PDF output separation preview

Dear #GIMP #INKSCAPE #SCRIBUS #TEX #LATEX and #PDF #opensource and #freesoftware lovers...

Do you know any #foss / #floss application that can preview output separation on a PDF file like Adobe Acrobat pro does?

I have been tried hard, even using javascript with #pdfjs but I couldn't find something very suitable for doing #prepress with opensource.

I am also ok with any #web applications.

Thanks... 🙏

Stop using this crap!!!!

#GNU #Linux #Signal #Diaspora #searX #onion #tor #browser #internet #freedom #opensource #software #os

A team of researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne (Switzerland) proved that data centers are a scam.

With their software, an IA the size of ChatGPT can work with just a local network of FOUR computers (total price €9,600 / $11,280).

No need for the cloud.
No need for data centers wasting water and money.

https://goodtech.info/anyway-systems-epfl-ia-locale-cloud-decentralise/

#ai #datacenter #tech #opensource #cloud #environment #climatechange #water #news

L'EPFL dynamite les GAFAM : L'IA de la taille de ChatGPT tourne sur 4 PC à 2300 € (et sans le Cloud)

Des chercheurs de l'EPFL lancent Anyway Systems, un logiciel qui permet d'exécuter des modèles d'IA massifs sur un cluster local de quatre machines standard. C'est la fin de la dépendance au cloud.

^{Rédaction (Linagora)}

Content warning: In an interview with “The Verge”, the new Mozilla CEO, Enzor-DeMeo, IMHO hints that axing adblockers is something that, at the very least, was on the table in some form and at some point. From [url=https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony- Click to open/close

In an interview with “The Verge”, the new Mozilla CEO, Enzor-DeMeo, IMHO hints that axing adblockers is something that, at the very least, was on the table in some form and at some point. From the article:

He says he could begin to block ad blockers in Firefox and estimates that’d bring in another $150 million, but he doesn’t want to do that. It feels off-mission.

It may be just me, but I read this as “I don't want to 😜 😜 but I'll kill AdBlockers in Firefox for buckerinos 😂”. This disappoints and saddens me a lot, and I hope I'm wrong. I've been using Firefox before it was called that. Heck, I even used the Mozilla Application Suite back in the day. It was its commitment to open standards and the open web, and its powerful add-on system, that attracted me to its software.

Honestly, that's what's been keeping me. I think that's also what's been keeping their loyal base of users with the project, the geeks and nerds that care about privacy. It's the same group of people who helped it get very popular at one point.

Killing one of its advantages over the Chromium engine, being able to have a fucking adblocker that's actually useful, and that nowadays is a fucking security feature due to malvertising, will be another nail in the coffin, IMHO. The core community will feel disenfranchised, and this may have negative consequences for the project. You know why? Because these are some of the people that the normies turn to when they want tech advice.

For fuck sake, for-profit side of Mozilla, get a damn grip!

Update, since this is getting traction on Reddit

I'm not against Mozilla making money. Like a regular citizen needs to make money, companies and even nonprofits need it too. That's the world we live in, whether we like it or not.

What bothers me is how the new CEO mentions something that he could do but doesn't want to. If he doesn't want to, why say it? It has the potential to cause bad PR, and it has.

Of course, I know I may not be interpreting this correctly.

Right now, I'm on the fence. His statement leads me to believe that the option is still very much on the table; otherwise, he wouldn't mention it.

#Mozilla #Firefox #AdBlocker #OpenSource #FOSS

Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox

Anthony Enzor-DeMeo says he thinks Mozilla and Firefox still have a role to play in the web, even as things shift toward AI.

^{David Pierce (The Verge)}

#linux #meme #software #os #windows #requirement #microsoft #tux #penguin #win11 #windows11 #foss #floss #opensource #gnu #gpl #freedom #nerd #humor #just4fun

I wish you relaxing movie nights with your friends now at the end of the year, and with VLC you will be able to enjoy every video format.

#vlc #meme #video #software #foss #floss #opensource #entertainment #xmas #christmas #season #nerd #humor #just4fun #endoftheyear #relax

8 tiny open source utilities that can instantly make your Linux desktop feel faster

I’d not heard of these apps before, so would be interested to hear if anyone has had good experiences with them?

• Zram-generator
• Preload
• Profile-sync-daemon
• Ananicy-cpp
• Nohang
• Wl-clipboard
• FSearch (had heard of this one)
• Vicinae

See xda-developers.com/tiny-utilit…
#Blog, #linux, #opensource, #technology

Thank you to those who are helping TROM monthly! Our first goal is to reach 100 monthly donors to kickstart a new video series for TROM, bring back TROMnews and provide 20GB storage space for our Nextcloud install (TROM Files) for everyone.

We have a lot of projects and hundreds, if not thousands of people are using our services.

Everything we do is trade-free. No bullshit.

We need 17 more donors to reach our first goal. If you can help please see https://www.tromsite.com/donate/

Again thank you to everyone who has supported this project for so many years now!

#foss #opensource #tradefree #trade-free #trom #tromsite #volunteer #fedi #fediverse

5 open-source projects that secretly power your favourite apps

“You’ve heard that the world’s infrastructure runs on Linux, and how important Free and Open Source (FOSS) software is to just about all the technology we enjoy every day, but there are some (to bring out the old cliché) unsung heroes of FOSS without which your stuff just wouldn’t work—and you should at least know their names.”

It is true, too, that most open source projects are built using other open source projects, but these are a few of those that sit in the background powering many popular projects.

I love the article’s comment about Electron. I suppose it is the same as for Flatpaks, AppImages and Snaps. They make things possible across distros.

See howtogeek.com/open-source-proj…
#Blog, #opensource, #technology

Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security

see: omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-…

#linux #kernel #news #update #upgrade #feature #software #os #foss #floss #Hooray #opensource #cybersecurity #security #tux

Where were you when the penguin needed you?

#linux #software #meme #future #tux #penguin #microsoft #company #cyberpunk #economy #os #freedom #democracy #policestate #surveillance #surface #tracking #hardware #politics #foss #floss #opensource #problem #nerd #question #ethics #humanity

🚨 #Google wants to kill #Android #freedom: Starting 2027, unverified #apps can’t be DOWNLOADED.

➡️ No installation of #independent #apps

➡️ Destroys alternative #playstores like #F-Droid

➡️ Google decides what runs on YOUR #phone

Help us fight this plan! ✊

https://tuta.com/blog/google-wants-to-kill-android-freedom

#Evil #CorporateTerrorism #OpenSource #bullying #aggression #software #phones #MobilePhones #unGoogled #Orwellian #freedom #SecurityTheater #SecurityTheatre #Enshittification

Stop Google Petition:

https://www.change.org/p/stop-google-from-limiting-apk-file-usage

Your penguin is calling 😀

#linux #meme #software #windows #licence #microsoft #upgrade #update #win10 #windows #windows10 #cybersecurity #nerd #humur #just4fun #linux #foss #floss #opensource #change

In der Welt unseres Sohns sind Apple-Produkte das Nonplusultra. Beispielsweise hat er mitbekommen, dass man mit einem iPhone das AppleTV bedienen kann.

Umso verblüffter war er, als ich gestern beim Filmabend meinen Linuxrechner mit meinem Smartphone ferngesteuert hatte. #OpenSource #Linux #KDEConnect

We added more apps to the TROMjaro trade-free app library

https://www.tromjaro.com/apps/

#apps #linux #trade-free #foss #opensource

Learn about the End Of 10 campaign tomorrow (Sat) at #Akademy 2025 in Berlin! 🚀

4 campaign contributors will present the global call to action to migrate #Windows users to 🐧 #Linux!

When: Sat. 6 Sept. from 14:15-14:55
Where: TU #Berlin, Room 1

https://conf.kde.org/event/9/contributions/266/

Meet the speakers and bring your ideas for the campaign to the BoF on Monday Room 2 from 13-13:55.

#KDE #EndOf10 #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #GNULinux #Windows10 #Windows11 #Sustainability #Migrate2Linux

Just launched Sync-in — a secure, self-hosted platform for file storage, synchronization, and collaboration.

Built with a full TypeScript stack. Privacy-focused.
Web, desktop, CLI, and WebDAV.

Designed for individuals, teams, and organizations.

📖 https://sync-in.com/blog/sync-in-is-out
🔗 https://sync-in.com
🐙 https://github.com/Sync-in

#opensource #selfhosted #privacy #collaboration

Sync-in

A powerful, reliable, and secure file sharing and collaboration platform - Sync-in

^GitHub

CoMaps is an Organic Maps fork that aims to do things differently. 🗺️

https://news.itsfoss.com/organic-maps-fork-comaps/

#opensource #comaps

Organic Maps Forked Over Governance Concerns: CoMaps is Born

An Organic Maps fork has emerged due to broken trust.

^{Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS News)}

TROMjaro 2025.06.24 (manual fix needed) - https://forum.tromjaro.com/t/tromjaro-2025-06-24-manual-fix-needed/265

#linux #tromjaro #foss #opensource

TROMjaro 2025.06.24 (manual fix needed)

The usual updates PLUS a fix. Here is the problem: As you may know we struggle a lot to make all apps (GTK or QT, flatpaks or not) look the same on TROMjaro. To basically use the same theme.

^{TROMjaro Forum}

We're looking for a creative web developer who is all in on #OpenSource!

We plan to build a website using an open source static site generator (your choice, as long as it sings), and need a #freelancer to help us bring our new brand identity and content to life across every screen.

Clean code, fast load times, beautiful design — that’s the goal.

Interested? Reach out for the details. Sharing is caring. 💚

Everything is read for @BSidesLuxembourg ! @syn2cat + @fsfe + @Endof10 makes one hell of a stand/booth/hacker space village!

Looking forward to engaging with the community on many topics including but not limited to:
> Open Source Software/Hardware #OpenSource
> #EndOf10 Campaign
> #FSFE
> Our hacker space in Luxembourg
> Other topics!

Make sure to pass by!!!

Something that’s been bothering me for years in the security world: why do researchers demand bug bounties for vulnerabilities in open source projects, when the very contributors maintaining and fixing those issues get nothing, just goodwill?

It feels deeply unfair. The burden falls on unpaid maintainers, yet bounty hunters get rewarded. If you want a paid bounty, maybe help fund the people who actually fix the mess too.

#opensource #security #bugbounty

The End (of Windows 10) is nigh!

On 14 October, #Microsoft will end support for #Win10.

This will turn hundreds of millions of computers that cannot upgrade to #Win11 into security risks and #eWaste.

Yours may be one of them!

But what if you could make your current one fast and secure again?

Learn more: https://endof10.org/press

Saved a device from the bin? Tell the world with the hashtag: #EndOf10

#Linux #GNU #GNUlinux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows

We need help with our 200 for TROM Campaign - https://www.tromsite.com/donate/ - we have a bit over 40% of the needed support. We only accept 5€ a month donations to not have to rely on a few individuals donating more money. We need to make this sustainable.

Unfortunately the support over the past months has dropped a little bit. So if you can, please support us.

On the same page you can see what you are supporting. We hope this year to bring new projects to TROM, although it is terribly difficult to do so when you can't even get the minimum support needed to run the current projects.

We have been resilient since 2011 so we will not give up, but the ones who see value in such projects need to support them at least a little bit in order for these projects to survive.

Many thanks to those who keep on supporting us!

#trom #tromsite #foss #opensource #donate #documentary #documentaries #volunteer #trom.tf

🚨 Beware of unofficial #Jellyfin apps!

Some third parties are repackaging our apps with minor changes, charging $10, and not providing source code. This violates our license, undermines open-source principles and hurts the community.

✅ @jellyfin is **100% free** and open-source.

Find our official and recommended third-party apps at jellyfin.org

#opensource #selfhosting

TIL: The European Union Public License.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Public_Licence

Looks pretty decent actually!

• OSI and FSF approved
• copyleft
• SaaS clause (like the AGPL)
• explicitly compatible with several copyleft licenses to allow EUPL code to be integrated into GPL, AGPL, LGPL, OSL, MPL etc. projects
• based on European law
• available in 23 languages, all with the same validity

#EUPL #EuropeanUnion #software #license #FLOSS #OpenSource #licensing

Die Chemnitzer Linux-Tage suchen für 2026 Unterstützung.

Es gibt jede Menge kleine und Große Aufgaben die auch von Remote erledigt werden können.

Wenn du mithelfen möchtest, schreib einfach eine E-Mail:

https://chemnitzer.linux-tage.de/2025/de/info/mitmachen

#CLT #CLT2026 #CLT2025 #ChemnitzerLinuxTage #Chemnitz #OpenSource #Linux

Chemnitzer Linux-Tage 2025 · Mitmachen

Die Chemnitzer Linux-Tage sind eine Veranstaltung rund um das Thema Linux und Open Source für jedermann, die Linux-Nutzer, Insider und Unternehmen zusammenbringt.

^{chemnitzer.linux-tage.de}

Huge respect 🫡

#opensource

Linux and open source demolish capitalist myth that profit drives innovation. Some of the world's most vital software being built by volunteers as opposed to corporations proves that humans create interesting things for the sake of curiosity and joy. When profit becomes the primary motive, you get ads, not Apache; microtransactions, not MySQL. Real innovation thrives when we're free to build, not just bill.

#socialism #opensource

Ugh, Python got over 500 #GSoC applications this year and so many of them are absolutely trash, didn't follow any of the instructions. Most years about half of our applications are like this. But usually we have a lot fewer applicants and the submissions were blank files not plausible AI nonsense.

So I'm stuck reading hundreds of incredibly low quality nonsensical submissions today in hopes to take some workload off my other unpaid volunteer mentors. This is not the volunteer gig I signed up for 15 years ago when it was mostly working with new contributors and not their AI chatbots and I'm grumpy.

#AI #Python #OpenSource

Why we currently do not recommend the @rodentapp Mastodon client:

• it's not #opensource let alone #FLOSS
• it's only available from Google's Play store
• it contains trackers (Google Crashlytics and Google Firebase Analytics)
• it wants access to your ad ID

In short, this app is against the spirit of Mastodon and the Fediverse. There are plenty of Mastodon apps that respect you: @Tusky, Fedilab (@apps), @moshidon …

#Mastodon #Rodent #Android #App #AlternativeTo #Alternative

Report for social.rodent 1.28.0

Known trackers, permissions and informations about this specific version of this application

^εxodus

FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/ Please boost for awareness, reach and to public shame Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Perplexity and other such AI companies.

#opensource #programming #Developers

FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies

LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.

^{Niccolò Venerandi (LibreNews)}

Die Infrastruktur von FOSS wird von "KI"-Firmen angegriffen:
"LLM Scraper zerstören die Infrastruktur von FOSS-Projekten, und es wird immer schlimmer."

https://thelibre.news/foss-infrastructure-is-under-attack-by-ai-companies/

#OpenSource #FOSS #LLM #KI #AI

FOSS infrastructure is under attack by AI companies

LLM scrapers are taking down FOSS projects' infrastructure, and it's getting worse.

^{Niccolò Venerandi (LibreNews)}