What a refreshing story! I imagine many of us here owe a great deal to @libreoffice a software suite that has freed us from the grip of the document monopoly, thus broken our dependency on the fate of a single company.
If you're curious about how LibreOffice became what it is today, I highly recommend watching this in your spare time: youtu.be/9M468Krlawo

#LibreOffice #FOSS #DocumentFreedom

LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #1 – Marketing Free Software

Italo Vignoli and Mike Saunders from The Document Foundation, the non-profit organisation behind LibreOffice, discuss marketing free and open source software...

^YouTube

Providing a license for package sources

archlinux.org/news/providing-a…

#ArchLinux #Linux #FOSS #licensing

@RaccoonForFriendica a new version 0.2.0 has been released.

Changelog:
🦝 feat: add support for MastodonRedirect;
🦝 feat: export/import app settings to/from JSON;
🦝 feat: export contact list from profile;
🦝 feat: allow changing markup mode in post creation;
🦝 fix: retain scrolling state after navigation;
🦝 fix: newlines after titles in Markdown preview;
🦝 fix: avoid self mention when replying;
🦝 fix: retrieve source to edit post;
🦝 enhancement: populate current app icon value in settings;
🦝 chore: update manual and project documentation;
🦝 chore: typo in Fastlane metadata.

For those who have lost it, there has been a 0.1.1 in the meantime, which was mainly due to a metadata issue which blocked the submission on F-Droid, but it also included:
🦝 feat: add support for alternate (classic) and monochrome app icon;
🦝 fix: rendering images of different heights in carousels;
🦝 fix: rendering GIFs (or images with unbound constraints).

After the app gets published on the stores, we're going to move towards a more predictable release cycle (e.g. monthly stable versions and weekly betas).

Hope you are having fun on Friendica (or Mastodon) and as always #livefasteattrash

#friendica #friendicadev #androidapp #androiddev #fediverseapp #kotlin #multiplatform #kmp #compose #opensource #foss #procyonproject

I've reached the end of my first full week of using a terminal-only interface for my personal computing in 2024.

It has been quite a week.

I've had to pick up git, which is a whole new learning curve for me, and my knowledge of tmux has increased rapidly too.

But, in terms of getting done what I actually wanted to do? It has been absolutely fine... right up until the point when it was not, and then I struggled.

I'm writing notes as I go, for a future blogpost.

#Linux #FOSS #terminal

Free and Open Source Software is a (partly-) political stance

#foss #opensource #floss

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#latinoamerica #SoftwareLibre #latam #latampol #FOSS #flisol #askFedi

Estoy investigando el impacto del Software Libre en la economía y soberanía tecnológica en la América hispanohablante*. ¿Hay estadísticas, eventos, leyes, opiniones o proyectos que debería saber?

Ya he investigado FLISoL y las leyes que hicieron obligatorio el SL del sector público.

*(menos los EEUU, y no me permiten incluir países que no hablan español como Brasil - lo siento)

@federicomena @rikylinux_ar @canaimagnulinux

It’s been just over a week and we’ve gotten lots of great feedback so far.

If you’re an app developer and haven’t had a chance to chime in, check out @cassidy’s summary of the current points, and leave a comment on the forum if you have anything important that hasn’t been mentioned:

discourse.flathub.org/t/app-de…

We look forward to continued feedback, and are excited to get more apps featured on Flathub!

#Flathub #Linux #LinuxApps #OpenSource #Flatpak #FOSS

App developer feedback about quality guidelines

Hey everyone, checking back in after a bit over a week of feedback and discussion. Thank you so much to everyone who has chimed in so far! This sort of conversation is enlightening and healthy.

^{Flathub Discourse}

Linux app developers, we want your feedback!

If you have an app on Flathub (or are planning to), please share your thoughts on the optional quality guidelines—especially if your app doesn't currently meet the guidelines.

discourse.flathub.org/t/app-de…

#Flathub #Flatpak #LinuxApps #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux

App developer feedback about quality guidelines

Hey app developers! I’m a volunteer working with Flathub, and I’d like to open up a discussion to better understand some things around the Flathub Quality Guidelines.

^{Flathub Discourse}

Another Thunderbird Live Development sessions is happening soon!
Come hang out to watch some behind the scene coding, ask questions, yell at the world, and bond through trauma.

youtube.com/live/XJGOkjwF9fI?f…

#thunderbird #live #coding #javascript #opensource #foss

Thunderbird Development #7 - Customizable Shortcuts (Coding Session - Part 4)

Come alongside the journey of implementing a new feature inside Thunderbird.From the initial idea and definition of the scope of work, to design mock-ups and...

^YouTube

Wooooow… It’s been so long. Still love you, @thunderbird!

updates.thunderbird.net/en-GB/…

#email #thunderbird #foss #openSource

20 Years of Thunderbird!

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customise - and it’s loaded with great features!

^Thunderbird

Thunderbird wird 20 Jahre alt, vielen Dank für diese großartige #OpenSource Software die mich fast genau so lange im Netz begleitet hat - das "Schweizer Taschenmesser" der #Email-Clients - Danke an @mozilla und die Open Source Community für @thunderbird und den langen Atem.

Wer dafür spenden möchte um das Projekt zu unterstützen, kann das hier tun: updates.thunderbird.net/de/thu…

#Donate #FOSS #Mozilla

20 Jahre Thunderbird!

Thunderbird ist eine freie E-Mail-Anwendung, die sich leicht einrichten und anpassen lässt – und wir haben viele tolle Funktionen hineingepackt!

^Thunderbird

WLED Native now got entirely rid of the last proprietary components and no longer needs a separate FOSS flavor. What's more: it was just confirmed to be reproducible 🥳

apt.izzysoft.de/packages/ca.cg…

WLED - Native lets you easily and efficiently manage and control all your WLED light devices from your Android device.

#reproducibleBuilds #FOSS #IzzyOnDroid

„WLED Native“ – IzzyOnDroid F-Droid Repository

Find, manage and control all your WLED devices from your android device

^{IzzyOnDroid App Repo}

I use an RSS feed for news, and I’m sure I’m not the only one here on the Fediverse who appreciates the convenience it offers, because it helps me stay informed in a way that suits my preferences.

How do you keep up with the important topics that matter to you?

I’d love to hear your thoughts!

- hyliu.me/fluent-reader/

#Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #Ubuntu #Fedora #ArchLinux #LinuxMint #Debian #Manjaro #Privacy #Decentralization

I started regularly donating about a year ago. I am now supporting 8 different projects with 20,77€ per month, and it didn't hurt at all.

Why pay for something free? Because free software only exists because other people already paid for it. Someone has to do it. It's time to do your part!

If you can afford a subscription service, then you probably can afford a little donation, too. Start with 0.1% of your income.

Check out @Liberapay or @opencollective

#FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #Linux

I recently learnt that @Codeberg has its own badge generator to let you make custom "Get it on Codeberg" badges!

get-it-on.codeberg.org/

Thanks to it being under an open licence, I was able to remix it for the #BananaHackers store for #KaiOS, which has so far been lacking a badge 🍌

static.badrihippo.thekambattu.…

That link is very temporary, so if it goes down here's the source repo

git.disroot.org/badrihippo/Get…

May the open web be populated with more shiny buttons!

#Codeberg #FOSS

That's why we publish all our apps on @fdroidorg ❤️

🔒 Get the new calendar app now! 🔒
👉 tuta.com/blog/tuta-calendar-fd…

#FOSS #OpenSource #Encryption #Security #Calendar

Thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse (continued):

Security & Privacy
@torproject
@bitwarden
@cryptomator
@nitrokey
@tblock
@keyoxide

Networks
@ooni
@wireshark

Geography & Navigation
@openstreetmap
@MapComplete
@qgis
@Doudouosm

Health
@gnuhealth

3D Printing
@octoprint

Article Readers
@wallabag

Books
@inventaire
@nantucketebooks

Wearables
@gadgetbridge

Retro FOSS
@freedosproject
@dec_hl

Science
@OpenRefine
@easybuild
@base
@psychopy

7/9

Thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse (continued):

Social Media
@gotosocial
@Mastodon
@peertube
@pixelfed
@owncast
@news
@bonfire
@mastohost
@Tusky
@IceCubesApp
@apps
@Tuba
@elk
@PixelDroid
@publicspaces
@Swanye

Messaging & Calling
@snikket_im
@delta
@Jami
@matrix
@senfcall (in German & English)
@briar
@Monal
@prosodyim
@mellium
@tigase
@prav

Wikis
@kiwix

Blogging Software
@writefreely
@pfefferle

Forum Software
@Discourse

6/9

Thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse (continued):

Accessibility
@NVAccess

Art, Animation, Photos & Design
@Krita@mastodon.art (main) & @krita@tube.kockatoo.org (videos)
@inkscape
@Blender@mastodon.social (main) & @blender@video.blender.org (videos)
@lgm@post.lurk.org (main) & @lgm@conf.tube (videos)
@kicad
@librepcb
@raghukamath
@fediphoto_lineage

Gaming
@Minetest
@speed_dreams_official
@play0ad
@wesnoth
@freeciv
@veloren
@pretendo
@holarse (in German)
@lutris
@scummvm
@simutrans
@FreeRCT
@Wuzzy
@zughy_boi
@solarus
@bitsy
@xenko
@Le_bottin_des_jeux_linux

5/9

Thread of #FOSS accounts on Fedi (continued):

FOSS App Stores
@fdroidorg

Helping People To Self-Host
@yunohost (in French & English)
@freedomboxfndn
@homegrown
@adminforge (in German)

Video & Audio
@kdenlive
@tenacity
@jellyfin
@peertube
@owncast
@invidious
@AntennaPod
@pipewire
@apertus
@funkwhale

Productivity
@libreoffice
@cryptpad
@CollaboraOffice
@ONLYOFFICE
@nextcloud
@openproject
@joplinapp
@EvolutionGnome
@hedgedoc
@xwikiorg
@liberaforms
@flameshot
@linkstack
@ownclouders

4/9

Thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse (continued):

Fundraising
@crowdsupply
@Liberapay
@opencollective

FOSS Artists
@doomyflo
@davidrevoy
@sylvia_ritter
@fossandcrafts

Mobile OSes
@openandroidinstaller
@e_mydata
@murena
@GrapheneOS
@postmarketOS
@ubports
@mobian
@droidian
@calyxos
@unifiedpush
@linuxphoneapps
@tuxdevices
@PINE64
@volla
@iode
@microg
@AsteroidOS

Desktop Environments
@gnome
@kde (main) & @kde_community (videos)
@plasmamobile
@akademy

3/9

Thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse (continued):

Programming & Software Development
@forgejo
@Codeberg
@weblate
@php
@rust
@django
@penpot
@reproducible_builds
@FirefoxDevTools
@WoodpeckerCI
@charmcli
@wikidata
@tootsdk
@akiraux

Operating Systems
@linuxmint
@ubuntustudio
@LubuntuOfficial
@edubuntu
@ubuntubudgie
@kubuntu
@fedora
@gentoo
@alpinelinux
@archlinux
@elementary
@Solus
@opensuse
@chimera_linux
@kalilinux
@rockylinux
@almalinux
@bsdcan

2/9

Big thread of #FOSS / #FLOSS accounts on Fediverse:

FOSS News
@9to5linux
@omgubuntu
@fullcirclemagazine
@lealternative (in Italian)
@gnulinux (in German)

FOSS Organisations
@conservancy
@EC_NGI
@EC_OSPO
@fossasia
@spritelyinst
@Framasoft (in French)
@PrototypeFund (in German)
@openwebdocs
@coopcloud
@be4foss

FOSS Events
@fosdem
@SeaGL
@foss_events

Videos about FOSS
@thelinuxexperiment
@linuxuserspace
@veggero
@gbryant
@art
@rtp_tips

🧵 1/9

Oh, neat! A new open source app for Fuji cameras.

github.com/petabyt/fudge

Currently Android and WiFi only, just supporting transfers so far. Bluetooth is planned, as is location support. Desktop and iOS versions are listed on the roadmap.

#Fuji #camera #OpenSource #FOSS #Android

GitHub - petabyt/fudge: Unofficial app to pair with Fujifilm cameras

Unofficial app to pair with Fujifilm cameras. Contribute to petabyt/fudge development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

👉 "The core issue is that open source contributors are not paid fairly. 60% of open-source maintainers are unpaid volunteers, and just 13% make a living as professional project maintainers, according to the 2023 State of the Open Source Maintainer Report."

Boosts appreciated 🚀

➡️ infoworld.com/article/3557846/…

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #SoftwareLibre #Business #KDE #Research #Science #NLnet #softwareDevelopment

How do we fund open source?

Experts with deep experience across open-source software communities share their opinions on how to sustain this critical ecosystem.

^{Bill Doerrfeld (InfoWorld)}