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The world needs secure communication more than ever, as a bulwark against the surveillance, authoritarianism, and oppression increasingly enabled by Big Tech. Matrix seeks to meet that need, as an open source, decentralised, encrypted comms protocol.

But Trust & Safety is more difficult in a decentralised environment. How are we building a safer Matrix?

matrix.org/blog/2025/02/buildi…

#Matrix #Security #Privacy #TrustAndSafety #OpenSource #FOSS


Building a Safer Matrix

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications
Jim Mackenzie, VP Trust & Safety — The Matrix.org Foundation (matrix.org)
#foss #matrix #opensource #privacy #security #TrustAndSafety

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Happy feast day of Cyril & Methodius, everyone!

We celebrate their day every year as a non-denominational Feb 14 alternative of languages, learning, and books. Want to learn a new alphabet or tell a linguist you appreciate their work? Today's the day!

Find out more:
exilian.co.uk/forum/index.php?…

#CyrilAndMethodius #CyrilAndMethodiusDay #ValentinesDay #linguistics #language

Saints Cyril and Methodius, in an icon-stylised style. Cyril is on the left in a blue and yellow hooded robe, Methodius on the right wearing red & white and holding a book.

Cyril & Methodius Day Celebration/FAQs thread 2025

Exilian
#linguistics #language #valentinesday #cyrilandmethodius #cyrilandmethodiusday
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Exilian

@tardis Yes, we're using the Catholic/western feast date rather than the Orthodox one (not out of any particular bias towards the western church, just because this whole thing for us started when someone on our forum went "hey what other saints are there for alternatives to Valentine" about 10 years ago so we started from the day!)

There's also multiple different May dates on which they're celebrated and Czechia & Slovakia have a bonus day in July apparently! They hop around the calendar a fair bit :)

@Winter blue tardis
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Winter blue tardis

I did not know that. Thanks for sharing. I don't believe in any of these faiths, or religions, but I do respect the guys who decided to create the alphabet, first, it was called glagolitsa, then the students of the brothers made it Cyrrilic, this is what we've been taught. In any case, there is old Bulgarian where the original alphabet can still be seen, though it is unreadable for text to speech, so I have never read any old texts, though they exist.

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🤔HTML semantics: <abbr> theory versus abbreviation reality

"The HTML <abbr> element is deceptively familiar and attractive, its been around forever (1999) and thus people assume that it does what it does and does it well. Nothing much changed over the iterations of the abbr element definition over the years."

#a11y #webdev #HTML

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Short note: The abbreviation appreciation society - TPGi

The HTML element is an incredibly common, but do you know how you can make it accessible? Find out how in this article.
Steve Faulkner (TPGi)
#a11y #webdev #html

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The Ondsel Onwards Fund.

Ondsel was a great project which brought huge benefits and development into the wider FreeCAD project. One of the main projects at Ondsel was the creation of Ondsel Lens, a cloud-based platform for sharing and collaborating with CAD files. With the closing of Ondsel there has been some interest in these server-side functionalities of Ondsel being made available to the wider community.

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#Announcement


The Ondsel Onwards Fund

Ondsel was a great project which brought huge benefits and development into the wider FreeCAD project. One of the main projects at Ondsel was the creation of Ondsel Lens, a cloud-based platform for…
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I'm currently looking for a remote software development job

I have plenty of experience making software using all sorts of languages, frameworks and tools. Tho I have the most experience with Rust, C++, C#. I also usually do native cross platform applications and backend.

You can find my full CV on my website luna.graphics
#GetFediHired #JobSearch #RemoteWork #Rust #Rustlang #CPP #CSharp #Backend

Luna's website

luna.graphics
#cpp #rust #backend #RustLang #jobsearch #getfedihired #csharp #remotework

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Today is #ILoveFS Day!

ilovefs.org

It is the day to appreciate all the people involved in #FreeSoftware & #OpenSource.

Not just developers & maintainers, but also designers, translators, documentation contributors etc

Personally I'd like thank:
@AntennaPod @inkscape @libreoffice @openstreetmap
@omgubuntu
@joplinapp
@LineageOS
@openandroidinstaller
@GIMP
@Mastodon
@thunderbird
@Wikipedia

Thank you all for your work! It is much appreciated!

#Commons #Volunteers #Tech

Black & white photo of a street in the 1960's. There's a person walking on the sidewalk, a lorry parked next to it. In front of the lorry there's a person crossing the street from right to left and another person from left to right. This latter person carries a very large white heart. The image source is: https://flic.kr/p/5y1X2s The photo title is "Waverly Place" by "James Jowers" and it was shared by the George Eastman Museum on Flickr Commons. The photo is in the Public Domain.

I Love Free Software Day - FSFE

On the annual “I Love Free Software Day” we express our gratitude to all Free Software contributors. Join this special event and become part of a lovely community! #ilovefs
FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
#FreeSoftware #opensource #ilovefs #tech #commons #volunteers @AntennaPod @LibreOffice @Joplin @Mastodon @OpenStreetMap @Inkscape @omg! ubuntu @Wikipedia @Thunderbird: Free Your Inbox @GIMP @LineageOS @OpenAndroidInstaller

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#GTK: X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In #GTK5 - #Phoronix

So how can we remote Gtk app over ssh?

phoronix.com/news/GTK-X11-Now-…


GTK's X11 Backend Now Deprecated, Planned For Removal In GTK 5

GTK developers have been holding another hackfest this week for the annual FOSDEM developer conference happening this weekend in Brussels
www.phoronix.com
#gtk #gtk5 #phoronix

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While I don't know if is the first time this has happened, it's good to acknowledge this given all the crazy, odd, and incorrect press about Rust in Linux these days.

A new in-kernel api just landed in linux-next from my tree and should hopefully show up in 6.14 to make some kinds of drivers easier to write, that has a rust binding added at the exact same time:
lore.kernel.org/all/2025021023…

Many thanks to Lyude and Danilo and many other Rust kernel developers for the help in creating the binding and make the C side work well for both Rust and C code at the same time. The end result here for any C developer alone, is much better off for all of their help.

[PATCH v4 0/9] Driver core: Add faux bus devices - Greg Kroah-Hartman

lore.kernel.org

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ORG and over 150 signatories call on the UK government to RESCIND its demand to create a backdoor to Apple encryption.

It "jeopardises the security and privacy of millions, undermines the UK tech sector, and sets a dangerous precedent for global cybersecurity."

"The world’s second-largest provider of mobile devices would be built on top of a systemic security flaw, putting all of its users’ security and privacy at risk."

#encryption #privacy #cybersecurity #ukpolitics

globalencryption.org/2025/02/j…

Joint Letter on the UK Government's use of Investigatory Powers Act to attack End-to-End Encryption – Global Encryption Coalition

On 13 February 2025, 109 civil society organizations, companies, and cybersecurity experts, including Global Encryption Coalition members, published a joint letter to the British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper calling on the UK Home Office to rescind i…
Ryan Polk (Global Encryption Coalition)
#privacy #encryption #cybersecurity #ukpolitics
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Open Rights Group

"The consensus among cybersecurity experts could not be clearer:

There is no way to provide government access to end-to-end encrypted data without breaking end-to-end encryption, thus putting every user’s security and privacy at risk."

Join the voice of experts in the joint letter to stop the UK's order to break encryption – Sign and share our petition today ⬇️

#encryption #privacy #Apple #cybersecurity #ukpolitics #ukpol

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions…


Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
38 Degrees
#apple #privacy #encryption #cybersecurity #ukpol #ukpolitics

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Emilis 🇺🇦

@matt @Anachron You are right.

It even tried installing x11 packages on a Raspbian server.

Now I wonder what other garbage I got installed with other packages.

Anyway, as a seasoned JS developer I recommend downloading archives from nodejs.org/en/download directly, extracting them in a local directory and symlinking the 3 binaries (node, npm, npx) into your PATH.


Node.js — Download Node.js®

Node.js® is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
nodejs.org
@Matt Campbell @Anachron

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"AI is Stifling Tech Adoption"

vale.rocks/posts/ai-is-stiflin…

> the advent and integration of AI models into the workflows of developers has stifled the adoption of new and potentially superior technologies due to training data cutoffs and system prompt influence

I warned about this specific risk last year baldurbjarnason.com/letters/ai….


AI code copilots are backwards-facing tools in a novelty-seeking industry

Web dev at the end of the world, from Hveragerði, Iceland
www.baldurbjarnason.com

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McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing a trio of Trump's Cabinet nominees
https://apnews.com/article/trump-mcconnell-rfk-hegseth-gabbard-34279ff1ab29ce5c5c5c6d2408a080f7?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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McConnell tests the strengths and limits of his power opposing Trump's nominees

No longer in charge, Sen. Mitch McConnell has been speaking his mind. The long-serving former Republican leader rejected President Donald Trump’s more high-profile Cabinet nominees.
LISA MASCARO (AP News)
@Politics

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Something we in the US could learn from Europeans.Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla - WIRED apple.news/ACbjgtwZBS0GEGKMJ9G…

Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla — WIRED

Staggering sales drops, swastika-daubed EVs, companies culling fleet models, and fan-forum owners selling their cars—Elon Musk's alt-right antics are seriously impacting his electric car business.
apple.news

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🗳️ Der Chaos Computer Club fordert seit Jahren: Software, die zur Durchführung von Wahlen verwendet wird, muss #OpenSource sein!

👍 Das finden wir auch!

Und nicht nur das: Alle Software in der Verwaltung muss unabhängig überprüfbar sein, damit Sicherheitslücken schneller geschlossen werden können und ein Einfluss von außen ausgeschlossen werden kann. 🔍

➡️ Die nächste Bundesregierung muss dafür sorgen, dass Open Source überall in der Verwaltung zum Standard wird.

osb-alliance.de/verbands-news/… @CCC


Software zur Durchführung von Wahlen muss Open Source sein | OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance

Der Chaos Computer Club (CCC) befasst sich seit vielen Jahren mit Software, die zur Erfassung und Übermittlung von Wahlergebnissen verwendet wird.
Marius Quabeck (OSBA – Open Source Business Alliance)
#opensource @CCC

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I've just demanded the UK Government stop attacking end-to-end encryption, which can only damage relations with other countries and make private and business data more vulnerable to criminal attack and Government over-reach. Please join me and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions… via @38degrees

Keep our Apple data encrypted

It is reported that the Home Office has ordered Apple to build a backdoor into its encrypted services so that they can get hold of content that any Apple user has upload to the cloud. Encryption keeps our private information safe and secure.
38 Degrees
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