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Next stop kernel compilation - please wait 😅

Why is the train in your country still running windows?


#train #Linux #meme #floss #foss #Software #memes


On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:

🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩‍🚀

"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."

https://blog.elenarossini.com/the-fediverse-has-empowered-me-to-take-back-control-from-big-tech-now-i-want-to-help-others-do-the-same/

with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb

#FOSS #FLOSS #Matrix #TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism #BigTech #socialmedia #education


How much small print did you have to read before you could boot your computer for the first time?


#linux #mac #windows #macos #microsoft #boot #licence #agreement #meme #nerd #humor #just4fun #lol #fun #funny #joke #economy #freedom #foss #floss #gnu #gpl


FOSS Browser v 16 "Richard Stallman" (WIP)



So now that we all understand that thanklessly relying on free work of overworked maintainers is a problem, how about we put our money where our mouth is?

I think @AndresFreundTec needs a fat bonus check for saving our asses.

And Lasse Collin needs a lot of support, and probably a nice vacation.

I pledge $100, for starters.

Now how can we make sure to send the funds to the correct people?

Or is there already any fundraiser that I missed?

#liblzma #xz #ssh #security #oss #floss


Thanks for the lovely evening yesterday at the KDE Plasma 6 release party. The cubes are back and wobbly windows. There was also a nice spontaneously "screensaver" 😋.

A laptop with KDE plasma 6 and the settings of the wobbly windows. Somehow the settings are all over the place like an artsy screensaver

It was also a nice opportunity to see the offline. Very cool place. Will probably go there again.

#freesoftware #FLOSS #KDE #KDEPlasma #berlin @offline


I had a nice evening yesterday at the offline at the KDE Plasma 6 release party. Guess the most important thing is, that the cube and wobbly windows are back 🥰

Not that I really used it in the past, but I remember having it active during some Linux presentations and it was always an eye-catcher to have to show off the capabilities of this other OS that is for free and runs on old hardware.

Thanks for the invitation @KDE Eco #FreeSorftware #FLOSS #KDE #KDEPlasma #berlin @offline


Why I use #Firefox


  1. The about:config page
  2. Mozilla cannot decrypt my data on their servers
  3. Translating web pages is also completely private
  4. Mozilla develops their own browser engine
  5. The best support for extensions on #Android
  6. A great picture-in-picture player


I #trust #Mozilla more than I trust #Google, #Apple, #Microsoft, or any other company that makes #web browsers. This trust is based on the fact that Mozilla chooses the highest level of user privacy when developing services such as Firefox Sync, Firefox Translate, and others. A web browser is an integral part of a person’s #online life, so it makes sense to choose a #browser from a company that one trusts the most.


source: https://šime.eu/3


#software #freedom #opensource #foss #floss #internet #privacy #security #www #surfing



LibreJS: an addon blocking non-free JavaScript by the @fsf

📎: https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/

Non-official 📎: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librejs/

#FOSS #Freedom #Mozilla #Addons #JavaScript #FSF #FreeSoftware #FLOSS



It might very well not be an original thought, but it just crossed my mind. The reason why there are so many white cishet guys within the #FLOSS community is likely to some parts because they don't have to struggle in their lives as hard as many minorities. Being able to contribute to FLOSS projects is a privilege that you have: resource wise (time, money), mental stability, less likely to struggle with daily tasks. 1/7 🧵


🛑 Are you an illustrator, graphic designer, photographer or in any other creative field? 🛑
Do you require software to produce your work?

✨ Then I need YOU for my survey! ✨

Know somebody who fits this description? Then please share it with them! :boost_requested:

For my post graduate degree I am researching software used within the creative industry.
I aim to gain a deeper insight into how individual users find, choose and use the software for their respective fields.

⏲️ The survey will take roughly 10 - 25 minutes to complete.

➡️ https://framaforms.org/usage-of-creative-software-1684242234

Thank you so much for your time! :blobcatheart:

#survey #FollowerPower #DesignWithOpenSource #ArtWithOpenSource #floss #FreeOpenSourceSoftware #ProprietarySoftware #adobe #photoshop #InDesign #AfterEffects #krita #inkscape #scribus #kdenlive #natron #darktable #penpot #gimp #AffinityPhoto #AffinityDesigner #VegasPro #procreate #figma


I'm back home after an excellent "La Réunion des Communs" event. I just posted an article on my blog about the talks and workshops I gave:
https://www.davidrevoy.com/article968/la-reunion-des-communs-2023

#floss #krita #comic #lareunion
The library of Saint-Joseph, a contemporary building in appaerance made of wood with the shape of a geometrical hourglass patched with many windows. Green palm trees and tropical plants are all around it. In the front, the banner of the "Reunion des Communs" Top down photo on a table of three A4 sheet of paper and my sketchbook (with a sticker Pepper&Carrot on it). The sheets shows the template of my comic workshop, and two examples of comic in three panels done with ballpen.

First comic: Carrot is about to receive a book on the head, but the book is magical and fly away.

Second comic: Pepper tries to bring a caldron to the cave. She unfortunately falls in the void outside of the stairs with it. Fortunately, the caldron transforms into a parachute and smiles.
A photo of a part of the library where tables had computers with tablet to do digital painting using Krita. I'm helping a young girl on the photo. She is painting a sunset. One of the room set for the talks. A screen, a projector, a computer, many empty chairs on a terrace surrounded by endemic plants and tree of the island.


This is your irregular reminder #Adobe are fucking dicks:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a3xk3p/adobe-tells-users-they-can-get-sued-for-using-old-versions-of-photoshop

> Adobe Tells Users They Can Get Sued for Using Old Versions of Photoshop

We need #FLOSS tools to get to the point where they can replace Adobe tools. The alternatives are great, but they are sadly not there yet to replace Adobe tools for professionals.

And won't be unless projects like @inkscape get enough funding to develop to a point of being viable alternatives.

Yes, it is in no small part about the money.


#AskFedi is there a contemporary suite or set of plays-nice #opensource community / collaboration tools that can cover discussion (threaded boards), chat, and wiki-like that can share credentials and/or work from a single auth provider, either one of the three or an external auth source? Paid/managed preferred. #ActivityPub aware preferred.

I'm tempted to consider a Wordpress kludge extraordinaire.

Would need to cover say 1,000 accounts, mostly public, some staff.

#FediDev #FOSS #FLOSS


Fe-Diversity, no, thanks?



#ChatGPT conversation histories leaked:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/openai-confirms-leak-of-chatgpt-conversation-histories

Can you guess who or what does Sam Altman from #OpenAI blame for it?

"A bug in an open source library."

Yup. #FLOSS is great for #OpenAI as a way to build on somebody else's code, and as a way to train their models on somebody else's code. But as soon as shit hits the fan, it *will* get thrown under the bus.

Wanna *bet* it's not an #AGPL library? SV hypercapitalists keep away from those!

#FOSS #InfoSec


#introduction:

Independent #OpenSource #FLOSS contributor for 19+ years. I break apps & report bugs everywhere (mostly for + @gnome + @GStreamer + @libreoffice). I co-maintain @GettingThingsGNOME & #GNOME Calendar.

I'll post updates on what I'm doing, incl. bug reports that might be of interest to #Linux desktop users.

I also run a marketing firm in #Montreal, #Canada, & a #photography studio.

I used to do #illustration #art as a hobby, as you can see in this WIP #artwork 👇🏼 Hi #MastoArt !


„Wynikiem 447:1 #Sejm zobowiązał rząd do publikacji kodu źródłowego @mObywatelGOV - kapitalna wiadomość dla wszystkich fanów #OpenData
Szacunek @jciesz i @Andruszkiewicz1 za zrozumienie potrzeby 💛”



#otwartyKod #otwarteOprogramowanie #FLOSS #Polska #technologia #programowanie


New contributor spotlight


A few weeks ago, I published a call for help to work on Friendica.

Since then, two people have distinguished themselves, @Marek Bachmann :friendica: and @Grischa. Both of them picked a small feature of Friendica and took on themselves to improve it.

Ok, they kind of picked the same feature (the display of images in posts) and now their respective work is interfering with each others on the RC branch, but STILL.

I've now marked several issues as Junior Jobs, many of which don't even necessitate to know PHP to fix. It's time for you to step in and be the hero!

#FLOSS #OpenSource #Development #HelpWanted


And its happening in Germany too after France banned it last week! #Microsoft355 has finally been banned from schools!

#FLOSS #Privacy

https://bestofprivacy.com/eu/germany-forces-a-microsoft-365-ban-due-to-privacy-concerns/


Content warning: signalboost about #artWithOpenSource tag


Liebe @valug

ich habe einen Ubnt Unifi-Switch mit kaputtem Netzteil. Ubnt bietet keine Ersatzteil (Schande).
Ich bin aber elektrisch/elektronisch vollkommener DAU.

) welche Daten vom Netzteil muss ich haben, damit ich Ersatz besorgen kann?

) an wen könnte ich mich bestenfalls wenden, Firmen, Online-Handel, Personen um dieses Netzteil dann zu bekommen?

thx,
Peter

* nachdem ich mit elements/matrix nicht mehr an den IRC komme, schauen ich mal obs so geht .-)

#valug
#floss
#repair


#Introduction time! I'm rysiek. On fedi since before it was fedi ­— I see you, old StatusNet guard!

Did information security and infrastructure for #PanamaPapers journalists, fought #ACTA on the streets and in meetings, helped write the book on #NetNeutrality, started a hackerspace and a half, and wrote a bunch of code.

Media literacy is a human right. Protocols, not platforms. Communities, not customers. User-Authored Works, not user-generated content.

#Privacy #InfoSec #FreeCulture #FLOSS


Is anyone aware of a #FLOSS alternative to #Google #Photos for mobile? What I'm looking for is a way to access the photos from the collection on my home server from a phone with a reasonably convenient interface and such.

Corrolary: I currently use #Digikam to organize my photos, but something with facial recognition that isn't terrible would be nice.

#AskFedi


Official #fediverse #introduction post!

My name is Kellyn Delgado and I am the admin here on friendo.space. I am a total #computer nerd. I've been tinkering with computer software since I was 6. I'm not a developer but I am brushing up on my #bash and #html skills.

My passion is helping people explore the wonders of new #technology, whether that is from #google, the #floss community, or others. I plan to blog about them soon.

I also like #pokemon, #digimon, #socialism, #gemini, #music, etc.


On todays :debian: Sid upgrade I got an unexpected surprise:
Looks like ISC is ending its maintenance of isc-dhcp-client (dhclient).

"ISC DHCP Client and Relay End of Maintenance"
https://www.isc.org/blogs/dhcp-client-relay-eom/

AFAICT there are 2 alternatives for Linux:
- Busybox' udhcpc
- dhcpcd

I'm not too sure whether udhcpc is a proper replacement ...
(especially on #Debian which still has BB version 1.30 😕)

Any others?

https://xkcd.com/2347/ comes to mind 🤔

#FLOSS


Vielleicht hat jemand Lust, demnächst bei uns im Topio-Marktstand, live & real eine Einführung ins #Fediverse zu geben? für die berliner #neuhier bubble? :omgdotlol:

#mastodon #privacy #floss #berlin #moabit