I'm looking for work as a Senior Software Engineer. Network programmer since 1990, with a Web focus. I've implemented many protocols and designed some too. Worked on early RFCs; wrote seminal tutorials on Web tech; wrote the first anti-censorship proxy, CGIProxy, in 1996. I have a ton of experience in many different business contexts, including running a small USG-funded NGO from 2011-2019. My main languages are Go, JavaScript (Node.JS/client-side), Perl, Python, and Rust, but I learn quickly and can pick up other tech as needed. Good at teaching. Record of solving hard problems creatively. Can manage if needed, but I'd rather be doing technical work.

Open to permanent or contract, full or part time. Need to work from home. Ideally I'd work in public interest technology (PIT), but can do corporate work too. Available immediately.

DM me here, email james@jmarshall.com, or Signal at jamesmarshall.02 .

Thank you for any leads! 😊

#FediHire #FediHired #FediJob #FediJobs #GetFediHired #SSE #SoftwareEngineer

Thank you for working on Thunderbird for Android! thunderbird.net/mobile

#ilovefsday #ilovefs @thunderbird @cketti

Happy I love Free Software Day!

❤️ much love and a huge THANK YOU to all people who contribute to, use and support the countless projects! 🙏

A few products I use regularly and am especially grateful for:
@linuxfoundation
@debian
@kde
@libreoffice
@thunderbird
@mozillaofficial
@videolan
@FreeTube
@GrapheneOS
@signalapp
@organicmaps
@AntennaPod
@apps
@Mastodon
@Codeberg
@nextcloud

#foss #ilovefs #FreeSoftwareDay #opensource

#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}

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.

Heute ist "I love free Software"-Tag ❤️

Merci für all die Arbeit, den Support und das Teilen von tollen Werkzeugen, Plattformen und Unterhaltung! 👏😘👏

@MastodonEngineering
@tux
@milan

@debian
@kde
@gnome

@thunderbird
@keepassxc
@nextcloud
@libreoffice
@videolan

@openstreetmap
@organicmaps
@streetcomplete

@fdroidorg
@AntennaPod

@digiges
@lnp
@gnulinux
@fsfe
@thelinuxEXP

#FreeSoftwareDay

Daniel weekly February 14, 2025

lists.haxx.se/pipermail/daniel…

regressions, AI slop, tightening, mascot, cert checks, codeql, OpenSSL QUIC, cleanups

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…

I replaced all my doomscrolling and thinking with episodes of “Buffy: The Vampire Slayer” over the last few days.

There are much worse ways to spend your time.

The 14th day of February has a special meaning in all our hearts, it is a day that could be considered magical.

I am of course referring to the fact Captain James Cook was killed on this day in 1779 by the Kānaka Maoli in Hawai'i after he tried to kitnap aliʻi nui Kalani'ōpu'u.

Our new NLnet grant is officially signed! We're starting work :) The main focus is:

- Creating materials to support the Forgejo federation implementation

- Documentation for the specification

- Implementing the Vervis backed API in the Anvil frontend

Forgejo could enjoy more Go developers joining the federation team! It might be the best way to contribute to forge federation right now.

--Pere

@Friendica Support
Gibt es eine gute und aktuelle Installationsanleitung für Friendica in englischer Sprache? Frage für einen Freund, der mit den Anweisungen auf der Projektseite unglücklich ist. Danke!

Is there a comprehensive and up-to-date installation guide for Friendica in english available? Asking for a friend who is unhappy with the instructions on the project page. Thanks!

"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}

Here's a kind of progress in software that I can truly get excited about.

Elasticsearch had a reputation for being memory-hungry because it used the JVM, and difficult to operate. So much so that in 2016, when my old company Serotek was mostly using VMs outside of AWS, we decided to use AWS's managed Elasticsearch service for the search feature in one of our apps.

Today, Meilisearch runs comfortably on one box, and uses memory-mapped files to let the OS manage RAM usage. Thanks, Rust!

Happy #ILoveFreeSoftwareDay from the entire Tuta Team ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

ALL our apps are published as #opensource and on @fdroidorg 💖

#valentinesday #foss #ilovefs

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

Posted into Politics @politics-AssociatedPress

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)}

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Screen caps of Musk’s now password-protected DEI.gov site (hosted by Automattic) that lists government waste using seemingly-LLM-generated claims and which has already had one entry debunked in replies:
fedihum.org/@lavaeolus/1139986…

Smells like propaganda in waiting.

Henrik Schönemann (@lavaeolus@fedihum.org)

Attached: 4 images This needs to be shared widely: #WhitehouseWash My change-detection just caught something big: dei.gov got registered around one week ago - for some days it was empty.

^FeDiHum

Today in 2005, 20 years ago: the video platform YouTube was founded in the United States.

#OnThisDay

Let's face it, Europe (and other parts of the world). The USA is not our ally anymore. Trump and his robber barons have their own agenda (if they really have one, I can only see short-sighted action causing immense damage and chaos).

The earlier we accept this and act accordingly, the better for all of us.

This is my very personal opinion.

I gave Google Maps 1 star (out of 5) in a review of the Gulf of "America", saying this knee-bending misinformation was detrimental to the reputation of Google Maps itself.

The Team Fascist folks at Google deleted that -- and countless other -- reviews.

Unethical, but unsurprising.