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Documentation is critical for #FOSS projects, helping to ensure long-term viability & sustainability of technologies. Want to improve your project's docs to guide new users and potential contributors? Apply for up to €300k in our #ContributeBackChallenges for strengthening open source infrastructure:
sovereigntechfund.de/en/challe…


#FreeSoftware developer? Looking to measure the #energy consumption of your software in a dedicated lab? Can't make the trip to #Berlin to do so?

Karanjot Singh is working to change that!

This summer remote access to the #KDAB measurement lab will become a reality. Read more at the #KDEEco blog:

"#KEcoLab: Remote Energy Measurement Lab"

eco.kde.org/blog/2023-06-13-gs…

@drquark

#KDE #FEEP #BE4FOSS #FOSS #OpenSource #Sustainability #SustainableSoftware #GreenSoftware #SustainableComputing


Open Source Needs Our Help: Stand up for Open Source Software Patent Defense! 💪

#opensource #FOSS

Read more! 👇
tutanota.com/blog/open-source-…


Mmm, donuts... Homer Simpsoning aside, this chart shows how #LibreOffice's rocking QA community worked on bug reports last month – more details on the blog: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org… #foss #opensource #donuts


What's the best thing about #LibreOffice? The software's pretty awesome, sure – but so is the worldwide community behind it! Learn what they did last year, and join them: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #oss #foss #community


We want a fair and open system for all. We support The Linux Foundation's Open Source Software Patent Defense. Join us by submitting your own comment: linuxfoundation.org/blog/stand…

#supportfreesoftware #opensource #FOSS
@linuxfoundation


Congrats to the 338 people who contributed to the #LibreOffice project in May! 🎉 Here's how to get your sticker pack – and there's some bonus merch too: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #oss


Just watched this documentary about Mick Curran and Jamie Teh the creators of NVDA, which is the free and open source Windows screen reader I use daily.
NVDA has been truly life-changing for so many people.
I think the documentary was well put together and I've learnt a thing or 2.
@NVAccess @jcsteh
#NVDA #blind #foss
youtube.com/watch?v=3i7gkN-1sA…


What a beautiful story of #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #software from #ABC news from Kristine Taylor and Susan Chenery - @kristineataylor@twitter.com and @chenery3@twitter.com - Jamie Teh - @jcsteh and Mick Curran - @md_curran@twitter.com, who both live with #blindness, created #NVDA software which is a desktop #ScreenReader - and continue to give it away for free.

abc.net.au/news/2023-06-05/mic…

Get the software here on @github github.com/nvaccess/nvda

#a11y


Alright, here's a response article to @martijnbraam's "Developers are lazy, thus Flatpak". I'll be addressing some of their claims by explaining why some of the design decisions make sense the way they are.

theevilskeleton.gitlab.io/2023…

Edit: should there be a response article to mine, I'll respond it here (unless it doesn't address any of my points).

#Flatpak #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource


Coming up in October! #LibreOffice x UbuCon Asia 2023 – in Surakarta, Indonesia. Join us there: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #conference #foss #opensource


#GPT4All
"A free-to-use, locally running, #privacy-aware chatbot. No GPU or internet required."
gpt4all.io/index.html

#AI #FOSS


Reminder! 🔔 The #LibreOffice Conference 2023 will take place from September 20 – 23 in Bucharest, Romania. We hope to see you there! More details here: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #opensource #foss


In 2022, 11,769 commits were made to the #LibreOffice source code, from 218 authors, in 10 repositories. We also took part in the Google Summer of Code, to support student developers: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #opensource #foss


This was a nice inspiring blog post about #FOSS maintainer culture 🙂:

> I gave commit rights to someone I didn't know, I could never have guessed what happened next!

tech.davis-hansson.com/p/click…

#foss


We have a new team member! Khaled has joined TDF, to improve @libreoffice's language support, making it more accessible for millions of people around the world: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource


Become a #LibreOffice guru with our handbooks! They're made by an awesome worldwide community – here's what they did in 2022: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource


Immich is seriously impressive without being bloated like PhotoPrism

immich.app/

#FOSS #photos #googlephotos #selfhosted


@zotero haha my translation made it sound like a new feature, it’s two lines & some refactoring to fix an ancient bug inherited from #openoffice - though imo being able to fix such annoyances (or pay a random non-employee dev to do so on your behalf) is a really cool property of #FOSS projects like #LibreOffice. Beats hopelessly bashing my head against the wall while trying to work around the bugs and limitations of a certain proprietary office suite…


Hoping to make the list with my first patch which I've just confirmed to be fully operational!

Was looking forward to a smoother all-#FOSS paper writing workflow with @zotero and @libreoffice, am now also looking forward to getting some cool stickers 😎

#freesoftware #community #libreoffice #zotero


Today's #AndroidAppRain brings you 58 updated and 1 added (*) app at F-Droid, plus 11 updated and 1 added (+) apps at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid

* Smart Dock: a desktop mode launcher
+ WireGuard: WireGuard Secure VPN Tunnel¹

¹ already at F-Droid, but added at authors request to keep up with the apps release pace. Install from F-Droid first, update where it arrives first (reproducible build)

Enjoy your #free & #foss #android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


New article: "Overview of Flatpak's Permission Models"

theevilskeleton.gitlab.io/2023…

Huge thanks to @orowith2os for proofreading the article :)

#Flatpak #Linux #GNU #Security #FOSS #OpenSource


#AndroidAppRain at @fdroidorg today with 53 updated and 1 new (*), plus at apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid with 8 updated and 1 new (+) apps:

* Halma: Chinese checkers game
+ Smart Dock: a desktop mode launcher

Enjoy your #free and #foss #Android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


Today I am tremendously grateful for the 300K donors who gave a record-breaking amount to the @thunderbird Project in 2022.

And I'm tremendously thankful to be part of such an incredible #OpenSource project. One that is undoubtedly thriving, when only a few years ago its existence was in question.

Here is the 2022 Financial Report for #Thunderbird. I hope it inspires you to consider a financial gift to your own favorite #FOSS project.

As you'll see, it matters:

blog.thunderbird.net/2023/05/t…


New update for our latest major release! #LibreOffice 7.5.3 is now available, with fixes and compatibility improvements: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource


eine #App mit Internetverbindung soll Dinge sicherer machen, #lol 🤣 , wer's glaubt. Wahrscheinlich noch dazu Coward-Source statt #FOSS.
#foss #app #lol


This is very cool.

#LibreOffice #Calc can now spell out numbers as words.

@libreoffice - I am very impressed.

For anyone who hasn't got it, see libreoffice.org/download/downl…

#FOSS #Spreadsheet @jeffjarvis


Today's #AndroidAppRain brings you 42 (hihi) updated and 1 new apps at @fdroidorg:

* Fintunes: a JellyFin audio player

At apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid it's 11 updated and also 1 added app:

* Chinese Converter: converts between Simplified and Traditional with regional variants support

Enjoy your #free & #foss #Android #apps with #FDroid and the #IzzySoftRepo :awesome:


Watch the talk by @allotropia's Balazs Varga from the #COOLdays 2023 in #Cambridge and hear about 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗣𝗗𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 with @libreoffice. 📄

#wasm #foss #libreoffice #lotech #allotropia #pdf

m.youtube.com/watch?v=X8LwaDjc…


Many apps are inaccessible for blind/VI people. Developers usually have to implement #Accessibility features from scratch for each platform they develop on, which can scare them away. The good folks over @accesskit are trying to change that with their #Foss project, #AccessKit. Their goal is to create a cross-platform solution for accessibility that only has to be implemented once. I'm posting this to spread the word. Let's help them reach their goals! accesskit.dev/ #Blind #A11Y


Free software is about much more than zero-cost. It's about the freedom to use, study, modify and share software. So we're increasing public policy-related activities in the EU, to raise awareness of this: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource #libreoffice #eu


This looks really sleek and attractive. Well done, #LibreOffice, this doesn't look like the average #OpenSource and #FOSS software.

I would have guessed that this is #MicrosoftOffice because I don't use it at all, and it is the last #OfficeSuite that I saw and interacred with.


@ruario

And here's the sanitized URL to this great resource for those who want to shield themselves from tracking, protecting their privacy:

youtu.be/oDL7DVszr2w

#tallship #FOSS #trurl

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Love #LibreOffice? ❤️ Give us a hand – help to organise the LibreOffice Conference 2024 in your location! blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss


In March we had new releases of #LibreOffice, community events, updates about our conference, and more: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #community


Organise a #LibreOffice meetup in your area! For instance, some members of the German LibreOffice community met recently in Essen: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #community