TIme for this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

Since I'm currently being destroyed in my game of Warhammer 40K , you'll have to watch it to know what's inside!

youtu.be/yqZVtkW_J3k

NixOS isn't dying, GNOME funding issues, Windows 11 loses users: Linux & Open Source News

Head to https://squarespace.com/thelinuxexperiment to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code thelinuxexperimentGrab a brand new l...

^YouTube

CURL Up 2024

The curl-up conference is about to start soon with Daniel Stenberg @bagder welcoming the #opensource developers of the #CURL project.

Learn more about CURL. Live streamed on Twitch (twitch.tv/curlhacker).

github.com/curl/curl-up/wiki/2…

We ❤️ Free Software

It's been a pleasure when the Linux Professional Institute asked us for an interview. 😍

Read Hanna's insights on #privacy, #opensource - and how to best apply for a #job at Tuta!

➡️ lpi.org/blog/2024/04/24/foss-p…

After more annoyances that Gnome/RedHat is pulling lately ( gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/adwaita… ), I just donated to #Linux #Mint, instead of my original intention, #Gnome.

The Gnome Project is a wall-garden, but not of the Apple kind. It's a club of mostly #Redhat programmers & a few select others, and either you're in it, or you're not. Your user needs, your bug reports, your patches, all end up on /dev/null. They listen to no one. Never have, never will.

So, my money went to a fork.

#opensource #foss

Symbolic icons only have the `-symbolic` suffix, breaking compatibility with FDO-compatible apps (#288) · Issues · GNOME / adwaita-icon-theme · GitLab

[Here I use the copy icon as an example, but the issue affects everything] The Adwaita icon theme has an icon-named edit-copy-symbolic for its copy...

^GitLab

I've been using #LibreOffice for many years. Only when I'm forced I use another office suite, and that did not happen in the last 2.5 years.

I highly recommend LibreOffice!

#FOSS #opensource #DigitalSovereignty

We've got some incredible updates in the April Development Digest! Full names and email addresses are on their way! Relief for folder compaction issues is coming even sooner. ✨

Read about these topics and more, and don't miss the invite to our technical mailing lists to join development discussions as they happen! ✉️

blog.thunderbird.net/2024/05/t…

#Thunderbird #Development #OpenSource

Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest: April 2024

In April's Thunderbird Development Digest: updates on the new Cards View, folder compaction rewrite, Exchange support in Daily, and more.

^{Alessandro Castellani (The Thunderbird Blog)}

GOSIM 2024 Europe Will Be Held in the Netherlands on May 6th: Embrace the Global Open Source Wave and Build a New Era of AI Here comes the GOSIM 2024 Europe!
medium.com/@gosimfoundation/th…

For more information please visit: europe2024.gosim.org

Scan or register here:
eventbrite.com/e/gosim-2024-co…

#rust #rustlang #rustnl #opensource #gui #mobile #app #ai #fediverse #matrix #gosim

Linux screenshot staple Neofetch is no longer in development but plenty of alternatives exist
omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/neofet…

#linux #foss #opensource

Neofetch Development Ends as GitHub Project Archived

It seems that the popular command-line system info tool Neofetch is dead, Jim. The Github repo for the project was archived by its main developer last week and is now read-only, a sure sign that [&...

^{Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)}

We are excited to announce that #LAS2024 will be held in Monterrey, Mexico! Join us on October 4-5 in person or online. More updates will come soon at: linuxappsummit.org
#LAS #LinuxAppSummit #KDE #GNOME #opensource"

Thank you so much for your patience! Let's GO!

Linux App Summit 2024

The Linux App Summit (LAS) is designed to accelerate the growth of the Linux application ecosystem by bringing together everyone involved in creating a great Linux application user experience.

^{linuxappsummit.org}

Sind die Schulzimmer unserer Kinder sicher vor Datenklau durch Amerikanische Gross-Konzerne? Diese Frage stellte sich ein Dänischer Vater, weil in der Schule #Chromebook zum Einsatz kommen. Pädagogen und Schulleiter sollten dringend vermehrt auf den Einsatz von freier Software für Schüler plädieren!

#schule #datenschutz #freesoftware #opensource

👉 infosperber.ch/freiheit-recht/…

Daten-Skandal an Dänemarks Schulen: Chromebooks saugen Daten ab - infosperber

Google sammelt illegal Informationen über Schulkinder. Jesper Graugaard, ein Vater, wehrt sich und sorgt für einen Paukenschlag.

^infosperber

A near-final draft of the #CRA #standards request has been published by the @EU_Commission and it includes a very encouraging requirement that the standards organisations consult with the #OpenSource community - and prove they've done so.

the.webm.ink/cra-standards-req…

CRA Standards Request Draft Published

The European Commission recently published a public draft of the standards request associated with the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Anyone...

^{Webmink In Draft}

#GNOME 46.1 Desktop Environment Released with Explicit Sync Support and Numerous Improvements 9to5linux.com/gnome-46-1-deskt…

@gnome #Linux #OpenSource

Introducing the nominees for our first ever Governing Board elections 🎉 We are grateful to everyone who has raised their hands, and are positively overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and vision expressed by our nominees: matrix.org/governing-board/ele…

Get to know the candidates, and get ready: voting begins on May 18th.

#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS #Governance

Governing Board Elections 2024

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

^matrix.org

Christian Hergert just published a massive PDF document named "Builder, A Developers Notebook", where he documents over the technical details of GNOME Builder.

Document: gitlab.gnome.org/chergert/buil…

Article: blogs.gnome.org/chergert/2024/…

#GNOME #GNOMEBuilder #GTK #IDE #Development #OpenSource #FOSS #Flatpak

iodéOS 5 is out

blog.iode.tech/iodeos-5-is-out…

#iodéOS #iodéOS5 #android14 #lineageos21 #privacy #cybersecurity #opensource

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
#msdos 4.0 JUST GOT OFFICIALLY OPEN-SOURCED

HOLY SHIT

github.com/microsoft/MS-DOS

#Microsoft #opensource #DOS

GitHub - microsoft/MS-DOS: The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes

The original sources of MS-DOS 1.25, 2.0, and 4.0 for reference purposes - microsoft/MS-DOS

^GitHub

You don't need a new computer for up-to-date software ... just the right software!

Come to #Umweltfestival 2024 in #Berlin to learn about the role of independent #FreeSoftware in the sustainable use of hardware.

🗓️ Sunday 28 April, 11-19h
📍 Straße des 17. Juni (Brandenburg Gate)

#KDEEco together with #FSFE (@fsfe) and Bits & Bäume (@bitsundbaeume_berlin) will be there! Some in the #GNOME and #postmarketOS community may be joining as well :)

@kde

#KDE #BMUV #UBA #GermanEnvAgency #OpenSource

Thanks to an extra set of eyes we narrowly avoid the XZ backdoor spreading across the globe. 🪲🚪🌍

Open source publishing is the most secure way to distribute code - That's why our client-side code is released transparently! ❤️🔐

Read more here: tuta.com/blog/xz-linux-backdoo…

#xzbackdoor #opensource #tuta #privacymatters

Congratulations to the entire @fedora community on the release of F40!

And this is awesome: The "Slimbook Fedora 2" laptop looks like a great way to get more people up and running with #FreeSoftware and best of all, they donate 3% of the proceeds to @gnome.

#Fedora #GNOME #OpenSource #Slimbook

fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-fe…

Slimbook Fedora 2: New Ultrabooks for Fedora Linux 40 - Fedora Magazine

Check out the new Fedora Slimbook 2 Ultrabook with Fedora Linux 40 installed! Fourteen inch and sixteen inch versions are available.

^{Joseph Gayoso (Fedora Project)}

Fedora Linux 40 is HERE! Check out all our latest variants for desktop, server, and more.

New features include:
* @kde Plasma 6
* @gnome 46
* Fedora Atomic Desktops (rebrand for Silverblue et al)
* PyTorch / ROCm
* And more!

Learn more and try Fedora 40 today! fedoramagazine.org/announcing-…

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #Gnome #KDE

« Open Source Security (@openssf) and OpenJS Foundations (@openjsf ) Issue Alert for #SocialEngineering Takeovers of #OpenSource Projects »

› openssf.org/blog/2024/04/15/op…

Ich bin begeistert: Firefox Bookmarks zwischen drei Clients (2 x Notebook, 1 x Smartphone) synchronisieren läuft nun seit einem knappen halben Jahr per @floccus ohne Probleme - der Umstieg von Chrome auf Firefox klappte dadurch schneller als gedacht.

chaos.social/deck/@escuco/1114…

#floccus #firefox #bookmarks #nextcloud #opensource #lesezeichen

chaos.social

chaos.social – a Fediverse instance for & by the Chaos community

^{Mastodon hosted on chaos.social}

A new version of GNOME Podcasts is out - you can now search for podcasts in-app using iTunes search

omglinux.com/gnome-podcasts-7-…

#gnome #opensource #podcasts

GNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search - OMG! Linux

If you love podcasts and you love the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps then you'll be pleased to hear a new version of the GNOME Podcasts app has been

^{Joey Sneddon (OMG! Linux)}

The #IzzySoftRepo (better known as #IzzyOnDroid – so I'll probably use that hashtag in the future) is used from all over the world, as this graph from GoAccess web statistics shows. Almost no country where it's not in use. I could only spot 3 small gray areas where no requests originated from.

I'm glad being able to help people from all over the world to get their #free and #OpenSource #Android #apps – and hope you enjoy them, too!

Catima 2.29.0 is out!

This release adds support for finding barcodes in PDF files[1] and dealing with multiple barcodes. It also properly colours the status bar during usage now.

As always, it's available on #GitHub, will soon be available on #IzzyOnDroid and will slowly roll out to other app stores.

github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

[1] Not sandboxed yet, help welcome in github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…

#Catima #OpenSource #Android

Sandbox PdfRenderer in a Service with android:isolatedProcess · Issue #1804 · CatimaLoyalty/Android

The Android documentation for PdfRenderer states: If the file is from an untrusted source it is recommended to run the renderer in a separate, isolated process with minimal permissions to limit the...

^GitHub

Here's a neat exploration of the curb cut effect for accessibility in @gnome - using accessibility tools to aid in testing automation! Has pros and cons identified in the article, but interesting nonetheless.

➡️ fedoramagazine.org/automation-…

#Fedora #Gnome #accessibility #a11y #Linux #OpenSource

Automation through Accessibility - Fedora Magazine

Using Accessibility as an automation testing tool. Learn about DesktopQE's automation stack to test Desktop Applications.

^{Michal Odehnal (Fedora Project)}

No #LinuxFoundation, not "rebel", but "evil 800 pound gorilla suing the life out of projects left and right"

Don't whitewash history
#ossummit #opensource #Microsoft

We're very happy to use a free and open source, decentralized tool for chat - @matrix has been a great resource! Fedora contributors can easily connect with each other or outside communities with a single account.

All users who make a Fedora Account are able generate a related Matrix account from fedora.im.

Learn more about Matrix and how Fedora uses it! fedoramagazine.org/fedora-chat…

#Matrix #Element #Fedora #OpenSource

Fedora Chat: Your Gateway to Matrix - Fedora Magazine

What is Matrix and how to get connected to the Fedora Community via Fedora Chat, the Fedora Project homeservers.

^{David Cantrell (Fedora Project)}

Come and meet the 41 projects which will receive funding in the latest round of the #NGI0 Entrust and NGI0 Core programs.

We want to thank all the people/teams/communities behind these free and open source projects for their important contribution to a trustworthy, resilient, open internet.

If you want to properly meet each project, come over to nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240417-an… and we'll give you a proper introduction.
Or, for a quick hello, see the list below.
#NextGenerationInternet #opensource

Today more companies are announcing their support of the Valkey community (the group that includes committed developers previously working on the OSS version of the core Redis engine): Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.

#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation

linuxfoundation.org/press/valk…

Valkey Community Announces Release Candidate Amid Growing Support for Open Source Data Store

Valkey community welcomes new partners, including Aiven, Alibaba Cloud, Chainguard, Heroku, Huawei, Percona, and Verizon.

^{The Linux Foundation}