We are bowled over by your support! We're up to 162 Individual Members, 114 of which are new, and we've doubled the number of organizational members 🥳
This is encouraging, though we still have a long way to go to fill the gap in our budget.
If you believe in open source, open standards, privacy, and decentralization: this is your call to action.
Help us secure the future of Matrix by joining today: matrix.org/support/
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #Privacy #Decentralization #FOSS
Are you a Matrix managed services provider? Are you listed on the Matrix.org website yet?
If not, we'd love to add you! We encourage managed services providers, as well as other participants in the Matrix ecosystem, to submit pull requests to list themselves in the Ecosystem section of our website.
We're up to 7 managed services providers and we know there are more out there!
Check them out: matrix.org/ecosystem/hosting/
#Matrix #OpenSource #FOSS
nginx (by F5) forked as freenginx by long time core developer Maxim Dounin 👀
freenginx.org/pipermail/nginx/…
phoronix.com/news/Nginx-Forked…
#freenginx #nginx #webdev #selfhosting #opensource
Maxim Dounin as one of the longtime core developers of the Nginx web server announced the creation today of a new fork of the project called Freenginx.www.phoronix.com
Matrix wouldn't be where it is today without the vibrant ecosystem of FOSS clients, bots, bridges, servers, SDKs, and more!
And it's the people who make it all possible.
Please join us in spreading the love on this #ILoveFreeSoftwareDay and give a shoutout to your favorite projects! 💞
#Matrix #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenStandards #ILoveFS
If Thunderbird was a cake, then its Add-ons would be the amazingly delicious frosting on top! Join the Thunderbird Team on February 22 at 18:00 UTC as we chat with Sr. Software Engineer John Bieling about Add-on development and how you can help out!
Find out how to join and more about our office hours here: blog.thunderbird.net/2024/02/f…
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Development
Sr. Software Engineer John Bieling joins us to talk about Thunderbird Add-ons in the February Thunderbird Community Office Hours! Learn about what they can do and how to get involved.Monica Ayhens-Madon (The Thunderbird Blog)
Danke für #FreeSoftware - mein Arbeits Alltag wäre nicht der gleiche ohne #OpenSource
Ganz besonders Dankbar bin ich für #LibreOffice, #Firefox, #Thunderbird, #Nextcloud, #Wordpress & #KDEnlive und so viele weitere Projekte wie #Signal
#SoftwareFreedom #ILoveFS #FLOSS
@fsfe mastodon.social/@fsfe/11192840…
❤️ It's #ILoveFreeSoftware Day! ❤️
Celebrate with us and say thank you to these awesome #opensource projects:
➡️ #Mithril
➡️ #SystemJS
➡️ #Flow
➡️ #Babel
➡️ #DOMPurify
And many, many more!
➡️ tuta.com/blog/posts/love-free-…
Before we get too far into 2024, we wanted to think about everything that went well - and the things that didn't go so great - for Thunderbird in 2023. Don't get us wrong, while we think some amazing things happened last year, we also want to admit what we could have done differently. 🙂 😐 😕
As always, we'd love to know your thoughts on where - and how - we can improve! 💙
blog.thunderbird.net/2024/02/t…
#Thunderbird #OpenSource #Community
We're listening, and we're learning from your feedback. Here's where Thunderbird succeeded in 2023, and the lessons we learned along the way.Jason Evangelho (The Thunderbird Blog)
Berlin, 31 January 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2 Community, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite and the first to use the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M), is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
Talking about MRepo: for those of you feeling it important that their #Magisk #Modules, too, are #OpenSource you can add the IzzyOnDroid Magisk Repo to MRepo:
It currently holds 102 modules, all of them under a #FOSS license and with their source code transparently available.
This is a repository of open-source Magisk modules run by IzzyOnDroid.IzzyOnDroid App Repo
#XMPP #messaging isn't dead, it's actually more alive than ever 🤖 #opensource
interactive #webgl browser animation: xmppnetwork.goodbytes.im/webgl…
Hello, world! 👋 It’s your friendly neighborhood Linux app store here on the Fediverse! Check our profile, we’re verified. 😎
Speaking of which… if you’re an app developer and want to get your app verified on Flathub, check the docs! If you need any help, give us a shout here.
docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-…
#Flathub #Flatpak #OpenSource #Linux #FOSS #FLOSS #introduction
If you missed @diacritica 's talk at @fosdem about Penpot 2.0, don't worry, because here we bring it to you!
#opensource #design #developer
Penpot, the Open Source Design Tool for Design and Code Collaboration, is about to release 2.0, a massive leap forward. We've got a new UI, a revamped design...YouTube
We are positively overwhelmed with the outpouring of support 🚀
People are responding to our call for help! We've also had a number of smaller organizations show up and begin the process of becoming supporting members.
This is encouraging progress, though we still have a lot of work to do to hit our fundraising goals.
Join us in securing the future of open, private, decentralized communications with Matrix: matrix.org/blog/2024/01/2024-r…
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS #Interoperability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
New post: harihareswara.net/posts/2024/t… Whether And How To Trust A New Maintainer
What kind of trust does a project #maintainer need to have in a new co-maintainer? To get better at #opensource #sustainability, we need to improve at recruiting, training, & promoting new leaders.
I cover attributes to check for.
I mine 4 comparable situations for assessment ideas, & explain how to reduce how much trust you NEED to give by promoting someone.
&: 3 options if you're low on time
How should we think about trust when it comes to adding new maintainers to a project? Another way of saying that is: if I'm an existing project maintainer, considering whether to entrust you with co-maintainership, … | Cogito, Ergo Sumana | Blog by S…Cogito, Ergo Sumana
2024 is the year to drop Big Tech for good. Let's start with #gmail !
👉 tuta.com/blog/how-to-delete-gm…
#NewYearsResolution #BigTech #opensource
Ready to create a private email account? Learn how to delete your Gmail permanently!Tutanota
Donate, donation, donations, funding, help, support, LibreOfficewww.libreoffice.org
I expected something like this after Apple's October #OpenSource AI effort. The potential #accessibility implications are pretty significant here.
Apple partners with University of California researchers to release open-source #AI model #MGIE, which can edit images based on natural language instructions
Apple releases ‘MGIE’, a revolutionary AI model for instruction-based image editing
venturebeat.com/ai/apple-relea…
Apple’s MGIE is a revolutionary AI model that can edit images based on natural language instructions, using multimodal large language models to generate expressive and imaginative edits.Michael Nuñez (VentureBeat)
#LibreOffice 24.2 is here! It's our latest major update, with a new "year.month" version scheme.
✅ Styles for comments
✅ Row/column highlighting in Calc
✅ A search field in the options dialog
...and many other new features: blog.documentfoundation.org/bl… #foss #opensource
Berlin, 31 January 2024 – LibreOffice 24.2 Community, the new major release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite and the first to use the new calendar-based numbering scheme (YY.M), is now available at https://www.libreoffice.Italo Vignoli (The Document Foundation)
At long last, the Thunderbird blog now has a "Share To Mastodon" button!
A hearty round of applause and eternal thanks to @micah, @oopsallnaps, and @devmount for making it happen 💙
#Mastodon #Community #OpenSource
We remain excited about the Digital Markets Act and the push for interoperability: wired.com/story/whatsapp-inter…
If you didn't catch the main stage talk from Matthew, Matrix's project lead, at FOSDEM, we encourage you to watch the recording once it's posted online: fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event…
#Matrix #Interoperability #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS #FOSDEM #ProtocolsNotPlatforms #EUPol #DMA
New EU rules mean WhatsApp and Messenger must be interoperable with other chat apps. Here’s how that will work.Matt Burgess (WIRED)
#Pizza over XMPP - just call our booth in the realtime lounge! 😉
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xmpp.link/#xmpp\40sip.linphone…
#jabber #chat #sip #phone #interoperability
#providers #rtc #realtime #decentralization #opensource
Find all talks from the Real Time Communications (RTC) devroom here: fosdem.org/2024/schedule/track…
#jabber #chat #interoperability
#providers #rtc #realtime #decentralization #opensource
Second day with the #realtime lounge in building K, level 2 - come and get #stickers!
xmpp.org/2024/01/xmpp-at-fosde…
#jabber #xep #federation #decentralization #chat #standards #opensource
In 90 minutes, @ryanleesipes will be in the Main Track (K.1.105 - La Fontaine) sharing how your open source project can use the Thunderbird template to thrive, not just survive. If you're not in Brussels - or if you are and want to join remotely - you can just watch the stream here: live.fosdem.org/watch/k1105 or watch AND join the room chat here: chat.fosdem.org/#/room/#2024-k…
For my 40th birthday, I'd like for you to consider donating to one of these things that regularly makes me happy or one of these causes that are worth supporting:
Open Source Software
- @keepassxc - keepassxc.org/donate/
- @Tusky - opencollective.com/tusky
- @thunderbird - thunderbird.net/en-US/donate/
- @lutris -lutris.net/donate
Good Causes
- Eden Projects - edenprojects.org/
- Set Free Movement - setfreemovement.com/donate
- IJM - ijm.org/
There are 12 talks from Fedora community members happening at @fosdem this weekend!
Learn more: fedoraproject.org/wiki/FOSDEM_…
#FOSDEM #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource
The Matrix.org Foundation is pleased to share that today, alongside @mozilla, we have joined @OpenForumEurope as supporters.
OpenForum Europe has proven an effective convener and advocate for open source and open standards in Europe, and we’re glad to help further that work: openforumeurope.org/mozilla-an…
Can #OpenSource support us in drafting legislation? 🤔
It can and it does!
How? Join us this Saturday at @fosdem where we will present LEOS - Legislation Editing Open Source. 👩⚖️
Starting at 17:05, join us live or watch online 👉fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event…
We have all the info (and links) for the FOSDEM talks from members of our Thunderbird community in this thread, so whether you're trying to get into a room or watch a talk from the comfort of your own space (and computer), we have you covered. Like Seven says, there's no reason not to be there! 🧵 (1/4)
#FOSDEM #Thunderbird #OpenSource
FOSDEM is around the corner, time to recap where & when you can find us!
🥳 Fringe Event at HSBXL on Friday afternoon
👪 Booth in K.2 on Sat & Sun
🤓 Devroom in H.1309 on Sunday 13:00 to 17:00
🎙️ Main Track Talk in Janson on Sun 10am
🧠 Workshop in the OSS Legislative Landscape devroom on Sunday at 16:00
In short? We will very much be at @fosdem
Today we launch a new fundraiser, talk about the scope of the Foundation's work, and begin to unpack our emerging roadmap for the future 🚀
There is a lot going on and we need your help to keep it going!
matrix.org/blog/2024/01/2024-r…
#Matrix #OpenSource #OpenStandards #FOSS #Interoperability
Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communicationsJosh Simmons (matrix.org)
Heading to FOSDEM? We are too! Don't miss @ryanleesipes talk on how to bring your open source project roaring back to life with the Thunderbird template. Join us in person AND online this Saturday at 10:00 (UTC +1) here: fosdem.org/2024/schedule/event…
We have more talks and our stand (Building K - Level 1 - Group B), so stay tuned for more FOSDEM updates this week!
The Fedora Pride team is hosting a @Minetest gaming event tomorrow, Jan 27 at 7pm UTC (2pm EST)!
Minetest is an open source game inspired by Minecraft. If you've never given it a shot and are looking for that 'first time playing Minecraft' experience again, come join us!
Learn more: discussion.fedoraproject.org/t…
#Fedora #Minetest #Minecraft #OpenSource
The Fedora Pride SIG is hosting a gathering of Fedora Community members to play Minetest! We’re starting to hold more community events in 2024 to bring different parts of Fedora together.Fedora Discussion
Flathub has OVER A MILLION active users! 🎉
docs.flathub.org/blog/over-one…
That's a nice new stat to reference when asking developers to bring their app to Flathub: it gets them in front of more than a million Linux users. 👀
#Flathub #Flatpak #GNOME #KDE #Linux #OpenSource
Earlier this month we shared new app metadata guidelines in response to the growth and maturity of Flathub.docs.flathub.org
Please, please, please add a reminder to your calendar so that you do not forget to thank a #FreeSoftware #OpenSource contributor or organisation on 14 February (#ilovefs). 🙏
Some more background and ideas are available here: fsfe.org/news/2024/news-202401…
Every year, on 14 February, the FSFE, together with Free Software organisations around the globe, celebrates “I Love Free Software Day”: a special day of a...FSFE - Free Software Foundation Europe
