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👉 "The core issue is that open source contributors are not paid fairly. 60% of open-source maintainers are unpaid volunteers, and just 13% make a living as professional project maintainers, according to the 2023 State of the Open Source Maintainer Report."
Boosts appreciated 🚀
➡️ infoworld.com/article/3557846/…
#FreeSoftware #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS #SoftwareLibre #Business #KDE #Research #Science #NLnet #softwareDevelopment
How do we fund open source?
Experts with deep experience across open-source software communities share their opinions on how to sustain this critical ecosystem.Bill Doerrfeld (InfoWorld)
LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available – the last release in the 24.2 branch - The Document Foundation Blog
Berlin, 31 October 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2.7, the seventh and final planned minor release of the LibreOffice 24.2 branch, is available at on our download page for Windows, macOS and Linux.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Interview with Newly Certified LibreOffice Developer Rafael Lima - The Document Foundation Blog
The LibreOffice Engineering Steering Committee (ESC) has appointed Prof. Rafael Henrique Palma Lima, from Federal Technological University of Paraná (UTFPr) as the newest certified LibreOffice developer. Prof.Olivier Hallot (The Document Foundation)
Host the LibreOffice Conference 2025! - The Document Foundation Blog
LibreOffice Conference 2024 (Luxembourg) group photo Once a year, the LibreOffice community gathers for a global community event: the LibreOffice Conference.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Was mir an #Thüringen gefällt?
Z.B. die #Investition in #digitaleSouveränität #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenTalk #Videokonferenz
procial.tchncs.de/notes/9zwk4t…
#Verwaltung #Digitalisierung #digitalePrivatsphäre
OpenTalk (@OpenTalkMeeting@social.opentalk.eu)
Die Thüringer Landesverwaltung hat mit OpenTalk eine zukunftsfähige Videokonferenzlösung gefunden! Sicherheit, Anpassungsfähigkeit und Open Source stehen im Fokus.tchncs
The wait is over, videos from The Matrix Conference 2024 are here!
Find recordings, photos, press, and our sponsor prospectus for 2025 in the latest blog post: matrix.org/blog/2024/10/29/mat…
#MatrixConf #Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS
The wait is over, videos from The Matrix Conference 2024 are here!
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
Community Member Monday: Ritobroto Mukherjee - The Document Foundation Blog
Tell us a bit about yourself! I live in Delhi, India, where I’m working my way towards a bachelor’s degree in IT with a focus on network security at Netaji Subhas University of Technology.Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
'It is fine not to like a piece of Free software' and other oft-unstated FOSS-related freedoms
“Free software”, according to the FSF’s definition, embodies four freedoms.There are plenty more than that - or, at least, many freedoms which are inherent in, or arise from, those four freedoms - most of which go unstated most of the time.
This is far from a complete list, but rather my jottings based on ponderings and observations from the last few days, across a couple of different (intentionally unstated / unlinked here) things.
@Tutanota I just realised that all the comments I have added to my contacts over the years, including family-related and medical important information, are gone...
github.com/tutao/tutanota/issu…
Bugs are becoming more common recently, and this one made me lose data. I'm quite disappointed.
#Email #OpenSource #FOSS #Security #Privacy
Lost all my contact comments on Android · Issue #7818 · tutao/tutanota
This is not a feature request (existing functionality does not work, not missing functionality). I will request features on forum or via support. I've searched and did not find a similar issue. Bug...GitHub
Upscaler 1.4.0 was just released! Upscaler is an app that allows you to upscale and enhance images, be it your photos, digital art, and more.
This release introduces scaling factors, allowing you to upscale between a factor of 2 and 4. The image loading system has been reworked to decrease overall memory consumption. The preview image now has a drop shadow to better make the image distinguishable. Lastly, it fixes a bug where small window sizes made the preview image disappear.
#FOSS #OpenSource #GNOME #GTK #GTK4 #libadwaita #FreeSoftware
Hello!
Who knows how do I pin a package to a specific version in #archlinux? Something like apt's package pinning in Debian.
Why? I don't want to update my kernel to newest versions where the team just silently removed more than 10 Russian developers from maintainers list. This is not fair and I will stay on honest versions with honest maintainers list.
In-Process is out, featuring the results of our braille survey, Elston Changemakers event, the 2024.4 Release Candidate, an NV Access All-Hands, and using Data Validation in Excel.
Read now at: nvaccess.org/post/in-process-2…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Blog #News #Software #FOSS #Elston #Excel
In-Process 23rd October 2024
Over the past fortnight we had a fantastic response to our braille survey, thank you! We already have some learnings to share with you! Plus, we’re nearly ready for NVDA 2024.4, are you? We’ve also…NV Access
Could someone please write Taylor Otwell a bot that replies with "💩" to every Pull Request he closes, so that he doesn't have to endure the pitiful and tremendously time-consuming task of having to select one of his reply templates that he can't even be bothered to check if it is even fitting (honestly, it's more likely, he doesn't give a flying fuck given the amount of times this happens)? 🤡
#amCoding #amProgramming #PHP #openSource #FOSS #webDev
The rise of Mastodon has made me so much more aware of government services requiring us to use private companies’ systems to communicate with them and access services.
Sitting on a Dutch train just now I was shown on a screen “feeling unsafe in the train? Contact us via WhatsApp”.
What if I don’t use WhatsApp? (I do, but I wish I didn’t have to) I’m forced to share my data with Meta to use it.
Public systems should not require use of private services.
#NS #Netherlands #FOSS #privacy
beta5 of NVDA 2024.4 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,
In Beta 5 we have fixed an issue where the custom multiple key press timeout was not honoured when repeatedly pressing the NVDA key. There are also updates to translations.
Read more and download from: nvaccess.org/post/nvda-2024-4b…
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Beta #FOSS #PreRelease #NewVersion
Well y'all, I broke something. I was using Emacs, and was committing a change to a repo like always, when my audio started to studder a bit. I'd noticed that Emacspeak sounds were a big sluggish, but I thought that was Sox being sox or Pipewire messing with something as usual. So I unplugged my Dell docking station, plugged it in again, and things returned to normal until the next time I committed. This time, audio stopped, and, well, never came back. I plugged the dock into my iPhone, and it worked. Windows, worked. Linux though? Nope. Not sure what's going on, but goodness I'm tired of technology. So tired of everything changing and breaking. Google Drive changed, so I'm having to redo the whole course on Google Docs/Drive. And this was not something I was expecting and definitely not something I needed today. So I'm gonna have to look for a way to reset the dock or something.
#linux #foss #accessibility #blind
I hope to hear from @Tutanota very soon. Lack of key verification is a major flaw in the technical design of the platform, allowing a malicious Tuta server to read end-to-end encrypted exchanges (both emails and shared calendars).
github.com/tutao/tutanota/issu…
The issue has been opened 6 years ago.
#Security #Privacy #Crypto #Cryptography #Email #FOSS
![Message posted on the GitHub issue titled "Manual key verification":
"This issue has been opened for more than 6 years now, with no clear roadmap or even real consideration from the Tuta team. I have to say, I am disappointed.
You keep saying that "[...] Tuta [is] the most secure email service on the market.", but without key verification, a malicious Tuta server can read the end-to-end encrypted emails and shared calendars exchanged on the platform as there is no way to verify the recipients' public key. As explained by @llebout, "all users of Tutanota must trust Tutanota to not provide forged keys and perform an MITM attack". This is a significant flaw in the technical design of the platform, and it does not seem to bother you.
In #198, it can be read that:
> We are aware of the issues with verification, new protocol will support verification, the work is underway
However, your post-quantum implementation has now landed but still no word on the key verification issue.
Could you please stand by what you have said from day 1, that you prioritise security and privacy, and establish a clear roadmap of the work already undertaken or to be done to fix the situation?
Thank you"](https://fedi.ml/photo/preview/640/595249 "Message posted on the GitHub issue titled \"Manual key verification\":
\"This issue has been opened for more than 6 years now, with no clear roadmap or even real consideration from the Tuta team. I have to say, I am disappointed.
You keep saying that \"[...] Tuta [is] the most secure email service on the market.\", but without key verification, a malicious Tuta server can read the end-to-end encrypted emails and shared calendars exchanged on the platform as there is no way to verify the recipients' public key. As explained by @llebout, \"all users of Tutanota must trust Tutanota to not provide forged keys and perform an MITM attack\". This is a significant flaw in the technical design of the platform, and it does not seem to bother you.
In #198, it can be read that:
> We are aware of the issues with verification, new protocol will support verification, the work is underway
However, your post-quantum implementation has now landed but still no word on the key verification issue.
Could you please stand by what you have said from day 1, that you prioritise security and privacy, and establish a clear roadmap of the work already undertaken or to be done to fix the situation?
Thank you\"")
Next version of Upscaler will have the option to scale images between 2x and 4x :)
gitlab.gnome.org/World/Upscale…
#GNOME #GTK4 #libadwaita #FOSS #Upscaler #Upscale #OpenSource #OSS #FreeSoftware
The application deadline for the GNOME Foundation’s Executive Director role has been extended to October 15! We encourage every qualified applicant to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.
Position details and how to apply: foundation.gnome.org/careers/
#OpenSource #Leadership #GNOME #TechCareers #FOSS
NGI Assure, the program aimed at improving trust in our digital society, successfully concluded after its 4 year run.
[1]152 teams contributed to a more trustworthy & secure internet with their Free and Open Source projects. Thank you all!
We've made a book showcasing all the projects which you can download from the link below. There are also paper copies, so ask for those when you see us IRL.
[2][1] nlnet.nl/news/2024/20240919-NG…
[2] nlnet.nl/media/NGIAssure-bookl…
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To the #FOSS / #FLOSS folks out there:
#FLOSS maintainers often maintain an archive of old, sometimes *really* old source releases (source tarballs, typically).
In this day and age, especially with existing git and readily available repositories with appropriate tags, one might wonder if maintaining an old archive is still useful, and why.
Anyone want to share their perspective on this?
(I have no particular opinion in the matter, so am all ears)
Thank you all for making the first annual #MatrixConf such a wonderful experience! We're already looking forward to the next one, slated for France in late 2025.
Our small-but-mighty team is properly exhausted and looks forward to sharing more – including recordings, photos, and takeaways – after resting up.
#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS
In der Anwendung von freier, offener und wirtschaftlich fair betriebener Software sehen die Lukis eine praktische Verbindung zur #Freiheit des Evangeliums und vieler Narrative biblischer Texte.
Das war auch an diesem @luki@kirche.social Wochenende im Theologischen Seminar Herborn wieder zu spüren.
Ganz praktisch ging es z.B. um #GNUTaler, /e/OS, digitales in Kirchengemeinden, #Grist, #Matrix und Bots, #DeltaChat, #ElementX und die Server-Admin bei @hostsharing@geno.social
Die Location war ünrigens einzigartig 
#FediKirche #digtialeKirche #selbstbestimmtDigital#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource
From a Mailing List:
As some of you may already know, System76 is working on their new Linux graphical interface, the COSMIC desktop. They have created a form with some questions related to accessibility. If anyone is interested in participating in the survey, please access the address below:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
#accessibility #Linux #foss #orca #blind