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The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open!

2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/

Submit by June 20th, come to Brussels September 9-13 and mingle with #BSD people!

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsdโ€ฆ

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles


I urge all developers of #Android apps to NOT pre-emptively obey the new terms of #Google requiring you to sign up for the Android Developer Console.

It looks like Google is attempting a power grab and wants to prevent ALL installations of Android apps without official Google approval; even those installed outside Google Play.

This is an attack on both developer and user freedom and unacceptable.

keepandroidopen.org/

#KeepAndroidOpen #VendorLockIn #software #development #FreeSoftware


Plasma 6.6 is now live!

In Plasma 6.6, Spectacle can read texts from screenshots; we trial-run our very own on-screen keyboard for touchscreens; and we have a new first-time wizard that let's users configure their passwords, timezones, keyboard and networks, on preinstalled systems; among many, many more marvelous things.

kde.org/announcements/plasma/6โ€ฆ

#desktop #Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource


Today we're celebrating "I love Free Software day" โ€“ saying thanks to all the contributors who make free and open source software (like LibreOffice) possible: blog.documentfoundation.org/blโ€ฆ #foss #freesoftware


RE: gruene.social/@Gerbsen/1160524โ€ฆ

Money transfer from the German Federal Administration to Microsoft:

2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro
2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro
2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro

(Source: German Parliament 21/4006 page 96 dserver.bundestag.de/btd/21/04โ€ฆ )

Daniel asks what #FreeSoftware #OpenSource could have been procured and developed with such sums and how you feel about when you see those numbers. He also fears this trend will continue.


Big new update to #LibreOffice, the free and private office suite. Version 26.2 is here, with:

๐Ÿ“ Markdown support
๐Ÿ“Š Connectors in Calc
๐Ÿš€ Spreadsheet speedups

...plus many other new features, improvements and fixes. Learn more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/blโ€ฆ #foss #opensource #freesoftware


Notepad++'s update servers have been compromised by Chinese hackers and all users had been exposed to malware. The developer estimated the overall compromise period spanned from June through December 2, 2025.
Users should update to version 8.9.1 (or superior) immediately.

Source: notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijโ€ฆ

#security #vulnerability #windows #text #editor #notepad #foss #freesoftware #software


Hey everyone, Iโ€™m #newhere in this pod. diaspora* user Nยบ 21520 (join in 2010).

Iโ€™m interested in #computers, #linux, #gnulinux, #software, #hardware, #homecomputer, #music, #freesoftware, #diaspora, #nature, #retrocomputing, #trekking #mountainbike, #kayak and much more!!!

Thanks to @Daniel Doubet for creating and maintaining this pod.

I live in Patagonia, Argentina.

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