Now on stage for the morning #OSSummit keynotes, core team member Madelyn Olson to speak about the new Valkey community effort.
The walk-on music: "We are never ever getting back together" by Taylor Swift. 🤣
Love it!
#OSSummit #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #OSS #Redis #Valkey #Community #LinuxFoundation
they forgot the last step
credit: twitter.com/crackticker/status…#ultramarinelinux #foss #linux #trans #fedora
Microsoft announced their latest round of FOSS fund recipients. We're thrilled to share that @NVAccess are among this quarter's recipients. From: github.com/microsoft/foss-fund
"A project of the Microsoft Open Source Programs Office, the FOSS Fund provides up to $10,000 USD in sponsorships to open source projects as selected by Microsoft employees."
Congratulations also to The GNU Compiler Collection, Urllib3, CLAP & MSW.
#OpenSource, #FOSS #Free #Software #NVDA #ScreenReader #Accessibility #A11y
The Microsoft FOSS Fund provides a direct way for Microsoft engineers to participate in the nomination and selection process to help communities and projects they are passionate about. The FOSS Fun...GitHub
After a stable release of K-9 Mail, our Android team usually spends a couple weeks fixing bugs. The bug hunt takes center stage in this month's #Android progress report, with cketti and Wolf ironing out a BUNCH of them.
blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/t…
It was a busy month! Here's our monthly progress report detailing our work to transform K-9 Mail into Thunderbird for Android.cketti (The Thunderbird Blog)
General Activities LibreOffice 7.6.6 and LibreOffice 24.2.2 were released on March 28 Olivier Hallot (TDF) renamed Fontwork to Text along Path in the UI while updating Help, added Help content for ExportAsFixedFormat VBA method and new Calc functions…x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
Our Czech community reports back from a recent event… For the third time, the LibreOffice project had its own booth at InstallFest 2024, and here we present our experiences from the event.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
🕘 December 2009: Maybe you were upgrading your computer to the new Windows 7, or checking out Ubuntu 9.10. Perhaps you were pouring all your free time into Valve’s ridiculously fun survival shooter Left 4 Dead 2. And maybe, just maybe, you were eagerly anticipating installing Thunderbird 3.0…
Step back into the Thunderbird Time Machine as Jason looks at what made this such a landmark release!
blog.thunderbird.net/2024/04/t…
#FOSS #Thunderbird #Retro
After a 2-year development cycle, Thunderbird 3.0 finally released late 2009 with a bunch of new feature milestones. Was it worth the wait?Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
Just bought a #DELL 3190 laptop, new for $150 (11.6" screen, 64GB eMMC). It's fully supported on #Linux, and even if it has a Celeron N4120 CPU and only 4 GB of RAM, it'll work fine with #Mint, or #XFCE (and #Gnome/ #KDE if you don't mind some minor lag). Not opening too many browser tabs will ensure that the swap file won't get used too often.
If you're on a tight budget this is a good option, as it also has great battery life too at 10 hours with Linux.
#linuxmint #ubuntu #opensource #foss
Tell us a bit about yourself! My name is Adam Seskunas and I currently live in San Diego, California. In my free time I enjoy outdoor activities, hiking, backpacking in the Sierra, rock climbing and surfing with my daughter Sofia.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Reminder: The Sovereign Tech Fund is asking #FOSS maintainers for input as we design the pilot program for a paid fellowship to support critical digital infrastructure. Help us by sharing this with maintainers you know!
The last day to submit a response is Sunday, 7 April 2024.
More: sovereigntechfund.de/news/foss…
Survey: survey.sovereigntechfund.de/96…
In-Process is out, featuring all the news on the release of NVDA 2024.1, plus highlights from our trip to CSUN. Do check it out now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-5…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #FOSS
It’s been a busy few weeks for the team, culminating in the BIG release! Let’s get you up to speed: NVDA 2024.1 The big news of course, is that, yes, NVDA 2024.1 is finally out! I know some of thos…NV Access
"You have to understand, we’re responsible for taxpayer money here. We can’t just make a donation to your open source project."
— a national government who relies on #Matrix when being asked to support it financially
Read more about the problem and some initiatives that are responding to it:
matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #funding #xz #sustainability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Open source infrastructure *must* be a publicly funded service, and funders need to support maintenance – not just new feature development 📣
This is on our minds this week in the wake of the #xz news, and as we continue to seek funding to support #Matrix.
Read the latest from project lead, @matthew: matrix.org/blog/2024/04/open-s…
#OpenSource #FOSS #OpenStandards
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsMatthew Hodgson (matrix.org)
Following a successful pilot project, the northern German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein has decided to move from Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office to Linux and LibreOffice (and other free and open source software) on the 30,000 PCs used in…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Tomorrow's the official start of #30DayFOSSChallenge! We've got a few people chatting in the #matrix already: matrix.to/#/#30DayFOSSChalleng…
Feel free to join us. Don't know what I'm talking about? Look here: nullarch.com/30DayFOSSChalleng…
#foss #floss #opensource #freeculture #degoogle #indieweb
You're invited to talk on Matrix. If you don't already have a client this link will help you pick one, and join the conversation. If you already have one, this link will help you join the conversationmatrix.to
Have you seen @nextcloud AI Assistant 2.0?
You can now chat about your own documents and data, use GPU acceleration, transcribe audio with Whisper, use your own LLMs, and a ton more integrations and new features.
All #open-source 😀
Boosts appreciated 🙏
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-r…
#AI #mastodon #Linux #Foss #OSS
A major update to the Nextcloud AI Assistant 2.0, plus the news we work with several big hosting providers like IONOS and OVHcloud to bring AI-as-a-Service options to you!Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
Here’s our summary of updates, events and activities in the LibreOffice project in the last four weeks – click the links to learn more… We started March by announcing the new Board of Directors at The Document Foundation, the non-profit entity behind…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Wishing everyone a great time at Gnome 46 Release Party by Volunteers starting today in Offline in #Berlin, #Germany
foss.events/2024/03-30-gnome-4…
@gnome
#gnome46 #foss #floss #freesoftware #opensource #events #europe #gnome
LibreOffice’s localisation community translates the software’s user interface, along with its documentation and websites.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Am I late for the Xenia bandwagon? 
#furry #furryart #anthro #anthroart #linux #xenialinux #transrights #foss
Berlin, 28 March 2024 – Today the Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 24.2.2 Community [1] and LibreOffice 7.6.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
There is a good discount on the #FOSS conference in #Zagreb in May - why don't you combine your thrust for knowledge with a nice trip.
dorscluc.org/2024/03/hop-into-…
I most probably will be there speaking about #heavymetal #thunderbird and maybe #osm.
As the spring season unfolds, bringing with it a sense of renewal and growth, we at DORS/CLUC 2024 are excited to share some exhilarating news with our esteemed community.andrei (DORS/CLUC)
💡 The last Wednesday of March can only mean one thing...
Today we celebrate open standards: The ability for everyone to work and communicate using free software.
If you're using paid software that confines you see if any of the alternatives on my list of #opensource software can make life easier for you:
ethicalrevolution.co.uk/opt-op…
Includes (but not limited to) @cryptpad @thegoodcloud @piefedadmin @libreoffice @thunderbird @Tutanota @protonprivacy @plausible @GIMP @inkscape @session @signalapp @delta @efoundation @MattermostFR @element
Any I've missed, let me know!
@dff
#FOSS #DFF #DFD #decentralize
Join me in taking step O, “Opt Opensource”, in the A-Z of steps to a better world: transparency, quality, reliability, flexibility +low cost.Sam (Ethical Revolution)
Zdeněk Crhonek (aka “raal”) from the Czech LibreOffice community writes: The Czech team has finished translating the LibrePffice Writer Guide 24.2. As usual it was a team effort, with translations by Petr Kuběj, Radomír Strnad and Zdeněk Crhonek.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Missed @lea@ordinary.cafe and @jaiden@ordinary.cafe's panel at @socallinuxexpo@social.linux.pizza about the future of the Linux desktop?
Here’s a recording to satisfy your curiosity :3
youtube.com/watch?v=hNDJDyef_U…
Featuring:
- @lea@ordinary.cafe, Fyra Labs
- @jaiden@ordinary.cafe, Fyra Labs (Moderator)
- @zana@sfba.social, @gnome@floss.social Foundation
- @technobaboo@tech.lgbt, @stardustxr@fosstodon.org
- @communiteatime@fosstodon.org, @thunderbird@mastodon.online- @mattdm@hachyderm.io, @fedora@fosstodon.org & Red Hat
- @druonysus@mstdn.io, @kde@floss.social & @opensuse@fosstodon.org
#tech #linux #foss #oss #scale21x
It's no lie that the Linux desktop has been changing greatly. Through technological and social shifts, the desktop and community we know today is a far cry f...YouTube
🗺️ 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘔𝘢𝘱 3𝘋 🧊
Zoom in to street level to see the 3D features.
#map #maps #OpenStreetMap #3D #topography #world #WorldMap #cities #landscape #environment #data #tools #OpenSource #FOSS
F4 Map is a WebGL 3D Map Viewer based on OpenStreetMap dataF4map Demo - Interactive 3D map
Apache Pekko has left the incubator phase and is now a top-level project.
lists.apache.org/thread/grl5h0…
That's great news! Pekko was created as a Fork of Akka 2.6, right after Lightbend chose to pull a bait-and-switch by relicensing Akka to a non-FOSS license.
I have already switched to Pekko a few months ago, it went very smooth, and I am grateful to everybody involved in making this happen.
#opensource #pekko #akka #scala #java #licensing #apache #foss
We’re seeking input from #FOSS maintainers as we design a fellowship program pilot. We want to test a support mechanism that addresses structural issues in the FOSS ecosystem, and support maintainers who work on open digital infrastructure in the public interest.
If you maintain open source projects, we would be very grateful if you could take ten minutes to respond to the survey:
survey.sovereigntechfund.de/96…
Please also repost and share with FOSS maintainers you know. Thanks!
Today we’re talking to Dione Maddern, who helps out in LibreOffice’s documentation team… Tell us a bit about yourself! I’m 44. Originally from Brisbane, Australia but I currently live in Baltimore, on the East Coast of the USA.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Whoa! TIL just how widespread Matrix is at universities in Germany.
This, on top of adoption by their national healthcare system and other corners of their public sector.
Source: doc.matrix.tu-dresden.de/why/
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS
The LibreOffice Community Documentation Team is happy to announce the immediate release of the latest Writer and Calc guides for the new LibreOffice 24.2 office suite. The two books are updates of the respective LibreOffice 7.Olivier Hallot (The Document Foundation)
NV Access are pleased to share the release of NVDA 2024.1 Beta 13.
Changes introduced in Beta 13:
- Bug fix for interacting with some NVDA controls such as the synth selection dialog and selectable checklist items
- Updates to translations
Read the full information and download at: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-1b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #Release #Software #FOSS #Beta
Beta13 of NVDA 2024.1 is now available for download and testing. For anyone who is interested in trying out what the next version of NVDA has to offer before it is officially released, we welcome y…NV Access
So @gnome is removing the x11 session, leaving just the Wayland one.
If this goes out before Orca, the GNOME screen reader, is fixed to work on Wayland, it will mean that people who rely on screen readers will have no way to use one on GNOME. And thus on the major Linux distributions.
So I’m hoping the plan is that this change will not land until GNOME has a working screen reader.
#accessibility #a11y #gnome #linux #openSource #foss #wayland #x11 #orca peoplemaking.games/@ailepet/11…
@noracodes@tenforward.social @aral@mastodon.ar.al @zeorin@indieweb.social For now: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99People Making Games
Keep the momentum going for free open source projects in this week's Follow Friday by giving your support with contributions, boosts and follows.
adamsdesk.com/posts/discover-f…
- LÖVR @lovr
A framework for rapidly building immersive 3D experiences.
- NV Access @NVAccess
A screen reader.
- BiznisBox @biznisbox
A web app for managing invoices, clients, & payments.
- BookStack @bookstack
Documentation system.
#FollowFriday #fediverse #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #ff #oss #foss #floss
Find the momentum in your challenging life and in your community of free open source projects with these highlights in fediverse.Adam Douglas
The #GUADEC2024 call for abstracts for those looking to be *sponsored* has passed (due to visa reqs & travel lead time), BUT the call for both in-person (if you don’t need sponsorship) and remote talks IS STILL OPEN!
events.gnome.org/event/209/abs…
If you’ve been working on something interesting in GNOME or GNOME-adjacent spaces and can present remotely or get yourself to Denver in July, you still have just over two weeks to propose a talk!
