I've had Fedora as my main operating system for 4 years and couldn't be happier!

I only use Windows at work out of necessity, but at home it's 100% free software. LibreOffice has completely replaced Microsoft's Office suite, and honestly, I don't miss it at all.

Who else here made this transition? What was your experience like?

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #LibreOffice #FreeSoftware

CoMaps is now on IzzyOnDroid!

IzzyOnDroid is an Android store for Free & Open Source Software. The apps are free (as in „free beer“ and as in „free speech“) and Open Source.

Builds for IzzyOnDroid are directly from developers and signed by developers. This enables very fast publishing (whereas F-Droid re-builds apps from source).

There are several ways to install and update CoMaps via IzzyOnDroid:
apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/index/a…

#IzzyOnDroid #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSSCommunity #LibreApps

Upscaler just reached 200 thousand downloads 🥳

flathub.org/apps/io.gitlab.the…

#Upscaler #Upscaling #GNOME #libadwaita #GTK #GTK4 #FOSS #OpenSource #OSS #FreeSoftware #Linux #GNU

Discover The Fediverse: Together United

Understand how businesses have shifted and how the community united together will protect user rights by using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS).

adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-f…

@powerampache @davx5app @moememos @k9mail

#blog #FollowFriday #Fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

As of GNOME 49, GNOME Settings will feature a button for configuring the Orca screen reader!

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-c…

#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #Orca #ScreenReader #ScreenReaders #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

New major update to the private, free and open source office suite! #LibreOffice 25.8 is now available, with:

📝 Navigator improvements in Writer
📊 Many new spreadsheet functions
🚀 Faster file loading

Learn more and download it: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource #freesoftware

Heute wollen wir auf der #FrOSon versuchen einen kleinen Bot zu programmieren. 10:45 Uhr in C125.

Die lib, die wir verwenden, wird auch von #profanity und #xmppc verwendet.

#XMPP #Jabber #Bildung #Programmieren #Chat #Messenger #FreeSoftware

But, @gnome, #KDE is six months ahead! How will you catch up?

So few are old enough to even get that joke now! 😝

Cc: @federicomena @karen

#GNOME #Linux #GNU #OpenSource #FreeSoftware

😲🤬 re: what's happened to @Codeberg today.
The AI ballyhoo *is* a real DDoS against one of the few code hosting sites that takes a stand against slurping #FOSS code into LLM training sets — in violation of #copyleft.

Deregulation/lack-of-regulation will bring more of this. ∃ plenty of blame to go around, but #Microsoft & #GitHub deserve the bulk of it; they trailblazed the idea that FOSS code-hosting sites are lucrative targets.

giveupgithub.org

#GiveUpGitHub #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Is there a free software system like kick starter?

I'd like to run a funding experiment and it would require this model.

#foss #oss #funding #kickstarter #freesoftware

We've now hit 100 projects reviewed on isitreallyfoss 🎉

isitreallyfoss.com/

#OpenSource #freesoftware #licensing #foss

My article about the @gnome conference #GUADEC was translated to English (thanks God not by me 😜 ).

Linux desktop Gnome: Between financial difficulties and technical progress

heise.de/en/news/Linux-desktop…

#Flatpak #Gnome #Guadec2025 #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #LinuxDesktop

Linux desktop Gnome: Between financial difficulties and technical progress

Despite the precarious financial situation, the Gnome Foundation organized a meeting of developers in Italy to discuss the future of the project.

^{Keywan Tonekaboni (heise online)}

We're at half of #GUADEC2025 and it's been great so far. Here's some pics me and @ITzTravelInTime took with @federicomena, @tbernard, @ebassi, @niccolove, @pietrodc0.

#GUADEC #GNOME #Linux #FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS

After two weeks of writing, revising, and trying to make everything as digestible as possible, I finally published "GNOME Calendar: A New Era of Accessibility Achieved in 90 Days", where I explain in detail the steps we took to turn GNOME Calendar from an app that was literally unusable with a keyboard and screen reader to an app that is (finally) accessible to keyboard and screen reader users as of GNOME 49!

tesk.page/2025/07/25/gnome-cal…

#GNOMECalendar #GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #DisabilityPrideMonth #Linux #FOSS #OSS #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #GTK #libadwaita

GNOME Calendar: A New Era of Accessibility Achieved in 90 Days

There is no calendaring app that I love more than GNOME Calendar. The design is slick, it works extremely well, it is touchpad friendly, and best of all, the community around it is just full of wonderful developers, designers, and contributors worth …

^{TheEvilSkeleton}

Welp, the latest @thunderbird update has broken my ability to send work emails (and yes, it's definitely the update that's caused it not anything else - on my work inbox it's giving timeouts on all emails since the update, and I checked by updating it on another computer which triggered the exact same bug).

So I hope they fix that soon or I'll have to find another email client which would be a pain :(

#email #software #freesoftware #thunderbird

Does this resonate with folks here?

Open source contribution is part of our delivery pipeline. It’s not something we do instead of client work—it’s how we do client work better.

#OpenSource #FOSS #FreeSoftware

It's another End Of 10 Challenge 🖖

Supporters are invited to do a simple task to further the campaign goals.

This time's challenge … 🚀

Locate the bug tracker 🐞 of an app you use, and learn how to submit a bug report 🐝 for the developers.

BONUS ❤️ POINTS: Actually submit a bug report.

BONUS BONUS ❤️❤️ POINTS: Show a friend how to do it too!

Tell us about it in a post. Don't forget hashtag #EO10Challenges

#EndOf10 #FOSS #FLOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Linux #GNULinux #Windows

LibreOffice's codebase is absolutely massive (~50M lines according to cloc?), and it very much got me beat the other day, when I "speedran" a scant 2 bugfixes in 7 hours.

So today, I'm going for a rematch! Let's see if better tools (rr, ctags) and better understanding of #LibreOffice code is going to be enough for me to get a bugfix in under 2 hours for #BugsDoneQuick! :joy:

(EDIT) Recording: watch.bojidar-bg.dev/w/omkWW7k…

#livestreaming #freesoftware #opensource

Does anyone know of any #FreeSoftware implementations of the #RCS encrypted messaging protocol? There is the nine year old
github.com/android-rcs/rcsjta I wonder if that is usable?

#E2EE #Android #messaging

GitHub - android-rcs/rcsjta: RCS-e stack for Android with GSMA API

RCS-e stack for Android with GSMA API. Contribute to android-rcs/rcsjta development by creating an account on GitHub.

^GitHub

Been adding restaurant ratings and reviews to Mangrove Reviews @mangroveReviews using MapComplete @MapComplete

I’ve written 6 so far, and there’s more to come! Plenty of WIP drafts to finish 🙂

This really plays to my strengths, combining my love for

• writing,
• improving OpenStreetMap, free data, and freedom-respecting software,
• reviewing (as a child, I liked to review the theatre I watched with my parents…my parents and their theatre friends would often ask me for my review after the show, and would listen to me intently 🥺)
• …and trying new things to eat and drink!

If you like my open data reviews and photos, please support me on Liberapay! I need to be able to afford eating out to continue reviewing 😅

PS MapComplete currently removes all line breaks from the reviews it displays (which breaks things like paragraphs and bullet lists), and Mangrove Reviews truncates the text of the reviews it displays. So there’s no perfect way to view the reviews right now…I’ve let the developers know about these issues and they will hopefully fix them soon.

#MangroveReviews #MapComplete #OpenStreetMap #OSM #FreeSoftware #Libre #FreedomRespecting #OpenData #LibreData #India #Delhi

Do you use a drawing tablet with Linux? You can share your device info in two easy steps - no coding skills required! 💙

Help KDE devs like @redstrate build driver support.

More info at:

github.com/linuxwacom/wacom-hi…

#linux #tablet #wacom #huion #stylus #artwithopensource #kde #freesoftware

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

This Saturday 5 July 🐧 Linux install parties in #Germany and #France (all times local)! 🚀

* Repair-Café Kahlgrund, Niedersteinbach (#Bayern), 10h30-16h

* ComputerCafe Stuttgart Kaltental, #Stuttgart, 13h-17h30

* Premier Samedi du Libre, #Paris, 14h-18h

For details and more events worldwide: endof10.org/events/

#EndOf10 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #GNULinux #Windows #Windows10 #Windows11

Continuing our volunteer effort to make GNOME Calendar fully accessible with a keyboard (see thread for context), we fixed a major bug that was causing the focus to disappear into the abyss when the user tried to tab into the month view in merge request !576. This means, as of this commit, events should now be completely functional and accessible within the month view. Additionally, the merge request changes the keyboard and focus behavior within the month view: Events can only be cycled using arrow buttons, the focus can't escape the month view with arrow buttons, and entering/exiting the month view can only be done with tab. These improvements will be available on GNOME 49.

#GNOME #Accessibility #a11y #GNOMECalendar #Calendar #FOSS #FreeSoftware #Linux

Improve accessibility with event widgets in the month view (!576) · Merge requests · GNOME / gnome-calendar · GitLab

Calendar application for GNOME

^GitLab

Happy Disability Pride Month everybody :)

During the past few weeks, there's been an overwhelming amount of progress with accessibility on GNOME Calendar:

• Event widgets/popovers will convey to screen readers that they are toggle buttons. They will also convey of their states (whether they're pressed or not) and that they have a popover.

• Calendar rows will convey to screen readers that they are check boxes, along with their states (whether they're checked or not). Additionally, they will no longer require a second press of a tab to get to the next row; one tab will be sufficient.

• Month and year spin buttons are now capable of being interacted with using arrow up/down buttons. They will also convey to screen readers that they are spin buttons, along with their properties (current, minimum, and maximum values). The month spin button will also wrap, where going back a month from January will jump to December, and going to the next month from December will jump to January.

• Events in the agenda view will convey to screen readers of their respective titles and descriptions.

Accessibility on Calendar has progressed to the point where I believe it's safe to say that, as of GNOME 49, Calendar will be usable exclusively with a keyboard, without significant usability friction!

There's still a lot of work to be done in regards to screen readers, for example conveying time appropriately and event descriptions. But really, just 6 months ago, we went from having absolutely no idea where to even begin with accessibility in Calendar — which has been an ongoing issue for literally a decade — to having something workable exclusively with a keyboard and screen reader! :3

Huge thanks to @nekohayo for coordinating the accessibility initiative, especially with keeping the accessibility meta issue updated; Georges Stavracas for single-handedly maintaining GNOME Calendar and reviewing all my merge requests; and @tyrylu for sharing feedback in regards to usability.

All my work so far has been unpaid and voluntary; hundreds of hours were put into developing and testing all the accessibility-related merge requests. I would really appreciate if you could spare a little bit of money to support my work, thank you 🩷

• ko-fi.com/theevilskeleton
• github.com/sponsors/TheEvilSke…

#Accessibility #a11y #DisabilityPrideMonth #GNOME #GNOMECalendar #GTK #GTK4 #Libadwaita #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OpenSource

Sponsor @TheEvilSkeleton on GitHub Sponsors

Support TheEvilSkeleton's open source work

^GitHub

Exciting day for the #Fediverse! This morning at #UN #OpenSource Week, @haubles announced that @Mastodon has been named as a Digital Public Good for its work to empower communities, protect privacy, and foster authentic connections.

blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/06/…

#Mastodon #DPG #DigitalPublicGoods #UnitedNations #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

🗓️ There are 4 days left to contribute to the crowdfunding campaign for the #PeerTube mobile app and help us to reach the next goal!

Every contribution helps us build a world where everyone can use PeerTube from anywhere!

👉 support.joinpeertube.org

#crowdfunding #mobile #app #FLOSS #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Soutenir PeerTube

Popularisons les vidéos partagées par les humain⋅es pour les humain⋅es !

^{support.joinpeertube.org}

Who here is going to the #UNOpenSourceWeek in #NYC next week?

This is a great opportunity to gather in to talk about #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource & #DigitalPublicGoods

I hope to meet other open #GovTech advocates at the #UnitedNations. We can accomplish so much more with active collaboration.

Want to start a Repair Café in your area?

You can!

Repair Café International enables local groups around the world to start their own:

repaircafe.org/en/join/start-y…

@RepairCafeInternational supports #EndOf10 to prevent #eWaste!

#RCInternational #RepairCafe #RightToRepair #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #Windows #Win10