If someone were to invest development resources into the Open Source ecosystem right now, improvements to which area would benefit the user experience across all device form factors (desktop, laptop, mobile etc.) the most? You can name both individual applications, libraries and subsystems as well as broader topics like e.g. "messaging".
Join the 272 people who've already won sticker packs in the Month of #LibreOffice, May 2025! Be a "Handy Helper" and assist other users, or a "Globetrotter" and contribute to translations: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Want to learn new skills for a potential future career change, or expand your knowledge and have fun on the way? Then get involved in the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025! Over the next four weeks, hundreds of people around the world will collaborate t…
In 2024, The Document Foundation and its global LibreOffice community undertook a variety of marketing initiatives aimed at increasing visibility, fostering community engagement, and driving adoption of LibreOffice (This is part of The Document Found…
We've been talking a lot about roadmaps for the last four State of the Thunders, and this volume is all about priorities. How do we set them and decide on timing for certain items? How do we make mid-development adjustments? And how do we make sure our priorities are in line with what our users need?
We're also updating you on Thunderbird Sync (Yes, Sync!), Thundermail and the Pro suite, as well as our mobile development. Watch on TILvids:
This State of the Thunder is about priorities. How do we set them, line them up with user needs, and adjust as needed? Also, updates on Thunderbird Sync, Thundermail and the Pro suite, and mobile development. Watch the entire discussion on TILvids:
V tomto blogpostu jsem si pro vás připravil praktické tipy na to, jak lépe chránit své soukromí na mobilním telefonu: od operačního systému, přes prohlížeč až po VPN.
Every six months, we release a new major update to #LibreOffice. And our community is working on LibreOffice 25.8, which is due in August. Help to test the first Alpha development snapshot: qa.blog.documentfoundation.org… #foss #OpenSource
LibreOffice 25.8 will be released as final at the end of August, 2025 ( Check the Release Plan ) being LibreOffice 25.8 Alpha1 the first pre-release since the development of version 25.8 started at the beginning of December, 2024.
If you contribute in some way to GNOME, are you already a GNOME Foundation member? If not, you should apply ASAP: foundation.gnome.org/membershi…
Once you do (or if you’re already a member), don’t forget to VOTE in the upcoming Foundation elections!
The GNOME Foundation Board of Directors is elected by Foundation members. If you want to influence how the Foundation is run, one of the most effective things you can do is to become a member and vote.
1. Open by default 2. Contribute back 3. Secure by design 4. Foster inclusive participation and community building 5. Design for reusability 6. Provide documentation 7. RISE (recognize, incentivize, support and empower) 8. Sustain and scale
The United Nations Open Source United community is proud to announce a major milestone: The Government of the French Republic became the first national government to endorse the UN Open Source
This release lets you further tweak the barcode size in the fullscreen view and slightly improves barcode finding reliability when scanning or loading a barcode from an image or PDF file. It also fixes a crash when trying to load a pkpass file without a barcode in it.
Add ability to choose barcode width in fullscreen view
Remove confusing import from app function
Various scanning fixes
Fix crash when loading a pkpass file without barcode
Open Document Format (ODF) is the native format of #LibreOffice – and can be used by many other office apps too. Learn how it compares to Microsoft's formats and what the future holds: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
An introduction to the Open Document Format The documents we create today, whether reports, spreadsheets or presentations, are essential for communicating, sharing and storing knowledge.
So we’re half-way through the Month of LibreOffice, May 2025. And already, 216 contributors have won cool LibreOffice sticker packs! Details on how to claim them will be provided at the end of the month, but if you don’t see your name (or username) o…
Co-founder Italo Vignoli shares insights on the tech, the community, and what’s next for LibreOffice. LibreOffice is a powerful open source office suite that supports all platforms: Windows, Mac, and... Read More
Lightweight open source Google reCaptcha alternative: ALTCHA leverages a proof-of-work mechanism to safeguard your website, APIs, and online services from spam and abuse. Unlike traditional solutions, ALTCHA is self-hosted, does not rely on cookies or fingerprinting, and ensures complete user privacy. It is fully compliant with GDPR, WCAG 2.2 AA-level, and the European Accessibility Act. github.com/altcha-org/altcha
In a move that surprises absolutely noone, GitHub now requires users to login in order to browse public repositories (including open source projects). After a few (~10) requests, you get blocked (I can confirm). In order to fight AI scrapers, I guess.
So, GitHub decided to blanket-limit access to open source projects as a defense against the very scourge that they(r parent company) unleashed on the world.
I won't be hypocrite: it's a bit embarrassing, but undeniably satisfying to say "told you so". I moved away from GitHub long ago and I moved all my stuff to Codeberg instead. And so happy I did!
Select Topic Area Question Body "I'm experiencing an issue when trying to access files from a GitHub repository without logging in. After 3 attempts, I receive an Error 429 (Too Many Requests) and ...
Embedded Recipes 2025 heads to Nice, France with talks, workshops, and a PipeWire hackfest, all bookended by the Linux Media Summit and the GStreamer Spring Hackfest!
Embedded Recipes 2025 Live -- https://embedded-recipes.org/2025/To participate in the discussion and Q&As throughout the conference, join our Matrix Space: h...
The April Dev Digest is out! Learn about all our ongoing development and find out where you can help us test upcoming features. This month's blog focuses on:
* The upcoming Extended Support Release * The Calendar UI rebuild * Exchange support * Account Hub * and the Global Messaging Database
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
Quality Assurance (QA) is a cornerstone of the LibreOffice project, thanks to the activity of a large number of volunteers and the feedback of many users who help in reporting bugs and regressions (This is part of The Document Foundation’s Annual Rep…
(And its ableist culture will sooner make you the villain for criticising it rather than acknowledging the failing and fixing the status quo. ar.al/2024/06/23/fedora-has-be… There’s a reason I’m back on Mac after six years on Linux. As a developer, it was impacting my ability to make what I’m building accessible. And I reject the unspoken premise that the source being open is somehow more important than the human right to universal access. Ethical technology requires more than just the “four freedoms” web.archive.org/web/2025041809… This is why inclusivity is a core Small Technology principle. small-tech.org/about/#small-te…)
@RaccoonForFriendica This weekend I took some time to investigate how much work would be needed to build an iOS version of the app, and it turned out that at least building and running a basic version of the app is doable with some minor changes (see here).
What do you think about it? Would you like to see a Raccoon on iOS too?
To all #OpenSource and #Linux warriors, to all saying "Ditch windows, install Linux", to everyone and every single person: please, spend several minutes and read this. I want you all to read this so you really understand the problem (if you want to understand, of course). And a huge, huge thanks to Aaron @fireborn for starting this post series. fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/i-w… #Accessibility
General Activities Olivier Hallot (TDF) fixed displaying help for a particular module from the command line, updated help after changes to object boundaries options, improved help on BASIC format codes and added type information to BASIC help pages, …
Z Trilium Notes jsem zatím nadšený a vypadá to, že bude dalším kandidátem na @oscloud – ale pozor, jde o nástroj primárně pro jednoho uživatele, takže instalace bude jen na vyžádání pro vážné zájemce.
🔍 Co je TriliumNext? Open source aplikace pro správu poznámek a osobní znalostní bázi – běží v prohlížeči, ale instaluje se jako vlastní server.
Nabízí: 👉🏻 hierarchii a klonování poznámek (stejná poznámka může být na víc místech) 👉🏻 šablony (např. denní poznámky, TODO, trackery) 👉🏻 podporu skriptů 👉🏻 vlastní HTML/JS widgety (grafy, trackery, dashboardy) 👉🏻 vyhledávání, štítky, připnutí, historii změn 👉🏻 šifrování poznámek a export do ZIPu
💡 Dá se použít jako deník, osobní wiki, plánovač projektů, nástroj pro sledování návyků nebo třeba tréninkový deník.
🛠️ Je to trochu pro „fajnšmekry“ – Trilium má své specifika a chvíli trvá, než ho člověk dostane do ruky. Ale stojí to za to. 💪🏻
Z Trilium Notes jsem zatím hodně nadšený a vypadá to, že bude dalším kandidátem na @oscloud – ale jde o nástroj primárně pro jednoho uživatele, takže instalace bude jen na vyžádání pro vážné zájemce.😀
🔍 Co je Trilium? Open source aplikace pro správu poznámek a osobní znalostní bázi – běží v prohlížeči, ale instaluje se jako vlastní server.
Nabízí: 👉🏻 hierarchii a klonování poznámek (stejná poznámka může být na víc místech) 👉🏻 šablony (např. denní poznámky, TODO, trackery) 👉🏻 podporu skriptů 👉🏻 vlastní HTML/JS widgety (grafy, trackery, dashboardy) 👉🏻 vyhledávání, štítky, připnutí, historii změn 👉🏻 šifrování poznámek a export do ZIPu
💡 Využití: deník, osobní wiki, plánovač projektů, nástroj pro sledování návyků nebo třeba tréninkový deník. 🛠️ Je to trochu pro „fajnšmekry“ – Trilium má své specifika a chvíli trvá, než ho člověk dostane do ruky. Ale stojí to za to. 💪🏻
Today we're releasing #LibreOffice 24.8.7, the last update to the older branch. After this, all users are recommended to upgrade to LibreOffice 25.2, the newer stable branch: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #OpenSource
Berlin, 8 May 2025 – LibreOffice 24.8.7, the seventh and last minor release of the LibreOffice 24.8 family of the free open source, volunteer-supported office suite for Windows (Intel, AMD and ARM), MacOS (Apple and Intel) and Linux, is available at …
"Milestone for digital sovereignty": 20 years of the Open Document Format (ODF)
The Document Foundation celebrates the 20th anniversary of adoption of ODF as an OASIS standard. This promotes global digital independence and interoperability.
Because of security vulnerabilities: LibreOffice advises against OpenOffice
The developers of LibreOffice advise against its competitor OpenOffice. The Apache software contains security vulnerabilities and is not being further developed
@ThibaultMartin of @matrix.org sat down with @NGICommons to discuss the role Matrix plays in building a privacy-respecting, sustainable digital communication infrastructure.
