Pro, Filmora, and CapCut, no subscriptions, no lock-in, and no watermarks.
More details: digitalescapetools.com/tools/t…
#OpenSource #VideoEditing #Privacy #Linux #Windows #macOS #FOSS
@amd's comment makes little sense. Esp b/c it provides no evidence and/or quote where I “stand on the…side [of companies]” . If you look at my record in #FOSS, you'll instead find anti-captialist statements & rhetoric for *20 years* about “using the tools of the oppressor against the oppressor” to advance software freedom.
It *feels* easier to boycott anything proprietary until the bitter end. But I'm glad RMS didn't do that, otherwise GCC & GNU Emacs wouldn't exist.
Cf: sfc.ngo/ethical-use-proprietar…
Ethical and Moral Considerations in Proprietary Software Usage
In this philosophical essay, I explore the question: “When (if at all) is it ethically and morally acceptable to use proprietary software in the production and/or improvement of urgently needed copylefted FOSS?”The question presents a complex conundr…Software Freedom Conservancy
Do you welcome contributions? I've been a bit annoyed by the unability to mute live location sharing notifications every minutes. Deltachat really is the only viable #FOSS option for live location sharing between Android and iOS that I could find, thank you so much for that!
I'm a senior, very experienced IT devops: I was informed the other day that public institutions are now paying for workshops held by Microsoft representatives on "how to implement souvereign IT - with Windows".
Eh... 🙄 ?
If I'd be one of the admins there, I'd stand up and call #bullshit
@ anyone reading this: we are paying for this in high numbers daily. That money is missing where actually needed.
@jens said:
> “The aim of gen #AI is to move…means of production from devs to model owners”
…same idea as “The aim of copyright, work-for-hire,& proprietary software is to move the means of production from devs to for-profit company owners.”
Yet, we used the tools of theses oppressors & yielded a strong stalemate against them.
& *of course* they wanna undermine #FOSS! #Microsoft, #GitHub, #Apple, etc. have worked to undermine #FOSS for *decades*.
Pragmatic idealism FTW then & (we hope) again!
@lumi commented on sfc.ngo/llm-gen-ai-recs saying:
>> “i would really like to see a stronger stance against these dehumanization machines, honestly..”
I spent much of my early #FreeSoftware career taking ridiculously unpragmatic stances, while also hating myself b/c I wasn't #FOSS-pure enough.
In response to that, I developed a philosophy to “use the tools of the oppressor against the oppressor” — which I had learned from #copyleft
cf: this article I wrote recently:
sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/ju…
Ethical and Moral Considerations in Proprietary Software Usage
In this philosophical essay, I explore the question: “When (if at all) is it ethically and morally acceptable to use proprietary software in the production and/or improvement of urgently needed copylefted FOSS?”The question presents a complex conundr…Software Freedom Conservancy
W seems for people who listen to the wrong people and never engage brain.
What's wrong with Mastodon/GoToSocial/etc? 🤔
All they had to do was to spin up a few instances, and they would have taken a huge step in actually behaving like they claim the want to.
(Which of course they don't, they're politicians 😑)
#eupol #foss #oss #opensource #transparency #privacy #gdpr #privacymatters #dataprotection
#WSocial will open up their beta program today… and I have a SCOOP for you: it appears that they have quietly gone closed-source!
This is ironic, considering that the @EUCommission just unveiled their Tech Sovereignty Package, emphasizing the importance of #OpenSource. And yet they have migrated their main ATproto accounts to W Social - whose code can no longer be inspected!
My full article - with a great analysis by @aral:
🔗: blog.elenarossini.com/w-social…
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #BigTech
W Social, Public Institutions and the Theater of European Digital Sovereignty
European public institutions are betting big on digital sovereignty and open source software. And yet they recently moved their Bluesky accounts to W Social, a private, for profit network owned by Swedish entrepreneurs that has quietly gone closed-so…Elena Rossini
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Over 400 #ArchLinux packages compromised to push #rootkit, #infostealer
bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…
#Arch #Linux #FOSS #cybersecurity #malware
Arch Linux maintainers removed malicious commits and banned accounts after malware hit the AUR, with more than 400 compromised packages initially identified. 🛡️
Arch later said all known malicious commits were scrubbed; over 1,500 AUR packages were affected, underscoring the need to verify community-submitted code. 🔍
🔗 fossforce.com/2026/06/arch-say…
#TechNews #ArchLinux #AUR #Arch #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Cybersecurity #Malware #Transparency #Security #Privacy #Software #GNU #Tech
Arch Says 'All's Clear' After AUR Malware Incident Affects 1,500 Packages - FOSS Force
Arch says it's scrubbed all known malicious commits, but the 1,500‑plus affected AUR packages are a fresh reminder to "trust but verify."Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
