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I've been wondering lately if my job is #bullshit.
I've given it a lot of thought, and I think it's not directly bullshit. I'm doing stuff that's meaningful, at least in a narrow scope, both in my dayjob and my #FreeSoftware / #Gentoo work.
That said, with the arrival of all the bullshit CEOs, CTOs, all their bootlickers, wannabe bootlickers, and all the CEO/CTO/bootlicker cosplayers, the whole software industry is becoming filled with bullshit to the brim.
Even if my work is meaningful, it contributes more and more to software that's either scam in itself, used to scam people or pure unadulterated bullshit. Even if the tools used to be useful, they either gain bullshit parts or bullshit dependencies.
I hate this, and it's making me hate what I'm doing.
Argh, le Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale a encore choisi Microsoft !
Nous avons raison de nous plaindre et de nous étonner, mais le véritable enjeu est-il le ministère ?
We're hiring!
#The Inkscape project is looking for two #developers 🧑💻🧑💻 and a bug #administrator 🐛 to work with our team on preparing Inkscape version 1.5!
Learn all about who we are looking for: inkscape.org/news/2026/03/02/i…
Applications must be submitted by 📆 April 10th, 2026.
#WorkInFLOSS #FLOSS #job #freesoftware
Inkscape is hiring: Developers and Administrator (2026) | Inkscape
Inkscape is hiring two C++ developers and one issue administrator to accelerate the release of the 1.5 mega release...inkscape.org
The #eurobsdcon 2026 Call for Papers is open!
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_bsd…
@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 #VendorLockIn #software #development #FreeSoftware
Keep Android Open
Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.keepandroidopen.org
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/6…
#desktop #Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
Plasma 6.6
Plasma 6.6 is all about making your life as easy as possible without sacrificing any of the flexibilityPlasma 6.6
Celebrating "I love Free Software day" - TDF Community Blog
LibreOffice is free software – but “free” is about way more than just being zero-cost. It’s about giving users fundamental freedoms in how they run, share, study and improve their software and computers – giving control back to them.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
RE: gruene.social/@Gerbsen/1160524…
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/21/04… )
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.
Daniel Gerber (@Gerbsen@gruene.social)
Überweisung des Bundes an Microsoft: Was macht das mit euch? 2023: 274.091.361,75 Euro 2024: 347.665.579,71 Euro 2025: 481.369.660,77 Euro Man stelle sich vor, was mit 1.103.126.Daniel Gerber (gruene.social)
