Petition in Germany to recognize unpaid contribution to free and open source software projects as 'society-beneficial volunteering' (ehrenamt)!

This will give volunteering for e.g. @postmarketOS , @freifunk , @kde , @nextcloud , @Mastodon and other libre projects the same legal status as taking care of an elderly family member, which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits.

openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

English language version (only sign one version): openpetition.de/petition/onlin…

If you're not a resident of Germany, go ahead and use this thread to organize similar initiatives in your country of residence.

#deutchland #foss #floss #volunteer #ehrenamt #freiwilligkeit #openSource #freeSoftware

We’re also thankful for all of our Friends of GNOME who help keep the GNOME Foundation sustainable! The next time you see one of these 720+ outstanding individuals, join us in thanking them for directly supporting our vision of a world where everyone is empowered by technology they can trust:

donate.gnome.org/#friends-of-g…

#FriendsOfGNOME #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

Today we are thankful for each and every contributor to the Free and Open Source software that makes GNOME possible. ❤️ And of course, we’re extra grateful for the contributors to GNOME projects, tirelessly working to build and improve our diverse and sustainable personal computing ecosystem.

#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #GNOME #Linux

Fundraiser news: Adopt a KDE dragon!

10 KDE dragons turned up on our doorstep today looking for families to adopt them. Contribute €100 or more to our fundraiser and one of these amigurumi cuties will go and live with you!

kde.org/fundraisers/yearend202…

All Konqis are hand-reared with care and love by a kind lady from Barcelona and are all different and unique.

#fundraiser #dragons #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

I just submitted our talk proposal for @roost.tools to FOSDEM! If it’s accepted, you should come to hear about how we’re bringing the open source model to trust and safety, starting with the open source Osprey project that’s already being used in production across multiple large, well-known platforms. 👀

#TrustAndSafety #OpenSource #FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #FOSDEM26

FreeBSD Now Builds Reproducibly and Without Root Privilege

We’re pleased to share that the FreeBSD Project now supports builds without requiring root privileges, removing elevated access from the release pipeline and improving overall security. This work was completed as part of a program commissioned by the Sovereign Tech Agency.

Read more: freebsdfoundation.org/blog/fre…

#FreeBSD #ReproducibleBuilds #OpenSource #Security

Hey all,

just a reminder that the CfP for #FOSDEM presentations officially ends on the 1st of December, and that applies to our Music Production devroom too. If you have cool stuff to talk about (and I know you do!) please do consider submitting!

music.lminiero.it/fosdem/

Please boost for reach! No idea if I'm using enough hashtags to reach everyone, but feel free to add more if you can think of others 😁

#fosdem2026 #foss #music #production #musicproduction #opensource

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Telegram, the cloud-based freemium chat, has now implemented strict rate limiting for users of alternative clients, VPNs and virtual phone numbers.
Clients like Nekogram, Nagram, Cherrygram and Unigram may show transmission delays or errors.
If your client had recently become slower, disable the VPN and use a real number.

#telegram #android #windows #linux #software #opensource #foss #cloud #im #chat #vpn

Finally, after some months of refining, the "Incremental System Rethought" RFC is out!

This RFC has been through 6 full drafts, 1 conference, 5 months of design and a closed project goal. Go roast it.

github.com/rust-lang/rfcs/pull…

#rust #foss #programming #opensource

Target Stages, an improvement of the incremental system by blyxyas · Pull Request #3881 · rust-lang/rfcs

The current model for incremental recompilations doesn't share progress between compiler activities, leading to unnecessary rebuilds. This PR introduces two concepts (target stages and stage de...

^GitHub

After two long and painful years, several design iterations, and more than 50 rebases later, we finally merged the infamous, trauma-inducing merge request !362 on GNOME Calendar.

The calendars list in the quick-add popover has undergone accessibility improvements, providing a better experience for assistive technologies and keyboard users (to a limited extent). Specifically: tabbing from outside the list will focus the selected calendar in the list; tabbing from inside the list will skip the entire list; arrow keys automatically select the focused calendar; and finally, assistive technologies now inform the user of the checked/selected state.

Admittedly, the quick-add popover is currently unreachable via keyboard because we lack the resources to implement keyboard focus for month and week cells. We are currently trying to address this issue in merge request !564, and hope to get it merged for GNOME 50, but it's a significant undertaking for a single unpaid developer. If it is not too much trouble, I would really appreciate some donations, to keep me motivated to improve accessibility throughout GNOME and sustain myself: tesk.page/#donate

For non-accessibility-related details about this merge request, feel free to check out mastodon.social/@nekohayo/1155…

#GNOMECalendar #GNOME #GTK4 #libadwaita #accessibility #a11y #calendar #FOSS #OpenSource

Draft: Make month cells accessible (!564) · Merge requests · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab

Related:

^GitLab

Jeff Fortin T. (風の庭園のNekohayo)

2025-11-18 15:20:43

First MR merged in the currently happening GNOME Calendar livestream: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

It's already available in the current nightly flatpak version. It is so nice to be able to use the new event quick-add popover, with no extra swirly pages etc. to pick the target calendar. Very efficient! 😌

Thanks to @TheEvilSkeleton for their patience and sisyphean rebasing of that much awaited merge request over the past 2 years 🫡

4 tickets have been closed as a result!

#GNOMECalendar #GNOME #UX

quick-add-popover: Port to libadwaita widgets and merge stack pages (!362) · Merge requests · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab

Both stack pages are merged into one, to avoid additional clicks. Mnemonics were added to accommodate keyboard users as well. Closes

^GitLab

Thunderbird Pro is getting closer to its Early Bird release! Find out what that means and what it includes in our latest update.

#Thunderbird #ThunderbirdPro #Thundermail #OpenSource

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/t…

Thunderbird Pro November 2025 Update - The Thunderbird Blog

Our team remains hard at work on Thunderbird Pro! Get the latest developments on Thundermail, Appointment, and Send, and our Early Bird plan.

^{Ryan Sipes (The Thunderbird Blog)}

Ca. 15 Jahre nutze ich nun #ubuntu auch beruflich fast ausschließlich. Aber erst dieser Tage habe ich so richtig gecheckt, dass man dem Terminal sagen kann, in welcher Fenstergröße es starten soll:

Menü [Einstellungen]->[Profile]->[z.B. Unbenannt]->[Anfängliche Größe des Terminals]

... wieder ein Klick weniger

#Useability #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource

Happy to see this European Declaration of Digital Independence:

apell.info/2025/11/17/declarat…

Thanks #APELL #OpenSource #FOSS

Berlin Summit on European Digital Sovereignty: European Open Source industry declares digital independence - APELL

Berlin, Brussels, Paris, 17 November 2025. On the occasion of the French-German Summit on European Digital Sovereignty, taking place in Berlin tomorrow (18 November 2025), more than 100 businesses, organisations, and individuals are publishing their …

^{Sebastian Raible (APELL)}

Happy to see this European Declaration of Digital Independence:

apell.info/2025/11/17/declarat…

Thanks #APELL #OpenSource #FOSS

Berlin Summit on European Digital Sovereignty: European Open Source industry declares digital independence - APELL

Berlin, Brussels, Paris, 17 November 2025. On the occasion of the French-German Summit on European Digital Sovereignty, taking place in Berlin tomorrow (18 November 2025), more than 100 businesses, organisations, and individuals are publishing their …

^{Sebastian Raible (APELL)}

🚀 Trilium Next – nový prostor pro vaše poznámky

Na Oscloudu spouštíme Trilium Next – otevřenou appku pro chytré poznámky a osobní znalostní bázi.

📝 Co umí?

nekonečný strom poznámek 🌳

klonování (jedna poznámka na víc místech) 🌀

Markdown + WYSIWYG ✍️

šablony 📋

tagy a vztahy 🏷️

šifrované poznámky 🔒

export (MD / HTML / PDF) 📂

funguje web / desktop / mobil 📱

💡 Proč to chtít?

běží na našem serveru → plná kontrola nad daty

open source → žádný vendor lock-in

ideální pro deníky, návody, projekty, osobní wiki
docs.oscloud.cz/apps/triliumne…
#oscloud #oscloudcz #triliumnext #trilium #opensource #note #poznamky

I just donate to the @gnome project / foundation. This time I could only manage 10USD! But please if you can spare some money! Support one or more #opensource projects! It does actually make a difference!

#gnome #foss #moneyinopensource

Anti-fascistic software is made possible by pro-labor licensing.

blog.muni.town/open-source-pow…

I've been trying to write this piece for years. Every time I get started I'm just overwhelmed with paralyzing visions of the FOSS commentariat accusing me of WrongThink, more so here on the fediverse than anywhere else.

But I'm scared and tired and we urgently need to get our shit together.

#OpenSource #foss #licensing

Open Source Power

We have to talk about open source licensing.

^{Erlend Sogge Heggen (Muni Blog)}

It seems like yesterday we released Thunderbird for Android. See how fast our first mobile app is growing up.

#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Android

blog.thunderbird.net/2025/11/v…

VIDEO: An Android Retrospective

Thunderbird for Android has just turned one! Join our retrospective for what we've accomplished this year and take a peek at what's ahead!

^{Monica Ayhens-Madon (The Thunderbird Blog)}

Do you have 2 minutes?

Please consider nominating GrapheneOS and Accrescent (submit the form once for each) for the 2025 Proton Lifetime Fundraiser.

Direct link to form: form.typeform.com/to/XixQrG8Q

Learn more about the fundraiser: proton.me/blog/lifetime-fundra…

#grapheneOS #opensource #accrescent #android

Help us choose recipients for our 2025 Lifetime Account Charity Fundraiser!

Join Proton’s 2025 Lifetime Fundraiser and help decide which organizations receive grants supporting privacy, free speech, and human rights.

^{Irina Marcopol (Proton)}

💫 And in more recruitment news - we also have an open (PT) position for a research software engineer at the @tibosl @tibhannover, focusing on helping us orchestrate and deliver research data management services to our project partners.

🔗 Full infos here: tib.eu/en/tib/careers-and-appr…

📅 Deadline: Nov. 29.

📢 Please share widely in your networks: We offer a genuinely open, collaborative and flexible work environment, join the dream team and help us build better data services for GLAMs and open science institutes!

#openscience #opensource #softwareengineer #researchdatamanagement

Just donated $5 to the GNOME Foundation.

Open source software powers so much of what we do - often built by volunteers.

If you use and love a project, consider giving back - even a few dollars or a thank-you matters.

#opensource #FOSS #Linux #GNOME

Join the Fedora 43 Release Party on Fri, Nov 21!

It's a virtual event where you can hear directly from contributors and hang out. Good for anyone who wants to learn more about how Fedora is made!

Register (it's free btw): fedoramagazine.org/join-us-for…

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

Join Us for the Fedora Linux 43 Release Party! - Fedora Magazine

The Fedora community is coming together once again to celebrate the release of Fedora Linux 43, and you’re invited! Join us on Friday, November 21, 2025, from 13:00 to 16:00 UTC on Matrix for our virtual Fedora 43 Release Party.

^{Robert Wright (Fedora Project)}

Die @joplinapp@mastodon.social nutze ich in Verbindung mit #Nextcloud schon einige Jahre. Sie ist zu meinem wichtigsten Arbeitsmittel geworden.

Aber erst vor Kurzem habe ich festgestellt, wie genial der dazugeörige #WebClipper ist, um Inhalte aus Webseiten in #Markdown zu speichern:

addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/…
#OpenSource #FOSS #digitalSouverän #Workflow

Joplin Web Clipper – Holen Sie sich diese Erweiterung für 🦊 Firefox (de)

Laden Sie Joplin Web Clipper für Firefox herunter. Capture and save web pages and screenshots from your browser to Joplin. The Joplin application is required to get this extension working - https://joplinapp.org

^{addons.mozilla.org}

Einen #Desktop #PC habe ich mir vor ein paar Jahren zusammengebaut. Vielleicht hatte ich keine glückliche Hand bei der Auswahl von #CPU, #RAM und #Motherboard und das Zusammenspiel ist nicht optimal?

Er läuft sehr gut - bis auf unvermittelte Totalabstürtze ohne Logeinträge, die mir weiterhelfen konnten.

Irgendwann stolperte ich über ein #Gnome AdOn zur leichten Ampassung der CPU Leistung. Nach der Begrenzung der max. Frequenz via Multimedia-Mode lief er stabil.

Unter #ubuntu 24 funktioniert das AdOn nicht mehr und ich habe mir nun ein Script eingerichtet, welches nach dem Start die max. Frequenz begrenzt:

for cpu in /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu[0-9]*; do
    cpufreq-set -c "${cpu##*/cpu}" -u 4490000
done

Interessanteweise stürtze er nicht bei Operationen ab, bei denen man es erwartet hätte, z.B. der Transkodierung von #Video. Das letzte Mal rauschte er in die Tiefe, als ich lediglich mit #Firefox #GitHub aufgerufen hatte ... was auch immer da die Frequenz nach oben getrieben hat?

Es handlet sich um einen Intel® Core™ i7-9700. Dass ich die 4,7 GHz nicht zur Verfügung habe stört mich übrigens gar nicht. Jedenfalls bemerke ich keine langsamere Arbeitsumgebung durch die Begrenzung ... und Gnome ist offenbar seit den neuen Versionen stark optimiert worden, was die Geschwindigkeit angeht...

#Hardware #DIY #OpenSource

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Loops a Pixelfed jsou svobodné alternativy TikToku a Instagramu

infoek.cz/loops-a-pixelfed-jso…

Loops and Pixelfed are free alternatives to TikTok and Instagram

infoek-cz.translate.goog/loops…

#Pixelfed #Loops #Instagram #TikTok #Fediverse #OpenSource

Loops a Pixelfed jsou svobodné alternativy TikToku a Instagramu | Infoek.cz

TikTok nebo Instagram zná dnes úplně každý. Jedná se o obrovské sociální sítě, které patří velkým nadnárodním společnostem. Cíl těchto firem je generovat co ...

^{Adolf Pupík (Infoek.cz)}

Mozilla forces AI on its own community translators, what could go wrong?

"End of Japanese community"

support.mozilla.org/en-US/foru…

#mozilla #ai #translation #opensource

The XMPP Newsletter for October 2025 is out!

Read about the latest updates in the #XMPP universe and our #standards!

xmpp.org/2025/11/the-xmpp-news…

Enjoy reading!

#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc #opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging #newsletter