We just hit 500 Friends of GNOME! Thank you so much to every single person donating to the GNOME Foundation to help ensure our sustainability.
Check out everyone who opted into being listed over at donate.gnome.org
…and if your name isn’t there, consider supporting us to be one of the first 1,000? 😉
#GNOME #FriendsOfGNOME #GNOMEfoundation #FOSS #FLOSS #Linux #OpenSource #Flathub
Summary Zed is absolutely inaccessible for screen reader users on Windows. Tested with latest JAWS and NVDA versions. Description Steps to trigger the problem: Install Zed on Windows 11. run Zed wi...Menelion (GitHub)
What's new in Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 43?
* New Anaconda WebUI installer
* Automatic updates for Kinoite (which is based on Fedora KDE)
* Latest updates from @kde Plasma 6.4.5 with improvements in tiling, color management, accessibility, and more!
➡️ fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-i…
#Fedora #FedoraKDE #KDE #Linux #OpenSource
Fedora has released Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition 43 to the public. The Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition is well suited for many needs. It combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma Desktop environment.Troy Dawson (Fedora Project)
Fedora Linux 43 is here! What do you get with this update?
* New Anaconda WebUI installer on all desktop editions and spins
* @gnome 49 and being Wayland only
* Fedora CoreOS now based on bootc instead of rpm-ostree
* Under the hood changes like RPM 6.0
* All your favorite versions of Fedora getting up to date!
Happy upgrading!
➡️ fedoramagazine.org/announcing-…
I’m excited to announce my very first Fedora Linux release as the new Fedora Project Leader. Fedora Linux 43 is here! 43 releases! Wow that’s a lot.Jef Spaleta (Fedora Project)
Windows 11 is, well, shit. But, Windows is modular, and pretty much everything can be removed or modified with the right tools and knowhow.
Here's a 23 minute special showing how to un-enshittify Windows 11 from stock install to finish, using open source and/or completely free tools.
On October 4 and 5, the LinuxDays 2025 event took place at the Faculty of Information Technology (Czech Technical University).Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Libreitalia Conference 2025 was organized by Marco Marega – a LibreItalia and TDF Member – in Gradisca d’Isonzo, near the border with Slovenia, in Gorizia’s province. Gradisca is a very nice fortified city surrounded be beautiful parks.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
🫶 Oscloud není firma, ale komunitní projekt, který vznikl z nadšení a chuti dělat internet svobodnější.
Běží díky dobrovolné práci, darům a podpoře komunity.
Pomáhá ti Nextcloud, mxchat.cz, mamutovo.cz, vhsky.cz, pixelfed.cz nebo Wallabag?
Podpoř prosím provoz a rozvoj Oscloudu – i malý příspěvek pomáhá 💚
A klidně tento toot pošli dál mezi přátele, ať se o projektu dozví víc lidí 🌱
Díky, že jsi součástí toho, co drží svobodný web při život
The new Turris Omnia NG is here — delivering revolutionary performance and security for your network.YouTube
Independent fromme fromme this or intially, a good start for institutions still hanging in MS365 or so can start with LibreOffice free file formats, so that there is an overall interoperability in data exchange.
Thats mainly replacements for Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
☁️The recent AWS outage showed how fragile “cloud-based security” can be.
When one datacenter faltered, global communication tools — including Signal — went dark 🌑
🕸️Matrix-based messaging systems kept running because they don’t rely on a single provider.
Resilience = decentralization
Let's invest in open, federated platforms.
#AWS #Signal #Matrix #Resilience #CyberSecurity #Decentralization #OpenSource
Summary Zed is absolutely inaccessible for screen reader users on Windows. Tested with latest JAWS and NVDA versions. Description Steps to trigger the problem: Install Zed on Windows 11. run Zed wi...Menelion (GitHub)
News for developers! As a result of some awesome cross-project collaboration, Flathub now has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for you.
tl;dr app developers, ensure you’re using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and copyright notices are properly included; distros, ensure your OS images have been built with updated runtimes from Flathub.
docs.flathub.org/blog/enhanced…
#Flathub #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #FLOSS
tl;dr: Flathub has improved tooling to make license compliance easier for developers. Distros should rebuild OS images with updated runtimes from Flathub; app developers should ensure they're using up-to-date runtimes and verify that licenses and cop…Cassidy James Blaede (docs.flathub.org)
Gustavo Pacheco send us this report on the activities of the sixth edition of the Latin American LibreOffice Congress, held in Habana, Cuba, from October 6 to 9, 2025: Official photo Cibersociedad 2025 + Latin American LibreOffice Congress With a com…Mike Saunders (The Document Foundation)
Politiker wollen unsere Chats kontrollieren – wir schreiben Code, der das verhindert! 🔐
Komm in unser Team und kämpfe für Privatsphäre & Open Source.
👉 Bewirb dich für unser Entwicklerteam: tuta.com/jobs
#ChatControl #Privacy #OpenSource #Jobs #Hiring
Become a freedom fighter! We bring online privacy and confidentiality to everyone. For a better web. One where privacy is the default.Tuta
This year, LibreOffice was once again a mentoring organization in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a global program focused on bringing more developers into free and open source software development. Seven projects were finished successfully.Ilmari Lauhakangas (The Document Foundation)
We are proud to announce the go-live of our new website, izzyondroid.org/ 🥳
Although still modest, this site lets newcomers jump straight into #IzzyOnDroid and explains what makes our repository worth using. We also hope the new domain will increase visibility and reduce confusion.
We’d love to hear your thoughts here on the Fediverse. Encounter an issue? Please report it on our Codeberg issue tracker at codeberg.org/IzzyOnDroid/izzyo…. And, YES! — our website is #OpenSource 🤗
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General Activities LibreOffice 25.2.6 was announced on September 8 Olivier Hallot (TDF) improved the help for Select Function in Calc’s formula bar, expanded help for the selection of chart data sources, added AutoFilter and Pivot Table/Chart to the …x1sc0 (LibreOffice QA Blog)
Thunderbird 144 is out now! Exchange support is closer to officially landing, dragging and dropping your folders is easier, and we're adding new ways to keep your email safe!
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Email
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/10/t…
In Thunderbird 144, we're preparing Account Hub for Exchange, improving folder reorganization, alerting you to certificate issues, and more!Monica Ayhens-Madon (The Thunderbird Blog)
Today's AWS debacle is the perfect example of the reason why in the last few years I started to be less enthusiastic about Signal, and more oriented to federated or even P2P solutions like XMPP and Jami. I wrote about it already:
gagliardoni.net/#im_battle_202…
Signal was down for few hours today, after an outage that affected AWS:
mastodon.world/@Mer__edith/115…
Let's ignore for a second the blind reliance on AWS or any other cloud provider. In a decentralized system, this would not have happened, or at least it would have not impacted so many users.
Yes, I am a cryptographer myself, I know that Signal's encryption is the best. But encryption is not everything. Availability issues, geopolitical troubles, risk of enshittification, limitations on users' freedom to use and control the software lead to a lack of trust, even in a supersecure solution. And I say that with honest admiration for the folks at Signal, who are doing a great job.
May they prove me wrong over and over again.
#signal #im #aws #amazon #privacy #security #digitalsovereignty #selfhosting #fediverse #federation #p2p #enshittification #xmpp #jami #politics #opensource #freesoftware #libre
PSA: we're aware that Signal is down for some people. This appears to be related to a major AWS outage. Stand by.
In which I suggest an option for more #accessible command line output to an #openSource library maintainer, and they plus a community member implement it because they're gifts to the world.
github.com/BrianPugh/cyclopts/…
I was recently made aware of Cyclopts in this Mastodon post, and really like the look of it! However, I'm running into a bit of a blocker for my use case. I myself am a blind screen reader user, an...jscholes (GitHub)
🎉 Planify 4.15.1 released!
New Markdown editor, Focus Mode, animated progress bars, Weblate integration, and much more.
Read all about it:
useplanify.com/blog/#planify-4…
#planify #opensource #taskmanagement #gnome #vala #gtk
Not all of our progress is headline worthy! But steady, detail-oriented work, described in our latest development update, is a firm foundation for the next leaps forward.
#Thunderbird #Email #OpenSource
blog.thunderbird.net/2025/10/t…
While Exchange Support and Account Hub took center stage last month, we also continued our work on the new Calendar UI and other issues!Toby Pilling (The Thunderbird Blog)
A 🇩🇪 iniciou a sua transição para o software livre 
"Os gabinetes governamentais de Schleswig-Holstein migraram do Microsoft Exchange e do Outlook para o Open Xchange e o @thunderbird ."
"A fase final envolve a migração do #Windows 
para uma distribuição #Linux ." 
pplware.sapo.pt/linux/alemanha…
#OpenSource #Microsoft #outlook #software #SoftwareLibre #LibreOffice #win10 #Win11 #FOSS #FLOSS #Alemanha
Poucos meses após ter anunciado que iria abandonar a Microsoft, a Alemanha iniciou a sua transição para o software livrePedro Simões (Pplware)
#GNOME 49.1 Desktop Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes 9to5linux.com/gnome-49-1-deskt…
@gnome #Linux #OpenSource
GNOME 49.1 is now available as the first point release to the latest GNOME 49 desktop environment series with various bug fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
When we say #OpenSource, we mean business. That's why ALL Tuta apps are published on @fdroidorg
While Google & Apple monitor all push notifications, your data is safe when choosing Tuta Mail. 🔒
➡️ Learn why Tuta Mail is the only email provider app on F-Droid: tuta.com/blog/open-source-emai…
#FOSS #Fdroid #Android #deGoogle
We're here to stop surveillance by corporations like Google and Apple. That's why we replaced Google's FCM with our own notification system and keep Apple Notification Data at a minimum. Learn here why this is important.Tuta
Join us for the Matrix Conference from October 15 to 18, 2025. The four day conference will take place in Strasbourg, France. Talks will be streamed live and virtual attendees will be able to ask speakers questions.2025.matrix.org
NordVPN added a (long-awaited) GUI to its Linux app back in May. Now, the code for that front-end has been made open source to "better serve the Linux community".
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/nordvp…
NordVPN has open sourced the GUI in its official Linux app, and the company behind the virtual private network has also updated its Snap package with a GUI.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Microsoft Office 2016 and Office 2019 are no longer receiving software updates, technical support, or bug and security fixes.
Consider migrating to LibreOffice.
Microsoft recommends migrating to a Microsoft 365 subscription.
LibreOffice supports the features that a majority of users need for free.
Website: libreoffice.org
Mastodon: @libreoffice
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#Microsoft #Office2016 #Office2019 #Office #LibreOffice #Privacy #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #Encryption #FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource
Free office suite – the evolution of OpenOffice. Compatible with Microsoft .doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx. Updated regularly, community powered.www.libreoffice.org
As free Windows 10 support ends today, consider upgrading to a Linux operating system! You will continue to be protected with security updates, but you will also gain total freedom for your device.
Doesn't have to be Fedora - look around for the Linux distro that works for you. :)
Learn more: endof10.org
@Endof10
Literally me. 11 successful installations of Linux in my area so far, with zero complaints, and I will be doing a 12th soon.
#linux #operatingsystem #foss #opensource
Hello everyone!
I want to order some stickers. Do you know a website which has high resolution pictures, or svgs?
I want pictures for #FreeBSD, #DeltaChat, #WebXDC, #OpenVoiceOS, #Alpine, #Emacs, #CommonLisp, #SLIME and #Luanti(#Minetest).
The website I want to order from already has got stickers for other things I want.
Boosts appreciated.
#FOSS #sticker #stickers #BSD #opensource
Bravo + Glückwunsch!
Schleswig-Holstein: Verwaltung mit E-Mail-Migration auf Open Source fertig.
#OpenSource #Thunderbird #widerdasmonopol #nextcloud @nextcloud @mozilla @thunderbird @landesregierung #microsoft #Microsoft365
Die Landesverwaltung Schleswig-Holsteins hat den Umstieg ihres Mailsystems von Microsoft Exchange und Outlook auf Open-Source-Lösungen vollzogen.Stefan Krempl (heise online)
I like that the video version version of the State of the Thunder pod by @thunderbird is available on TILvids, a PeerTube platform.
State of the Thunder #13: tilvids.com/w/mvHZHm2JXzbrxwMB…
There’s an accessibility bug on Mastodon: you cannot add custom alt text to your profile or header image. This means people using screen readers can’t know what these images show, so important info is missing for visually impaired users. ♿
Please help by upvoting and commenting on the issue so it gets more attention from developers 👇
github.com/mastodon/mastodon/i…
Let’s make Mastodon more inclusive for everyone! 🤗
CC @Mastodon
#Accessibility #Mastodon #Inclusion #OpenSource
Pitch In the public profile edit section of the Mastodon web interface, it is not possible to set alternative text (alt text) for the profile picture and header image. Right now, both images have a...pauloxnet (GitHub)
We are joined by @zersiax again to give us an update on the state of accessibility in Linux and whether things have improved since we last spoke.
linuxafterdark.net/linux-after…
#linux #podcast #opensource #a11y #accessibility
