Bottles devs give more info on their funding from NLnet gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bott…
Recently the Bottles team announced they've been granted funding by NLnet NGI Zero Commons and now they've given more detail on what it means.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The first public release of Nitro adds another option to the world of init systems, offering a minimalist process supervisor for Linux environments.
linuxiac.com/nitro-is-a-new-in…
#linux #opensource #init
Hyped for Thunderbird Pro? The team has shared an update on what's planned, including Thundermail e-mail address, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe a bit more!
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-de…
#opensource #Thunderbird #email
Thunderbird Pro will offer Thundermail email service, appointment scheduling, file sharing, and maybe even AI features. Email will be hosted on German servers.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Hi, The public share link has been removed with the 3.15 client version. Could it be possible to bring back this feature ? Below, a screen from a right click on a folder/file with the 3.14.3 client...SebjuFrab (GitHub)
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
The best open source office suite continues to evolve, while maintaining its focus on privacy and digital sovereignty Berlin, 20 August 2025 – The Document Foundation announces the release of LibreOffice 25.8.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Curious about our progress on Thunderbird Pro? Our latest update, direct from Managing Director Ryan Sipes, keeps you in the know - and lets you know how to stay updated:
#Thunderbird #ThunderbirdPro #OpenSource
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/t…
Our team is hard at work on Thunderbird Pro. Get the latest developments on Thundermail, Appointment, and Send in our latest update.Ryan Sipes (The Thunderbird Blog)
LibreOffice does not include artificial intelligence (AI) out-of-the-box. But many users want AI features in the suite – so we encourage developers to make them available as optional extensions.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
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
BudgetBraillerBlog: BudgetBraillerBlog Intro. “A manual brailler costs a little under $1,000 and electric braillers cost significantly more. Given that I was just at a 3D printing festival and you can build a 3D printer for under $200, I decided to try to design one.”
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V MXChatu ti poradí baibot – recept máš hned po ruce!
💬 MXChat není jen bezpečný messenger bez reklam, ale i místo s komunitou a chytrými pomocníky.
👉 Více o baibotovi: web.mxchat.cz/index/novinky/baibot.html
#oscloud #oscloudcz #mxchat #opensource
😲🤬 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 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
The Software Freedom Conservancy provides a non-profit home and services to Free, Libre and Open Source Software (FLOSS) projects.giveupgithub.org
On August 15, 1997, @Migueldeicaza announced the start of GNOME on the GTK mailing list¹. Twenty-eight years later a lot has changed, but we continue to develop and iterate on “a free and complete set of user friendly applications and desktop tools… based entirely on free software.”
To help us continue this work far into the future, we hope you join us in celebrating our birthday by becoming a Friend of GNOME today! 🎂
¹mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-li…
#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux
Hey, Linux people: a LOT of folks are screaming off Windows right now.
Be. Kind. To. Them.
They don't know much yet, so they are going to ask really basic questions. If you're KIND, you might get some to give it a try and stick to it bc they know they can ask for help. If you're unkind, you're showing them using Linux will be *worse* than Windows. If you can't bring yourself to be kind, then SAY NOTHING. Let others pick up that slack.
Thank you to everyone who left us comments and questions on our Accessibility post this Tuesday. We'll gather those up and bring them to our design team when we meet with them later this month to record our next community office hours!
We've now hit 100 projects reviewed on isitreallyfoss 🎉
Our regular Development Digest has some exciting updates on features that are nearing completion, in the case of Exchange email support, and are just starting development, in the case of the long-awaited Conversation View. We're also adjusting Account Hub and tackling the usual maintenance tasks and bug fixes
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/t…
We're approaching the finish line for Exchange email support, addressing issues in Account Hub, diving into Conversation View, and more!Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)
I wish there was an open-source license that had an ‘if you are a company with over $<X> revenue, then you owe <Y>% of it to the project’ type of clause.
Wouldn't that mostly fix the problem? Is there such a license available now? #openSource
[ Addendum: I'm still compelled by this idea. But, here is an important differing point of view: thenewstack.io/open-source-is-… ]
The definition of "open source" is quietly eroding. When these lines blur, trust breaks — and open source doesn’t work without trust.Dan Lorenc (The New Stack)
Great post by Dries dri.es/funding-open-source-lik…
It is high time that #OpenSource is recognized for what it is, critical digital infrastructure!
I was happy to be able to contribute a small amount to this post.
To protect the digital foundation of essential government services, governments should invest in Open Source as public infrastructure and shift from consumption to contribution.Dries Buytaert
For this month's Office Hours, we're talking to members of our Design Team about how we're assessing and improving Accessibility in Thunderbird. We'd love to bring them your questions! Please leave them in a comment to this post and we'll do our best to answer as many as we can in the recording and blog post!
I have just released new versions of PHPUnit 8.5, PHPUnit 9.6, PHPUnit 10.5, PHPUnit 11.5, and PHPUnit 12.3.
These new versions (as well as new versions of some of their dependencies) no longer use functionality that was deprecated for PHP 8.5 within the last 24 hours or so. This should make testing your code with PHP 8.5 easier.
How is your Sunday going?
#PHP #PHPUnit #OpenSource
OpenForum Europe recently released a report regarding a sovereign tech fund with backing from several significant entities.Linux Magazine
#Debian 13 “Trixie” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New 9to5linux.com/debian-13-trixie…
Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, improved hardware support, and other changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
The #XMPP Newsletter for July 2025 is out!
Read about the latest XMPP universe updates and updates on our #standards!
xmpp.org/2025/08/the-xmpp-news…
Enjoy reading! 📰 ☕ 
#jabber #chat #interoperability #rtc
#opensource #decentralization #federation #messaging
Love LibreOffice development? Want to turn your passion into a paid job? We are The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice.Open Source JobHub
#GNOME #Desktop #a11y:
Über Fortschritte bei der #Barrierefreiheit berichtet @ktn@social.heise.de von der @gnome@floss.social Konferenz.
heise.de/news/Linux-Desktop-Gn…
#OpenSource #Linux
Trotz prekärer Finanzlage organisierte die Gnome Stiftung ein Entwicklerinnen- und Entwicklertreffen in Italien, um über die Zukunft des Projektes zu beraten.Keywan Tonekaboni (heise online)
Love LibreOffice development? Want to turn your passion into a paid job? We are The Document Foundation (TDF), the non-profit entity behind LibreOffice.Ilmari Lauhakangas (The Document Foundation)
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
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)
Bottles app for running Windows apps / games on Linux gets NGI Zero Commons funding gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/bott…
#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
The NLnet Foundation revealed more projects receiving funding from NGI Zero Commons, which includes the popular Bottles app for running Windows apps on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#Catima 2.36.0 is out!
In this release we added a card list widget, one of the most requested features since the project was started!
We hope to extend the widget in the future to allow you to choose which cards you want to show and how you want them sorted.
Coming soon to an app store near you!
github.com/CatimaLoyalty/Andro…
#IzzyOnDroid #FDroid #GitHub #GooglePlay #OpenSource #Android
Add a widget showing all non-archived cards Prevent the keyboard from overlapping the save button in edit and group screensGitHub
Excited to share that Bottles has been selected by the NLnet Foundation as part of the February 2025 NGI0 Commons Fund. One of only 40 projects supported in this round. Full announcement here: nlnet.nl/news/2025/20250804-an…
#linux #windows #opensource #FundingNews #gaming #FOSS #NLNet
Archiving from notifications, warnings about expiring PGP keys, bug fixes, and more! Find out what's in Thunderbird 141.0 (and how you can get it) in our new Monthly Release Recap!
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Email
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/m…
Our latest monthly Release, 141.0, is out. Learn about features, bug fixes, and performance improvements you can get in Thunderbird today!Monica Ayhens-Madon (The Thunderbird Blog)
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 July with some very positive news: a Danish Ministry is switching from Microsoft Office/365 to LibreOff…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
ODF ensures that documents remain accessible, portable, and free from restrictions. Now that version 1.3 has been widely adopted and version 1.4 is on the horizon, it’s time to have a look at the new features and upcoming releases. ODF 1.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
